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SF 3656

1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 04/27/2018 10:39am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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Line numbers 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 2.48 2.49 2.50 2.51 2.52 2.53 2.54 2.55 2.56 2.57 2.58 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.40 3.41 3.42 3.43 3.44 3.45 3.46 3.47 3.48 3.49 3.50 3.51 3.52 3.53 3.54 3.55 3.56 3.57 3.58 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 4.37 4.38 4.39 4.40 4.41 4.42 4.43 4.44 4.45 4.46 4.47 4.48 4.49 4.50 4.51 4.52 4.53 4.54 4.55 4.56 4.57 4.58 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16
5.17 5.18
5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30
5.31 5.32 5.33 5.34 5.35 5.36 5.37 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 6.33 6.34 6.35 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9
7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28
7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 8.1 8.2
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8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10
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10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 10.31 10.32 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13
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11.26 11.27 11.28 11.29 11.30
12.1 12.2 12.3
12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 12.23 12.24 12.25 12.26 12.27 12.28 12.29 12.30 12.31 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22
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13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4
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14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31
14.32 14.33
15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 15.19 15.20 15.21 15.22 15.23 15.24 15.25 15.26
15.27 15.28 15.29 15.30 15.31 15.32
16.1 16.2 16.3
16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15 16.16 16.17 16.18 16.19 16.20 16.21 16.22 16.23 16.24 16.25 16.26 16.27 16.28 16.29 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17 17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23 17.24 17.25
17.26 17.27
17.28 17.29 17.30 17.31 17.32 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18 18.19 18.20 18.21 18.22
18.23 18.24 18.25 18.26 18.27 18.28 18.29 18.30 18.31 18.32 18.33 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5
19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.10
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20.25 20.26 20.27 20.28 20.29 20.30 20.31 20.32 20.33 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6
21.7 21.8 21.9 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 21.16 21.17 21.18 21.19 21.20 21.21 21.22 21.23 21.24 21.25 21.26 21.27 21.28 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.9 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13 22.14 22.15 22.16 22.17 22.18 22.19 22.20 22.21 22.22 22.23 22.24 22.25 22.26 22.27 22.28 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7
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28.28 28.29 28.30 28.31 28.32 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7 29.8
29.9 29.10 29.11 29.12 29.13 29.14 29.15 29.16 29.17 29.18 29.19 29.20 29.21 29.22 29.23 29.24 29.25 29.26
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32.30 32.31 32.32 32.33 32.34 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 33.10 33.11 33.12 33.13 33.14 33.15 33.16 33.17 33.18 33.19 33.20 33.21 33.22 33.23 33.24 33.25 33.26 33.27 33.28 33.29 33.30 33.31 33.32 33.33 33.34 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 34.9 34.10 34.11 34.12 34.13 34.14 34.15 34.16 34.17 34.18 34.19 34.20 34.21 34.22 34.23 34.24 34.25 34.26 34.27 34.28 34.29 34.30 34.31 34.32 34.33 34.34 34.35 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9 35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.19 35.20 35.21 35.22 35.23 35.24 35.25 35.26 35.27 35.28 35.29 35.30 35.31 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.7 36.8 36.9 36.10 36.11 36.12 36.13 36.14 36.15 36.16 36.17 36.18 36.19 36.20 36.21 36.22 36.23 36.24 36.25 36.26 36.27 36.28 36.29 36.30 36.31 36.32 36.33 36.34 36.35 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7 37.8 37.9 37.10 37.11 37.12 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.18 37.19 37.20 37.21 37.22 37.23 37.24 37.25 37.26 37.27 37.28 37.29 37.30 37.31
37.32 37.33
38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.7 38.8 38.9 38.10 38.11 38.12 38.13 38.14 38.15 38.16 38.17 38.18 38.19 38.20 38.21 38.22 38.23 38.24 38.25 38.26
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38.28 38.29 38.30 38.31 38.32 38.33 38.34 39.1 39.2 39.3
39.4 39.5 39.6 39.7 39.8 39.9 39.10 39.11 39.12 39.13 39.14 39.15 39.16 39.17 39.18 39.19 39.20 39.21 39.22 39.23 39.24 39.25 39.26 39.27 39.28 39.29 39.30 39.31
40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.9 40.10 40.11 40.12 40.13 40.14 40.15 40.16 40.17 40.18 40.19 40.20 40.21 40.22 40.23 40.24 40.25 40.26 40.27 40.28 40.29 40.30 40.31 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.8 41.9
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42.15 42.16 42.17 42.18 42.19 42.20 42.21 42.22 42.23 42.24 42.25 42.26 42.27 42.28 42.29 42.30 42.31 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 43.6 43.7 43.8 43.9 43.10 43.11 43.12 43.13 43.14 43.15 43.16 43.17 43.18 43.19 43.20 43.21 43.22 43.23 43.24 43.25 43.26 43.27 43.28 43.29 43.30 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4
44.5 44.6 44.7 44.8 44.9 44.10 44.11 44.12 44.13 44.14 44.15 44.16 44.17 44.18 44.19 44.20 44.21 44.22 44.23 44.24
44.25 44.26 44.27 44.28 44.29 44.30 44.31 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 45.7
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48.31 48.32 48.33 48.34
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50.18 50.19 50.20 50.21 50.22 50.23 50.24 50.25 50.26 50.27 50.28 50.29 50.30 50.31 51.1 51.2 51.3 51.4 51.5 51.6 51.7 51.8 51.9 51.10 51.11 51.12 51.13 51.14 51.15 51.16 51.17 51.18 51.19 51.20 51.21 51.22 51.23 51.24 51.25 51.26 51.27
51.28 51.29 51.30 51.31 51.32 51.33 51.34 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.5 52.6 52.7 52.8 52.9 52.10 52.11 52.12 52.13 52.14 52.15 52.16 52.17 52.18 52.19 52.20 52.21 52.22 52.23 52.24 52.25 52.26 52.27 52.28 52.29 52.30 52.31 52.32 52.33 53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6 53.7 53.8 53.9 53.10 53.11 53.12 53.13 53.14 53.15 53.16 53.17 53.18 53.19 53.20 53.21 53.22 53.23 53.24 53.25 53.26 53.27 53.28 53.29 53.30 53.31 53.32 53.33 53.34 54.1 54.2 54.3 54.4 54.5 54.6 54.7 54.8 54.9 54.10 54.11 54.12 54.13 54.14 54.15 54.16 54.17 54.18 54.19 54.20 54.21 54.22 54.23 54.24 54.25 54.26 54.27 54.28 54.29 54.30 54.31 54.32 54.33 54.34 54.35 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 55.6 55.7 55.8 55.9 55.10 55.11 55.12 55.13 55.14 55.15 55.16 55.17 55.18 55.19 55.20 55.21 55.22 55.23 55.24 55.25 55.26 55.27 55.28 55.29 55.30 55.31 55.32 55.33 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.7 56.8 56.9 56.10 56.11 56.12 56.13 56.14 56.15 56.16 56.17 56.18 56.19 56.20 56.21 56.22 56.23 56.24 56.25 56.26 56.27 56.28 56.29 56.30 56.31 56.32 56.33 56.34 56.35 57.1 57.2 57.3 57.4 57.5 57.6 57.7 57.8 57.9 57.10 57.11 57.12 57.13 57.14 57.15 57.16 57.17 57.18 57.19 57.20 57.21 57.22 57.23 57.24 57.25 57.26 57.27 57.28 57.29 57.30 57.31 57.32 57.33 57.34 57.35 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 58.5 58.6 58.7 58.8 58.9 58.10 58.11 58.12 58.13 58.14 58.15 58.16 58.17 58.18 58.19 58.20 58.21 58.22 58.23 58.24 58.25 58.26 58.27 58.28 58.29 58.30 58.31 58.32 58.33 59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.6 59.7 59.8 59.9 59.10 59.11 59.12 59.13 59.14 59.15 59.16 59.17 59.18 59.19 59.20 59.21 59.22 59.23 59.24 59.25 59.26 59.27 59.28 59.29 59.30 59.31 59.32 59.33 59.34 59.35 60.1 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.5 60.6 60.7 60.8 60.9 60.10 60.11 60.12 60.13 60.14 60.15 60.16 60.17 60.18 60.19 60.20 60.21 60.22 60.23 60.24 60.25 60.26 60.27 60.28 60.29 60.30 60.31 60.32 60.33 60.34 60.35 61.1 61.2 61.3 61.4 61.5 61.6 61.7 61.8 61.9 61.10 61.11 61.12 61.13 61.14 61.15 61.16 61.17 61.18 61.19 61.20 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.24 61.25 61.26 61.27 61.28 61.29 61.30 61.31 61.32 61.33 61.34 61.35 62.1 62.2 62.3 62.4 62.5 62.6 62.7 62.8 62.9 62.10 62.11 62.12 62.13 62.14 62.15 62.16 62.17 62.18 62.19 62.20 62.21 62.22 62.23 62.24 62.25 62.26 62.27 62.28 62.29 62.30 62.31 62.32 62.33 62.34 63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4 63.5 63.6 63.7 63.8 63.9 63.10 63.11 63.12 63.13 63.14 63.15 63.16 63.17 63.18 63.19 63.20
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77.25 77.26
77.27 77.28 77.29 77.30 77.31 77.32 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 78.10 78.11 78.12 78.13 78.14 78.15 78.16 78.17 78.18
78.19 78.20 78.21 78.22 78.23 78.24 78.25 78.26 78.27 78.28 78.29 78.30 78.31 78.32 79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.7 79.8 79.9 79.10 79.11 79.12 79.13 79.14 79.15 79.16 79.17 79.18 79.19 79.20 79.21 79.22 79.23 79.24 79.25
79.26 79.27 79.28 79.29 79.30 79.31 79.32 79.33 80.1 80.2 80.3 80.4 80.5
80.6 80.7 80.8 80.9 80.10 80.11 80.12 80.13 80.14 80.15 80.16 80.17 80.18 80.19 80.20 80.21 80.22 80.23 80.24 80.25 80.26 80.27 80.28 80.29 80.30 80.31 81.1 81.2
81.3 81.4 81.5 81.6 81.7 81.8 81.9 81.10 81.11 81.12 81.13 81.14 81.15 81.16 81.17 81.18 81.19 81.20 81.21 81.22 81.23 81.24 81.25 81.26 81.27 81.28 81.29 81.30 81.31 81.32 81.33
82.1 82.2
82.3 82.4 82.5 82.6 82.7 82.8 82.9 82.10 82.11
82.12 82.13 82.14 82.15 82.16 82.17 82.18 82.19 82.20 82.21 82.22 82.23 82.24 82.25 82.26 82.27 82.28 82.29 82.30 82.31 82.32 83.1 83.2
83.3
83.4 83.5 83.6 83.7 83.8 83.9 83.10 83.11 83.12 83.13 83.14 83.15 83.16 83.17 83.18 83.19 83.20 83.21 83.22
83.23
83.24 83.25 83.26 83.27 83.28 83.29 83.30 84.1 84.2 84.3 84.4 84.5 84.6 84.7 84.8 84.9 84.10 84.11 84.12 84.13 84.14 84.15 84.16 84.17 84.18 84.19 84.20 84.21 84.22 84.23 84.24 84.25 84.26 84.27 84.28 84.29 84.30 84.31 85.1 85.2 85.3 85.4 85.5 85.6 85.7 85.8 85.9 85.10 85.11 85.12 85.13 85.14 85.15 85.16 85.17 85.18 85.19 85.20 85.21 85.22 85.23
85.24
85.25 85.26
85.27 85.28 85.29 86.1 86.2 86.3 86.4 86.5 86.6 86.7 86.8 86.9 86.10 86.11 86.12 86.13 86.14 86.15 86.16 86.17 86.18 86.19 86.20 86.21 86.22 86.23 86.24 86.25 86.26 86.27 86.28 86.29 86.30 86.31 86.32 86.33 87.1 87.2 87.3 87.4 87.5 87.6 87.7 87.8 87.9
87.10 87.11 87.12 87.13 87.14 87.15 87.16 87.17 87.18 87.19 87.20 87.21 87.22 87.23 87.24 87.25 87.26 87.27 87.28 87.29 87.30 87.31 88.1 88.2 88.3 88.4 88.5 88.6 88.7 88.8 88.9 88.10 88.11 88.12 88.13 88.14 88.15 88.16 88.17 88.18 88.19 88.20 88.21 88.22 88.23 88.24 88.25 88.26 88.27 88.28 88.29 88.30 88.31 88.32 88.33 89.1 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.5 89.6 89.7 89.8 89.9 89.10 89.11 89.12 89.13 89.14 89.15 89.16 89.17 89.18 89.19 89.20 89.21 89.22 89.23 89.24 89.25 89.26 89.27 89.28 89.29 89.30 89.31 89.32 90.1 90.2 90.3 90.4 90.5 90.6 90.7 90.8 90.9 90.10 90.11 90.12 90.13 90.14 90.15 90.16 90.17 90.18 90.19 90.20 90.21 90.22 90.23
90.24 90.25 90.26 90.27 90.28 90.29 90.30 90.31 90.32 90.33 91.1 91.2 91.3 91.4 91.5 91.6 91.7 91.8 91.9 91.10 91.11 91.12 91.13 91.14 91.15 91.16 91.17 91.18 91.19 91.20 91.21 91.22 91.23 91.24 91.25 91.26
91.27
91.28 91.29
91.30 91.31 91.32 91.33 92.1 92.2 92.3
92.4
92.5 92.6 92.7 92.8 92.9 92.10 92.11 92.12 92.13 92.14
92.15
92.16 92.17
92.18 92.19 92.20 92.21 92.22 92.23 92.24 92.25 92.26 92.27 92.28 92.29 92.30 92.31 92.32 92.33 93.1 93.2 93.3 93.4 93.5 93.6 93.7 93.8 93.9 93.10 93.11 93.12 93.13 93.14 93.15 93.16 93.17 93.18 93.19 93.20 93.21 93.22 93.23 93.24 93.25 93.26 93.27 93.28 93.29 93.30 93.31 93.32 93.33 93.34 93.35 94.1 94.2 94.3 94.4 94.5 94.6
94.7 94.8 94.9 94.10 94.11 94.12 94.13 94.14 94.15 94.16 94.17 94.18 94.19 94.20 94.21 94.22 94.23 94.24 94.25 94.26 94.27 94.28 94.29 94.30 94.31 94.32 95.1 95.2 95.3 95.4 95.5 95.6 95.7 95.8 95.9 95.10 95.11 95.12 95.13 95.14 95.15 95.16
95.17 95.18
95.19 95.20 95.21 95.22 95.23 95.24 95.25 95.26 95.27 95.28 95.29 95.30 95.31 96.1 96.2 96.3
96.4 96.5 96.6 96.7 96.8 96.9 96.10 96.11 96.12 96.13 96.14 96.15 96.16 96.17 96.18 96.19 96.20 96.21 96.22
96.23 96.24 96.25 96.26 96.27 96.28 96.29 96.30 97.1 97.2 97.3 97.4 97.5 97.6 97.7
97.8
97.9 97.10 97.11 97.12 97.13 97.14 97.15 97.16 97.17 97.18 97.19 97.20 97.21 97.22 97.23 97.24 97.25 97.26 97.27 97.28 97.29 97.30 97.31 98.1 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.9 98.10 98.11 98.12 98.13 98.14 98.15 98.16 98.17 98.18 98.19 98.20 98.21 98.22 98.23 98.24 98.25 98.26 98.27 98.28 98.29 98.30 98.31 98.32 98.33 98.34 99.1 99.2 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.8 99.9 99.10 99.11
99.12 99.13 99.14 99.15 99.16 99.17 99.18 99.19 99.20 99.21 99.22 99.23 99.24 99.25 99.26 99.27 99.28 99.29 99.30 99.31 99.32 100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.7 100.8 100.9 100.10 100.11 100.12 100.13 100.14 100.15 100.16 100.17 100.18 100.19 100.20 100.21 100.22 100.23 100.24 100.25 100.26 100.27 100.28 100.29 100.30 100.31 100.32 100.33 101.1 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.5 101.6 101.7 101.8 101.9 101.10 101.11 101.12 101.13 101.14 101.15 101.16 101.17 101.18 101.19 101.20 101.21
101.22 101.23 101.24 101.25 101.26 101.27 101.28 101.29 101.30 101.31 102.1 102.2 102.3 102.4 102.5 102.6 102.7 102.8 102.9
102.10 102.11 102.12 102.13 102.14 102.15 102.16 102.17 102.18 102.19 102.20 102.21 102.22 102.23 102.24 102.25 102.26 102.27 102.28 102.29 102.30 102.31
103.1 103.2 103.3 103.4 103.5 103.6 103.7 103.8 103.9 103.10 103.11 103.12 103.13 103.14 103.15 103.16 103.17 103.18 103.19 103.20 103.21 103.22 103.23 103.24 103.25 103.26 103.27 103.28 103.29 103.30 104.1 104.2 104.3 104.4 104.5 104.6 104.7
104.8 104.9 104.10 104.11 104.12 104.13 104.14 104.15 104.16 104.17 104.18 104.19 104.20 104.21 104.22 104.23 104.24 104.25
104.26 104.27
104.28 104.29 104.30 105.1 105.2 105.3 105.4 105.5 105.6 105.7 105.8
105.9 105.10 105.11 105.12 105.13 105.14 105.15 105.16 105.17 105.18 105.19 105.20 105.21 105.22 105.23 105.24 105.25 105.26 105.27 105.28 105.29 105.30 105.31 105.32 105.33 106.1 106.2 106.3 106.4 106.5 106.6 106.7 106.8 106.9 106.10 106.11
106.12 106.13 106.14 106.15 106.16 106.17 106.18 106.19 106.20 106.21 106.22 106.23 106.24 106.25 106.26 106.27 106.28
106.29 106.30 106.31 107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 107.10 107.11 107.12 107.13 107.14 107.15 107.16 107.17 107.18 107.19 107.20 107.21
107.22 107.23 107.24 107.25 107.26 107.27 107.28 107.29 107.30 107.31 108.1 108.2 108.3 108.4
108.5 108.6 108.7 108.8 108.9 108.10 108.11 108.12 108.13 108.14 108.15 108.16 108.17
108.18 108.19 108.20 108.21 108.22 108.23 108.24 108.25 108.26 108.27 108.28 108.29
109.1 109.2 109.3 109.4 109.5 109.6 109.7 109.8 109.9 109.10 109.11
109.12 109.13 109.14 109.15 109.16 109.17 109.18 109.19 109.20 109.21 109.22 109.23 109.24 109.25 109.26 109.27 109.28 109.29
110.1 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 110.6 110.7 110.8 110.9
110.10 110.11 110.12 110.13 110.14 110.15 110.16 110.17 110.18 110.19 110.20
110.21 110.22
110.23 110.24
110.25 110.26
110.27 111.1 111.2 111.3 111.4 111.5 111.6 111.7 111.8 111.9 111.10 111.11 111.12
111.13 111.14 111.15 111.16 111.17 111.18 111.19 111.20 111.21 111.22 111.23 111.24 111.25 111.26 111.27 111.28 111.29 111.30 111.31 111.32 111.33 112.1 112.2 112.3 112.4 112.5 112.6 112.7 112.8 112.9 112.10 112.11 112.12 112.13 112.14 112.15 112.16 112.17
112.18 112.19 112.20 112.21 112.22 112.23 112.24 112.25 112.26 112.27 112.28 112.29 112.30 112.31 112.32 112.33 113.1 113.2 113.3 113.4 113.5 113.6 113.7 113.8 113.9 113.10 113.11 113.12 113.13 113.14 113.15 113.16 113.17 113.18 113.19 113.20 113.21 113.22 113.23 113.24 113.25 113.26 113.27 113.28 113.29 113.30 113.31 113.32 113.33 113.34 113.35 114.1 114.2 114.3 114.4 114.5 114.6 114.7 114.8 114.9 114.10 114.11 114.12 114.13 114.14 114.15 114.16 114.17 114.18 114.19 114.20 114.21 114.22 114.23 114.24 114.25 114.26 114.27 114.28 114.29 114.30 114.31 114.32 114.33 114.34 115.1 115.2 115.3 115.4 115.5 115.6 115.7 115.8 115.9 115.10 115.11 115.12 115.13 115.14 115.15 115.16 115.17 115.18 115.19 115.20 115.21 115.22 115.23 115.24 115.25 115.26 115.27 115.28 115.29 115.30 115.31 115.32 115.33 115.34 115.35 116.1 116.2 116.3 116.4 116.5 116.6 116.7 116.8 116.9 116.10 116.11 116.12 116.13 116.14 116.15 116.16 116.17 116.18 116.19 116.20 116.21 116.22 116.23 116.24 116.25 116.26 116.27 116.28 116.29 116.30 116.31 116.32 116.33 116.34 116.35 117.1 117.2 117.3 117.4 117.5 117.6 117.7 117.8 117.9 117.10 117.11 117.12 117.13 117.14 117.15 117.16 117.17 117.18 117.19 117.20 117.21 117.22 117.23 117.24 117.25 117.26 117.27 117.28 117.29 117.30 117.31 117.32 118.1 118.2 118.3 118.4 118.5 118.6 118.7 118.8 118.9 118.10 118.11
118.12 118.13 118.14 118.15 118.16 118.17 118.18 118.19 118.20 118.21 118.22 118.23 118.24 118.25 118.26 118.27 118.28 118.29 118.30 118.31
118.32 119.1 119.2 119.3 119.4 119.5 119.6 119.7 119.8 119.9 119.10 119.11 119.12 119.13 119.14 119.15 119.16
119.17 119.18 119.19 119.20 119.21 119.22 119.23 119.24
119.25 119.26 119.27 119.28 119.29 119.30 119.31 119.32 120.1 120.2 120.3 120.4 120.5 120.6 120.7 120.8 120.9 120.10 120.11 120.12 120.13 120.14 120.15 120.16 120.17 120.18 120.19 120.20 120.21 120.22 120.23 120.24 120.25 120.26 120.27 120.28 120.29 120.30 120.31 120.32 120.33 121.1 121.2 121.3 121.4 121.5 121.6 121.7 121.8 121.9 121.10 121.11 121.12 121.13 121.14 121.15
121.16 121.17
121.18 121.19 121.20 121.21 121.22 121.23 121.24 121.25 121.26 121.27 121.28 121.29 121.30 121.31 121.32 121.33 121.34 122.1 122.2 122.3 122.4 122.5 122.6 122.7 122.8 122.9 122.10 122.11 122.12 122.13 122.14 122.15
122.16 122.17 122.18 122.19 122.20 122.21 122.22 122.23 122.24 122.25 122.26 122.27 122.28 122.29
123.1 123.2 123.3 123.4 123.5
123.6 123.7 123.8 123.9 123.10 123.11
123.12 123.13 123.14 123.15 123.16
123.17 123.18 123.19 123.20 123.21 123.22 123.23 123.24 123.25 123.26 123.27 123.28 123.29 123.30 123.31 123.32 124.1 124.2 124.3 124.4 124.5 124.6 124.7 124.8 124.9 124.10 124.11 124.12 124.13 124.14 124.15 124.16 124.17 124.18 124.19 124.20 124.21 124.22 124.23 124.24 124.25 124.26 124.27 124.28 124.29 124.30 124.31 124.32 125.1 125.2 125.3 125.4 125.5 125.6 125.7 125.8 125.9 125.10 125.11 125.12 125.13 125.14 125.15 125.16 125.17
125.18 125.19 125.20 125.21 125.22 125.23 125.24 125.25
125.26 125.27 125.28 125.29 125.30 125.31 126.1 126.2 126.3 126.4 126.5 126.6 126.7 126.8 126.9 126.10 126.11 126.12 126.13 126.14
126.15 126.16 126.17 126.18 126.19 126.20 126.21 126.22 126.23 126.24 126.25 126.26 126.27 126.28 126.29 126.30 126.31 126.32 127.1 127.2 127.3 127.4 127.5 127.6 127.7 127.8 127.9 127.10 127.11 127.12 127.13 127.14 127.15 127.16 127.17 127.18 127.19 127.20 127.21 127.22 127.23 127.24 127.25
127.26 127.27 127.28 127.29 127.30 127.31 127.32 127.33 128.1 128.2 128.3 128.4 128.5 128.6 128.7 128.8 128.9 128.10 128.11 128.12 128.13 128.14 128.15 128.16 128.17 128.18 128.19 128.20 128.21 128.22 128.23 128.24 128.25 128.26 128.27 128.28 128.29 128.30 128.31 128.32 128.33
129.1 129.2 129.3 129.4 129.5 129.6 129.7 129.8 129.9 129.10 129.11 129.12 129.13 129.14 129.15 129.16 129.17 129.18 129.19 129.20 129.21 129.22 129.23 129.24 129.25 129.26 129.27 129.28 129.29 129.30 129.31 129.32 130.1 130.2 130.3 130.4 130.5 130.6 130.7 130.8 130.9 130.10 130.11 130.12 130.13 130.14 130.15 130.16 130.17 130.18 130.19 130.20 130.21
130.22 130.23 130.24 130.25 130.26 130.27 130.28 130.29 130.30 130.31 131.1 131.2 131.3 131.4 131.5 131.6 131.7 131.8 131.9 131.10 131.11 131.12 131.13 131.14 131.15 131.16 131.17 131.18 131.19 131.20 131.21 131.22 131.23 131.24 131.25 131.26 131.27 131.28 131.29 131.30 131.31 132.1 132.2 132.3 132.4 132.5 132.6 132.7 132.8
132.9 132.10 132.11 132.12 132.13 132.14 132.15 132.16 132.17 132.18 132.19 132.20 132.21 132.22 132.23 132.24 132.25 132.26 132.27 132.28 132.29 132.30 132.31 132.32 132.33 133.1 133.2 133.3 133.4
133.5 133.6 133.7 133.8 133.9 133.10 133.11 133.12 133.13 133.14 133.15 133.16 133.17 133.18 133.19 133.20
133.21 133.22 133.23 133.24 133.25 133.26 133.27 133.28 133.29 133.30 133.31 133.32 134.1 134.2 134.3
134.4 134.5 134.6 134.7 134.8 134.9 134.10 134.11 134.12 134.13 134.14 134.15 134.16 134.17 134.18 134.19 134.20 134.21 134.22 134.23 134.24 134.25 134.26 134.27 134.28 134.29 134.30 134.31 135.1
135.2 135.3 135.4 135.5 135.6 135.7
135.8 135.9 135.10 135.11 135.12 135.13 135.14 135.15 135.16 135.17 135.18 135.19 135.20 135.21
135.22 135.23 135.24 135.25 135.26
135.27 135.28 135.29 135.30 136.1 136.2 136.3 136.4 136.5 136.6 136.7 136.8 136.9 136.10 136.11 136.12 136.13 136.14 136.15 136.16 136.17 136.18 136.19 136.20 136.21 136.22 136.23
136.24 136.25 136.26 136.27 136.28 136.29 136.30 136.31 136.32 136.33 136.34 137.1 137.2 137.3 137.4 137.5 137.6 137.7 137.8 137.9
137.10 137.11 137.12 137.13 137.14 137.15 137.16 137.17 137.18 137.19 137.20 137.21 137.22 137.23 137.24 137.25 137.26 137.27 137.28
138.1 138.2 138.3 138.4 138.5 138.6
138.7 138.8 138.9 138.10 138.11 138.12 138.13 138.14 138.15 138.16 138.17 138.18 138.19 138.20 138.21 138.22 138.23 138.24 138.25 138.26 138.27 138.28 138.29 138.30 138.31
139.1 139.2 139.3 139.4 139.5 139.6 139.7 139.8 139.9 139.10 139.11
139.12 139.13 139.14 139.15 139.16 139.17 139.18 139.19 139.20 139.21 139.22 139.23 139.24 139.25 139.26 139.27 139.28 139.29 139.30 139.31 139.32 140.1 140.2 140.3 140.4 140.5 140.6 140.7 140.8
140.9 140.10 140.11 140.12 140.13 140.14 140.15 140.16 140.17 140.18 140.19 140.20 140.21 140.22 140.23 140.24
140.25 140.26 140.27
140.28 140.29 140.30 140.31 140.32 141.1 141.2 141.3 141.4 141.5 141.6 141.7
141.8 141.9 141.10 141.11 141.12 141.13
141.14 141.15 141.16 141.17 141.18 141.19 141.20 141.21
141.22 141.23 141.24 141.25 141.26 141.27 141.28 141.29 141.30 142.1 142.2 142.3 142.4 142.5 142.6 142.7 142.8 142.9 142.10 142.11 142.12 142.13 142.14 142.15 142.16 142.17 142.18 142.19 142.20 142.21 142.22 142.23 142.24
142.25 142.26 142.27 142.28 142.29 142.30 142.31 143.1 143.2 143.3 143.4 143.5 143.6 143.7 143.8 143.9 143.10
143.11 143.12 143.13 143.14 143.15 143.16 143.17 143.18 143.19 143.20 143.21 143.22 143.23 143.24 143.25 143.26 143.27 143.28 143.29 143.30 143.31 143.32
144.1 144.2 144.3 144.4 144.5 144.6 144.7
144.8 144.9 144.10 144.11 144.12 144.13 144.14 144.15 144.16 144.17 144.18 144.19 144.20 144.21 144.22 144.23 144.24 144.25 144.26 144.27 144.28 144.29 144.30 144.31 144.32 145.1 145.2 145.3 145.4 145.5 145.6 145.7 145.8 145.9 145.10 145.11 145.12
145.13 145.14 145.15 145.16 145.17 145.18 145.19 145.20 145.21 145.22 145.23 145.24 145.25 145.26 145.27 145.28 145.29
146.1 146.2 146.3 146.4 146.5 146.6 146.7 146.8 146.9 146.10
146.11 146.12 146.13 146.14
146.15 146.16 146.17 146.18
146.19 146.20 146.21 146.22 146.23 146.24
146.25 146.26 146.27 146.28 146.29 146.30 147.1 147.2 147.3 147.4 147.5 147.6
147.7 147.8 147.9 147.10 147.11 147.12 147.13 147.14 147.15 147.16
147.17 147.18 147.19 147.20 147.21 147.22 147.23 147.24 147.25
147.26 147.27 147.28 147.29 147.30 148.1 148.2 148.3 148.4 148.5
148.6 148.7 148.8
148.9 148.10 148.11 148.12 148.13 148.14 148.15 148.16 148.17 148.18 148.19 148.20 148.21 148.22 148.23 148.24 148.25 148.26 148.27 148.28 148.29 149.1 149.2 149.3 149.4 149.5 149.6 149.7 149.8 149.9 149.10 149.11 149.12 149.13 149.14 149.15 149.16 149.17 149.18 149.19 149.20 149.21 149.22 149.23 149.24 149.25
149.26 149.27 149.28 149.29 149.30 149.31 149.32 149.33 150.1 150.2 150.3 150.4 150.5 150.6 150.7 150.8 150.9 150.10 150.11 150.12 150.13 150.14 150.15 150.16 150.17 150.18 150.19 150.20
150.21 150.22 150.23 150.24 150.25 150.26 150.27 150.28 150.29 150.30 150.31 150.32 151.1 151.2 151.3 151.4 151.5
151.6 151.7 151.8 151.9
151.10 151.11 151.12 151.13
151.14 151.15 151.16 151.17 151.18
151.19 151.20 151.21 151.22 151.23 151.24 151.25 151.26 151.27
152.1 152.2 152.3 152.4 152.5 152.6 152.7 152.8 152.9
152.10 152.11 152.12 152.13 152.14 152.15 152.16 152.17 152.18 152.19 152.20 152.21 152.22 152.23 152.24 152.25 152.26 152.27 152.28
152.29 152.30 152.31 153.1 153.2 153.3 153.4 153.5 153.6 153.7 153.8 153.9 153.10 153.11 153.12 153.13 153.14 153.15 153.16 153.17 153.18 153.19 153.20 153.21 153.22 153.23 153.24 153.25 153.26 153.27 153.28 153.29 153.30
154.1 154.2 154.3 154.4 154.5 154.6 154.7 154.8 154.9 154.10 154.11 154.12 154.13 154.14 154.15 154.16 154.17 154.18 154.19 154.20 154.21 154.22 154.23
154.24 154.25 154.26 154.27 154.28 154.29
155.1 155.2 155.3 155.4 155.5 155.6 155.7 155.8 155.9 155.10 155.11 155.12 155.13 155.14 155.15 155.16 155.17 155.18 155.19 155.20 155.21 155.22 155.23
155.24 155.25 155.26 155.27 155.28 155.29 155.30 155.31 155.32 155.33
156.1 156.2 156.3 156.4 156.5 156.6 156.7 156.8 156.9 156.10 156.11 156.12 156.13 156.14 156.15 156.16 156.17 156.18 156.19 156.20 156.21 156.22 156.23 156.24 156.25 156.26 156.27 156.28 156.29 156.30 157.1 157.2 157.3 157.4 157.5 157.6 157.7 157.8 157.9 157.10 157.11 157.12 157.13 157.14 157.15 157.16 157.17 157.18 157.19 157.20 157.21 157.22 157.23 157.24 157.25 157.26 157.27 157.28 157.29
157.30 157.31 157.32 158.1 158.2 158.3 158.4 158.5 158.6 158.7 158.8 158.9 158.10 158.11 158.12 158.13 158.14 158.15 158.16 158.17 158.18 158.19 158.20
158.21 158.22 158.23 158.24 158.25 158.26 158.27
158.28 158.29 158.30 158.31 158.32 158.33 159.1 159.2 159.3 159.4 159.5 159.6 159.7 159.8 159.9 159.10
159.11 159.12 159.13 159.14 159.15 159.16 159.17 159.18 159.19
159.20 159.21 159.22 159.23 159.24 159.25 159.26 159.27 159.28 159.29 159.30 159.31 159.32 159.33 160.1 160.2 160.3 160.4 160.5 160.6 160.7 160.8 160.9 160.10 160.11 160.12 160.13 160.14 160.15 160.16 160.17 160.18 160.19 160.20 160.21 160.22 160.23 160.24 160.25 160.26 160.27 160.28 160.29 160.30 160.31 160.32 160.33 161.1 161.2 161.3 161.4 161.5 161.6 161.7
161.8 161.9 161.10 161.11 161.12 161.13 161.14
161.15 161.16 161.17 161.18 161.19 161.20 161.21 161.22 161.23 161.24 161.25 161.26 161.27 161.28 161.29 161.30 162.1 162.2 162.3 162.4 162.5 162.6 162.7 162.8 162.9 162.10 162.11 162.12 162.13 162.14 162.15 162.16 162.17
162.18 162.19 162.20 162.21 162.22
162.23 162.24 162.25
162.26 162.27 162.28 162.29 162.30 162.31 163.1
163.2 163.3 163.4
163.5 163.6 163.7 163.8 163.9 163.10 163.11 163.12 163.13 163.14 163.15 163.16 163.17 163.18 163.19 163.20 163.21 163.22 163.23 163.24 163.25 163.26 163.27 163.28 163.29 163.30 163.31 164.1 164.2
164.3 164.4 164.5
164.6 164.7 164.8 164.9 164.10 164.11 164.12
164.13 164.14 164.15
164.16 164.17 164.18 164.19 164.20 164.21 164.22 164.23 164.24 164.25 164.26 164.27 164.28 164.29 164.30 164.31 164.32 164.33 165.1 165.2 165.3
165.4 165.5 165.6
165.7 165.8 165.9 165.10 165.11 165.12 165.13
165.14 165.15 165.16
165.17 165.18 165.19 165.20 165.21 165.22 165.23
165.24 165.25 165.26
165.27 165.28 165.29 165.30 166.1 166.2 166.3 166.4 166.5 166.6 166.7 166.8 166.9 166.10
166.11 166.12 166.13
166.14 166.15 166.16 166.17 166.18 166.19 166.20 166.21 166.22 166.23 166.24 166.25 166.26 166.27 166.28 166.29 166.30 166.31 166.32
167.1 167.2 167.3 167.4 167.5 167.6
167.7 167.8 167.9 167.10 167.11 167.12 167.13 167.14 167.15 167.16 167.17 167.18 167.19 167.20 167.21 167.22 167.23 167.24 167.25 167.26 167.27 167.28 167.29 167.30 167.31 167.32 167.33 167.34 168.1 168.2 168.3 168.4 168.5 168.6 168.7 168.8 168.9 168.10 168.11 168.12 168.13 168.14 168.15 168.16 168.17 168.18 168.19 168.20 168.21 168.22 168.23 168.24 168.25 168.26 168.27 168.28 168.29 168.30 168.31 168.32 168.33 168.34 168.35 169.1 169.2 169.3 169.4 169.5 169.6 169.7 169.8 169.9 169.10 169.11 169.12 169.13 169.14 169.15 169.16 169.17 169.18 169.19 169.20 169.21 169.22 169.23 169.24 169.25 169.26 169.27 169.28 169.29 169.30 169.31 170.1 170.2 170.3 170.4
170.5 170.6 170.7 170.8 170.9 170.10 170.11 170.12 170.13 170.14 170.15 170.16 170.17 170.18 170.19 170.20 170.21 170.22
170.23 170.24 170.25 170.26 170.27 170.28 170.29 170.30 171.1 171.2
171.3 171.4 171.5 171.6 171.7 171.8 171.9 171.10 171.11
171.12 171.13 171.14 171.15
171.16 171.17 171.18 171.19 171.20 171.21 171.22 171.23 171.24 171.25
171.26 171.27 171.28 171.29 172.1 172.2
172.3 172.4 172.5 172.6 172.7 172.8 172.9 172.10
172.11 172.12 172.13 172.14 172.15 172.16 172.17 172.18 172.19 172.20 172.21 172.22 172.23 172.24 172.25 172.26 172.27
172.28
173.1 173.2 173.3 173.4 173.5 173.6 173.7 173.8 173.9 173.10 173.11 173.12 173.13
173.14 173.15
173.16 173.17 173.18 173.19 173.20 173.21 173.22 173.23 173.24 173.25 173.26 173.27 173.28 173.29 173.30 173.31 174.1 174.2 174.3 174.4 174.5 174.6 174.7 174.8
174.9 174.10 174.11
174.12 174.13 174.14 174.15 174.16 174.17 174.18 174.19 174.20 174.21 174.22 174.23 174.24 174.25 174.26 174.27
174.28 174.29 174.30 175.1 175.2 175.3 175.4 175.5 175.6 175.7 175.8 175.9 175.10 175.11 175.12 175.13 175.14 175.15
175.16 175.17 175.18 175.19 175.20 175.21 175.22 175.23 175.24 175.25 175.26 175.27 175.28 175.29
175.30 175.31 175.32 176.1 176.2 176.3 176.4 176.5 176.6 176.7 176.8 176.9 176.10 176.11 176.12 176.13 176.14 176.15 176.16 176.17 176.18 176.19 176.20 176.21 176.22 176.23 176.24 176.25 176.26 176.27 176.28 176.29 176.30 176.31 176.32 176.33 176.34 177.1 177.2 177.3 177.4 177.5 177.6 177.7 177.8 177.9 177.10 177.11 177.12 177.13 177.14 177.15 177.16 177.17 177.18 177.19 177.20 177.21 177.22 177.23 177.24 177.25 177.26 177.27 177.28 177.29 177.30 177.31 177.32 177.33 178.1 178.2 178.3 178.4 178.5 178.6 178.7 178.8 178.9 178.10 178.11 178.12 178.13 178.14 178.15 178.16 178.17 178.18 178.19 178.20 178.21 178.22 178.23 178.24 178.25 178.26 178.27 178.28 178.29 178.30 178.31 178.32 178.33 179.1 179.2 179.3 179.4 179.5 179.6 179.7 179.8 179.9 179.10 179.11 179.12 179.13 179.14 179.15 179.16 179.17 179.18 179.19
179.20 179.21 179.22 179.23 179.24 179.25 179.26 179.27 179.28 179.29 179.30
180.1 180.2 180.3 180.4 180.5 180.6 180.7 180.8 180.9 180.10 180.11 180.12 180.13 180.14 180.15 180.16 180.17 180.18 180.19 180.20 180.21 180.22 180.23 180.24 180.25 180.26 180.27 180.28
181.1 181.2 181.3 181.4 181.5 181.6 181.7 181.8 181.9 181.10 181.11
181.12 181.13 181.14 181.15 181.16 181.17 181.18 181.19 181.20 181.21 181.22 181.23 181.24
181.25 181.26 181.27 181.28 181.29 181.30 181.31 182.1 182.2 182.3 182.4 182.5 182.6
182.7 182.8 182.9 182.10 182.11 182.12 182.13 182.14 182.15
182.16 182.17 182.18 182.19 182.20
182.21 182.22 182.23 182.24 182.25 182.26
182.27
182.28 182.29 182.30 183.1 183.2 183.3 183.4 183.5 183.6 183.7 183.8 183.9
183.10 183.11 183.12 183.13 183.14 183.15 183.16 183.17 183.18 183.19 183.20 183.21 183.22 183.23 183.24 183.25 183.26 183.27 183.28 183.29 183.30 183.31 183.32 183.33 183.34 184.1 184.2 184.3 184.4 184.5 184.6 184.7 184.8 184.9 184.10 184.11
184.12 184.13 184.14 184.15
184.16 184.17 184.18 184.19 184.20 184.21 184.22 184.23 184.24 184.25 184.26 184.27 184.28 184.29
184.30 184.31 184.32
185.1 185.2 185.3 185.4 185.5 185.6 185.7 185.8
185.9 185.10 185.11 185.12 185.13 185.14 185.15 185.16 185.17 185.18 185.19
185.20 185.21 185.22
185.23 185.24
185.25 185.26 185.27 185.28 185.29 185.30
186.1 186.2 186.3 186.4 186.5 186.6 186.7 186.8 186.9 186.10 186.11 186.12 186.13 186.14 186.15 186.16 186.17 186.18 186.19 186.20 186.21 186.22 186.23 186.24 186.25 186.26 186.27 186.28 186.29 186.30 186.31 187.1 187.2 187.3 187.4 187.5 187.6 187.7 187.8 187.9 187.10 187.11 187.12 187.13 187.14 187.15 187.16 187.17 187.18 187.19 187.20 187.21 187.22 187.23 187.24 187.25 187.26 187.27 187.28 187.29 187.30 187.31 187.32 188.1 188.2 188.3 188.4 188.5 188.6
188.7 188.8 188.9 188.10 188.11 188.12 188.13 188.14 188.15 188.16 188.17 188.18 188.19 188.20 188.21 188.22 188.23 188.24 188.25 188.26 188.27 188.28 188.29 188.30 188.31 188.32 188.33 188.34 189.1 189.2 189.3 189.4 189.5 189.6 189.7 189.8 189.9
189.10 189.11 189.12 189.13 189.14 189.15
189.16 189.17 189.18 189.19 189.20 189.21 189.22 189.23 189.24 189.25
189.26 189.27 189.28 189.29 189.30 189.31 189.32 190.1 190.2
190.3
190.4 190.5
190.6 190.7 190.8 190.9 190.10 190.11 190.12 190.13 190.14 190.15 190.16 190.17 190.18
190.19 190.20 190.21 190.22 190.23 190.24 190.25 190.26 190.27 190.28 190.29 190.30 190.31 190.32 190.33 191.1 191.2 191.3 191.4 191.5 191.6 191.7 191.8 191.9
191.10 191.11 191.12 191.13 191.14 191.15 191.16 191.17 191.18 191.19 191.20 191.21 191.22 191.23 191.24 191.25 191.26
191.27 191.28 191.29 191.30 191.31 191.32 192.1 192.2 192.3 192.4 192.5 192.6 192.7 192.8 192.9 192.10 192.11 192.12 192.13 192.14 192.15 192.16 192.17 192.18 192.19 192.20 192.21 192.22 192.23 192.24 192.25 192.26 192.27 192.28 192.29 192.30 192.31 192.32 192.33 193.1 193.2 193.3 193.4 193.5 193.6
193.7 193.8 193.9 193.10 193.11 193.12 193.13 193.14 193.15 193.16 193.17 193.18 193.19 193.20 193.21 193.22 193.23 193.24 193.25 193.26 193.27 193.28 193.29 193.30 193.31 193.32 194.1 194.2 194.3 194.4 194.5 194.6 194.7 194.8 194.9 194.10 194.11 194.12 194.13 194.14 194.15 194.16 194.17 194.18 194.19 194.20 194.21 194.22 194.23 194.24 194.25 194.26 194.27 194.28 194.29
195.1 195.2 195.3 195.4 195.5 195.6 195.7 195.8 195.9 195.10 195.11 195.12 195.13 195.14 195.15 195.16 195.17
195.18 195.19 195.20 195.21 195.22 195.23 195.24 195.25 195.26 195.27 195.28 195.29 195.30 195.31 195.32 196.1 196.2
196.3 196.4 196.5 196.6 196.7 196.8 196.9 196.10 196.11 196.12 196.13 196.14 196.15 196.16 196.17
196.18 196.19 196.20 196.21
196.22 196.23 196.24 196.25 196.26 196.27 196.28
197.1 197.2 197.3 197.4
197.5 197.6 197.7 197.8 197.9 197.10 197.11 197.12 197.13
197.14 197.15 197.16 197.17
197.18 197.19 197.20 197.21 197.22 197.23 197.24 197.25 197.26 197.27 197.28 197.29 197.30 198.1 198.2 198.3 198.4 198.5 198.6 198.7 198.8 198.9
198.10 198.11 198.12 198.13 198.14 198.15 198.16 198.17 198.18 198.19 198.20 198.21 198.22 198.23 198.24 198.25 198.26 198.27 198.28 198.29 198.30 198.31 199.1 199.2 199.3 199.4
199.5 199.6 199.7 199.8 199.9 199.10 199.11 199.12 199.13 199.14 199.15 199.16 199.17 199.18 199.19 199.20 199.21 199.22 199.23 199.24 199.25 199.26 199.27 199.28 199.29 199.30 200.1 200.2 200.3 200.4 200.5 200.6 200.7 200.8 200.9 200.10 200.11 200.12 200.13 200.14 200.15 200.16 200.17 200.18
200.19 200.20 200.21 200.22 200.23 200.24 200.25 200.26 200.27
200.28 200.29 200.30 200.31 201.1 201.2
201.3 201.4 201.5 201.6 201.7 201.8 201.9 201.10 201.11 201.12 201.13
201.14 201.15 201.16 201.17 201.18 201.19 201.20 201.21 201.22 201.23 201.24 201.25 201.26 201.27 201.28 201.29 201.30 202.1 202.2 202.3 202.4 202.5 202.6 202.7 202.8 202.9 202.10 202.11 202.12 202.13 202.14
202.15 202.16 202.17 202.18 202.19 202.20 202.21 202.22 202.23 202.24 202.25 202.26 202.27 202.28 202.29 202.30 202.31 203.1 203.2 203.3 203.4 203.5 203.6 203.7 203.8 203.9 203.10 203.11 203.12 203.13 203.14 203.15 203.16 203.17 203.18 203.19 203.20 203.21 203.22 203.23 203.24 203.25 203.26
203.27 203.28 203.29 203.30
204.1 204.2 204.3 204.4 204.5 204.6 204.7 204.8 204.9 204.10 204.11 204.12 204.13 204.14 204.15 204.16 204.17 204.18 204.19 204.20 204.21 204.22 204.23 204.24 204.25 204.26 204.27 204.28 204.29 204.30 204.31 204.32 204.33 204.34 205.1 205.2 205.3 205.4 205.5 205.6
205.7 205.8 205.9 205.10 205.11 205.12 205.13 205.14 205.15 205.16 205.17 205.18 205.19 205.20 205.21 205.22 205.23 205.24 205.25 205.26 205.27 205.28 205.29 205.30 205.31 206.1 206.2 206.3 206.4 206.5 206.6 206.7 206.8 206.9 206.10 206.11 206.12
206.13 206.14 206.15 206.16
206.17 206.18 206.19 206.20 206.21 206.22 206.23 206.24 206.25 206.26 206.27 206.28 206.29 206.30 206.31 207.1 207.2
207.3 207.4 207.5 207.6 207.7 207.8 207.9 207.10 207.11 207.12 207.13 207.14 207.15 207.16
207.17
207.18 207.19 207.20 207.21 207.22 207.23 207.24 207.25 207.26 207.27 207.28 207.29 207.30
208.1 208.2 208.3 208.4 208.5 208.6 208.7 208.8 208.9 208.10 208.11 208.12 208.13 208.14 208.15 208.16 208.17 208.18 208.19 208.20 208.21 208.22 208.23 208.24
208.25 208.26 208.27 208.28 208.29 208.30 208.31 208.32 208.33 208.34
209.1 209.2 209.3 209.4 209.5 209.6 209.7
209.8 209.9 209.10 209.11 209.12 209.13 209.14
209.15 209.16 209.17 209.18 209.19 209.20 209.21
209.22 209.23 209.24 209.25 209.26 209.27 209.28 209.29 209.30 209.31 209.32 209.33 210.1 210.2 210.3 210.4 210.5 210.6 210.7 210.8 210.9 210.10 210.11 210.12
210.13 210.14 210.15 210.16 210.17 210.18 210.19 210.20 210.21 210.22 210.23 210.24
210.25 210.26 210.27 210.28 210.29 210.30 210.31 210.32 210.33 210.34
211.1 211.2 211.3
211.4 211.5
211.6 211.7 211.8 211.9 211.10 211.11 211.12 211.13 211.14 211.15 211.16 211.17 211.18 211.19 211.20 211.21 211.22 211.23 211.24 211.25 211.26 211.27 211.28 211.29 211.30 212.1 212.2 212.3 212.4 212.5 212.6
212.7
212.8 212.9 212.10 212.11 212.12 212.13
212.14 212.15
212.16 212.17 212.18 212.19 212.20 212.21 212.22 212.23 212.24 212.25 212.26 212.27 212.28 212.29 212.30 213.1 213.2 213.3 213.4 213.5 213.6 213.7 213.8 213.9 213.10 213.11 213.12 213.13 213.14 213.15 213.16 213.17 213.18 213.19 213.20 213.21 213.22 213.23 213.24 213.25 213.26 213.27 213.28 213.29 213.30 213.31 213.32 213.33 213.34 214.1 214.2 214.3 214.4 214.5 214.6 214.7 214.8 214.9 214.10 214.11 214.12 214.13 214.14 214.15 214.16 214.17 214.18 214.19 214.20 214.21 214.22 214.23 214.24 214.25 214.26 214.27 214.28 214.29 214.30 214.31 214.32 214.33 215.1 215.2 215.3 215.4 215.5 215.6 215.7 215.8 215.9 215.10 215.11 215.12 215.13 215.14 215.15 215.16 215.17 215.18 215.19 215.20 215.21 215.22 215.23 215.24 215.25 215.26 215.27 215.28 215.29 215.30 215.31 215.32 215.33 215.34 216.1 216.2 216.3 216.4 216.5 216.6 216.7 216.8 216.9 216.10 216.11 216.12 216.13 216.14 216.15 216.16 216.17 216.18 216.19 216.20 216.21 216.22 216.23 216.24 216.25 216.26 216.27 216.28 216.29 216.30 216.31 216.32 216.33 216.34 217.1 217.2 217.3
217.4 217.5 217.6 217.7 217.8 217.9 217.10 217.11 217.12 217.13 217.14 217.15 217.16 217.17 217.18 217.19 217.20 217.21 217.22 217.23
217.24 217.25 217.26 217.27 217.28 217.29 217.30 217.31 218.1 218.2 218.3 218.4 218.5 218.6 218.7 218.8 218.9 218.10 218.11 218.12 218.13 218.14 218.15 218.16 218.17 218.18 218.19 218.20 218.21 218.22 218.23 218.24 218.25 218.26 218.27
218.28 218.29 218.30 218.31 219.1 219.2
219.3 219.4 219.5 219.6 219.7 219.8
219.9 219.10 219.11 219.12 219.13 219.14 219.15
219.16 219.17 219.18 219.19 219.20 219.21
219.22 219.23 219.24 219.25 219.26 219.27 219.28
219.29
220.1 220.2 220.3 220.4 220.5 220.6
220.7 220.8 220.9 220.10 220.11 220.12 220.13 220.14
220.15 220.16 220.17 220.18 220.19 220.20 220.21 220.22
220.23 220.24 220.25 220.26 220.27 220.28 220.29 220.30 220.31 220.32 221.1 221.2 221.3 221.4 221.5 221.6 221.7 221.8 221.9 221.10 221.11 221.12 221.13 221.14 221.15 221.16 221.17 221.18 221.19 221.20 221.21 221.22 221.23 221.24 221.25 221.26 221.27 221.28 221.29 221.30 221.31 221.32 221.33 221.34 222.1 222.2 222.3 222.4 222.5 222.6 222.7 222.8
222.9 222.10 222.11 222.12 222.13 222.14 222.15 222.16 222.17 222.18 222.19 222.20 222.21
222.22 222.23 222.24 222.25 222.26 222.27
222.28 222.29 222.30
223.1 223.2 223.3 223.4 223.5 223.6 223.7 223.8
223.9 223.10 223.11 223.12 223.13 223.14 223.15 223.16
223.17 223.18 223.19 223.20 223.21 223.22
223.23 223.24 223.25 223.26 223.27
223.28 223.29 224.1 224.2 224.3 224.4 224.5 224.6 224.7 224.8 224.9 224.10 224.11 224.12 224.13 224.14 224.15 224.16 224.17 224.18 224.19 224.20 224.21 224.22 224.23 224.24 224.25
224.26
224.27 224.28 224.29 224.30 224.31 224.32 225.1 225.2 225.3 225.4 225.5 225.6 225.7
225.8 225.9 225.10 225.11 225.12
225.13 225.14 225.15 225.16 225.17 225.18 225.19 225.20 225.21 225.22 225.23 225.24 225.25 225.26 225.27 225.28 225.29
226.1 226.2 226.3 226.4 226.5 226.6 226.7 226.8
226.9 226.10 226.11 226.12 226.13 226.14 226.15 226.16 226.17 226.18 226.19 226.20 226.21 226.22 226.23 226.24
226.25 226.26 226.27 226.28 226.29 226.30 226.31 226.32 227.1 227.2 227.3 227.4 227.5 227.6 227.7 227.8 227.9
227.10 227.11 227.12 227.13 227.14 227.15 227.16 227.17
227.18 227.19 227.20 227.21 227.22 227.23 227.24 227.25 227.26 227.27 227.28 227.29 227.30 228.1 228.2 228.3 228.4 228.5 228.6 228.7 228.8 228.9 228.10 228.11 228.12 228.13 228.14 228.15 228.16 228.17 228.18 228.19 228.20 228.21 228.22 228.23 228.24 228.25 228.26 228.27 228.28 228.29 228.30 228.31 229.1 229.2 229.3 229.4 229.5 229.6 229.7 229.8 229.9
229.10 229.11 229.12 229.13 229.14 229.15 229.16 229.17 229.18 229.19 229.20 229.21 229.22 229.23 229.24 229.25 229.26 229.27 229.28 229.29 229.30 229.31 229.32 230.1 230.2 230.3 230.4 230.5 230.6
230.7 230.8 230.9 230.10 230.11
230.12 230.13 230.14 230.15 230.16 230.17 230.18 230.19 230.20 230.21 230.22 230.23 230.24 230.25 230.26 230.27 230.28 230.29 230.30 230.31 230.32
231.1
231.2 231.3 231.4 231.5 231.6 231.7 231.8 231.9 231.10 231.11 231.12 231.13 231.14 231.15 231.16 231.17 231.18 231.19 231.20 231.21 231.22 231.23 231.24 231.25 231.26 231.27 231.28 231.29 231.30
232.1 232.2 232.3 232.4 232.5 232.6 232.7 232.8 232.9 232.10 232.11 232.12 232.13 232.14
232.15 232.16 232.17 232.18 232.19 232.20 232.21 232.22 232.23 232.24 232.25 232.26 232.27 232.28 232.29 232.30 232.31 232.32 233.1 233.2 233.3 233.4 233.5 233.6 233.7 233.8 233.9 233.10 233.11 233.12 233.13 233.14 233.15 233.16 233.17 233.18
233.19 233.20
233.21 233.22 233.23 233.24 233.25 233.26 233.27 233.28 233.29 233.30 233.31 233.32 233.33 234.1 234.2 234.3 234.4 234.5 234.6 234.7 234.8
234.9 234.10
234.11 234.12 234.13 234.14 234.15 234.16 234.17 234.18
234.19 234.20 234.21 234.22 234.23 234.24 234.25 234.26 234.27 234.28 234.29 234.30 234.31 234.32 235.1 235.2 235.3
235.4 235.5 235.6 235.7 235.8 235.9 235.10 235.11 235.12 235.13 235.14 235.15 235.16 235.17 235.18 235.19 235.20 235.21 235.22 235.23 235.24 235.25 235.26 235.27 235.28 235.29 235.30 235.31 235.32 236.1 236.2 236.3 236.4 236.5 236.6 236.7 236.8 236.9 236.10 236.11 236.12 236.13 236.14
236.15 236.16 236.17 236.18 236.19 236.20 236.21 236.22 236.23 236.24 236.25 236.26 236.27 236.28 236.29 236.30 236.31 236.32
237.1 237.2 237.3 237.4 237.5 237.6 237.7 237.8 237.9 237.10 237.11 237.12 237.13 237.14 237.15 237.16 237.17 237.18 237.19 237.20 237.21 237.22 237.23 237.24 237.25 237.26 237.27 237.28 237.29 237.30 237.31 237.32 238.1 238.2 238.3 238.4 238.5 238.6 238.7
238.8 238.9 238.10 238.11 238.12 238.13 238.14 238.15 238.16 238.17 238.18 238.19 238.20 238.21 238.22 238.23
238.24
238.25 238.26 238.27 238.28 238.29 238.30 239.1 239.2 239.3 239.4 239.5 239.6 239.7 239.8 239.9 239.10 239.11 239.12
239.13 239.14 239.15 239.16 239.17 239.18 239.19 239.20 239.21 239.22 239.23 239.24 239.25 239.26 239.27 239.28 239.29 240.1 240.2 240.3
240.4 240.5 240.6 240.7 240.8 240.9 240.10 240.11 240.12 240.13 240.14
240.15 240.16 240.17 240.18 240.19 240.20 240.21 240.22 240.23 240.24 240.25 240.26 240.27 240.28 240.29 240.30 240.31 240.32 240.33 241.1 241.2 241.3 241.4 241.5 241.6 241.7 241.8 241.9 241.10 241.11 241.12 241.13 241.14 241.15 241.16 241.17
241.18 241.19 241.20 241.21 241.22 241.23 241.24 241.25 241.26 241.27 241.28 241.29 241.30 241.31 242.1 242.2 242.3 242.4 242.5 242.6 242.7 242.8 242.9 242.10 242.11 242.12
242.13 242.14
242.15 242.16 242.17 242.18 242.19 242.20 242.21 242.22 242.23 242.24 242.25 242.26 242.27 242.28 242.29 242.30 243.1 243.2 243.3 243.4
243.5 243.6 243.7 243.8 243.9 243.10 243.11 243.12 243.13 243.14
243.15 243.16 243.17 243.18 243.19 243.20 243.21 243.22 243.23 243.24
243.25 243.26 243.27 243.28 243.29 243.30 244.1 244.2
244.3 244.4 244.5 244.6 244.7 244.8 244.9 244.10 244.11 244.12 244.13 244.14 244.15 244.16 244.17 244.18 244.19 244.20 244.21 244.22 244.23 244.24 244.25 244.26 244.27 244.28 244.29 244.30
245.1 245.2 245.3 245.4 245.5 245.6 245.7 245.8 245.9 245.10
245.11 245.12 245.13 245.14 245.15 245.16 245.17 245.18 245.19 245.20 245.21 245.22 245.23 245.24 245.25 245.26 245.27 245.28 245.29 245.30 245.31 245.32
246.1 246.2 246.3 246.4 246.5 246.6 246.7 246.8 246.9
246.10 246.11 246.12 246.13 246.14 246.15 246.16 246.17 246.18
246.19 246.20 246.21 246.22 246.23 246.24
246.25 246.26 246.27 246.28
246.29 246.30 247.1 247.2 247.3 247.4 247.5 247.6 247.7 247.8 247.9 247.10 247.11 247.12 247.13 247.14 247.15 247.16 247.17 247.18 247.19 247.20 247.21 247.22 247.23 247.24 247.25 247.26 247.27 247.28 247.29 247.30 247.31 248.1 248.2 248.3 248.4 248.5 248.6 248.7 248.8 248.9 248.10 248.11 248.12 248.13 248.14 248.15 248.16 248.17
248.18 248.19 248.20 248.21
248.22 248.23 248.24 248.25 248.26 248.27 248.28 248.29 248.30 248.31 249.1 249.2 249.3 249.4 249.5 249.6 249.7 249.8 249.9 249.10
249.11 249.12 249.13 249.14 249.15 249.16 249.17 249.18 249.19 249.20 249.21 249.22 249.23 249.24 249.25 249.26 249.27 249.28 249.29 249.30 249.31 249.32 249.33 249.34 250.1 250.2 250.3 250.4 250.5 250.6 250.7
250.8 250.9 250.10 250.11 250.12 250.13 250.14 250.15 250.16 250.17 250.18 250.19 250.20 250.21 250.22 250.23 250.24 250.25 250.26 250.27 250.28 250.29 250.30
250.31 250.32 250.33 251.1 251.2 251.3 251.4 251.5 251.6 251.7 251.8 251.9 251.10 251.11 251.12 251.13 251.14 251.15 251.16 251.17 251.18 251.19 251.20
251.21 251.22 251.23 251.24 251.25 251.26 251.27 251.28 251.29 251.30 251.31 251.32 251.33 252.1 252.2 252.3 252.4 252.5 252.6 252.7 252.8 252.9 252.10 252.11 252.12 252.13 252.14 252.15 252.16 252.17 252.18 252.19 252.20 252.21 252.22 252.23 252.24 252.25 252.26 252.27 252.28 252.29 252.30 252.31 252.32 252.33 252.34 253.1 253.2 253.3 253.4
253.5 253.6 253.7 253.8 253.9 253.10
253.11 253.12 253.13 253.14 253.15 253.16 253.17 253.18 253.19 253.20 253.21 253.22 253.23 253.24 253.25 253.26 253.27 253.28 253.29 253.30 253.31 253.32 253.33 254.1 254.2 254.3 254.4 254.5 254.6 254.7 254.8 254.9 254.10 254.11 254.12 254.13 254.14 254.15 254.16 254.17 254.18 254.19 254.20 254.21 254.22 254.23 254.24 254.25 254.26 254.27
254.28 254.29 254.30 254.31 254.32 254.33 254.34 255.1 255.2 255.3 255.4 255.5 255.6 255.7 255.8 255.9 255.10 255.11 255.12 255.13 255.14 255.15 255.16 255.17 255.18 255.19 255.20 255.21 255.22 255.23 255.24 255.25 255.26 255.27 255.28 255.29 255.30 255.31 255.32 256.1 256.2 256.3 256.4 256.5 256.6 256.7 256.8 256.9 256.10 256.11 256.12 256.13 256.14 256.15 256.16 256.17 256.18 256.19 256.20 256.21
256.22 256.23 256.24 256.25 256.26 256.27 256.28 256.29 256.30 256.31 256.32 256.33 257.1 257.2 257.3 257.4 257.5 257.6 257.7 257.8 257.9 257.10 257.11 257.12 257.13 257.14 257.15 257.16 257.17 257.18 257.19 257.20 257.21 257.22 257.23 257.24 257.25 257.26 257.27 257.28 257.29 257.30 257.31 258.1 258.2 258.3 258.4 258.5 258.6 258.7 258.8 258.9 258.10 258.11 258.12 258.13 258.14 258.15 258.16 258.17 258.18 258.19 258.20 258.21 258.22 258.23 258.24 258.25 258.26 258.27 258.28 258.29 258.30 258.31 258.32
259.1 259.2 259.3 259.4 259.5 259.6 259.7 259.8 259.9 259.10 259.11 259.12
259.13 259.14 259.15 259.16 259.17 259.18 259.19 259.20 259.21 259.22 259.23 259.24 259.25 259.26 259.27 259.28 259.29 259.30 259.31 259.32 259.33
260.1 260.2 260.3 260.4 260.5 260.6 260.7 260.8 260.9 260.10 260.11 260.12
260.13 260.14 260.15 260.16 260.17 260.18 260.19 260.20 260.21 260.22 260.23
260.24 260.25 260.26 260.27 260.28
260.29 260.30 260.31 260.32 261.1 261.2 261.3 261.4 261.5 261.6 261.7 261.8 261.9 261.10
261.11 261.12 261.13 261.14 261.15 261.16 261.17 261.18 261.19 261.20 261.21 261.22 261.23 261.24 261.25 261.26 261.27 261.28 261.29 261.30 261.31 261.32 261.33 262.1 262.2
262.3 262.4 262.5 262.6 262.7 262.8 262.9 262.10 262.11 262.12 262.13 262.14 262.15 262.16 262.17 262.18 262.19 262.20
262.21 262.22
262.23 262.24 262.25 262.26
262.27 262.28 262.29 262.30 262.31 262.32 263.1 263.2 263.3 263.4 263.5 263.6 263.7 263.8 263.9 263.10
263.11 263.12 263.13 263.14
263.15 263.16
263.17 263.18 263.19 263.20 263.21 263.22 263.23 263.24 263.25 263.26 263.27 263.28 263.29 263.30 263.31 264.1 264.2 264.3 264.4 264.5 264.6
264.7 264.8 264.9 264.10 264.11 264.12 264.13 264.14 264.15 264.16 264.17 264.18 264.19 264.20 264.21 264.22 264.23 264.24 264.25 264.26 264.27 264.28 264.29 264.30 264.31 264.32 264.33 265.1 265.2 265.3 265.4 265.5 265.6 265.7 265.8 265.9 265.10 265.11 265.12
265.13 265.14 265.15
265.16 265.17 265.18 265.19 265.20 265.21 265.22
265.23 265.24
265.25 265.26 265.27 265.28 265.29 265.30 266.1 266.2 266.3 266.4 266.5 266.6 266.7 266.8 266.9
266.10 266.11 266.12
266.13 266.14 266.15 266.16 266.17 266.18 266.19 266.20 266.21 266.22 266.23 266.24 266.25 266.26 266.27 266.28 266.29 266.30 266.31 266.32 267.1 267.2 267.3 267.4 267.5 267.6 267.7 267.8
267.9 267.10
267.11 267.12 267.13 267.14 267.15 267.16 267.17 267.18 267.19 267.20 267.21 267.22 267.23 267.24
267.25 267.26 267.27 267.28 267.29 267.30 267.31 268.1 268.2 268.3 268.4 268.5 268.6 268.7 268.8 268.9 268.10 268.11 268.12 268.13 268.14 268.15 268.16 268.17 268.18 268.19 268.20 268.21 268.22 268.23 268.24 268.25 268.26 268.27
268.28 268.29
269.1 269.2 269.3 269.4 269.5 269.6 269.7 269.8 269.9 269.10 269.11 269.12 269.13 269.14 269.15 269.16 269.17 269.18 269.19 269.20 269.21 269.22 269.23 269.24 269.25 269.26 269.27 269.28 269.29 269.30 270.1 270.2 270.3 270.4 270.5 270.6 270.7 270.8 270.9 270.10 270.11
270.12 270.13 270.14
270.15 270.16 270.17 270.18 270.19
270.20 270.21 270.22
270.23 270.24 270.25 270.26 270.27 270.28 270.29 270.30 270.31 270.32 271.1 271.2 271.3 271.4 271.5
271.6 271.7 271.8 271.9 271.10 271.11 271.12 271.13 271.14 271.15 271.16 271.17 271.18 271.19 271.20 271.21 271.22 271.23 271.24 271.25 271.26 271.27 271.28 271.29 271.30 271.31 271.32 272.1 272.2 272.3 272.4 272.5 272.6 272.7 272.8 272.9 272.10 272.11 272.12 272.13 272.14 272.15 272.16 272.17 272.18 272.19 272.20 272.21 272.22 272.23 272.24 272.25 272.26 272.27 272.28 272.29 272.30 272.31 273.1 273.2 273.3 273.4 273.5 273.6 273.7 273.8 273.9
273.10 273.11 273.12 273.13 273.14 273.15 273.16 273.17 273.18 273.19 273.20 273.21 273.22
273.23 273.24 273.25 273.26 273.27 273.28 273.29 273.30 273.31 273.32 274.1 274.2 274.3 274.4 274.5
274.6 274.7 274.8 274.9 274.10 274.11 274.13 274.12 274.14 274.15 274.16 274.17 274.18 274.19 274.20 274.21
274.22 274.23 274.24 274.25 274.26 274.27 274.28 274.29 274.30 274.31 274.32 274.33 274.34 275.1 275.2 275.3 275.4 275.5 275.6 275.7 275.8 275.9 275.10 275.11 275.12 275.13 275.14 275.15 275.16 275.17 275.18 275.19 275.20 275.21 275.22 275.23 275.24 275.25 275.26 275.27 275.28 275.29 275.30 275.31 275.32 275.33 275.34
276.1 276.2 276.3 276.4 276.5 276.6 276.8 276.7 276.9 276.10 276.11 276.12 276.13 276.14 276.15 276.16 276.17 276.18 276.19 276.20 276.21 276.22 276.23 276.24 276.25 276.26 276.27 276.28 276.29 276.30 276.31 276.32 276.33 276.34 276.35 276.36 277.1 277.2 277.3 277.4 277.5 277.6 277.7 277.8 277.9 277.10 277.11 277.12
277.13 277.14 277.15 277.16 277.17 277.18 277.19 277.20 277.21 277.22 277.23 277.24
277.25 277.26 277.27 277.28 277.29 277.30 277.31 278.1 278.2 278.3 278.4 278.5 278.6 278.7
278.8 278.9 278.10 278.11 278.12 278.13 278.14 278.15 278.16 278.17
278.18
278.19 278.20 278.21 278.22 278.23 278.24 278.25 278.26
278.27 278.28 278.29 278.30
278.31
279.1 279.2 279.3 279.4 279.5 279.6 279.7 279.8 279.9
279.10 279.11 279.12 279.13 279.14 279.15 279.16 279.17 279.18
279.19 279.20 279.21 279.22 279.23 279.24 279.25 279.26 279.27
279.28 279.29 279.30 279.31 280.1 280.2 280.3 280.4 280.5
280.6 280.7 280.8 280.9 280.10 280.11 280.12 280.13 280.14
280.15 280.16 280.17 280.18 280.19 280.20 280.21 280.22 280.23
280.24 280.25 280.26 280.27 280.28 280.29 281.1 281.2 281.3
281.4 281.5 281.6 281.7 281.8 281.9 281.10
281.11
281.12 281.13 281.14 281.15 281.16 281.17 281.18
281.19 281.20 281.21 281.22 281.23 281.24 281.25 281.26
281.27
282.1 282.2 282.3 282.4 282.5 282.6 282.7
282.8 282.9 282.10
282.11 282.12 282.13 282.14 282.15
282.16 282.17 282.18 282.19
282.20 282.21 282.22 282.23
282.24 282.25 282.26 282.27 282.28 282.29 283.1 283.2 283.3 283.4 283.5 283.6 283.7 283.8 283.9 283.10 283.11 283.12 283.13 283.14 283.15 283.16 283.17 283.18 283.19 283.20 283.21 283.22 283.23 283.24 283.25 283.26 283.27 283.28 283.29 283.30
283.31
284.1 284.2 284.3 284.4 284.5 284.6 284.7 284.8 284.9 284.10 284.11 284.12 284.13 284.14 284.15 284.16 284.17 284.18 284.19 284.20 284.21 284.22 284.23
284.24 284.25 284.26 284.27 284.28 284.29 284.30 284.31 284.32
285.1 285.2 285.3 285.4
285.5 285.6 285.7 285.8 285.9
285.10 285.11 285.12 285.13 285.14 285.15 285.16 285.17
285.18 285.19
285.20 285.21 285.22 285.23 285.24 285.25 285.26 285.27 285.28 285.29 285.30 285.31 286.1
286.2 286.3 286.4 286.5 286.6 286.7 286.8 286.9 286.10 286.11 286.12
286.13 286.14 286.15 286.16 286.17 286.18 286.19 286.20 286.21 286.22 286.23 286.24 286.25 286.26 286.27 286.28 286.29 286.30 286.31 286.32 287.1 287.2 287.3 287.4 287.5 287.6 287.7 287.8 287.9 287.10 287.11 287.12 287.13 287.14 287.15 287.16 287.17 287.18 287.19 287.20 287.21 287.22 287.23 287.24 287.25 287.26 287.27 287.28 287.29 287.30 287.31 287.32 287.33 287.34 288.1 288.2 288.3 288.4 288.5 288.6 288.7 288.8 288.9 288.10 288.11 288.12 288.13 288.14 288.15 288.16 288.17 288.18 288.19 288.20 288.21 288.22 288.23 288.24 288.25 288.26 288.27 288.28 288.29 288.30 288.31 288.32 288.33 288.34 288.35 289.1 289.2 289.3 289.4
289.5 289.6 289.7 289.8 289.9 289.10 289.11 289.12 289.13 289.14 289.15 289.16 289.17 289.18 289.19 289.20 289.21 289.22 289.23 289.24 289.25 289.26 289.27 289.28 289.29 289.30 289.31 289.32 289.33 289.34 289.35 290.1 290.2 290.3 290.4 290.5 290.6 290.7 290.8 290.9 290.10 290.11 290.12 290.13 290.14 290.15 290.16 290.17 290.18 290.19 290.20 290.21 290.22 290.23 290.24 290.25 290.26 290.27 290.28 290.29 290.30 290.31 290.32 290.33 290.34 290.35 291.1 291.2 291.3 291.4 291.5 291.6 291.7 291.8 291.9 291.10 291.11 291.12 291.13 291.14 291.15 291.16 291.17 291.18 291.19 291.20 291.21 291.22 291.23 291.24 291.25 291.26 291.27 291.28 291.29 291.30 291.31 291.32 291.33 291.34 291.35 292.1 292.2 292.3 292.4 292.5 292.6 292.7 292.8 292.9 292.10 292.11 292.12 292.13 292.14 292.15 292.16 292.17 292.18 292.19 292.20 292.21 292.22 292.23 292.24 292.25 292.26 292.27 292.28 292.29 292.30 292.31 292.32 292.33 292.34 293.1 293.2 293.3 293.4 293.5 293.6 293.7 293.8 293.9 293.10 293.11 293.12 293.13 293.14 293.15 293.16 293.17
293.18 293.19
293.20 293.21 293.22 293.23 293.24 293.25 293.26 293.27 293.28 293.29 293.30 293.31 293.32 293.33
294.1 294.2 294.3 294.4 294.5
294.6 294.7 294.8 294.9 294.10 294.11
294.12 294.13 294.14 294.15 294.16
294.17 294.18 294.19 294.20 294.21 294.22 294.23 294.24 294.25 294.26 294.27 294.28 294.29 294.30 294.31 294.32 295.1 295.2 295.3 295.4 295.5 295.6 295.7 295.8 295.9 295.10 295.11 295.12 295.13 295.14 295.15 295.16 295.17 295.18 295.19 295.20 295.21 295.22 295.23 295.24 295.25 295.26 295.27 295.28 295.29 295.30 295.31 295.32 296.1 296.2 296.3 296.4 296.5 296.6 296.7 296.8 296.9 296.10 296.11 296.12 296.13 296.14 296.15 296.16 296.17
296.18 296.19 296.20 296.21 296.22 296.23 296.24 296.25 296.26 296.27 296.28 296.29 296.30 296.31 296.32
297.1 297.2 297.3 297.4 297.5 297.6 297.7 297.8 297.9 297.10 297.11 297.12 297.13 297.14 297.15 297.16 297.17 297.18 297.19
297.20 297.21 297.22
297.23 297.24 297.25
297.26 297.27
297.28 297.29 297.30 298.1 298.2 298.3 298.4 298.5 298.6 298.7 298.8 298.9 298.10 298.11 298.12 298.13 298.14 298.15 298.16 298.17 298.18 298.19 298.20 298.21
298.22 298.23 298.24 298.25 298.26 298.27 298.28 298.29 298.30 298.31 298.32 298.33 299.1 299.2 299.3 299.4 299.5 299.6 299.7 299.8 299.9 299.10
299.11 299.12 299.13 299.14 299.15 299.16 299.17 299.18 299.19 299.20 299.21 299.22 299.23
299.24 299.25 299.26 299.27 299.28 299.29 299.30 299.31 299.32 300.1 300.2 300.3 300.4 300.5 300.6 300.7 300.8 300.9 300.10 300.11 300.12 300.13 300.14
300.15 300.16 300.17 300.18 300.19 300.20 300.21 300.22 300.23 300.24 300.25 300.26 300.27 300.28 300.29 300.30 301.1 301.2 301.3
301.4 301.5
301.6 301.7 301.8 301.9 301.10 301.11 301.12 301.13
301.14 301.15 301.16 301.17 301.18 301.19 301.20 301.21 301.22
301.23 301.24 301.25 301.26 301.27 301.28 301.29 301.30 301.31 302.1 302.2 302.3 302.4 302.5 302.6 302.7 302.8 302.9 302.10 302.11 302.12 302.13 302.14 302.15 302.16 302.17 302.18 302.19 302.20 302.21 302.22 302.23 302.24
302.25 302.26 302.27 302.28 302.29 302.30 302.31 302.32 302.33 302.34 303.1 303.2 303.3 303.4 303.5 303.6 303.7 303.8 303.9 303.10 303.11 303.12 303.13
303.14 303.15 303.16 303.17 303.18 303.19 303.20 303.21 303.22 303.23 303.24 303.25 303.26 303.27 303.28 303.29 303.30 303.31 303.32 303.33 303.34 304.1 304.2 304.3 304.4 304.5 304.6 304.7 304.8 304.9 304.10 304.11 304.12 304.13 304.14 304.15 304.16 304.17 304.18 304.19 304.20 304.21 304.22 304.23 304.24 304.25 304.26 304.27 304.28 304.29 304.30 304.31 304.32 304.33 304.34 305.1 305.2 305.3 305.4 305.5 305.6 305.7 305.8
305.9 305.10 305.11 305.12 305.13 305.14 305.15 305.16 305.17 305.18 305.19 305.20 305.21 305.22 305.23 305.24 305.25 305.26 305.27 305.28 305.29 305.30 305.31 305.32 306.1 306.2 306.3 306.4 306.5 306.6 306.7 306.8 306.9 306.10 306.11 306.12 306.13 306.14 306.15 306.16 306.17 306.18 306.19 306.20 306.21 306.22 306.23 306.24 306.25 306.26 306.27 306.28 306.29 306.30 306.31 306.32 306.33 306.34 307.1 307.2 307.3 307.4 307.5 307.6 307.7 307.8 307.9 307.10 307.11 307.12 307.13 307.14 307.15 307.16 307.17 307.18 307.19 307.20 307.21 307.22 307.23 307.24 307.25 307.26 307.27 307.28 307.29 307.30 307.31 307.32 307.33 307.34 307.35 308.1 308.2 308.3 308.4 308.5 308.6 308.7 308.8 308.9 308.10 308.11 308.12
308.13 308.14 308.15 308.16 308.17 308.18 308.19 308.20 308.21 308.22
308.23 308.24 308.25 308.26 308.27 308.28
308.29 308.30 308.31 308.32 309.1 309.2
309.3 309.4 309.5 309.6 309.7 309.8 309.9 309.10 309.11 309.12 309.13 309.14 309.15 309.16 309.17 309.18 309.19 309.20 309.21 309.22 309.23 309.24 309.25 309.26 309.27 309.28
309.29 309.30 309.31 310.1 310.2 310.3 310.4 310.5
310.6 310.7 310.8 310.9 310.10 310.11 310.12 310.13 310.14 310.15 310.16 310.17 310.18 310.19 310.20 310.21 310.22 310.23 310.24 310.25 310.26 310.27 310.28 310.29 310.30 310.31 310.32 311.1 311.2 311.3 311.4 311.5
311.6 311.7 311.8 311.9 311.10 311.11 311.12 311.13 311.14 311.15 311.16 311.17 311.18 311.19 311.20 311.21 311.22 311.23 311.24 311.25 311.26 311.27 311.28 311.29 311.30 311.31 312.1 312.2 312.3 312.4 312.5 312.6 312.7 312.8 312.9 312.10 312.11 312.12 312.13 312.14 312.15 312.16 312.17 312.18 312.19 312.20 312.21 312.22 312.23 312.24 312.25 312.26 312.27
312.28 312.29 312.30 312.31 312.32 313.1 313.2
313.3 313.4 313.5 313.6 313.7 313.8 313.9 313.10 313.11 313.12 313.13 313.14 313.15 313.16 313.17 313.18 313.19 313.20 313.21 313.22 313.23 313.24 313.25 313.26 313.27
313.28 313.29 313.30 313.31 313.32 313.33 313.34 314.1 314.2 314.3 314.4 314.5 314.6 314.7 314.8 314.9 314.10
314.11 314.12 314.13 314.14 314.15 314.16 314.17 314.18
314.19 314.20 314.21 314.22 314.23 314.24 314.25 314.26 314.27
314.28 314.29 314.30 314.31 314.32
315.1 315.2 315.3 315.4 315.5
315.6 315.7 315.8 315.9 315.10 315.11 315.12 315.13 315.14 315.15 315.16 315.17 315.18 315.19
315.20 315.21 315.22 315.23 315.24
315.25 315.26 315.27 315.28 315.29 315.30 315.31 316.1 316.2 316.3 316.4 316.5 316.6 316.7 316.8
316.9 316.10 316.11 316.12 316.13 316.14 316.15 316.16 316.17 316.18 316.19 316.20 316.21 316.22 316.23 316.24 316.25 316.26 316.27 316.28 316.29 316.30 316.31 316.32 316.33 316.34 317.1 317.2 317.3 317.4 317.5 317.6 317.7 317.8 317.9 317.10
317.11 317.12 317.13 317.14 317.15 317.16 317.17 317.18 317.19 317.20 317.21 317.22 317.23 317.24 317.25 317.26 317.27 317.28 317.29 317.30 317.31 317.32 317.33 317.34 318.1 318.2 318.3 318.4
318.5 318.6 318.7 318.8 318.9 318.10 318.11 318.12 318.13 318.14 318.15 318.16 318.17 318.18 318.19 318.20 318.21 318.22 318.23 318.24 318.25 318.26 318.27 318.28 318.29 318.30 318.31 318.32 318.33 318.34 318.35 319.1 319.2 319.3 319.4 319.5 319.6 319.7 319.8 319.9 319.10 319.11 319.12 319.13 319.14 319.15 319.16 319.17 319.18 319.19 319.20 319.21 319.22 319.23 319.24 319.25 319.26 319.27 319.28 319.29 319.30 319.31 319.32 319.33 320.1 320.2 320.3 320.4 320.5 320.6 320.7 320.8 320.9 320.10 320.11 320.12 320.13 320.14 320.15 320.16 320.17 320.18 320.19 320.20 320.21 320.22 320.23 320.24 320.25 320.26 320.27 320.28 320.29 320.30 320.31 320.32 320.33 320.34 321.1 321.2 321.3 321.4 321.5 321.6 321.7 321.8 321.9 321.10 321.11 321.12 321.13 321.14 321.15 321.16 321.17 321.18 321.19 321.20 321.21 321.22 321.23 321.24 321.25 321.26 321.27 321.28 321.29 321.30 321.31 321.32 321.33 321.34 321.35 322.1 322.2 322.3 322.4 322.5 322.6 322.7 322.8 322.9 322.10 322.11
322.12 322.13 322.14 322.15 322.16 322.17 322.18 322.19 322.20 322.21 322.22 322.23 322.24 322.25 322.26 322.27 322.28 322.29 322.30 322.31 322.32 322.33 322.34 323.1 323.2 323.3 323.4
323.5 323.6 323.7 323.8 323.9 323.10 323.11 323.12 323.13 323.14 323.15 323.16
323.17 323.18 323.19 323.20 323.21 323.22 323.23 323.24 323.25 323.26 323.27 323.28 323.29 323.30 323.31 323.32 323.33 324.1 324.2 324.3 324.4 324.5 324.6 324.7 324.8 324.9 324.10 324.11
324.12 324.13 324.14 324.15 324.16 324.17 324.18 324.19 324.20 324.21 324.22 324.23 324.24 324.25 324.26 324.27 324.28 324.29 324.30 324.31 324.32 325.1 325.2 325.3 325.4 325.5 325.6 325.7 325.8
325.9 325.10 325.11 325.12 325.13 325.14 325.15
325.16 325.17 325.18 325.19 325.20
325.21 325.22 325.23 325.24 325.25 325.26 325.27 325.28 325.29 325.30 325.31 326.1 326.2 326.3 326.4 326.5 326.6 326.7 326.8 326.9 326.10 326.11 326.12 326.13 326.14 326.15 326.16 326.17 326.18 326.19 326.20 326.21 326.22 326.23 326.24 326.25 326.26 326.27 326.28 326.29 326.30 326.31 326.32 326.33 326.34 326.35 327.1 327.2 327.3 327.4 327.5 327.6 327.7 327.8 327.9 327.10 327.11 327.12 327.13 327.14 327.15 327.16
327.17 327.18 327.19 327.20 327.21 327.22 327.23 327.24 327.25 327.26 327.27 327.28 327.29 327.30 327.31 327.32 327.33 327.34 328.1 328.2 328.3 328.4 328.5
328.6 328.7 328.8 328.9 328.10 328.11 328.12 328.13 328.14 328.15 328.16 328.17 328.18 328.19 328.20 328.21 328.22 328.23 328.24 328.25 328.26 328.27 328.28 328.29 329.1 329.2 329.3 329.4 329.5 329.6 329.7 329.8 329.9 329.10 329.11 329.12 329.13 329.14 329.15 329.16 329.17 329.18 329.19 329.20 329.21 329.22 329.23 329.24 329.25 329.26 329.27 329.28 329.29 329.30 329.31 329.32 329.33 329.34 329.35 330.1 330.2 330.3 330.4 330.5 330.6 330.7 330.8 330.9 330.10 330.11 330.12 330.13 330.14 330.15 330.16 330.17 330.18 330.19 330.20 330.21 330.22 330.23 330.24
330.25 330.26 330.27 330.28 330.29 330.30 330.31 330.32 331.1 331.2 331.3 331.4 331.5 331.6 331.7 331.8 331.9 331.10 331.11 331.12 331.13 331.14 331.15 331.16 331.17 331.18 331.19 331.20 331.21 331.22 331.23 331.24 331.25
331.26 331.27 331.28 331.29 331.30 331.31 332.1 332.2
332.3 332.4 332.5 332.6 332.7 332.8 332.9 332.10 332.11 332.12 332.13 332.14 332.15 332.16 332.17 332.18 332.19 332.20 332.21 332.22 332.23
332.24 332.25 332.26 332.27 332.28 332.29 332.30 333.1 333.2 333.3 333.4 333.5 333.6 333.7 333.8 333.9 333.10 333.11 333.12 333.13 333.14 333.15
333.16 333.17 333.18 333.19 333.20 333.21 333.22
333.23 333.24 333.25 333.26 333.27 333.28 333.29
334.1 334.2 334.3 334.4 334.5 334.6 334.7 334.8 334.9 334.10 334.11 334.12 334.13 334.14
334.15 334.16 334.17 334.18 334.19 334.20
334.21 334.22 334.23 334.24 334.25
334.26 334.27
334.28 334.29 334.30 335.1 335.2 335.3 335.4 335.5 335.6 335.7 335.8 335.9 335.10 335.11 335.12 335.13 335.14 335.15
335.16 335.17
335.18 335.19 335.20 335.21 335.22 335.23 335.24 335.25 335.26 335.27 335.28 335.29 335.30 336.1 336.2 336.3 336.4 336.5 336.6 336.7 336.8 336.9 336.10 336.11 336.12 336.13 336.14 336.15 336.16 336.17 336.18 336.19 336.20 336.21 336.22 336.23 336.24 336.25 336.26 336.27 336.28 336.29 336.30 336.31 336.32 337.1 337.2 337.3 337.4 337.5 337.6 337.7 337.8 337.9 337.10 337.11 337.12 337.13 337.14 337.15
337.16 337.17
337.18 337.19 337.20 337.21 337.22 337.23 337.24 337.25 337.26 337.27 337.28 337.29 337.30 337.31 337.32 337.33 338.1 338.2 338.3 338.4 338.5 338.6 338.7 338.8 338.9 338.10 338.11 338.12 338.13 338.14 338.15 338.16 338.17 338.18 338.19 338.20 338.21 338.22 338.23 338.24 338.25 338.26 338.27 338.28 338.29 338.30 338.31 338.32 338.33 338.34 338.35 339.1 339.2 339.3 339.4 339.5 339.6 339.7 339.8 339.9 339.10 339.11 339.12 339.13 339.14 339.15 339.16 339.17 339.18 339.19 339.20 339.21 339.22 339.23 339.24 339.25 339.26 339.27 339.28 339.29 339.30 339.31 339.32 339.33 340.1 340.2 340.3 340.4 340.5 340.6 340.7 340.8 340.9 340.10 340.11 340.12
340.13 340.14 340.15 340.16 340.17 340.18 340.19 340.20 340.21 340.22 340.23 340.24 340.25 340.26 340.27 340.28 340.29 340.30 340.31 341.1 341.2 341.3 341.4 341.5 341.6 341.7 341.8 341.9 341.10 341.11 341.12 341.13 341.14 341.15 341.16 341.17 341.18 341.19 341.20 341.21 341.22 341.23 341.24 341.25 341.26 341.27 341.28 341.29 341.30 341.31 341.32 342.1 342.2 342.3 342.4 342.5 342.6 342.7 342.8 342.9 342.10 342.11 342.12 342.13 342.14 342.15 342.16 342.17 342.18 342.19 342.20 342.21 342.22 342.23 342.24 342.25 342.26 342.27 342.28 342.29 342.30 342.31 342.32 342.33 343.1 343.2 343.3 343.4 343.5 343.6 343.7 343.8 343.9 343.10 343.11 343.12 343.13 343.14 343.15 343.16 343.17 343.18 343.19 343.20 343.21 343.22 343.23 343.24 343.25 343.26 343.27 343.28 343.29 343.30 344.1 344.2 344.3 344.4 344.5 344.6 344.7 344.8 344.9 344.10 344.11 344.12 344.13 344.14 344.15 344.16 344.17 344.18 344.19 344.20 344.21 344.22
344.23 344.24 344.25 344.26 344.27 344.28 344.29 344.30 344.31 344.32 344.33 344.34 345.1 345.2 345.3 345.4 345.5 345.6 345.7 345.8 345.9 345.10 345.11
345.12 345.13 345.14 345.15 345.16 345.17 345.18 345.19 345.20 345.21 345.22 345.23 345.24 345.25 345.26 345.27 345.28 345.29 345.30 345.31 345.32 345.33 346.1 346.2 346.3 346.4 346.5 346.6 346.7 346.8 346.9
346.10
346.11 346.12 346.13 346.14 346.15 346.16 346.17 346.18 346.19 346.20 346.21 346.22 346.23 346.24 346.25 346.26 346.27 346.28 346.29 346.30 346.31 346.32 346.33 347.1 347.2 347.3 347.4 347.5 347.6 347.7 347.8 347.9
347.10 347.11
347.12 347.13 347.14 347.15 347.16 347.17 347.18 347.19
347.20 347.21
347.22 347.23 347.24 347.25 347.26 347.27 347.28 347.29 347.30 347.31 348.1 348.2 348.3 348.4 348.5 348.6 348.7 348.8 348.9 348.10 348.11 348.12 348.13 348.14 348.15 348.16 348.17 348.18 348.19 348.20 348.21 348.22 348.23 348.24 348.25 348.26 348.27 348.28
348.29 348.30
349.1 349.2 349.3 349.4 349.5 349.6 349.7 349.8 349.9 349.10 349.11 349.12 349.13 349.14 349.15 349.16 349.17 349.18 349.19 349.20 349.21 349.22 349.23 349.24 349.25 349.26 349.27 349.28 349.29 349.30 349.31 350.1 350.2 350.3 350.4 350.5 350.6 350.7
350.8 350.9
350.10 350.11 350.12 350.13 350.14 350.15 350.16 350.17 350.18 350.19 350.20 350.21 350.22 350.23 350.24 350.25 350.26 350.27 350.28 350.29 351.1 351.2 351.3 351.4 351.5 351.6 351.7 351.8 351.9 351.10 351.11 351.12 351.13 351.14 351.15 351.16 351.17 351.18 351.19 351.20 351.21 351.22 351.23 351.24 351.25 351.26 351.27 351.28 351.29 352.1 352.2 352.3 352.4 352.5 352.6 352.7 352.8 352.9 352.10 352.11 352.12 352.13 352.14 352.15 352.16 352.17 352.18 352.19 352.20 352.21 352.22
352.23 352.24
352.25 352.26 352.27 352.28 352.29 352.30 352.31 352.32 353.1 353.2 353.3 353.4 353.5 353.6 353.7 353.8 353.9 353.10 353.11 353.12 353.13 353.14 353.15 353.16 353.17 353.18 353.19 353.20 353.21 353.22 353.23 353.24 353.25 353.26 353.27 353.28 353.29 353.30 353.31 354.1 354.2 354.3 354.4 354.5 354.6 354.7 354.8 354.9 354.10 354.11 354.12 354.13 354.14 354.15 354.16 354.17 354.18 354.19 354.20 354.21 354.22 354.23 354.24 354.25 354.26 354.27 354.28 354.29 354.30 354.31
354.32 354.33
355.1 355.2 355.3 355.4 355.5 355.6 355.7 355.8 355.9 355.10 355.11 355.12 355.13 355.14 355.15 355.16 355.17 355.18 355.19 355.20 355.21 355.22
355.23 355.24 355.25 355.26 355.27 355.28 355.29 355.30 355.31 356.1 356.2 356.3 356.4 356.5 356.6 356.7 356.8 356.9 356.10 356.11 356.12 356.13 356.14 356.15 356.16 356.17 356.18 356.19 356.20 356.21 356.22 356.23 356.24 356.25 356.26 356.27 356.28 356.29 356.30 356.31 356.32 357.1 357.2 357.3 357.4 357.5
357.6 357.7
357.8 357.9 357.10 357.11 357.12 357.13 357.14 357.15 357.16 357.17 357.18 357.19 357.20 357.21 357.22 357.23
357.24 357.25
357.26 357.27 357.28 357.29 357.30 358.1 358.2 358.3 358.4 358.5 358.6 358.7 358.8 358.9 358.10
358.11 358.12
358.13 358.14 358.15 358.16 358.17 358.18 358.19 358.20 358.21 358.22 358.23 358.24 358.25 358.26
358.27 358.28
359.1 359.2 359.3 359.4 359.5 359.6 359.7 359.8 359.9 359.10 359.11
359.12 359.13
359.14 359.15 359.16 359.17 359.18 359.19 359.20 359.21 359.22 359.23 359.24 359.25 359.26 359.27
359.28 359.29
360.1 360.2 360.3 360.4 360.5 360.6 360.7 360.8 360.9 360.10 360.11 360.12 360.13 360.14 360.15 360.16
360.17 360.18
360.19 360.20 360.21 360.22 360.23 360.24 360.25 360.26 360.27 360.28 360.29
360.30 360.31
361.1 361.2 361.3 361.4 361.5
361.6 361.7 361.8 361.9
361.10 361.11 361.12 361.13 361.14 361.15 361.16 361.17 361.18 361.19 361.20 361.21 361.22 361.23 361.24 361.25 361.26
361.27 361.28
361.29 361.30 361.31 362.1 362.2 362.3 362.4 362.5 362.6
362.7 362.8 362.9 362.10 362.11 362.12 362.13 362.14 362.15 362.16 362.17 362.18 362.19 362.20 362.21 362.22 362.23 362.24 362.25 362.26 362.27 362.28 362.29 363.1 363.2 363.3 363.4 363.5 363.6 363.7 363.8 363.9 363.10 363.11 363.12 363.13 363.14 363.15 363.16 363.17 363.18 363.19 363.20 363.21 363.22 363.23 363.24 363.25 363.26 363.27 363.28 363.29 363.30 364.1 364.2 364.3 364.4 364.5 364.6 364.7 364.8 364.9 364.10 364.11 364.12 364.13 364.14 364.15 364.16 364.17 364.18 364.19 364.20 364.21 364.22 364.23 364.24 364.25 364.26 364.27 364.28 364.29 364.30 364.31 364.32 364.33 365.1 365.2 365.3 365.4 365.5 365.6 365.7 365.8 365.9 365.10 365.11 365.12
365.13 365.14 365.15 365.16 365.17 365.18 365.19 365.20 365.21 365.22 365.23 365.24 365.25 365.26 365.27 365.28 365.29 365.30 365.31 365.32 365.33 365.34 366.1 366.2 366.3 366.4 366.5 366.6 366.7 366.8 366.9 366.10
366.11 366.12 366.13 366.14 366.15 366.16 366.17 366.18 366.19 366.20 366.21 366.22 366.23 366.24 366.25 366.26 366.27 366.28 366.29 367.1 367.2 367.3 367.4 367.5 367.6 367.7 367.8 367.9
367.10 367.11 367.12 367.13 367.14 367.15 367.16 367.17 367.18 367.19 367.20 367.21 367.22 367.23 367.24 367.25 367.26 367.27 367.28 367.29 367.30 367.31 367.32 368.1 368.2 368.3 368.4 368.5 368.6 368.7 368.8 368.9 368.10 368.11 368.12 368.13 368.14 368.15 368.16 368.17 368.18 368.19 368.20 368.21 368.22 368.23 368.24 368.25 368.26 368.27 368.28 368.29 368.30 368.31 368.32 368.33 369.1 369.2
369.3 369.4 369.5 369.6 369.7 369.8 369.9 369.10 369.11 369.12 369.13 369.14 369.15 369.16 369.17 369.18 369.19 369.20 369.21 369.22 369.23 369.24 369.25 369.26 369.27 369.28 369.29 369.30 369.31 369.32 370.1 370.2 370.3 370.4 370.5 370.6 370.7 370.8 370.9 370.10 370.11 370.12 370.13 370.14 370.15 370.16 370.17 370.18 370.19 370.20 370.21 370.22 370.23 370.24 370.25 370.26 370.27 370.28 370.29 370.30 370.31 371.1 371.2 371.3 371.4 371.5 371.6 371.7 371.8 371.9 371.10 371.11 371.12 371.13 371.14 371.15 371.16 371.17 371.18 371.19 371.20 371.21 371.22 371.23 371.24 371.25 371.26 371.27 371.28 371.29 371.30 371.31 371.32 371.33 372.1 372.2 372.3 372.4 372.5 372.6 372.7 372.8 372.9 372.10 372.11 372.12 372.13 372.14 372.15 372.16 372.17 372.18 372.19 372.20 372.21 372.22 372.23 372.24 372.25 372.26 372.27 372.28 372.29 372.30 372.31 372.32 373.1 373.2 373.3 373.4 373.5 373.6 373.7 373.8 373.9 373.10 373.11 373.12 373.13 373.14 373.15 373.16 373.17 373.18 373.19 373.20 373.21
373.22
373.23 373.24 373.25 373.26 373.27 373.28
373.29
374.1 374.2 374.3 374.4 374.5 374.6 374.7 374.8 374.9 374.10 374.11 374.12
374.13
374.14 374.15 374.16 374.17 374.18 374.19
374.20 374.21 374.22 374.23 374.24 374.25 374.26 374.27 374.28 374.29 374.30 374.31 375.1 375.2
375.3 375.4 375.5 375.6
375.7 375.8 375.9 375.10 375.11 375.12 375.13 375.14 375.15 375.16 375.17 375.18
375.19 375.20 375.21 375.22 375.23 375.24 375.25 375.26 375.27
375.28 375.29 375.30 375.31 376.1 376.2 376.3 376.4 376.5 376.6 376.7 376.8 376.9
376.10 376.11 376.12 376.13 376.14 376.15 376.16 376.17 376.18 376.19 376.20 376.21 376.22 376.23 376.24 376.25 376.26 376.27 376.28 376.29 376.30 376.31 376.32 376.33 376.34 377.1 377.2 377.3 377.4 377.5 377.6 377.7
377.8 377.9 377.10
377.11 377.12
377.13 377.14 377.15 377.16 377.17
377.18 377.19 377.20 377.21 377.22 377.23 377.24 377.25 377.26 377.27 377.28 377.29 377.30 378.1 378.2 378.3 378.4 378.5 378.6 378.7
378.8 378.9 378.10 378.11 378.12 378.13 378.14 378.15 378.16 378.17 378.18 378.19 378.20 378.21 378.22 378.23
378.24 378.25 378.26 378.27 378.28 378.29 378.30 378.31 379.1 379.2 379.3 379.4 379.5 379.6 379.7 379.8 379.9 379.10 379.11 379.12 379.13 379.14 379.15 379.16 379.17 379.18 379.19 379.20 379.21 379.22 379.23 379.24 379.25 379.26 379.27 379.28 379.29
380.1 380.2 380.3 380.4 380.5 380.6 380.7 380.8 380.9 380.10 380.11 380.12 380.13 380.14 380.15 380.16 380.17 380.18 380.19 380.20 380.21 380.22 380.23 380.24 380.25 380.26 380.27 380.28 380.29 380.30 380.31 381.1 381.2 381.3 381.4 381.5 381.6 381.7 381.8
381.9 381.10 381.11 381.12 381.13 381.14 381.15 381.16
381.17 381.18 381.19 381.20 381.21 381.22 381.23 381.24 381.25 381.26 381.27 381.28 381.29 381.30 381.31 381.32 382.1 382.2 382.3 382.4
382.5 382.6 382.7 382.8 382.9
382.10 382.11 382.12 382.13
382.14 382.15 382.16 382.17 382.18 382.19 382.20 382.21 382.22 382.23 382.24 382.25 382.26 382.27
382.28 382.29 382.30 383.1 383.2 383.3 383.4 383.5 383.6 383.7 383.8 383.9 383.10 383.11 383.12 383.13 383.14 383.15 383.16 383.17 383.18 383.19 383.20 383.21 383.22
383.23 383.24 383.25 383.26 383.27 383.28 383.29 383.30 383.31 383.32 383.33 383.34
384.1
384.2 384.3 384.4 384.5 384.6 384.7 384.8 384.9 384.10 384.11 384.12 384.13 384.14 384.15 384.16 384.17 384.18
384.19 384.20 384.21 384.22 384.23 384.24 384.25 384.26 384.27 384.28 384.29 384.30 385.1 385.2 385.3 385.4 385.5 385.6 385.7 385.8 385.9 385.10 385.11 385.12 385.13 385.14 385.15 385.16 385.17 385.18 385.19 385.20 385.21 385.22 385.23 385.24 385.25 385.26 385.27 385.28 385.29 385.30 385.31
386.1 386.2 386.3 386.4 386.5 386.6 386.7 386.8 386.9 386.10 386.11 386.12 386.13 386.14 386.15 386.16 386.17 386.18 386.19 386.20 386.21 386.22 386.23 386.24
386.25 386.26 386.27 386.28 386.29 386.30 386.31 386.32 387.1 387.2 387.3 387.4 387.5 387.6 387.7 387.8 387.9 387.10 387.11 387.12 387.13 387.14 387.15 387.16 387.17 387.18 387.19 387.20 387.21 387.22 387.23 387.24 387.25 387.26 387.27 387.28 387.29
388.1 388.2
388.3 388.4 388.5 388.6 388.7 388.8 388.9 388.10 388.11 388.12 388.13 388.14 388.15 388.16 388.17 388.18 388.19 388.20 388.21 388.22 388.23 388.24 388.25 388.26
388.27 388.28
388.29 388.30 388.31 389.1 389.2 389.3 389.4 389.5 389.6 389.7 389.8 389.9 389.10 389.11 389.12 389.13 389.14 389.15 389.16 389.17 389.18 389.19 389.20 389.21 389.22 389.23
389.24 389.25 389.26 389.27 389.28 389.29 389.30 389.31 389.32 389.33 390.1 390.2 390.3 390.4 390.5 390.6 390.7 390.8 390.9 390.10 390.11 390.12 390.13 390.14 390.15 390.16 390.17 390.18 390.19 390.20 390.21 390.22 390.23 390.24 390.25 390.26 390.27 390.28 390.29 390.30 390.31 390.32 391.1 391.2 391.3 391.4 391.5 391.6 391.7 391.8 391.9 391.10 391.11 391.12 391.13 391.14 391.15 391.16 391.17 391.18 391.19 391.20 391.21 391.22 391.23 391.24 391.25 391.26 391.27 391.28 391.29 391.30 391.31 391.32 391.33 391.34 392.1 392.2 392.3 392.4 392.5 392.6 392.7 392.8 392.9 392.10 392.11 392.12 392.13
392.14 392.15
392.16 392.17 392.18 392.19 392.20 392.21 392.22 392.23 392.24 392.25 392.26 392.27 392.28 392.29 392.30 392.31 393.1 393.2 393.3 393.4
393.5 393.6 393.7 393.8 393.9 393.10 393.11 393.12 393.13 393.14 393.15 393.16 393.17 393.18 393.19 393.20 393.21 393.22 393.23 393.24 393.25 393.26 393.27 393.28
394.1 394.2 394.3 394.4 394.5 394.6 394.7 394.8 394.9 394.10 394.11 394.12 394.13 394.14 394.15 394.16 394.17 394.18
394.19 394.20
394.21 394.22 394.23 394.24 394.25 394.26 394.27 394.28 394.29 394.30 394.31 395.1 395.2 395.3 395.4 395.5 395.6 395.7 395.8 395.9 395.10 395.11 395.12 395.13 395.14
395.15 395.16 395.17 395.18 395.19 395.20 395.21
395.22 395.23 395.24 395.25 395.26 395.27 395.28 395.29 396.1 396.2 396.3 396.4 396.5
396.6 396.7 396.8 396.9 396.10 396.11 396.12 396.13 396.14 396.15 396.16 396.17 396.18
396.19 396.20 396.21 396.22 396.23 396.24 396.25 396.26 396.27 396.28 396.29 396.30 397.1 397.2 397.3 397.4 397.5
397.6 397.7 397.8 397.9 397.10 397.11 397.12 397.13 397.14 397.15 397.16 397.17 397.18 397.19 397.20 397.21 397.22 397.23 397.24
397.25 397.26 397.27 397.28 397.29 398.1 398.2 398.3 398.4 398.5 398.6 398.7 398.8 398.9 398.10 398.11 398.12 398.13 398.14 398.15 398.16 398.17 398.18 398.19 398.20 398.21 398.22 398.23 398.24 398.25 398.26 398.27 398.28 398.29 398.30 398.31 398.32 398.33 399.1 399.2 399.3 399.4 399.5 399.6 399.7 399.8 399.9 399.10 399.11
399.12 399.13 399.14 399.15 399.16 399.17 399.18 399.19 399.20 399.21 399.22 399.23 399.24 399.25 399.26 399.27 399.28 399.29 399.30 399.31 399.32
400.1 400.2 400.3 400.4 400.5 400.6 400.7 400.8
400.9 400.10 400.11 400.12 400.13 400.14 400.15 400.16 400.17 400.18 400.19 400.20 400.21 400.22 400.23 400.24 400.25 400.26
400.27 400.28 400.29 401.1 401.2 401.3 401.4 401.5 401.6 401.7 401.8 401.9 401.10 401.11 401.12 401.13 401.14 401.15 401.16 401.17 401.18 401.19 401.20 401.21 401.22 401.23 401.24 401.25 401.26 401.27 401.28 401.29 401.30 401.31 401.32 401.33 402.1 402.2 402.3 402.4 402.5 402.6 402.7 402.8 402.9 402.10 402.11 402.12 402.13
402.14 402.15 402.16 402.17 402.18 402.19 402.20 402.21 402.22 402.23 402.24 402.25 402.26 402.27 402.28 402.29 402.30 402.31 403.1 403.2 403.3 403.4 403.5
403.6 403.7 403.8 403.9 403.10 403.11 403.12 403.13
403.14 403.15 403.16 403.17 403.18 403.19 403.20 403.21 403.22 403.23 403.24 403.25 403.26 403.27 403.28 403.29 404.1 404.2 404.3
404.4 404.5 404.6 404.7 404.8 404.9 404.10 404.11 404.12 404.13 404.14 404.15 404.16 404.17 404.18 404.19 404.20 404.21 404.22 404.23 404.24 404.25 404.26 404.27 404.28 404.29 404.30 404.31 404.32 404.33 405.1 405.2 405.3 405.4 405.5 405.6 405.7 405.8 405.9 405.10 405.11 405.12 405.13 405.14 405.15 405.16 405.17 405.18 405.19
405.20 405.21 405.22 405.23 405.24 405.25 405.26 405.27 405.28 405.29 405.30 406.1 406.2 406.3 406.4 406.5 406.6 406.7 406.8 406.9 406.10
406.11 406.12 406.13 406.14 406.15 406.16 406.17 406.18
406.19 406.20 406.21 406.22 406.23 406.24 406.25 406.26 406.27
406.28 406.29 406.30 407.1 407.2 407.3 407.4 407.5 407.6 407.7 407.8 407.9 407.10 407.11 407.12 407.13 407.14 407.15 407.16 407.17 407.18 407.19 407.20 407.21 407.22 407.23 407.24 407.25 407.26 407.27 407.28 407.29 407.30 407.31 407.32 407.33 408.1 408.2 408.3 408.4 408.5 408.6 408.7 408.8 408.9 408.10 408.11 408.12 408.13
408.14 408.15 408.16 408.17 408.18 408.19 408.20 408.21 408.22 408.23 408.24 408.25 408.26 408.27 408.28 408.29 408.30 408.31 408.32 409.1 409.2
409.3 409.4 409.5 409.6 409.7 409.8 409.9 409.10
409.11 409.12 409.13 409.14 409.15 409.16 409.17 409.18 409.19 409.20 409.21 409.22 409.23
409.24 409.25 409.26 409.27 409.28 409.29 410.1 410.2 410.3 410.4 410.5 410.6 410.7 410.8 410.9 410.10 410.11 410.12 410.13 410.14 410.15 410.16 410.17 410.18 410.19 410.20 410.21 410.22 410.23 410.24 410.25 410.26 410.27 410.28 410.29 410.30 410.31 410.32 410.33 410.34 411.1 411.2 411.3 411.4 411.5 411.6 411.7 411.8 411.9 411.10
411.11 411.12 411.13 411.14 411.15 411.16 411.17 411.18 411.19 411.20 411.21 411.22 411.23 411.24 411.25 411.26 411.27 411.28
412.1 412.2 412.3 412.4 412.5 412.6 412.7 412.8 412.9 412.10
412.11 412.12 412.13 412.14 412.15 412.16 412.17 412.18
412.19 412.20 412.21 412.22 412.23 412.24 412.25 412.26 412.27 412.28 412.29
413.1 413.2 413.3 413.4 413.5 413.6 413.7 413.8 413.9 413.10 413.11 413.12 413.13 413.14 413.15 413.16 413.17 413.18 413.19 413.20 413.21 413.22 413.23 413.24 413.25 413.26 413.27 413.28 413.29 413.30 413.31 413.32 413.33 413.34 414.1 414.2 414.3 414.4 414.5 414.6 414.7 414.8 414.9 414.10 414.11 414.12 414.13 414.14 414.15
414.16 414.17 414.18 414.19 414.20 414.21 414.22 414.23 414.24 414.25 414.26 414.27
415.1 415.2 415.3 415.4 415.5 415.6 415.7 415.8 415.9 415.10 415.11 415.12 415.13 415.14 415.15 415.16 415.17 415.18 415.19 415.20 415.21
415.22 415.23 415.24 415.25 415.26 415.27 415.28 415.29 415.30
416.1 416.2 416.3 416.4 416.5 416.6 416.7 416.8
416.9 416.10 416.11 416.12 416.13
416.14 416.15 416.16 416.17 416.18 416.19 416.20 416.21 416.22 416.23 416.24 416.25 416.26 416.27 416.28 416.29 416.30 416.31 416.32 417.1 417.2 417.3 417.4 417.5 417.6 417.7 417.8 417.9 417.10 417.11 417.12 417.13 417.14 417.15 417.16 417.17 417.18 417.19 417.20 417.21 417.22 417.23 417.24 417.25 417.26 417.27
417.28 417.29 417.30 417.31 417.32 417.33 417.34 418.1 418.2 418.3 418.4 418.5 418.6 418.7 418.8 418.9 418.10 418.11 418.12 418.13 418.14 418.15 418.16 418.17 418.18 418.19 418.20 418.21 418.22 418.23 418.24 418.25 418.26 418.27 418.28 418.29 418.30 418.31 418.32 418.33 418.34 418.35
419.1 419.2 419.3 419.4 419.5 419.6 419.7 419.8 419.9 419.10 419.11 419.12 419.13 419.14 419.15 419.16 419.17 419.18 419.19 419.20 419.21 419.22 419.23 419.24 419.25 419.26 419.27 419.28 419.29 419.30 419.31 419.32 419.33 420.1 420.2 420.3 420.4 420.5 420.6 420.7 420.8 420.9 420.10 420.11
420.12 420.13 420.14
420.15 420.16
420.17 420.18 420.19 420.20
420.21 420.22 420.23 420.24 420.25 420.26 420.27 420.28 421.1 421.2 421.3 421.4 421.5 421.6 421.7 421.8 421.9 421.10 421.11 421.12 421.13 421.14 421.15 421.16 421.17 421.18 421.19 421.20 421.21 421.22 421.23 421.24 421.25 421.26 421.27 421.28 421.29 421.30 421.31 421.32 422.1 422.2 422.3 422.4 422.5 422.6 422.7 422.8 422.9 422.10 422.11 422.12 422.13 422.14 422.15 422.16 422.17 422.18 422.19 422.20 422.21 422.22 422.23 422.24 422.25 422.26 422.27 422.28 422.29 422.30 422.31 422.32 422.33 423.1 423.2 423.3 423.4 423.5 423.6 423.7 423.8 423.9 423.10 423.11 423.12 423.13 423.14 423.15 423.16 423.17 423.18 423.19 423.20 423.21 423.22 423.23 423.24 423.25 423.26 423.27 423.28 423.29 423.30 423.31 423.32 424.1 424.2 424.3 424.4 424.5 424.6 424.7 424.8 424.9 424.10 424.11 424.12 424.13 424.14 424.15 424.16 424.17 424.18 424.19 424.20 424.21 424.22 424.23 424.24 424.25 424.26 424.27 424.28 424.29 424.30 424.31 424.32 425.1 425.2 425.3 425.4 425.5 425.6 425.7
425.8 425.9 425.10 425.11 425.12 425.13 425.14 425.15 425.16 425.17 425.18 425.19 425.20 425.21 425.22 425.23 425.24 425.25 425.26 425.27 425.28 425.29 425.30 425.31 425.32 425.33 426.1 426.2
426.3 426.4
426.5 426.6 426.7 426.8 426.9 426.10 426.11 426.12 426.13 426.14 426.15 426.16 426.17 426.18 426.19 426.20 426.21 426.22 426.23 426.24 426.25 426.26 426.27 426.28 426.29 426.30 427.1 427.2 427.3 427.4 427.5 427.6 427.7 427.8 427.9
427.10 427.11 427.12 427.13 427.14 427.15 427.16 427.17 427.18 427.19 427.20 427.21 427.22 427.23 427.24 427.25 427.26 427.27 427.28 427.29 427.30 427.31 428.1 428.2 428.3 428.4 428.5 428.6 428.7 428.8 428.9 428.10 428.11 428.12 428.13 428.14 428.15 428.16 428.17 428.18 428.19 428.20 428.21 428.22 428.23 428.24 428.25 428.26 428.27 428.28 428.29 428.30 428.31 428.32 428.33 428.34 429.1 429.2 429.3 429.4 429.5 429.6 429.7
429.8 429.9 429.10 429.11 429.12 429.13 429.14 429.15 429.16 429.17 429.18 429.19 429.20 429.21 429.22
429.23 429.24 429.25 429.26 429.27 429.28 429.29 429.30 429.31 429.32
430.1 430.2
430.3 430.4 430.5 430.6 430.7
430.8
430.9 430.10 430.11 430.12 430.13 430.14 430.15 430.16 430.17 430.18 430.19 430.20 430.21 430.22 430.23 430.24
430.25
430.26 430.27 430.28 430.29 430.30 431.1 431.2 431.3 431.4 431.5 431.6 431.7
431.8
431.9 431.10 431.11 431.12 431.13
431.14 431.15 431.16 431.17 431.18 431.19 431.20 431.21 431.22 431.23 431.24 431.25 431.26 431.27 431.28 431.29 432.1 432.2 432.3 432.4 432.5 432.6 432.7 432.8 432.9 432.10 432.11 432.12 432.13 432.14 432.15 432.16 432.17 432.18 432.19 432.20
432.21
432.22 432.23 432.24 432.25 432.26 432.27 432.28 432.29 432.30 432.31 432.32 433.1 433.2 433.3 433.4 433.5 433.6 433.7 433.8 433.9 433.10 433.11 433.12
433.13
433.14 433.15 433.16 433.17 433.18 433.19 433.20 433.21 433.22
433.23 433.24 433.25 433.26 433.27 433.28 433.29 433.30 433.31 434.1 434.2 434.3 434.4 434.5 434.6 434.7 434.8 434.9 434.10 434.11 434.12 434.13 434.14 434.15 434.16 434.17
434.18 434.19 434.20 434.21 434.22 434.23 434.24 434.25 434.26 434.27 434.28 434.29 434.30 434.31 435.1 435.2 435.3 435.4 435.5 435.6 435.7 435.8 435.9 435.10 435.11
435.12 435.13 435.14 435.15 435.16 435.17 435.18 435.19 435.20 435.21 435.22 435.23 435.24 435.25 435.26 435.27 435.28 435.29 435.30 435.31 435.32 436.1 436.2 436.3 436.4 436.5 436.6 436.7 436.8 436.9 436.10 436.11 436.12 436.13 436.14 436.15 436.16 436.17 436.18 436.19 436.20 436.21 436.22 436.23 436.24 436.25 436.26 436.27 436.28 436.29 436.30 436.31 437.1 437.2
437.3
437.4 437.5 437.6 437.7 437.8 437.9 437.10 437.11 437.12 437.13 437.14 437.15 437.16 437.17 437.18 437.19 437.20 437.21
437.22 437.23 437.24 437.25 437.26 437.27 437.28 437.29 437.30 437.31 437.32 438.1 438.2 438.3 438.4 438.5
438.6 438.7 438.8 438.9 438.10 438.11 438.12 438.13 438.14 438.15 438.16 438.17 438.18 438.19 438.20 438.21 438.22 438.23 438.24 438.25 438.26 438.27 438.28 438.29 438.30 438.31 439.1 439.2 439.3 439.4 439.5 439.6 439.7 439.8 439.9 439.10 439.11 439.12 439.13 439.14 439.15 439.16 439.17 439.18 439.19 439.20 439.21 439.22 439.23 439.24 439.25 439.26 439.27 439.28 439.29 439.30 439.31 439.32
440.1 440.2 440.3 440.4 440.5 440.6 440.7 440.8 440.9 440.10 440.11
440.12 440.13 440.14 440.15 440.16 440.17 440.18 440.19 440.20 440.21 440.22 440.23 440.24 440.25 440.26 440.27 440.28 440.29 440.30 440.31 440.32 441.1 441.2 441.3 441.4 441.5 441.6 441.7 441.8 441.9 441.10 441.11 441.12 441.13 441.14 441.15 441.16 441.17 441.18 441.19 441.20 441.21 441.22 441.23 441.24
441.25 441.26 441.27 441.28 441.29 441.30 441.31 441.32 442.1 442.2
442.3 442.4 442.5 442.6 442.7 442.8 442.9 442.10 442.11 442.12 442.13
442.14 442.15 442.16 442.17 442.18 442.19 442.20 442.21 442.22 442.23 442.24 442.25 442.26 442.27
442.28 442.29 442.30 442.31 442.32 442.33 443.1 443.2 443.3 443.4 443.5 443.6
443.7 443.8 443.9 443.10 443.11 443.12 443.13 443.14 443.15 443.16 443.17 443.18 443.19 443.20 443.21 443.22 443.23 443.24 443.25 443.26 443.27 443.28 443.29 443.30 443.31 443.32 443.33 443.34 444.1 444.2 444.3 444.4 444.5 444.6 444.7 444.8 444.9 444.10
444.11 444.12 444.13 444.14 444.15 444.16 444.17 444.18 444.19 444.20 444.21 444.22
444.23 444.24 444.25 444.26 444.27 444.28 444.29
444.30 444.31 444.32
445.1 445.2 445.3 445.4 445.5 445.6 445.7 445.8 445.9 445.10 445.11 445.12 445.13 445.14 445.15 445.16 445.17 445.18 445.19 445.20 445.21 445.22 445.23 445.24 445.25 445.26 445.27 445.28 445.29 445.30 445.31 445.32 446.1 446.2 446.3 446.4 446.5 446.6 446.7 446.8 446.9 446.10 446.11 446.12 446.13 446.14 446.15 446.16
446.17 446.18 446.19
446.20 446.21 446.22 446.23 446.24 446.25 446.26 446.27 446.28 446.29 446.30 446.31 446.32 447.1 447.2 447.3 447.4 447.5 447.6 447.7 447.8 447.9 447.10 447.11 447.12 447.13 447.14 447.15 447.16 447.17 447.18 447.19 447.20 447.21 447.22 447.23 447.24 447.25
447.26 447.27 447.28 447.29 447.30 447.31 447.32 447.33 448.1 448.2 448.3 448.4 448.5 448.6 448.7 448.8 448.9 448.10 448.11
448.12 448.13 448.14 448.15 448.16 448.17 448.18 448.19 448.20 448.21 448.22 448.23 448.24 448.25 448.26 448.27 448.28 448.29 448.30 449.1 449.2 449.3 449.4 449.5 449.6 449.7 449.8 449.9 449.10 449.11 449.12 449.13 449.14 449.15 449.16 449.17 449.18
449.19 449.20 449.21 449.22 449.23 449.24 449.25 449.26 449.27 449.28 449.29
450.1 450.2 450.3 450.4 450.5 450.6 450.7 450.8 450.9 450.10 450.11
450.12 450.13 450.14 450.15 450.16 450.17 450.18 450.19 450.20 450.21 450.22 450.23
450.24 450.25
450.26 450.27 450.28 450.29 450.30 450.31 451.1 451.2 451.3 451.4 451.5 451.6 451.7 451.8 451.9 451.10 451.11 451.12 451.13 451.14 451.15 451.16 451.17 451.18 451.19 451.20 451.21 451.22 451.23 451.24 451.25 451.26 451.27 451.28 451.29 451.30 452.1 452.2 452.3 452.4 452.5 452.6 452.7 452.8
452.9 452.10 452.11 452.12 452.13 452.14 452.15 452.16 452.17 452.18 452.19 452.20 452.21 452.22 452.23 452.24 452.25 452.26 452.27 452.28 452.29
453.1 453.2 453.3 453.4 453.5 453.6 453.7 453.8 453.9 453.10
453.11 453.12 453.13 453.14 453.15 453.16 453.17 453.18 453.19
453.20
453.21 453.22 453.23 453.24 453.25 453.26 453.27 453.28 453.29 453.30 453.31 453.32
453.33
454.1 454.2 454.3 454.4 454.5 454.6 454.7 454.8 454.9 454.10 454.11 454.12 454.13 454.14 454.15 454.16 454.17 454.18 454.19 454.20 454.21 454.22 454.23 454.24 454.25 454.26 454.27 454.28 454.29 455.1 455.2 455.3 455.4 455.5 455.6 455.7 455.8 455.9 455.10 455.11 455.12 455.13 455.14 455.15 455.16 455.17 455.18 455.19 455.20 455.21 455.22 455.23 455.24 455.25 455.26 455.27 455.28 455.29
456.1 456.2
456.3 456.4 456.5 456.6 456.7 456.8 456.9 456.10 456.11 456.12 456.13 456.14 456.15 456.16 456.17 456.18 456.19 456.20 456.21 456.22 456.23 456.24 456.25 456.26 456.27 456.28 456.29 456.30 456.31 457.1 457.2 457.3 457.4 457.5 457.6 457.7 457.8 457.9 457.10 457.11 457.12 457.13 457.14 457.15 457.16 457.17 457.18 457.19 457.20 457.21 457.22 457.23 457.24 457.25 457.26 457.27 457.28 457.29 457.30 457.31 457.32 457.33 457.34 458.1 458.2 458.3 458.4 458.5 458.6 458.7 458.8 458.9 458.10 458.11 458.12 458.13 458.14 458.15 458.16 458.17 458.18 458.19 458.20 458.21 458.22 458.23 458.24 458.25 458.26 458.27 458.28 458.29 458.30 458.31 458.32 458.33 458.34 459.1 459.2 459.3 459.4 459.5 459.6 459.7 459.8 459.9 459.10 459.11 459.12 459.13 459.14 459.15 459.16 459.17 459.18 459.19 459.20 459.21 459.22 459.23 459.24 459.25 459.26 459.27 459.28 459.29 459.30 459.31 459.32 459.33
459.34
460.1 460.2 460.3 460.4 460.5 460.6 460.7 460.8 460.9 460.10 460.11 460.12 460.13 460.14 460.15 460.16 460.17 460.18 460.19 460.20 460.21 460.22 460.23 460.24 460.25 460.26 460.27 460.28 460.29 460.30 460.31 460.32 460.33 461.1 461.2 461.3 461.4 461.5 461.6 461.7 461.8 461.9 461.10 461.11 461.12 461.13 461.14 461.15 461.16 461.17 461.18 461.19 461.20 461.21 461.22 461.23 461.24 461.25 461.26 461.27 461.28 461.29 461.30
462.1 462.2 462.3 462.4 462.5 462.6 462.7 462.8 462.9 462.10 462.11 462.12 462.13 462.14 462.15 462.16 462.17 462.18 462.19 462.20 462.21 462.22 462.23 462.24 462.25 462.26 462.27 462.28 462.29 462.30 462.31 462.32 462.33 463.1 463.2 463.3 463.4 463.5 463.6 463.7 463.8 463.9 463.10 463.11 463.12 463.13 463.14 463.15 463.16 463.17 463.18 463.19 463.20 463.21 463.22 463.23 463.24 463.25 463.26 463.27 463.28 463.29 463.30 464.1 464.2 464.3 464.4 464.5 464.6 464.7 464.8 464.9 464.10 464.11 464.12 464.13 464.14 464.15 464.16 464.17 464.18 464.19
464.20 464.21 464.22 464.23 464.24 464.25 464.26 464.27 464.28 464.29 464.30 464.31 464.32 465.1 465.2 465.3 465.4 465.5 465.6 465.7 465.8 465.9 465.10 465.11 465.12 465.13 465.14 465.15 465.16 465.17 465.18 465.19 465.20 465.21 465.22 465.23 465.24 465.25 465.26 465.27 465.28 465.29 465.30 465.31 465.32 465.33
466.1 466.2 466.3 466.4 466.5 466.6 466.7 466.8 466.9 466.10 466.11 466.12 466.13 466.14 466.15 466.16 466.17 466.18 466.19 466.20 466.21 466.22 466.23 466.24 466.25 466.26 466.27 466.28 466.29 467.1 467.2 467.3 467.4 467.5 467.6 467.7 467.8 467.9 467.10 467.11 467.12 467.13 467.14 467.15
467.16 467.17 467.18 467.19 467.20 467.21 467.22 467.23 467.24 467.25 467.26 467.27 467.28 467.29 467.30 467.31 467.32 468.1 468.2 468.3 468.4 468.5 468.6 468.7 468.8 468.9 468.10 468.11 468.12 468.13 468.14 468.15 468.16 468.17 468.18 468.19 468.20 468.21 468.22 468.23 468.24 468.25
468.26 468.27 468.28 468.29 468.30 469.1 469.2 469.3 469.4 469.5 469.6 469.7 469.8 469.9 469.10 469.11 469.12 469.13 469.14 469.15 469.16 469.17 469.18 469.19 469.20
469.21 469.22 469.23 469.24 469.25 469.26 469.27 469.28 469.29 469.30 469.31 470.1 470.2 470.3 470.4 470.5 470.6 470.7 470.8 470.9 470.10 470.11 470.12 470.13 470.14 470.15 470.16 470.17 470.18 470.19 470.20 470.21
470.22 470.23 470.24 470.25 470.26 470.27 470.28 470.29 470.30 470.31 470.32 470.33 471.1 471.2 471.3 471.4 471.5 471.6 471.7 471.8 471.9 471.10 471.11 471.12 471.13 471.14 471.15 471.16 471.17 471.18 471.19 471.20 471.21 471.22 471.23 471.24 471.25 471.26 471.27 471.28 471.29 471.30 471.31 472.1 472.2 472.3 472.4 472.5 472.6 472.7 472.8 472.9 472.10 472.11 472.12
472.13
472.14 472.15 472.16 472.17 472.18 472.19 472.20 472.21 472.22 472.23 472.24
472.25
472.26 472.27 472.28 472.29 472.30 472.31 473.1 473.2 473.3 473.4 473.5 473.6 473.7 473.8 473.9 473.10 473.11 473.12 473.13 473.14 473.15 473.16 473.17 473.18 473.19 473.20 473.21 473.22 473.23 473.24 473.25 473.26 473.27 473.28 473.29 473.30 473.31 474.1 474.2 474.3 474.4 474.5 474.6 474.7 474.8 474.9 474.10 474.11 474.12 474.13 474.14 474.15 474.16 474.17 474.18 474.19 474.20 474.21 474.22 474.23 474.24 474.25 474.26 474.27 474.28 474.29 474.30 474.31 474.32 474.33 474.34 475.1 475.2 475.3 475.4 475.5 475.6 475.7 475.8 475.9 475.10 475.11 475.12
475.13
475.14 475.15 475.16 475.17 475.18 475.19 475.20 475.21 475.22 475.23 475.24 475.25 475.26 475.27 475.28 475.29 475.30 475.31 475.32 476.1 476.2 476.3 476.4 476.5 476.6 476.7 476.8 476.9 476.10 476.11 476.12 476.13 476.14
476.15
476.16 476.17 476.18 476.19 476.20 476.21 476.22 476.23 476.24 476.25 476.26 476.27 476.28 476.29 476.30 477.1 477.2 477.3 477.4 477.5 477.6 477.7 477.8 477.9 477.10 477.11 477.12 477.13 477.14 477.15 477.16 477.17 477.18 477.19 477.20 477.21
477.22
477.23 477.24 477.25 477.26 477.27 477.28 477.29 478.1 478.2 478.3 478.4 478.5 478.6 478.7 478.8 478.9 478.10 478.11 478.12 478.13 478.14 478.15 478.16 478.17 478.18 478.19 478.20 478.21 478.22 478.23 478.24 478.25 478.26 478.27 478.28 478.29 478.30 478.31 479.1 479.2 479.3 479.4 479.5 479.6 479.7 479.8 479.9 479.10 479.11 479.12 479.13 479.14 479.15 479.16 479.17 479.18 479.19 479.20 479.21 479.22 479.23 479.24 479.25 479.26 479.27 479.28 479.29 479.30 479.31
480.1 480.2 480.3 480.4 480.5 480.6 480.7 480.8 480.9 480.10 480.11 480.12 480.13 480.14 480.15 480.16 480.17 480.18 480.19 480.20 480.21 480.22 480.23 480.24 480.25 480.26 480.27 480.28 480.29 480.30 480.31 480.32 480.33 480.34 480.35 481.1 481.2 481.3 481.4 481.5 481.6 481.7 481.8 481.9 481.10 481.11 481.12 481.13 481.14 481.15 481.16 481.17 481.18 481.19 481.20 481.21 481.22 481.23 481.24 481.25 481.26 481.27 481.28 481.29 481.30 481.31 481.32 481.33 482.1 482.2 482.3 482.4 482.5 482.6 482.7 482.8 482.9 482.10 482.11 482.12 482.13 482.14 482.15 482.16 482.17 482.18 482.19 482.20 482.21 482.22 482.23 482.24 482.25 482.26 482.27 482.28 482.29 482.30 482.31 482.32 483.1 483.2 483.3 483.4 483.5 483.6 483.7 483.8 483.9 483.10 483.11 483.12 483.13 483.14 483.15 483.16 483.17 483.18 483.19 483.20 483.21 483.22 483.23 483.24 483.25 483.26 483.27 483.28 483.29
483.30 483.31 483.32 483.33 483.34 484.1 484.2 484.3 484.4 484.5 484.6 484.7 484.8 484.9 484.10 484.11 484.12 484.13 484.14 484.15 484.16 484.17
484.18 484.19 484.20 484.21 484.22 484.23 484.24 484.25 484.26 484.27 484.28 484.29 484.30 484.31 484.32 484.33 484.34 485.1 485.2
485.3 485.4 485.5 485.6 485.7 485.8 485.9 485.10 485.11 485.12 485.13 485.14 485.15 485.16 485.17 485.18 485.19 485.20 485.21 485.22 485.23 485.24 485.25 485.26 485.27 485.28 485.29 485.30 485.31 485.32
486.1 486.2 486.3 486.4 486.5 486.6 486.7 486.8 486.9 486.10 486.11 486.12 486.13 486.14 486.15 486.16 486.17 486.18 486.19 486.20 486.21 486.22 486.23 486.24 486.25 486.26 486.27 486.28 486.29 486.30 486.31 487.1 487.2 487.3 487.4 487.5 487.6 487.7 487.8 487.9 487.10 487.11 487.12 487.13 487.14
487.15 487.16 487.17 487.18 487.19 487.20 487.21 487.22 487.23 487.24 487.25 487.26 487.27 487.28 487.29 487.30 487.31 487.32
488.1 488.2 488.3 488.4 488.5 488.6 488.7 488.8 488.9 488.10 488.11 488.12 488.13 488.14 488.15 488.16 488.17 488.18 488.19 488.20 488.21 488.22 488.23 488.24 488.25 488.26 488.27 488.28 488.29 488.30 488.31 489.1 489.2 489.3 489.4 489.5 489.6 489.7 489.8 489.9 489.10 489.11 489.12 489.13 489.14 489.15 489.16
489.17 489.18 489.19 489.20 489.21 489.22 489.23 489.24 489.25 489.26 489.27 489.28 489.29 489.30 489.31 489.32 490.1 490.2 490.3 490.4 490.5 490.6 490.7 490.8 490.9 490.10 490.11 490.12 490.13 490.14 490.15 490.16 490.17 490.18 490.19 490.20 490.21 490.22 490.23 490.24 490.25 490.26 490.27 490.28 490.29 490.30 490.31 490.32 490.33 491.1 491.2 491.3 491.4 491.5 491.6 491.7 491.8 491.9 491.10 491.11 491.12 491.13 491.14 491.15 491.16 491.17 491.18 491.19 491.20 491.21 491.22
491.23 491.24 491.25 491.26 491.27 491.28 491.29 491.30 492.1 492.2 492.3 492.4 492.5 492.6 492.7 492.8 492.9 492.10 492.11 492.12 492.13 492.14 492.15 492.16 492.17 492.18 492.19 492.20 492.21 492.22 492.23 492.24 492.25 492.26 492.27 493.1 493.2 493.3 493.4
493.5 493.6 493.7 493.8 493.9 493.10 493.11 493.12 493.13 493.14 493.15 493.16 493.17 493.18 493.19 493.20 493.21 493.22 493.23 493.24 493.25 493.26 493.27 493.28 493.29 493.30 494.1 494.2 494.3 494.4 494.5 494.6 494.7 494.8 494.9 494.10 494.11 494.12 494.13 494.14 494.15 494.16 494.17 494.18 494.19
494.20 494.21 494.22 494.23 494.24 494.25 494.26 494.27 494.28 494.29 494.30 494.31 494.32 494.33 495.1 495.2 495.3 495.4 495.5 495.6 495.7 495.8 495.9 495.10 495.11 495.12 495.13 495.14 495.15 495.16 495.17 495.18 495.19 495.20 495.21 495.22 495.23 495.24 495.25 495.26 495.27 495.28 495.29 495.30 495.31 495.32 496.1 496.2 496.3 496.4 496.5 496.6 496.7 496.8 496.9 496.10 496.11 496.12 496.13 496.14 496.15 496.16 496.17 496.18 496.19 496.20 496.21 496.22 496.23 496.24 496.25 496.26 496.27 496.28 496.29 496.30 496.31 496.32 496.33 497.1 497.2 497.3 497.4 497.5 497.6 497.7 497.8 497.9 497.10 497.11 497.12 497.13 497.14 497.15 497.16 497.17 497.18 497.19 497.20 497.21 497.22 497.23 497.24 497.25 497.26 497.27 497.28 498.1 498.2 498.3 498.4 498.5 498.6 498.7 498.8 498.9 498.10 498.11 498.12 498.13 498.14 498.15 498.16 498.17 498.18 498.19 498.20 498.21 498.22 498.23 498.24 498.25 498.26 498.27 499.1 499.2 499.3 499.4 499.5 499.6 499.7 499.8 499.9 499.10 499.11 499.12 499.13 499.14 499.15 499.16 499.17 499.18 499.19 499.20 499.21 499.22 499.23 499.24 499.25 499.26 499.27 499.28 499.29 499.30 499.31 499.32 500.1 500.2 500.3
500.4 500.5
500.6 500.7 500.8 500.9 500.10 500.11 500.12 500.13 500.14 500.15 500.16 500.17 500.18 500.19 500.20 500.21 500.22 500.23 500.24 500.25 500.26 500.27 500.28 500.29 500.30 500.31 500.32 501.1 501.2 501.3 501.4 501.5 501.6 501.7 501.8 501.9 501.10 501.11 501.12 501.13 501.14 501.15 501.16 501.17 501.18 501.19 501.20 501.21 501.22 501.23 501.24 501.25 501.26 501.27 501.28 501.29 501.30 501.31 502.1 502.2 502.3 502.4 502.5 502.6 502.7 502.8 502.9 502.10 502.11 502.12 502.13 502.14 502.15 502.16 502.17 502.18
502.19 502.20 502.21 502.22 502.23 502.24 502.25 502.26 502.27 502.28 502.29 502.30 502.31 503.1 503.2 503.3 503.4 503.5 503.6 503.7 503.8 503.9 503.10 503.11 503.12 503.13 503.14 503.15 503.16 503.17 503.18 503.19 503.20 503.21 503.22 503.23 503.24 503.25 503.26 503.27 503.28 503.29 503.30 503.31 503.32 503.33 504.1 504.2 504.3 504.4 504.5 504.6 504.7 504.8 504.9 504.10
504.11 504.12 504.13 504.14 504.15 504.16 504.17
504.18 504.19 504.20 504.21 504.22 504.23 504.24 504.25 504.26 504.27 504.28 504.29 504.30 504.31 505.1 505.2 505.3 505.4 505.5 505.6 505.7 505.8 505.9 505.10 505.11 505.12 505.13 505.14 505.15 505.16
505.17 505.18 505.19 505.20 505.21 505.22 505.23
505.24 505.25 505.26 505.27
506.1 506.2 506.3 506.4 506.5 506.6
506.7 506.8 506.9 506.10 506.11 506.12 506.13 506.14 506.15 506.16 506.17 506.18 506.19 506.20 506.21 506.22 506.23 506.24 506.25 506.26 506.27 506.28 506.29
506.30 506.31 507.1 507.2
507.3 507.4 507.5 507.6 507.7 507.8 507.9 507.10 507.11 507.12 507.13 507.14 507.15 507.16 507.17 507.18
507.19 507.20 507.21 507.22 507.23 507.24 507.25 507.26 507.27 507.28 507.29 507.30 507.31 507.32 508.1 508.2 508.3 508.4 508.5 508.6 508.7 508.8 508.9 508.10 508.11 508.12 508.13 508.14 508.15 508.16 508.17 508.18 508.19 508.20 508.21 508.22 508.23 508.24 508.25 508.26 508.27 508.28 508.29 508.30 508.31 509.1 509.2 509.3 509.4 509.5 509.6 509.7 509.8 509.9 509.10 509.11 509.12 509.13 509.14 509.15 509.16 509.17 509.18 509.19 509.20 509.21 509.22 509.23 509.24 509.25 509.26 509.27 509.28 509.29 509.30 509.31 510.1 510.2 510.3 510.4 510.5 510.6
510.7 510.8 510.9 510.10 510.11 510.12 510.13 510.14 510.15 510.16 510.17 510.18 510.19
510.20 510.21 510.22 510.23 510.24 510.25
510.26
510.27 510.28 510.29 510.30 510.31 510.32 511.1 511.2 511.3 511.4 511.5 511.6 511.7 511.8
511.9 511.10 511.11 511.12 511.13 511.14 511.15 511.16 511.17
511.18 511.19 511.20
511.21 511.22
511.23
511.24 511.25
511.26 511.27 511.28 511.29 511.30 512.1 512.2 512.3 512.4 512.5 512.6 512.7 512.8
512.9 512.10 512.11 512.12 512.13 512.14 512.15 512.16 512.17 512.18 512.19 512.20 512.21 512.22 512.23 512.24 512.25 512.26 512.27 512.28 512.29 512.30 512.31 512.32 512.33 512.34 513.1 513.2 513.3 513.4 513.5
513.6
513.7 513.8
513.9 513.10 513.11 513.12 513.13 513.14 513.15 513.16 513.17 513.18 513.19 513.20 513.21 513.22 513.23 513.24 513.25
513.26 513.27 513.28 514.1 514.2 514.3 514.4 514.5 514.6 514.7 514.8 514.9 514.10 514.11 514.12 514.13 514.14 514.15 514.16 514.17 514.18 514.19 514.20 514.21 514.22 514.23 514.24 514.25 514.26 514.27 514.28 514.29 514.30 514.31 514.32 514.33 515.1 515.2 515.3 515.4 515.5 515.6 515.7 515.8 515.9 515.10 515.11 515.12 515.13 515.14 515.15 515.16 515.17 515.18 515.19 515.20 515.21 515.22 515.23 515.24 515.25 515.26 515.27 515.28 515.29 515.30 515.31 515.32 515.33 515.34 515.35 516.1 516.2 516.3 516.4 516.5 516.6 516.7 516.8 516.9 516.10 516.11 516.12 516.13 516.14 516.15 516.16 516.17 516.18 516.19 516.20 516.21 516.22 516.23 516.24 516.25 516.26 516.27 516.28 516.29 516.30 516.31 516.32 516.33 517.1 517.2 517.3 517.4 517.5 517.6 517.7 517.8 517.9 517.10 517.11 517.12 517.13 517.14 517.15 517.16 517.17 517.18 517.19 517.20 517.21 517.22 517.23 517.24 517.25 517.26 517.27 517.28 517.29
517.30 517.31 517.32 517.33 518.1 518.2 518.3 518.4 518.5 518.6 518.7 518.8 518.9 518.10 518.11 518.12 518.13 518.14 518.15 518.16 518.17 518.18 518.19 518.20 518.21 518.22 518.23 518.24 518.25 518.26 518.27 518.28 518.29 518.30 518.31 518.32 518.33 518.34 518.35 519.1 519.2 519.3 519.4 519.5 519.6 519.7 519.8 519.9 519.10 519.11 519.12 519.13 519.14 519.15 519.16 519.17 519.18 519.19 519.20 519.21 519.22 519.23 519.24 519.25 519.26 519.27 519.28 519.29 519.30 519.31 519.32 519.33 519.34 519.35 520.1 520.2 520.3 520.4 520.5 520.6 520.7 520.8 520.9 520.10 520.11 520.12 520.13 520.14 520.15 520.16 520.17 520.18 520.19 520.20 520.21 520.22 520.23 520.24 520.25 520.26 520.27 520.28 520.29 520.30 520.31 520.32 520.33 520.34 520.35
521.1 521.2 521.3 521.4 521.5 521.6 521.7 521.8 521.9 521.10 521.11
521.12 521.13 521.14 521.15 521.16 521.17 521.18 521.19 521.20 521.21 521.22
521.23 521.24 521.25 521.26 521.27 521.28 521.29 521.30
521.31
522.1 522.2 522.3
522.4 522.5
522.6 522.7
522.8 522.9 522.10 522.11 522.12 522.13 522.14 522.15 522.16 522.17 522.18 522.19 522.20 522.21 522.22 522.23 522.24 522.25 522.26 522.27 522.28 522.29 522.30 523.1 523.2 523.3 523.4 523.5 523.6 523.7 523.8 523.9 523.10 523.11 523.12 523.13 523.14 523.15 523.16 523.17 523.18 523.19
523.20
523.21 523.22 523.23 523.24 523.25 523.26 523.27 523.28 523.29 523.30 523.31 523.32 524.1 524.2 524.3 524.4 524.5 524.6 524.7 524.8 524.9 524.10 524.11 524.12 524.13 524.14 524.15 524.16 524.17 524.18 524.19 524.20 524.21 524.22 524.23 524.24 524.25 524.26 524.27 524.28 524.29 524.30 524.31 525.1 525.2 525.3 525.4 525.5 525.6 525.7 525.8 525.9 525.10 525.11 525.12 525.13 525.14 525.15 525.16 525.17 525.18 525.19 525.20 525.21 525.22 525.23 525.24 525.25 525.26 525.27 525.28 525.29 525.30 525.31 525.32 526.1 526.2 526.3 526.4 526.5 526.6 526.7 526.8 526.9 526.10 526.11 526.12 526.13 526.14 526.15 526.16
526.17
526.18 526.19 526.20 526.21 526.22 526.23 526.24 526.25 526.26 526.27 526.28 526.29 526.30 526.31 526.32
527.1 527.2 527.3 527.4 527.5 527.6 527.7 527.8
527.9
527.10 527.11 527.12 527.13 527.14 527.15 527.16 527.17 527.18 527.19 527.20 527.21 527.22 527.23 527.24 527.25 527.26 527.27 527.28 527.29 527.30 527.31 527.32 528.1 528.2 528.3 528.4
528.5 528.6
528.7 528.8 528.9 528.10 528.11 528.12 528.13 528.14 528.15 528.16 528.17 528.18 528.19 528.20 528.21 528.22 528.23 528.24 528.25
528.26
528.27 528.28 528.29 528.30 528.31 529.1 529.2 529.3 529.4 529.5 529.6 529.7 529.8 529.9 529.10 529.11 529.12 529.13 529.14 529.15 529.16 529.17 529.18 529.19 529.20
529.21
529.22 529.23 529.24 529.25 529.26 529.27 529.28 529.29 529.30 529.31 529.32 530.1 530.2 530.3 530.4 530.5 530.6 530.7 530.8 530.9 530.10 530.11 530.12 530.13 530.14 530.15 530.16 530.17 530.18 530.19
530.20
530.21 530.22 530.23 530.24 530.25 530.26 530.27 530.28 530.29 530.30 530.31 531.1 531.2 531.3 531.4 531.5 531.6 531.7 531.8
531.9
531.10 531.11 531.12 531.13 531.14 531.15 531.16 531.17 531.18 531.19 531.20 531.21 531.22 531.23 531.24 531.25 531.26 531.27 531.28 531.29 531.30 531.31
531.32
532.1 532.2 532.3 532.4 532.5 532.6 532.7 532.8 532.9 532.10 532.11 532.12 532.13 532.14 532.15 532.16 532.17 532.18 532.19 532.20 532.21 532.22 532.23 532.24 532.25 532.26 532.27 532.28 532.29 532.30
532.31
533.1 533.2 533.3 533.4 533.5 533.6 533.7 533.8 533.9 533.10 533.11 533.12 533.13 533.14 533.15 533.16 533.17 533.18 533.19 533.20 533.21 533.22 533.23 533.24 533.25 533.26 533.27 533.28 533.29 533.30 533.31 534.1 534.2 534.3 534.4 534.5 534.6 534.7 534.8 534.9 534.10 534.11 534.12 534.13 534.14
534.15
534.16 534.17 534.18 534.19 534.20 534.21 534.22 534.23 534.24 534.25 534.26 534.27 534.28 534.29 534.30 534.31 534.32 534.33 534.34 535.1 535.2 535.3 535.4 535.5 535.6 535.7 535.8 535.9 535.10 535.11 535.12 535.13
535.14
535.15 535.16 535.17 535.18 535.19 535.20 535.21 535.22 535.23 535.24 535.25 535.26 535.27 535.28 535.29 535.30 535.31 536.1 536.2 536.3 536.4 536.5 536.6 536.7
536.8
536.9 536.10 536.11 536.12 536.13 536.14 536.15 536.16 536.17 536.18 536.19 536.20 536.21
536.22
536.23 536.24 536.25 536.26 536.27 536.28 536.29 536.30 537.1 537.2
537.3
537.4 537.5 537.6 537.7 537.8 537.9 537.10 537.11 537.12 537.13 537.14 537.15 537.16 537.17 537.18
537.19
537.20 537.21 537.22 537.23 537.25 537.24 537.27 537.26 537.28 537.29 537.30 537.31
537.32
538.1 538.2 538.3 538.4 538.5 538.7 538.6 538.9 538.8
538.10
538.11 538.12 538.13
538.14 538.15
538.16 538.17
538.18 538.19 538.20 538.21 538.22 538.23 538.24 538.25 538.26 538.27
538.28
539.1 539.2 539.3 539.4 539.5 539.6 539.7 539.8 539.9 539.10 539.11 539.12 539.13 539.14 539.15 539.16 539.17 539.18 539.19 539.20 539.21 539.22
539.23 539.24 539.25 539.26
539.27 539.28 539.29 539.30 539.31 540.1 540.2 540.3
540.4 540.5 540.6 540.7 540.8 540.9 540.10 540.11 540.12 540.13 540.14 540.15 540.16 540.17 540.18 540.19 540.20 540.21 540.22 540.23 540.24
540.25 540.26 540.27 540.28 540.29 540.30 540.31 541.1 541.2 541.3 541.4 541.5 541.6 541.7 541.8 541.9 541.10 541.11 541.12 541.13 541.14 541.15 541.16 541.17
541.18 541.19 541.20 541.21 541.22 541.23 541.24 541.25 541.26 541.27 541.28 541.29 541.30 541.31
541.32
542.1 542.2 542.3 542.4 542.5 542.6 542.7 542.8 542.9 542.10
542.11
542.12 542.13 542.14 542.15 542.16 542.17 542.18 542.19 542.20 542.21 542.22 542.23 542.24 542.25 542.26 542.27 542.28 542.29 542.30 542.31 543.1 543.2 543.3 543.4 543.5 543.6
543.7
543.8 543.9 543.10 543.11 543.12 543.14 543.13 543.15 543.16 543.17 543.18 543.19 543.20 543.21 543.22 543.23
543.24
543.25 543.26 543.27 543.28 543.29 543.31 543.30 544.1 544.2 544.3 544.4 544.5 544.6 544.7
544.8 544.9 544.10 544.11 544.12 544.13 544.14 544.15 544.16 544.17 544.18 544.19 544.20 544.21 544.22 544.23 544.24 544.25 544.26 544.27 544.28 544.29 544.30 544.31 544.32 545.1 545.2 545.3 545.4 545.5 545.6 545.7 545.8 545.9 545.10 545.11 545.12 545.13 545.14 545.15 545.16 545.17 545.18 545.19 545.20 545.21 545.22 545.23 545.24 545.25 545.26 545.27 545.28 545.29 545.30 545.31
545.32
546.1 546.2 546.3 546.4 546.5 546.6 546.7 546.8 546.9 546.10 546.11 546.12 546.13 546.14 546.15 546.16 546.17 546.18 546.19 546.20 546.21 546.22 546.23 546.24 546.25 546.26 546.27 546.28 546.29 546.30 546.31 546.32
547.1 547.2 547.3
547.4 547.5 547.6
547.7 547.8
547.9 547.10
547.11 547.12 547.13 547.14 547.15 547.16 547.17 547.18
547.19
547.20 547.21 547.22 547.23 547.24 547.25 547.26 547.27 547.28 547.29 547.30 547.31 548.1 548.2 548.3 548.4 548.5 548.6 548.7 548.8 548.9 548.10 548.11 548.12 548.13 548.14 548.15 548.16 548.17 548.18 548.19 548.20 548.21 548.22 548.23 548.24 548.25 548.26 548.27 548.28 548.29 548.30 548.31 548.32 548.33 548.34 549.1 549.2 549.3 549.4 549.5 549.6 549.7 549.8 549.9 549.10 549.11 549.12 549.13 549.14 549.15 549.16 549.17 549.18 549.19 549.20 549.21 549.22 549.23 549.24 549.25 549.26 549.27 549.28 549.29 549.30 549.31 549.32 549.33 549.34 549.35 550.1 550.2 550.3
550.4 550.5
550.6 550.7 550.8 550.9 550.10 550.11 550.12 550.13 550.14 550.15 550.16 550.17 550.18 550.19 550.20 550.21 550.22 550.23 550.24 550.25 550.26 550.27 550.28 550.29 550.30 550.31 550.32 550.33
551.1
551.2 551.3 551.4 551.5 551.6 551.7 551.8 551.9 551.10 551.11 551.12 551.13 551.14 551.15 551.16 551.17 551.18 551.19 551.20 551.21 551.22 551.23 551.24 551.25 551.26 551.27 551.28 551.29 551.30 551.31 552.1 552.2 552.3 552.4 552.5 552.6 552.7 552.8 552.9 552.10 552.11 552.12 552.13 552.14 552.15 552.16 552.17 552.18 552.19 552.20 552.21 552.22 552.23 552.24 552.25 552.26
552.27
552.28 552.29 552.30 552.31 552.32 553.1 553.2 553.3
553.4
553.5 553.6
553.7 553.8 553.9 553.10 553.11 553.12 553.13 553.14
553.15 553.16 553.17 553.18 553.19 553.20 553.21 553.22 553.23 553.24
553.25
553.26 553.27 553.28 553.29 553.30 554.1 554.2 554.3
554.4
554.5 554.6 554.7 554.8 554.9 554.10 554.11 554.12 554.13 554.14 554.15 554.16 554.17 554.18 554.19 554.20 554.21 554.22 554.23 554.24 554.25 554.26 554.27 554.28 554.29 554.30 554.31 554.32 554.33 555.1 555.2 555.3 555.4 555.5 555.6 555.7 555.8 555.9 555.10 555.11 555.12 555.13 555.14 555.15 555.16 555.17 555.18 555.19 555.20 555.21 555.22 555.23 555.24 555.25 555.26 555.27 555.28 555.29 555.30 555.31 555.32 555.33 556.1 556.2 556.3 556.4 556.5 556.6 556.7 556.8 556.9 556.10 556.11 556.12 556.13
556.14
556.15 556.16 556.17 556.18 556.19 556.20 556.21 556.22 556.23 556.24
556.25 556.26
556.27 556.28 556.29 556.30 556.31 556.32 557.1 557.2
557.3 557.4 557.5 557.6 557.7 557.8 557.9 557.10 557.11 557.12 557.13 557.14 557.15 557.16 557.17 557.18 557.19 557.20 557.21 557.22 557.23
557.24 557.25
557.26 557.27 557.28 557.29 557.30 557.32 557.31 558.1 558.2 558.3 558.4
558.5 558.6 558.7 558.8 558.9 558.10 558.11
558.12
558.13 558.14 558.15 558.16 558.17 558.18 558.19 558.20 558.21 558.22 558.23
558.24 558.25
558.26 558.27 558.28 558.29 558.30 559.1 559.2 559.3 559.4 559.5 559.6 559.7 559.8 559.9 559.10 559.11 559.12 559.13 559.14 559.15 559.16 559.17 559.18 559.19 559.20 559.21 559.22 559.23 559.24 559.25 559.26 559.27 559.28 559.29 559.30 559.31 559.32 560.1 560.2 560.3 560.4 560.5 560.6 560.7
560.8 560.9 560.10 560.11 560.12 560.13 560.14 560.15 560.16 560.17 560.18 560.19
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A bill for an act
 relating to state government; appropriating money for agriculture, rural
development, housing, state government, public safety, transportation, environment,
natural resources, energy, jobs, economic development, higher education,
prekindergarten through grade 12 education, health, and human services; modifying
agriculture, rural development, and housing provisions; specifying conditions of
legislative ratification of proposed collective bargaining agreements; requiring
proposed changes to state employee group insurance to be submitted separately
to Legislative Coordinating Commission; requiring certain information about
collective bargaining agreements and compensation plans be submitted to
Legislative Coordinating Commission; creating transition period for Legislative
Budget Office to take responsibility for coordinating fiscal notes and local impact
notes; establishing Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission; modifying
the effective date of certain provisions governing preparation of fiscal notes;
abolishing Office of MN.IT Services; establishing division of information
technology within Department of Administration; permitting agencies more
flexibility in contracting for information technology projects; requiring agencies
to determine impact of proposed rule on cost of residential construction or
remodeling; requiring notice to applicable legislative committees; precluding
adoption of residential construction rules having certain cost until after next
legislative session; exempting hair braiders from cosmetology registration
requirements; prohibiting exclusive representative from charging fair share fee to
nonmembers; investigating possible registration or voting by ineligible voters and
reporting to law enforcement; increasing penalties for child pornography offenses;
requiring reports on court-imposed stays of sentence or adjudication for sex
offenses; restricting grounds that permit reunification of parents and children after
parent sexually abuses child; increasing maximum penalty for certain invasion of
privacy crimes involving minors; requiring predatory offender registration for
certain invasion of privacy crimes involving minors; requiring collection of
information on connection between pornography and sex trafficking; expanding
authorized prostitution penalty assessment to include additional crimes; expanding
criminal sexual conduct offenses for persons in current or recent positions of
authority over juveniles and for peace officers who engage in sexual activity with
those in custody; extending sunset date for court technology fund; expanding list
of prior offenses that support a conviction of first-degree driving while impaired;
prohibiting Department of Human Rights from using federal funds to expand
program; modifying various provisions governing transportation and public safety
policy and finance; modifying Metropolitan Council budgeting requirements;
modifying environment and natural resources provisions; adding to and deleting
from state parks, recreation areas, and forests; modifying drainage law; creating
accounts; providing for disposition of certain receipts; modifying renewable
development account utility annual contribution; modifying solar energy incentive
program; establishing pension rate base; establishing criteria for utility cost recovery
of energy storage system pilot projects; establishing utility stakeholder group;
requiring investor-owned utilities to include in integrated resource plans an
assessment of energy storage systems; establishing solar energy grant program for
school districts; extending expiration date for an assessment; requiring creation of
an excavation notice system contact information database; requiring cost-benefit
analysis of energy storage systems; modifying job training program requirements;
limiting use of funds in Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund;
modifying youth skills training program; modifying accessibility requirements for
public buildings; modifying fees for manufactured home installers; adopting
recommendations of Workers' Compensation Advisory Council; adjusting basis
for determining salary for judges of Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals;
adopting recommendations of Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council;
modifying certain higher education policy provisions; making clarifying and
technical changes to loan forgiveness and research grant programs; providing for
school safety, general education, education excellence, teachers, special education,
facilities and technology, libraries, early education, and state agencies; making
forecast adjustments; modifying provisions governing children and families,
licensing, state-operated services, chemical and mental health, community supports
and continuing care, and health care; modifying Department of Human Services
administrative funds transfer; establishing Minnesota Health Policy Commission;
repealing preferred incontinence program in medical assistance; increasing
reimbursement rates for doula services; modifying telemedicine service limits;
modifying EPSDT screening payments; modifying capitation payment delay;
modifying provisions relating to wells and borings; adding security screening
systems to ionizing radiation-producing equipment regulation; authorizing statewide
tobacco cessation services; establishing an opioid reduction pilot program;
establishing a low-value health services study; requiring coverage of 3D
mammograms; requiring disclosure of facility fees; establishing a step therapy
override process; requiring the synchronization of prescription refills; prohibiting
a health plan company from preventing a pharmacist from informing a patient of
a price differential; converting allied health professionals to a birth month renewal
cycle; modifying temporary license suspensions and background checks for
health-related professions; requiring a prescriber to access the prescription
monitoring program before prescribing certain controlled substances; authorizing
the Board of Pharmacy to impose a fee from a prescriber or pharmacist accessing
prescription monitoring data through a service offered by the board's vendor;
requiring administrative changes at the Office of Health Facility Complaints;
providing access to information and data sharing; making technical changes;
requiring rulemaking; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016,
sections 3.3005, subdivision 8; 3.855, subdivisions 1a, 2, by adding a subdivision;
10A.01, subdivision 35; 13.64, by adding a subdivision; 16A.103, subdivisions 1,
1b, by adding a subdivision; 16A.88, subdivision 2; 16A.97; 16E.01, subdivision
1; 16E.015, by adding a subdivision; 16E.016; 16E.02; 16E.055; 16E.14; 16E.18,
subdivisions 4, 6; 16E.21, subdivision 3; 17.117, subdivisions 1, 4; 17.494; 17.4982,
by adding subdivisions; 18.83, subdivision 7; 18C.425, subdivision 6; 18C.80,
subdivision 2; 21.89, subdivision 2; 41A.16, subdivisions 1, 2; 41A.17, subdivision
1; 62A.30, by adding a subdivision; 80E.13; 84.0895, subdivision 2; 84.86,
subdivision 1; 86B.005, subdivision 8a; 86B.532, subdivision 1; 88.10, by adding
a subdivision; 88.75, subdivision 1; 89.551; 92.50, by adding a subdivision; 94.10,
subdivision 2; 97A.051, subdivision 2; 97A.433, subdivisions 4, 5; 97B.015,
subdivision 6; 97B.1055; 97C.345, subdivision 3a; 103B.3369, subdivisions 5, 9;
103B.801, subdivisions 2, 5; 103E.021, subdivision 6; 103E.071; 103E.351,
subdivision 1; 103F.361, subdivision 2; 103F.363, subdivision 1; 103F.365, by
adding a subdivision; 103F.371; 103F.373, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 103G.2242,
subdivision 14; 103H.275, subdivision 1; 103I.205, subdivision 9; 103I.301,
subdivision 6; 114D.15, subdivisions 7, 11, 13, by adding subdivisions; 114D.20,
subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 7, by adding subdivisions; 114D.26; 114D.35, subdivisions
1, 3; 115.03, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 115.035; 115A.51; 115A.94,
subdivisions 2, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 5, by adding subdivisions; 116.07, subdivision 2,
by adding a subdivision; 116.155, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 116.993,
subdivisions 2, 6; 116J.8747, subdivisions 2, 4; 119B.011, subdivision 19, by
adding a subdivision; 119B.02, subdivision 7; 119B.03, subdivision 9; 120A.20,
subdivision 2; 122A.63, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 123B.595,
by adding a subdivision; 123B.61; 124D.09, subdivisions 4, 22; 124D.151,
subdivisions 2, 3; 124E.20, subdivision 1; 125B.26, subdivision 4, by adding a
subdivision; 126C.10, subdivisions 2e, 24; 126C.17, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 7a;
126C.40, subdivision 1; 126C.44; 127A.70, subdivision 2; 135A.15, subdivision
2; 136A.15, subdivision 8; 136A.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 8, 9; 136A.162;
136A.1701, subdivision 7; 136A.1791, subdivision 8; 136A.1795, subdivision 2;
136A.64, subdivision 1; 136A.822, subdivision 10; 136A.901, subdivision 1;
144.121, subdivision 1a, by adding a subdivision; 144A.53, subdivision 2; 147.012;
147.02, by adding a subdivision; 147A.06; 147A.07; 147B.02, subdivision 9, by
adding a subdivision; 147C.15, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 147D.17,
subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 147D.27, by adding a subdivision; 147E.15,
subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 147E.40, subdivision 1; 147F.07,
subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions; 147F.17, subdivision 1; 148.7815,
subdivision 1; 151.065, by adding a subdivision; 151.214; 151.71, by adding a
subdivision; 152.126, subdivisions 6, 10; 155A.25, subdivision 1a; 155A.28, by
adding a subdivision; 161.088, subdivision 2; 161.115, subdivision 111; 161.14,
by adding subdivisions; 161.32, subdivision 2; 168.013, subdivision 6; 168.101,
subdivision 2a; 168.127, subdivisions 4, 6; 168.27, by adding subdivisions; 168.301,
subdivision 3; 168.326; 168.33, subdivision 8a, by adding a subdivision; 168.346,
subdivision 1; 168A.05, by adding a subdivision; 168A.12, subdivision 2;
168A.151, subdivision 1; 168A.17, by adding a subdivision; 168A.29, subdivision
1; 169.011, subdivision 60; 169.14, subdivision 5; 169.18, subdivisions 10, 11,
12; 169.20, by adding a subdivision; 169.26, subdivision 1; 169.28; 169.29; 169.71,
subdivision 4; 169.81, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 169.8261, subdivision
2; 169.974, subdivision 2; 169A.24, subdivision 1; 174.12, subdivision 8; 174.37,
subdivision 6; 174.66; 175A.05; 176.231, subdivision 9; 179A.06, subdivision 3;
201.022, by adding subdivisions; 205A.07, subdivision 2; 214.075, subdivisions
1, 4, 5, 6; 214.077; 214.10, subdivision 8; 216B.16, by adding a subdivision;
216B.1645, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2422, subdivision 1, by adding a
subdivision; 216D.03, by adding a subdivision; 216G.01, subdivision 3; 221.031,
subdivision 2d; 221.0314, subdivision 9; 221.036, subdivisions 1, 3; 221.122,
subdivision 1; 221.161, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 221.171, subdivision
1; 243.166, subdivision 1b; 244.052, subdivision 4; 245.4889, by adding a
subdivision; 245A.175; 245C.14; 245C.15, by adding a subdivision; 245C.22, by
adding a subdivision; 245C.24, by adding a subdivision; 245D.071, subdivision
5; 245D.091, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 254A.035, subdivision 2; 254B.02, subdivision
1; 254B.06, subdivision 1; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256B.04, subdivision
14; 256B.0625, subdivision 58, by adding subdivisions; 256B.0659, subdivisions
3a, 11, 21, 24, 28, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0915, subdivision 6; 256B.092,
subdivisions 1b, 1g; 256B.4914, subdivision 4; 256I.04, by adding subdivisions;
256K.45, subdivision 2; 256M.41, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 256N.24,
by adding a subdivision; 260.012; 260.835, subdivision 2; 268.035, subdivisions
4, 12; 268.044, subdivisions 2, 3; 268.047, subdivision 3; 268.051, subdivisions
2a, 3; 268.053, subdivision 1; 268.057, subdivision 5; 268.059; 268.066; 268.067;
268.069, subdivision 1; 268.085, subdivisions 3, 3a; 268.095, subdivision 6a;
268.105, subdivision 6; 268.145, subdivision 1; 299A.01, by adding a subdivision;
299A.705; 299A.707, by adding a subdivision; 299A.785, subdivision 1; 326B.106,
subdivision 9; 326B.815, subdivision 1; 327.31, by adding a subdivision; 327B.041;
327C.095, subdivisions 4, 6, 12, 13, by adding a subdivision; 349A.05; 357.021,
subdivision 2b; 360.013, by adding a subdivision; 360.017, subdivision 1; 360.021,
subdivision 1; 360.062; 360.063, subdivisions 1, 3; 360.064, subdivision 1; 360.065,
subdivision 1; 360.066, subdivision 1; 360.067, by adding a subdivision; 360.071,
subdivision 2; 360.305, subdivision 6; 394.22, by adding a subdivision; 394.23;
394.231; 394.25, subdivision 3; 462.352, by adding a subdivision; 462.355,
subdivision 1; 462.357, subdivision 9, by adding a subdivision; 462A.33,
subdivisions 1, 2; 462A.37, subdivisions 1, 2; 473.13, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding
subdivisions; 473.146, subdivisions 1, 3; 473.3994, by adding a subdivision;
473.606, subdivision 5; 473.8441, subdivision 4; 474A.02, by adding subdivisions;
474A.03, subdivision 1; 474A.04, subdivision 1a; 474A.047, subdivision 2;
474A.061, subdivisions 1, 2a, 2b, 2c, 4, by adding subdivisions; 474A.062;
474A.091, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 474A.131,
subdivisions 1, 1b, 2; 474A.14; 475.58, subdivision 4; 574.26, subdivision 1a;
609.3241; 609.341, subdivision 10; 609.342, subdivision 1; 609.343, subdivision
1; 609.344, subdivision 1; 609.345, subdivision 1; 609.746, subdivision 1; 617.246,
subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 7; 617.247, subdivisions 3, 4, 9; 626.556, by adding a
subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 3.8853, subdivisions
1, 2, by adding subdivisions; 3.972, subdivision 4; 3.98, subdivisions 1, 4; 15A.083,
subdivision 7; 16A.152, subdivision 2; 16E.0466, subdivision 1; 18C.70,
subdivision 5; 18C.71, subdivision 4; 84.01, subdivision 6; 84.925, subdivision 1;
84.9256, subdivision 1; 84D.03, subdivisions 3, 4; 84D.108, subdivisions 2b, 2c;
85.0146, subdivision 1; 89.17; 97A.075, subdivision 1; 103G.222, subdivision 3;
103G.2242, subdivision 1; 103I.005, subdivisions 2, 8a, 17a; 103I.205, subdivisions
1, 4; 103I.208, subdivision 1; 103I.235, subdivision 3; 103I.601, subdivision 4;
116.0714; 116C.779, subdivision 1; 116C.7792; 119B.011, subdivision 20;
119B.025, subdivision 1; 119B.06, subdivision 1; 119B.09, subdivision 1;
119B.095, subdivision 2; 119B.13, subdivision 1; 122A.187, by adding a
subdivision; 123B.03, subdivision 1; 124D.151, subdivisions 5, 6; 124D.68,
subdivision 2; 124E.03, subdivision 2; 136A.1275, subdivisions 2, 3; 136A.1789,
subdivision 2; 136A.646; 136A.672, by adding a subdivision; 136A.822,
subdivision 6; 136A.8295, by adding a subdivision; 147.01, subdivision 7; 147A.28;
147B.08; 147C.40; 152.105, subdivision 2; 161.088, subdivision 5; 168.013,
subdivision 1a; 169.18, subdivision 7; 169.829, subdivision 4; 175.46, subdivision
13; 216B.1691, subdivision 2f; 216B.241, subdivision 1d; 216B.62, subdivision
3b; 245.4889, subdivision 1; 245A.03, subdivision 7; 245A.06, subdivision 8;
245A.11, subdivision 2a; 245C.16, subdivision 1; 245D.03, subdivision 1;
256B.0625, subdivisions 3b, 17; 256B.0911, subdivisions 1a, 3a, 3f, 5; 256B.49,
subdivision 13; 256B.4914, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 10, 10a; 256I.03, subdivision 8;
256I.04, subdivision 2b; 256I.05, subdivision 3; 268.035, subdivisions 15, 20;
268.046, subdivision 1; 268.07, subdivision 1; 268.085, subdivision 13a; 268.095,
subdivision 6; 268.18, subdivisions 2b, 5; 298.292, subdivision 2; 364.09;
462A.2035, subdivisions 1, 1b; 473.4051, subdivision 2; 473.4485, subdivision
2; 475.59, subdivision 1; 477A.03, subdivision 2b; Laws 2010, chapter 361, article
4, section 78; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 27, section 76; Laws 2015, First
Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 146, as amended; Laws 2016, chapter
189, article 3, sections 3, subdivision 5; 48; Laws 2017, chapter 88, article 1,
section 2, subdivisions 2, 4; Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivisions
18, 20, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 40; Laws 2017, chapter 94, article 1, sections 2,
subdivisions 2, 3; 4, subdivision 5; 7, subdivision 7; 9; Laws 2017, First Special
Session chapter 1, article 4, section 31; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter
3, article 1, section 4, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter
4, article 1, section 10, subdivision 1; article 2, sections 1; 3; 9; 58; Laws 2017,
First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
9; article 2, sections 56; 57, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 21, 22, 23, 26, 34; article
4, section 12, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, 4, 5; article 5, section 14, subdivisions
2, 3, 4; article 6, section 3, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; article 8, sections 9, subdivision
6; 10, subdivisions 5a, 6, 12; article 9, section 2, subdivision 2; article 10, section
6, subdivision 2; article 11, sections 9, subdivision 2; 12; Laws 2017, First Special
Session chapter 6, article 1, section 52; article 3, section 49; article 4, section 61;
article 10, section 144; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 3; 11A; 14; 16A; 17; 62J; 62Q; 97A; 103B; 103F; 115; 115B; 120B;
123B; 124D; 136A; 144; 147A; 147B; 147C; 147D; 147E; 147F; 161; 168A; 176;
216C; 246; 256B; 260C; 299A; 327; 349A; 360; 383A; 609; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2016, sections 16A.98; 16E.145; 122A.63, subdivisions 7, 8; 126C.16,
subdivisions 1, 3; 126C.17, subdivision 9a; 136A.15, subdivisions 2, 7; 136A.1701,
subdivision 12; 155A.28, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 168.013, subdivision 21; 214.075,
subdivision 8; 221.161, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 256B.0625, subdivision 18b;
256B.0705; 268.053, subdivisions 4, 5; 349A.16; 360.063, subdivision 4; 360.065,
subdivision 2; 360.066, subdivisions 1a, 1b; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement,
section 256B.0625, subdivision 31c; Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section
21, subdivision 2; Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 16;
Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 59; Minnesota Rules,
part 5600.0605, subparts 5, 8.

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

ARTICLE 1

STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.855, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Definitions.

new text begin (a) new text end "Commission" means the Legislative Coordinating Commission
or a legislative commission established by the coordinating commission, as provided in
section 3.305, subdivision 6, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the
coordinating commission under this section or other law requiring action by the coordinating
commission on matters of public employment or compensation.

new text begin (b) "Ratification" must be by law. If a law makes ratification contingent upon the
fulfillment of an express condition, or has an effective date contingent upon the fulfillment
of an express condition, then ratification occurs on the date that the express condition has
been fulfilled or on the effective date, whichever is later. An express condition may include
the enactment of a law. The commissioner of management and budget shall determine
whether an express condition has been fulfilled.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

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


Subd. 2.

State employee negotiations.

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

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

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall submit to the chair of the commission any negotiated or
otherwise proposed changes affecting the provision of insurance to state employees, including
any changes to coverage and costs. Any changes must be submitted to the commission
within five days of approval of the commissioner and at least 45 days before submitting a
collective bargaining agreement or compensation plan that incorporates the proposed changes
to the insurance program. If the commission disapproves changes to the state employee
insurance program, the commission shall specify in writing to the commissioner those
portions with which it disagrees and its reasons. The commissioner must not submit to the
commission any collective bargaining agreement or compensation plan that includes any
changes to state employee insurance previously disapproved by the commission unless the
agreement or plan incorporates changes identified by the commission or otherwise addresses
the commission's objections to the changes to the insurance program. The requirements in
this paragraph do not apply to the premiums for insurance that are determined solely by the
commissioner of management and budget and are not negotiated with representatives of
employees.
 new text end

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

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

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.855, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Information required. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of management and budget must
submit to the Legislative Coordinating Commission the following information with the
submission of a collective bargaining agreement or compensation plan under subdivisions
2 and 3:
 new text end

new text begin (1) for each agency and for each proposed agreement, a comparison of biennial
compensation costs under the current agreement or plan to the projected biennial
compensation costs under the proposed agreement or plan, paid with funds appropriated
from the general fund;
 new text end

new text begin (2) for each agency and for each proposed agreement and plan, a comparison of biennial
compensation costs under the current agreement or plan to the projected compensation costs
under the proposed agreement or plan, paid with funds appropriated from each fund other
than the general fund;
 new text end

new text begin (3) for each agency and for each proposed agreement and plan, an identification of the
amount of the additional biennial compensation costs that are attributable to salary and
wages and to the cost of nonsalary and nonwage benefits; and
 new text end

new text begin (4) for each agency, for each of clauses (1) to (3), the impact of the aggregate of all
agreements and plans being submitted to the commission.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.8853, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment; duties.

The Legislative Budget Office is established
deleted text begin under control of the Legislative Coordinating Commissiondeleted text end to provide the house of
representatives and senate with nonpartisan, accurate, and timely information on the fiscal
impact of proposed legislation, without regard to political factors.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.8853, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2.

new text begin Director; new text end staff.

The deleted text begin Legislative Coordinating Commissiondeleted text end new text begin Legislative Budget
Office Oversight Commissionnew text end must appoint a director deleted text begin whodeleted text end new text begin and establish the director's duties.
The director new text end may hire staff necessary to do the work of the office. The director servesnew text begin in
the unclassified service fornew text end a term of six years and may not be removed during a term except
for causenew text begin after a public hearingnew text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.8853, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Uniform procedures. new text end

new text begin The director of the Legislative Budget Office must adopt
uniform procedures governing the timely preparation of fiscal notes as required by this
section and section 3.98. The procedures are not effective until they are approved by the
oversight commission. Upon approval, the procedures must be published in the State Register
and on the office's Web site.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 8, 2019, provided that the uniform
procedures may be approved by the oversight commission as early as July 1, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.8853, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Access to data; treatment. new text end

new text begin Upon request of the director of the Legislative
Budget Office, the head or chief administrative officer of each department or agency of
state government, including the Supreme Court, must promptly supply data that are used
to prepare a fiscal note, including data that are not public data under section 13.64. Not
public data supplied under this subdivision may only be used by the Legislative Budget
Office to review a department or agency's work in preparing a fiscal note and may not be
used or disseminated for any other purpose, including use by or dissemination to a legislator
or to any officer, department, agency, or committee within the legislative branch. Violation
of this paragraph by the director or other staff of the Legislative Budget Office is cause for
removal, suspension without pay, or immediate dismissal at the direction of the oversight
commission.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 8, 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.8853, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end

new text begin Fiscal note delivery and posting. new text end

new text begin The director of the Legislative Budget
Office must deliver a completed fiscal note to the legislative committee chair who made
the request, and to the chief author of the legislation to which it relates. Within 24 hours of
completion of a fiscal note, the director of the Legislative Budget Office must post a
completed fiscal note on the office's public Web site. This subdivision does not apply to an
unofficial fiscal note that is not public data under section 13.64, subdivision 3.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 6, 2020.
 new text end

Sec. 9.

new text begin [3.8854] LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.
 new text end

new text begin (a) The Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission consists of:
 new text end

new text begin (1) two members of the senate appointed by the senate majority leader;
 new text end

new text begin (2) two members of the senate appointed by the senate minority leader;
 new text end

new text begin (3) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house;
and
 new text end

new text begin (4) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader.
 new text end

new text begin The director of the Legislative Budget Office is the executive secretary of the commission.
The chief nonpartisan fiscal analyst of the house of representatives, the lead nonpartisan
fiscal analyst of the senate, the state budget director, and the legislative auditor are ex-officio,
nonvoting members of the commission.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority, or until they are not
members of the legislative body from which they were appointed. Appointing authorities
shall fill vacancies on the commission within 30 days of a vacancy being created.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The commission shall meet in January of each odd-numbered year to elect its chair
and vice-chair. They shall serve until successors are elected. The chair and vice-chair shall
alternate biennially between the senate and the house of representatives. The commission
shall meet at the call of the chair. The members shall serve without compensation but may
be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses consistent with the rules of the legislature
governing expense reimbursement.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The commission shall review the work of the Legislative Budget Office and make
recommendations, as the commission determines necessary, to improve the office's ability
to fulfill its duties, and shall perform other functions as directed by this section.
 new text end

Sec. 10.

new text begin [3.9736] EVALUATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "information technology project"
means a project performed by the Division of Information Technology under a service-level
agreement for a state agency.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Selection of project for review; schedule for evaluation; report. new text end

new text begin Annually,
the legislative auditor may submit to the Legislative Audit Commission a list of three to
five information technology projects proposed for review. In selecting projects to include
on the list, the legislative auditor may consider the cost of the project to the state, the impact
of the project on state agencies and public users, and the legislature's interest in ensuring
that state agencies meet the needs of the public. The legislative auditor may include
completed projects and ongoing projects and shall give particular consideration to forensic
review of high-profile problematic projects from which recommendations may be developed
to prevent problems on future projects. Annually, the Legislative Audit Commission may
select at least one information technology project for the legislative auditor's evaluation.
The legislative auditor may evaluate the selected information technology project according
to an evaluation plan established under subdivision 3 and submit a written report to the
Legislative Audit Commission.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Evaluation plan. new text end

new text begin The Legislative Audit Commission may establish an evaluation
plan that identifies elements the legislative auditor must include in an evaluation of an
information technology project. The Legislative Audit Commission may modify the
evaluation plan as needed.
 new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.98, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:


Subdivision 1.

Preparationdeleted text begin ; dutiesdeleted text end .

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

deleted text begin (b) Upon request of the Legislative Budget Office, the head or chief administrative
officer of each department or agency of state government, including the Supreme Court,
must promptly supply all information necessary for the Legislative Budget Office to prepare
an accurate and timely fiscal note.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) The Legislative Budget Office may adopt standards and guidelines governing timing
of responses to requests for information and governing access to data, consistent with laws
governing access to data. Agencies must comply with these standards and guidelines and
the Legislative Budget Office must publish them on the office's Web site.
 deleted text end

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

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.98, subdivision 1, as amended
by article 1, section 11, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Preparation.

The head or chief administrative officer of each department
or agency of the state government, including the Supreme Court, shallnew text begin , in consultation with
the Legislative Budget Office and consistent with the standards, guidelines, and procedures
adopted under section 3.8853,new text end prepare a fiscal note at the request of the chair of the standing
committee to which a bill has been referred, or the chair of the house of representatives
Ways and Means Committee, or the chair of the senate Committee on Finance.

For purposes of this subdivision, "Supreme Court" includes all agencies, committees,
and commissions supervised or appointed by the state Supreme Court or the state court
administrator.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 6, 2020.
 new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.98, subdivision 4, is amended to
read:


Subd. 4.

Uniform procedure.

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

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and
supersedes the amendment under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2,
section 8.
 new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read:


Subd. 35.

Public official.

"Public official" means any:

(1) member of the legislature;

(2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of the senate, legislative auditor,
new text begin director of the Legislative Budget Office, new text end chief clerk of the house of representatives, revisor
of statutes, or researcher, legislative analyst, fiscal analyst, or attorney in the Office of
Senate Counsel, Research, and Fiscal Analysis, House Research, or the House Fiscal Analysis
Department;

(3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the officer's chief administrative
deputy;

(4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general;

(5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state
department or agency as listed in section 15.01 or 15.06, or the state chief information
officer;

(6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief administrative officer of a state
board or commission that has either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under chapter
14, or the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals under chapter 14;

(7) individual employed in the executive branch who is authorized to adopt, amend, or
repeal rules under chapter 14 or adjudicate contested cases under chapter 14;

(8) executive director of the State Board of Investment;

(9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8);

(10) judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals;

(11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the State Office of Administrative
Hearings or unemployment law judge in the Department of Employment and Economic
Development;

(12) member, regional administrator, division director, general counsel, or operations
manager of the Metropolitan Council;

(13) member or chief administrator of a metropolitan agency;

(14) director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement in the Department
of Public Safety;

(15) member or executive director of the Higher Education Facilities Authority;

(16) member of the board of directors or president of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.;

(17) member of the board of directors or executive director of the Minnesota State High
School League;

(18) member of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established in section 473.755;

(19) citizen member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources;

(20) manager of a watershed district, or member of a watershed management organization
as defined under section 103B.205, subdivision 13;

(21) supervisor of a soil and water conservation district;

(22) director of Explore Minnesota Tourism;

(23) citizen member of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council established in section
97A.056;

(24) citizen member of the Clean Water Council established in section 114D.30;

(25) member or chief executive of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority established
in section 473J.07;

(26) district court judge, appeals court judge, or Supreme Court justice;

(27) county commissioner;

(28) member of the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission; or

(29) member of the Destination Medical Center Corporation established in section
469.41.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.64, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Fiscal note data must be shared with Legislative Budget Office. new text end

new text begin A head or
chief administrative officer of a department or agency of the state government, including
the Supreme Court, must provide data that are used to prepare a fiscal note, including data
that are not public data under this section to the director of the Legislative Budget Office
upon the director's request and consistent with section 3.8853, subdivision 4. The data must
be supplied according to any procedures adopted under section 3.8853, subdivision 3,
including any procedures governing timeliness. Notwithstanding section 13.05, subdivision
9, a responsible authority may not require the Legislative Budget Office to pay a cost for
supplying data requested under this subdivision.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 8, 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 16.

new text begin [14.1275] RULES IMPACTING RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION OR
REMODELING; LEGISLATIVE NOTICE AND REVIEW.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin As used in this section, "residential construction" means the
new construction or remodeling of any building subject to the Minnesota Residential Code.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Impact on housing; agency determination. new text end

new text begin (a) An agency must determine if
implementation of a proposed rule, or any portion of a proposed rule, will, on average,
increase the cost of residential construction by $1,000 or more per unit, and whether the
proposed rule meets the state regulatory policy objectives described in section 14.002. In
calculating the cost of implementing a proposed rule, the agency may consider the impact
of other related proposed rules on the overall cost of residential construction. If applicable,
the agency may include offsetting savings that may be achieved through implementation
of related proposed rules in its calculation under this subdivision.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The agency must make the determination required by paragraph (a) before the close
of the hearing record, or before the agency submits the record to the administrative law
judge if there is no hearing. Upon request of a party affected by the proposed rule, the
administrative law judge must review and approve or disapprove an agency's determination
under this subdivision.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Notice to legislature; legislative review. new text end

new text begin If the agency determines that the
impact of a proposed rule meets or exceeds the cost threshold provided in subdivision 2, or
if the administrative law judge separately confirms the cost of any portion of a rule exceeds
the cost threshold provided in subdivision 2, the agency must notify, in writing, the chair
and ranking minority members of the policy committees of the house of representatives and
the senate with jurisdiction over the subject matter of the proposed rule within ten days of
the determination. The agency shall not adopt the proposed rule until after the adjournment
of the next session of the legislature convened on or after the date that notice required in
this subdivision is given to the chairs and ranking minority members.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to
administrative rules for which a request for comment is published on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 17.

new text begin [16A.104] FEDERAL FUNDS REPORT.
 new text end

new text begin The commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house
of representatives Ways and Means and senate Finance Committee on receipt of federal
funds by the state. The report must be submitted with the governor's detailed operating
budget in accordance with section 16A.11, subdivision 1, in an odd-numbered year and
within ten days prior to the start of the regular session in accordance with section 3.3005,
subdivision 2, in an even-numbered year. The report must include the total amount of federal
funds received by the state in the fiscal year ending the prior June 30 and the total amount
of federal funds anticipated to be received by the state in the current fiscal year. For each
category of federal funding, the report must list:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the name of the federal grant or federal funding source, the federal agency providing
the funding, a federal identification number, a description of the purpose of the federal
funding, and an electronic address at which additional relevant documents related to the
grant or funding program may be found;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the amount of federal funding the state received through that grant or source in the
fiscal year ending the prior June 30 and the total amount of federal funds anticipated to be
received by the state in the current fiscal year;
 new text end

new text begin (3) if there is a federal maintenance-of-effort requirement associated with the funding;
 new text end

new text begin (4) the number of full-time equivalent state employees assigned to implement the federal
funding's purpose;
 new text end

new text begin (5) the amount of funds spent, as a match or otherwise, in conjunction with receipt of
the federal funding in the fiscal year ending the prior June 30, and the amount of funds
anticipated to be spent in the current fiscal year, listing state and nonstate sources of spent
funds separately; and
 new text end

new text begin (6) the maximum amount of the federal funds that may be used for indirect costs
associated with implementing the funds' purpose.
 new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16E.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Creationdeleted text begin ; chief information officerdeleted text end .

The deleted text begin Office of MN.IT Servicesdeleted text end new text begin
Division of Information Technologynew text end , referred to in this chapter as the deleted text begin "office,"deleted text end new text begin "division,"new text end
is deleted text begin an agency in the executive branch headed by adeleted text end new text begin under the supervision of the new text end commissionerdeleted text begin ,
who also is the state chief information officerdeleted text end new text begin of administrationnew text end . The appointment of the
commissioner is subject to the advice and consent of the senate under section 15.066.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16E.015, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Commissioner. new text end

new text begin "Commissioner" means the commissioner of administration.
 new text end

Sec. 20.

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


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

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

(1) state data centers;

(2) mainframes including system software;

(3) servers including system software;

deleted text begin (4) desktops including system software;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) laptop computers including system software;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end a data network including system software;

deleted text begin (7) database,deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end electronic maildeleted text begin , office systems, reporting, and other standard software
toolsdeleted text end ;

deleted text begin (8) business application software and related technical support services;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end help desk for the components listed in clauses (1) to deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end ;

deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end maintenance, problem resolution, and break-fix for the components listed in
clauses (1) to deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end ;new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end regular upgrades and replacement for the components listed in clauses (1) to
deleted text begin (8); anddeleted text end new text begin (5).
new text end

deleted text begin (12) network-connected output devices.
 deleted text end

new text begin (b) The chief information officer is responsible for providing or entering into managed
services contracts for the provision, improvement, and development of the following
information technology systems and services to a state agency, at the request of the agency:
 new text end

new text begin (1) desktops including system software;
 new text end

new text begin (2) laptop computers including system software;
 new text end

new text begin (3) database, office systems, reporting, and other standard software tools;
 new text end

new text begin (4) business application software and related technical support services;
 new text end

new text begin (5) help desk for the components listed in clauses (1) to (4);
 new text end

new text begin (6) maintenance, problem resolution, and break-fix for the components listed in clauses
(1) to (4);
 new text end

new text begin (7) regular upgrades and replacement for the components listed in clauses (1) to (4); and
 new text end

new text begin (8) network-connected output devices.
 new text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end All state agency employees whose work primarily involves functions specified
in paragraph (a) are employees deleted text begin of the Office of MN.IT Servicesdeleted text end new text begin in the Division of Information
Technology under the Department of Administrationnew text end . This includes employees who directly
perform the functions in paragraph (a), as well as employees whose work primarily involves
managing, supervising, or providing administrative services or support services to employees
who directly perform these functions. The chief information officer may assign employees
of the deleted text begin officedeleted text end new text begin divisionnew text end to perform work exclusively for another state agency.

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

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

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018, and applies to contracts
entered into on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16E.02, is amended to read:


16E.02 deleted text begin OFFICE OF MN.IT SERVICESdeleted text end new text begin DIVISION OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGYnew text end ; STRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL.

Subdivision 1.

Office management and structure.

(a) The chief information officer is
appointed by the deleted text begin governordeleted text end new text begin commissioner, subject to the advice and consent of the senate
under section 15.066new text end . The chief information officer serves in the unclassified service at the
pleasure of the deleted text begin governordeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end . The chief information officer must have experience
leading enterprise-level information technology organizations. The chief information officer
is the state's chief information officer and information and telecommunications technology
advisor to the governor.

(b) The chief information officer may appoint other employees of the deleted text begin officedeleted text end new text begin divisionnew text end .
The staff of the deleted text begin officedeleted text end new text begin divisionnew text end must include individuals knowledgeable in information and
telecommunications technology systems and services and individuals with specialized
training in information security and accessibility.

(c) The chief information officer may appoint a Webmaster responsible for the supervision
and development of state Web sites under the control of the deleted text begin officedeleted text end new text begin divisionnew text end . The Webmaster,
if appointed, shall ensure that these Web sites are maintained in an easily accessible format
that is consistent throughout state government and are consistent with the accessibility
standards developed under section 16E.03, subdivision 9. The Webmaster, if appointed,
shall provide assistance and guidance consistent with the requirements of this paragraph to
other state agencies for the maintenance of other Web sites not under the direct control of
the deleted text begin officedeleted text end new text begin divisionnew text end .

Subd. 1a.

Accountability.

The chief information officer reports to the deleted text begin governordeleted text end new text begin
commissionernew text end . The chief information officer must consult regularly with the commissioners
of deleted text begin administration,deleted text end management and budget, human services, revenue, and other
commissioners as designated by the governor, on technology projects, standards, and services
as well as management of resources and staff utilization.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 16E.0466, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Consultation required.

(a) Every state agency with an information or
telecommunications project must consult with the deleted text begin Office of MN.IT Servicesdeleted text end new text begin Division of
Information Technologynew text end to determine the information technology cost of the projectnew text begin if the
division is selected by an agency to perform the projectnew text end . Upon agreement between the
commissioner of a particular agency and the chief information officer, the agency must
transfer the information technology cost portion of the project to the deleted text begin Office of MN.IT
Servicesdeleted text end new text begin commissioner of administrationnew text end . Service level agreements must document all
project-related transfers under this section. Those agencies specified in section 16E.016,
paragraph deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end , are exempt from the requirements of this section.

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

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16E.055, is amended to read:


16E.055 ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT SERVICES.

A state agency that implements electronic government services for fees, licenses, sales,
or other purposes deleted text begin mustdeleted text end new text begin maynew text end use the single entry site created by the chief information officer
for all agencies to use for electronic government services.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16E.14, is amended to read:


16E.14 deleted text begin MN.IT SERVICESdeleted text end new text begin INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYnew text end REVOLVING
FUND.

Subdivision 1.

Creation.

The deleted text begin MN.IT servicesdeleted text end new text begin information technology new text end revolving fund
is created in the state treasury.

Subd. 2.

Appropriation and uses of fund.

Money in the deleted text begin MN.IT servicesdeleted text end new text begin information
technology new text end revolving fund is appropriated annually to the deleted text begin chief information officerdeleted text end new text begin
commissionernew text end to operate information and telecommunications services, including
management, consultation, and design services.

Subd. 3.

Reimbursements.

Except as specifically provided otherwise by law, each
agency shall reimburse the deleted text begin MN.IT servicesdeleted text end new text begin information technology new text end revolving fund for the
cost of all services, supplies, materials, labor, and depreciation of equipment, including
reasonable overhead costs, which the deleted text begin chief information officerdeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end is authorized
and directed to furnish an agency. The deleted text begin chief information officerdeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end shall report
the rates to be charged for the revolving fund no later than deleted text begin July 1 eachdeleted text end new text begin June 1 each
even-numbered calendarnew text end year to the chair of the committee or division in the senate and
house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over the budget of the deleted text begin Office of MN.IT
Servicesdeleted text end new text begin Division of Information Technology. These rates shall apply for the biennium
beginning July 1 of the following calendar yearnew text end .

Subd. 4.

Cash flow.

The commissioner of management and budget shall make appropriate
transfers to the revolving fund when requested by the chief information officer. The chief
information officer may make allotments and encumbrances in anticipation of such transfers.
In addition, the deleted text begin chief information officerdeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end , with the approval of the
commissioner of management and budget, may require an agency to make advance payments
to the revolving fund sufficient to cover the deleted text begin office'sdeleted text end new text begin division'snew text end estimated obligation for a
period of at least 60 days. All reimbursements and other money received by the deleted text begin chief
information officerdeleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end under this section must be deposited in the deleted text begin MN.IT servicesdeleted text end
new text begin information technology new text end revolving fund.

Subd. 5.

Liquidation.

If the deleted text begin MN.IT servicesdeleted text end new text begin information technology new text end revolving fund is
abolished or liquidated, the total net profit from the operation of the fund must be distributed
to the various funds from which purchases were made. The amount to be distributed to each
fund must bear to the net profit the same ratio as the total purchases from each fund bears
to the total purchases from all the funds during the same period of time.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. The commissioner shall
report rates to be charged for the revolving fund no later than July 1, 2018, for the biennium
beginning July 1, 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16E.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Program participation.

The chief information officer may deleted text begin requiredeleted text end new text begin requestnew text end the
participation of state agencies deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end the commissioner of education, deleted text begin and may request the
participation ofdeleted text end the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesotanew text begin ,new text end and the Board of
Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universitiesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end in the planning and
implementation of the network to provide interconnective technologies. The Board of
Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may opt out of participation as
a subscriber on the network, in whole or in part, if the board is able to secure
telecommunications services from another source that ensures it will achieve the policy
objectives set forth in subdivision 1.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16E.18, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Rates.

(a) The chief information officer shall establish reimbursement rates in
cooperation with the commissioner of management and budget to be billed to participating
agencies and educational institutions sufficient to cover the operating, maintenance, and
administrative costs of the system.

(b) new text begin An invoice or statement to an agency from the chief information officer must include
clear descriptions of the services the Office of MN.IT Services has provided. The invoice
or statement must categorize or code services in a manner prescribed by the agency, or the
chief information office must provide supplemental information with an invoice or statement
that categorizes or codes all services reflected on the invoice or statement in a manner
prescribed by the agency.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 4, a direct appropriation made to an
educational institution for usage costs associated with the state information infrastructure
must only be used by the educational institution for payment of usage costs of the network
as billed by the chief information officer.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 155A.25, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Schedule.

(a) The schedule for fees and penalties is as provided in this
subdivision.

(b) Three-year license fees are as follows:

(1) $195 initial practitioner, manager, or instructor license, divided as follows:

(i) $155 for each initial license; and

(ii) $40 for each initial license application fee;

(2) $115 renewal of practitioner license, divided as follows:

(i) $100 for each renewal license; and

(ii) $15 for each renewal application fee;

(3) $145 renewal of manager or instructor license, divided as follows:

(i) $130 for each renewal license; and

(ii) $15 for each renewal application fee;

(4) $350 initial salon license, divided as follows:

(i) $250 for each initial license; and

(ii) $100 for each initial license application fee;

(5) $225 renewal of salon license, divided as follows:

(i) $175 for each renewal; and

(ii) $50 for each renewal application fee;

(6) $4,000 initial school license, divided as follows:

(i) $3,000 for each initial license; and

(ii) $1,000 for each initial license application fee; and

(7) $2,500 renewal of school license, divided as follows:

(i) $2,000 for each renewal; and

(ii) $500 for each renewal application fee.

(c) Penalties may be assessed in amounts up to the following:

(1) reinspection fee, $150;

(2) manager and owner with expired practitioner found on inspection, $150 each;

(3) expired practitioner or instructor found on inspection, $200;

(4) expired salon found on inspection, $500;

(5) expired school found on inspection, $1,000;

(6) failure to display current license, $100;

(7) failure to dispose of single-use equipment, implements, or materials as provided
under section 155A.355, subdivision 1, $500;

(8) use of prohibited razor-type callus shavers, rasps, or graters under section 155A.355,
subdivision 2, $500;

(9) performing nail or cosmetology services in esthetician salon, or performing esthetician
or cosmetology services in a nail salon, $500;

(10) owner and manager allowing an operator to work as an independent contractor,
$200;

(11) operator working as an independent contractor, $100;

(12) refusal or failure to cooperate with an inspection, $500;

(13) practitioner late renewal fee, $45; and

(14) salon or school late renewal fee, $50.

(d) Administrative fees are as follows:

(1) homebound service permit, $50 three-year fee;

(2) name change, $20;

(3) certification of licensure, $30 each;

(4) duplicate license, $20;

(5) special event permit, $75 per year;

deleted text begin (6) registration of hair braiders, $20 per year;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end $100 for each temporary military license for a cosmetologist, nail technician,
esthetician, or advanced practice esthetician one-year fee;

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end expedited initial individual license, $150;

deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end expedited initial salon license, $300;

deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end instructor continuing education provider approval, $150 each year; and

deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end practitioner continuing education provider approval, $150 each year.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 155A.28, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Hair braiders exempt. new text end

new text begin The practice of hair braiding is exempt from the
requirements of this chapter.
 new text end

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 179A.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Fair share fee.

An exclusive representative deleted text begin maydeleted text end new text begin shall not new text end require employees
who are not members of the exclusive representative to contribute a fair share fee for services
rendered by the exclusive representative. deleted text begin The fair share fee must be equal to the regular
membership dues of the exclusive representative, less the cost of benefits financed through
the dues and available only to members of the exclusive representative. In no event may
the fair share fee exceed 85 percent of the regular membership dues. The exclusive
representative shall provide advance written notice of the amount of the fair share fee to
the employer and to unit employees who will be assessed the fee. The employer shall provide
the exclusive representative with a list of all unit employees.
deleted text end

A challenge by an employee or by a person aggrieved by the fee must be filed in writing
with the commissioner, the public employer, and the exclusive representative within 30
days after receipt of the written notice. All challenges must specify those portions of the
fee challenged and the reasons for the challenge. The burden of proof relating to the amount
of the fair share fee is on the exclusive representative. The commissioner shall hear and
decide all issues in these challenges.

The employer shall deduct the fee from the earnings of the employee and transmit the
fee to the exclusive representative 30 days after the written notice was provided. If a challenge
is filed, the deductions for a fair share fee must be held in escrow by the employer pending
a decision by the commissioner.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following a decision by the
United States Supreme Court holding that public employees who are not members of an
exclusive representative shall not be required to pay fair share fees, but if that decision with
that holding is issued before July 1, 2018, then the effective date is July 1, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 201.022, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Voter records updated due to voting report. new text end

new text begin No later than eight weeks after
the election, the county auditor must use the statewide voter registration system to produce
a report that identifies each voter whose record indicates that it was updated due to voting.
The county auditor must investigate each record that is challenged for a reason related to
eligibility to determine if the voter appears to have been ineligible to vote. If the county
auditor determines that a voter appears to have been ineligible to vote and either registered
to vote or voted in the previous election, the county auditor must notify the law enforcement
agency or the county attorney as provided in section 201.275.
 new text end

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 201.022, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Inactive voter report. new text end

new text begin By November 6, 2018, the secretary of state must develop
a report within the statewide voter registration system that provides information on inactive
voters who registered on election day and were possibly ineligible. For elections on or after
November 6, 2018, no later than eight weeks after the election, the county auditor must use
the statewide voter registration system to produce the report. The county auditor must
investigate each record to determine if the voter appears to have been ineligible to vote. If
the county auditor determines that a voter appears to have been ineligible to vote and
registered to vote in the previous election, the county auditor must notify the law enforcement
agency or the county attorney as provided in section 201.275.
 new text end

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 477A.03, subdivision 2b, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2b.

Counties.

(a) For aids payable in 2018 through 2024, the total aid payable
under section 477A.0124, subdivision 3, is $103,795,000, of which $3,000,000 shall be
allocated as required under Laws 2014, chapter 150, article 4, section 6. For aids payable
in 2025 and thereafter, the total aid payable under section 477A.0124, subdivision 3, is
$100,795,000. Each calendar year, $500,000 of this appropriation shall be retained by the
commissioner of revenue to make reimbursements to the commissioner of management and
budget for payments made under section 611.27. The reimbursements shall be to defray the
additional costs associated with court-ordered counsel under section 611.27. Any retained
amounts not used for reimbursement in a year shall be included in the next distribution of
county need aid that is certified to the county auditors for the purpose of property tax
reduction for the next taxes payable year.

(b) For aids payable in 2018 and thereafter, the total aid under section 477A.0124,
subdivision 4, is $130,873,444. The commissioner of revenue shall transfer deleted text begin to the
commissioner of management and budgetdeleted text end $207,000 annually for the cost of preparation of
local impact notes as required by section 3.987deleted text begin , and other local government activitiesdeleted text end new text begin to the
Legislative Coordinating Commission for use by the Legislative Budget Officenew text end .

The commissioner of revenue shall transfer to the commissioner of education $7,000
annually for the cost of preparation of local impact notes for school districts as required by
section 3.987. The commissioner of revenue shall deduct the amounts transferred under this
paragraph from the appropriation under this paragraph. The amounts transferred are
appropriated to the commissioner of management and budget and the commissioner of
education respectively.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 33.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 10, subdivision 1,
is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

 $
 		2,642,000
 		$
 		deleted text begin 2,662,000 deleted text end new text begin
2,643,000
 new text end

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

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

Sec. 34.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 1, the effective date,
is amended to read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin January 8, 2019deleted text end new text begin July 1, 2018new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 35.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 3, the effective date,
is amended to read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

new text begin Except where otherwise provided by law, new text end this section is effective
deleted text begin January 8, 2019deleted text end new text begin July 1, 2018new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 36.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 9, the effective date,
is amended to read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin January 8, 2019deleted text end new text begin January 6, 2020new text end .

Sec. 37.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 58, the effective
date, is amended to read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective deleted text begin January 8, 2019deleted text end new text begin July 1, 2018. The contract
required under this section must be executed no later than November 1, 2018, and must
provide for the Legislative Budget Office to have access to the fiscal note tracking system
from December 15, 2018, to January 5, 2020, and for the transfer of operational control of
the fiscal note tracking system to the Legislative Budget Office on January 6, 2020new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 38. new text begin LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION; FIRST
APPOINTMENTS; FIRST CHAIR; FIRST MEETING.
new text end

new text begin Appointments to the Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission under Minnesota
Statutes, section 3.8854, must be made by July 1, 2018. The chair of the Legislative
Coordinating Commission must designate one appointee to convene the commission's first
meeting. The designated appointee must convene the first meeting no later than July 15,
2018. The first chair of the Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission shall be a
member of the senate and shall serve until the commission elects a chair at a meeting in
January 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 39. new text begin LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE DELIVERY OF FISCAL NOTES AND
LOCAL IMPACT NOTES BEFORE JANUARY 6, 2020.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Management and budget responsibility. new text end

new text begin Until January 6, 2020, the
responsibilities of the commissioner of management and budget with regard to fiscal notes
and local impact notes remains the same as on May 1, 2017.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Fiscal note request. new text end

new text begin Until January 6, 2020, the commissioner of management
and budget must submit to the director of the Legislative Budget Office a daily list of all
new requests for fiscal notes that have been requested since the previous list submitted under
this subdivision. The commissioner must submit the daily fiscal note list at the end of each
business day. For fiscal note requests received between the end of the business day on Friday
and Monday morning, the commissioner shall submit the list on Monday morning.
Notwithstanding the daily list requirement in this subdivision, when the legislature is not
in session, the commissioner shall submit a weekly list of all fiscal notes received during
the previous week.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Local impact note request. new text end

new text begin Until January 6, 2020, the commissioner of
management and budget will forward to the director of the Legislative Budget Office at the
end of each week a list of all requests for local impact notes that the commissioner has
received since the previous list submitted under this subdivision.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Legislative Budget Office sampling. new text end

new text begin (a) Until January 6, 2020, the director
of the Legislative Budget Office shall select from among the requests for fiscal notes and
local impact notes a subset for the Legislative Budget Office to coordinate on a test basis.
Within 48 hours of receiving a list of requests from the commissioner of management and
budget, the director shall communicate to the lead nonpartisan fiscal analyst of the senate
and the chief nonpartisan fiscal analyst of the house of representatives whether the Legislative
Budget Office will coordinate a fiscal note or local impact note from the listed requests.
The subset selected by the director must include a cross-section of the jurisdictions of the
standing committees in the house of representatives and senate and must include a
representative number of multiagency fiscal notes. During the 2019 legislative session, the
Legislative Budget Office shall complete coordination of at least 300 fiscal notes and at
least two local impact notes.
 new text end

new text begin (b) By June 30, 2019, the director of the Legislative Budget Office shall deliver a
summary report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the Committee on Finance
in the senate and the Committee on Ways and Means in the house of representatives and to
the lead nonpartisan fiscal analyst of the senate and the chief nonpartisan fiscal analyst of
the house of representatives identifying each fiscal note and local impact note request
received, the subset selected for coordination, the date the director received a list from the
commissioner of management and budget identifying the request, and the date of delivery
of completed notes.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Agency coordination. new text end

new text begin (a) Until January 6, 2020, the head or chief administrative
officer of each department or agency of the state government, including the Supreme Court,
shall, in consultation with the Legislative Budget Office and consistent with the procedures
adopted under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.8853, prepare a fiscal note at the request of the
chair of the standing committee to which a bill has been referred, or the chair of the house
of representatives Ways and Means Committee, or the chair of the senate Committee on
Finance.
 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Delivery of fiscal notes. new text end

new text begin Until January 6, 2020, the director of the Legislative
Budget Office shall timely deliver completed fiscal notes and local impact notes, each clearly
labeled as "LBO-Coordinated Transition-Year Test Note," to the chair of the committee in
the house of representatives or the senate who requested the note and to the chief author of
the bill to which it relates.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission performance assessment.
 new text end

new text begin By November 1, 2019, the Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission shall report
to the chairs and members of the Committee on Finance in the senate and the Committee
on Ways and Means in the house of representatives on the performance of the Legislative
Budget Office in coordinating fiscal notes and local impact notes during the 2019 legislative
session. The report shall consider the timeliness of the delivery of the notes and the quality
of the notes in comparison to the timeliness and quality of the notes coordinated on the same
bills by the commissioner of management and budget, and the cost-effectiveness of the
work of the Legislative Budget Office.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 8, 2019, and expires on January
6, 2020.
 new text end

Sec. 40. new text begin OFFICE OF MN.IT SERVICES; TRANSFER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 15.039 and 43A.045, apply to the transfer from the Office
of MN.IT Services to the commissioner of administration.
 new text end

Sec. 41. new text begin WORLD WAR I PLAQUE AUTHORIZED.
new text end

new text begin The state honors all Minnesota veterans who have honorably and bravely served in the
United States armed forces, both at home and abroad, during World War I. The commissioner
of administration shall place a memorial plaque in the court of honor on the Capitol grounds
to recognize the valiant service of Minnesota veterans who have honorably and bravely
served in the United States armed forces, both at home and abroad, during World War I.
This plaque will replace the current plaque honoring veterans who served abroad during
World War I. The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board shall solicit design
submissions from the public. Each design submission must include a commitment to furnish
the plaque. The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board shall select a design from
those submitted to use as a basis for final production. The selected design must be approved
by the commissioner of veterans affairs and must be furnished by the person or group who
submitted the design.
 new text end

Sec. 42. new text begin APPROPRIATION AND TRANSFERS; SECRETARY OF STATE.
new text end

new text begin (a) $1,534,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2019 from the account established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 5.30, pursuant to the Help America Vote Act, to the secretary
of state for the purposes of modernizing, securing, and updating the statewide voter
registration system and for cyber security upgrades as authorized by federal law. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2022.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Of the $207,000 transferred by the commissioner of revenue to the commissioner of
management and budget as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.03, subdivision
2b, paragraph (b), the commissioner of management and budget shall deposit $150,000 in
fiscal year 2019 into the account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 5.30, for the
purposes authorized under the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2018, Public Law 115-1410,
and Section 101 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252. This is a
onetime transfer.
 new text end

new text begin (c) $110,000 expended by the secretary of state in fiscal year 2018 for increasing secure
access to the statewide voter registration system was money appropriated for carrying out
the purposes authorized under the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2018, Public Law
115-1410, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252, section 101, and
is deemed to be credited towards any match required by those laws.
 new text end

Sec. 43. new text begin APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
new text end

new text begin $33,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2019 from the state government special revenue
fund to the commissioner of health to perform a cost analysis on rules impacting residential
construction or remodeling as specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.1275. This is a
onetime appropriation.
 new text end

Sec. 44. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin (a) The revisor of statutes shall change "Office of MN.IT Services" to "Division of
Information Technology" and change "commissioner of MN.IT Services" to "commissioner
of administration" wherever these terms occur in Minnesota Statutes. The revisor of statutes
shall change "the office" to "the division" throughout Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16E.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall recodify Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16E, in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 16B.
 new text end

Sec. 45. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16E.145, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 155A.28, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 59, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

ARTICLE 2

ENERGY

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the appropriations
in Laws 2017, chapter 94, or appropriated to the agencies and for the purposes specified in
this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are
available for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019" used
in this article mean that the addition to the appropriations listed under them are available
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is
fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. Appropriations for fiscal year 2018
are effective June 1, 2018.
 new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
 new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
 new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,150,000
 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 2,150,000
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Energy Resources
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,150,000
 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 2,150,000
 new text end

new text begin $150,000 the second year is from the
renewable development account in the special
revenue fund established in Minnesota
Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, to
conduct an energy storage systems cost-benefit
analysis. This is a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (j),
$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 is from the
renewable development account under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, for the
solar energy grants for school districts under
Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.418. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2021. Any unexpended funds
remaining after June 30, 2021, cancel to the
renewable development account.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Laws 2017, chapter 94, article 1, section 7, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Energy Resources

 4,847,000
 4,847,000
Appropriations by Fund
General
 4,247,000
 4,247,000
Special Revenue
 600,000
 600,000

(a) $150,000 each year is to remediate
vermiculate insulation from households that
are eligible for weatherization assistance under
Minnesota's weatherization assistance program
state plan under Minnesota Statutes, section
216C.264. Remediation must be done in
conjunction with federal weatherization
assistance program services.

(b) $832,000 each year is for energy regulation
and planning unit staff.

(c) $100,000 each year is from the renewable
development account in the special revenue
fund established in Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, subdivision 1, to administer the
"Made in Minnesota" solar energy production
incentive program in Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.417. Any remaining unspent
funds cancel back to the renewable
development account at the end of the
biennium.

deleted text begin (d) $500,000 each year is from the renewable
development account in the special revenue
fund established in Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, subdivision 1, for costs associated
with any third-party expert evaluation of a
proposal submitted in response to a request
for proposal to the renewable development
advisory group under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph
(l). No portion of this appropriation may be
expended or retained by the commissioner of
commerce. Any funds appropriated under this
paragraph that are unexpended at the end of a
fiscal year cancel to the renewable
development account.
 deleted text end

ARTICLE 3

ENERGY POLICY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Renewable development account.

(a) The renewable development
account is established as a separate account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury.
Appropriations and transfers to the account shall be credited to the account. Earnings, such
as interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising from assets of the account, shall be
credited to the account. Funds remaining in the account at the end of a fiscal year are not
canceled to the general fund but remain in the account until expended. The account shall
be administered by the commissioner of management and budget as provided under this
section.

(b) On July 1, 2017, the public utility that owns the Prairie Island nuclear generating
plant must transfer all funds in the renewable development account previously established
under this subdivision and managed by the public utility to the renewable development
account established in paragraph (a). Funds awarded to grantees in previous grant cycles
that have not yet been expended and unencumbered funds required to be paid in calendar
year 2017 under paragraphs deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end and deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end , and sections 116C.7792 and 216C.41, are
not subject to transfer under this paragraph.

(c) Except as provided in subdivision 1a, beginning January 15, deleted text begin 2018deleted text end new text begin 2022new text end , and
continuing each January 15 thereafter, the public utility that owns the Prairie Island new text begin and
Monticello new text end nuclear generating deleted text begin plantdeleted text end new text begin plantsnew text end must transfer to the renewable development
account deleted text begin $500,000 each year for each dry cask containing spent fuel that is located at the
Prairie Island power plant fordeleted text end new text begin $16,000,000 new text end each year deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin eithernew text end plant is in operation, and
deleted text begin $7,500,000 each year the plant is not in operationdeleted text end new text begin ,new text end if ordered by the commission pursuant
to paragraph deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (h), $7,5000,000 each year the Prairie Island plant is not in operation and
$5,250,000 each year the Monticello plant is not in operationnew text end . The fund transfer must be
made if nuclear waste is stored in a dry cask at the independent spent-fuel storage facility
at Prairie Island new text begin or Monticello new text end for any part of a year.

deleted text begin (d) Except as provided in subdivision 1a, beginning January 15, 2018, and continuing
each January 15 thereafter, the public utility that owns the Monticello nuclear generating
plant must transfer to the renewable development account $350,000 each year for each dry
cask containing spent fuel that is located at the Monticello nuclear power plant for each
year the plant is in operation, and $5,250,000 each year the plant is not in operation if ordered
by the commission pursuant to paragraph (i). The fund transfer must be made if nuclear
waste is stored in a dry cask at the independent spent-fuel storage facility at Monticello for
any part of a year.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end Each year, the public utility shall withhold from the funds transferred to the
renewable development account under deleted text begin paragraphsdeleted text end new text begin paragraphnew text end (c) deleted text begin and (d)deleted text end the amount necessary
to pay its obligations under paragraphs new text begin (e), new text end (f)deleted text begin and (g)deleted text end new text begin , (j), and (n)new text end , and sections 116C.7792
and 216C.41, for that calendar year.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end If the commission approves a new or amended power purchase agreement, the
termination of a power purchase agreement, or the purchase and closure of a facility under
section 216B.2424, subdivision 9, with an entity that uses poultry litter to generate electricity,
the public utility subject to this section shall enter into a contract with the city in which the
poultry litter plant is located to provide grants to the city for the purposes of economic
development on the following schedule: $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2018; $6,500,000 each
fiscal year in 2019 and 2020; and $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2021. The grants shall be paid
by the public utility from funds withheld from the transfer to the renewable development
account, as provided in paragraphs (b) and deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end .

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end If the commission approves a new or amended power purchase agreement, or the
termination of a power purchase agreement under section 216B.2424, subdivision 9, with
an entity owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by two municipal utilities located north
of Constitutional Route No. 8, that was previously used to meet the biomass mandate in
section 216B.2424, the public utility that owns a nuclear generating plant shall enter into a
grant contract with such entity to provide $6,800,000 per year for five years, commencing
30 days after the commission approves the new or amended power purchase agreement, or
the termination of the power purchase agreement, and on each June 1 thereafter through
2021, to assist the transition required by the new, amended, or terminated power purchase
agreement. The grant shall be paid by the public utility from funds withheld from the transfer
to the renewable development account as provided in paragraphs (b) and deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end .

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end The collective amount paid under the grant contracts awarded under paragraphs
deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end and deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end is limited to the amount deposited into the renewable development account,
and its predecessor, the renewable development account, established under this section, that
was not required to be deposited into the account under Laws 1994, chapter 641, article 1,
section 10.

deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end After discontinuation of operation of the Prairie Island nuclear plant or the
Monticello nuclear plant and each year spent nuclear fuel is stored in dry cask at the
discontinued facility, the commission shall require the public utility to pay $7,500,000 for
the discontinued Prairie Island facility and $5,250,000 for the discontinued Monticello
facility for any year in which the commission finds, by the preponderance of the evidence,
that the public utility did not make a good faith effort to remove the spent nuclear fuel stored
at the facility to a permanent or interim storage site out of the state. This determination shall
be made at least every two years.

deleted text begin (j)deleted text end new text begin (i) The utility shall file annually with the commission a petition for the recovery of
all funds required to be transferred or withheld under paragraphs (c), (d), and (h), for the
next year through a rider mechanism. The commission shall approve a reasonable cost
recovery schedule for all such funds.
new text end

new text begin (j) On or before January 15 of each year, the utility shall file a petition with the
commission setting forth the amounts withheld by the utility in the prior year under paragraph
(d) and the amount actually paid in that year for obligations identified in paragraph (d). If
the amount actually paid is less than the amount withheld, the utility shall deduct the surplus
from the amount withheld for the current year under paragraph (d). If the amount actually
paid is more than the amount withheld, the utility shall add the deficit to the amount withheld
in the current year under paragraph (d). Any surplus at the end of all programs identified
in paragraph (d) shall be returned to the customers of the utility.
 new text end

new text begin (k) new text end Funds in the account may be expended only for any of the following purposes:

(1) to stimulate research and development of renewable electric energy technologies;

(2) to encourage grid modernization, including, but not limited to, projects that implement
electricity storage, load control, and smart meter technology; and

(3) to stimulate other innovative energy projects that reduce demand and increase system
efficiency and flexibility.

Expenditures from the fund must benefit Minnesota ratepayers receiving electric service
from the utility that owns a nuclear-powered electric generating plant in this state or the
Prairie Island Indian community or its members.

The utility that owns a nuclear generating plant is eligible to apply for grants under this
subdivision.

deleted text begin (k)deleted text end new text begin (l)new text end For the purposes of paragraph deleted text begin (j)deleted text end new text begin (k)new text end , the following terms have the meanings
given:

(1) "renewable" has the meaning given in section 216B.2422, subdivision 1, paragraph
(c), clauses (1), (2), (4), and (5); and

(2) "grid modernization" means:

(i) enhancing the reliability of the electrical grid;

(ii) improving the security of the electrical grid against cyberthreats and physical threats;
and

(iii) increasing energy conservation opportunities by facilitating communication between
the utility and its customers through the use of two-way meters, control technologies, energy
storage and microgrids, technologies to enable demand response, and other innovative
technologies.

deleted text begin (l)deleted text end new text begin (m)new text end A renewable development account advisory group that includes, among others,
representatives of the public utility and its ratepayers, and includes at least one representative
of the Prairie Island Indian community appointed by that community's tribal council, shall
develop recommendations on account expenditures. new text begin Members of the advisory group shall
be chosen by the public utility unless another method of selection is provided under this
section. new text end The advisory group must design a request for proposal and evaluate projects
submitted in response to a request for proposals. The advisory group must utilize an
independent third-party expert to evaluate proposals submitted in response to a request for
proposal, including all proposals made by the public utility. A request for proposal for
research and development under paragraph deleted text begin (j)deleted text end new text begin (k)new text end , clause (1), may be limited to or include
a request to higher education institutions located in Minnesota for multiple projects authorized
under paragraph deleted text begin (j)deleted text end new text begin (k)new text end , clause (1). The request for multiple projects may include a provision
that exempts the projects from the third-party expert review and instead provides for project
evaluation and selection by a merit peer review grant system. In the process of determining
request for proposal scope and subject and in evaluating responses to request for proposals,
the advisory group must strongly consider, where reasonable, potential benefit to Minnesota
citizens and businesses and the utility's ratepayers.

deleted text begin (m) deleted text end new text begin (n) The cost of acquiring the services of the independent third-party expert described
in paragraph (m) and any other costs incurred in administering the advisory group and its
actions as required by this section shall be paid from funds withheld by the public utility
under paragraph (d). The total withheld under this paragraph shall not exceed $500,000 per
year.
 new text end

new text begin (o) new text end The advisory group shall submit funding recommendations to the public utility,
which has full and sole authority to determine which expenditures shall be submitted by
the advisory group to the deleted text begin legislaturedeleted text end new text begin commissionnew text end . The commission may approve proposed
expenditures, may disapprove proposed expenditures that it finds not to be in compliance
with this subdivision or otherwise not in the public interest, and may, if agreed to by the
public utility, modify proposed expenditures. The commission shall, by order, submit its
funding recommendations to the legislature as provided under paragraph deleted text begin (n)deleted text end new text begin (m)new text end .

deleted text begin (n)deleted text end new text begin (p)new text end The commission shall present its recommended appropriations from the account
to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over energy policy
and finance annually by February 15. Expenditures from the account must be appropriated
by law. In enacting appropriations from the account, the legislature:

(1) may approve or disapprove, but may not modify, the amount of an appropriation for
a project recommended by the commission; and

(2) may not appropriate money for a project the commission has not recommended
funding.

deleted text begin (o)deleted text end new text begin (q)new text end A request for proposal for renewable energy generation projects must, when
feasible and reasonable, give preference to projects that are most cost-effective for a particular
energy source.

deleted text begin (p)deleted text end new text begin (r)new text end The advisory group must annually, by February 15, report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over energy policy onnew text begin :
(1)new text end projects funded by the account for the prior year and all previous yearsnew text begin ; (2) cost of
acquiring the services of an independent third-party expert described in paragraph (n); and
(3) any other administrative costs incurred by the utility in administering the advisory groupnew text end .
The report must, to the extent possible and reasonable, itemize the actual and projected
financial benefit to the public utility's ratepayers of each project.

deleted text begin (q)deleted text end new text begin (s)new text end By February 1, 2018, and each February 1 thereafter, the commissioner of
management and budget shall submit a written report regarding the availability of funds in
and obligations of the account to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate
and house committees with jurisdiction over energy policy and finance, the public utility,
and the advisory group.

deleted text begin (r)deleted text end new text begin (t)new text end A project receiving funds from the account must produce a written final report
that includes sufficient detail for technical readers and a clearly written summary for
nontechnical readers. The report must include an evaluation of the project's financial,
environmental, and other benefits to the state and the public utility's ratepayers.

deleted text begin (s)deleted text end new text begin (u)new text end Final reports, any mid-project status reports, and renewable development account
financial reports must be posted online on a public Web site designated by the commissioner
of commerce.

deleted text begin (t)deleted text end new text begin (v)new text end All final reports must acknowledge that the project was made possible in whole
or part by the Minnesota renewable development account, noting that the account is financed
by the public utility's ratepayers.

deleted text begin (u)deleted text end new text begin (w)new text end Of the amount in the renewable development account, priority must be given to
making the payments required under section 216C.417.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2018, except the amendments to
paragraphs (c) and (d) are effective January 16, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 116C.7792, is amended to read:


116C.7792 SOLAR ENERGY INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

The utility subject to section 116C.779 shall operate a program to provide solar energy
production incentives for solar energy systems of no more than a total nameplate capacity
of deleted text begin 20deleted text end new text begin 40 new text end kilowatts direct currentnew text begin or lessnew text end . The program shall be operated for eight consecutive
calendar years commencing in 2014. $5,000,000 shall be allocated in each of the first four
years, $15,000,000 in the fifth year, $10,000,000 in each of the sixth and seventh years, and
$5,000,000 in the eighth year from funds withheld from transfer to the renewable
development account under section 116C.779, subdivision 1, deleted text begin paragraphs (b) and (e)deleted text end new text begin paragraph
(d)new text end , and placed in a separate account for the purpose of the solar production incentive
programnew text begin operated by the utility and not for any other program or purpose. Any unspent
amount allocated in the fifth year is available until December 31 of the sixth year. Beginning
with the allocation in the sixth year and thereafter, any unspent amount remaining at the
end of an allocation year must be transferred to the renewable development account.
Applications submitted in the fifth year may be amended without reapplication for that
portion of a project over a nameplate capacity of 20 kilowattsnew text end . The solar system must be
sized to less than 120 percent of the customer's on-site annual energy consumptionnew text begin when
combined with other distributed generation resources and subscriptions provided under
section 216B.1641 associated with the premisenew text end . The production incentive must be paid for
ten years commencing with the commissioning of the system. The utility must file a plan
to operate the program with the commissioner of commerce. The utility may not operate
the program until it is approved by the commissioner.new text begin A change to the program to include
projects up to a nameplate capacity of 40 kilowatts or less does not require the utility to file
a plan with the commissioner. Any plan approved by the commissioner of commerce must
not provide an increased incentive scale over prior years unless the commissioner
demonstrates that changes in the market for solar energy facilities require an increase.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.16, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 13b. new text end

new text begin Pension rate base. new text end

new text begin The commission must allow a public utility to include
in the rate base and recover from ratepayers the costs incurred to contribute to employee
pensions, including (1) accumulated contributions in excess of net periodic benefit costs,
and (2) contributions necessary to comply with the federal Pension Protection Act of 2006
and other applicable federal and state pension funding requirements. A public utility is
authorized to track for future recovery any unrecoverable return of pension rate base costs
and investments at the return on investment level established in the public utility's last
general rate case that have been incurred during the period between general rate cases.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.1645, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 2b. new text end

new text begin Energy storage system pilot projects. new text end

new text begin (a) A public utility may petition the
commission as provided in subdivision 2a to recover costs associated with the implementation
of an energy storage system pilot project, provided the following conditions are met:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the public utility has submitted a report to the commission containing, at a minimum,
the following information regarding the proposed energy storage system pilot project:
 new text end

new text begin (i) the storage technology utilized;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) the energy storage capacity and the duration of output at that capacity;
 new text end

new text begin (iii) the proposed location;
 new text end

new text begin (iv) the purchasing and installation costs;
 new text end

new text begin (v) how the project will interact with existing distributed generation resources on the
utility's grid; and
 new text end

new text begin (vi) the goals the project proposes to achieve, including controlling frequency or voltage,
mitigating transmission congestion, providing emergency power supplies during outages,
reducing curtailment of existing renewable energy generators, and reducing peak power
costs;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the utility has adequately responded to any commission requests for additional
information regarding the energy storage system pilot project; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) the commission has determined that the energy storage system pilot project is in the
public interest.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commission may modify a proposed energy storage system pilot project the
commission approves for rate recovery.
 new text end

new text begin (c) For the purposes of this subdivision:
 new text end

new text begin (1) "energy storage system" has the meaning given in section 216B.2422, subdivision
1, paragraph (f); and
 new text end

new text begin (2) "pilot project" means a project deployed at a limited number of locations in order to
assess the technical and economic effectiveness of its operations.
 new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2f, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2f.

Solar energy standard.

(a) In addition to the requirements of subdivisions 2a
and 2b, each public utility shall generate or procure sufficient electricity generated by solar
energy to serve its retail electricity customers in Minnesota so that by the end of 2020, at
least 1.5 percent of the utility's total retail electric sales to retail customers in Minnesota is
generated by solar energy.

(b) For a public utility with more than 200,000 retail electric customers, at least ten
percent of the 1.5 percent goal must be met by solar energy generated by or procured from
solar photovoltaic devices with a nameplate capacity of deleted text begin 20deleted text end new text begin 40new text end kilowatts or less.

(c) A public utility with between 50,000 and 200,000 retail electric customers:

(1) must meet at least ten percent of the 1.5 percent goal with solar energy generated by
or procured from solar photovoltaic devices with a nameplate capacity of 40 kilowatts or
less; and

(2) may apply toward the ten percent goal in clause (1) individual customer subscriptions
of 40 kilowatts or less to a community solar garden program operated by the public utility
that has been approved by the commission.

(d) The solar energy standard established in this subdivision is subject to all the provisions
of this section governing a utility's standard obligation under subdivision 2a.

(e) It is an energy goal of the state of Minnesota that, by 2030, ten percent of the retail
electric sales in Minnesota be generated by solar energy.

(f) For the purposes of calculating the total retail electric sales of a public utility under
this subdivision, there shall be excluded retail electric sales to customers that are:

(1) an iron mining extraction and processing facility, including a scram mining facility
as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 6130.0100, subpart 16; or

(2) a paper mill, wood products manufacturer, sawmill, or oriented strand board
manufacturer.

Those customers may not have included in the rates charged to them by the public utility
any costs of satisfying the solar standard specified by this subdivision.

(g) A public utility may not use energy used to satisfy the solar energy standard under
this subdivision to satisfy its standard obligation under subdivision 2a. A public utility may
not use energy used to satisfy the standard obligation under subdivision 2a to satisfy the
solar standard under this subdivision.

(h) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a solar renewable energy credit associated
with a solar photovoltaic device installed and generating electricity in Minnesota after
August 1, 2013, but before 2020 may be used to meet the solar energy standard established
under this subdivision.

(i) Beginning July 1, 2014, and each July 1 through 2020, each public utility shall file
a report with the commission reporting its progress in achieving the solar energy standard
established under this subdivision.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 216B.241, subdivision 1d, is amended
to read:


Subd. 1d.

Technical assistance.

(a) The commissioner shall evaluate energy conservation
improvement programs on the basis of cost-effectiveness and the reliability of the
technologies employed. The commissioner shall, by order, establish, maintain, and update
energy-savings assumptions that must be used when filing energy conservation improvement
programs. The commissioner shall establish an inventory of the most effective energy
conservation programs, techniques, and technologies, and encourage all Minnesota utilities
to implement them, where appropriate, in their service territories. The commissioner shall
describe these programs in sufficient detail to provide a utility reasonable guidance
concerning implementation. The commissioner shall prioritize the opportunities in order of
potential energy savings and in order of cost-effectiveness. The commissioner may contract
with a third party to carry out any of the commissioner's duties under this subdivision, and
to obtain technical assistance to evaluate the effectiveness of any conservation improvement
program. The commissioner may assess up to $850,000 annually for the purposes of this
subdivision. The assessments must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
energy and conservation account created under subdivision 2a. An assessment made under
this subdivision is not subject to the cap on assessments provided by section 216B.62, or
any other law.

(b) Of the assessment authorized under paragraph (a), the commissioner may expend
deleted text begin up to $400,000 annuallydeleted text end new text begin $800,000 each bienniumnew text end for the purpose of developing, operating,
maintaining, and providing technical support for a uniform electronic data reporting and
tracking system available to all utilities subject to this section, in order to enable accurate
measurement of the cost and energy savings of the energy conservation improvements
required by this section. This paragraph expires June 30, deleted text begin 2018deleted text end new text begin 2022new text end .

new text begin (c) The commissioner must establish a utility stakeholder group to direct development
and maintenance of the tracking system available to all utilities. The utility stakeholder
group will direct 50 percent of the biennium expenditures. The utility stakeholder group
shall include, but is not limited to, stakeholders representative of the Minnesota Rural
Electric Association, the Minnesota Municipal Utility Association, investor-owned utilities,
municipal power agencies, energy conservation organizations, and businesses that work in
energy efficiency. One of the stakeholder members must serve as chair. The utility
stakeholder group must develop and submit its work plan to the commissioner. The utility
stakeholder group shall study alternative tracking system options, which shall be submitted
with the work plan to the commissioner by January 15, 2020. The utility stakeholder group
must meet regularly at the call of the chair. Meetings of the utility stakeholder group are
subject to chapter 13D.
 new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.2422, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

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

(b) "Utility" means an entity with the capability of generating 100,000 kilowatts or more
of electric power and serving, either directly or indirectly, the needs of 10,000 retail
customers in Minnesota. Utility does not include federal power agencies.

(c) "Renewable energy" means electricity generated through use of any of the following
resources:

(1) wind;

(2) solar;

(3) geothermal;

(4) hydro;

(5) trees or other vegetation;

(6) landfill gas; or

(7) predominantly organic components of wastewater effluent, sludge, or related
by-products from publicly owned treatment works, but not including incineration of
wastewater sludge.

(d) "Resource plan" means a set of resource options that a utility could use to meet the
service needs of its customers over a forecast period, including an explanation of the supply
and demand circumstances under which, and the extent to which, each resource option
would be used to meet those service needs. These resource options include using,
refurbishing, and constructing utility plant and equipment, buying power generated by other
entities, controlling customer loads, and implementing customer energy conservation.

(e) "Refurbish" means to rebuild or substantially modify an existing electricity generating
resource of 30 megawatts or greater.

new text begin (f) "Energy storage system" means commercially available technology capable of
absorbing and storing energy, and delivering stored energy for use at a later time. For
purposes of this section, energy storage systems must be from a stationary source. For
purposes of this section:
 new text end

new text begin (1) an energy storage system may be:
 new text end

new text begin (i) either centralized or distributed; or
 new text end

new text begin (ii) owned by a load-serving entity or local publicly owned electric utility, a customer
of a load-serving entity or local publicly owned electric utility, a third party, or jointly owned
by two or more of the entities under this item or any other entity;
 new text end

new text begin (2) an energy storage system must:
 new text end

new text begin (i) reduce demand for peak electrical generation;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) defer or substitute for an investment in generation, transmission, or distribution
assets; or
 new text end

new text begin (iii) improve the reliable operation of the electrical transmission or distribution grid;
and
 new text end

new text begin (3) an energy storage system must:
 new text end

new text begin (i) use mechanical, chemical, or thermal processes to store energy that was generated
at one time for use at a later time;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) store thermal energy for direct use for heating or cooling at a later time in a manner
that reduces the demand for electricity at that later time;
 new text end

new text begin (iii) use mechanical, chemical, or thermal processes to store energy generated from
renewable resources for use at a later time; or
 new text end

new text begin (iv) use mechanical, chemical, or thermal processes to store energy generated from
mechanical processes that would otherwise be wasted for delivery at a later time.
 new text end

new text begin (g) "Investor-owned utility" means a utility, as defined in paragraph (b), that is owned
by private persons.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.2422, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Energy storage systems assessment. new text end

new text begin (a) Each investor-owned utility must
include as part of an integrated resource plan or plan modification filed by the investor-owned
utility an assessment of energy storage systems. The assessment must:
 new text end

new text begin (1) consider energy storage systems as both transmission and distribution-interconnected
resources;
 new text end

new text begin (2) analyze energy storage systems both as an alternative for and as an adjunct to
generation resources for ancillary services and resource adequacy; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) require that in any prudence determination for a new resource acquisition that resource
options analysis must include a storage alternative.
 new text end

new text begin (b) In approving a resource plan, the commission must determine, with respect to the
assessment required in paragraph (a), whether:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the utility's forecast requirements are based on substantially accurate data and an
adequate forecasting method;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the plan identifies and takes into account any present and projected reductions in
energy demand that may result from measures to improve energy efficiency in the industrial,
commercial, residential, and energy-producing sectors of the area being served; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) the plan includes appropriate and up-to-date methods for modeling resources,
including the modeling and valuing of flexible operations.
 new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 216B.62, subdivision 3b, is amended
to read:


Subd. 3b.

Assessment for department regional and national duties.

In addition to
other assessments in subdivision 3, the department may assess up to $500,000 per fiscal
year for performing its duties under section 216A.07, subdivision 3a. The amount in this
subdivision shall be assessed to energy utilities in proportion to their respective gross
operating revenues from retail sales of gas or electric service within the state during the last
calendar year and shall be deposited into an account in the special revenue fund and is
appropriated to the commissioner of commerce for the purposes of section 216A.07,
subdivision 3a. An assessment made under this subdivision is not subject to the cap on
assessments provided in subdivision 3 or any other law. For the purpose of this subdivision,
an "energy utility" means public utilities, generation and transmission cooperative electric
associations, and municipal power agencies providing natural gas or electric service in the
state. This subdivision expires June 30, deleted text begin 2018deleted text end new text begin 2019new text end .

Sec. 10.

new text begin [216C.418] SOLAR ENERGY GRANTS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

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

new text begin (b) "Energy storage system" means a commercially available technology capable of (1)
absorbing and storing electrical energy, and (2) dispatching stored electrical energy at a
later time.
 new text end

new text begin (c) "Photovoltaic device" has the meaning given in section 216C.06, subdivision 16.
 new text end

new text begin (d) "School district" means an independent or special school district.
 new text end

new text begin (e) "Solar energy system" means photovoltaic devices installed alone or in conjunction
with a solar thermal system or an energy storage system.
 new text end

new text begin (f) "Solar thermal system" means a flat plate or evacuated tube with a fixed orientation
that collects the sun's radiant energy and transfers it to a storage medium for distribution as
energy to heat or cool air or water.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin A grant program is established under the Department of
Commerce to award grants to school districts to fund the design, purchase, and installation
of solar energy systems on school district buildings.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Eligible applicants. new text end

new text begin In order to be eligible to receive a grant under this section,
a school district must obtain electric service from the public utility that owns a nuclear
electric generating facility in Minnesota.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Eligible expenditures. new text end

new text begin (a) Grants awarded to a school district under this section:
 new text end

new text begin (1) may be used to pay up to 95 percent of the cost of designing, engineering, purchasing,
and installing a solar energy system;
 new text end

new text begin (2) must be used to fund a solar energy system whose capacity matches the electric load
of the school district building using the electricity generated, but must not exceed 300
kilowatts; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) must be used to fund a solar energy system placed on, adjacent to, or in proximity
to the school district building using the electricity generated.
 new text end

new text begin (b) A school district that receives a rebate or other financial incentive for a solar energy
system under section 116C.7792, or from any utility is not eligible to receive a grant under
this section for the same solar energy system.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Application process. new text end

new text begin A school district must submit an application to the
commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner must develop
administrative procedures governing the application and grant award process, and must
award grants on a first-come, first-served basis.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Geographical distribution of grants. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must endeavor to
award grants under this section to school districts located throughout the electric service
territory of the public utility that owns a nuclear electric generating facility in Minnesota.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Other funds. new text end

new text begin A school district may issue debt under section 123B.62 to provide
its share of the costs for a solar energy system receiving a grant under this section.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216D.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Contact information database. new text end

new text begin The notification center must create a database
to collect, maintain, and continually update the contact information for each operator in
Minnesota.Each operator must furnish the notification center with the operator's telephone
number for 24 hours per day and seven days per week response related to each underground
facility excavation. The information contained in the database must be made available to
an excavator upon request to facilitate damage response or damage prevention related to
an excavation.
 new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of commerce must contract with an independent consultant selected
through a request for proposal process to produce a report analyzing the potential costs and
benefits of energy storage systems, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.2422,
subdivision 1, in Minnesota. In examining the cost-effectiveness of energy storage systems,
the study must analyze:
 new text end

new text begin (1) cost savings to ratepayers from the provision of services, including but not limited
to energy price arbitrage, ancillary services, resource adequacy, and transmission and
distribution asset deferral or substitution;
 new text end

new text begin (2) direct-cost savings to customers that deploy energy storage systems;
 new text end

new text begin (3) an improved ability to integrate renewable resources;
 new text end

new text begin (4) improved reliability and power quality;
 new text end

new text begin (5) the effect on retail electric rates over the useful life of a given energy storage system
compared to the impact on retail electric rates using a nonenergy storage system alternative
over the useful life of the nonenergy storage system alternative;
 new text end

new text begin (6) reduced greenhouse gas emissions; and
 new text end

new text begin (7) any other value reasonably related to the application of energy storage system
technology.
 new text end

new text begin (b) By April 1, 2019, the commissioner of commerce shall submit the study to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over energy
policy and finance.
 new text end

ARTICLE 4

JOBS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the appropriations
in Laws 2017, chapter 94, or appropriated to the agencies and for the purposes specified in
this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are
available for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019" used
in this article mean that the addition to the appropriations listed under them are available
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is
fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. Appropriations for fiscal year 2018
are effective June 1, 2018.
 new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
 new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
 new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 17,025,000
 new text end

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

new text begin Appropriations by Fund
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end
new text begin General
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 17,000,000
 new text end
new text begin Workforce
Development
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 25,000
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Business and Community Development
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 2,000,000
 new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 is for the
redevelopment grant and demolition loan
programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections
116J.571 to 116J.5764. This is a onetime
appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Broadband Development
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 15,000,000
 new text end

new text begin $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 is for deposit
in the border-to-border broadband fund
account in the special revenue fund established
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.396.
This is a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Workforce Development
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 25,000
 new text end

new text begin $25,000 in fiscal year 2019 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to the
Cook County Higher Education Board to
provide educational programming and
academic support services to remote regions
in northeastern Minnesota. This is a onetime
appropriation and is in addition to other funds
previously appropriated to the board.
 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT
OF APPEALS
new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 33,000
 new text end

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

ARTICLE 5

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.8747, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Qualified job training program.

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

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

(2) the program must spend, on average, $15,000 or more per graduate of the program;

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

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

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

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

(4) the program may provide income supplements, when needed, to participants for
housing, counseling, tuition, and other basic needs;

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

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end individuals served by the program mustdeleted text begin :
deleted text end

deleted text begin (i)deleted text end be 18 years of age or olderdeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin as of the date of enrollment, and
new text end

deleted text begin (ii)deleted text end have deleted text begin federal adjusted grossdeleted text end new text begin household new text end income deleted text begin of no more than $12,000 per yeardeleted text end in
the calendar year immediately before entering the programnew text begin that is 100 percent or less of the
federal poverty guideline for Minnesota, based on family sizenew text end ;new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (iii) have assets of no more than $10,000, excluding the value of a homestead; and
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deleted text begin (iv) not have been claimed as a dependent on the federal tax return of another person in
the previous taxable year; and
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deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end the program must be certified by the commissioner of employment and economic
development as meeting the requirements of this subdivision.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.8747, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Duties of program.

(a) A program certified by the commissioner under
subdivision 2 must comply with the requirements of this subdivision.

(b) A program must maintain records for each qualified graduate. The records must
include information sufficient to verify the graduate's eligibility under this section, identify
the employer, and describe the job including its compensation rate and benefits.

(c) A program deleted text begin must report by January 1 of each year to the commissioner. The report
must include, at least, information on:deleted text end new text begin is subject to the reporting requirements under section
116L.98.
new text end

deleted text begin (1) the number of graduates placed;
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deleted text begin (2) demographic information on the graduates;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) the type of position in which each graduate is placed, including compensation
information;
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deleted text begin (4) the tenure of each graduate at the placed position or in other jobs;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) the amount of employer fees paid to the program;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (6) the amount of money raised by the program from other sources; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (7) the types and sizes of employers with which graduates have been placed and retained.
 deleted text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 298.292, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2.

Use of money.

new text begin (a) new text end Money in the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust
fund may be used for the following purposes:

(1) to provide loans, loan guarantees, interest buy-downs and other forms of participation
with private sources of financing, but a loan to a private enterprise shall be for a principal
amount not to exceed one-half of the cost of the project for which financing is sought, and
the rate of interest on a loan to a private enterprise shall be no less than the lesser of eight
percent or an interest rate three percentage points less than a full faith and credit obligation
of the United States government of comparable maturity, at the time that the loan is approved;

(2) to fund reserve accounts established to secure the payment when due of the principal
of and interest on bonds issued pursuant to section 298.2211;

(3) to pay in periodic payments or in a lump-sum payment any or all of the interest on
bonds issued pursuant to chapter 474 for the purpose of constructing, converting, or
retrofitting heating facilities in connection with district heating systems or systems utilizing
alternative energy sources;

(4) to invest in a venture capital fund or enterprise that will provide capital to other
entities that are engaging in, or that will engage in, projects or programs that have the
purposes set forth in subdivision 1. No investments may be made in a venture capital fund
or enterprise unless at least two other unrelated investors make investments of at least
$500,000 in the venture capital fund or enterprise, and the investment by the Douglas J.
Johnson economic protection trust fund may not exceed the amount of the largest investment
by an unrelated investor in the venture capital fund or enterprise. For purposes of this
subdivision, an "unrelated investor" is a person or entity that is not related to the entity in
which the investment is made or to any individual who owns more than 40 percent of the
value of the entity, in any of the following relationships: spouse, parent, child, sibling,
employee, or owner of an interest in the entity that exceeds ten percent of the value of all
interests in it. For purposes of determining the limitations under this clause, the amount of
investments made by an investor other than the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection
trust fund is the sum of all investments made in the venture capital fund or enterprise during
the period beginning one year before the date of the investment by the Douglas J. Johnson
economic protection trust fund; and

(5) to purchase forest land in the taconite assistance area defined in section 273.1341 to
be held and managed as a public trust for the benefit of the area for the purposes authorized
in section 298.22, subdivision 5a. Property purchased under this section may be sold by the
commissioner, after consultation with the advisory board. The net proceeds must be deposited
in the trust fund for the purposes and uses of this section.

new text begin (b) new text end Money from the trust fund shall be expended only in or for the benefit of the taconite
assistance area defined in section 273.1341.

new text begin (c) Money devoted to the trust fund under this section shall not be expended, appropriated,
or transferred from the trust fund for any purpose except as provided in this section.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Laws 2017, chapter 94, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Business and Community Development

 $
 46,074,000
 $
 40,935,000
Appropriations by Fund
General
 $43,363,000
 $38,424,000
Remediation
 $700,000
 $700,000
Workforce
Development
 $1,861,000
 $1,811,000
Special Revenue
 $150,000
 -0-

(a) $4,195,000 each year is for the Minnesota
job skills partnership program under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.01 to
116L.17. If the appropriation for either year
is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available. This appropriation is
available until spent.

(b) $750,000 each year is for grants to the
Neighborhood Development Center for small
business programs:

(1) training, lending, and business services;

(2) model outreach and training in greater
Minnesota; and

(3) development of new business incubators.

This is a onetime appropriation.

(c) $1,175,000 each year is for a grant to the
Metropolitan Economic Development
Association (MEDA) for statewide business
development and assistance services, including
services to entrepreneurs with businesses that
have the potential to create job opportunities
for unemployed and underemployed people,
with an emphasis on minority-owned
businesses. This is a onetime appropriation.

(d) $125,000 each year is for a grant to the
White Earth Nation for the White Earth Nation
Integrated Business Development System to
provide business assistance with workforce
development, outreach, technical assistance,
infrastructure and operational support,
financing, and other business development
activities. This is a onetime appropriation.

(e)(1) $12,500,000 deleted text begin eachdeleted text end new text begin the first new text end year deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin and
$10,500,000 the second year are new text end for the
Minnesota investment fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.8731. Of this amount,
the commissioner of employment and
economic development may use up to three
percent for administration and monitoring of
the program. This appropriation is available
until spent.new text begin In fiscal year 2020 and beyond,
the base amount is $12,500,000.
new text end

(2) Of the amount appropriated in fiscal year
2018, $4,000,000 is for a loan to construct and
equip a wholesale electronic component
distribution center investing a minimum of
$200,000,000 and constructing a facility at
least 700,000 square feet in size. Loan funds
may be used for purchases of materials,
supplies, and equipment for the construction
of the facility and are available from July 1,
2017, to June 30, 2021. The commissioner of
employment and economic development shall
forgive the loan after verification that the
project has satisfied performance goals and
contractual obligations as required under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731.

(3) Of the amount appropriated in fiscal year
2018, $700,000 is for a loan to extend an
effluent pipe that will deliver reclaimed water
to an innovative waste-to-biofuel project
investing a minimum of $150,000,000 and
constructing a facility that is designed to
process approximately 400,000 tons of waste
annually. Loan funds are available until June
30, 2021.

new text begin (4) Of the amount appropriated in fiscal year
2019, $1,000,000 is for a grant to the city of
Minnetonka for a forgivable loan to a
high-risk, high-return jobs retention and
creation initiative to be conducted by a local
business that produces lactic acid/lactate, to
help grow and expand the bioeconomy in
Minnesota. The grant under this section is not
subject to the limitations under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.8731, subdivision 5, or
the performance goals, contractual obligations,
and other requirements under sections
116J.8731, subdivision 7, 116J.993, and
116J.994. Grant funds are available until June
30, 2021.
 new text end

new text begin (5) Of the amount appropriated in fiscal year
2019, $1,500,000 is for a loan to a paper mill
in Duluth to support the operation and
manufacture of packaging paper grades. The
company that owns the paper mill must spend
$15,000,000 on expansion activities by
December 31, 2019, in order to be eligible to
receive funds in this appropriation. This
appropriation is onetime and may be used for
the mill's equipment, materials, supplies, and
other operating expenses. The commissioner
of employment and economic development
shall forgive a portion of the loan each year
after verification that the mill has retained 195
full-time jobs over a period of five years and
has satisfied other performance goals and
contractual obligations as required under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731.
 new text end

(f) $8,500,000 each year is for the Minnesota
job creation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116J.8748. Of this amount, the
commissioner of employment and economic
development may use up to three percent for
administrative expenses. This appropriation
is available until expended. In fiscal year 2020
and beyond, the base amount is $8,000,000.

(g) $1,647,000 each year is for contaminated
site cleanup and development grants under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.551 to
116J.558. This appropriation is available until
spent. In fiscal year 2020 and beyond, the base
amount is $1,772,000.

(h) $12,000 each year is for a grant to the
Upper Minnesota Film Office.

(i) $163,000 each year is for the Minnesota
Film and TV Board. The appropriation in each
year is available only upon receipt by the
board of $1 in matching contributions of
money or in-kind contributions from nonstate
sources for every $3 provided by this
appropriation, except that each year up to
$50,000 is available on July 1 even if the
required matching contribution has not been
received by that date.

(j) $500,000 each year is from the general fund
for a grant to the Minnesota Film and TV
Board for the film production jobs program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116U.26.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2021.

(k) $139,000 each year is for a grant to the
Rural Policy and Development Center under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.421.

(l)(1) $1,300,000 each year is for the greater
Minnesota business development public
infrastructure grant program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.431. This appropriation
is available until spent. If the appropriation
for either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available. In fiscal year
2020 and beyond, the base amount is
$1,787,000. Funds available under this
paragraph may be used for site preparation of
property owned and to be used by private
entities.

(2) Of the amounts appropriated, $1,600,000
in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant to the city of
Thief River Falls to support utility extensions,
roads, and other public improvements related
to the construction of a wholesale electronic
component distribution center at least 700,000
square feet in size and investing a minimum
of $200,000,000. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.431, a local match is
not required. Grant funds are available from
July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2021.

(m) $876,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for the Minnesota emerging
entrepreneur loan program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116M.18. Funds available
under this paragraph are for transfer into the
emerging entrepreneur program special
revenue fund account created under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 116M, and are available until
spent. Of this amount, up to four percent is for
administration and monitoring of the program.
In fiscal year 2020 and beyond, the base
amount is $1,000,000.

(n) $875,000 each year is for a grant to
Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. for the small
business growth acceleration program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116O.115. This
is a onetime appropriation.

(o) $250,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant
to the Minnesota Design Center at the
University of Minnesota for the greater
Minnesota community design pilot project.

(p) $275,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from the
general fund to the commissioner of
employment and economic development for
a grant to Community and Economic
Development Associates (CEDA) for an
economic development study and analysis of
the effects of current and projected economic
growth in southeast Minnesota. CEDA shall
report on the findings and recommendations
of the study to the committees of the house of
representatives and senate with jurisdiction
over economic development and workforce
issues by February 15, 2019. All results and
information gathered from the study shall be
made available for use by cities in southeast
Minnesota by March 15, 2019. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.

(q) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a
grant to Pillsbury United Communities for
construction and renovation of a building in
north Minneapolis for use as the "North
Market" grocery store and wellness center,
focused on offering healthy food, increasing
health care access, and providing job creation
and economic opportunities in one place for
children and families living in the area. To the
extent possible, Pillsbury United Communities
shall employ individuals who reside within a
five mile radius of the grocery store and
wellness center. This appropriation is not
available until at least an equal amount of
money is committed from nonstate sources.
This appropriation is available until the project
is completed or abandoned, subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.

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

(s) $875,000 each year is for the host
community economic development grant
program established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 116J.548.

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

(u) $161,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to the Rural
Policy and Development Center. This is a
onetime appropriation.

(v) $300,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to Enterprise
Minnesota, Inc. This is a onetime
appropriation.

(w) $50,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to
Fighting Chance for behavioral intervention
programs for at-risk youth.

(x) $1,350,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for job training
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
116L.42.

(y)(1) $519,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for
grants to local communities to increase the
supply of quality child care providers in order
to support economic development. At least 60
percent of grant funds must go to communities
located outside of the seven-county
metropolitan area, as defined under Minnesota
Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2. Grant
recipients must obtain a 50 percent nonstate
match to grant funds in either cash or in-kind
contributions. Grant funds available under this
paragraph must be used to implement solutions
to reduce the child care shortage in the state
including but not limited to funding for child
care business start-ups or expansions, training,
facility modifications or improvements
required for licensing, and assistance with
licensing and other regulatory requirements.
In awarding grants, the commissioner must
give priority to communities that have
documented a shortage of child care providers
in the area.

(2) Within one year of receiving grant funds,
grant recipients must report to the
commissioner on the outcomes of the grant
program including but not limited to the
number of new providers, the number of
additional child care provider jobs created, the
number of additional child care slots, and the
amount of local funds invested.

(3) By January 1 of each year, starting in 2019,
the commissioner must report to the standing
committees of the legislature having
jurisdiction over child care and economic
development on the outcomes of the program
to date.

(z) $319,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from the
general fund for a grant to the East Phillips
Improvement Coalition to create the East
Phillips Neighborhood Institute (EPNI) to
expand culturally tailored resources that
address small business growth and create
green jobs. The grant shall fund the
collaborative work of Tamales y Bicicletas,
Little Earth of the United Tribes, a nonprofit
serving East Africans, and other coalition
members towards developing EPNI as a
community space to host activities including,
but not limited to, creation and expansion of
small businesses, culturally specific
entrepreneurial activities, indoor urban
farming, job training, education, and skills
development for residents of this low-income,
environmental justice designated
neighborhood. Eligible uses for grant funds
include, but are not limited to, planning and
start-up costs, staff and consultant costs,
building improvements, rent, supplies, utilities,
vehicles, marketing, and program activities.
The commissioner shall submit a report on
grant activities and quantifiable outcomes to
the committees of the house of representatives
and the senate with jurisdiction over economic
development by December 15, 2020. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2020.

(aa) $150,000 the first year is from the
renewable development account in the special
revenue fund established in Minnesota
Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, to
conduct the biomass facility closure economic
impact study.

(bb)(1)$300,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a
grant to East Side Enterprise Center (ESEC)
to expand culturally tailored resources that
address small business growth and job
creation. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2020. The appropriation shall fund
the work of African Economic Development
Solutions, the Asian Economic Development
Association, the Dayton's Bluff Community
Council, and the Latino Economic
Development Center in a collaborative
approach to economic development that is
effective with smaller, culturally diverse
communities that seek to increase the
productivity and success of new immigrant
and minority populations living and working
in the community. Programs shall provide
minority business growth and capacity
building that generate wealth and jobs creation
for local residents and business owners on the
East Side of St. Paul.

(2) In fiscal year 2019 ESEC shall use funds
to share its integrated service model and
evolving collaboration principles with civic
and economic development leaders in greater
Minnesota communities which have diverse
populations similar to the East Side of St. Paul.
ESEC shall submit a report of activities and
program outcomes, including quantifiable
measures of success annually to the house of
representatives and senate committees with
jurisdiction over economic development.

(cc) $150,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant
to Mille Lacs County for the purpose of
reimbursement grants to small resort
businesses located in the city of Isle with less
than $350,000 in annual revenue, at least four
rental units, which are open during both
summer and winter months, and whose
business was adversely impacted by a decline
in walleye fishing on Lake Mille Lacs.

(dd)(1) $250,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a
grant to the Small Business Development
Center hosted at Minnesota State University,
Mankato, for a collaborative initiative with
the Regional Center for Entrepreneurial
Facilitation. Funds available under this section
must be used to provide entrepreneur and
small business development direct professional
business assistance services in the following
counties in Minnesota: Blue Earth, Brown,
Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley,
Watonwan, and Waseca. For the purposes of
this section, "direct professional business
assistance services" must include, but is not
limited to, pre-venture assistance for
individuals considering starting a business.
This appropriation is not available until the
commissioner determines that an equal amount
is committed from nonstate sources. Any
balance in the first year does not cancel and
is available for expenditure in the second year.

(2) Grant recipients shall report to the
commissioner by February 1 of each year and
include information on the number of
customers served in each county; the number
of businesses started, stabilized, or expanded;
the number of jobs created and retained; and
business success rates in each county. By April
1 of each year, the commissioner shall report
the information submitted by grant recipients
to the chairs of the standing committees of the
house of representatives and the senate having
jurisdiction over economic development
issues.

(ee) $500,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for the
central Minnesota opportunity grant program
established under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.9922. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2022.

Sec. 5.

Laws 2017, chapter 94, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Workforce Development

 $
 31,498,000
 $
 30,231,000
Appropriations by Fund
General
 $6,239,000
 $5,889,000
Workforce
Development
 $25,259,000
 $24,342,000

(a) $500,000 each year is for the
youth-at-work competitive grant program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.562.
Of this amount, up to five percent is for
administration and monitoring of the youth
workforce development competitive grant
program. All grant awards shall be for two
consecutive years. Grants shall be awarded in
the first year. In fiscal year 2020 and beyond,
the base amount is $750,000.

(b) $250,000 each year is for pilot programs
in the workforce service areas to combine
career and higher education advising.

(c) $500,000 each year is for rural career
counseling coordinator positions in the
workforce service areas and for the purposes
specified in Minnesota Statutes, section
116L.667. The commissioner of employment
and economic development, in consultation
with local workforce investment boards and
local elected officials in each of the service
areas receiving funds, shall develop a method
of distributing funds to provide equitable
services across workforce service areas.

(d) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to the
Construction Careers Foundation for the
construction career pathway initiative to
provide year-round educational and
experiential learning opportunities for teens
and young adults under the age of 21 that lead
to careers in the construction industry. This is
a onetime appropriation. Grant funds must be
used to:

(1) increase construction industry exposure
activities for middle school and high school
youth, parents, and counselors to reach a more
diverse demographic and broader statewide
audience. This requirement includes, but is
not limited to, an expansion of programs to
provide experience in different crafts to youth
and young adults throughout the state;

(2) increase the number of high schools in
Minnesota offering construction classes during
the academic year that utilize a multicraft
curriculum;

(3) increase the number of summer internship
opportunities;

(4) enhance activities to support graduating
seniors in their efforts to obtain employment
in the construction industry;

(5) increase the number of young adults
employed in the construction industry and
ensure that they reflect Minnesota's diverse
workforce; and

(6) enhance an industrywide marketing
campaign targeted to youth and young adults
about the depth and breadth of careers within
the construction industry.

Programs and services supported by grant
funds must give priority to individuals and
groups that are economically disadvantaged
or historically underrepresented in the
construction industry, including but not limited
to women, veterans, and members of minority
and immigrant groups.

(e) $1,539,000 each year from the general fund
and $4,604,000 each year from the workforce
development fund are for the Pathways to
Prosperity adult workforce development
competitive grant program. Of this amount,
up to four percent is for administration and
monitoring of the program. When awarding
grants under this paragraph, the commissioner
of employment and economic development
may give preference to any previous grantee
with demonstrated success in job training and
placement for hard-to-train individuals. In
fiscal year 2020 and beyond, the general fund
base amount for this program is $4,039,000.

(f) $750,000 each year is for a competitive
grant program to provide grants to
organizations that provide support services for
individuals, such as job training, employment
preparation, internships, job assistance to
fathers, financial literacy, academic and
behavioral interventions for low-performing
students, and youth intervention. Grants made
under this section must focus on low-income
communities, young adults from families with
a history of intergenerational poverty, and
communities of color. Of this amount, up to
four percent is for administration and
monitoring of the program. In fiscal year 2020
and beyond, the base amount is $1,000,000.

(g) $500,000 each year is for the women and
high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional jobs
grant program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116L.99. Of this amount, up to five
percent is for administration and monitoring
of the program. In fiscal year 2020 and
beyond, the base amount is $750,000.

(h) $500,000 each year is for a competitive
grant program for grants to organizations
providing services to relieve economic
disparities in the Southeast Asian community
through workforce recruitment, development,
job creation, assistance of smaller
organizations to increase capacity, and
outreach. Of this amount, up to five percent
is for administration and monitoring of the
program. In fiscal year 2020 and beyond, the
base amount is $1,000,000.

(i) $250,000 each year is for a grant to the
American Indian Opportunities and
Industrialization Center, in collaboration with
the Northwest Indian Community
Development Center, to reduce academic
disparities for American Indian students and
adults. This is a onetime appropriation. The
grant funds may be used to provide:

(1) student tutoring and testing support
services;

(2) training in information technology;

(3) assistance in obtaining a GED;

(4) remedial training leading to enrollment in
a postsecondary higher education institution;

(5) real-time work experience in information
technology fields; and

(6) contextualized adult basic education.

After notification to the legislature, the
commissioner may transfer this appropriation
to the commissioner of education.

(j) $100,000 each year is for the getting to
work grant program. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2021.

(k) $525,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to the YWCA
of Minneapolis to provide economically
challenged individuals the job skills training,
career counseling, and job placement
assistance necessary to secure a child
development associate credential and to have
a career path in early childhood education.
This is a onetime appropriation.

(l) $1,350,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to the Minnesota
High Tech Association to support
SciTechsperience, a program that supports
science, technology, engineering, and math
(STEM) internship opportunities for two- and
four-year college students and graduate
students in their field of study. The internship
opportunities must match students with paid
internships within STEM disciplines at small,
for-profit companies located in Minnesota,
having fewer than 250 employees worldwide.
At least 300 students must be matched in the
first year and at least 350 students must be
matched in the second year. No more than 15
percent of the hires may be graduate students.
Selected hiring companies shall receive from
the grant 50 percent of the wages paid to the
intern, capped at $2,500 per intern. The
program must work toward increasing the
participation of women or other underserved
populations. This is a onetime appropriation.

(m) $450,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for grants to Minnesota
Diversified Industries, Inc. to provide
progressive development and employment
opportunities for people with disabilities. This
is a onetime appropriation.

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

(o) $750,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to the Minnesota
Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs to administer
a statewide project of youth job skills and
career development. This project, which may
have career guidance components including
health and life skills, is designed to encourage,
train, and assist youth in early access to
education and job-seeking skills, work-based
learning experience including career pathways
in STEM learning, career exploration and
matching, and first job placement through
local community partnerships and on-site job
opportunities. This grant requires a 25 percent
match from nonstate resources. This is a
onetime appropriation.

(p) $215,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for grants to Big Brothers,
Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities for
workforce readiness, employment exploration,
and skills development for youth ages 12 to
21. The grant must serve youth in the Twin
Cities, Central Minnesota, and Southern
Minnesota Big Brothers, Big Sisters chapters.
This is a onetime appropriation.

(q) $250,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to YWCA St.
Paul to provide job training services and
workforce development programs and
services, including job skills training and
counseling. This is a onetime appropriation.

(r) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to EMERGE
Community Development, in collaboration
with community partners, for services
targeting Minnesota communities with the
highest concentrations of African and
African-American joblessness, based on the
most recent census tract data, to provide
employment readiness training, credentialed
training placement, job placement and
retention services, supportive services for
hard-to-employ individuals, and a general
education development fast track and adult
diploma program. This is a onetime
appropriation.

(s) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to the
Minneapolis Foundation for a strategic
intervention program designed to target and
connect program participants to meaningful,
sustainable living-wage employment. This is
a onetime appropriation.

(t) $750,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to Latino
Communities United in Service (CLUES) to
expand culturally tailored programs that
address employment and education skill gaps
for working parents and underserved youth by
providing new job skills training to stimulate
higher wages for low-income people, family
support systems designed to reduce
intergenerational poverty, and youth
programming to promote educational
advancement and career pathways. At least
50 percent of this amount must be used for
programming targeted at greater Minnesota.
This is a onetime appropriation.

(u) $600,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to Ujamaa Place
for job training, employment preparation,
internships, education, training in the
construction trades, housing, and
organizational capacity building. This is a
onetime appropriation.

(v) $1,297,000 in the first year and $800,000
in the second year are from the workforce
development fund for performance grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747,
to Twin Cities R!SE to provide training to
hard-to-train individuals. Of the amounts
appropriated, $497,000 in fiscal year 2018 is
for a grant to Twin Cities R!SE, in
collaboration with Metro Transit and Hennepin
Technical College for the Metro Transit
technician training program. This is a onetime
appropriation and funds are available until
June 30, 2020.

(w) $230,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to the
Bois Forte Tribal Employment Rights Office
(TERO) for an American Indian workforce
development training pilot project.new text begin This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2019. Funds appropriated the first
year are available for use in the second year
of the biennium.
new text end

(x) $40,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant to the
Cook County Higher Education Board to
provide educational programming and
academic support services to remote regions
in northeastern Minnesota. This appropriation
is in addition to other funds previously
appropriated to the board.

(y) $250,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to Bridges to
Healthcare to provide career education,
wraparound support services, and job skills
training in high-demand health care fields to
low-income parents, nonnative speakers of
English, and other hard-to-train individuals,
helping families build secure pathways out of
poverty while also addressing worker
shortages in one of Minnesota's most
innovative industries. Funds may be used for
program expenses, including, but not limited
to, hiring instructors and navigators; space
rental; and supportive services to help
participants attend classes, including assistance
with course fees, child care, transportation,
and safe and stable housing. In addition, up to
five percent of grant funds may be used for
Bridges to Healthcare's administrative costs.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2020.

(z) $500,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to the Nonprofits
Assistance Fund to provide capacity-building
grants to small, culturally specific
organizations that primarily serve historically
underserved cultural communities. Grants may
only be awarded to nonprofit organizations
that have an annual organizational budget of
less than $500,000 and are culturally specific
organizations that primarily serve historically
underserved cultural communities. Grant funds
awarded must be used for:

(1) organizational infrastructure improvement,
including developing database management
systems and financial systems, or other
administrative needs that increase the
organization's ability to access new funding
sources;

(2) organizational workforce development,
including hiring culturally competent staff,
training and skills development, and other
methods of increasing staff capacity; or

(3) creation or expansion of partnerships with
existing organizations that have specialized
expertise in order to increase the capacity of
the grantee organization to improve services
for the community. Of this amount, up to five
percent may be used by the Nonprofits
Assistance Fund for administration costs and
providing technical assistance to potential
grantees. This is a onetime appropriation.

(aa) $4,050,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for the
Minnesota youth program under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 116L.56 and 116L.561.

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

(cc) $3,348,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for the "Youth
at Work" youth workforce development
competitive grant program. Of this amount,
up to five percent is for administration and
monitoring of the youth workforce
development competitive grant program. All
grant awards shall be for two consecutive
years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year.

(dd) $500,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for the Opportunities
Industrialization Center programs.

(ee) $750,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to Summit
Academy OIC to expand its contextualized
GED and employment placement program.
This is a onetime appropriation.

(ff) $500,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to
Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota and its
partners. The grant shall be used to continue
the FATHER Project in Rochester, Park
Rapids, St. Cloud, Minneapolis, and the
surrounding areas to assist fathers in
overcoming barriers that prevent fathers from
supporting their children economically and
emotionally. This is a onetime appropriation.

(gg) $150,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for displaced homemaker
programs under Minnesota Statutes, section
116L.96. The commissioner shall distribute
the funds to existing nonprofit and state
displaced homemaker programs. This is a
onetime appropriation.

(hh)(1) $150,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from
the workforce development fund for a grant
to Anoka County to develop and implement
a pilot program to increase competitive
employment opportunities for transition-age
youth ages 18 to 21.

(2) The competitive employment for
transition-age youth pilot program shall
include career guidance components, including
health and life skills, to encourage, train, and
assist transition-age youth in job-seeking
skills, workplace orientation, and job site
knowledge.

(3) In operating the pilot program, Anoka
County shall collaborate with schools,
disability providers, jobs and training
organizations, vocational rehabilitation
providers, and employers to build upon
opportunities and services, to prepare
transition-age youth for competitive
employment, and to enhance employer
connections that lead to employment for the
individuals served.

(4) Grant funds may be used to create an
on-the-job training incentive to encourage
employers to hire and train qualifying
individuals. A participating employer may
receive up to 50 percent of the wages paid to
the employee as a cost reimbursement for
on-the-job training provided.

(ii) $500,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for rural career counseling
coordinator positions in the workforce service
areas and for the purposes specified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.667. The
commissioner of employment and economic
development, in consultation with local
workforce investment boards and local elected
officials in each of the service areas receiving
funds, shall develop a method of distributing
funds to provide equitable services across
workforce service areas.

(jj) In calendar year 2017, the public utility
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, must withhold $1,000,000 from the
funds required to fulfill its financial
commitments under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779, subdivision 1, and pay such
amounts to the commissioner of employment
and economic development for deposit in the
Minnesota 21st century fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.423.

(kk) $350,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant
to AccessAbility Incorporated to provide job
skills training to individuals who have been
released from incarceration for a felony-level
offense and are no more than 12 months from
the date of release. AccessAbility Incorporated
shall annually report to the commissioner on
how the money was spent and the results
achieved. The report must include, at a
minimum, information and data about the
number of participants; participant
homelessness, employment, recidivism, and
child support compliance; and training
provided to program participants.

Sec. 6.

Laws 2017, chapter 94, article 1, section 9, is amended to read:


Sec. 9. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

 $
 		1,800,000
 		$
 		-0-

(a) $300,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant
to the city of New Trier to replace water
infrastructure under Hogan Avenue, including
related road reconstruction, and to acquire land
for predesign, design, and construction of a
storm water pond that will be colocated with
the pond of the new subdivision. This
appropriation does not require a nonstate
contribution.

(b) $600,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant
to the Ramsey/Washington Recycling and
Energy Board to design, construct, and equip
capital improvements to the
Ramsey/Washington Recycling and Energy
Center in Newport.

(c) $900,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for a grant
to the Clear Lake-Clearwater Sewer Authority
to remove and replace the existing wastewater
treatment facility. This project is intended to
prevent the discharge of phosphorus into the
Mississippi River. This appropriation is not
available until the commissioner of
management and budget determines that at
least $200,000 is committed to the project
from nonstate sources and the authority has
applied for at least two grants to offset the
cost. An amount equal to any grant money
received by the authority must be returned to
the general fund.new text begin This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2019.
new text end

ARTICLE 6

LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 175.46, subdivision 13, is amended
to read:


Subd. 13.

Grant awards.

(a) new text begin The commissioner shall award grants to local partnerships
located throughout the state, not to exceed $100,000 per local partnership grant. The
commissioner may use up to five percent of this amount for administration of the grant
program.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end A local partnership awarded a grant under this section must use the grant award for
any of the following implementation and coordination activities:

(1) recruiting additional employers to provide on-the-job training and supervision for
student learners and providing technical assistance to those employers;

(2) recruiting students to participate in the local youth skills training program, monitoring
the progress of student learners participating in the program, and monitoring program
outcomes;

(3) coordinating youth skills training activities within participating school districts and
among participating school districts, postsecondary institutions, and employers;

(4) coordinating academic, vocational and occupational learning, school-based and
work-based learning, and secondary and postsecondary education for participants in the
local youth skills training program;

(5) coordinating transportation for student learners participating in the local youth skills
training program; and

(6) any other implementation or coordination activity that the commissioner may direct
or permit the local partnership to perform.

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end Grant awards may not be used to directly or indirectly pay the wages of a student
learner.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.106, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Accessibility.

(a) Public buildings. The code must deleted text begin provide for makingdeleted text end new text begin require
new new text end public buildingsdeleted text begin constructed or remodeled after July 1, 1963deleted text end , new text begin and existing public
buildings when remodeled, to be new text end accessible to and usable by persons with disabilitiesdeleted text begin ,
although this does not require the remodeling of public buildings solely to provide
accessibility and usability to persons with disabilities when remodeling would not otherwise
be undertakendeleted text end .

(b) Leased space. No agency of the state may lease space for agency operations in a
non-state-owned building unless the building satisfies the requirements of the State Building
Code for accessibility by persons with disabilities, or is eligible to display the state symbol
of accessibility. This limitation applies to leases of 30 days or more for space of at least
1,000 square feet.

(c) Meetings or conferences. Meetings or conferences for the public or for state
employees which are sponsored in whole or in part by a state agency must be held in
buildings that meet the State Building Code requirements relating to accessibility for persons
with disabilities. This subdivision does not apply to any classes, seminars, or training
programs offered by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities or the University of
Minnesota. Meetings or conferences intended for specific individuals none of whom need
the accessibility features for persons with disabilities specified in the State Building Code
need not comply with this subdivision unless a person with a disability gives reasonable
advance notice of an intent to attend the meeting or conference. When sign language
interpreters will be provided, meetings or conference sites must be chosen which allow
participants who are deaf or hard-of-hearing to see the sign language interpreters clearly.

(d) Exemptions. The commissioner may grant an exemption from the requirements of
paragraphs (b) and (c) in advance if an agency has demonstrated that reasonable efforts
were made to secure facilities which complied with those requirements and if the selected
facilities are the best available for access for persons with disabilities. Exemptions shall be
granted using criteria developed by the commissioner in consultation with the Council on
Disability.

(e) Symbol indicating access. The wheelchair symbol adopted by Rehabilitation
International's Eleventh World Congress is the state symbol indicating buildings, facilities,
and grounds which are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. In the interests
of uniformity, this symbol is the sole symbol for display in or on all public or private
buildings, facilities, and grounds which qualify for its use. The secretary of state shall obtain
the symbol and keep it on file. No building, facility, or grounds may display the symbol
unless it is in compliance with the rules adopted by the commissioner under subdivision 1.
Before any rules are proposed for adoption under this paragraph, the commissioner shall
consult with the Council on Disability. Rules adopted under this paragraph must be enforced
in the same way as other accessibility rules of the State Building Code.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.815, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Fees.

(a) For the purposes of calculating fees under section 326B.092,
an initial or renewed residential contractor, residential remodeler, or residential roofer license
is a business license. Notwithstanding section 326B.092, the licensing fee for manufactured
home installers under section 327B.041 is deleted text begin $300deleted text end new text begin $180new text end for a three-year period.

(b) All initial and renewal licenses, except for manufactured home installer licenses,
shall be effective for two years and shall expire on March 31 of the year after the year in
which the application is made.

(c) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without the
need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of residential contractor,
residential remodeler, and residential roofer licenses from one year to two years. By June
30, 2011, all renewed residential contractor, residential remodeler, and residential roofer
licenses shall be two-year licenses.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327B.041, is amended to read:


327B.041 MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLERS.

(a) Manufactured home installers are subject to all of the fees in section 326B.092 and
the requirements of sections 326B.802 to 326B.885, except for the following:

(1) manufactured home installers are not subject to the continuing education requirements
of sections 326B.0981, 326B.099, and 326B.821, but are subject to the continuing education
requirements established in rules adopted under section 327B.10;

(2) the examination requirement of section 326B.83, subdivision 3, for manufactured
home installers shall be satisfied by successful completion of a written examination
administered and developed specifically for the examination of manufactured home installers.
The examination must be administered and developed by the commissioner. The
commissioner and the state building official shall seek advice on the grading, monitoring,
and updating of examinations from the Minnesota Manufactured Housing Association;

(3) a local government unit may not place a surcharge on a license fee, and may not
charge a separate fee to installers;

(4) a dealer or distributor who does not install or repair manufactured homes is exempt
from licensure under sections 326B.802 to 326B.885;

(5) the exemption under section 326B.805, subdivision 6, clause (5), does not apply;
and

(6) manufactured home installers are not subject to the contractor recovery fund in
section 326B.89.

(b) The commissioner may waive all or part of the requirements for licensure as a
manufactured home installer for any individual who holds an unexpired license or certificate
issued by any other state or other United States jurisdiction if the licensing requirements of
that jurisdiction meet or exceed the corresponding licensing requirements of the department
and the individual complies with section 326B.092, subdivisions 1 and 3 to 7. deleted text begin For the
purposes of calculating fees under section 326B.092, licensure as a manufactured home
installer is a business license.
deleted text end

Sec. 5.

Laws 2017, chapter 94, article 1, section 4, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

General Support

 6,239,000
 6,539,000
Appropriations by Fund
Workforce
Development Fund
 200,000
 500,000
Workers'
Compensation
 6,039,000
 6,039,000

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and
(c), this appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund.

(b) $200,000 in fiscal year 2018 is from the
workforce development fund for the
commissioner of labor and industry to convene
and collaborate with stakeholders as provided
under Minnesota Statutes, section 175.46,
subdivision 3, and to develop youth skills
training competencies for approved
occupations. This is a onetime appropriation.

(c) $500,000 in fiscal year 2019 is from the
workforce development fund to administer the
youth skills training program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 175.46. The commissioner
shall award up to five grants each year to local
partnerships located throughout the state, not
to exceed $100,000 per local partnership grant.
The commissioner may use deleted text begin a portiondeleted text end new text begin up to
five percent new text end of this appropriation for
administration of the grant program. The base
amount for this program is deleted text begin $500,000deleted text end new text begin
$1,000,000new text end each year beginning in fiscal year
2020.

ARTICLE 7

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 15A.083, subdivision 7, is
amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals and compensation judges.

Salaries of judges of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals are deleted text begin 98.52deleted text end new text begin 105 new text end percent
of the salary for deleted text begin district Courtdeleted text end new text begin workers' compensationnew text end judgesnew text begin at the Office of Administrative
Hearingsnew text end . The salary of the chief judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals is
deleted text begin 98.52deleted text end new text begin 107 new text end percent of the salary for deleted text begin a chief district Court judgedeleted text end new text begin workers' compensation judges
at the Office of Administrative Hearingsnew text end . Salaries of compensation judges are 98.52 percent
of the salary of district court judges.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 175A.05, is amended to read:


175A.05 QUORUM.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Judges' quorum. new text end

A majority of the judges of the Workers' Compensation
Court of Appeals shall constitute a quorum for the exercise of the powers conferred and the
duties imposed on the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals except that all appeals
shall be heard by no more than a panel of three of the five judges unless the case appealed
is determined to be of exceptional importance by the chief judge prior to assignment of the
case to a panel, or by a three-fifths vote of the judges prior to assignment of the case to a
panel or after the case has been considered by the panel but prior to the service and filing
of the decision.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Vacancy. new text end

A vacancy shall not impair the ability of the remaining judges of the
Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals to exercise all the powers and perform all of the
duties of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals.

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Retired judges. new text end

new text begin If the number of Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals
judges available to hear a case is insufficient to constitute a quorum, the chief judge of the
Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals may, with the retired judge's consent, assign a
judge who is retired from the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals or the Office of
Administrative Hearings to hear any case properly assigned to a judge of the Workers'
Compensation Court of Appeals. The retired judge assigned to the case may act on it with
the full powers of the judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals. A retired
judge performing this service shall receive pay and expenses in the amount and manner
provided by law for judges serving on the court, less the amount of retirement pay the judge
is receiving under chapter 352 or 490.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 176.231, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Uses deleted text begin whichdeleted text end new text begin thatnew text end may be made of reports.

new text begin (a) new text end Reports filed with the
commissioner under this section may be used in hearings held under this chapter, and for
the purpose of state investigations and for statistics. These reports are available to the
Department of Revenue for use in enforcing Minnesota income tax and property tax refund
laws, and the information shall be protected as provided in chapter 270B.

new text begin (b) new text end The division or Office of Administrative Hearings or Workers' Compensation Court
of Appeals may permit the examination of its file by the employer, insurer, employee, or
dependent of a deceased employee or any person who furnishes deleted text begin writtendeleted text end new text begin signednew text end authorization
to do so from the employer, insurer, employee, or dependent of a deceased employee.
Reports filed under this section and other information the commissioner has regarding
injuries or deaths shall be made available to the Workers' Compensation Reinsurance
Association for use by the association in carrying out its responsibilities under chapter 79.

new text begin (c) The division may provide the worker identification number assigned under section
176.275, subdivision 1, without a written authorization required under paragraph (b) to an:
 new text end

new text begin (1) attorney who represents one of the persons described in paragraph (b);
 new text end

new text begin (2) attorney who represents an intervenor or potential intervenor under section 176.361;
 new text end

new text begin (3) intervenor; or
 new text end

new text begin (4) employee's assigned qualified rehabilitation consultant under section 176.102.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 4.

new text begin [176.2751] COORDINATION OF THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE
HEARINGS' CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THE WORKERS'
COMPENSATION IMAGING SYSTEM.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the definitions in this
subdivision apply unless otherwise specified.
 new text end

new text begin (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor and industry.
 new text end

new text begin (c) "Department" means the Department of Labor and Industry.
 new text end

new text begin (d) "Document" includes all data, whether in electronic or paper format, that is filed
with or issued by the office or department related to a claim-specific dispute resolution
proceeding under this section.
 new text end

new text begin (e) "Office" means the Office of Administrative Hearings.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Applicability. new text end

new text begin This section governs coordination of the office's case management
system and the workers' compensation imaging system pending completion of the workers'
compensation modernization program. This section prevails over any conflicting provision
in this chapter, Laws 1998, chapter 366, or corresponding rules.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Documents that must be filed with the office. new text end

new text begin Except as provided in
subdivision 4 and section 176.421, all documents that require action by the office under
this chapter must be filed, electronically or in paper format, with the office as required by
the chief administrative law judge. Filing a document that initiates or is filed in preparation
for a proceeding at the office satisfies any requirement under this chapter that the document
must be filed with the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Documents that must be filed with the commissioner. new text end

new text begin (a) The following
documents must be filed directly with the commissioner in the format and manner prescribed
by the commissioner:
 new text end

new text begin (1) all requests for an administrative conference under section 176.106, regardless of
the amount in dispute;
 new text end

new text begin (2) a motion to intervene in an administrative conference that is pending at the department;
 new text end

new text begin (3) any other document related to an administrative conference that is pending at the
department;
 new text end

new text begin (4) an objection to a penalty assessed by the commissioner or department;
 new text end

new text begin (5) requests for medical and rehabilitation dispute certification under section 176.081,
subdivision 1, paragraph (c), including related documents; and
 new text end

new text begin (6) except as provided in this subdivision or subdivision 3, any other document required
to be filed with the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The filing requirement in paragraph (a), clause (1), makes no changes to the
jurisdictional provisions in section 176.106. A claim petition that contains only medical or
rehabilitation issues, unless primary liability is disputed, is considered to be a request for
an administrative conference and must be filed with the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner must refer a timely, unresolved objection to a penalty under
paragraph (a), clause (4), to the office within 60 calendar days.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Form revision. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must revise dispute resolution forms, in
consultation with the chief administrative law judge, to reflect the filing requirements in
this section.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Data privacy. new text end

new text begin (a) All documents filed with or issued by the department or
office under this chapter are private data on individuals and nonpublic data pursuant to
chapter 13, except that the documents are available to the following:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the office;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the department;
 new text end

new text begin (3) the employer;
 new text end

new text begin (4) the insurer;
 new text end

new text begin (5) the employee;
 new text end

new text begin (6) the dependent of a deceased employee;
 new text end

new text begin (7) an intervenor in the dispute;
 new text end

new text begin (8) the attorney to a party in the dispute;
 new text end

new text begin (9) a person who furnishes written authorization from the employer, insurer, employee,
or dependent of a deceased employee; and
 new text end

new text begin (10) a person, agency, or other entity allowed access to the documents under this chapter
or other law.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The office and department may post notice of scheduled proceedings on the agencies'
Web sites and at their principal places of business in any manner that protects the employee's
identifying information.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

ARTICLE 8

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL; POLICY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.035, subdivision 12, is amended to read:


Subd. 12.

Covered employment.

(a) "Covered employment" means deleted text begin the following unless
excluded as "noncovered employment" under subdivision 20:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1)deleted text end an employee's entire employment during the calendar quarter if:

deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (1) 50 percent or more of new text end the employment during the quarter is performed deleted text begin primarilydeleted text end
in Minnesota;

deleted text begin (ii)deleted text end new text begin (2) 50 percent or more ofnew text end the employment during the quarter is not performed
deleted text begin primarilydeleted text end in Minnesota or any other statenew text begin , or Canada,new text end but some of the employment is
performed in Minnesota and the deleted text begin base of operations or the place from which the employment
is directed or controlled is in Minnesota; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (iii) the employment during the quarter is not performed primarily in Minnesota or any
other state and the base of operations or place from which the employment is directed or
controlled is not in any state where part of the employment is performed, but thedeleted text end employee's
residence is in Minnesotanew text begin during 50 percent or more of the calendar quarternew text end ;

deleted text begin (2) an employee's entire employment during the calendar quarter performed within the
United States or Canada, if:
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (i) the employment is not covered employment under the unemployment insurance
program of any other state, federal law, or the law of Canada; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (ii) the place from which the employment is directed or controlled is in Minnesota;
 deleted text end

(3) the employment during the deleted text begin calendardeleted text end quarterdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin isnew text end performed deleted text begin entirelydeleted text end outside the United
States and Canada, by an employee who is a United States citizen in the employ of an
American employernew text begin ,new text end if the employer's principal place of business in the United States is
located in Minnesota.new text begin For the purposes of this clause, new text end an "American employerdeleted text begin ,deleted text end " deleted text begin for the
purposes of this clause, means a corporation organized under the laws of any state, an
individual who is a resident of the United States, or a partnership if two-thirds or more of
the partners are residents of the United States, or a trust, if all of the trustees are residents
of the United Statesdeleted text end new text begin is as defined under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, United States
Code title 26, chapter 23, section 3306, subsection (j)(3)new text end ; and

(4) deleted text begin alldeleted text end new text begin thenew text end employment during the deleted text begin calendardeleted text end quarter new text begin is new text end performed by an officer or member
of the crew of an American vessel deleted text begin on or in connection with the vessel, if thedeleted text end operatingnew text begin on
navigable waters within, or within and without, the United States, and thenew text end office from which
the operations of the vessel deleted text begin operating on navigable waters within, or within and without,
the United Statesdeleted text end are deleted text begin ordinarily and regularly supervised,deleted text end manageddeleted text begin , directed,deleted text end and controlled
is in Minnesota.

(b) "Covered employment" includes covered agricultural employment under subdivision
11.

(c) For the purposes of section 268.095, "covered employment" includes employment
covered under an unemployment insurance program:

(1) of any other state; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(2) established by an act of Congressdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (3) the law of Canada.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The percentage of employment performed under paragraph (a) is determined by the
amount of hours worked.
 new text end

new text begin (e) Covered employment does not include any employment defined as "noncovered
employment" under subdivision 20.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 268.035, subdivision 20, is amended
to read:


Subd. 20.

Noncovered employment.

"Noncovered employment" means:

(1) employment for the United States government or an instrumentality thereof, including
military service;

(2) employment for a state, other than Minnesota, or a political subdivision or
instrumentality thereof;

(3) employment for a foreign government;

(4) employment covered under the federal Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act;

(5) employment for a church or convention or association of churches, or a nonprofit
organization operated primarily for religious purposes that is operated, supervised, controlled,
or principally supported by a church or convention or association of churches;

(6) employment for an elementary or secondary school with a curriculum that includes
religious education that is operated by a church, a convention or association of churches,
or a nonprofit organization that is operated, supervised, controlled, or principally supported
by a church or convention or association of churches;

(7) employment for Minnesota or a political subdivision, or a nonprofit organization, of
a duly ordained or licensed minister of a church in the exercise of a ministry or by a member
of a religious order in the exercise of duties required by the order;

(8) employment for Minnesota or a political subdivision, or a nonprofit organization, of
an individual receiving rehabilitation of "sheltered" work in a facility conducted for the
purpose of carrying out a program of rehabilitation for individuals whose earning capacity
is impaired by age or physical or mental deficiency or injury or a program providing
"sheltered" work for individuals who because of an impaired physical or mental capacity
cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market. This clause applies only to
services performed in a facility certified by the Rehabilitation Services Branch of the
department or in a day training or habilitation program licensed by the Department of Human
Services;

(9) employment for Minnesota or a political subdivision, or a nonprofit organization, of
an individual receiving work relief or work training as part of an unemployment work relief
or work training program financed in whole or in part by any federal agency or an agency
of a state or political subdivision thereof. This clause does not apply to programs that require
unemployment benefit coverage for the participants;

(10) employment for Minnesota or a political subdivision, as an elected official, a member
of a legislative body, or a member of the judiciary;

(11) employment as a member of the Minnesota National Guard or Air National Guard;

(12) employment for Minnesota or a political subdivision, or instrumentality thereof, of
an individual serving on a temporary basis in case of fire, flood, tornado, or similar
emergency;

(13) employment as an election official or election worker for Minnesota or a political
subdivision, if the compensation for that employment was less than $1,000 in a calendar
year;

(14) employment for Minnesota that is a major policy-making or advisory position in
the unclassified service;

(15) employment for Minnesota in an unclassified position established under section
43A.08, subdivision 1a;

(16) employment for a political subdivision of Minnesota that is a nontenured major
policy making or advisory position;

(17) domestic employment in a private household, local college club, or local chapter
of a college fraternity or sorority, if the wages paid in any calendar quarter in either the
current or prior calendar year to all individuals in domestic employment totaled less than
$1,000.

"Domestic employment" includes all service in the operation and maintenance of a
private household, for a local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority
as distinguished from service as an employee in the pursuit of an employer's trade or business;

(18) employment of an individual by a son, daughter, or spouse, and employment of a
child under the age of 18 by the child's father or mother;

(19) employment of an inmate of a custodial or penal institution;

(20) employment for a school, college, or university, by a student who is enrolled and
whose primary relation to the school, college, or university is as a student. This does not
include an individual whose primary relation to the school, college, or university is as an
employee who also takes courses;

(21) employment of an individual who is enrolled as a student in a full-time program at
a nonprofit or public educational institution that maintains a regular faculty and curriculum
and has a regularly organized body of students in attendance at the place where its educational
activities are carried on, taken for credit at the institution, that combines academic instruction
with work experience, if the employment is an integral part of the program, and the institution
has so certified to the employer, except that this clause does not apply to employment in a
program established for or on behalf of an employer or group of employers;

new text begin (22) employment of a foreign college or university student who works on a seasonal or
temporary basis under the J-1 visa summer work travel program described in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 22, section 62.32;
 new text end

deleted text begin (22)deleted text end new text begin (23)new text end employment of university, college, or professional school students in an
internship or other training program with the city of St. Paul or the city of Minneapolis
under Laws 1990, chapter 570, article 6, section 3;

deleted text begin (23)deleted text end new text begin (24)new text end employment for a hospital by a patient of the hospital. "Hospital" means an
institution that has been licensed by the Department of Health as a hospital;

deleted text begin (24)deleted text end new text begin (25)new text end employment as a student nurse for a hospital or a nurses' training school by
an individual who is enrolled and is regularly attending classes in an accredited nurses'
training school;

deleted text begin (25)deleted text end new text begin (26)new text end employment as an intern for a hospital by an individual who has completed a
four-year course in an accredited medical school;

deleted text begin (26)deleted text end new text begin (27)new text end employment as an insurance salesperson, by other than a corporate officer, if
all the wages from the employment is solely by way of commission. The word "insurance"
includes an annuity and an optional annuity;

deleted text begin (27)deleted text end new text begin (28)new text end employment as an officer of a township mutual insurance company or farmer's
mutual insurance company under chapter 67A;

deleted text begin (28)deleted text end new text begin (29)new text end employment of a corporate officer, if the officer directly or indirectly, including
through a subsidiary or holding company, owns 25 percent or more of the employer
corporation, and employment of a member of a limited liability company, if the member
directly or indirectly, including through a subsidiary or holding company, owns 25 percent
or more of the employer limited liability company;

deleted text begin (29)deleted text end new text begin (30)new text end employment as a real estate salesperson, other than a corporate officer, if all
the wages from the employment is solely by way of commission;

deleted text begin (30)deleted text end new text begin (31)new text end employment as a direct seller as defined in United States Code, title 26, section
3508;

deleted text begin (31)deleted text end new text begin (32)new text end employment of an individual under the age of 18 in the delivery or distribution
of newspapers or shopping news, not including delivery or distribution to any point for
subsequent delivery or distribution;

deleted text begin (32)deleted text end new text begin (33)new text end casual employment performed for an individual, other than domestic
employment under clause (17), that does not promote or advance that employer's trade or
business;

deleted text begin (33)deleted text end new text begin (34)new text end employment in "agricultural employment" unless it is "covered agricultural
employment" under subdivision 11; or

deleted text begin (34)deleted text end new text begin (35)new text end if employment during one-half or more of any pay period was covered
employment, all the employment for the pay period is covered employment; but if during
more than one-half of any pay period the employment was noncovered employment, then
all of the employment for the pay period is noncovered employment. "Pay period" means
a period of not more than a calendar month for which a payment or compensation is ordinarily
made to the employee by the employer.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.051, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Unemployment insurance tax deleted text begin limitsdeleted text end new text begin reductionnew text end .

(a) If the balance in the trust
fund on December 31 of any calendar year is four percent or more above the amount equal
to an average high cost multiple of 1.0, future unemployment taxes payable must be reduced
by all amounts above 1.0. The amount of tax reduction for any taxpaying employer is the
same percentage of the total amount above 1.0 as the percentage of taxes paid by the
employer during the calendar year is of the total amount of taxes that were paid by all
deleted text begin nonmaximum experience rateddeleted text end employers during the yearnew text begin except taxes paid by employers
assigned a tax rate equal to the maximum experience rating plus the applicable base tax
ratenew text end .

(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "average high cost multiple" has the meaning given
in Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, section 606.3, as amended through December 31,
2015. An amount equal to an average high cost multiple of 1.0 is a federal measure of
adequate reserves in relation to the state's current economy. The commissioner must calculate
and publish, as soon as possible following December 31 of any calendar year, the trust fund
balance on December 31 along with the amount an average high cost multiple of 1.0 equals.
Actual wages paid must be used in the calculation and estimates may not be used.

(c) new text begin The unemployment tax reduction under new text end this subdivision does not apply to employers
that were deleted text begin atdeleted text end new text begin assigned a tax rate equal tonew text end the maximum experience rating new text begin plus the applicable
base tax rate new text end for the yeardeleted text begin , nor to high experience rating industry employers under subdivision
5, paragraph (b)deleted text end . Computations under paragraph (a) are not subject to the rounding
requirement of section 268.034. The refund provisions of section 268.057, subdivision 7,
do not apply.

(d) The unemployment tax reduction under this subdivision applies to taxes deleted text begin paiddeleted text end new text begin payablenew text end
between March 1 and December 15 of the year following the December 31 computation
under paragraph (a).

(e) deleted text begin The amount equal to the average high cost multiple of 1.0 on December 31, 2012,
must be used for the calculation under paragraph (a) but only for the calculation made on
December 31, 2015. Notwithstanding paragraph (d), the tax reduction resulting from the
application of this paragraph applies to unemployment taxes paid between July 1, 2016,
and June 30, 2017.deleted text end new text begin If there was an experience rating history transfer under subdivision 4,
the successor employer must receive that portion of the predecessor employer's tax reduction
equal to that portion of the experience rating history transferred. The predecessor employer
retains that portion of tax reduction not transferred to the successor. This paragraph applies
to that portion of the tax reduction that remains unused at the time notice of acquisition is
provided under subdivision 4, paragraph (e).
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

ARTICLE 9

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL; INTEREST

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.057, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Interest on amounts past due.

If any amounts due from an employer under
this chapter or section 116L.20, except late fees under section 268.044, are not received on
the date due deleted text begin the unpaid balance bearsdeleted text end new text begin the commissioner must assess interest on any amount
that remains unpaid. new text end Interest new text begin is assessed new text end at the rate of one percent per month or any part of
a month. new text begin Interest is not assessed on unpaid interest. new text end Interest collected under this subdivision
is credited to the contingent account.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective October 1, 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 268.18, subdivision 2b, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2b.

Interest.

On any unemployment benefits obtained by misrepresentation, and
any penalty amounts assessed under subdivision 2, the commissioner must assess interest
deleted text begin at the rate of one percent per monthdeleted text end on any amount that remains unpaid beginning 30 calendar
days after the date of a determination of overpayment penalty. new text begin Interest is assessed at the
rate of one percent per month or any part of a month. new text end A determination of overpayment
penalty must state that interest will be assessed. Interest is new text begin not new text end assessed deleted text begin in the same manner
as on employer debt under section 268.057, subdivision 5deleted text end new text begin on unpaid interestnew text end . Interest
deleted text begin paymentsdeleted text end collected under this subdivision deleted text begin aredeleted text end new text begin isnew text end credited to the trust fund.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective October 1, 2019.
 new text end

ARTICLE 10

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL; BASE PERIODS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.035, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Base period.

(a) "Base period," unless otherwise provided in this subdivision,
means the most recent four completed calendar quarters before the effective date of an
applicant's application for unemployment benefits if the application has an effective date
occurring after the month following the most recent completed calendar quarter. The base
period under this paragraph is as follows:

If the application for unemployment
benefits is effective on or between these
dates:
 The base period is the prior:
February 1 - March 31
 January 1 - December 31
May 1 - June 30
 April 1 - March 31
August 1 - September 30
 July 1 - June 30
November 1 - December 31
 October 1 - September 30

(b) If an application for unemployment benefits has an effective date that is during the
month following the most recent completed calendar quarter, then the base period is the
first four of the most recent five completed calendar quarters before the effective date of
an applicant's application for unemployment benefits. The base period under this paragraph
is as follows:

If the application for unemployment
benefits is effective on or between these
dates:
 The base period is the prior:
January 1 - January 31
 October 1 - September 30
April 1 - April 30
 January 1 - December 31
July 1 - July 31
 April 1 - March 31
October 1 - October 31
 July 1 - June 30

(c) Regardless of paragraph (a), a base period of the first four of the most recent five
completed calendar quarters must be used if the applicant would have more wage credits
under that base period than under a base period of the four most recent completed calendar
quarters.

deleted text begin (d) If the applicant under paragraph (b) has insufficient wage credits to establish a benefit
account, then a base period of the most recent four completed calendar quarters before the
effective date of the applicant's application for unemployment benefits must be used.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end If the applicant has insufficient wage credits to establish a benefit account under
a base period of the four most recent completed calendar quarters, or a base period of the
first four of the most recent five completed calendar quarters, but during either base period
the applicant received workers' compensation for temporary disability under chapter 176
or a similar federal law or similar law of another state, or if the applicant whose own serious
illness caused a loss of work for which the applicant received compensation for loss of
wages from some other source, the applicant may request a base period as follows:

(1) if an applicant was compensated for a loss of work of seven to 13 weeksdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin during a
base period referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), then new text end the base period is the first four of the
most recent six completed calendar quarters before the effective date of the application for
unemployment benefits;

(2) if an applicant was compensated for a loss of work of 14 to 26 weeksdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin during a base
period referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), then new text end the base period is the first four of the most
recent seven completed calendar quarters before the effective date of the application for
unemployment benefits;

(3) if an applicant was compensated for a loss of work of 27 to 39 weeksdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin during a base
period referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), then new text end the base period is the first four of the most
recent eight completed calendar quarters before the effective date of the application for
unemployment benefits; and

(4) if an applicant was compensated for a loss of work of 40 to 52 weeksdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin during a base
period referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), then new text end the base period is the first four of the most
recent nine completed calendar quarters before the effective date of the application for
unemployment benefits.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end No base period under this subdivision may include wage credits upon which a
prior benefit account was established.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 268.07, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Application for unemployment benefits; determination of benefit
account.

(a) An application for unemployment benefits may be filed in person, by mail, or
by electronic transmission as the commissioner may require. The applicant must be
unemployed at the time the application is filed and must provide all requested information
in the manner required. If the applicant is not unemployed at the time of the application or
fails to provide all requested information, the communication is not an application for
unemployment benefits.

(b) The commissioner must examine each application for unemployment benefits to
determine the base period and the benefit year, and based upon all the covered employment
in the base period the commissioner must determine the weekly unemployment benefit
amount available, if any, and the maximum amount of unemployment benefits available,
if any. The determination, which is a document separate and distinct from a document titled
a determination of eligibility or determination of ineligibility issued under section 268.101,
must be titled determination of benefit account. A determination of benefit account must
be sent to the applicant and all base period employers, by mail or electronic transmission.

(c) If a base period employer did not provide wage detail information for the applicant
as required under section 268.044, deleted text begin or provided erroneous information, or wage detail is not
yet due and the applicant is using a base period under section 268.035, subdivision 4,
paragraph (d),deleted text end the commissioner may accept an applicant certification of wage credits, based
upon the applicant's records, and issue a determination of benefit account.

deleted text begin (d) An employer must provide wage detail information on an applicant within five
calendar days of request by the commissioner, in a manner and format requested, when:
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) the applicant is using a base period under section 268.035, subdivision 4, paragraph
(d); and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) wage detail under section 268.044 is not yet required to have been filed by the
employer.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end The commissioner may, at any time within 24 months from the establishment of
a benefit account, reconsider any determination of benefit account and make an amended
determination if the commissioner finds that the wage credits listed in the determination
were incorrect for any reason. An amended determination of benefit account must be
promptly sent to the applicant and all base period employers, by mail or electronic
transmission. This subdivision does not apply to documents titled determinations of eligibility
or determinations of ineligibility issued under section 268.101.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end If an amended determination of benefit account reduces the weekly unemployment
benefit amount or maximum amount of unemployment benefits available, any unemployment
benefits that have been paid greater than the applicant was entitled is an overpayment of
unemployment benefits. A determination or amended determination issued under this section
that results in an overpayment of unemployment benefits must set out the amount of the
overpayment and the requirement under section 268.18, subdivision 1, that the overpaid
unemployment benefits must be repaid.

ARTICLE 11

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL; HOUSEKEEPING

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 268.035, subdivision 15, is
amended to read:


Subd. 15.

Employment.

(a) "Employment" means service performed by:

(1) an individual who is an employee under the common law of employer-employee and
not an independent contractor;

(2) an officer of a corporation;

(3) a member of a limited liability company who is an employee under the common law
of employer-employee; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

new text begin (4) an individual who is an employee under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act,
United States Code, title 26, chapter 21, sections 3121 (d)(3)(A) and 3121 (d)(3)(D); or
 new text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end product demonstrators in retail stores or other locations to aid in the sale of
products. The person that pays the wages is the employer.

(b) Employment does not include service as a juror.

(c) Construction industry employment is defined in subdivision 9a. Trucking and
messenger/courier industry employment is defined in subdivision 25b. Rules on determining
worker employment status are described under Minnesota Rules, chapter 3315.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.044, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Failure to timely file report; late fees.

(a) Any employer that fails to submit
the quarterly wage detail report when due must pay a late fee of $10 per employee, computed
based upon the highest of:

(1) the number of employees reported on the last wage detail report submitted;

(2) the number of employees reported in the corresponding quarter of the prior calendar
year; or

(3) if no wage detail report has ever been submitted, the number of employees listed at
the time of employer registration.

The late fee is canceled if the wage detail report is received within 30 calendar days
after a demand for the report is sent to the employer by mail or electronic transmission. A
late fee assessed an employer may not be canceled more than twice each 12 months. The
amount of the late fee assessed may not be less than $250.

(b) If the wage detail report is not received in a manner and format prescribed by the
commissioner within 30 calendar days after demand is sent under paragraph (a), the late
fee assessed under paragraph (a) doubles and a renewed demand notice and notice of the
increased late fee will be sent to the employer by mail or electronic transmission.

(c) Late fees due under this subdivision may be canceled, in whole or in part, under
section deleted text begin 268.066 where good cause for late submission is found by the commissionerdeleted text end new text begin 268.067new text end .

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.047, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Exceptions for taxpaying employers.

Unemployment benefits paid will not
be used in computing the future tax rate of a taxpaying base period employer when:

(1) the applicant's wage credits from that employer are less than $500;

(2) the applicant quit the employment, unless it was determined under section 268.095,
to have been because of a good reason caused by the employer or because the employer
notified the applicant of discharge within 30 calendar days. This exception applies deleted text begin onlydeleted text end to
unemployment benefits paid for periods after the applicant's quitting the employmentnew text begin and,
if the applicant is rehired by the employer, continues only until the beginning of the week
the applicant is rehirednew text end ; or

(3) the employer discharged the applicant from employment because of employment
misconduct as determined under section 268.095. This exception applies deleted text begin onlydeleted text end to
unemployment benefits paid for periods after the applicant's discharge from employmentnew text begin
and, if the applicant is rehired by the employer, continues only until the beginning of the
week the applicant is rehirednew text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective October 1, 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.059, is amended to read:


268.059 GARNISHMENT FOR DELINQUENT TAXES AND UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFIT OVERPAYMENTS.

Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin Noticedeleted text end new text begin Authoritynew text end .

deleted text begin The commissioner may give notice to any employer
that an employee owes any amounts due under this chapter or section 116L.20, and that the
obligation should be withheld from the employee's wages. The commissioner may proceed
only if the amount due is uncontested or if the time for any appeal has expired.deleted text end new text begin The
commissioner may garnish an employee's wages to collect amounts due under this chapter
or section 116L.20, as set forth in this section. Chapter 571 does not apply, except as
referenced in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Notice. new text end

The commissioner may not proceed new text begin with a garnishment new text end until 30
calendar days after sending to the debtor employee, by mail or electronic transmission, a
notice of intent to garnish wages and exemption notice. That notice must deleted text begin listdeleted text end new text begin includenew text end :

(1) the amount due from the debtor;

(2) demand for immediate payment; and

(3) the intention to serve a garnishment notice on the debtor's employer.

The notice expires 180 calendar days after it has been sent to the debtor provided that
the notice may be renewed by sending a new notice that is in accordance with this section.
The renewed notice has the effect of reinstating the priority of the original notice. deleted text begin The
exemption notice must be in substantially the same form as in section 571.72.deleted text end The new text begin exemption
new text end notice must inform the debtor of the right to claim exemptions contained in section 550.37,
subdivision 14. deleted text begin If no claim of exemption is received by the commissioner within 30 calendar
days after sending of the notice, the commissioner may proceed with the garnishment. The
notice to the debtor's employer may be served by mail or electronic transmission and must
be in substantially the same form as in section 571.75.
deleted text end

Subd. 2.

Employer action.

(a) new text begin Thirty calendar days after sending the notice of intent to
garnish, the commissioner may send to the debtor's employer, by mail or electronic
transmission, a notice of garnishment, including a worksheet for determining the amount
to be withheld from wages each pay period. The amount to be withheld from wages is
subject to the limitations in section 571.922. new text end Upon receipt of the garnishment notice, the
employer must withhold from the deleted text begin earningsdeleted text end new text begin wagesnew text end due or to become due to the employee,
the amount deleted text begin shown on the notice plus accrued interest, subject to section 571.922deleted text end new text begin determined
by the employer plus accrued interestnew text end . The employer must continue to withhold each pay
period the amount deleted text begin shown on the noticedeleted text end new text begin determined by the employer new text end plus accrued interest
until the garnishment notice is released by the commissioner. Upon receipt of notice by the
employer, the claim of the commissioner has priority over any subsequent garnishments or
wage assignments. The commissioner may deleted text begin arrange between the employer and employee
for withholding a portion of the total amount due the employee each pay period,deleted text end new text begin agree to
accept a withholding amount that is less than the amount determined by the employer on
the worksheetnew text end until the total amount deleted text begin shown on the noticedeleted text end new text begin duenew text end plus accrued interest has been
withheld.

new text begin (b) new text end deleted text begin The "earnings due" any employeedeleted text end new text begin For the purposes of this section, "wages"new text end is as
defined in section deleted text begin 571.921deleted text end new text begin 268.035, subdivision 29new text end .

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end The maximum garnishment allowed for any one pay period must be decreased
by any amounts payable under any other garnishment action served before the garnishment
notice, and any amounts covered by any irrevocable and previously effective assignment
of wagesdeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin .new text end The employer must give notice to the commissioner of the amounts and the facts
relating to the new text begin other garnishment or new text end assignment deleted text begin within ten calendar days after the service
of the garnishment noticedeleted text end on the deleted text begin formdeleted text end new text begin worksheetnew text end provided by the commissioner.

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end Within ten calendar days after the expiration of the pay period, the employer must
remit to the commissioner, on a form and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner,
the amount withheld during each pay period.

Subd. 3.

Discharge or discipline prohibited.

(a) If the employee ceases to be employed
by the employer before the full amount deleted text begin set forth on the garnishment noticedeleted text end new text begin duenew text end plus accrued
interest has been withheld, the employer must immediately notify the commissioner in
writing or by electronic transmission, as prescribed by the commissioner, of the termination
date of the employee and the total amount withheld. No employer may discharge or discipline
any employee because the commissioner has proceeded under this section. If an employer
discharges an employee in violation of this section, the employee has the same remedy as
provided in section 571.927, subdivision 2.

(b) This section applies if the employer is the state of Minnesota or any political
subdivision.

(c) The commissioner must refund to the employee any excess amounts withheld from
the employee.

(d) An employer that fails or refuses to comply with this section is jointly and severally
liable for the total amount due from the employee. Any amount due from the employer
under this paragraph may be collected in the same manner as any other amounts due from
an employer under this chapter.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.085, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

new text begin Vacation and sick new text end payments that delay unemployment benefits.

(a) An
applicant is not eligible to receive unemployment benefits for any week the applicant is
receiving, has received, or will receive vacation pay, sick pay, or personal time off pay, also
known as "PTO."

This paragraph deleted text begin only applies upon temporary, indefinite, or seasonal separation anddeleted text end does
not apply:

(1) upon a permanent separation from employment; or

(2) to payments from a vacation fund administered by a union or a third party not under
the control of the employer.

Payments under this deleted text begin paragraphdeleted text end new text begin subdivisionnew text end are applied to the period immediately
following the deleted text begin temporary, indefinite, or seasonal separation.deleted text end new text begin later of the date of separation
from employment or the date the applicant first becomes aware that the employer will be
making a payment. The date the payment is actually made or received, or that an applicant
must agree to a release of claims, does not affect the application of this paragraph.
new text end

new text begin (b) This subdivision applies to all the weeks of payment. The weeks of payment is
determined as follows:
 new text end

new text begin (1) if the payments are made periodically, the total of the payments to be received is
divided by the applicant's last level of regular weekly pay from the employer; or
 new text end

new text begin (2) if the payment is made in a lump sum, that sum is divided by the applicant's last level
of regular weekly pay from the employer.
 new text end

new text begin The "last level of regular weekly pay" includes commissions, bonuses, and overtime
pay if that is part of the applicant's ongoing regular compensation.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Under this subdivision, if the payment with respect to a week is equal to or more
than the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount, the applicant is ineligible for
benefits for that week. If the payment with respect to a week is less than the applicant's
weekly unemployment benefit amount, unemployment benefits are reduced by the amount
of the payment.
 new text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end An applicant is not eligible to receive unemployment benefits for any week the
applicant is receiving, has received, or will receive severance pay, bonus pay, or any other
payments paid by an employer because of, upon, or after separation from employment.

This paragraph only applies if the payment is:

(1) considered wages under section 268.035, subdivision 29; or

(2) subject to the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax imposed to fund Social
Security and Medicare.

Payments under this paragraph are applied to the period immediately following the later
of the date of separation from employment or the date the applicant first becomes aware
that the employer will be making a payment. The date the payment is actually made or
received, or that an applicant must agree to a release of claims, does not affect the application
of this paragraph.

This paragraph does not apply to earnings under subdivision 5, back pay under
subdivision 6, or vacation pay, sick pay, or personal time off pay under paragraph (a).

new text begin (e) Paragraph (a) applies to all the weeks of payment. The weeks of payment is determined
in accordance with subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
 new text end

new text begin (f) Under this subdivision, if the payment with respect to a week is equal to or more than
the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount, the applicant is ineligible for benefits
for that week. If the payment with respect to a week is less than the applicant's weekly
unemployment benefit amount, unemployment benefits are reduced by the amount of the
payment.
 new text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end An applicant is not eligible to receive unemployment benefits for any week the
applicant is receiving, has received, will receive, or has applied for pension, retirement, or
annuity payments from any plan contributed to by a base period employer including the
United States government. The base period employer is considered to have contributed to
the plan if the contribution is excluded from the definition of wages under section 268.035,
subdivision 29. If the pension, retirement, or annuity payment is paid in a lump sum, an
applicant is not considered to have received a payment if:

(1) the applicant immediately deposits that payment in a qualified pension plan or
account; or

(2) that payment is an early distribution for which the applicant paid an early distribution
penalty under the Internal Revenue Code, United States Code, title 26, section 72(t)(1).

This paragraph does not apply to Social Security benefits under subdivision 4 or 4a.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end This subdivision applies to all the weeks of payment. deleted text begin The number of weeks of
payment is determined as follows:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) if the payments are made periodically, the total of the payments to be received is
divided by the applicant's last level of regular weekly pay from the employer; or
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end If the payment is made in a lump sum, that sum is divided by the applicant's last
level of regular weekly pay from the employernew text begin to determine the weeks of paymentnew text end .

For purposes of this deleted text begin paragraphdeleted text end new text begin subdivisionnew text end ,new text begin thenew text end "last level of regular weekly pay" includes
commissions, bonuses, and overtime pay if that is part of the applicant's ongoing regular
compensation.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end Under this subdivision, if the payment with respect to a week is equal to or more
than the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount, the applicant is ineligible for
benefits for that week. If the payment with respect to a week is less than the applicant's
weekly unemployment benefit amount, unemployment benefits are reduced by the amount
of the payment.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.085, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:


Subd. 3a.

Workers' compensation and disability insurance offset.

(a) An applicant
is not eligible to receive unemployment benefits for any week in which the applicant is
receiving or has received compensation for loss of wages equal to or in excess of the
applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount under:

(1) the workers' compensation law of this state;

(2) the workers' compensation law of any other state or similar federal law; or

(3) any insurance or trust fund paid in whole or in part by an employer.

(b) This subdivision does not apply to an applicant who has a claim pending for loss of
wages under paragraph (a); however, before unemployment benefits may be paid when a
claim is pending, the issue of the applicant being available for suitable employment, as
required under subdivision 1, clause (4), deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin must benew text end determined under section 268.101,
subdivision 2. If the applicant later receives compensation as a result of the pending claim,
the applicant is subject to deleted text begin the provisions ofdeleted text end paragraph (a) and the unemployment benefits
paid are deleted text begin subject to recoupment by the commissioner to the extent that the compensation
constitutesdeleted text end overpaid unemployment benefitsnew text begin under section 268.18, subdivision 1new text end .

(c) If the amount of compensation described under paragraph (a) for any week is less
than the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount, unemployment benefits requested
for that week are reduced by the amount of that compensation payment.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 268.085, subdivision 13a, is amended
to read:


Subd. 13a.

Leave of absence.

(a) An applicant on a voluntary leave of absence is
ineligible for unemployment benefits for the duration of the leave of absence. An applicant
on an involuntary leave of absence is not ineligible under this subdivision.

A leave of absence is voluntary when work that the applicant can then perform is available
with the applicant's employer but the applicant chooses not to work. A medical leave of
absence is not presumed to be voluntary.

(b) A period of vacation requested by the applicant, paid or unpaid, is a voluntary leave
of absence. A vacation period assigned by an employer under: (1) a uniform vacation
shutdown; (2) a collective bargaining agreement; or (3) an established employer policy, is
an involuntary leave of absence.

(c) A leave of absence is a temporary stopping of work that has been approved by the
employer. A deleted text begin voluntarydeleted text end leave of absence is not a quit deleted text begin and an involuntary leave of absencedeleted text end
deleted text begin is notdeleted text end new text begin ornew text end a discharge from employment deleted text begin for purposes ofdeleted text end new text begin .new text end Section 268.095new text begin does not apply to
a leave of absencenew text end .

(d) An applicant who is on a paid leave of absence, whether the leave of absence is
voluntary or involuntary, is ineligible for unemployment benefits for the duration of the
leave.

(e) This subdivision applies to a leave of absence from a base period employer, an
employer during the period between the end of the base period and the effective date of the
benefit account, or an employer during the benefit year.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 268.095, subdivision 6, is amended
to read:


Subd. 6.

Employment misconduct defined.

(a) Employment misconduct means any
intentional, negligent, or indifferent conduct, on the job or off the jobnew text begin ,new text end that deleted text begin displays clearly:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1)deleted text end new text begin isnew text end a serious violation of the standards of behavior the employer has the right to
reasonably expect of the employeedeleted text begin ; ordeleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (2) a substantial lack of concern for the employment.
 deleted text end

(b) Regardless of paragraph (a), the following is not employment misconduct:

(1) conduct that was a consequence of the applicant's mental illness or impairment;

(2) conduct that was a consequence of the applicant's inefficiency or inadvertence;

(3) simple unsatisfactory conduct;

(4) conduct an average reasonable employee would have engaged in under the
circumstances;

(5) conduct that was a consequence of the applicant's inability or incapacity;

(6) good faith errors in judgment if judgment was required;

(7) absence because of illness or injury of the applicant, with proper notice to the
employer;

(8) absence, with proper notice to the employer, in order to provide necessary care
because of the illness, injury, or disability of an immediate family member of the applicant;

(9) conduct that was a consequence of the applicant's chemical dependency, unless the
applicant was previously diagnosed chemically dependent or had treatment for chemical
dependency, and since that diagnosis or treatment has failed to make consistent efforts to
control the chemical dependency; or

(10) conduct that was a consequence of the applicant, or an immediate family member
of the applicant, being a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. For the
purposes of this subdivision, "domestic abuse," "sexual assault," and "stalking" have the
meanings given them in subdivision 1.

(c) Regardless of paragraph (b), clause (9), conduct in violation of sections 169A.20,
169A.31, 169A.50 to 169A.53, or 171.177 that deleted text begin interferes with ordeleted text end adversely affects the
employment is employment misconduct.

(d) If the conduct for which the applicant was discharged involved only a single incident,
that is an important fact that must be considered in deciding whether the conduct rises to
the level of employment misconduct under paragraph (a). This paragraph does not require
that a determination under section 268.101 or decision under section 268.105 contain a
specific acknowledgment or explanation that this paragraph was considered.

(e) The definition of employment misconduct provided by this subdivision is exclusive
and no other definition applies.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.095, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:


Subd. 6a.

Aggravated employment misconduct defined.

(a) deleted text begin For the purpose of this
section, "aggravated employment misconduct" means:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1)deleted text end The commission of any act, on the job or off the job, that would amount to a gross
misdemeanor or felony new text begin is aggravated employment misconduct new text end if the act deleted text begin substantially
interfered with the employment ordeleted text end had a significant adverse effect on the employmentdeleted text begin ; ordeleted text end new text begin .
new text end

new text begin A criminal charge or conviction is not necessary to determine aggravated employment
misconduct under this paragraph. If an applicant is convicted of a gross misdemeanor or
felony, the applicant is presumed to have committed the act.
 new text end

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (b) new text end For an employee of a facility as defined in section 626.5572, aggravated
employment misconduct includes an act of patient or resident abuse, financial exploitation,
or recurring or serious neglect, as defined in section 626.5572 and applicable rules.

deleted text begin (b) If an applicant is convicted of a gross misdemeanor or felony for the same act for
which the applicant was discharged, it is aggravated employment misconduct if the act
substantially interfered with the employment or had a significant adverse effect on the
employment.
 deleted text end

(c) The definition of aggravated employment misconduct provided by this subdivision
is exclusive and no other definition applies.

ARTICLE 12

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL; TECHNICAL

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.044, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Missing or erroneous information.

(a) Any employer that submits the wage
detail report, but fails to include all new text begin required new text end employee information or enters erroneous
information, is subject to an administrative service fee of $25 for each employee for whom
the information is partially missing or erroneous.

(b) Any employer that submits the wage detail report, but fails to include an employee,
is subject to an administrative service fee equal to two percent of the total wages for each
employee for whom the information is completely missing.

(c) An administrative service fee under this subdivision must be canceled new text begin under section
268.067 new text end if the commissioner determines that the failure or error by the employer occurred
because of ignorance or inadvertence.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 268.046, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Tax accounts assigned.

(a) Any person that contracts with a taxpaying
employer to have that person obtain the taxpaying employer's workforce and provide workers
to the taxpaying employer for a fee is, as of the effective date of the contract, assigned for
the duration of the contract the taxpaying employer's account under section 268.045. That
tax account must be maintained by the person separate and distinct from every other tax
account held by the person and identified in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. The
tax account is, for the duration of the contract, considered that person's account for all
purposes of this chapter. The workers obtained from the taxpaying employer and any other
workers provided by that person to the taxpaying employer, including officers of the
taxpaying employer as defined in section 268.035, subdivision 20, clause deleted text begin (28)deleted text end new text begin (29)new text end , whose
wages paid by the person are considered paid in covered employment under section 268.035,
subdivision 24, for the duration of the contract between the taxpaying employer and the
person, must, under section 268.044, be reported on the wage detail report under that tax
account, and that person must pay any taxes due at the tax rate computed for that account
under section 268.051, subdivision 2.

(b) Any workers of the taxpaying employer who are not covered by the contract under
paragraph (a) must be reported by the taxpaying employer as a separate unit on the wage
detail report under the tax account assigned under paragraph (a). Taxes and any other
amounts due on the wages reported by the taxpaying employer under this paragraph may
be paid directly by the taxpaying employer.

(c) If the taxpaying employer that contracts with a person under paragraph (a) does not
have a tax account at the time of the execution of the contract, an account must be registered
for the taxpaying employer under section 268.042 and the new employer tax rate under
section 268.051, subdivision 5, must be assigned. The tax account is then assigned to the
person as provided for in paragraph (a).

(d) A person that contracts with a taxpaying employer under paragraph (a) must, within
30 calendar days of the execution or termination of a contract, notify the commissioner by
electronic transmission, in a format prescribed by the commissioner, of that execution or
termination. The taxpaying employer's name, the account number assigned, and any other
information required by the commissioner must be provided by that person.

(e) Any contract subject to paragraph (a) must specifically inform the taxpaying employer
of the assignment of the tax account under this section and the taxpaying employer's
obligation under paragraph (b). If there is a termination of the contract, the tax account is,
as of the date of termination, immediately assigned to the taxpaying employer.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.051, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Computation of a taxpaying employer's experience rating.

(a) On or before
each December 15, the commissioner must compute an experience rating for each taxpaying
employer who has deleted text begin been required to filedeleted text end new text begin filednew text end wage detail reports for the deleted text begin 12deleted text end new text begin fournew text end calendar
deleted text begin monthsdeleted text end new text begin quartersnew text end ending on the prior June 30. The experience rating computed is applicable
for the following calendar year.

The experience rating is the ratio obtained by dividing 125 percent of the total
unemployment benefits required under section 268.047 to be used in computing the
employer's tax rate during the deleted text begin 48deleted text end new text begin 16new text end calendar deleted text begin monthsdeleted text end new text begin quartersnew text end ending on the prior June 30,
by the employer's total taxable payroll for that same period.

(b) The experience rating is computed to the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, to a
maximum of 8.90 percent.

(c) The use of 125 percent of unemployment benefits paid under paragraph (a), rather
than 100 percent of the amount of unemployment benefits paid, is done in order for the trust
fund to recover from all taxpaying employers a portion of the costs of unemployment benefits
paid that do not affect any individual employer's future experience rating because of the
reasons set out in subdivision 2, paragraph (f).

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.053, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Election.

(a) Any nonprofit organization that has employees in covered
employment must pay taxes on a quarterly basis in accordance with section 268.051 unless
it elects to make reimbursements to the trust fund the amount of unemployment benefits
charged to its reimbursable account under section 268.047.

The organization may elect to make reimbursements for a period of not less than 24
calendar months beginning with the date that the organization was determined to be an
employer with covered employment by filing a notice of election not later than 30 calendar
days after the date of the determination.

(b) Any nonprofit organization that makes an election will continue to be liable for
reimbursements until it files a notice terminating its election before the beginning of the
calendar quarter the termination is to be effective.

A nonprofit organization that has been making reimbursements that files a notice of
termination of election must be assigned the new employer tax rate under section 268.051,
subdivision 5, until it qualifies for an experience rating under section 268.051, subdivision
3.

(c) Any nonprofit organization that has been paying taxes may elect to make
reimbursements by filing a notice of election. The election is effective at the beginning of
the next calendar quarter. The election is not terminable by the organization for 24 calendar
months.

deleted text begin (d) The commissioner may for good cause extend the period that a notice of election,
or a notice of termination, must be filed and may permit an election to be retroactive.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end A notice of election or notice terminating election must be filed by electronic
transmission in a format prescribed by the commissioner.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.066, is amended to read:


268.066 CANCELLATION OF AMOUNTS DUE FROM AN EMPLOYER.

(a) The commissioner must cancel as uncollectible any amounts due from an employer
under this chapter or section 116L.20, that remain unpaid six years after the amounts have
been first determined due, except where the delinquent amounts are secured by a notice of
lien, a judgment, are in the process of garnishment, or are under a payment plan.

(b) The commissioner may cancel at any time as uncollectible any amount due, or any
portion of an amount due, from an employer under this chapter or section 116L.20, that (1)
are uncollectible due to death or bankruptcy, or (2) the Collection Division of the Department
of Revenue under section 16D.04 was unable to collect.

deleted text begin (c) The commissioner may cancel at any time any interest, penalties, or fees due from
an employer, or any portions due, if the commissioner determines that it is not in the public
interest to pursue collection of the amount due. This paragraph does not apply to
unemployment insurance taxes or reimbursements due.
 deleted text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.067, is amended to read:


268.067 COMPROMISE.

(a) The commissioner may compromise in whole or in part any action, determination,
or decision that affects only an employer and not an applicant. This paragraph applies if it
is determined by a court of law, or a confession of judgment, that an applicant, while
employed, wrongfully took from the employer $500 or more in money or property.

(b) The commissioner may at any time compromise any unemployment insurance tax
deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end reimbursementnew text begin , interest, penalty, fee, costs, or any other amountnew text end due from an employer
under this chapter or section 116L.20.

(c) Any compromise involving an amount over $10,000 must be authorized by an attorney
licensed to practice law in Minnesota who is an employee of the department designated by
the commissioner for that purpose.

(d) Any compromise must be in the best interest of the state of Minnesota.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.069, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Requirements.

The commissioner must pay unemployment benefits
from the trust fund to an applicant who has met each of the following requirements:

(1) the applicant has filed an application for unemployment benefits and established a
benefit account in accordance with section 268.07;

(2) the applicant has not been held ineligible for unemployment benefits under section
268.095 because of a quit or discharge;

(3) the applicant has met all of the ongoing eligibility requirements under section 268.085;

(4) the applicant does not have an outstanding overpayment of unemployment benefits,
including any penalties or interest; and

(5) the applicant has not been held ineligible for unemployment benefits under section
deleted text begin 268.182 because of a false representation or concealment of factsdeleted text end new text begin 268.183new text end .

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.105, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Representation; fees.

(a) In any proceeding under subdivision 1 or 2, an
applicant or employer may be represented by any authorized representative.

Except for services provided by an attorney-at-law, no person may charge an applicant
a fee of any kind for advising, assisting, or representing an applicant in a hearing deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end on
reconsiderationnew text begin , or in a proceeding under subdivision 7new text end .

(b) An applicant may not be charged fees, costs, or disbursements of any kind in a
proceeding before an unemployment law judge, the Minnesota Court of Appeals, or the
Supreme Court of Minnesota.

(c) No attorney fees may be awardednew text begin , or costs or disbursements assessed,new text end against the
department as a result of any proceedings under this section.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.145, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Notification.

(a) Upon filing an application for unemployment benefits,
the applicant must be informed that:

(1) unemployment benefits are subject to federal and state income tax;

(2) there are requirements for filing estimated tax payments;

(3) the applicant may elect to have federal income tax withheld from unemployment
benefits;

(4) if the applicant elects to have federal income tax withheld, the applicant may, in
addition, elect to have Minnesota state income tax withheld; and

(5) at any time during the benefit year the applicant may change a prior election.

(b) If an applicant elects to have federal income tax withheld, the commissioner must
deduct ten percent for federal income tax. If an applicant also elects to have Minnesota state
income tax withheld, the commissioner must make an additional five percent deduction for
state income tax. Any deleted text begin amountsdeleted text end new text begin amountnew text end deducted deleted text begin or offsetdeleted text end underdeleted text begin sections 268.155, 268.18,
and 268.184 havedeleted text end new text begin section 268.085 hasnew text end priority over any amounts deducted under this section.
Federal income tax withholding has priority over state income tax withholding.

(c) An election to have income tax withheld may not be retroactive and only applies to
unemployment benefits paid after the election.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 268.18, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:


Subd. 5.

Remedies.

(a) Any method undertaken to recover an overpayment of
unemployment benefits, including any penalties and interest, is not an election of a method
of recovery.

(b) Intervention or lack thereof, in whole or in part, in a workers' compensation matter
under section 176.361 is not an election of a remedy and does not prevent the commissioner
from determining an applicant ineligible for unemployment benefits deleted text begin or taking action under
section 268.183deleted text end .

Sec. 11. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes is instructed to make the following changes in Minnesota Statutes:
 new text end

new text begin (1) change the term "fraud" to "misrepresentation" in sections 268.085, subdivision 2,
and 268.186, subdivision 1;
 new text end

new text begin (2) delete the term "bona fide" wherever it appears in section 268.035;
 new text end

new text begin (3) replace the term "under" with "subject to" in section 268.047, subdivision 2, clause
(8);
 new text end

new text begin (4) replace the term "displays clearly" with "shows" in chapter 268;
 new text end

new text begin (5) replace the term "entire" with "hearing" in section 268.105;
 new text end

new text begin (6) replace "24 calendar months" with "eight calendar quarters" in section 268.052,
subdivision 2.
 new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.053, subdivisions 4 and 5, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Unless otherwise specified, articles 8 to 12 are effective September 16, 2018.
 new text end

ARTICLE 13

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in
parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2017, chapter 93, or appropriated
to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal year indicated for
each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the addition to
the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018,
or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is
fiscal year 2019.
 new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
 new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
 new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin .......
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 300,000
 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end
new text begin General
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin (700,000)
 new text end
new text begin Environmental
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 1,000,000
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Resource Management
 new text end

new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end

new text begin (a) $700,000 the second year is a reduction
from the general fund for competitive
recycling grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 115A.565.
 new text end

new text begin (b) $700,000 the second year is from the
environmental fund for competitive recycling
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.565.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Watershed
 new text end

new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin 300,000
 new text end

new text begin $300,000 the second year is from the
environmental fund for a grant to the
Minnesota Association of County Feedlot
Officers to develop, in coordination with the
Pollution Control Agency and the University
of Minnesota Extension program, an online
training curriculum related to animal feedlot
requirements under Minnesota Rules, chapter
7020. The curriculum must be developed to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) provide base-level knowledge to new and
existing county feedlot pollution control
officers on feedlot registration, permitting,
compliance, enforcement, and program
administration;
 new text end

new text begin (2) provide assistance to new and existing
county feedlot pollution control officers for
working efficiently and effectively with
producers; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) reduce the incidence of manure or nutrients
entering surface water or groundwater.
 new text end

new text begin This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2020.
 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 3,382,000
 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end
new text begin General
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin (1,081,000)
 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 2,403,000
 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 2,060,000
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Lands and Minerals Management
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 625,000
 new text end

new text begin (a) $425,000 the second year is for aggregate
mapping. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2020.
 new text end

new text begin (b) $200,000 the second year is to expand
monitoring and modeling of water levels in
the Canisteo and Arcturus to Hill Annex
open-pit mine groups, with priority on the
latter. The monitoring and modeling results
must be used by the commissioner to develop
plans to control and reduce the water levels in
each pit group and ameliorate, mitigate, or
eliminate the public safety hazards resulting
from rising water in both open-pit groups. This
is a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Ecological and Water Resources
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin (475,000)
 new text end

new text begin (a) $425,000 the second year is for grants to
lake associations to manage aquatic invasive
species, including grants for projects to control
and provide public awareness of aquatic
invasive species and for watercraft inspections
in partnership with local units of government.
This is a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin (b) $1,000,000 the second year is a reduction
from the general fund for water monitoring
and compliance.
 new text end

new text begin (c) $100,000 the second year is from the
heritage enhancement account in the game and
fish fund for a grant to the Board of Regents
of the University of Minnesota to conduct a
statewide survey and analysis of Minnesotans'
attitude toward fish stocking. The survey must
include a representative sample of
Minnesotans from all regions of the state and
must examine Minnesotans' attitudes toward
the stocking of each fish species that is or has
been stocked by the Department of Natural
Resources. The Board of Regents must report
the results of the survey and analysis to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources finance no
later than March 1, 2020. The report must
include data about the amount spent on
stocking each fish species. This is a onetime
appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Forest Management
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin (131,000)
 new text end

new text begin (a) $1,131,000 the second year is a reduction
to the general fund for the Next Generation
Core Forestry data system.
 new text end

new text begin (b) $1,000,000 the second year is from the
forest management investment account in the
natural resources fund for the Next Generation
Core Forestry data system. The appropriation
is available until June 30, 2021.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Parks and Trails
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 1,363,000
 new text end

new text begin (a) $100,000 the second year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund to the commissioner of natural
resources for a grant to the city of Virginia to
develop, in cooperation with the Quad Cities
ATV Club, an all-terrain vehicle trail system
in the cities of Virginia, Eveleth, Gilbert, and
Mountain Iron and surrounding areas. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2021.
 new text end

new text begin (b) $150,000 the second year is from the
off-road vehicle account for a contract to assist
the commissioner in planning, designing, and
providing a system of state touring routes for
off-road vehicles by identifying sustainable,
legal routes suitable for licensed four-wheel
drive vehicles and a system of recreational
trails for registered off-road vehicles. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2019.
 new text end

new text begin (c) $200,000 the second year is from the
off-road vehicle account in the natural
resources fund for a contract to prepare a
comprehensive, statewide, strategic master
plan for trails for off-road vehicles. The master
plan must be consistent with federal, tribal,
state, and local law and regulations. The
commissioner must consult with the Minnesota
Four Wheel Drive Association in developing
contract criteria. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.
 new text end

new text begin (d) $200,000 the second year is from the
off-road vehicle account in the natural
resources fund to share the cost by reimbursing
federal, state, county, and township entities
for additional needs on forest roads when the
needs are a result of increased use by off-road
vehicles and are attributable to a
border-to-border touring route established by
the commissioner. This section does apply to
roads that are operated by a public road
authority as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 160.02, subdivision 25. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2021. To be eligible for
reimbursement under this paragraph, the
claimant must demonstrate that:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the needs result from additional traffic
generated by the border-to-border touring
route; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) increased use attributable to a
border-to-border touring route has caused at
least a 50 percent increase in maintenance
costs for forest roads under the claimant's
jurisdiction, based on a ten-year maintenance
average.
 new text end

new text begin Before reimbursing a claim under this
paragraph, the commissioner must consider
whether the claim is consistent with claims
made by other entities that administer forest
roads on the touring route, in terms of the
amount requested for reimbursement and the
frequency of claims made.
 new text end

new text begin (e) $313,000 the second year is from the
natural resources fund for a grant to St. Louis
County as a match to a state bonding grant for
trail and bridge construction and for a
maintenance fund for a five-mile segment of
the Voyageur Country ATV trail system,
including a multiuse bridge over the Vermilion
River that would serve ATVs, snowmobiles,
off-road vehicles, off-highway motorcycles,
and emergency vehicles in St. Louis County.
Of this amount, $285,000 is from the
all-terrain vehicle account, $14,000 is from
the off-road vehicle account, and $14,000 is
from the off-highway motorcycle account.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2021.
 new text end

new text begin (f) $300,000 the second year is from the
natural resources fund for a grant to Lake
County to match other funding sources to
develop the Prospectors Loop trail system. Of
this amount, $270,000 is from the all-terrain
vehicle account, $15,000 is from the
off-highway motorcycle account, and $15,000
is from the off-road vehicle account. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2021.
 new text end

new text begin (g) $100,000 the second year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund for wetland delineation and
work on an environmental assessment
worksheet for the Taconite State Trail from
Ely to Tower consistent with the 2017
Taconite State Trail Master Plan. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2021.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Fish and Wildlife Management
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 1,960,000
 new text end

new text begin (a) $7,146,000 the second year is a reduction
from the operations account in the game and
fish fund.
 new text end

new text begin (b) $8,606,000 the second year is from the
deer management account in the game and
fish fund.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, $500,000 the second year is
from the heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund for planning and
emergency response to disease outbreaks in
wildlife. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2020.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner may use up to $7,000
of the amount appropriated from the general
fund in Laws 2017, chapter 93, article 1,
section 3, subdivision 8, to cover the cost of:
(1) the redesign of the printed and digital
versions of fishing regulations and hunting
and trapping regulations; and (2) the
reprogramming of the electronic licensing
system, to conform to the requirements of
providing voter registration information under
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.409.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Enforcement
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 40,000
 new text end

new text begin $40,000 the second year is from the all-terrain
vehicle account in the natural resources fund
for the development and implementation of
safety coursework for younger riders. This is
a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Cancellation
 new text end

new text begin On July 1, 2018, $492,000 is canceled to the
general fund from the amount appropriated
for legal costs under Laws 2017, chapter 93,
article 1, section 3, subdivision 8.
 new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES.
new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 650,000
 new text end

new text begin (a) $600,000 the second year is for a grant to
the Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District
for lake management activities, including but
not limited to alum treatment in Lake Agnes,
carp removal in Lake Winona, and related
management and reassessment measures that
are intended to achieve and maintain
compliance with water quality standards for
phosphorus and the total maximum daily load
for Lake Winona. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2020.
 new text end

new text begin (b) $50,000 the second year is for a grant to
the Red River Basin Commission for water
quality and floodplain management. This
amount is in addition to the appropriation in
Laws 2017, chapter 93, article 1, section 4,
paragraph (i).
 new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end
new text begin General
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin (270,000)
 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 270,000
 new text end

new text begin (a) $270,000 the second year is a reduction
from the general fund for metropolitan area
regional parks operations and maintenance
according to Minnesota Statutes, section
473.351.
 new text end

new text begin (b) $270,000 the second year is from the
natural resources fund for metropolitan area
regional parks and trails maintenance and
operations. This appropriation is from the
revenue deposited in the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (3).
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 4, section 78, is amended to read:


Sec. 78. APPROPRIATION; MOOSE TRAIL.

$100,000 in fiscal year 2011 is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources
from the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural resources fund for a grant to the city of
Hoyt Lakes deleted text begin to convert the Moose Trail snowmobile trail todeleted text end new text begin fornew text end a dual usage deleted text begin trail, so that it
may also be used as andeleted text end off-highway vehicle trail connecting the city of Biwabik to the Iron
Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. This is a onetime appropriation and is available
until deleted text begin spentdeleted text end new text begin June 30, 2020new text end .

Sec. 7.

Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 3, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Parks and Trails Management

 -0-
 6,459,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
 2017
General
 -0-
 2,929,000
Natural Resources
 -0-
 3,530,000

$2,800,000 the second year is a onetime
appropriation.

$2,300,000 the second year is from the state
parks account in the natural resources fund.
Of this amount, $1,300,000 is onetime, of
which $1,150,000 is for strategic park
acquisition.

$20,000 the second year is from the natural
resources fund to design and erect signs
marking the David Dill trail designated in this
act. Of this amount, $10,000 is from the
snowmobile trails and enforcement account
and $10,000 is from the all-terrain vehicle
account. This is a onetime appropriation.

$100,000 the second year is for the
improvement of the infrastructure for sanitary
sewer service at the Woodenfrog Campground
in Kabetogama State Forest. This is a onetime
appropriation.

$29,000 the second year is for computer
programming related to the transfer-on-death
title changes for watercraft. This is a onetime
appropriation.

$210,000 the first year is from the water
recreation account in the natural resources
fund for implementation of Minnesota
Statutes, section 86B.532, established in this
act. This is a onetime appropriation. The
commissioner of natural resources shall seek
federal and other nonstate funds to reimburse
the department for the initial costs of
producing and distributing carbon monoxide
boat warning labels. All amounts collected
under this paragraph shall be deposited into
the water recreation account.

$1,000,000 the second year is from the natural
resources fund for a grant to Lake County for
construction, including bridges, of the
Prospectors ATV Trail System linking the
communities of Ely, Babbitt, Embarrass, and
Tower; Bear Head Lake and Lake
Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State
Parks; the Taconite State Trail; and the Lake
County Regional ATV Trail System. Of this
amount, $900,000 is from the all-terrain
vehicle account, $50,000 is from the
off-highway motorcycle account, and $50,000
is from the off-road vehicle account. This is
a onetime appropriationnew text begin and is available until
June 30, 2019new text end .

ARTICLE 14

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY

Section 1.

new text begin [11A.236] ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENT OF PERMIT TO MINE
FINANCIAL ASSURANCE MONEY.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment; appropriation. new text end

new text begin (a) The State Board of Investment, when
requested by the commissioner of natural resources, may invest money collected by the
commissioner as part of financial assurance provided under a permit to mine issued under
chapter 93. The State Board of Investment may establish one or more accounts into which
money may be deposited for the purposes of this section, subject to the policies and
procedures of the State Board of Investment. Use of any money in the account shall be
restricted to the financial assurance purposes identified in sections 93.46 to 93.51, and rules
adopted thereunder, and as authorized under any trust fund agreements or other conditions
established under a permit to mine.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Money in the accounts is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes for
which the account is established under this section.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Account maintenance and investment. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources
may deposit money in the appropriate account and may withdraw money from the appropriate
account for the financial assurance purposes identified in sections 93.46 to 93.51 and rules
adopted thereunder and as authorized under any trust fund agreements or other conditions
established under the permit to mine for which the financial assurance is provided, subject
to the policies and procedures of the State Board of Investment. Investment strategies related
to an account established under this section must be determined jointly by the commissioner
of natural resources and the executive director of the State Board of Investment. The
authorized investments for an account shall be the investments authorized under section
11A.24 that are made available for investment by the State Board of Investment. Investment
transactions must be at a time and in a manner determined by the executive director of the
State Board of Investment. Decisions to withdraw money from the account must be
determined by the commissioner of natural resources, subject to the policies and procedures
of the State Board of Investment. Investment earnings must be credited to the appropriate
account for financial assurance under the identified permit to mine. An account may be
terminated by the commissioner of natural resources at any time, so long as the termination
is in accordance with applicable statutes, rules, trust fund agreements, or other conditions
established under the permit to mine, subject to the policies and procedures of the State
Board of Investment.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.494, is amended to read:


17.494 AQUACULTURE PERMITS; RULES.

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall act as permit or license coordinator for aquatic farmers and
shall assist aquatic farmers to obtain licenses or permits.

deleted text begin By July 1, 1992,deleted text end new text begin (b) new text end A state agency issuing multiple permits or licenses for aquaculture
shall consolidate the permits or licenses required for every aquatic farm location. The
Department of Natural Resources transportation permits are exempt from this requirement.
State agencies shall adopt rules or issue commissioner's orders that establish permit and
license requirements, approval timelines, and compliance standards.new text begin Saltwater aquatic farms,
as defined in section 17.4982, and processing facilities for saltwater aquatic life, as defined
in section 17.4982, must be classified as agricultural operations for purposes of any
construction, discharge, or other permit issued by the Pollution Control Agency.
new text end

Nothing in this section modifies any state agency's regulatory authority over aquaculture
production.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 20a. new text end

new text begin Saltwater aquaculture. new text end

new text begin "Saltwater aquaculture" means the commercial
propagation and rearing of saltwater aquatic life, including, but not limited to, crustaceans,
primarily for consumption as human food.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 20b. new text end

new text begin Saltwater aquatic farm. new text end

new text begin "Saltwater aquatic farm" means a facility used for
saltwater aquaculture, including, but not limited to, artificial ponds, vats, tanks, raceways,
and other facilities that an aquatic farmer owns or has exclusive control of for the sole
purpose of producing saltwater aquatic life.
 new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 20c. new text end

new text begin Saltwater aquatic life. new text end

new text begin "Saltwater aquatic life" means aquatic species that
are saltwater obligates or perform optimally when raised in salinities closer to that of natural
seawater and need saltwater to survive.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

new text begin [17.499] TRANSPORTATION OR IMPORTATION OF SALTWATER
AQUATIC LIFE; QUARANTINE REQUIREMENT.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin The legislature finds that it is in the public interest to increase
private saltwater aquaculture production and processing in this state under the coordination
of the commissioner of agriculture. Additional private production will reduce dependence
on foreign suppliers and benefit the rural economy by creating new jobs and economic
activity.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Transportation permit. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the requirements in section
17.4985, saltwater aquatic life transportation and importation requirements are governed
by this section. A transportation permit is required prior to any importation or intrastate
transportation of saltwater aquatic life not exempted under subdivision 3. A transportation
permit may be used for multiple shipments within the 30-day term of the permit if the source
and the destination remain the same. Transportation permits must be obtained from the
commissioner prior to shipment of saltwater aquatic life.
 new text end

new text begin (b) An application for a transportation permit must be made in the form required by the
commissioner. The commissioner may reject an incomplete application.
 new text end

new text begin (c) An application for a transportation permit must be accompanied by satisfactory
evidence, as determined by the commissioner, that the shipment is free of any nonindigenous
species of animal other than the saltwater aquatic species and either:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the facility from which the saltwater aquatic life originated has provided
documentation of 36 or more consecutive months of negative testing by an approved
laboratory as free of any disease listed by OIE - the World Organisation for Animal Health
for that species following the testing guidelines outlined in the OIE Aquatic Animal Health
Code for crustaceans or the AFS Fish Health Blue Book for other species, as appropriate;
or
 new text end

new text begin (2) the saltwater aquatic life to be imported or transported includes documentation of
negative testing for that specific lot by an approved laboratory as free of any disease listed
by OIE - the World Organisation for Animal Health for crustaceans or in the AFS Fish
Health Blue Book for other species, as appropriate.
 new text end

new text begin If a shipment authorized by the commissioner under clause (1) includes saltwater aquatic
life that originated in a foreign country, the shipment must be quarantined at the receiving
facility according to a quarantine plan approved by the commissioner. A shipment authorized
by the commissioner under clause (2) must be quarantined at the receiving facility according
to a quarantine plan approved by the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin (d) For purposes of this subdivision, "approved laboratory" means a laboratory approved
by the commissioner or the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Services.
 new text end

new text begin (e) No later than 14 calendar days after a completed transportation permit application
is received, the commissioner must approve or deny the transportation permit application.
 new text end

new text begin (f) A copy of the transportation permit must accompany a shipment of saltwater aquatic
life while in transit and must be available for inspection by the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin (g) A vehicle used by a licensee for transporting aquatic life must be identified with the
license number and the licensee's name and town of residence as it appears on the license.
A vehicle used by a licensee must have identification displayed so that it is readily visible
from either side of the vehicle in letters and numbers not less than 2-1/2 inches high and
three-eighths inch wide. Identification may be permanently affixed to vehicles or displayed
on removable plates or placards placed on opposite doors of the vehicle or on the tanks
carried on the vehicle.
 new text end

new text begin (h) An application to license a vehicle for brood stock or larvae transport or for use as
a saltwater aquatic life vendor that is received by the commissioner is a temporary license
until approved or denied by the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Exemptions. new text end

new text begin (a) A transportation permit is not required to transport or import
saltwater aquatic life:
 new text end

new text begin (1) previously processed for use as food or other purposes unrelated to propagation;
 new text end

new text begin (2) transported directly to an outlet for processing as food or for other food purposes if
accompanied by shipping documents;
 new text end

new text begin (3) that is being exported if accompanied by shipping documents;
 new text end

new text begin (4) that is being transported through the state if accompanied by shipping documents;
or
 new text end

new text begin (5) transported intrastate within or between facilities licensed for saltwater aquaculture
by the commissioner if accompanied by shipping documents.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Shipping documents required under paragraph (a) must include the place of origin,
owner or consignee, destination, number, species, and satisfactory evidence, as determined
by the commissioner, of the disease-free certification required under subdivision 2, paragraph
(c), clauses (1) and (2).
 new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 84.01, subdivision 6, is amended to
read:


Subd. 6.

Legal counsel.

The commissioner of natural resources may appoint attorneys
or outside counsel to render title opinions, represent the department in severed mineral
interest forfeiture actions brought pursuant to section 93.55, and, notwithstanding any statute
to the contrary, represent the state in quiet title or title registration actions affecting land or
interests in land administered by the commissionernew text begin and in all proceedings relating to road
vacationsnew text end .

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.0895, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Application.

(a) Subdivision 1 does not apply to:

(1) plants on land classified for property tax purposes as class 2a or 2c agricultural land
under section 273.13, deleted text begin ordeleted text end on deleted text begin ditches and roadwaysdeleted text end new text begin a ditch, or on an existing public road
right-of-way as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 6a, except for ground not previously
disturbed by construction or maintenancenew text end ; and

(2) noxious weeds designated pursuant to sections 18.76 to 18.88 or to weeds otherwise
designated as troublesome by the Department of Agriculture.

(b) If control of noxious weeds is necessary, it takes priority over the protection of
endangered plant species, as long as a reasonable effort is taken to preserve the endangered
plant species first.

(c) The taking or killing of an endangered plant species on land adjacent to class 3 or
3b agricultural land as a result of the application of pesticides or other agricultural chemical
on the class 3 or 3b land is not a violation of subdivision 1, if reasonable care is taken in
the application of the pesticide or other chemical to avoid impact on adjacent lands. For the
purpose of this paragraph, class 3 or 3b agricultural land does not include timber land, waste
land, or other land for which the owner receives a state paid wetlands or native prairie tax
credit.

(d) The accidental taking of an endangered plant, where the existence of the plant is not
known at the time of the taking, is not a violation of subdivision 1.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.86, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Required rules.

With a view of achieving maximum use of snowmobiles
consistent with protection of the environment the commissioner of natural resources shall
adopt rules in the manner provided by chapter 14, for the following purposes:

(1) Registration of snowmobiles and display of registration numbers.

(2) Use of snowmobiles insofar as game and fish resources are affected.

(3) Use of snowmobiles on public lands and waters, or on grant-in-aid trails.

(4) Uniform signs to be used by the state, counties, and cities, which are necessary or
desirable to control, direct, or regulate the operation and use of snowmobiles.

(5) Specifications relating to snowmobile mufflers.

(6) A comprehensive snowmobile information and safety education and training program,
including but not limited to the preparation and dissemination of snowmobile information
and safety advice to the public, the training of snowmobile operators, and the issuance of
snowmobile safety certificates to snowmobile operators who successfully complete the
snowmobile safety education and training course. For the purpose of administering such
program and to defray expenses of training and certifying snowmobile operators, the
commissioner shall collect a fee from each person who receives the youth or adult training.
The commissioner shall collect a fee, to include a $1 issuing fee for licensing agents, for
issuing a duplicate snowmobile safety certificate. The commissioner shall establish both
fees in a manner that neither significantly overrecovers nor underrecovers costs, including
overhead costs, involved in providing the services. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking
provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The fees may be established
by the commissioner notwithstanding section 16A.1283. The fees, except for the issuing
fee for licensing agents under this subdivision, shall be deposited in the snowmobile trails
and enforcement account in the natural resources fund and the amount thereof, except for
the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner under section
84.027, subdivision 15, and issuing fees collected by the commissioner, is appropriated
annually to the Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural Resources for the
administration of such programs. In addition to the fee established by the commissioner,
instructors may charge each person new text begin any fee paid by the instructor for the person's online
training course and new text end up to the established fee amount for class materials and expenses. The
commissioner shall cooperate with private organizations and associations, private and public
corporations, and local governmental units in furtherance of the program established under
this clause. School districts may cooperate with the commissioner and volunteer instructors
to provide space for the classroom portion of the training. The commissioner shall consult
with the commissioner of public safety in regard to training program subject matter and
performance testing that leads to the certification of snowmobile operators.

(7) The operator of any snowmobile involved in an accident resulting in injury requiring
medical attention or hospitalization to or death of any person or total damage to an extent
of $500 or more, shall forward a written report of the accident to the commissioner on such
form as the commissioner shall prescribe. If the operator is killed or is unable to file a report
due to incapacitation, any peace officer investigating the accident shall file the accident
report within ten business days.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 84.925, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin Programdeleted text end new text begin Training and certification programsnew text end established.

(a) The
commissioner shall establishnew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end a comprehensive all-terrain vehicle environmental and safety education and training
new text begin certification new text end program, including the preparation and dissemination of vehicle information
and safety advice to the public, the training of all-terrain vehicle operators, and the issuance
of all-terrain vehicle safety certificates to vehicle operators over the age of 12 years who
successfully complete the all-terrain vehicle environmental and safety education and training
coursedeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (2) a voluntary all-terrain vehicle online training program for youth and a parent or
guardian, offered at no charge for operators at least six years of age but younger than ten
years of age.
 new text end

new text begin (b)new text end A parent or guardian must be present at deleted text begin the hands-ondeleted text end new text begin anew text end training deleted text begin portion of thedeleted text end program
deleted text begin fordeleted text end new text begin when thenew text end youth deleted text begin who are six through tendeleted text end new text begin is under tennew text end years of age.

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end For the purpose of administering the program and to defray the expenses of
training and certifying vehicle operators, the commissioner shall collect a fee from each
person who receives the trainingnew text begin for certification under paragraph (a), clause (1)new text end . The
commissioner shall collect a fee, to include a $1 issuing fee for licensing agents, for issuing
a duplicate all-terrain vehicle safety certificate. The commissioner shall establish both fees
in a manner that neither significantly overrecovers nor underrecovers costs, including
overhead costs, involved in providing the services. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking
provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The fees may be established
by the commissioner notwithstanding section 16A.1283. Fee proceeds, except for the issuing
fee for licensing agents under this subdivision, shall be deposited in the all-terrain vehicle
account in the natural resources fund and the amount thereof, except for the electronic
licensing system commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027,
subdivision 15, and issuing fees collected by the commissioner, is appropriated annually to
the Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural Resources for the administration
of the programs. In addition to the fee established by the commissioner, instructors may
charge each person up to the established fee amount for class materials and expenses.

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end The commissioner shall cooperate with private organizations and associations,
private and public corporations, and local governmental units in furtherance of the deleted text begin programdeleted text end new text begin
programsnew text end established under this section. School districts may cooperate with the
commissioner and volunteer instructors to provide space for the classroom portion of the
training. The commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of public safety in regard
to deleted text begin training programdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end subject matter new text begin of the training programs new text end and performance testing that
leads to the certification of vehicle operators. The commissioner shall incorporate a riding
component in the deleted text begin safety education anddeleted text end training deleted text begin programdeleted text end new text begin certification programs established
under this section, and may incorporate a riding component in the training program as
established in paragraph (a), clause (2)new text end .

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 84.9256, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Prohibitions on youthful operators.

(a) Except for operation on public
road rights-of-way that is permitted under section 84.928 and as provided under paragraph
(j), a driver's license issued by the state or another state is required to operate an all-terrain
vehicle along or on a public road right-of-way.

(b) A person under 12 years of age shall not:

(1) make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way;

(2) operate an all-terrain vehicle on a public road right-of-way in the state; or

(3) operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands or waters, except as provided in
paragraph (f).

(c) Except for public road rights-of-way of interstate highways, a person 12 years of age
but less than 16 years may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk,
county state-aid, or county highway or operate on public lands and waters or state or
grant-in-aid trails, only if that person possesses a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate
issued by the commissioner and is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who
holds a valid driver's license.

(d) To be issued an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate, a person at least 12 years old,
but less than 16 years old, must:

(1) successfully complete the safety education and training program under section 84.925,
subdivision 1, including a riding component; and

(2) be able to properly reach and control the handle bars and reach the foot pegs while
sitting upright on the seat of the all-terrain vehicle.

(e) A person at least deleted text begin sixdeleted text end new text begin tennew text end years of age may take the safety education and training
program and may receive an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate under paragraph (d), but
the certificate is not valid until the person reaches age 12.

(f) A person at least ten years of age but under 12 years of age may operate an all-terrain
vehicle with an engine capacity up to 110cc if the vehicle is a class 1 all-terrain vehicle with
straddle-style seating or up to 170cc if the vehicle is a class 1 all-terrain vehicle with
side-by-side-style seating on public lands or waters if accompanied by a parent or legal
guardian.

(g) A person under 15 years of age shall not operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle.

(h) A person under the age of 16 may not operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands
or waters or on state or grant-in-aid trails if the person cannot properly reach and control:

(1) the handle bars and reach the foot pegs while sitting upright on the seat of the
all-terrain vehicle with straddle-style seating; or

(2) the steering wheel and foot controls of a class 1 all-terrain vehicle with
side-by-side-style seating while sitting upright in the seat with the seat belt fully engaged.

(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), a nonresident at least 12 years old, but less than 16
years old, may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county
state-aid, or county highway or operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands and waters or
state or grant-in-aid trails if:

(1) the nonresident youth has in possession evidence of completing an all-terrain safety
course offered by the ATV Safety Institute or another state as provided in section 84.925,
subdivision 3; and

(2) the nonresident youth is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who holds
a valid driver's license.

(j) A person 12 years of age but less than 16 years of age may operate an all-terrain
vehicle on the roadway, bank, slope, or ditch of a public road right-of-way as permitted
under section 84.928 if the person:

(1) possesses a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate issued by the commissioner;
and

(2) is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian on a separate all-terrain vehicle.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 84D.03, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:


Subd. 3.

Bait harvest from infested waters.

(a) Taking wild animals from infested
waters for bait or aquatic farm purposes is prohibited except as provided in paragraph (b),
(c), or (d) and section 97C.341.

(b) In waters that are listed as infested waters, except those listed as infested with
prohibited invasive species of fish or certifiable diseases of fish, as defined under section
17.4982, subdivision 6, taking wild animals may be permitted for:

(1) commercial taking of wild animals for bait and aquatic farm purposes as provided
in a permit issued under section 84D.11, subject to rules adopted by the commissioner; and

(2) bait purposes for noncommercial personal use in waters that contain Eurasian
watermilfoil, when the infested waters are listed solely because they contain Eurasian
watermilfoil and if the equipment for taking is limited to cylindrical minnow traps not
exceeding 16 inches in diameter and 32 inches in length.

(c) In streams or rivers that are listed as infested waters, except those listed as infested
with certifiable diseases of fish, as defined under section 17.4982, subdivision 6, the harvest
of bullheads, goldeyes, mooneyes, sheepshead (freshwater drum), and suckers for bait by
hook and line for noncommercial personal use is allowed as follows:

(1) fish taken under this paragraph must be used on the same body of water where caught
and while still on that water body. Where the river or stream is divided by barriers such as
dams, the fish must be caught and used on the same section of the river or stream;

(2) fish taken under this paragraph may not be transported live from or off the water
body;

(3) fish harvested under this paragraph may only be used in accordance with this section;

(4) any other use of wild animals used for bait from infested waters is prohibited;

(5) fish taken under this paragraph must meet all other size restrictions and requirements
as established in rules; and

(6) all species listed under this paragraph shall be included in the person's daily limit as
established in rules, if applicable.

(d) In the new text begin Minnesota River downstream of Granite Falls, the new text end Mississippi River
downstream of St. Anthony Fallsnew text begin ,new text end and the St. Croix River downstream of the dam at Taylors
Falls, including portions described as Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary waters in Minnesota
Rules, part 6266.0500, subpart 1, items A and B, the harvest of gizzard shad by cast net for
noncommercial personal use as bait for angling, as provided in a permit issued under section
84D.11, is allowed as follows:

(1) nontarget species must immediately be returned to the water;

(2) gizzard shad taken under this paragraph must be used on the same body of water
where caught and while still on that water body. Where the river is divided by barriers such
as dams, the gizzard shad must be caught and used on the same section of the river;

(3) gizzard shad taken under this paragraph may not be transported off the water body;
and

(4) gizzard shad harvested under this paragraph may only be used in accordance with
this section.

deleted text begin This paragraph expires December 1, 2017.
 deleted text end

(e) Equipment authorized for minnow harvest in a listed infested water by permit issued
under paragraph (b) may not be transported to, or used in, any waters other than waters
specified in the permit.

(f) Bait intended for sale may not be held in infested water after taking and before sale,
unless authorized under a license or permit according to Minnesota Rules, part 6216.0500.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 84D.03, subdivision 4, is amended
to read:


Subd. 4.

Restrictions in infested and noninfested waters; commercial fishing and
turtle, frog, and crayfish harvesting.

(a) All nets, traps, buoys, anchors, stakes, and lines
used for commercial fishing or turtle, frog, or crayfish harvesting in an infested water that
is listed because it contains invasive fish, invertebrates, new text begin aquatic plants or aquatic macrophytes
other than Eurasian watermilfoil, new text end or certifiable diseases, as defined in section 17.4982, must
be tagged with tags provided by the commissioner, as specified in the commercial licensee's
license or permit. Tagged gear must not be used in water bodies other than those specified
in the license or permit. Thenew text begin license ornew text end permit may authorize department staff to remove
tags deleted text begin after thedeleted text end new text begin fromnew text end gear deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin that has beennew text end decontaminatednew text begin according to a protocol specified
by the commissioner if the use of the decontaminated gear in other water bodies would not
pose an unreasonable risk of harm to natural resources or the use of natural resources in the
statenew text end . This tagging requirement does not apply to commercial fishing equipment used in
Lake Superior.

(b) All nets, traps, buoys, anchors, stakes, and lines used for commercial fishing or turtle,
frog, or crayfish harvesting in an infested water that is listed solely because it contains
Eurasian watermilfoil must be dried for a minimum of ten days or frozen for a minimum
of two days before they are used in any other waters, except as provided in this paragraph.
Commercial licensees must notify the department's regional or area fisheries office or a
conservation officer before removing nets or equipment from an infested water listed solely
because it contains Eurasian watermilfoil and before resetting those nets or equipment in
any other waters. Upon notification, the commissioner may authorize a commercial licensee
to move nets or equipment to another water without freezing or drying, if that water is listed
as infested solely because it contains Eurasian watermilfoil.

(c) A commercial licensee must remove all aquatic macrophytes from nets and other
equipment before placing the equipment into waters of the state.

(d) The commissioner shall provide a commercial licensee with a current listing of listed
infested waters at the time that a license or permit is issued.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 84D.108, subdivision 2b, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2b.

Gull Lake pilot study.

(a) The commissioner may include an additional
targeted pilot study to include water-related equipment with zebra mussels attached for deleted text begin the
Gull Narrows State Water Access Site, Government Point State Water Access Site, and
Gull East Statedeleted text end water access deleted text begin Sitedeleted text end new text begin sitesnew text end on Gull Lake (DNR Division of Waters number
11-0305) in Cass and Crow Wing Counties using the same authorities, general procedures,
and requirements provided for the Lake Minnetonka pilot project in subdivision 2a. Lake
service providers participating in the Gull Lake targeted pilot study place of business must
be located in Cass or Crow Wing County.

(b) If an additional targeted pilot project for Gull Lake is implemented under this section,
the report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of
representatives committees having jurisdiction over natural resources required under Laws
2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 48, must also include the Gull Lake targeted pilot study
recommendations and assessments.

(c) This subdivision expires December 1, 2019.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 84D.108, subdivision 2c, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2c.

Cross Lake pilot study.

(a) The commissioner may include an additional
targeted pilot study to include water-related equipment with zebra mussels attached for deleted text begin the
Cross Lake #1 Statedeleted text end water access deleted text begin Sitedeleted text end new text begin sitesnew text end on Cross Lake (DNR Division of Waters number
18-0312) in Crow Wing County using the same authorities, general procedures, and
requirements provided for the Lake Minnetonka pilot project in subdivision 2a. The place
of business of lake service providers participating in the Cross Lake targeted pilot study
must be located in Cass or Crow Wing County.

(b) If an additional targeted pilot project for Cross Lake is implemented under this
section, the report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of
representatives committees having jurisdiction over natural resources required under Laws
2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 48, must also include the Cross Lake targeted pilot
study recommendations and assessments.

(c) This subdivision expires December 1, 2019.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 85.0146, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Advisory council created.

The Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area
Citizens Advisory Council is established. Membership on the advisory council shall include:

(1) a representative of deleted text begin the Cuyuna Range Mineland Recreation Area Joint Powers Boarddeleted text end new text begin
Cuyuna Range Economic Development, Inc.new text end ;

(2) a representative deleted text begin ofdeleted text end new text begin fornew text end the Croft Mine Historical Park deleted text begin Joint Powers Boarddeleted text end new text begin appointed
by the members of the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area Citizens Advisory Council
who are appointed under clauses (1) and (4) to (13)new text end ;

(3) a deleted text begin designee of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Reclamation Committee who has worked
as a miner in the local areadeleted text end new text begin member at large appointed by the members of the Cuyuna
Country State Recreation Area Citizens Advisory Council who are appointed under clauses
(1) and (4) to (13)new text end ;

(4) a representative of the Crow Wing County Board;

(5) deleted text begin an elected state officialdeleted text end new text begin the state senator representing the state recreation areanew text end ;

(6) new text begin the member from the state house of representatives representing the state recreation
area;
new text end

new text begin (7) new text end a representative of the Grand Rapids regional office of the Department of Natural
Resources;

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end a designee of the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation;

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end a designee of the local business community selected by the area chambers of
commerce;

deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end a designee of the local environmental community selected by the Crow Wing
County District 5 commissioner;

deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end a designee of a local education organization selected by the Crosby-Ironton
School Board;

deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (12)new text end a designee of one of the recreation area user groups selected by the Cuyuna
Range Chamber of Commerce; and

deleted text begin (12)deleted text end new text begin (13)new text end a member of the Cuyuna Country Heritage Preservation Society.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 86B.005, subdivision 8a, is amended to read:


Subd. 8a.

Marine carbon monoxide detection system.

"Marine carbon monoxide
detection system" means a device or system deleted text begin that meets the requirements of the American
Boat and Yacht Council Standard A-24, July, 2015, for carbon monoxide detection systems.deleted text end new text begin
for detecting carbon monoxide that is certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory
to conform to current UL Standards for use on recreational boats.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 86B.532, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Requirementsnew text begin ; installationnew text end .

(a) No motorboat new text begin used for recreational
purposes new text end that has an enclosed accommodation compartment may be operated on any waters
of the state unless the motorboat is equipped with a functioning marine carbon monoxide
detection system installed according to the manufacturer's instructionsnew text begin and this subdivisionnew text end .

(b) deleted text begin After May 1, 2017,deleted text end No new motorboat new text begin used for recreational purposes new text end that has an
enclosed accommodation compartment may be sold or offered for sale in Minnesota unless
the motorboat is equipped with a new functioning marine carbon monoxide detection system
installed according to the manufacturer's instructionsnew text begin and this subdivisionnew text end .

new text begin (c) A marine carbon monoxide detection system must be located:
 new text end

new text begin (1) to monitor the atmosphere of the enclosed accommodation compartment; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) within ten feet or 3.048 meters of any designated sleeping accommodations.
 new text end

new text begin (d) A marine carbon monoxide detection system, including a sensor, must not be located
within five feet or 1.52 meters of any cooking appliance.
 new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 88.10, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Wildland firefighters; training and licensing. new text end

new text begin Forest officers and all
individuals employed as wildland firefighters under this chapter are not subject to the
requirements of chapter 299N.
 new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 88.75, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Misdemeanor offenses; damages; injunctive relief.

new text begin (a) new text end Any person
who violates any of the provisions of sections 88.03 to 88.22 for which no specific penalty
is therein prescribed shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished accordingly.

new text begin (b) new text end Failure by any person to comply with any provision or requirement of sections 88.03
to 88.22 to which such person is subject shall be deemed a violation thereof.

new text begin (c) new text end Any person who violates deleted text begin any provisions ofdeleted text end sections 88.03 to 88.22, in addition to
any penalties therein prescribed, or hereinbefore in this section prescribed, for such violation,
shall also be liable in full damages to any and every person suffering loss or injury by reason
of such violation, including liability to the state, and any of its political subdivisions, for
all expenses incurred in fighting or preventing the spread of, or extinguishing, any fire
caused by, or resulting from, any violation of these sections.new text begin Notwithstanding any statute
to the contrary, an attorney who is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and is an employee
of the Department of Natural Resources may represent the commissioner in proceedings
under this subdivision that are removed to district court from conciliation court.new text end All expenses
so collected by the state shall be deposited in the general fund. When a fire set by any person
spreads to and damages or destroys property belonging to another, the setting of the fire
shall be prima facie evidence of negligence in setting and allowing the same to spread.

new text begin (d) new text end At any time the state, or any political subdivision thereof, either of its own motion,
or at the suggestion or request of the director, may bring an action in any court of competent
jurisdiction to restrain, enjoin, or otherwise prohibit any violation of sections 88.03 to 88.22,
whether therein described as a crime or not, and likewise to restrain, enjoin, or prohibit any
person from proceeding further in, with, or at any timber cutting or other operations without
complying with the provisions of those sections, or the requirements of the director pursuant
thereto; and the court may grant such relief, or any other appropriate relief, whenever it
shall appear that the same may prevent loss of life or property by fire, or may otherwise aid
in accomplishing the purposes of sections 88.03 to 88.22.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 89.17, is amended to read:


89.17 LEASES AND PERMITS.

(a) Notwithstanding the permit procedures of chapter 90, the commissioner may grant
and execute, in the name of the state, leases and permits for the use of any forest lands under
the authority of the commissioner for any purpose that in the commissioner's opinion is not
inconsistent with the maintenance and management of the forest lands, on forestry principles
for timber production. Every such lease or permit is revocable at the discretion of the
commissioner at any time subject to such conditions as may be agreed on in the lease. The
approval of the commissioner of administration is not required upon any such lease or
permit. No such lease or permit for a period exceeding 21 years shall be granted except with
the approval of the Executive Council.

(b) Public access to the leased land for outdoor recreation is the same as access would
be under state management.

(c) Notwithstanding section 16A.125, subdivision 5, after deducting the reasonable costs
incurred for preparing and issuing the lease, all remaining proceeds from leasing school
trust land and university land for roads on forest lands must be deposited into the respective
permanent fund for the lands.

(d) The commissioner may require a performance bondnew text begin , security deposit, or other form
of securitynew text end for removing any improvements or personal property left on the leased premises
by the lessee upon termination or cancellation of the lease.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 89.551, is amended to read:


89.551 APPROVED FIREWOOD REQUIRED.

(a) After the commissioner issues an order under paragraph (b), a person may not possess
firewood on land administered by the commissioner of natural resources unless the firewood:

(1) was obtained from a firewood distribution facility located on land administered by
the commissioner;

(2) was obtained from a firewood dealer who is selling firewood that is approved by the
commissioner under paragraph (b); or

(3) has been approved by the commissioner of natural resources under paragraph (b).

(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall, by written order published in the State
Register, approve firewood for possession on lands administered by the commissioner. The
order is not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14new text begin ,new text end and section 14.386 does not
apply.

(c) A violation under this section is subject to confiscation of firewood deleted text begin and after May
1, 2008, confiscationdeleted text end and a $100 penalty. deleted text begin A firewood dealer shall be subject to confiscation
and assessed a $100 penalty for each sale of firewood not approved under the provisions
of this section and sold for use on land administered by the commissioner.
deleted text end

(d) For the purposes of this section, "firewood" means any wood that is intended for use
in a campfire, as defined in section 88.01, subdivision 25.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 92.50, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Security requirement. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may require a performance bond,
security deposit, or other form of security for removing any improvements or personal
property left on the leased premises by the lessee upon termination or cancellation of the
lease.
 new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 94.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Public sale requirements.

(a) After complying with subdivision 1 and before
any public sale of surplus state-owned land is made and at least 30 days before the sale, the
commissioner of natural resources shall publish a notice of the sale in a newspaper of general
distribution in the county in which the real property to be sold is situated. The notice shall
specify the time and place at which the sale will commence, a general description of the
lots or tracts to be offered, and a general statement of the terms of sale. The commissioner
shall also provide electronic notice of sale.

(b) The minimum bid for a parcel of land must include the estimated value or appraised
value of the land and any improvements and, if any of the land is valuable for merchantable
timber, the value of the merchantable timber. The minimum bid may include expenses
incurred by the commissioner in rendering the property salable, including survey, appraisal,
legal, advertising, and other expenses.

(c) The purchaser of state land must pay recording fees and the state deed tax.

(d) Except as provided under paragraph (e), parcels remaining unsold after the offering
may be sold to anyone agreeing to pay at least 75 percent of the appraised value. The sale
shall continue until all parcels are sold or until the commissioner orders a reappraisal or
withdraws the remaining parcels from sale.

(e) The commissioner may retain the services of a licensed real estate broker to find a
buyer for parcels remaining unsold after the offering. The sale price may be negotiated by
the broker, but must not be less than 90 percent of the appraised value as determined by the
commissioner. The broker's fee must be established by prior agreement between the
commissioner and the broker and must not exceed ten percent of the sale price for sales of
$10,000 or more. The broker's fee must be paid to the broker from the proceeds of the sale.

new text begin (f) Public sales of surplus state-owned land may be conducted through online auctions.
 new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.051, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Summary of fish and game laws.

(a) The commissioner shall prepare a
summary of the hunting and fishing laws and rules and deliver a sufficient supply to license
vendors deleted text begin to furnish one copy to each person obtaining a hunting, fishing, or trapping licensedeleted text end .

(b) At the beginning of the summary, under the heading "Trespass," the commissioner
shall summarize the trespass provisions under sections 97B.001 to 97B.945, state that
conservation officers and peace officers must enforce the trespass laws, and state the penalties
for trespassing.

(c) In the summary the commissioner shall, under the heading "Duty to Render Aid,"
summarize the requirements under section 609.662 and state the penalties for failure to
render aid to a person injured by gunshot.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses.

(a) For purposes of this subdivision,
"deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, clauses (5),
(6), (7), (13), (14), and (15); 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), (4), (10), (11), and (12); and
8, paragraph (b), and licenses issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4.

(b) new text begin $16 from each annual deer license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2,
clauses (5), (6), and (7); 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), and (4); and 8, paragraph (b); new text end $2
from each annual deer license deleted text begin and $2deleted text end new text begin issued under sections 97A.475, subdivisions 2, clauses
(13), (14), and (15); and 3, paragraph (a), clauses (10), (11), and (12); and 97B.301,
subdivision 4; $16new text end annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in
section 97A.4742, for each license issued new text begin to a person 18 years of age or older new text end under section
97A.473, subdivision 4deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ; and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund for
each license issued to a person under 18 years of agenew text end shall be credited to the deer management
account deleted text begin and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer
management programsdeleted text end .

(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from the
lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued
under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and bear management
account and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer- and bear-management programs,
including a computerized licensing system.

(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and wild
Cervidae health-management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding and
wild Cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding and
wild Cervidae health management is available until expended.

When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding and
wild Cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the
unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer- and
bear-management programs and computerized licensing.

Sec. 27.

new text begin [97A.409] VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
 new text end

new text begin (a) On the Department of Natural Resources online license sales Web site for purchasing
a resident license to hunt or fish that is required under the game and fish laws, the
commissioner must include the voter registration eligibility requirements and a description
of how to register to vote before or on election day. On the Web page where an individual
has the option to print a license to hunt or fish, the commissioner must include a direct link
to the secretary of state's online voter registration Web page.
 new text end

new text begin (b) In the printed and digital versions of fishing regulations and hunting and trapping
regulations, the commissioner must include the voter registration eligibility requirements,
a description of how to register to vote before or on election day, and a link to the secretary
of state's online voter registration Web page. In addition, the commissioner must include a
voter registration application in the printed and digital versions of fishing regulations and
hunting and trapping regulations.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The secretary of state must provide the required voter registration information to the
commissioner. The secretary of state must prepare and approve an alternate form of the
voter registration application to be used in the regulations.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Paragraph (a) is effective on August 1, 2018, and applies to
licenses issued on or after March 1, 2019. Paragraph (b) is effective on August 1, 2018, and
applies to printed and digital versions of regulations updated on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.433, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Discretionary separate selection; eligibility.

(a) The commissioner may
conduct a separate selection for up to 20 percent of the elk licenses to be issued for an area.
Only owners of, and tenants living on, at least 160 acres of agricultural or grazing land in
the area, and their family members, are eligible for the separate selection. Persons that are
unsuccessful in a separate selection must be included in the selection for the remaining
licenses. Persons who obtain an elk license in a separate selection deleted text begin must allow public elk
hunting on their land during the elk season for which the license is validdeleted text end new text begin may sell the license
to any Minnesota resident eligible to hunt big game for no more than the original cost of
the licensenew text end .

(b) The commissioner may by rule establish criteria for determining eligible family
members under this subdivision.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.433, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Mandatory separate selection.

The commissioner must conduct a separate
selection for 20 percent of the elk licenses to be issued each year. Only individuals who
have applied at least ten times for an elk license and who have never received a license are
eligible for this separate selection.new text begin A person who is unsuccessful in a separate selection
under this subdivision must be included in the selection for the remaining licenses.
new text end

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97B.015, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Provisional certificate for persons with new text begin permanent physical or
new text end developmental disability.

Upon the recommendation of a course instructor, the
commissioner may issue a provisional firearms safety certificate to a person who satisfactorily
completes the classroom portion of the firearms safety course but is unable to pass the
written or an alternate format exam portion of the course because of new text begin a permanent physical
disability or new text end developmental disability as defined in section 97B.1055, subdivision 1. The
certificate is valid only when used according to section 97B.1055.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97B.1055, is amended to read:


97B.1055 HUNTING BY PERSONS WITH new text begin A PERMANENT PHYSICAL OR
new text end DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section and section 97B.015, subdivision
6deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (a) Anew text end "person with developmental disability" means a person who has been diagnosed
as having substantial limitations in present functioning, manifested as significantly
subaverage intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with demonstrated deficits in
adaptive behavior, and who manifests these conditions before the person's 22nd birthday.

new text begin (b)new text end A new text begin "new text end person with a related conditionnew text begin "new text end means a person who meets the diagnostic
definition under section 252.27, subdivision 1a.

new text begin (c) A "person with a permanent physical disability" means a person who has a physical
disability that prevents them from being able to navigate natural terrain or hold a firearm
for the purpose of a required field component for the firearm safety training program under
section 97B.020.
 new text end

Subd. 2.

Obtaining a license.

(a) Notwithstanding section 97B.020, a person with new text begin a
permanent physical disability or new text end developmental disability may obtain a firearms hunting
license with a provisional firearms safety certificate issued under section 97B.015,
subdivision 6.

(b) Any person accompanying or assisting a person with new text begin a permanent physical disability
or new text end developmental disability under this section must possess a valid firearms safety certificate
issued by the commissioner.

Subd. 3.

Assistance required.

A person who obtains a firearms hunting license under
subdivision 2 must be accompanied and assisted by a parent, guardian, or other adult person
designated by a parent or guardian when hunting. A person who is not hunting but is solely
accompanying and assisting a person with new text begin a permanent physical disability or new text end developmental
disability need not obtain a hunting license.

Subd. 4.

Prohibited activities.

(a) This section does not entitle a person to possess a
firearm if the person is otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal
law or a court order.

(b) No person shall knowingly authorize or permit a person, who by reason of new text begin a permanent
physical disability or new text end developmental disability is incapable of safely possessing a firearm,
to possess a firearm to hunt in the state or on any boundary water of the state.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97C.345, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:


Subd. 3a.

Cast nets for gizzard shad.

(a) Cast nets may be used only to take gizzard
shad for use as bait for angling:

(1) from July 1 to November 30; and

(2) from the new text begin Minnesota River downstream of Granite Falls, new text end Mississippi River downstream
of St. Anthony Fallsnew text begin ,new text end and the St. Croix River downstream of the dam at Taylors Falls,
including portions described as Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary waters in Minnesota Rules,
part 6266.0500, subpart 1, items A and B, that are listed as infested waters as allowed under
section 84D.03, subdivision 3.

(b) Cast nets used under this subdivision must be monofilament and may not exceed
deleted text begin sevendeleted text end new text begin fivenew text end feet in deleted text begin diameterdeleted text end new text begin radiusnew text end , and mesh size must be from three-eighths to five-eighths
inch bar measure.new text begin No more than two cast nets may be used at one time.
new text end

deleted text begin (c) This subdivision expires December 1, 2017. The commissioner must report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees
with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources by March 1, 2018, on the number
of permits issued, conservation impacts from the use of cast nets, and recommendations for
any necessary changes in statutes or rules.
 deleted text end

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103B.3369, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Financial assistance.

A base grantnew text begin , contract, or paymentnew text end may be awarded to a
countynew text begin or other local unit of governmentnew text end that provides a match utilizing a water
implementation tax or other local source. A water implementation tax that a countynew text begin or other
local unit of governmentnew text end intends to use as a match to the base grant must be levied at a rate
sufficient to generate a minimum amount determined by the board. The board may award
performance-basednew text begin or watershed-basednew text end grantsnew text begin , contracts, or paymentsnew text end to local units of
government that are responsible for implementing elements of applicable portions of
watershed management plans, comprehensive plans, local water management plans, or
comprehensive watershed management plans, developed or amended, adopted and approved,
according to chapter 103B, 103C, or 103D. Upon request by a local government unit, the
board may also award performance-based grants to local units of government to carry out
TMDL implementation plans as provided in chapter 114D, if the TMDL implementation
plan has been incorporated into the local water management plan according to the procedures
for approving comprehensive plans, watershed management plans, local water management
plans, or comprehensive watershed management plans under chapter 103B, 103C, or 103D,
or if the TMDL implementation plan has undergone a public review process. Notwithstanding
section 16A.41, the board may award deleted text begin performance-baseddeleted text end grantsnew text begin , contracts, or paymentsnew text end on
an advanced basis. The fee authorized in section 40A.152 may be used as a local match or
as a supplement to state funding to accomplish implementation of comprehensive plans,
watershed management plans, local water management plans, or comprehensive watershed
management plans under this chapter and chapter 103C or 103D.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103B.3369, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Performance-based criteria.

The board shall develop and utilize
performance-based new text begin or eligibility new text end criteria for local water resources restoration, protection,
and management programs and projects. The criteria may include but are not limited to
science-based assessments, organizational capacity, priority resource issues, community
outreach and support, partnership potential, potential for multiple benefits, and program
and project delivery efficiency and effectiveness.

Sec. 35.

new text begin [103B.461] RED RIVER BASIN COMMISSION.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Purposes. new text end

new text begin The Red River Basin Commission was created to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) facilitate transboundary and basin-wide dialogue and consultation with citizens, land
users, organizations, and governments; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) coordinate basin-wide interstate and international efforts on water management,
including but not limited to flood mitigation, water quality, water supply, drainage, aquatic
health, and recreation.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin The Red River Basin Commission must have basin-wide
representation of members and alternates to serve on the commission consistent with the
adopted bylaws of the commission. Selection and terms of members are as defined in the
commission's bylaws.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin The Red River Basin Commission must:
 new text end

new text begin (1) develop and coordinate comprehensive water management goals for the Red River
basin by aligning the work plans in the major watersheds in the states of Minnesota, North
Dakota, and South Dakota and the Canadian province of Manitoba;
 new text end

new text begin (2) advise on developing and using systems to monitor and evaluate the Red River basin
and incorporating the data obtained from these systems into planning and implementation
processes;
 new text end

new text begin (3) conduct public meetings at locations in the Red River basin regarding the public's
perspective on water resource issues, needs, and priorities in the basin;
 new text end

new text begin (4) conduct an ongoing information and education program on water management in
the Red River basin, including an annual conference;
 new text end

new text begin (5) advise on developing projects in the major watersheds that are scientifically sound,
have landowner and local government support, and reduce potential flood damages and
inputs of pollutants into the Red River;
 new text end

new text begin (6) develop and implement a framework plan for natural resources and provide periodic
budget requests and reports to the governors of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota,
to the premier of Manitoba, and to the respective legislatures, provincial members, and
congressional representatives of the respective states and province regarding progress on
meeting water management goals and funding or policy recommendations;
 new text end

new text begin (7) administer funds for implementing projects and track and report the results achieved
for each project; and
 new text end

new text begin (8) assess the collective work in the Red River basin and make recommendations to the
states of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, to the Canadian province of Manitoba,
and to their respective legislatures, provincial members, and congressional representatives
on the actions needed to sustain or accelerate components of the framework plan for natural
resources in the Red River basin and the major watersheds of the Red River basin.
 new text end

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103B.801, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Program purposes.

The purposes of the comprehensive watershed management
plan program under section 103B.101, subdivision 14, paragraph (a), are to:

(1) align local water planning purposes and procedures under this chapter and chapters
103C and 103D on watershed boundaries to create a systematic, watershed-wide,
science-based approach to watershed management;

(2) acknowledge and build off existing local government structure, water plan services,
and local capacity;

(3) incorporate and make use of data and information, including watershed restoration
and protection strategies under section 114D.26new text begin , which may serve to fulfill all or some of
the requirements under chapter 114Dnew text end ;

(4) solicit input and engage experts from agencies, citizens, and stakeholder groups;

(5) focus on implementation of prioritized and targeted actions capable of achieving
measurable progress; and

(6) serve as a substitute for a comprehensive plan, local water management plan, or
watershed management plan developed or amended, approved, and adopted, according to
this chapter or chapter 103C or 103D.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103B.801, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Timelines; administration.

(a) The board shall develop and adopt, by June
30, 2016, a transition plan for development, approval, adoption, and coordination of plans
consistent with section 103A.212. The transition plan must include a goal of completing
statewide transition to comprehensive watershed management plans by 2025. The
metropolitan area may be considered for inclusion in the transition plan.new text begin The board may
amend the transition plan no more often than once every two years.
new text end

(b) The board may use the authority under section 103B.3369, subdivision 9, to support
development or implementation of a comprehensive watershed management plan under this
section.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103F.361, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Legislative intent.

It is the intent of sections 103F.361 to 103F.377 to authorize
and direct the board and deleted text begin the countiesdeleted text end new text begin zoning authoritiesnew text end to implement the plan for the
Mississippi headwaters area.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103F.363, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Generally.

Sections 103F.361 to 103F.377 apply to the counties of
Clearwater, Hubbard, Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Morrisonnew text begin and all other
zoning authoritiesnew text end .

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103F.365, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Zoning authority. new text end

new text begin "Zoning authority" means counties, organized townships,
local and special governmental units, joint powers boards, councils, commissions, boards,
districts, and all state agencies and departments within the corridor defined by the plan,
excluding statutory or home rule charter cities.
 new text end

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103F.371, is amended to read:


103F.371 RESPONSIBILITIES OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL UNITS.

new text begin (a) new text end All local and special governmental units, councils, commissions, boards and districts
and all state agencies and departments must exercise their powers so as to further the purposes
of sections 103F.361 to 103F.377 and the plan. Land owned by the state, its agencies, and
political subdivisions shall be administered in accordance with the plan.new text begin The certification
procedure under section 103F.373 applies to all zoning authorities in the corridor defined
by the plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end Actions that comply with the land use ordinance are consistent with the plan. Actions
that do not comply with the ordinance may not be started until the board has been notified
and given an opportunity to review and comment on the consistency of the action with this
section.

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103F.373, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Purpose.

To deleted text begin assuredeleted text end new text begin ensurenew text end that the plan is not nullified by unjustified
exceptions in particular cases and to promote uniformity in the treatment of applications
for exceptions, a review and certification procedure is established for the following categories
of land use actions taken by deleted text begin the counties anddeleted text end new text begin zoning authoritiesnew text end directly or indirectly affecting
land use within the area covered by the plan:

(1) the adoption or amendment of an ordinance regulating the use of land, including
rezoning of particular tracts of land;

(2) the granting of a variance from provisions of the land use ordinance; and

(3) the approval of a plat which is inconsistent with the land use ordinance.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103F.373, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Procedure for certification.

A copy of the notices of public hearings or, when
a hearing is not required, a copy of the application to consider an action of a type specified
in subdivision 1, clauses (1) to (3), must be forwarded to the board by the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin zoning
authoritynew text end at least 15 days before the hearing or meetings to consider the actions. The deleted text begin countydeleted text end
new text begin zoning authority new text end shall notify the board of its final decision on the proposed action within
ten days of the decision. By 30 days after the board receives the notice, the board shall
notify the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin zoning authoritynew text end and the applicant of deleted text begin itsdeleted text end new text begin the board'snew text end approval or disapproval
of the proposed action.

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103F.373, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Disapproval of actions.

(a) If a notice of disapproval is issued by the board,
the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin zoning authoritynew text end or the applicant may, within 30 days of the notice, file with the
board a demand for a hearing. If a demand is not filed within the 30-day period, the
disapproval becomes final.

(b) If a demand is filed within the 30-day period, a hearing must be held within 60 days
of demand. The hearing must be preceded by two weeks' published notice. Within 30 days
after the hearing, the board must:

(1) affirm its disapproval of the proposed action; or

(2) certify approval of the proposed action.

Sec. 45.

new text begin [103F.452] APPLICABILITY.
 new text end

new text begin The provisions of sections 103F.415 to 103F.455 are not applicable without the adoption
of an ordinance by the county or local government unit.
 new text end

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 103G.222, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:


Subd. 3.

Wetland replacement siting.

(a) Impacted wetlands outside of a greater than
80 percent area must not be replaced in a greater than 80 percent area. All wetland
replacement must follow this priority order:

(1) in the same minor watershed as the impacted wetland;

(2) in the same watershed as the impacted wetland;

(3) in the same wetland bank service area as the impacted wetland; and

(4) in another wetland bank service area.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), wetland banking credits approved according to a
complete wetland banking application submitted to a local government unit by April 1,
1996, may be used to replace wetland impacts resulting from public transportation projects
statewide.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), the priority order for replacement
by wetland banking begins at paragraph (a), clause (3), according to rules adopted under
section 103G.2242, subdivision 1.

(d) When reasonable, practicable, and environmentally beneficial replacement
opportunities are not available in siting priorities listed in paragraph (a), the applicant may
seek opportunities at the next level.

(e) For the purposes of this section, "reasonable, practicable, and environmentally
beneficial replacement opportunities" are defined as opportunities that:

(1) take advantage of naturally occurring hydrogeomorphological conditions and require
minimal landscape alteration;

(2) have a high likelihood of becoming a functional wetland that will continue in
perpetuity;

(3) do not adversely affect other habitat types or ecological communities that are
important in maintaining the overall biological diversity of the area; and

(4) are available and capable of being done after taking into consideration cost, existing
technology, and logistics consistent with overall project purposes.

(f) Regulatory agencies, local government units, and other entities involved in wetland
restoration shall collaborate to identify potential replacement opportunities within their
jurisdictional areas.

(g) The board must establish wetland replacement ratios and wetland bank service area
priorities to implement the siting and targeting of wetland replacement and encourage the
use of high priority areas for wetland replacement.

(h) Wetland replacement sites identified in accordance with the priority order for
replacement siting in paragraph (a) as part of the completion of an adequate environmental
impact statement may be approved for a replacement plan under section 93.481, 103G.2242,
or 103G.2243 without further modification related to the priority order, notwithstanding
availability of new mitigation sites or availability of credits after completion of an adequate
environmental impact statement. Wetland replacement plan applications must be submitted
within one year of the adequacy determination of the environmental impact statement to be
eligible for approval under this paragraph.

new text begin (i) The wetland replacement priority order under paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4), does
not apply to project-specific replacement sites intended to bank credits for single-user banks
before January 1, 2009.
 new text end

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 103G.2242, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Rules.

(a) The board, in consultation with the commissioner, shall adopt
rules governing the approval of wetland value replacement plans under this section and
public-waters-work permits affecting public waters wetlands under section 103G.245. These
rules must address the criteria, procedure, timing, and location of acceptable replacement
of wetland values and may address the state establishment and administration of a wetland
banking program for public and private projects, including provisions for an in-lieu fee
program; the administrative, monitoring, and enforcement procedures to be used; and a
procedure for the review and appeal of decisions under this section. In the case of peatlands,
the replacement plan rules must consider the impact on carbon. Any in-lieu fee program
established by the board must conform with Code of Federal Regulations, title 33, section
332.8, as amended.

(b) After the adoption of the rules, a replacement plan must be approved by a resolution
of the governing body of the local government unit, consistent with the provisions of the
rules or a comprehensive wetland protection and management plan approved under section
103G.2243.

(c) If the local government unit fails to apply the rules, or fails to implement a local
comprehensive wetland protection and management plan established under section
103G.2243, the government unit is subject to penalty as determined by the board.

(d) When making a determination under rules adopted pursuant to this subdivision on
whether a rare natural community will be permanently adversely affected, consideration of
measures to mitigate any adverse effect on the community must be considered.new text begin Wetland
banking credits shall be an acceptable mitigation measure for any adverse effects on a rare
natural community. The Department of Natural Resources may approve a wetland
replacement plan that includes restoration or credits from rare natural communities of
substantially comparable character and public value as mitigation for any rare natural
community adversely affected by a project.
new text end

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103G.2242, subdivision 14, is amended to read:


Subd. 14.

Fees established.

(a) Fees must be assessed for managing wetland bank
accounts and transactions as follows:

(1) account maintenance annual fee: one percent of the value of credits not to exceed
$500;

(2) account establishment, deposit, or transfer: 6.5 percent of the value of credits not to
exceed $1,000 per establishment, deposit, or transfer; and

(3) withdrawal fee: 6.5 percent of the value of credits withdrawn.

(b) The board deleted text begin maydeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end establish fees deleted text begin at ordeleted text end new text begin based on costs to the agencynew text end below the
amounts in paragraph (a) for single-user or other dedicated wetland banking accounts.

(c) Fees for single-user or other dedicated wetland banking accounts established pursuant
to section 103G.005, subdivision 10i, clause (4), are limited to establishment of a wetland
banking account and are assessed at the rate of 6.5 percent of the value of the credits not to
exceed $1,000.

(d) The board may assess a fee to pay the costs associated with establishing conservation
easements, or other long-term protection mechanisms prescribed in the rules adopted under
subdivision 1, on property used for wetland replacement.

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.15, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Comprehensive local water management plan. new text end

new text begin "Comprehensive local water
management plan" has the meaning given under section 103B.3363, subdivision 3.
 new text end

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.15, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 3b. new text end

new text begin Comprehensive watershed management plan. new text end

new text begin "Comprehensive watershed
management plan" has the meaning given under section 103B.3363, subdivision 3a.
 new text end

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.15, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Restoration.

"Restoration" means actionsdeleted text begin , including effectiveness monitoring,
that aredeleted text end taken tonew text begin pursue,new text end achievenew text begin ,new text end and maintain water quality standards for impaired waters
deleted text begin in accordance with a TMDL that has been approved by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency under federal TMDL requirementsdeleted text end .

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.15, subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

TMDL implementation plan.

"TMDL implementation plan" meansnew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end a document detailing restoration activities needed to meet the approved TMDL's
pollutant load allocations for point and nonpoint sourcesdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (2) one of the following that the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency
determines to be, in whole or part, sufficient to meet applicable water quality standards:
 new text end

new text begin (i) a comprehensive watershed management plan;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) a comprehensive local water management plan; or
 new text end

new text begin (iii) an existing statewide or regional strategy published by the Pollution Control Agency.
 new text end

Sec. 53.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.15, subdivision 13, is amended to read:


Subd. 13.

Watershed restoration and protection strategy or WRAPS.

"Watershed
restoration and protection strategy" or "WRAPS" means a document summarizing scientific
studies of a major watershed deleted text begin no larger thandeleted text end new text begin at approximatelynew text end a hydrologic unit code 8new text begin scalenew text end
including the physical, chemical, and biological assessment of the water quality of the
watershed; identification of impairments and water bodies in need of protection; identification
of biotic stressors and sources of pollution, both point and nonpoint; TMDL's for the
impairments; and deleted text begin an implementation table containingdeleted text end new text begin information to supportnew text end strategies deleted text begin and
actionsdeleted text end designed to achieve and maintain water quality standards and goals.

Sec. 54.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Goals for implementation.

The following goals must guide the implementation
of this chapter:

(1) to identify impaired waters in accordance with federal TMDL requirements deleted text begin within
ten years after May 23, 2006,deleted text end and deleted text begin thereafterdeleted text end to ensure continuing evaluation of surface
waters for impairments;

(2) to submit TMDL's to the United States Environmental Protection Agency deleted text begin for all
impaired watersdeleted text end in a timely manner in accordance with federal TMDL requirements;

(3) to deleted text begin set a reasonable timedeleted text end new text begin inform and support strategiesnew text end for implementing restoration
deleted text begin of each identified impaired waterdeleted text end new text begin and protection activities in a reasonable time periodnew text end ;

(4)new text begin to systematically evaluate waters,new text end to provide assistance and incentives to prevent
waters from becoming impairednew text begin ,new text end and to improve the quality of waters that are listed as
impaired deleted text begin but do not have an approved TMDL addressing the impairmentdeleted text end ;

(5) to promptly seek the delisting of waters from the impaired waters list when those
waters are shown to achieve the designated uses applicable to the waters;

(6) to achieve compliance with federal Clean Water Act requirements in Minnesota;

(7) to support effective measures to prevent the degradation of groundwater according
to the groundwater degradation prevention goal under section 103H.001; and

(8) to support effective measures to restore degraded groundwater.

Sec. 55.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Implementation policies.

The following policies must guide the implementation
of this chapter:

(1) develop regional deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin , multiple pollutant, ornew text end watershed TMDL's deleted text begin and TMDL
implementation plans, and TMDL's and TMDL implementation plans for multiple pollutantsdeleted text end new text begin
or WRAPSsnew text end , where reasonable and feasible;

(2) maximize use of available organizational, technical, and financial resources to perform
sampling, monitoring, and other activities to identify degraded groundwater and impaired
waters, including use of citizen monitoring and citizen monitoring data used by the Pollution
Control Agency in assessing water quality that meets the requirements deleted text begin in Appendix D of
the Volunteer Surface Water Monitoring Guide, Minnesotadeleted text end new text begin established by the commissioner
of the new text end Pollution Control Agency deleted text begin (2003)deleted text end ;

(3) maximize opportunities for restoration of degraded groundwater and impaired waters,
by prioritizing and targeting of available programmatic, financial, and technical resources
and by providing additional state resources to complement and leverage available resources;

(4) use existing regulatory authorities to achieve restoration for point and nonpoint
sources of pollution where applicable, and promote the development and use of effective
nonregulatory measures to address pollution sources for which regulations are not applicable;

(5) use restoration methods that have a demonstrated effectiveness in reducing
impairments and provide the greatest long-term positive impact on water quality protection
and improvement and related conservation benefits while incorporating innovative approaches
on a case-by-case basis;

(6) identify for the legislature any innovative approaches that may strengthen or
complement existing programs;

(7) identify and encourage implementation of measures to prevent surface waters from
becoming impaired and to improve the quality of waters that are listed as impaired but have
no approved TMDL addressing the impairment using the best available data and technology,
and establish and report outcome-based performance measures that monitor the progress
and effectiveness of protection and restoration measures;

(8) monitor and enforce cost-sharing contracts and impose monetary damages in an
amount up to 150 percent of the financial assistance received for failure to comply; and

(9) identify and encourage implementation of measures to prevent groundwater from
becoming degraded and measures that restore groundwater resources.

Sec. 56.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.20, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Priorities for preparingnew text begin WRAPSs ANDnew text end TMDL's.

new text begin In consultation with new text end the
Clean Water Council deleted text begin shall recommenddeleted text end new text begin , the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency
must coordinate with the commissioners of natural resources, health, and agriculture and
with the Board of Water and Soil Resources to establishnew text end priorities for scheduling and
preparingnew text begin WRAPSs andnew text end TMDL's deleted text begin and TMDL implementation plans, taking into accountdeleted text end new text begin ,
consideringnew text end the severitynew text begin and causesnew text end of deleted text begin the impairmentdeleted text end new text begin impairmentsnew text end , the designated uses of
deleted text begin thosedeleted text end new text begin thenew text end waters, deleted text begin and otherdeleted text end applicable federal TMDL requirementsdeleted text begin . In recommending
priorities, the council shall also give Consideration todeleted text end new text begin , groundwater and high-qualitynew text end waters
and deleted text begin watershedsdeleted text end new text begin watershed protection, waters and watersheds with declining water quality
trends, and waters and watershedsnew text end :

(1) with impairments that pose the greatest potential risk to human health;

(2) with impairments that pose the greatest potential risk to threatened or endangered
species;

(3) with impairments that pose the greatest potential risk to aquatic health;

(4) where other public agencies and participating organizations and individuals, especially
local, deleted text begin basinwidedeleted text end new text begin basin-widenew text end , watershed, or regional agencies or organizations, have
demonstrated readiness to assist in carrying out the responsibilities, including availability
and organization of human, technical, and financial resources necessary to undertake the
work; and

(5) where there is demonstrated coordination and cooperation among cities, counties,
watershed districts, and soil and water conservation districts in planning and implementation
of activities that will assist in carrying out the responsibilities.

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.20, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Priorities for funding prevention actions.

The Clean Water Council shall
apply the priorities applicable under subdivision 6, as far as practicable, when recommending
priorities for funding actions to prevent groundwater and surface waters from becoming
degraded or impaired and to improve the quality of surface waters that are listed as impaired
deleted text begin but do not have an approved TMDLdeleted text end .

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.20, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Alternatives; TMDL, TMDL implementation plan, or WRAPS. new text end

new text begin (a) If the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency determines that a comprehensive watershed
management plan or comprehensive local water management plan contains information that
is sufficient and consistent with guidance from the United States Environmental Protection
Agency, including the recommended structure for category 4b demonstrations or its
replacement under section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act, the commissioner may
submit the plan to the Environmental Protection Agency according to federal TMDL
requirements as an alternative to developing a TMDL.
 new text end

new text begin (b) A TMDL implementation plan or a WRAPS, or portions thereof, are not needed for
waters or watersheds when the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency determines
that a comprehensive watershed management plan, a comprehensive local water management
plan, or a statewide or regional strategy published by the Pollution Control Agency meets
the definitions in section 114D.15, subdivisions 11 or 13.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may request that the Board of
Water and Soil Resources conduct an evaluation of the implementation efforts under a
comprehensive watershed management plan or comprehensive local water management
plan when the commissioner makes a determination under paragraph (b). The board must
conduct the evaluation in accordance with section 103B.102.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may amend or revoke a
determination made under paragraph (a) or (b) after considering the evaluation conducted
under paragraph (c).
 new text end

Sec. 59.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.20, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Coordinating of municipal and local water quality activities. new text end

new text begin A project,
practice, or program for water quality improvement or protection that is conducted by a
watershed management organization or a local government unit with a comprehensive
watershed management plan or other water management plan approved according to chapter
103B, 103C, or 103D may be considered as contributing to the requirements of a storm
water pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) for a municipal separate storm sewer systems
(MS4) permit unless the project, practice, or program was previously documented as
contributing to a different SWPPP for an MS4 permit.
 new text end

Sec. 60.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.26, is amended to read:


114D.26 WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES.

Subdivision 1.

Contents.

new text begin (a) new text end Thenew text begin commissioner of thenew text end Pollution Control Agency deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin
mustnew text end develop watershed restoration and protection strategiesdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin for:
new text end

new text begin (1) quantifying impairments and risks to water quality;
 new text end

new text begin (2) describing the causes of impairments and pollution sources;
 new text end

new text begin (3) consolidating TMDLs in a major watershed; and
 new text end

new text begin (4) informing comprehensive local water management plans and comprehensive
watershed management plans.
 new text end

new text begin (b)new text end To ensure effectivenessnew text begin , efficiency,new text end and accountability in meeting the goals of this
chapter,new text begin the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency and the Board of Water and
Soil Resources must coordinate the schedule, budget, scope, and use of a WRAPS and
related documents and processes in consultation with local government units and in
consideration of section 114D.20, subdivision 8.new text end Each WRAPS deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end :

(1) identify impaired waters and waters in need of protection;

(2) identify biotic stressors causing impairments or threats to water quality;

(3) summarize watershed modeling outputs and resulting pollution load allocationsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin andnew text end
wasteload allocationsdeleted text begin , and priority areas for targeting actions to improve water qualitydeleted text end new text begin and
identify areas with high pollutant-loading ratesnew text end ;

(4) identify point sources of pollution for which a national pollutant discharge elimination
system permit is required under section 115.03;

(5) identify nonpoint sources of pollution for which a national pollutant discharge
elimination system permit is not required under section 115.03, with sufficient specificity
to deleted text begin prioritize anddeleted text end geographically deleted text begin locatedeleted text end new text begin informnew text end watershed restoration and protection deleted text begin actionsdeleted text end new text begin
strategiesnew text end ;

(6) describe the current pollution loading and load reduction needed for each source or
source category to meet water quality standards and goals, including wasteload and load
allocations from TMDL's;

(7) deleted text begin contain a plan for ongoingdeleted text end new text begin identifynew text end water quality monitoringnew text begin needednew text end to fill data gaps,
determine changing conditions, deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ornew text end gauge implementation effectiveness; and

(8) contain deleted text begin an implementation table ofdeleted text end strategies deleted text begin and actionsdeleted text end that are capable of
cumulatively achieving needed pollution load reductions for point and nonpoint sources,
includingnew text begin identifyingnew text end :

(i) water quality parameters of concern;

(ii) current water quality conditions;

(iii) water quality goals and targets by parameter of concern;new text begin and
new text end

(iv) strategies deleted text begin and actions by parameter of concerndeleted text end and new text begin an example of new text end the scale of
adoptions deleted text begin needed for each;deleted text end new text begin with a timeline to meet the water quality restoration or protection
goals of this chapter.
new text end

deleted text begin (v) a timeline for achievement of water quality targets;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (vi) the governmental units with primary responsibility for implementing each watershed
restoration or protection strategy; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (vii) a timeline and interim milestones for achievement of watershed restoration or
protection implementation actions within ten years of strategy adoption.
 deleted text end

Subd. 2.

Reporting.

deleted text begin Beginning July 1, 2016, and every other year thereafter,deleted text end new text begin The
commissioner ofnew text end the Pollution Control Agency mustnew text begin periodicallynew text end report on deleted text begin itsdeleted text end new text begin the agency'snew text end
Web site the progress toward implementation milestones and water quality goals deleted text begin for all
adopted TMDL's and, where available, WRAPS'sdeleted text end .

Subd. 3.

Timelines; administration.

deleted text begin Each year,deleted text end new text begin (a) The commissioner ofnew text end the Pollution
Control Agency must complete deleted text begin WRAPS's for at least ten percent ofdeleted text end new text begin watershed restoration
and protection strategies fornew text end the state's major watershedsdeleted text begin . WRAPS shall bedeleted text end new text begin by June 30,
2023, unless the commissioner determines that a comprehensive watershed management
plan or comprehensive local water management plan, in whole or part, meets the definition
in section 114D.15, subdivision 11 or 13. As needed, the commissioner must update the
strategies, in whole or part, after consultation with the Board of Water and Soil Resources
and local government units.
new text end

new text begin (b) Watershed restoration and protection strategies arenew text end governed by the procedures for
approval and notice in section 114D.25, subdivisions 2 and 4, except that deleted text begin WRAPSdeleted text end new text begin the
strategiesnew text end need not be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Sec. 61.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.35, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Public and stakeholder participation.

new text begin (a) new text end Public agencies and private
entities involved in deleted text begin the implementation ofdeleted text end new text begin implementingnew text end this chapter deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end encourage
participation by the public and stakeholders, including local citizens, landowners deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin , landnew text end
managers, and public and private organizationsdeleted text begin , in identifying impaired waters, in developing
TMDL's, in planning, priority setting, and implementing restoration of impaired waters, in
identifying degraded groundwater, and in protecting and restoring groundwater resourcesdeleted text end .

new text begin (b)new text end In particular,new text begin the commissioner ofnew text end the Pollution Control Agency deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end make
reasonable efforts to provide timely information to the public and to stakeholders about
impaired waters that have been identified by the agencydeleted text begin . The agency shall seek broad and
early public and stakeholder participation in scoping the activities necessary to develop a
TMDL, including the scientific models, methods, and approaches to be used in TMDL
development, and to implement restoration pursuant to section 114D.15, subdivision 7.deleted text end new text begin and
to inform and consult with the public and stakeholders in developing a WRAPS or TMDL.
new text end

new text begin (c) Public agencies and private entities involved in implementing restoration and
protection identified in a comprehensive watershed management plan or comprehensive
local water management plan must make efforts to inform, consult, and involve the public
and stakeholders.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency and the Board of Water and Soil
Resources must coordinate public and stakeholder participation in consultation with local
government units. To the extent practicable, implementation of this chapter shall be
accomplished in cooperation with local, state, federal, and tribal governments and private
sector organizations.
 new text end

Sec. 62.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.35, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Education.

The Clean Water Council shall develop strategies for informing,
educating, and encouraging the participation of citizens, stakeholders, and others regarding
deleted text begin the identification of impaired waters, development of TMDL's, development of TMDL
implementation plans, implementation of restoration for impaired waters, identification of
degraded groundwater, and protection and restoration of groundwater resourcesdeleted text end new text begin this chapternew text end .
Public agencies deleted text begin shall bedeleted text end new text begin arenew text end responsible for implementing the strategies.

Sec. 63.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Agency authority; national pollutant discharge elimination system.

new text begin (a)
new text end Notwithstanding any other provisions prescribed in or pursuant to this chapter and, with
respect to the pollution of waters of the state, in chapter 116, or otherwise, the agency shall
have the authority to perform any and all acts minimally necessary including, but not limited
to, the establishment and application of standards, procedures, rules, orders, variances,
stipulation agreements, schedules of compliance, and permit conditions, consistent with
and, therefore not less stringent than the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended, applicable to the participation by the state of Minnesota in the national
pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES); provided that this provision shall not be
construed as a limitation on any powers or duties otherwise residing with the agency pursuant
to any provision of law.

new text begin (b) An activity that conveys or connects waters of the state without subjecting the
transferred water to intervening industrial, municipal, or commercial use does not require
a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit. This exemption does not apply to
pollutants introduced by the activity itself to the water being transferred.
 new text end

Sec. 64.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 5d. new text end

new text begin Sugar beet storage. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
commissioner shall not require a permittee who owns and operates a remote sugar beet
storage facility to install sedimentation pond liners as part of a national pollutant discharge
elimination system or state disposal system permit. For purposes of this subdivision, "remote
sugar beet storage facility" means an area where sugar beets are temporarily stored prior to
delivery to a sugar beet processing facility that is not located on land adjacent to the
processing facility.
 new text end

Sec. 65.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115.035, is amended to read:


115.035 EXTERNAL PEER REVIEW OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.

(a) deleted text begin When the commissioner convenes an external peer review panel during the
promulgation or amendment of water quality standards, the commissioner must provide
notice and take public comment on the charge questions for the external peer review panel
and must allow written and oral public comment as part of the external peer review panel
process.deleted text end new text begin Every new or revised numeric water quality standard must be supported by a
technical support document that provides the scientific basis for the proposed standard and
that has undergone external, scientific peer review. Numeric water quality standards in
which the agency is adopting, without change, a United States Environmental Protection
Agency criterion that has been through peer review are not subject to this paragraph.new text end
Documentation of the external peer review panel, including the name or names of the peer
reviewer or reviewers, must be included in the statement of need and reasonableness for
the water quality standard. deleted text begin If the commissioner does not convene an external peer review
panel during the promulgation or amendment of water quality standards, the commissioner
must state the reason an external peer review panel will not be convened in the statement
of need and reasonableness.
deleted text end

new text begin (b) Every technical support document developed by the agency must be released in draft
form for public comment before peer review and before finalizing the technical support
document.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner must provide public notice and information about the external
peer review through the request for comments published at the beginning of the rulemaking
process for the numeric water quality standard, and:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the request for comments must identify the draft technical support document and
where the document can be found;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the request for comments must include a proposed charge for the external peer review
and request comments on the charge;
 new text end

new text begin (3) all comments received during the public comment period must be made available to
the external peer reviewers; and
 new text end

new text begin (4) if the agency is not soliciting external peer review because the agency is adopting a
United States Environmental Protection Agency criterion without change, that must be
noted in the request for comments.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The purpose of the external peer review is to evaluate whether the technical support
document and proposed standard are based on sound scientific knowledge, methods, and
practices. The external peer review must be conducted according to the guidance in the
most recent edition of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Peer Review
Handbook. Peer reviewers must not have participated in developing the scientific basis of
the standard. Peer reviewers must disclose any activities or circumstances that could pose
a conflict of interest or create an appearance of a loss of impartiality that could interfere
with an objective review.
 new text end

new text begin (e) The type of review and the number of peer reviewers depends on the nature of the
science underlying the standard. When the agency is developing significant new science or
science that expands significantly beyond current documented scientific practices or
principles, a panel review must be used.
 new text end

new text begin (f) In response to the findings of the external peer review, the draft technical support
document must be revised as appropriate. The findings of the external peer review must be
documented and attached to the final technical support document, which must be an exhibit
as part of the statement of need and reasonableness in the rulemaking to adopt the new or
revised water quality standard. The final technical support document must note changes
made in response to the external peer review.
 new text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end By December 15 each year, the commissioner shall post on the agency's Web
site a report identifying the water quality standards development work in progress or
completed in the past year, the lead agency scientist for each development effort, and
opportunities for public input.

Sec. 66.

new text begin [115.455] EFFLUENT LIMITATION COMPLIANCE.
 new text end

new text begin To the extent allowable under federal law, for a municipality that constructs a publicly
owned treatment works facility or for an industrial national pollutant discharge elimination
system and state disposal system permit holder that constructs a treatment works facility to
comply with a new or modified effluent limitation, compliance with any new or modified
effluent limitation adopted after construction begins that would require additional capital
investment is required no sooner than 16 years after the date the facility begins operating.
 new text end

Sec. 67.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115A.51, is amended to read:


115A.51 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

new text begin (a) new text end Applications for assistance under the program shall demonstrate:

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end that the project is conceptually and technically feasible;

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end that affected political subdivisions are committed to implement the project, to
provide necessary local financing, and to accept and exercise the government powers
necessary to the project;

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end that operating revenues from the project, considering the availability and security
of sources of solid waste and of markets for recovered resources, together with any proposed
federal, state, or local financial assistance, will be sufficient to pay all costs over the projected
life of the project;

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end that the applicant has evaluated the feasible and prudent alternatives to disposalnew text begin ,
including the use of existing solid waste management facilities with reasonably available
capacity sufficient to accomplish the goals of the proposed project,new text end and has compared and
evaluated the costs of the alternatives, including capital and operating costs, and the effects
of the alternatives on the cost to generatorsnew text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (5) that the applicant has identified waste management objectives in applicable county
and regional solid waste management plans consistent with sections 115A.46, subdivision
2, and 473.149, subdivision 1, and other solid waste facilities identified in the county and
regional plan; and
 new text end

new text begin (6) that the applicant has conducted a comparative analysis of the project against existing
public and private solid waste facilities, including an analysis of potential displacement of
facilities to determine whether the project is the most appropriate alternative to achieve the
identified waste management objectives, which considers:
 new text end

new text begin (i) conformity with approved county or regional solid waste management plans;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) consistency with the state's solid waste hierarchy and sections 115A.46, subdivision
2, paragraphs (e) and (f), and 473.149, subdivision 1; and
 new text end

new text begin (iii) environmental standards related to public health, air, surface water, and groundwaternew text end .

new text begin (b)new text end The commissioner may require completion of a comprehensive solid waste
management plan conforming to the requirements of section 115A.46, before accepting an
application.new text begin Within five days of filing an application with the agency, the applicant must
submit a copy of the application to each solid waste management facility mentioned in the
portion of the application addressing the requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (5) and (6).
new text end

Sec. 68.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115A.94, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Local authority.

A city or town may organize collection, after public notification
and hearing as required in subdivisions 4a to deleted text begin 4ddeleted text end new text begin 4fnew text end . A county may organize collection as
provided in subdivision 5. A city or town that has organized collection as of May 1, 2013,
is exempt from subdivisions 4a to deleted text begin 4ddeleted text end new text begin 4fnew text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2019, and applies to organized
collection noticed under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.94, subdivision 2, on or after
that date.
 new text end

Sec. 69.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115A.94, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:


Subd. 4a.

Committee establishment.

(a) Before implementing an ordinance, franchise,
license, contract, or other means of organizing collection, a city or town, by resolution of
the governing body, must establish deleted text begin an organizeddeleted text end new text begin a solid waste new text end collection options committee
to identify, examine, and evaluate various methods of deleted text begin organizeddeleted text end new text begin solid wastenew text end collection. The
governing body shall appoint the committee members.

(b) The deleted text begin organizeddeleted text end new text begin solid wastenew text end collection options committee is subject to chapter 13D.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2019, and applies to organized
collection noticed under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.94, subdivision 2, on or after
that date.
 new text end

Sec. 70.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115A.94, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:


Subd. 4b.

Committee duties.

The committee established under subdivision 4a shall:

(1) determine which methods of deleted text begin organizeddeleted text end new text begin solid wastenew text end collection to examine, which
must include:

new text begin (i) the existing system of collection;
 new text end

deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (ii)new text end a system in which a single collector collects solid waste from all sections of a
city or town; and

deleted text begin (ii)deleted text end new text begin (iii)new text end a system in which multiple collectors, either singly or as members of an
organization of collectors, collect solid waste from different sections of a city or town;

(2) establish a list of criteria on which the deleted text begin organizeddeleted text end new text begin solid wastenew text end collection methods
selected for examination will be evaluated, which may include: costs to residential
subscribers, new text begin impacts on residential subscribers' ability to choose a provider of solid waste
service based on the desired level of service, costs and other factors, the impact of new text end miles
driven deleted text begin by collection vehiclesdeleted text end on city streets and alleysnew text begin and the incremental impact of miles
driven by collection vehiclesnew text end , initial and operating costs to the city of implementing the
deleted text begin organizeddeleted text end new text begin solid wastenew text end collection system, providing incentives for waste reduction, impacts
on solid waste collectors, and other physical, economic, fiscal, social, environmental, and
aesthetic impacts;

(3) collect information regarding the operation and efficacy of existing methods of
deleted text begin organizeddeleted text end new text begin solid wastenew text end collection in other cities and towns;

(4) seek input from, at a minimum:

(i) the governing body of the city or town;

(ii) the local official of the city or town responsible for solid waste issues;

(iii) persons currently licensed to operate solid waste collection and recycling services
in the city or town; and

(iv) residents of the city or town who currently pay for residential solid waste collection
services; and

(5) issue a report on the committee's research, findings, and any recommendations to
the governing body of the city or town.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2019, and applies to organized
collection noticed under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.94, subdivision 2, on or after
that date.
 new text end

Sec. 71.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115A.94, subdivision 4c, is amended to read:


Subd. 4c.

Governing body; implementation.

The governing body of the city or town
shall consider the report and recommendations of the deleted text begin organizeddeleted text end new text begin solid wastenew text end collection
options committee. The governing body must provide public notice and hold at least one
public hearing before deciding whether to implement organized collection. Organized
collection may begin no sooner than six months after the effective date of the decision of
the governing body of the city or town to implement organized collection.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2019, and applies to organized
collection noticed under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.94, subdivision 2, on or after
that date.
 new text end

Sec. 72.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115A.94, subdivision 4d, is amended to read:


Subd. 4d.

Participating collectors proposal requirement.

deleted text begin Prior todeleted text end new text begin Beforenew text end establishing
a committee under subdivision 4a to consider organizing residential solid waste collection,
a city or town with more than one licensed collector must notify the public and all licensed
collectors in the community. The city or town must provide a deleted text begin 60-daydeleted text end period new text begin of at least 60
days new text end in which meetings and negotiations shall occur exclusively between licensed collectors
and the city or town to develop a proposal in which interested licensed collectors, as members
of an organization of collectors, collect solid waste from designated sections of the city or
town. The proposal shall include identified city or town priorities, including issues related
to zone creation, traffic, safety, environmental performance, service provided, and price,
and shall reflect existing haulers maintaining their respective market share of business as
determined by each hauler's average customer count during the six months prior to the
commencement of the deleted text begin 60-daydeleted text end new text begin exclusivenew text end negotiation period. If an existing hauler opts to be
excluded from the proposal, the city may allocate their customers proportionally based on
market share to the participating collectors who choose to negotiate. The initial organized
collection agreement executed under this subdivision must be for deleted text begin a period of three todeleted text end seven
years. Upon execution of an agreement between the participating licensed collectors and
city or town, the city or town shall establish organized collection through appropriate local
controls and is not required to fulfill the requirements of subdivisions 4a, 4b, and 4c, except
that the governing body must provide the public notification and hearing required under
subdivision 4c.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2019, and applies to organized
collection noticed under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.94, subdivision 2, on or after
that date.
 new text end

Sec. 73.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115A.94, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4e. new text end

new text begin Parties to meet and confer. new text end

new text begin Before the exclusive meetings and negotiations
under subdivision 4d, participating licensed collectors and elected officials of the city or
town must meet and confer regarding waste collection issues, including but not limited to
road deterioration, public safety, pricing mechanisms, and contractual considerations unique
to organized collection.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2019, and applies to organized
collection noticed under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.94, subdivision 2, on or after
that date.
 new text end

Sec. 74.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115A.94, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4f. new text end

new text begin Joint liability limited. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding section 604.02, an organized collection
agreement must not obligate a participating licensed collector for damages to third parties
solely caused by another participating licensed collector. The organized collection agreement
may include joint obligations for actions that are undertaken by all the participating licensed
collectors under this section.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2019, and applies to organized
collection noticed under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.94, subdivision 2, on or after
that date.
 new text end

Sec. 75.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115A.94, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

County organized collection.

(a) A county may by ordinance require cities
and towns within the county to organize collection. Organized collection ordinances of
counties may:

(1) require cities and towns to require the separation and separate collection of recyclable
materials;

(2) specify the material to be separated; and

(3) require cities and towns to meet any performance standards for source separation
that are contained in the county solid waste plan.

(b) A county may itself organize collection under subdivisions 4a to deleted text begin 4ddeleted text end new text begin 4fnew text end in any city
or town that does not comply with a county organized collection ordinance adopted under
this subdivision, and the county may implement, as part of its organized collection, the
source separation program and performance standards required by its organized collection
ordinance.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2019, and applies to organized
collection noticed under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.94, subdivision 2, on or after
that date.
 new text end

Sec. 76.

new text begin [115B.52] WATER QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNT.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section and section 115B.53, the term
"settlement" means the agreement and order entered on February 20, 2018, settling litigation
commenced by the state against the 3M Company under section 115B.17, subdivision 7.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The water quality and sustainability account is established as
an account in the remediation fund. The account consists of revenue deposited in the account
under the terms of the settlement and earnings on the investment of money in the account.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Expenditures. new text end

new text begin Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of
the Pollution Control Agency and to the commissioner of natural resources for the purposes
authorized under the settlement.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Reporting. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency and the
commissioner of natural resources must jointly submit:
 new text end

new text begin (1) a biannual report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative policy
and finance committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources on
expenditures from the water quality and sustainability account during the previous six
months; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) by November 1 each year, a report to the legislature on expenditures from the water
quality and sustainability account during the previous fiscal year and a spending plan for
anticipated expenditures from the account during the current fiscal year.
 new text end

Sec. 77.

new text begin [115B.53] WATER QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY STAKEHOLDERS.
 new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency and the commissioner of natural
resources must work with stakeholders to identify and recommend projects to receive funding
from the water quality and sustainability account under the settlement. Stakeholders include,
at a minimum, representatives of the agency, the Department of Natural Resources, east
metropolitan area municipalities, and the 3M Company.
 new text end

Sec. 78.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Adopting standards.

(a) The Pollution Control Agency shall improve air
quality by promoting, in the most practicable way possible, the use of energy sources and
waste disposal methods which produce or emit the least air contaminants consistent with
the agency's overall goal of reducing all forms of pollution. The agency shall also adopt
standards of air quality, including maximum allowable standards of emission of air
contaminants from motor vehicles, recognizing that due to variable factors, no single standard
of purity of air is applicable to all areas of the state. In adopting standards the Pollution
Control Agency shall give due recognition to the fact that the quantity or characteristics of
air contaminants or the duration of their presence in the atmosphere, which may cause air
pollution in one area of the state, may cause less or not cause any air pollution in another
area of the state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including
others which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, zoning classifications,
topography, prevailing wind directions and velocities, and the fact that a standard of air
quality which may be proper as to an essentially residential area of the state, may not be
proper as to a highly developed industrial area of the state. Such standards of air quality
shall be premised upon scientific knowledge of causes as well as effects based on technically
substantiated criteria and commonly accepted practices. No local government unit shall set
standards of air quality which are more stringent than those set by the Pollution Control
Agency.new text begin Consistent with this recognition of the variability of air contamination levels and
conditions across the state, the agency must not apply or enforce a national or state ambient
air quality standard as an applicable standard for an individual source under an individual
facility permit issued pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part 70, unless the
permittee is a temporary source issued a permit under United States Code, title 42, section
7661c, paragraph (e).
new text end

(b) The Pollution Control Agency shall promote solid waste disposal control by
encouraging the updating of collection systems, elimination of open dumps, and
improvements in incinerator practices. The agency shall also adopt standards for the control
of the collection, transportation, storage, processing, and disposal of solid waste and sewage
sludge for the prevention and abatement of water, air, and land pollution, recognizing that
due to variable factors, no single standard of control is applicable to all areas of the state.
In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall give due recognition to the fact
that elements of control which may be reasonable and proper in densely populated areas of
the state may be unreasonable and improper in sparsely populated or remote areas of the
state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including others
which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, topography, soils and geology,
climate, transportation, and land use. Such standards of control shall be premised on technical
criteria and commonly accepted practices.

(c) The Pollution Control Agency shall also adopt standards describing the maximum
levels of noise in terms of sound pressure level which may occur in the outdoor atmosphere,
recognizing that due to variable factors no single standard of sound pressure is applicable
to all areas of the state. Such standards shall give due consideration to such factors as the
intensity of noises, the types of noises, the frequency with which noises recur, the time
period for which noises continue, the times of day during which noises occur, and such
other factors as could affect the extent to which noises may be injurious to human health
or welfare, animal or plant life, or property, or could interfere unreasonably with the
enjoyment of life or property. In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall
give due recognition to the fact that the quantity or characteristics of noise or the duration
of its presence in the outdoor atmosphere, which may cause noise pollution in one area of
the state, may cause less or not cause any noise pollution in another area of the state, and
it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including others which it
may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, zoning classifications, topography,
meteorological conditions and the fact that a standard which may be proper in an essentially
residential area of the state, may not be proper as to a highly developed industrial area of
the state. Such noise standards shall be premised upon scientific knowledge as well as effects
based on technically substantiated criteria and commonly accepted practices. No local
governing unit shall set standards describing the maximum levels of sound pressure which
are more stringent than those set by the Pollution Control Agency.

(d) The Pollution Control Agency shall adopt standards for the identification of hazardous
waste and for the management, identification, labeling, classification, storage, collection,
transportation, processing, and disposal of hazardous waste, recognizing that due to variable
factors, a single standard of hazardous waste control may not be applicable to all areas of
the state. In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall recognize that elements
of control which may be reasonable and proper in densely populated areas of the state may
be unreasonable and improper in sparsely populated or remote areas of the state. The agency
shall consider existing physical conditions, topography, soils, and geology, climate,
transportation and land use. Standards of hazardous waste control shall be premised on
technical knowledge, and commonly accepted practices. Hazardous waste generator licenses
may be issued for a term not to exceed five years. No local government unit shall set
standards of hazardous waste control which are in conflict or inconsistent with those set by
the Pollution Control Agency.

(e) A person who generates less than 100 kilograms of hazardous waste per month is
exempt from the following agency hazardous waste rules:

(1) rules relating to transportation, manifesting, storage, and labeling for photographic
fixer and x-ray negative wastes that are hazardous solely because of silver content; and

(2) any rule requiring the generator to send to the agency or commissioner a copy of
each manifest for the transportation of hazardous waste for off-site treatment, storage, or
disposal, except that counties within the metropolitan area may require generators to provide
manifests.

Nothing in this paragraph exempts the generator from the agency's rules relating to on-site
accumulation or outdoor storage. A political subdivision or other local unit of government
may not adopt management requirements that are more restrictive than this paragraph.

(f) In any rulemaking proceeding under chapter 14 to adopt standards for air quality,
solid waste, or hazardous waste under this chapter, or standards for water quality under
chapter 115, the statement of need and reasonableness must include:

(1) an assessment of any differences between the proposed rule and:

(i) existing federal standards adopted under the Clean Air Act, United States Code, title
42, section 7412(b)(2); the Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, sections 1312(a)
and 1313(c)(4); and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, United States Code, title
42, section 6921(b)(1);

(ii) similar standards in states bordering Minnesota; and

(iii) similar standards in states within the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5;
and

(2) a specific analysis of the need and reasonableness of each difference.

new text begin If the proposed standards in a rulemaking subject to this paragraph are more stringent than
comparable federal standards, the statement of need and reasonableness must, in addition
to the requirements of this paragraph, include documentation that the federal standard does
not provide adequate protection for public health and the environment.
 new text end

Sec. 79.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 2c. new text end

new text begin Exemption from standards for temporary storage facilities subject to
control. new text end

new text begin (a) A temporary storage facility located at a commodity facility that is required to
be controlled under Minnesota Rules, part 7011.1005, subpart 3, is not subject to Minnesota
Rules, parts 7011.1000 to 7011.1015. For all portable equipment and fugitive dust emissions
directly associated with the temporary storage facility, it is determined that there is no
applicable specific standard of performance.
 new text end

new text begin (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given
to them:
 new text end

new text begin (1) "temporary storage facility" means a facility storing grain that:
 new text end

new text begin (i) uses an asphalt, concrete, or comparable base material;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) has rigid, self-supporting sidewalls;
 new text end

new text begin (iii) provides adequate aeration; and
 new text end

new text begin (iv) provides an acceptable covering; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) "portable equipment" means equipment that is not fixed at any one spot and can be
moved, including but not limited to portable receiving pits, portable augers and conveyors,
and portable reclaim equipment directly associated with the temporary storage facility.
 new text end

Sec. 80.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 116.0714, is amended to read:


116.0714 NEW OPEN-AIR SWINE BASINS.

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or a county board shall not
approve any permits for the construction of new open-air swine basins, except that existing
facilities may use one basin of less than 1,000,000 gallons as part of a permitted waste
treatment program for resolving pollution problems or to allow conversion of an existing
basin of less than 1,000,000 gallons to a different animal type, provided all standards are
met. This section expires June 30, 2022.

new text begin (b) This section does not apply to basins used solely for wastewater from truck-washing
facilities.
 new text end

Sec. 81.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.155, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Creation.

The remediation fund is created as a special revenue fund in
the state treasury to provide a reliable source of public money for response and corrective
actions to address releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants, agricultural
chemicals, and petroleum, and for environmental response actions at qualified landfill
facilities for which the agency has assumed such responsibility, including perpetual care of
such facilities. The specific purposes for which the general portion of the fund may be spent
are provided in subdivision 2. In addition to the general portion of the fund, the fund contains
deleted text begin twodeleted text end new text begin threenew text end accounts described in subdivisions 4 deleted text begin and 5deleted text end new text begin to 5anew text end .

Sec. 82.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.155, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5a. new text end

new text begin Water quality and sustainability account. new text end

new text begin The water quality and sustainability
account is as described in section 115B.52.
 new text end

Sec. 83.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.993, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Eligible borrower.

To be eligible for a loan under this section, a borrower
must:

(1) be a small business corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership, or association;

(2) be a potential emitter of pollutants to the air, ground, or water;

(3) need capital for equipment purchases that will meet or exceed environmental
regulations or need capital for site investigation and cleanup;

(4) have deleted text begin lessdeleted text end new text begin fewernew text end than deleted text begin 50deleted text end new text begin 100new text end full-time new text begin equivalent new text end employees;new text begin and
new text end

(5) have an deleted text begin after taxdeleted text end new text begin after-taxnew text end profit of less than $500,000deleted text begin ; anddeleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (6) have a net worth of less than $1,000,000.
 deleted text end

Sec. 84.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.993, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Loan conditions.

A loan made under this section must include:

(1) an interest rate that is deleted text begin four percent ordeleted text end new text begin at or belownew text end one-half the prime rate, deleted text begin whichever
is greaterdeleted text end new text begin not to exceed five percentnew text end ;

(2) a term of payment of not more than seven years; and

(3) an amount not less than $1,000 or exceeding deleted text begin $50,000deleted text end new text begin $75,000new text end .

Sec. 85.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216G.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Pipeline.

"Pipeline" means a pipeline new text begin owned or operated by a condemning
authority, as defined in section 117.025, subdivision 4, new text end located in this state which is used
to transport natural or synthetic gas at a pressure of more than 90 pounds per square inch,
or to transport crude petroleum or petroleum fuels or oil or their derivatives, coal, anhydrous
ammonia or any mineral slurry to a distribution center or storage facility which is located
within or outside of this state. "Pipeline" does not include a pipeline owned or operated by
a natural gas public utility as defined in section 216B.02, subdivision 4.

Sec. 86.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 349A.05, is amended to read:


349A.05 RULES.

The director may adopt rules under chapter 14 governing the following elements of the
lottery:

(1) the number and types of lottery retailers' locations;

(2) qualifications of lottery retailers and application procedures for lottery retailer
contracts;

(3) investigation of lottery retailer applicants;

(4) appeal procedures for denial, suspension, or cancellation of lottery retailer contracts;

(5) compensation of lottery retailersnew text begin consistent with section 349A.17new text end ;

(6) accounting for and deposit of lottery revenues by lottery retailers;

(7) procedures for issuing lottery procurement contracts and for the investigation of
bidders on those contracts;

(8) payment of prizes;

(9) procedures needed to ensure the integrity and security of the lottery; and

(10) other rules the director considers necessary for the efficient operation and
administration of the lottery.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 87.

new text begin [349A.17] LOTTERY RETAILER COMMISSIONS.
 new text end

new text begin (a) The director of the State Lottery shall pay a lottery retailer at least the following
amounts:
 new text end

new text begin (1) 5.5 percent on the price of a ticket sold by the retailer for a lottery game for which
the winner is determined by a drawing;
 new text end

new text begin (2) six percent on the price of a ticket sold by the retailer for a lottery game in which
the winner is determined without a drawing; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) 1.5 percent of the amount of a winning ticket cashed by the retailer.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The director of the State Lottery may adopt rules for retailer compensation or
commission that exceeds the amounts specified in this section. The director of the State
Lottery shall periodically review lottery ticket sales and make adjustments to lottery retailer
commission rates, consistent with this section, as deemed necessary to maintain appropriate
return to the state.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to tickets
sold on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 88.

new text begin [383A.606] DISCONTINUANCE OF RAMSEY SOIL AND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT; TRANSFER OF DUTIES.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Discontinuance. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding section 103C.225, the Ramsey Soil
and Water Conservation District is discontinued effective July 1, 2018, and its duties and
authorities are transferred to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Transfer of duties and authorities. new text end

new text begin The Ramsey County Board of
Commissioners has the duties and authorities of a soil and water conservation district. All
contracts in effect on the date of the discontinuance of the district to which Ramsey Soil
and Water Conservation District is a party remain in force and effect for the period provided
in the contracts. The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners shall be substituted for the
Ramsey Soil and Water Conservation District as party to the contracts and succeed to the
district's rights and duties.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Transfer of assets. new text end

new text begin The Ramsey Soil and Water Conservation District Board
of Supervisors shall transfer the assets of the district to the Ramsey County Board of
Commissioners. The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners shall use the transferred
assets for the purposes of implementing the transferred duties and authorities.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Reestablishment. new text end

new text begin The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners may petition
the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources to reestablish the Ramsey Soil and Water
Conservation District. Alternatively, the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
under its authority in section 103C.201, and after giving notice of corrective actions and
time to implement the corrective actions, may reestablish the Ramsey Soil and Water
Conservation District if it determines the goals established in section 103C.005 are not
being achieved. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources may reestablish the
Ramsey Soil and Water Conservation District under this subdivision without a referendum.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the Ramsey County Board
of Commissioners and its chief clerical officer timely complete their compliance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3, but not before July 1, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 89.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.8441, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Grant conditions.

The commissioner shall administer grants so that the
following conditions are met:

(a) A county must apply for a grant in the manner determined by the commissioner. The
application must describe the activities for which the grant will be used.

(b) The activities funded must be consistent with the metropolitan policy plan and the
county master plan.

(c) A grant must be matched by equal deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin localnew text end expenditures for the activities for
which the grant is made.new text begin A local expenditure may include but is not limited to an expenditure
by a local unit of government, tribal government, or private sector or nonprofit organization.
new text end

(d) All grant funds must be used for new activities or to enhance or increase the
effectiveness of existing activities in the county.new text begin Grant funds shall not be used for research
or development of a product that would be patented, copyrighted, or a subject of trade
secrets.
new text end

(e) Counties shall provide support to maintain effective municipal recycling where it is
already established.

Sec. 90.

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 146, as amended
by Laws 2017, chapter 93, article 2, section 150, is amended to read:


Sec. 146. INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION; WAIVERS.

A soil and water conservation district must grant a conditional compliance waiver under
Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.48, to landowners or authorized agents who have applied
for and maintained eligibility for financial or technical assistance within one year of the
dates listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.48, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.48. A conditional compliance waiver also must be
granted to landowners who are subject to a drainage proceeding commenced under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 103E.011, subdivision 5; 103E.021, subdivision 6; and 103E.715. The
conditional compliance waiver is valid until financial or technical assistance is available
for buffer or alternative practices installation, but not later than November 1, 2018. A
landowner or authorized agent that has filed a parcel-specific new text begin public water new text end riparian protection
compliance plan with the soil and water conservation district by November 1, 2017, shall
be granted a conditional compliance waiver until July 1, deleted text begin 2018deleted text end new text begin 2019.new text end new text begin A landowner or
authorized agent that has filed a parcel-specific public drainage system riparian protection
compliance plan with the soil and water conservation district by November 1, 2018, shall
be granted a conditional compliance waiver until July 1, 2019new text end .

Sec. 91.

Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 48, is amended to read:


Sec. 48. LAKE SERVICE PROVIDER FEASIBILITY REPORT.

The commissioner of natural resources shall report to the chairs of the house of
representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over natural resources by January
15, deleted text begin 2019deleted text end new text begin 2020new text end , regarding the feasibility of expanding permitting to service providers as
described in Minnesota Statutes, section 84D.108, subdivision 2a, to other water bodies in
the state. The report must:

(1) include recommendations for state and local resources needed to implement the
program;

(2) assess local government inspection roles under Minnesota Statutes, section 84D.105,
subdivision 2, paragraph (g); and

(3) assess whether mechanisms to ensure that water-related equipment placed back into
the same body of water from which it was removed can adequately protect other water
bodies.

Sec. 92. new text begin ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 21.] Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County. new text end

new text begin The
following area is added to Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County:
 new text end

new text begin That part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 10, that part of the Southeast Quarter of
Section 10, that part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 11, and that part of the Southwest
Quarter of Section 11, all in Township 112 North, Range 13 West, Goodhue County,
Minnesota, described as follows:
 new text end

new text begin Commencing at the east quarter corner of said Section 10; thence on an assumed bearing
South 00 degrees 25 minutes 27 seconds East, along the east line of the Southeast Quarter
of said Section 10, a distance of 1,654.63 feet; thence South 89 degrees 34 minutes 33
seconds West, a distance of 2,219.43 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described;
thence North 19 degrees 04 minutes 33 seconds East, a distance of 3,905.90 feet to the
centerline of Hill Avenue; thence southeasterly, along said centerline, to the northwesterly
right-of-way boundary of County Road Number 2, as designated on Goodhue County
Highway Right-Of-Way Plat No. 25, as recorded in the Goodhue County Recorder's Office;
thence southwesterly along said northwesterly right-of-way boundary and along the
northwesterly right-of-way boundary of County Road Number 2, as designated in Goodhue
County Highway Right-Of-Way Plat No. 24, and along the northwesterly right-of-way
boundary of County Road Number 2, as designated in Goodhue County Highway
Right-of-Way Plat No. 23, to the intersection with a line bearing South 76 degrees 25 minutes
27 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence North 76 degrees 25 minutes 27 seconds
West, a distance of 907.89 feet to the point of beginning.
 new text end

new text begin EXCEPT that part lying within the boundaries of the following described parcel:
 new text end

new text begin That part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 112 North, Range 13 West,
and that part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 112 North, Range 13 West,
Goodhue County, Minnesota, described as follows:
 new text end

new text begin Commencing at the northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 10; thence
southerly on an assumed azimuth from North of 179 degrees 34 minutes 33 seconds, along
the east line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 10, a distance of 1,100.31 feet; thence
westerly 269 degrees 34 minutes 33 seconds azimuth, a distance of 80.53 feet to the point
of beginning of the land to be described; thence northerly 340 degrees 42 minutes 19 seconds
azimuth, a distance of 300.00 feet; thence easterly 100 degrees 22 minutes 46 seconds
azimuth, a distance of 286.97 feet to the centerline of County Road Number 2, as now
located and established; thence southerly and southwesterly, along said centerline, to the
intersection with a line drawn southerly 160 degrees 42 minutes 19 seconds azimuth from
the point of beginning; thence northerly 340 degrees 42 minutes 19 seconds azimuth, a
distance of 51.66 feet to the point of beginning.
 new text end

new text begin EXCEPT that part lying within the boundaries of the following described parcel:
 new text end

new text begin That part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 112, Range 13, Goodhue
County, Minnesota, described as follows:
 new text end

new text begin Commencing at the northeast corner of said Southeast Quarter; thence southerly, on an
assumed azimuth from North of 179 degrees 34 minutes 33 seconds, along the east line of
said Southeast Quarter; a distance of 1,491.88 feet; thence westerly 269 degrees 34 minutes
33 seconds azimuth, a distance of 870.79 feet to an iron pipe on the centerline of County
Road Number 2, as now located and established, being the point of beginning of the land
to be described; thence northerly 24 degrees 07 minutes 23 seconds azimuth, a distance of
132.28 feet to an iron pipe; thence northwesterly 301 degrees 14 minutes 43 seconds azimuth,
a distance of 524.46 feet to an iron pipe; thence southerly 180 degrees 51 minutes 58 seconds
azimuth a distance of 342.82 feet to an iron pipe; thence southeasterly 118 degrees 29
minutes 28 seconds azimuth, a distance of 273.01 feet to an iron pipe on the centerline of
said County Road Number 2, as now located and established; thence northeasterly along
said centerline to the point of beginning.
 new text end

new text begin EXCEPT that part described as follows:
 new text end

new text begin That part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 112 North, Range 13 West,
Goodhue County, Minnesota, described as follows:
 new text end

new text begin Commencing at the northeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of Section 10; thence
southerly, on an assumed azimuth from North of 179 degrees 34 minutes 33 seconds, along
the east line of said Southeast Quarter of Section 10, a distance of 1,100.31 feet; thence
westerly 269 degrees 34 minutes 33 seconds azimuth, a distance of 80.53 feet to the point
of beginning of the land to be described; thence northerly 340 degrees 42 minutes 19 seconds
azimuth, a distance of 300.00 feet; thence westerly 250 degrees 42 minutes 19 seconds
azimuth, a distance of 300.00 feet; thence southerly 160 degrees 42 minutes 19 seconds
azimuth, a distance of 384.25 feet, to the northwesterly right-of-way boundary of County
Road Number 2, as designated in Goodhue County Highway Right-of-Way Plat No. 23, as
recorded in the Goodhue County Recorder's Office; thence northeasterly, along said
northwesterly right-of-way boundary, to the intersection with a line drawn southerly 160
degrees 42 minutes 19 seconds azimuth from the point of beginning; thence northerly 340
degrees 42 minutes 19 seconds azimuth, a distance of 10.01 feet to the point of beginning.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 21.] Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County. new text end

new text begin The following
areas are added to the Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County:
 new text end

new text begin (1) all that part of Sections 31 and 32, Township 113 North, Range 13 West, in the
County of Goodhue and State of Minnesota, described as follows:
 new text end

new text begin All of Block 7, Wacouta Beach, in said Section 32 lying on the south side of and adjoining
Lake View Drive and adjoining the south and west lines of said Section 32. Also that part
of said Section 31 described as follows:
 new text end

new text begin Beginning at the southeast corner of said Section 31; thence run North along the east
line of said Section 31 a distance of 961.0 feet more or less to the southerly right-of-way
line of Lake View Drive; thence run North 61 degrees 30 minutes West along the southerly
right-of-way of Lake View Drive a distance of 170.0 feet; thence run South 34 degrees West
320.0 feet; thence run North 77 degrees East 125.0 feet; thence run South 13 degrees West
610.0 feet; thence run South 76 degrees West 600.0 feet; thence run South 88 degrees 30
minutes West 1,100.0 feet; thence run North 54 degrees 45 minutes West 1,140.0 feet;
thence run North 37 degrees 15 minutes West 400.0 feet; thence run North 72 degrees West
1,000.0 feet; thence run South 89 degrees 45 minutes West 200.0 feet; thence run North 70
degrees 45 minutes West 250.0 feet to a point on or near the east right-of-way line of public
road; thence run South 15 degrees 45 minutes West 720.0 feet along or near said east
right-of-way line of public road to a point at or near the northerly right-of-way line of State
Trunk Highway 61; thence run easterly along said northerly right-of-way line of State Trunk
Highway 61 a distance of 2,050.0 feet more or less to the south line of said Section 31;
thence run East 2,925.0 feet more or less along said south line of Section 31 to the point of
beginning;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6, Township 112 North, Range
13 West, EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING:
 new text end

new text begin All that part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6, Township 112 North,
Range 13 West, in Goodhue County and State of Minnesota, described as follows:
 new text end

new text begin Beginning at the center of said Section 6; thence North 1,970 feet to the centerline of
State Trunk Highway 61; thence southeasterly along the centerline of said highway for 335
feet; thence North 66 degrees 31 minutes East 380 feet; thence deflect to the left on a six
degree curve for 570 feet to the south line of Borrow Pit No. 225; (Borrow Pit No. 225
being described in that certain Notice of Lis Pendens dated May 19, 1952, and recorded
May 20, 1952, in Book 115 of Mortgages, page 77); thence East 430 feet to the east line of
the West Half of said Northeast Quarter; thence South 2,250 feet to the southeast corner of
said West Half of the Northeast Quarter; thence West 1,320 feet to the place of beginning.
EXCEPTING from the above all rights-of-way of state highway and excepting the
right-of-way of the railroad company.
 new text end

new text begin ALSO an easement for right-of way purposes on a strip of land 50 feet in width adjoining
and northwesterly of the northwesterly line of the above conveyed tract;
 new text end

new text begin (3) that part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 112 North, Range 13 West,
Goodhue County, Minnesota, lying northeasterly of the northeasterly right-of-way line of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad (formerly the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Co.);
and
 new text end

new text begin (4) Block 8 and Block 9, Wacouta Beach, according to the plat thereof, on file and of
record in the Goodhue County Recorder's Office.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 43.] Minneopa State Park, Blue Earth County. new text end

new text begin The following
area is added to Minneopa State Park, Blue Earth County: the East Half of Government Lot
5, Section 2, Township 108 North, Range 28 West, together with an easement 33 feet in
width for access to said property, as now located, extending from the southwest corner of
the East Half of Government Lot 5 in said Section 2, Township 108, Range 28, to Minnesota
Highway 68.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 49.] St. Croix State Park, Pine County. new text end

new text begin The following area
is added to the St. Croix State Park, Pine County: the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Section 30, Township 41 North, Range 17 West.
 new text end

Sec. 93. new text begin DELETION FROM STATE PARK.
new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 49.] St. Croix State Park, Pine County. new text end new text begin The following area is deleted
from St. Croix State Park, Pine County: all that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter, Section 21, and that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section
22, Township 41 North, Range 18 West, bounded by the following described lines: beginning
at the southeast corner of Section 21; thence West 1,025 feet along the south section line;
thence North 515 feet; thence East 350 feet; thence northeasterly 1,070 feet to a point on
the centerline of County State-Aid Highway 22 a distance of 1,130 feet northerly of the
southeast corner of Section 21 as measured along said County State-Aid Highway 22; thence
southerly 1,130 feet along the centerline of County State-Aid Highway 22 to the point of
beginning.
 new text end

Sec. 94. new text begin ADDITIONS TO STATE FORESTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin [89.021] [Subd. 2.] Badoura State Forest. new text end

new text begin The following areas are added
to Badoura State Forest, Hubbard County:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the Southwest Quarter, Section 35, Township 140 North, Range 32 West;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter, Section 11, Township 139 North, Range 33 West;
 new text end

new text begin (3) the South Half of the Northeast Quarter, the West Half, and the Southeast Quarter,
Section 26, Township 140 North, Range 33 West; and
 new text end

new text begin (4) the North Half, Section 26, Township 139 North, Range 33 West.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin [89.021] [Subd. 48a.] Snake River State Forest. new text end

new text begin The following areas are
added to Snake River State Forest, Kanabec County:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the Northwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section
8, Township 42 North, Range 22 West;
 new text end

new text begin (2) Section 17, Township 42 North, Range 22 West;
 new text end

new text begin (3) Section 20, Township 42 North, Range 22 West;
 new text end

new text begin (4) the West Half of the Northwest Quarter and the West Half of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 21, Township 42 North, Range 22 West;
 new text end

new text begin (5) the Northeast Quarter and the East Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 8, Township
42 North, Range 23 West;
 new text end

new text begin (6) Section 9, Township 42 North, Range 23 West;
 new text end

new text begin (7) the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, Section 10, Township 42 North, Range 23
West;
 new text end

new text begin (8) the Northwest Quarter, the North Half of the Southwest Quarter, and the Southwest
Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 15, Township 42 North, Range 23 West;
 new text end

new text begin (9) Section 16, Township 42 North, Range 23 West;
 new text end

new text begin (10) the Northeast Quarter and the East Half of the Northwest Quarter, Section 17,
Township 42 North, Range 23 West; and
 new text end

new text begin (11) Section 23, Township 42 North, Range 23 West.
 new text end

Sec. 95. new text begin TEMPORARY ENFORCEMENT OF GROUNDWATER APPROPRIATION
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
new text end

new text begin (a) Until July 1, 2019, the commissioner of natural resources must not expend funds to
suspend or revoke a water appropriation permit, issue an order requiring a violation to be
corrected, assess monetary penalties, or otherwise take enforcement action against a water
appropriation permit holder if the suspension, revocation, order, penalty, or other enforcement
action is based solely on a violation of a permit requirement added as a result of a court
order issued in 2017.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of natural resources may continue to use all the authorities granted
to the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.287, to manage groundwater
resources within the north and east groundwater management area.
 new text end

Sec. 96. new text begin GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding water appropriation permit requirements added by the commissioner
of natural resources as a result of a court order issued in 2017, a public water supplier located
in the seven-county metropolitan area within a designated groundwater management area:
 new text end

new text begin (1) is not required to revise a water supply plan to include contingency plans to fully or
partially convert its water supplies to surface water;
 new text end

new text begin (2) may prepare, enact, and enforce commercial or residential irrigation bans or alternative
measures that achieve similar water use reductions when notified by the commissioner of
natural resources that lake levels have fallen below court-ordered levels; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) is not required to use per capita residential water use as a measure for purposes of
water use reduction goals, plans, and implementation and may submit water use plans and
reports that use a measure other than per capita residential water use.
 new text end

new text begin (b) This section expires July 1, 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 97. new text begin VOLKSWAGEN SETTLEMENT; LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES; PROHIBITION ON HIRING.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "settlement money" means
money awarded to the state under the Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement for State
Beneficiaries described in Attachment A to the United States' Notice of Filing of Trust
Agreements in the case of United States v. Volkswagen AG et al., Case No. 16-cv-295
(N.D. Cal.).
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Limitation on administrative expenses. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Pollution
Control Agency must use no more than three percent of any settlement money for
administering grant programs, delivering technical services, providing fiscal oversight, and
ensuring accountability.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Prohibition on hiring. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency
must not hire additional staff using settlement money or to administer settlement money.
 new text end

Sec. 98. new text begin RULEMAKING; DISPOSAL FACILITY CERTIFICATES.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must amend Minnesota Rules,
part 7048.1000, subpart 4, item D, to require six contact hours of required training to renew
a type IV disposal facility certificate, by April 30, 2019, or nine months after enactment of
this section, whichever is earlier.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes,
section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota
Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply, except as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
section 14.388.
 new text end

Sec. 99. new text begin APPLICATION OF STORM WATER RULES TO TOWNSHIPS.
new text end

new text begin Until the Pollution Control Agency amends rules for storm water, Minnesota Rules, part
7090.1010, subpart 1, item B, subitem (1), only applies to the portions of the city or township
that are designated as urbanized under Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section
122.26(a)(9)(i)(A) and other platted areas within that jurisdiction.
 new text end

Sec. 100. new text begin RULE CHANGE; TRANSITION.
new text end

new text begin (a) The director of the State Lottery shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 7856.4030, so
that the director compensates retailers consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 349A.17.
 new text end

new text begin (b) For tickets sold prior to August 1, 2018, the director of the State Lottery shall
compensate lottery retailers as provided by law or rule in effect on the date the ticket was
sold.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 101. new text begin FOREST INVENTORY RECOMMENDATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Forest Resources Council shall work in cooperation with the Interagency
Information Cooperative and the University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources
to make recommendations for improving stand-level forest inventories. Recommendations
shall include the frequency and scope of forest inventory and design and technological
improvements and efficiencies that may be utilized in forest inventory data collection and
analysis. The recommendations shall address forest inventories of state- and
county-administered forest lands and other interested land managers. Recommendations
shall be reported to the house of representatives Environment and Natural Resources Policy
and Finance Committee, the senate Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee,
and the senate Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance Committee
by February 1, 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 102. new text begin LAKE WINONA MANAGEMENT; USING OFFSET, ADAPTIVE
PLANNING.
new text end

new text begin (a) To facilitate implementation of the Lake Winona total maximum daily load, the
Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District may fund or perform lake management activities
in Lake Winona and in Lake Agnes. Lake management activities may include but are not
limited to carp removal and alum treatment. If the district agrees to fund or perform lake
management activities in Lake Winona and in Lake Agnes, the commissioner of the Pollution
Control Agency shall do one of the following unless the district chooses another path to
compliance that conforms to state and federal law, such as facility construction:
 new text end

new text begin (1) approve an offset of the phosphorous loading proportional to the reduction achievable
through lake management activities in Lake Winona and Lake Agnes creditable to the
Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District's wastewater treatment facility and issue or amend
the district's NPDES permit MN004738 to include the offset. The approved offset may be
related to the lake eutrophication response variable chlorophyll-a, but shall ensure the district
can achieve compliance with phosphorus effluent limits through wastewater optimization
techniques without performing capital upgrades to the wastewater treatment facility. The
lake management activities contemplated under this paragraph need not be completed before
the commissioner approves the offset and related discharge limits or issues the permit, but
the permit may include a schedule of compliance outlining the required lake management
activities and requiring that lake management activities in Lake Winona and Lake Agnes
begin immediately upon permit issuance. The approved offset and related permit language
must be consistent with Clean Water Act requirements and Minnesota Statutes, section
115.03, subdivision 10; or
 new text end

new text begin (2) amend the district's NPDES permit MN004738 in a manner consistent with state and
federal law to include an integrated and adaptive lake management plan and to extend the
final compliance deadline for the final phosphorus concentration effluent limit related to
the site specific standard for Lake Winona contained in the district's permit until such time
that carp removal in Lake Winona can be completed and the lake can be reassessed. The
permit may include a schedule of compliance outlining the required lake management
activities and requiring that lake management activities in Lake Winona and Lake Agnes
begin immediately upon permit issuance.
 new text end

new text begin (b) If the district agrees to fund or perform the lake management activities identified in
paragraph (a), the district may cooperate with the city of Alexandria in those efforts. The
district's responsibility for lake management activities in Lake Winona and Lake Agnes
terminates upon completion of the lake management activities identified in the schedule of
compliance contemplated under paragraph (a).
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the governing body of the
Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District and its chief clerical officer timely complete their
compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3, but not before
July 1, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 103. new text begin MORATORIUM ON MUSKELLUNGE STOCKING IN OTTER TAIL
COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Until August 1, 2023, the commissioner of natural resources must not stock
muskellunge in waters wholly located in Otter Tail County. Any savings realized as a result
must be used for walleye stocking.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of natural resources must convene a stakeholder group to examine
the effect of muskellunge on the environment, waters, and native fish of Otter Tail County.
The stakeholder group must include an Otter Tail County commissioner, a representative
of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, and a representative of an Otter Tail County lake
association. The stakeholder group must examine existing scientific research and must
determine whether additional research is necessary. If the stakeholder group determines
that muskellunge do not pose a threat to the environment, waters, or native fish of Otter
Tail County, the stakeholder group may recommend that the legislature repeal or adjust the
moratorium imposed under paragraph (a).
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the Otter Tail County Board
of Commissioners and its chief clerical officer timely complete their compliance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3, but not before July 1, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 104. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES YOUTH SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
DELIVERY.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources shall review and research options for delivering
online safety training programs for youth and adult students, including off-highway vehicles
and hunter education, that are maintained and delivered by the state that functions
independently from an outside contract vendor. By March 1, 2019, the commissioner shall
report to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives environment and natural
resources policy and finance committees on options identified under this section.
 new text end

Sec. 105. new text begin NONPOINT PRIORITY FUNDING PLAN WORKGROUP.
new text end

new text begin The Board of Water and Soil Resources must convene a workgroup consisting of
representatives of state agencies, local governments, tribal governments, private and nonprofit
organizations, and others to review the nonpoint priority funding plan under Minnesota
Statutes, section 114D.50, subdivision 3a. By January 31, 2019, the board must submit a
report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources that contains
recommendations to improve the effectiveness of nonpoint priority funding plans to meet
the requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, subdivision 3a, the purposes in
Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, subdivision 3, and the watershed and groundwater
restoration and protection goals of Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B and 114D.
 new text end

Sec. 106. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 349A.16, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 21, subdivision 2, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

ARTICLE 15

ACCELERATED BUFFER STRIP IMPLEMENTATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.117, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Purpose.

The purpose of the agriculture best management practices loan
program is to provide low or no interest financing to farmers, agriculture supply businesses,
rural landowners, and deleted text begin water-quality cooperativesdeleted text end new text begin local units of government, including
drainage authorities, watershed districts, and counties new text end for the implementation of agriculture
and other best management practices that reduce environmental pollution.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.117, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Definitions.

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

(b) "Agricultural and environmental revolving accounts" means accounts in the
agricultural fund, controlled by the commissioner, which hold funds available to the program.

(c) "Agriculture supply business" means a person, partnership, joint venture, corporation,
limited liability company, association, firm, public service company, or cooperative that
provides materials, equipment, or services to farmers or agriculture-related enterprises.

(d) "Allocation" means the funds awarded to an applicant for implementation of best
management practices through a competitive or noncompetitive application process.

(e) "Applicant" means a local unit of government eligible to participate in this program
that requests an allocation of funds as provided in subdivision 6b.

(f) "Best management practices" has the meaning given in sections 103F.711, subdivision
3, and 103H.151, subdivision 2. Best management practices also means other practices,
techniques, and measures that have been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the
commissioner: (1) to prevent or reduce adverse environmental impacts by using the most
effective and practicable means of achieving environmental goals; or (2) to achieve drinking
water quality standards under chapter 103H or under Code of Federal Regulations, title 40,
parts 141 and 143, as amended.

(g) "Borrower" means a farmer, an agriculture supply business, or a rural landowner
applying for a low-interest loan.

(h) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture, including when the
commissioner is acting in the capacity of chair of the Rural Finance Authority, or the designee
of the commissioner.

(i) "Committed project" means an eligible project scheduled to be implemented at a
future datedeleted text begin :
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1)deleted text end that has been approved and certified by the local government unitdeleted text begin ; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) for which a local lender has obligated itself to offer a loandeleted text end .

(j) "Comprehensive water management plan" means a state-approved and locally adopted
plan authorized under section 103B.231, 103B.255, 103B.311, 103C.331, 103D.401, or
103D.405.

(k) "Cost incurred" means expenses for implementation of a project accrued because
the borrower has agreed to purchase equipment or is obligated to pay for services or materials
already provided as a result of implementing an approved eligible project.

(l) "Farmer" means a person, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability
company, association, firm, public service company, or cooperative that regularly participates
in physical labor or operations management of farming and files a Schedule F as part of
filing United States Internal Revenue Service Form 1040 or indicates farming as the primary
business activity under Schedule C, K, or S, or any other applicable report to the United
States Internal Revenue Service.

new text begin (m) "Landowner" means the owner of record of Minnesota real estate on which the
project is located.
 new text end

deleted text begin (m)deleted text end new text begin (n)new text end "Lender agreement" means an agreement entered into between the commissioner
and a local lender which contains terms and conditions of participation in the program.

deleted text begin (n)deleted text end new text begin (o)new text end "Local government unit" means a county, soil and water conservation district, or
an organization formed for the joint exercise of powers under section 471.59 with the
authority to participate in the program.

deleted text begin (o)deleted text end new text begin (p)new text end "Local lender" means a local government unit as defined in paragraph deleted text begin (n)deleted text end new text begin (o)new text end , new text begin a
local municipality or county with taxing or special assessment authority, a watershed district,
a drainage authority, a township,new text end a state or federally chartered bank, a savings association,
a state or federal credit union, Agribank and its affiliated organizations, or a nonprofit
economic development organization or other financial lending institution approved by the
commissioner.

deleted text begin (p)deleted text end new text begin (q)new text end "Local revolving loan account" means the account held by a local government
unit and a local lender into which principal repayments from borrowers are deposited and
new loans are issued in accordance with the requirements of the program and lender
agreements.

deleted text begin (q)deleted text end new text begin (r)new text end "Nonpoint source" has the meaning given in section 103F.711, subdivision 6.

deleted text begin (r)deleted text end new text begin (s)new text end "Program" means the agriculture best management practices loan program in this
section.

deleted text begin (s)deleted text end new text begin (t)new text end "Project" means one or more components or activities located within Minnesota
that are required by the local government unit to be implemented for satisfactory completion
of an eligible best management practice.

deleted text begin (t)deleted text end new text begin (u)new text end "Rural landowner" means the owner of record of Minnesota real estate located in
an area determined by the local government unit to be rural after consideration of local land
use patterns, zoning regulations, jurisdictional boundaries, local community definitions,
historical uses, and other pertinent local factors.

deleted text begin (u) "Water-quality cooperative" has the meaning given in section 115.58, paragraph (d),
except as expressly limited in this section.
 deleted text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103E.021, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Incremental deleted text begin implementationdeleted text end new text begin establishmentnew text end of vegetated ditch buffer strips
and side inlet controls.

(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter requiring
appointment of viewers and redetermination of benefits and damages, a drainage authority
may deleted text begin implementdeleted text end new text begin make findings and recommend the establishment ofnew text end permanent buffer strips
of perennial vegetation approved by the drainage authority or side inlet controls, or both,
adjacent to a public drainage ditch, where necessary to control erosion and sedimentation,
improve water quality, or maintain the efficiency of the drainage system. new text begin The drainage
authority's finding that the establishment of permanent buffer strips of perennial vegetation
or side inlet controls is necessary to control erosion and sedimentation, improve water
quality, or maintain the efficiency of the drainage system is sufficient to order the measures
be installed. new text end Preference should be given to planting native species of a local ecotype. The
approved perennial vegetation shall not impede future maintenance of the ditch. The
permanent strips of perennial vegetation shall be 16-1/2 feet in width measured outward
from the top edge of the existing constructed channel. Drainage system rights-of-way for
the acreage and additional property required for the permanent strips must be acquired by
the authority having jurisdiction.

(b) A project under this subdivision shall be implemented as a repair according to section
103E.705, except that the drainage authority may appoint an engineer to examine the drainage
system and prepare an engineer's repair report for the project.

(c) Damages shall be determined by the drainage authority, or viewers, appointed by
the drainage authority, according to section 103E.315, subdivision 8. A damages statement
shall be prepared, including an explanation of how the damages were determined for each
property affected by the project, and filed with the auditor or watershed district. Within 30
days after the damages statement is filed, the auditor or watershed district shall prepare
property owners' reports according to section 103E.323, subdivision 1, clauses (1), (2), (6),
(7), and (8), and mail a copy of the property owner's report and damages statement to each
owner of property affected by the proposed project.

(d) After a damages statement is filed, the drainage authority shall set a time, by order,
not more than 30 days after the date of the order, for a hearing on the project. At least ten
days before the hearing, the auditor or watershed district shall give notice by mail of the
time and location of the hearing to the owners of property and political subdivisions likely
to be affected by the project.

(e) The drainage authority shall make findings and order the repairs to be made if the
drainage authority determines from the evidence presented at the hearing and by the viewers
and engineer, if appointed, that the repairs are necessary for the drainage system and the
costs of the repairs are within the limitations of section 103E.705.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103E.071, is amended to read:


103E.071 COUNTY ATTORNEY.

The county attorney shall represent the county in all drainage proceedings and related
matters without special compensationnew text begin , except as provided in section 388.10new text end . A county
attorney, the county attorney's assistant, or any attorney associated with the county attorney
in business, may not otherwise appear in any drainage proceeding for any interested person.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103E.351, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Conditions to redetermine benefits and damages; appointment of
viewers.

If the drainage authority determines that the deleted text begin originaldeleted text end benefits or damages new text begin of record
new text end determined in a drainage proceeding do not reflect reasonable present day land values or
that the benefited or damaged areas have changed, or if more than 50 percent of the owners
of propertynew text begin , or more than 50 percent of the owners of propertynew text end benefited or damaged by a
drainage system petition for correction of an error that was made at the time of the
proceedings that established the drainage systemnew text begin or a redetermination of benefits and
damagesnew text end , the drainage authority may appoint three viewers to redetermine and report the
benefits and damages and the benefited and damaged areas.

Sec. 6. new text begin PUBLIC DRAINAGE DITCH BUFFER STRIP; PLANTING AND
MAINTENANCE.
new text end

new text begin With the consent of the property owner where the drainage ditch buffer will be located,
a drainage authority, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.005, subdivision 9,
may plant and maintain 16-1/2-foot ditch buffer strips that meet the width and vegetation
requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.021, after acquiring and compensating
for the buffer strip land rights according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E. Planting and
maintenance costs may be paid in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E. This
section expires June 30, 2019.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

ARTICLE 16

HIGHER EDUCATION

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the appropriations
in Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, unless otherwise specified, to the agencies and for the
purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another
named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures
"2018" and "2019" used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under them are
available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first
year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal
years 2018 and 2019.
 new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
 new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
 new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER
EDUCATION
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 500,000
 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin State Grants
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 300,000
 new text end

new text begin This is a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Agricultural Educators Loan
Forgiveness
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 100,000
 new text end

new text begin For transfer to the agricultural education loan
forgiveness account in the special revenue
fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
136A.1794, subdivision 2. This is a onetime
appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Student Loan Debt Counseling
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 50,000
 new text end

new text begin For a student loan debt counseling grant under
Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1705. This
is a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Teacher Preparation Program Design
Grant
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 50,000
 new text end

new text begin For a teacher preparation program design grant
under section 36. This is a onetime
appropriation.
 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,500,000
 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Operations and Maintenance
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 1,500,000
 new text end

new text begin (a) $500,000 is for renewal of workforce
development scholarships first awarded in
academic year 2018-2019 under Minnesota
Statutes, section 136F.38. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2020.
 new text end

new text begin (b) $1,000,000 is for upgrading the Integrated
Statewide Record System. This is a onetime
appropriation.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.70, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Powers and duties; report.

(a) The partnership shall develop recommendations
to the governor and the legislature designed to maximize the achievement of all P-20 students
while promoting the efficient use of state resources, thereby helping the state realize the
maximum value for its investment. These recommendations may include, but are not limited
to, strategies, policies, or other actions focused on:

(1) improving the quality of and access to education at all points from preschool through
graduate education;

(2) improving preparation for, and transitions to, postsecondary education and work;

(3) ensuring educator quality by creating rigorous standards for teacher recruitment,
teacher preparation, induction and mentoring of beginning teachers, and continuous
professional development for career teachers; and

(4) realigning the governance and administrative structures of early education,
kindergarten through grade 12, and postsecondary systems in Minnesota.

(b) Under the direction of the P-20 Education Partnership Statewide Longitudinal
Education Data System Governance Committee, the Office of Higher Education and the
Departments of Education and Employment and Economic Development shall improve and
expand the Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System (SLEDS) to provide policymakers,
education and workforce leaders, researchers, and members of the public with data, research,
and reports to:

(1) expand reporting on students' educational outcomes for diverse student populations
including at-risk students, children with disabilities, English learners, and gifted students,
among others, and include formative and summative evaluations based on multiple measures
of new text begin child well-being, early childhood development, and new text end student progress toward career and
college readiness;

(2) evaluate the effectiveness of new text begin (i) investments in young children and families, and (ii)
new text end educational and workforce programs; and

(3) evaluate the relationship between new text begin (i) investments in young children and families,
and (ii) new text end education and workforce outcomes, consistent with section 124D.49.

To the extent possible under federal and state law, research and reports should be
accessible to the public on the Internet, and disaggregated by demographic characteristics,
organization or organization characteristics, and geography.

It is the intent of the legislature that the Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System
inform public policy and decision-making. The SLEDS governance committee, with
assistance from staff of the Office of Higher Education, the Department of Education, and
the Department of Employment and Economic Development, shall respond to legislative
committee and agency requests on topics utilizing data made available through the Statewide
Longitudinal Education Data System as resources permit. Any analysis of or report on the
data must contain only summary data.

(c) By January 15 of each year, the partnership shall submit a report to the governor and
to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with
jurisdiction over P-20 education policy and finance that summarizes the partnership's progress
in meeting its goals and identifies the need for any draft legislation when necessary to further
the goals of the partnership to maximize student achievement while promoting efficient use
of resources.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 135A.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Victims' rights.

The policy required under subdivision 1 shall, at a minimum,
require that students and employees be informed of the policy, and shall include provisions
for:

(1) filing criminal charges with local law enforcement officials in sexual assault cases;

(2) the prompt assistance of campus authorities, at the request of the victim, in notifying
the appropriate law enforcement officials and disciplinary authorities of a sexual assault
incident;

(3) allowing sexual assault victims to decide whether to report a case to law enforcement;

(4) requiring campus authorities to treat sexual assault victims with dignity;

(5) requiring campus authorities to offer sexual assault victims fair and respectful health
care, counseling services, or referrals to such services;

(6) preventing campus authorities from suggesting to a victim of sexual assault that the
victim is at fault for the crimes or violations that occurred;

(7) preventing campus authorities from suggesting to a victim of sexual assault that the
victim should have acted in a different manner to avoid such a crime;

(8) subject to subdivision 10, protecting the privacy of sexual assault victims by only
disclosing data collected under this section to the victim, persons whose work assignments
reasonably require access, and, at a sexual assault victim's request, police conducting a
criminal investigation;

(9) an investigation and resolution of a sexual assault complaint by campus disciplinary
authorities;

(10) a sexual assault victim's participation in and the presence of the victim's attorney
or other support person who is not a fact witness to the sexual assault at any meeting with
campus officials concerning the victim's sexual assault complaint or campus disciplinary
proceeding concerning a sexual assault complaint;

(11) ensuring that a sexual assault victim may decide when to repeat a description of
the incident of sexual assault;

(12) notice to a sexual assault victim of the availability of a campus or local program
providing sexual assault advocacy servicesnew text begin and information on legal resourcesnew text end ;

(13) notice to a sexual assault victim of the outcome of any campus disciplinary
proceeding concerning a sexual assault complaint, consistent with laws relating to data
practices;

(14) the complete and prompt assistance of campus authorities, at the direction of law
enforcement authorities, in obtaining, securing, and maintaining evidence in connection
with a sexual assault incident;

(15) the assistance of campus authorities in preserving for a sexual assault complainant
or victim materials relevant to a campus disciplinary proceeding;

(16) during and after the process of investigating a complaint and conducting a campus
disciplinary procedure, the assistance of campus personnel, in cooperation with the
appropriate law enforcement authorities, at a sexual assault victim's request, in shielding
the victim from unwanted contact with the alleged assailant, including transfer of the victim
to alternative classes or to alternative college-owned housing, if alternative classes or housing
are available and feasible;

(17) forbidding retaliation, and establishing a process for investigating complaints of
retaliation, against sexual assault victims by campus authorities, the accused, organizations
affiliated with the accused, other students, and other employees;

(18) at the request of the victim, providing students who reported sexual assaults to the
institution and subsequently choose to transfer to another postsecondary institution with
information about resources for victims of sexual assault at the institution to which the
victim is transferring; and

(19) consistent with laws governing access to student records, providing a student who
reported an incident of sexual assault with access to the student's description of the incident
as it was reported to the institution, including if that student transfers to another postsecondary
institution.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.1275, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2.

Eligibility.

To be eligible for a grant under this section, a teacher candidate
must:

(1) be enrolled in a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved
teacher preparation program that requires at least 12 weeks of student teaching in order to
be recommended for a full professional teaching license;

(2) demonstrate financial need based on criteria established by the commissioner under
subdivision 3;

(3) deleted text begin intend to teach in a shortage area or belong to an underrepresented racial or ethnic
groupdeleted text end new text begin be meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined under section 136A.101,
subdivision 10new text end ; and

(4) deleted text begin be meeting satisfactory academic progress as defined under section 136A.101,
subdivision 10.deleted text end new text begin intend to teach in a shortage area or belong to an underrepresented racial
or ethnic group. Intent can be documented based on the teacher license field the student is
pursuing or a statement of intent to teach in an economic development region defined as a
shortage area in the year the student receives a grant.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.1275, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:


Subd. 3.

Administration; repayment.

(a) The commissioner must establish an
application process and other guidelines for implementing this programdeleted text begin , including repayment
responsibilities for stipend recipients who do not complete student teaching or who leave
Minnesota to teach in another state during the first year after student teachingdeleted text end .

(b) The commissioner must determine each academic year the stipend amount up to
$7,500 based on the amount of available funding, the number of eligible applicants, and the
financial need of the applicants.

(c) The percentage of the total award new text begin funds available at the beginning of the fiscal year
new text end reserved for teacher candidates who identify as belonging to deleted text begin an underrepresenteddeleted text end new text begin anew text end racial
or ethnic group new text begin underrepresented in the Minnesota teacher workforce new text end must be equal to or
greater than the total percentage of students of deleted text begin underrepresenteddeleted text end racial or ethnic groups
new text begin underrepresented in the Minnesota teacher workforce new text end as measured under section 120B.35,
subdivision 3. If this percentage cannot be met because of a lack of qualifying candidates,
the remaining amount may be awarded to teacher candidates who intend to teach in a shortage
area.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.15, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Eligible student.

"Eligible student" means a student who is officially registered
or accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution in Minnesota or a Minnesota resident
who is officially registered as a student or accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution
in another state deleted text begin or provincedeleted text end .new text begin Non-Minnesota residents are eligible students if they are enrolled
or accepted for enrollment in a minimum of one course of at least 30 days in length during
the academic year that requires physical attendance at an eligible institution located in
Minnesota. Non-Minnesota resident students enrolled exclusively during the academic year
in correspondence courses or courses offered over the Internet are not eligible students.
Non-Minnesota resident students not physically attending classes in Minnesota due to
enrollment in a study abroad program for 12 months or less are eligible students.
Non-Minnesota residents enrolled in study abroad programs exceeding 12 months are not
eligible students.new text end An eligible student, for section 136A.1701, means a student who gives
informed consent authorizing the disclosure of data specified in section 136A.162, paragraph
(c), to a consumer credit reporting agency.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Designation.

Notwithstanding chapter 16C, the office is designated as
the administrative agency for carrying out the purposes and terms of sections 136A.15 to
deleted text begin 136A.1702deleted text end new text begin 136A.1704new text end . The office may establish one or more loan programs.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Rulesnew text begin , policies, and conditionsnew text end .

The office shall adopt policies and new text begin may
new text end prescribe appropriate rules new text begin and conditions new text end to carry out the purposes of sections 136A.15 to
136A.1702. deleted text begin The policies and rules except as they relate to loans under section 136A.1701
must be compatible with the provisions of the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance
Act of 1965 and the provisions of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and any
amendments thereof.
deleted text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Agencies.

The office may contract with loan servicers, collection agencies,
credit bureaus, or any other person, to carry out the purposes of sections 136A.15 to
deleted text begin 136A.1702deleted text end new text begin 136A.1704new text end .

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.16, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Investment.

Money made available to the office that is not immediately needed
for the purposes of sections 136A.15 to deleted text begin 136A.1702deleted text end new text begin 136A.1704new text end may be invested by the
office. The money must be invested in bonds, certificates of indebtedness, and other fixed
income securities, except preferred stocks, which are legal investments for the permanent
school fund. The money may also be invested in prime quality commercial paper that is
eligible for investment in the state employees retirement fund. All interest and profits from
such investments inure to the benefit of the office or may be pledged for security of bonds
issued by the office or its predecessors.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.16, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Staff.

The office may employ the professional and clerical staff the commissioner
deems necessary for the proper administration of the loan programs established and defined
by sections 136A.15 to deleted text begin 136A.1702deleted text end new text begin 136A.1704new text end .

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.162, is amended to read:


136A.162 CLASSIFICATION OF DATA.

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), data on applicants for financial assistance
collected and used by the office for student financial aid programs administered by that
office are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.

(b) Data on applicants may be disclosed to the commissioner of human services to the
extent necessary to determine eligibility under section 136A.121, subdivision 2, clause (5).

(c) The following data collected in the Minnesota supplemental loan program under
deleted text begin sectiondeleted text end new text begin sectionsnew text end 136A.1701 new text begin and 136A.1704 new text end may be disclosed to a consumer credit reporting
agency only if the borrower and the cosigner give informed consent, according to section
13.05, subdivision 4, at the time of application for a loan:

(1) the lender-assigned borrower identification number;

(2) the name and address of borrower;

(3) the name and address of cosigner;

(4) the date the account is opened;

(5) the outstanding account balance;

(6) the dollar amount past due;

(7) the number of payments past due;

(8) the number of late payments in previous 12 months;

(9) the type of account;

(10) the responsibility for the account; and

(11) the status or remarks code.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1701, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Repayment of loans.

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end The office shall establish repayment procedures for
loans made under this sectiondeleted text begin , but in no event shall the period of permitted repayment for
SELF II or SELF III loans exceed ten years from the eligible student's termination of the
student's postsecondary academic or vocational program, or 15 years from the date of the
student's first loan under this section, whichever is less.deleted text end new text begin in accordance with the policies,
rules, and conditions authorized under section 136A.16, subdivision 2. The office will take
into consideration the loan limits and current financial market conditions when establishing
repayment terms.
new text end

deleted text begin (b) For SELF IV loans, eligible students with aggregate principal loan balances from
all SELF phases that are less than $18,750 shall have a repayment period not exceeding ten
years from the eligible student's graduation or termination date. For SELF IV loans, eligible
students with aggregate principal loan balances from all SELF phases of $18,750 or greater
shall have a repayment period not exceeding 15 years from the eligible student's graduation
or termination date. For SELF IV loans, the loans shall enter repayment no later than seven
years after the first disbursement date on the loan.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) For SELF loans from phases after SELF IV, eligible students with aggregate principal
loan balances from all SELF phases that are:
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) less than $20,000, must have a repayment period not exceeding ten years from the
eligible student's graduation or termination date;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) $20,000 up to $40,000, must have a repayment period not exceeding 15 years from
the eligible student's graduation or termination date; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) $40,000 or greater, must have a repayment period not exceeding 20 years from the
eligible student's graduation or termination date. For SELF loans from phases after SELF
IV, the loans must enter repayment no later than nine years after the first disbursement date
of the loan.
 deleted text end

Sec. 16.

new text begin [136A.1705] STUDENT LOAN DEBT COUNSELING.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Grant. new text end

new text begin (a) A program is established under the Office of Higher Education
to provide a grant to a Minnesota-based nonprofit qualified debt counseling organization
to provide individual student loan debt repayment counseling to borrowers who are Minnesota
residents concerning loans obtained to attend a Minnesota postsecondary institution. The
number of individuals receiving counseling may be limited to those capable of being served
with available appropriations for that purpose. A goal of the counseling program is to provide
two counseling sessions to at least 75 percent of borrowers receiving counseling.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The purpose of the counseling is to assist borrowers to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) understand their loan and repayment options;
 new text end

new text begin (2) manage loan repayment; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) develop a workable budget based on the borrower's full financial situation regarding
income, expenses, and other debt.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Qualified debt counseling organization. new text end

new text begin A qualified debt counseling
organization is an organization that:
 new text end

new text begin (1) has experience in providing individualized student loan counseling;
 new text end

new text begin (2) employs certified financial loan counselors; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) is based in Minnesota and has offices at multiple rural and metropolitan area locations
in the state to provide in-person counseling.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Grant application and award. new text end

new text begin (a) Applications for a grant shall be on a form
created by the commissioner and on a schedule set by the commissioner. Among other
provisions, the application must include a description of:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the characteristics of borrowers to be served;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the services to be provided and a timeline for implementation of the services;
 new text end

new text begin (3) how the services provided will help borrowers manage loan repayment;
 new text end

new text begin (4) specific program outcome goals and performance measures for each goal; and
 new text end

new text begin (5) how the services will be evaluated to determine whether the program goals were
met.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall select one grant recipient for a two-year award every two
years. A grant may be renewed biennially.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Program evaluation. new text end

new text begin (a) The grant recipient must submit a report to the
commissioner by January 15 of the second year of the grant award. The report must evaluate
and measure the extent to which program outcome goals have been met.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The grant recipient must collect, analyze, and report on participation and outcome
data that enable the office to verify the outcomes.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The evaluation must include information on the number of borrowers served with
on-time student loan payments, the numbers who brought their loans into good standing,
the number of student loan defaults, the number who developed a monthly budget plan, and
other information required by the commissioner. Recipients of the counseling must be
surveyed on their opinions about the usefulness of the counseling and the survey results
must be included in the report.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Report to legislature. new text end

new text begin By February 1 of the second year of each grant award,
the commissioner must submit a report to the committees in the legislature with jurisdiction
over higher education finance regarding grant program outcomes.
 new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.1789, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Creation of account.

(a) An aviation degree loan forgiveness program account
is establishednew text begin in the special revenue fundnew text end to provide qualified pilots and qualified aircraft
technicians with financial assistance in repaying qualified education loans. The commissioner
must use money from the account to establish and administer the aviation degree loan
forgiveness program.

(b) Appropriations made to the aviation degree loan forgiveness program account do
not cancel and are available until expended.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1791, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

deleted text begin Funddeleted text end new text begin Accountnew text end established.

A teacher shortage loan forgiveness repayment
deleted text begin funddeleted text end new text begin accountnew text end is creatednew text begin in the special revenue fundnew text end for depositing money appropriated to
or received by the commissioner for the program. Money deposited in the fund shall not
revert to any state fund at the end of any fiscal year but remains in the loan forgiveness
repayment fund and is continuously available for loan forgiveness under this section.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1795, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Establishment; administration.

(a) The commissioner shall establish and
administer a loan forgiveness program for large animal veterinarians who:

(1) agree to practice in designated rural areas that are considered underserved; and

(2) work full time in a practice that is at least 50 percent involved with the care of food
animals.

(b)new text begin A large animal veterinarian loan forgiveness program account is established in the
special revenue fund. The commissioner must use money from the account to establish and
administer the program under this section. Appropriations to the commissioner for the
program are for transfer to the fund.new text end Appropriations made to the program do not cancel and
are available until expended.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.64, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Schools to provide information.

As a basis for registration, schools
shall provide the office with such information as the office needs to determine the nature
and activities of the school, including but not limited to the following which shall be
accompanied by an affidavit attesting to its accuracy and truthfulness:

(1) articles of incorporation, constitution, bylaws, or other operating documents;

(2) a duly adopted statement of the school's mission and goals;

(3) evidence of current school or program licenses granted by departments or agencies
of any state;

(4) a fiscal balance sheet on an accrual basis, or a certified audit of the immediate past
fiscal year including any management letters provided by the independent auditor or, if the
school is a public institution outside Minnesota, an income statement for the immediate past
fiscal year;

(5) all current promotional and recruitment materials and advertisements; and

(6) the current school catalog and, if not contained in the catalog:

(i) the members of the board of trustees or directors, if any;

(ii) the current institutional officers;

(iii) current full-time and part-time faculty with degrees held or applicable experience;

(iv) a description of all school facilities;

(v) a description of all current course offerings;

(vi) all requirements for satisfactory completion of courses, programs, and degrees;

(vii) the school's policy about freedom or limitation of expression and inquiry;

(viii) a current schedule of fees, charges for tuition, required supplies, student activities,
housing, and all other standard charges;

(ix) the school's policy about refunds and adjustments;

(x) the school's policy about granting credit for prior education, training, and experience;
deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(xi) the school's policies about student admission, evaluation, suspension, and dismissaldeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
and
new text end

new text begin (xii) the school's disclosure to students on the student complaint process under section
136A.672.
 new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.646, is amended to read:


136A.646 ADDITIONAL SECURITY.

(a) New schools that have been granted conditional approval for degrees or names to
allow them the opportunity to apply for and receive accreditation under section 136A.65,
subdivision 7, deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin shall provide a surety bond in a sum equal to ten percent of the net revenue
from tuition and fees in the registered institution's prior fiscal year, but in no case shall the
bond be less than $10,000.
new text end

new text begin (b)new text end Any registered institution that is notified by the United States Department of Education
that it has fallen below minimum financial standards and that its continued participation in
Title IV will be conditioned upon its satisfying either the Zone Alternative, Code of Federal
Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (f), or a Letter of Credit Alternative, Code
of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (c), shall provide a surety bond
in a sum equal to the "letter of credit" required by the United States Department of Education
in the Letter of Credit Alternative, but in no event shall such bond be less than $10,000 nor
more than $250,000.new text begin In the event the letter of credit required by the United States Department
of Education is higher than ten percent of the Title IV, Higher Education Act program funds
received by the institution during its most recently completed fiscal year, the office shall
reduce the office's surety requirement to represent ten percent of the Title IV, Higher
Education Act program funds received by the institution during its most recently completed
fiscal year, subject to the minimum and maximum in this paragraph.
new text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end In lieu of a bond, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of management
and budget:

(1) a sum equal to the amount of the required surety bond in cash;

(2) securities, as may be legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds, in an
aggregate market value equal to the amount of the required surety bond; or

(3) an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial institution to the amount of the
required surety bond.

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end The surety of any bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to
the office and shall be relieved of liability for any breach of condition occurring after the
effective date of cancellation.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end In the event of a school closure, the additional security must first be used to
destroy any private educational data under section 13.32 left at a physical campus in
Minnesota after all other governmental agencies have recovered or retrieved records under
their record retention policies. Any remaining funds must then be used to reimburse tuition
and fee costs to students that were enrolled at the time of the closure or had withdrawn in
the previous 120 calendar days but did not graduate. Priority for refunds will be given to
students in the following order:

(1) cash payments made by the student or on behalf of a student;

(2) private student loans; and

(3) Veteran Administration education benefits that are not restored by the Veteran
Administration. If there are additional security funds remaining, the additional security
funds may be used to cover any administrative costs incurred by the office related to the
closure of the school.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.672, is amended by adding
a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Disclosure. new text end

new text begin Schools must disclose on their Web site, student handbook, and
student catalog the student complaint process under this section to students.
 new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.822, subdivision 6, is amended
to read:


Subd. 6.

Bond.

(a) No license shall be issued to any private career school which
maintains, conducts, solicits for, or advertises within the state of Minnesota any program,
unless the applicant files with the office a continuous corporate surety bond written by a
company authorized to do business in Minnesota conditioned upon the faithful performance
of all contracts and agreements with students made by the applicant.

(b)(1) The amount of the surety bond shall be ten percent of the preceding year's net
deleted text begin incomedeleted text end new text begin revenuenew text end from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges collected,
but in no event less than $10,000, except that a private career school may deposit a greater
amount at its own discretion. A private career school in each annual application for licensure
must compute the amount of the surety bond and verify that the amount of the surety bond
complies with this subdivision. A private career school that operates at two or more locations
may combine net deleted text begin incomedeleted text end new text begin revenuenew text end from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional
charges collected for all locations for the purpose of determining the annual surety bond
requirement. The net new text begin revenue from new text end tuition and fees used to determine the amount of the
surety bond required for a private career school having a license for the sole purpose of
recruiting students in Minnesota shall be only that paid to the private career school by the
students recruited from Minnesota.

(2) A person required to obtain a private career school license due to the use of
"academy," "institute," "college," or "university" in its name and which is also licensed by
another state agency or board, except not including those schools licensed exclusively in
order to participate in state grants or SELF loan financial aid programs, shall be required
to provide a school bond of $10,000.

(c) The bond shall run to the state of Minnesota and to any person who may have a cause
of action against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed and before it is
canceled for breach of any contract or agreement made by the applicant with any student.
The aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions of the bond shall not
exceed the principal sum deposited by the private career school under paragraph (b). The
surety of any bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days' notice in writing to the office and
shall be relieved of liability for any breach of condition occurring after the effective date
of cancellation.

(d) In lieu of bond, the applicant may deposit with the commissioner of management
and budget a sum equal to the amount of the required surety bond in cash, an irrevocable
letter of credit issued by a financial institution equal to the amount of the required surety
bond, or securities as may be legally purchased by savings banks or for trust funds in an
aggregate market value equal to the amount of the required surety bond.

(e) Failure of a private career school to post and maintain the required surety bond or
deposit under paragraph (d) may result in denial, suspension, or revocation of the school's
license.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.822, subdivision 10, is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Catalog, brochure, or electronic display.

Before a license is issued to a
private career school, the private career school shall furnish to the office a catalog, brochure,
or electronic display including:

(1) identifying data, such as volume number and date of publication;

(2) name and address of the private career school and its governing body and officials;

(3) a calendar of the private career school showing legal holidays, beginning and ending
dates of each course quarter, term, or semester, and other important dates;

(4) the private career school policy and regulations on enrollment including dates and
specific entrance requirements for each program;

(5) the private career school policy and regulations about leave, absences, class cuts,
make-up work, tardiness, and interruptions for unsatisfactory attendance;

(6) the private career school policy and regulations about standards of progress for the
student including the grading system of the private career school, the minimum grades
considered satisfactory, conditions for interruption for unsatisfactory grades or progress, a
description of any probationary period allowed by the private career school, and conditions
of reentrance for those dismissed for unsatisfactory progress;

(7) the private career school policy and regulations about student conduct and conditions
for dismissal for unsatisfactory conduct;

(8) a detailed schedule of fees, charges for tuition, books, supplies, tools, student
activities, laboratory fees, service charges, rentals, deposits, and all other charges;

(9) the private career school policy and regulations, including an explanation of section
136A.827, about refunding tuition, fees, and other charges if the student does not enter the
program, withdraws from the program, or the program is discontinued;

(10) a description of the available facilities and equipment;

(11) a course outline syllabus for each course offered showing course objectives, subjects
or units in the course, type of work or skill to be learned, and approximate time, hours, or
credits to be spent on each subject or unit;

(12) the private career school policy and regulations about granting credit for previous
education and preparation;

(13) a notice to students relating to the transferability of any credits earned at the private
career school to other institutions;

(14) a procedure for investigating and resolving student complaints; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(15) the name and address of the officedeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (16) the student complaint process and rights under section 136A.8295.
 new text end

A private career school that is exclusively a distance education school is exempt from
clauses (3) and (5).

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 136A.8295, is amended by adding
a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Disclosure. new text end

new text begin Schools must disclose on their Web site, student handbook, and
student catalog the student complaint process under this section to students.
 new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.901, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Grant program.

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall establish a grant program
to award grants to institutions in Minnesota for research into spinal cord injuries and traumatic
brain injuries. Grants shall be awarded to conduct research into new and innovative treatments
and rehabilitative efforts for the functional improvement of people with spinal cord and
traumatic brain injuries. Research topics may include, but are not limited to, pharmaceutical,
medical device, brain stimulus, and rehabilitative approaches and techniques. The
commissioner, in consultation with the advisory council established under section 136A.902,
shall award 50 percent of the grant funds for research involving spinal cord injuries and 50
percent to research involving traumatic brain injuries. In addition to the amounts appropriated
by law, the commissioner may accept additional funds from private and public sources.
Amounts received from these sources are appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes
of issuing grants under this section.

new text begin (b) A spinal cord and traumatic brain injury grant account is established in the special
revenue fund. The commissioner must use money from the account to administer the grant
program under this section. Appropriations to the commissioner for the program are for
transfer to the fund, do not cancel, and are available until expended.
 new text end

Sec. 27.

Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 18, is amended to read:


Subd. 18.

MNSCU Two-Year Public College
Program

 deleted text begin 3,481,000
 deleted text end new text begin 2,481,000
 new text end 		-0-

(a) deleted text begin $2,780,000deleted text end new text begin $1,780,000new text end in fiscal year 2018
is for two-year public college program grants
under Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 3, section
20.

(b) $545,000 in fiscal year 2018 is to provide
mentoring and outreach as specified under
Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 3, section 20.

(c) $156,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for
information technology and administrative
costs associated with implementation of the
grant program.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 28.

Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 20, is amended to read:


Subd. 20.

Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic
Brain Injury Research Grant Program

 3,000,000
 3,000,000

deleted text begin For spinal cord injury and traumatic brain
injury research grants authorized under
Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.901.
 deleted text end

new text begin For transfer to the spinal cord and traumatic
brain injury grant account in the special
revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 136A.901, subdivision 1.
 new text end

The commissioner may use no more than three
percent of this appropriation to administer the
grant program under this subdivision.

Sec. 29.

Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 29, is amended to read:


Subd. 29.

Emergency Assistance for
Postsecondary Students

 175,000
 175,000

(a) This appropriation is for the Office of
Higher Education to allocate grant funds on a
matching basis to deleted text begin schoolsdeleted text end new text begin eligible institutions
as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section
136A.103, located in Minnesotanew text end with a
demonstrable homeless student population.

(b) This appropriation shall be used to meet
immediate student needs that could result in
a student not completing the term or their
program including, but not limited to,
emergency housing, food, and transportation.
Emergency assistance does not impact the
amount of state financial aid received.

(c) The commissioner shall determine the
application process and the grant amounts.
Any balance in the first year does not cancel
but shall be available in the second year. The
Office of Higher Education shall partner with
interested postsecondary institutions, other
state agencies, and student groups to establish
the programs.

Sec. 30.

Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 31, is amended to read:


Subd. 31.

Teacher Shortage Loan Forgiveness

 200,000
 200,000

Fornew text begin transfer tonew text end thenew text begin teacher shortagenew text end loan
forgiveness deleted text begin programdeleted text end new text begin repayment account in the
special revenue fundnew text end under Minnesota
Statutes, section 136A.1791new text begin , subdivision 8new text end .

The commissioner may use no more than three
percent of deleted text begin this appropriationdeleted text end new text begin the amount
transferred under this subdivisionnew text end to administer
the program deleted text begin under this subdivisiondeleted text end .

Sec. 31.

Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 32, is amended to read:


Subd. 32.

Large Animal Veterinarian Loan
Forgiveness Program

 375,000
 375,000

For new text begin transfer to new text end the large animal veterinarian
loan forgiveness program new text begin account in the
special revenue fund new text end under Minnesota
Statutes, section 136A.1795new text begin , subdivision 2new text end .

Sec. 32.

Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 33, is amended to read:


Subd. 33.

Agricultural Educators Loan
Forgiveness

 50,000
 50,000

For deleted text begin deposit indeleted text end new text begin transfer tonew text end the agricultural
education loan forgiveness accountnew text begin in the
special revenue fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 136A.1794, subdivision 2new text end .

Sec. 33.

Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 34, is amended to read:


Subd. 34.

Aviation Degree Loan Forgiveness
Program

 25,000
 25,000

For new text begin transfer to new text end the aviation degree loan
forgiveness program new text begin account in the special
revenue fund new text end under Minnesota Statutes,
section 136A.1789new text begin , subdivision 2new text end .

Sec. 34.

Laws 2017, chapter 89, article 1, section 2, subdivision 40, is amended to read:


Subd. 40.

Transfers

The commissioner of the Office of Higher
Education may transfer unencumbered
balances from the appropriations in this
section to the state grant appropriation, the
interstate tuition reciprocity appropriation, the
child care grant appropriation, the Indian
scholarship appropriation, new text begin intervention for
college attendance program grants
appropriation, summer academic enrichment
program appropriation, student-parent
information appropriation, new text end the state
work-study appropriation, the get ready
appropriation, and the public safety officers'
survivors appropriation. Transfers from the
child care or state work-study appropriations
may only be made to the extent there is a
projected surplus in the appropriation. A
transfer may be made only with prior written
notice to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the senate and house of
representatives committees with jurisdiction
over higher education finance.

Sec. 35. new text begin AFFORDABLE TEXTBOOK PLAN AND REPORT.
new text end

new text begin The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall develop
a plan to increase the use of affordable textbooks and instructional materials. The board
must explore and study registration software or other systems and methods to disclose or
display the cost of all textbooks and instructional materials required for a course at or prior
to course registration. The plan must describe the systems or methods examined and the
results of the study. The plan must establish a goal for the percentage of all courses offered
at state colleges and universities that will use affordable textbooks and instructional materials.
The plan must identify and describe key terms, including "affordable textbook," "instructional
material," and "course." The board must submit the plan to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over higher education by January
15, 2020.
 new text end

Sec. 36. new text begin TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM DESIGN GRANT.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Office of Higher Education shall make a grant to an institution
of higher education, defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.51, subdivision 5, to
explore, design, and plan for a teacher preparation program leading to licensure as a teacher
of the blind or visually impaired, consistent with Minnesota Rules, part 8710.5100. The
commissioner may develop an application process and guidelines, as necessary, and may
use up to two percent of the appropriation for administrative costs. The grant recipient shall
submit a report describing the plan and identifying potential ongoing costs for the program
to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over higher education finance and policy no later than January 15, 2020.
 new text end

Sec. 37. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 136A.15, subdivisions 2 and 7; and 136A.1701,
subdivision 12, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

ARTICLE 17

TRANSPORTATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.972, subdivision 4, is amended
to read:


Subd. 4.

Certain transit financial activity reporting.

(a) The legislative auditor must
perform a transit financial activity review of financial information for the Metropolitan
Council's Transportation Division deleted text begin and the joint powers board under section 297A.992.
Within 14 days of the end of each fiscal quarter,deleted text end new text begin two times each year. The first report, due
April 1, must include the quarters ending on September 30 and December 31 of the previous
calendar year. The second report, due October 1, must include the quarters ending on March
31 and June 30 of the current year. new text end The legislative auditor must submit the review to the
Legislative Audit Commission and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, finance, and ways and
means.

(b) At a minimum, each transit financial activity review must include:

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

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

(3) the amount of funds in clause (2) that has been committed;

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

(i) all expenditure commitments;

(ii) cash flow;

(iii) sufficiency of estimated funds; and

(iv) financial solvency of anticipated transit projects; and

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

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

new text begin (d) This subdivision expires on April 15, 2023.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.88, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Metropolitan area transit account.

The metropolitan area transit account is
established within the transit assistance fund in the state treasury. All money in the account
is annually appropriated to the Metropolitan Council for deleted text begin the funding ofdeleted text end transit deleted text begin systemsdeleted text end new text begin
system operating expendituresnew text end within the metropolitan area under sections 473.384, 473.386,
473.387, 473.388, and 473.405 to 473.449.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2018, and
applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 80E.13, is amended to read:


80E.13 UNFAIR PRACTICES BY MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS,
FACTORY BRANCHES.

It is unlawful and an unfair practice for a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch
to engage in any of the following practices:

(a) delay, refuse, or fail to deliver new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle parts or
accessories in reasonable time and in reasonable quantity relative to the new motor vehicle
dealer's facilities and sales potential in the dealer's relevant market area, after having accepted
an order from a new motor vehicle dealer having a franchise for the retail sale of any new
motor vehicle sold or distributed by the manufacturer or distributor, if the new motor vehicle
or new motor vehicle parts or accessories are publicly advertised as being available for
delivery or actually being delivered. This clause is not violated, however, if the failure is
caused by acts or causes beyond the control of the manufacturer;

(b) refuse to disclose to any new motor vehicle dealer handling the same line make, the
manner and mode of distribution of that line make within the relevant market area;

(c) obtain money, goods, service, or any other benefit from any other person with whom
the dealer does business, on account of, or in relation to, the transaction between the dealer
and the other person, other than for compensation for services rendered, unless the benefit
is promptly accounted for, and transmitted to, the new motor vehicle dealer;

(d) increase prices of new motor vehicles which the new motor vehicle dealer had ordered
for private retail consumers prior to the dealer's receiving the written official price increase
notification. A sales contract signed by a private retail consumer shall constitute evidence
of each order if the vehicle is in fact delivered to that customer. In the event of manufacturer
price reductions, the amount of any reduction received by a dealer shall be passed on to the
private retail consumer by the dealer if the retail price was negotiated on the basis of the
previous higher price to the dealer;

(e) offer any refunds or other types of inducements to any new motor vehicle dealer for
the purchase of new motor vehicles of a certain line make without making the same offer
to all other new motor vehicle dealers in the same line make within geographic areas
reasonably determined by the manufacturer;

(f) release to any outside party, except under subpoena or in an administrative or judicial
proceeding involving the manufacturer or dealer, any business, financial, or personal
information which may be provided by the dealer to the manufacturer, without the express
written consent of the dealer or unless pertinent to judicial or governmental administrative
proceedings or to arbitration proceedings of any kind;

(g) deny any new motor vehicle dealer the right of free association with any other new
motor vehicle dealer for any lawful purpose;

(h) unfairly discriminate among its new motor vehicle dealers with respect to warranty
reimbursement or authority granted its new vehicle dealers to make warranty adjustments
with retail customers;

(i) compete with a new motor vehicle dealer in the same line make operating under an
agreement or franchise from the same manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch. A
manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch is considered to be competing when it has an
ownership interest, other than a passive interest held for investment purposes, in a dealership
of its line make located within the state. A manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch shall
not, however, be deemed to be competing when operating a dealership, either temporarily
or for a reasonable period, which is for sale to any qualified independent person at a fair
and reasonable price, or when involved in a bona fide relationship in which an independent
person has made a significant investment subject to loss in the dealership and can reasonably
expect to acquire full ownership and full management and operational control of the
dealership within a reasonable time on reasonable terms and conditions;

(j) prevent a new motor vehicle dealer from transferring or assigning a new motor vehicle
dealership to a qualified transferee. There shall be no transfer, assignment of the franchise,
or major change in the executive management of the dealership, except as is otherwise
provided in sections 80E.01 to 80E.17, without consent of the manufacturer, which shall
not be withheld without good cause. In determining whether good cause exists for
withholding consent to a transfer or assignment, the manufacturer, distributor, factory
branch, or importer has the burden of proving that the transferee is a person who is not of
good moral character or does not meet the franchisor's existing and reasonable capital
standards and, considering the volume of sales and service of the new motor vehicle dealer,
reasonable business experience standards in the market area. Denial of the request must be
in writing and delivered to the new motor vehicle dealer within 60 days after the manufacturer
receives the completed application customarily used by the manufacturer, distributor, factory
branch, or importer for dealer appointments. If a denial is not sent within this period, the
manufacturer shall be deemed to have given its consent to the proposed transfer or change.
In the event of a proposed sale or transfer of a franchise, the manufacturer, distributor,
factory branch, or importer shall be permitted to exercise a right of first refusal to acquire
the franchisee's assets or ownership if:

(1) the franchise agreement permits the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or
importer to exercise a right of first refusal to acquire the franchisee's assets or ownership
in the event of a proposed sale or transfer;

(2) the proposed transfer of the dealership or its assets is of more than 50 percent of the
ownership or assets;

(3) the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or importer notifies the dealer in writing
within 60 days of its receipt of the complete written proposal for the proposed sale or transfer
on forms generally utilized by the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or importer for
such purposes and containing the information required therein and all documents and
agreements relating to the proposed sale or transfer;

(4) the exercise of the right of first refusal will result in the dealer and dealer's owners
receiving the same or greater consideration with equivalent terms of sale as is provided in
the documents and agreements submitted to the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch,
or importer under clause (3);

(5) the proposed change of 50 percent or more of the ownership or of the dealership
assets does not involve the transfer or sale of assets or the transfer or issuance of stock by
the dealer or one or more dealer owners to a family member, including a spouse, child,
stepchild, grandchild, spouse of a child or grandchild, brother, sister, or parent of the dealer
owner; to a manager who has been employed in the dealership for at least four years and is
otherwise qualified as a dealer operator; or to a partnership or corporation owned and
controlled by one or more of such persons; and

(6) the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or importer agrees to pay the reasonable
expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, which do not exceed the usual customary and
reasonable fees charged for similar work done for other clients incurred by the proposed
new owner and transferee before the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or importer
exercises its right of first refusal, in negotiating and implementing the contract for the
proposed change of ownership or transfer of dealership assets. However, payment of such
expenses and attorney fees shall not be required if the dealer has not submitted or caused
to be submitted an accounting of those expenses within 20 days after the dealer's receipt of
the manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or importer's written request for such an
accounting. The manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or importer may request such an
accounting before exercising its right of first refusal. The obligation created under this clause
is enforceable by the transferee;

(k) threaten to modify or replace or modify or replace a franchise with a succeeding
franchise that would adversely alter the rights or obligations of a new motor vehicle dealer
under an existing franchise or that substantially impairs the sales or service obligations or
investments of the motor vehicle dealer;

(l) unreasonably deny the right to acquire factory program vehicles to any dealer holding
a valid franchise from the manufacturer to sell the same line make of vehicles, provided
that the manufacturer may impose reasonable restrictions and limitations on the purchase
or resale of program vehicles to be applied equitably to all of its franchised dealers. For the
purposes of this paragraph, "factory program vehicle" has the meaning given the term in
section 80E.06, subdivision 2;

(m) fail or refuse to offer to its same line make franchised dealers all models manufactured
for that line make, other than alternative fuel vehicles as defined in section 216C.01,
subdivision 1b. Failure to offer a model is not a violation of this section if the failure is not
arbitrary and is due to a lack of manufacturing capacity, a strike, labor difficulty, or other
cause over which the manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch has no control;

(n) require a dealer to pay an extra fee, or remodel, renovate, or recondition the dealer's
existing facilities, or purchase unreasonable advertising displays, training, tools, or other
materials, or to require the dealer to establish exclusive facilities or dedicated personnel as
a prerequisite to receiving a model or a series of vehicles;

(o) require a dealer to adhere to performance standards that are not applied uniformly
to other similarly situated dealers.

A performance standard, sales objective, or program for measuring dealership performance
that may have a material effect on a dealer, including the dealer's right to payment under
any incentive or reimbursement program, and the application of the standard or program
by a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch must be fair, reasonable, equitable, and
based on accurate information.

A manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch has the burden of proving that the performance
standard, sales objective, or program for measuring dealership performance is fair and
reasonable under this subdivision;

(p) unreasonably reduce a dealer's area of sales effectiveness without giving at least 90
days' notice of the proposed reduction. The change may not take effect if the dealer
commences a civil action to determine whether there is good cause for the change within
the 90 days' notice period. The burden of proof in such an action shall be on the manufacturer
or distributor; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(q) to charge back, withhold payment, deny vehicle allocation, or take any other adverse
action against a dealer when a new vehicle sold by the dealer has been exported to a foreign
country, unless the manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch can show that at the time
of sale, the customer's information was listed on a known or suspected exporter list made
available to the dealer, or the dealer knew or reasonably should have known of the purchaser's
intention to export or resell the motor vehicle in violation of the manufacturer's export
policy. There is a rebuttable presumption that the dealer did not know or should not have
reasonably known that the vehicle would be exported or resold in violation of the
manufacturer's export policy if the vehicle is titled and registered in any state of the United
Statesdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (r) to implement a charge back or withhold payment to a dealer that is solely due to an
unreasonable delay by the registrar, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 29, in the
transfer or registration of a new motor vehicle. The dealer must give the manufacturer notice
of the state's delay in writing. Within 30 days of any notice of a charge back, withholding
of payments, or denial of a claim, the dealer must transmit to the manufacturer (1)
documentation to demonstrate the vehicle sale and delivery as reported; and (2) a written
attestation signed by the dealer operator or general manager stating that the delay is
attributable to the state. This clause expires on June 30, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.088, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Program authority; funding.

(a) As provided in this section, the commissioner
shall establish a corridors of commerce program for trunk highway construction,
reconstruction, and improvement, including maintenance operations, that improves commerce
in the state.

(b) The commissioner may expend funds under the program from appropriations to the
commissioner that are:

(1) made specifically by law for use under this section;

(2) at the discretion of the commissioner, made for the budget activities in the state roads
program of operations and maintenance, program planning and delivery, or state road
construction; and

(3) made for the corridor investment management strategy program, unless specified
otherwise.

(c) The commissioner shall include in the program the cost participation policy for local
units of government.

new text begin (d) Program funds must be allocated so that no less than 49 percent are for projects
within the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, and no less than
49 percent are for projects outside the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121,
subdivision 2. Up to two percent of program funds may be allocated without regard to the
project's geographic location.
 new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 161.088, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:


Subd. 5.

Project selection process; criteria.

(a) The commissioner must establish a
process to identify, evaluate, and select projects under the program. The process must be
consistent with the requirements of this subdivision and must not include any additional
evaluation criteria.

(b) As part of the project selection process, the commissioner must annually accept
recommendations on candidate projects from area transportation partnerships and other
interested stakeholders in each Department of Transportation district. The commissioner
must determine the eligibility for each candidate project identified under this paragraph.
For each eligible project, the commissioner must classify and evaluate the project for the
program, using all of the criteria established under paragraph (c).

(c) Projects must be evaluated using all of the following criteria:

(1) a return on investment measure that provides for comparison across eligible projects;

(2) measurable impacts on commerce and economic competitiveness;

(3) efficiency in the movement of freight, including but not limited to:

(i) measures of annual average daily traffic and commercial vehicle miles traveled, which
may include data near the project location on that trunk highway or on connecting trunk
and local highways; and

(ii) measures of congestion or travel time reliability, which may be within or near the
project limits, or both;

(4) improvements to traffic safety;

(5) connections to regional trade centers, local highway systems, and other transportation
modes;

(6) the extent to which the project addresses multiple transportation system policy
objectives and principles;

(7) support and consensus for the project among members of the surrounding community;
and

(8) regional balance throughout the statenew text begin , subject to the funding allocation in subdivision
2, paragraph (d)new text end .

(d) The list of all projects evaluated must be made public and must include the score of
each project.

(e) As part of the project selection process, the commissioner may divide funding to be
separately available among projects within each classification under subdivision 3, and may
apply separate or modified criteria among those projects falling within each classification.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.115, subdivision 111, is amended to read:


Subd. 111.

Route No. 180.

Beginning at a point on Route No. deleted text begin 392 southwest or west
of Ashbydeleted text end new text begin 3 at or near Erdahlnew text end , thence extending in a general northerly or northeasterly
direction to a point on deleted text begin Route No. 153 as herein established at or near Ashby, thence extending
in a northeasterly direction to a point ondeleted text end Route No. 181 as herein established at or near
Ottertail.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 87. new text end

new text begin Officer Bill Mathews Memorial Highway. new text end

new text begin That segment of marked U.S.
Highway 12 within the city limits of Wayzata is designated as "Officer Bill Mathews
Memorial Highway." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable
design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 88. new text end

new text begin Trooper Ray Krueger Memorial Highway. new text end

new text begin That segment of marked Trunk
Highway 210 within Cass County is designated as "Trooper Ray Krueger Memorial
Highway." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to
mark this highway and erect appropriate signs in the vicinity of the location where Trooper
Krueger died.
 new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 89. new text end

new text begin Trooper Dale G. Roehrich Memorial Highway. new text end

new text begin That segment of marked
U.S. Highway 61 from Lake City to Wabasha is designated as "Trooper Dale G. Roehrich
Memorial Highway." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable
design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs.
 new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 90. new text end

new text begin Warrant Officer Dennis A. Groth Memorial Bridge. new text end

new text begin The bridge on marked
U.S. Highway 52 over Dakota County State-Aid Highway 42, known as 145th Street within
the city of Rosemount, is designated as "Warrant Officer Dennis A. Groth Memorial Bridge."
Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to mark the
bridge and erect appropriate signs.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 91. new text end

new text begin Specialist Noah Pierce Bridge. new text end

new text begin The bridge on marked U.S. Highway 53 over
marked Trunk Highway 37 in the city of Eveleth is designated as "Specialist Noah Pierce
Bridge." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable design to mark
this bridge and erect appropriate signs.
 new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Direct negotiation.

In cases where the estimated cost of construction work or
maintenance work does not exceed deleted text begin $150,000deleted text end new text begin $250,000new text end , the commissioner may enter into
a contract for the work by direct negotiation, by obtaining two or more quotations for the
work, and without advertising for bids or otherwise complying with the requirements of
competitive bidding if the total contractual obligation of the state for the directly negotiated
contract or contracts on any single project does not exceed deleted text begin $150,000deleted text end new text begin $250,000new text end . All quotations
obtained shall be kept on file for a period of at least one year after receipt of the quotation.

Sec. 13.

new text begin [161.369] INDIAN EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE.
 new text end

new text begin As authorized by United States Code, title 23, section 140(d), the commissioner of
transportation may implement an Indian employment preference for members of federally
recognized tribes on projects carried out under United States Code, title 23, on or near an
Indian reservation. For purposes of this section, a project is on or near a reservation if: (1)
the project is within the distance a person seeking employment could reasonably be expected
to commute to and from each work day; or (2) the commissioner, in consultation with
federally recognized Minnesota tribes, determines a project is near an Indian reservation.
 new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 168.013, subdivision 1a, is amended
to read:


Subd. 1a.

Passenger automobile; hearse.

(a) On passenger automobiles as defined in
section 168.002, subdivision 24, and hearses, except as otherwise provided, the tax is $10
plus an additional tax equal to 1.25 percent of the base value.

(b) Subject to the classification provisions herein, "base value" means the manufacturer's
suggested retail price of the vehicle including destination charge using list price information
published by the manufacturer or determined by the registrar if no suggested retail price
exists, and shall not include the cost of each accessory or item of optional equipment
separately added to the vehicle and the suggested retail price.new text begin In the case of the first
registration of a new vehicle sold or leased by a licensed dealer, the dealer may elect to
individually determine the base value of the vehicle using suggested retail price information
provided by the manufacturer. The registrar must use the base value determined by the
dealer to properly classify the vehicle. A dealer that elects to make the determination must
retain a copy of the suggested retail price label or other supporting documentation with the
vehicle transaction records maintained under Minnesota Rules, part 7400.5200.
new text end

(c) If the manufacturer's list price information contains a single vehicle identification
number followed by various descriptions and suggested retail prices, the registrar shall
select from those listings only the lowest price for determining base value.

(d) If unable to determine the base value because the vehicle is specially constructed,
or for any other reason, the registrar may establish such value upon the cost price to the
purchaser or owner as evidenced by a certificate of cost but not including Minnesota sales
or use tax or any local sales or other local tax.

(e) The registrar shall classify every vehicle in its proper base value class as follows:

FROM
 TO
$
 0
 $ 199.99
$
 200
 $ 399.99

and thereafter a series of classes successively set in brackets having a spread of $200
consisting of such number of classes as will permit classification of all vehicles.

(f) The base value for purposes of this section shall be the middle point between the
extremes of its class.

(g) The registrar shall establish the base value, when new, of every passenger automobile
and hearse registered prior to the effective date of Extra Session Laws 1971, chapter 31,
using list price information published by the manufacturer or any nationally recognized
firm or association compiling such data for the automotive industry. If unable to ascertain
the base value of any registered vehicle in the foregoing manner, the registrar may use any
other available source or method. The registrar shall calculate tax using base value
information available to dealers and deputy registrars at the time the application for
registration is submitted. The tax on all previously registered vehicles shall be computed
upon the base value thus determined taking into account the depreciation provisions of
paragraph (h).

(h) The annual additional tax must be computed upon a percentage of the base value as
follows: during the first year of vehicle life, upon 100 percent of the base value; for the
second year, 90 percent of such value; for the third year, 80 percent of such value; for the
fourth year, 70 percent of such value; for the fifth year, 60 percent of such value; for the
sixth year, 50 percent of such value; for the seventh year, 40 percent of such value; for the
eighth year, 30 percent of such value; for the ninth year, 20 percent of such value; for the
tenth year, ten percent of such value; for the 11th and each succeeding year, the sum of $25.

(i) In no event shall the annual additional tax be less than $25.

(j) For any vehicle previously registered in Minnesota and regardless of prior ownership,
the total amount due under this subdivision and subdivision 1m must not exceed the smallest
total amount previously paid or due on the vehicle.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.013, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Listing by dealers.

The owner of every motor vehicle not exempted by section
168.012 or 168.28deleted text begin , shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end , so long as it is subject to taxation within the state, new text begin annually
new text end list and register the same and pay the tax deleted text begin herein provided annuallydeleted text end new text begin under this sectionnew text end ;
provided, however, that any dealer in motor vehicles, to whom dealer's plates have been
issued as provided in this chapter, coming into the possession of deleted text begin any suchdeleted text end new text begin anew text end motor vehicle
to be held solely for the purpose of sale or demonstration or both, deleted text begin shall bedeleted text end new text begin isnew text end entitled to
withhold the tax new text begin due on the vehicle from the prior registration period or new text end becoming due deleted text begin on
such vehicledeleted text end for the following yearnew text begin and no lien for registration tax as provided in section
168.31, subdivision 6, shall attachnew text end . When, thereafter, deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end vehicle is otherwise used or
is sold, leased, or rented to another person, firm, corporation, or association, the tax for the
remainder of the year, prorated on a monthly basis, deleted text begin shall becomedeleted text end new text begin becomesnew text end payable
immediately.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.101, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Failure to deleted text begin send to registrardeleted text end new text begin submitnew text end within ten days.

Any person who fails
to mail in the application for registration or transfer with appropriate taxes and fees to thenew text begin
commissioner or a deputynew text end registrar deleted text begin of motor vehiclesdeleted text end new text begin ,new text end or otherwise fails to submit deleted text begin saiddeleted text end new text begin thenew text end
forms and remittance deleted text begin to the registrardeleted text end new text begin ,new text end within ten days following date of sale deleted text begin shall bedeleted text end new text begin isnew text end guilty
of a misdemeanor.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.127, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Filing registration applications.

Initial fleet applications for registration and
renewals must be filed with the registrar or deleted text begin authorizeddeleted text end new text begin a new text end deputy registrar.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.127, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Fee.

deleted text begin Instead of the filing fee described in section 168.33, subdivision 7,deleted text end new text begin For
each vehicle in the fleet,new text end the applicant for fleet registration shall paynew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) the filing fee in section 168.33, subdivision 7, for transactions processed by a deputy
registrar; or
 new text end

new text begin (2)new text end an equivalent administrative fee deleted text begin to thedeleted text end new text begin for transactions processed by thenew text end commissioner
deleted text begin for each vehicle in the fleetdeleted text end new text begin , which is imposed instead of the filing fee in section 168.33,
subdivision 7new text end .

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 32. new text end

new text begin Multiple licenses. new text end

new text begin If a single legal entity holds more than one new or used
vehicle dealer license, new and used vehicles owned by the entity may be held and offered
for sale at any of the licensed dealership locations without assigning vehicle ownership or
title from one licensee to another. This subdivision does not authorize the sale or offering
for sale of new vehicles by a licensee that is not authorized by the manufacturer to sell that
make of new vehicles.
 new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 33. new text end

new text begin Designated dealer title and registration liaison. new text end

new text begin The registrar must designate
by name and provide contact information for one or more registrar employees as needed to
(1) promptly and effectively respond to questions from licensed dealers, and (2) troubleshoot
dealer issues related to vehicle titling and registration.
 new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.301, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Late fee.

In addition to any fee or tax otherwise authorized or imposed upon
the transfer of title for a motor vehicle, the commissioner of public safety shall impose a
$2 additional fee for failure to deliver a title transfer within ten business days.new text begin This
subdivision does not apply to transfers from licensed vehicle dealers.
new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.326, is amended to read:


168.326 EXPEDITED DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES; FEE.

(a) When an applicant requests and pays an expedited service fee of $20, in addition to
other specified and statutorily mandated fees and taxes, the commissionernew text begin or, if appropriate,
a driver's license agent or deputy registrar,new text end shall expedite the processing of an application
for a driver's license, driving instruction permit, Minnesota identification card, or vehicle
title transaction.

(b) A driver's license agent or deputy registrar may retain $10 of the expedited service
fee for each expedited service request processed by the licensing agent or deputy registrar.

(c) When expedited service is requested, materials must be mailed or delivered to the
requester within three days of receipt of the expedited service fee excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, or the holidays listed in section 645.44, subdivision 5. The requester shall comply
with all relevant requirements of the requested document.

(d) The commissioner may decline to accept an expedited service request if it is apparent
at the time it is made that the request cannot be granted.new text begin The commissioner must not decline
an expedited service request and must not prevent a driver's license agent or deputy from
accepting an expedited service request solely on the basis of limitations of the driver and
vehicle services information technology system.
new text end

(e) The expedited service fees collected under this section for an application for a driver's
license, driving instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card minus any portion
retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under paragraph (b) must be paid into the
driver services operating account in the special revenue fund specified under section
299A.705.

(f) The expedited service fees collected under this section for a transaction for a vehicle
service minus any portion retained by a licensing agent or deputy registrar under paragraph
(b) must be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund
specified under section 299A.705.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.33, subdivision 8a, is amended to read:


Subd. 8a.

Electronic transmission.

new text begin (a) new text end If the commissioner accepts electronic
transmission of a motor vehicle transfer and registration by a new or used motor vehicle
dealer, a deputy registrar who is equipped with electronic transmission technology and
trained in its use shall receive the filing fee provided for in subdivision 7 and review the
transfer of each new or used motor vehicle to determine its genuineness and regularity
before issuance of a certificate of title, and shall receive and retain the filing fee under
subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause deleted text begin (ii)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end .

new text begin (b) The commissioner must establish reasonable performance, security, technical, and
financial standards to approve and allow companies that provide computer software and
services to motor vehicle dealers to electronically transmit vehicle title transfer and
registration information. An approved company must be offered access to department
facilities, staff, and technology on a fair and reasonable basis.
 new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.33, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 8b. new text end

new text begin Transactions by mail. new text end

new text begin A deputy registrar may receive motor vehicle
applications and submissions under this chapter and chapter 168A by mail and may process
the transactions including retention of the appropriate filing fee under subdivision 7.
 new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.346, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Vehicle registration data; federal compliance.

(a) Data on an individual
provided to register a vehicle shall be treated as provided by United States Code, title 18,
section 2721, as in effect on May 23, 2005, and shall be disclosed as required or permitted
by that section. new text begin The commissioner is prohibited from restricting the uses for which a licensed
dealer may obtain data as permitted by United States Code, title 18, section 2721, subsections
(b)(2), (3), (7), and (13). new text end The commissioner shall disclose the data in bulk form to an
authorized recipient upon request for any of the permissible uses described in United States
Code, title 18, section 2721.

(b) The registered owner of a vehicle who is an individual may consent in writing to the
commissioner to disclose the individual's personal information exempted by United States
Code, title 18, section 2721, to any person who makes a written request for the personal
information. If the registered owner is an individual and so authorizes disclosure, the
commissioner shall implement the request.

(c) If authorized by the registered owner as indicated in paragraph (b), the registered
owner's personal information may be used, rented, or sold solely for bulk distribution by
organizations for business purposes including surveys, marketing, or solicitation.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.05, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1d. new text end

new text begin Issuance of certificate by deputy registrar. new text end

new text begin (a) If an application for a vehicle's
certificate of title is received by a deputy registrar and the deputy registrar is satisfied as to
its genuineness and regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate
of title, the deputy registrar may issue a certificate of title for the vehicle.
 new text end

new text begin (b) On or before August 1, 2019, the commissioner must authorize a deputy registrar to
issue a certificate of title, subject to procedures established by the commissioner.
 new text end

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Owner's interest terminated or vehicle sold by secured party.

If the interest
of the owner is terminated or the vehicle is sold under a security agreement by a secured
party named in the certificate of titlenew text begin or an assignee of the secured partynew text end , the transferee shall
promptly mail or deliver to the department the last certificate of title, if available, an
application for a new certificate in the format the department prescribes, and an affidavit
made by or on behalf of the secured party new text begin or assignee new text end that the interest of the owner was
lawfully terminated or the vehicle sold pursuant to the terms of the security agreement. If
the secured party new text begin or assignee new text end succeeds to the interest of the owner and holds the vehicle for
resale, the secured party new text begin or assignee new text end need not secure a new certificate of titlenew text begin ;new text end provided that
a notice thereof in a format designated by the department is mailed or delivered by the
secured party new text begin or assignee new text end to the department in duplicate within 48 hours, but upon transfer
to another person the secured party new text begin or assignee new text end shall promptly execute assignment and
warranty of title and mail or deliver to the transferee or the department the certificate, if
available, the affidavit, and other documents required to be sent to the department by the
transferee.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Salvage titles.

(a) When an insurer, licensed to conduct business in
Minnesota, acquires ownership of a deleted text begin late-model or high-valuedeleted text end vehicle through payment of
damages, the insurer shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title or shall stamp
the existing certificate of title with the legend "SALVAGE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE" in
a manner prescribed by the department. Within ten days of obtaining the title of a vehicle
through payment of damages, an insurer must notify the department in a manner prescribed
by the department.

(b) A person shall immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title if the person acquires
a damaged deleted text begin late-model or high-valuedeleted text end vehicle with an out-of-state title and the vehicle:

(1) is a vehicle that was acquired by an insurer through payment of damages;

(2) is a vehicle for which the cost of repairs exceeds the value of the damaged vehicle;
or

(3) has an out-of-state salvage certificate of title as proof of ownership.

(c) A self-insured owner of a deleted text begin late-model or high-valuedeleted text end vehicle that sustains damage by
collision or other occurrence which exceeds 80 percent of its actual cash value shall
immediately apply for a salvage certificate of title.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.17, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Notice of perfection by dealer. new text end

new text begin When a security interest in a vehicle sold by
a dealer licensed under section 168.27 is perfected under subdivision 2, the dealer may
provide a statement of perfection to the secured party on a form provided by the department.
The statement must certify compliance with subdivision 2 and contain the date of delivery
to the department. The information provided in the dealer's statement is considered prima
facie evidence of the facts contained in it.
 new text end

Sec. 30.

new text begin [168A.241] MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE TRANSFER AND REGISTRATION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Members. new text end

new text begin (a) The Motor Vehicle Title and Registration Advisory
Committee consists of the following 13 members:
 new text end

new text begin (1) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the
house and one appointed by the minority leader;
 new text end

new text begin (2) two members of the senate, one appointed by the majority leader and one appointed
by the minority leader;
 new text end

new text begin (3) one representative from the Minnesota Deputy Registrar's Association;
 new text end

new text begin (4) one representative from the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association;
 new text end

new text begin (5) one representative from the Northland Independent Automobile Dealers Association;
 new text end

new text begin (6) one staff member from the Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services
Division;
 new text end

new text begin (7) two representatives from deputy registrars, appointed by the commissioner;
 new text end

new text begin (8) two representatives from dealers licensed under section 168.27, appointed by the
commissioner; and
 new text end

new text begin (9) one representative who performs auctions exclusively for dealers licensed under
section 168.27 and not for the general public, appointed by the commissioner following
consultation with eligible auto auction businesses.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Section 15.059 governs the Motor Vehicle Title and Registration Advisory Committee.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Members of the advisory committee must be compensated and reimbursed for
expenses as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Organization. new text end

new text begin (a) The members of the advisory committee must annually elect
a chair and other officers as the members deem necessary.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The advisory committee must meet at least two times per year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Open meetings. new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Staff. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must provide support staff, office space, and
administrative services to the advisory committee.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin The advisory committee's duties include but are not limited to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) serving in an advisory capacity to the commissioner of public safety and the director
of driver and vehicle services on matters relevant to:
 new text end

new text begin (i) effective and efficient systems relating to the ownership, transfer, and registration of
motor vehicles; and
 new text end

new text begin (ii) planning and implementing future changes and enhancements to vehicle registration
systems; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) reviewing and making recommendations with respect to work plans, policy initiatives,
major activities, and strategic planning.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Report and recommendations. new text end

new text begin Beginning February 15, 2019, and annually
thereafter, the commissioner must prepare and submit to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the committees of the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction
over motor vehicle title and registration a report that summarizes the advisory committee's
activities, issues identified by the advisory committee, methods taken to address the issues,
and recommendations for legislative action, if needed.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The advisory committee expires June 30, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Amounts.

(a) The department must be paid the following fees:

(1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, deleted text begin the
sum of:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (i) until December 31, 2016, $6.25 of which $3.25 must be paid into the vehicle services
operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705, and from July 1,
2012, to June 30, 2016, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver
and vehicle services technology account; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (ii) on and after January 1, 2017,deleted text end $8.25new text begin ,new text end of which $4.15 must be paid into the vehicle
services operating accountnew text begin under section 299A.705new text end ;

(2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the
concurrent notation of any assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction, deleted text begin the
sum ofdeleted text end $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest filed by a public authority under
section 168A.05, subdivision 8;

deleted text begin (3) until December 31, 2016, for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the issuance
of a new certificate of title, the sum of $5.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle
services operating account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705, and from
July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee and credited to
the driver and vehicle services technology account;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title,
unless noted concurrently with the security interest, deleted text begin the sum ofdeleted text end $1; and

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, deleted text begin the sum ofdeleted text end $7.25new text begin ,new text end of which $3.25 must
be paid into the vehicle services operating account deleted text begin of the special revenue funddeleted text end under section
299A.705deleted text begin ; from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the fee
and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology accountdeleted text end .

(b) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), clause (1), the department must
be paid $3.50. The additional $3.50 fee collected under this paragraph must be deposited
in the special revenue fund and credited to the public safety motor vehicle account established
in section 299A.70.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.011, subdivision 60, is amended to read:


Subd. 60.

Railroad train.

"Railroad train" means a steam engine, electric or other motor,
with or without cars coupled thereto, operated upon rails, except streetcars.new text begin Railroad train
includes on-track equipment or other rolling stock operated upon rails, whether self-propelled
or coupled to another device.
new text end

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Zoning within local area.

new text begin (a) new text end When local authorities believe that the existing
speed limit upon any street or highway, or part thereof, within their respective jurisdictions
and not a part of the trunk highway system is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under
existing conditions, they may request the commissioner to authorize, upon the basis of an
engineering and traffic investigation, the erection of appropriate signs designating what
speed is reasonable and safe, and the commissioner may authorize the erection of appropriate
signs designating a reasonable and safe speed limit thereat, which speed limit shall be
effective when such signs are erected. Any speeds in excess of these speed limits shall be
prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful;
except that any speed limit within any municipality shall be a maximum limit and any speed
in excess thereof shall be unlawful. Alteration of speed limits on streets and highways shall
be made only upon authority of the commissioner except as provided in subdivision 5a.

new text begin (b) At the request of a county board, the commissioner may establish a speed limit in
excess of 55 miles per hour on a county road or county engineer state-aid highway upon
the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation. The county engineer must erect
appropriate signs and the increased speed limit is effective when the signs are erected.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a county board may by resolution increase
or decrease the speed limit of any street or highway within the county's jurisdiction by five
or ten miles per hour. The county engineer must erect appropriate signs to display the new
speed limit.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 169.18, subdivision 7, is amended
to read:


Subd. 7.

Laned highway.

When any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly
marked lanes for traffic, the following rules, in addition to all others consistent deleted text begin herewithdeleted text end new text begin
with this subdivisionnew text end , deleted text begin shalldeleted text end apply:

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane
and shall not be moved from deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end lane until the driver has first ascertained that deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end
movement can be made with safetydeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end Upon a roadway which is not a one-way roadway and which is divided into three
lanes, a vehicle shall not be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing
another vehicle where the roadway is clearly visible and deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end center lane is clear of
traffic within a safe distance, or in preparation for a left turn or where deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end center lane
is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding,
and is signposted to give notice of deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end allocation. The left lane of a three-lane roadway
which is not a one-way roadway shall not be used for overtaking and passing another vehicledeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end Official signs may be erected directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated
lane or allocating specified lanes to traffic moving in the same direction, and drivers of
vehicles shall obey the deleted text begin directions of every suchdeleted text end signdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end Whenever a bicycle lane has been established on a roadway, any person operating
a motor vehicle on deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end roadway shall not drive in the bicycle lane except to perform
parking maneuvers in order to park where parking is permitted, to enter or leave the highway,
to prepare for a turn as provided in section 169.19, subdivision 1, or to stop a school bus
for the purpose of receiving or discharging any person provided the school bus is equipped
and identified as provided in sections 169.441 and 169.442, subdivision 1, and the flashing
red signals are activated and stop-signal arm is extendeddeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (5) notwithstanding clause (1), the operator of a vehicle or combination of vehicles with
a total length in excess of 40 feet or a total width exceeding ten feet may, with due regard
for all other traffic, deviate from the lane in which the operator is driving to the extent
necessary to approach and drive through a roundabout.
 new text end

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.18, subdivision 10, is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Slow-moving vehicle.

deleted text begin Upon all roadways anydeleted text end new text begin (a) A person operating a new text end vehicle
deleted text begin proceedingdeleted text end at less than the deleted text begin normaldeleted text end speed of traffic deleted text begin at the time and place anddeleted text end under the
new text begin existing new text end conditions deleted text begin then existing shall be drivendeleted text end new text begin must drive new text end in the right-hand lane deleted text begin then
available for traffic,deleted text end or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadwaydeleted text begin ,
except whendeleted text end new text begin . A person who violates this paragraph must pay a fine of not less than $100.
new text end

new text begin (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the vehicle is new text end overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same directiondeleted text begin ,
or whendeleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) the vehicle is new text end preparing deleted text begin for a leftdeleted text end new text begin tonew text end turn new text begin left new text end at an intersection or into a private road
or drivewaydeleted text begin , or whendeleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (3) new text end a specific lane is designated and posted for a specific type of trafficdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (4) the vehicle is preparing to exit a controlled access highway by using an exit on the
left side of the road.
 new text end

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.18, subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Passing parked emergency vehicle; citation; probable cause.

(a) When
approaching and before passing an authorized emergency vehicle with its emergency lights
activated that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street or highway having two
lanes in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle shall safely move the vehicle to the lane
farthest away from the emergency vehicle, if it is possible to do so.

(b) When approaching and before passing an authorized emergency vehicle with its
emergency lights activated that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street or
highway having more than two lanes in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle shall
safely move the vehicle so as to leave a full lane vacant between the driver and any lane in
which the emergency vehicle is completely or partially parked or otherwise stopped, if it is
possible to do so.

new text begin (c) If a lane change under paragraph (a) or (b) is impossible, or when approaching and
before passing an authorized emergency vehicle with its emergency lights activated that is
parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street or highway having only one lane in the
same direction, the driver of a vehicle must reduce the speed of the motor vehicle to a speed
that is reasonable and prudent under the conditions until the motor vehicle has completely
passed the parked or stopped emergency vehicle, if it is possible to do so.
 new text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end A peace officer may issue a citation to the driver of a motor vehicle if the peace
officer has probable cause to believe that the driver has operated the vehicle in violation of
this subdivision within the four-hour period following the termination of the incident or a
receipt of a report under paragraph deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end . The citation may be issued even though the
violation was not committed in the presence of the peace officer.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end Although probable cause may be otherwise satisfied by other evidentiary elements
or factors, probable cause is sufficient for purposes of this subdivision when the person
cited is operating the vehicle described by a member of the crew of an authorized emergency
vehicle responding to an incident in a timely report of the violation of this subdivision,
which includes a description of the vehicle used to commit the offense and the vehicle's
license plate number. For the purposes of issuance of a citation under paragraph deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end ,
"timely" means that the report must be made within a four-hour period following the
termination of the incident.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end For purposes of paragraphs (a) deleted text begin and (b)deleted text end new text begin to (c)new text end only, deleted text begin the termsdeleted text end "authorized emergency
vehicle" and "emergency vehicle" include a towing vehicle defined in section 168B.011,
subdivision 12a, that has activated flashing lights authorized under section 169.64,
subdivision 3, in addition to the vehicles described in the definition for "authorized
emergency vehicle" in section 169.011, subdivision 3.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to offenses
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.18, subdivision 12, is amended to read:


Subd. 12.

Passing certain parked vehicles.

(a) When approaching and before passing
a freeway service patrol vehicle, road maintenance vehicle, utility company vehicle, or
construction vehicle with its warning lights activated that is parked or otherwise stopped
on or next to a street or highway having two lanes in the same direction, the driver of a
vehicle shall safely move the vehicle to the lane farthest away from the parked or stopped
vehicle, if it is possible to do so.

(b) When approaching and before passing a freeway service patrol vehicle, road
maintenance vehicle, utility company vehicle, or construction vehicle with its warning lights
activated that is parked or otherwise stopped on or next to a street or highway having more
than two lanes in the same direction, the driver of a vehicle shall safely move the vehicle
so as to leave a full lane vacant between the driver and any lane in which the vehicle is
completely or partially parked or otherwise stopped, if it is possible to do so.

new text begin (c) If a lane change under paragraph (a) or (b) is impossible, or when approaching and
before passing a freeway service patrol vehicle, road maintenance vehicle, utility company
vehicle, or construction vehicle with its warning lights activated that is parked or otherwise
stopped on or next to a street or highway having only one lane in the same direction, the
driver of a vehicle must reduce the speed of the motor vehicle to a speed that is reasonable
and prudent under the conditions until the motor vehicle has completely passed the parked
or stopped freeway service patrol vehicle, road maintenance vehicle, utility company vehicle,
or construction vehicle, if it is possible to do so.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.20, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Roundabouts. new text end

new text begin If two vehicles or combinations of vehicles each having a total
length in excess of 40 feet or a total width in excess of ten feet approach or drive through
a roundabout at approximately the same time or so closely as to constitute a hazard of
collision, the operator of the vehicle or combination of vehicles on the right must yield the
right-of-way to the vehicle or combination of vehicles on the left and, if necessary, must
reduce speed or stop in order to so yield.
 new text end

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.26, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Requirements.

(a) Except as provided in section 169.28, subdivision 1,
when any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the
circumstances stated in this paragraph, the driver shall stop the vehicle not less than ten feet
from the nearest railroad track and shall not proceed until safe to do so and until the roadway
is clear of traffic so that the vehicle can proceed without stopping until the rear of the vehicle
is at least ten feet past the farthest railroad track. These requirements apply when:

(1) a clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device warns of the immediate approach
of a railroad train; or

(2) an approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity.

(b) The fact that a movingnew text begin railroadnew text end train approaching a railroad grade crossing is visible
from the crossing is prima facie evidence that it is not safe to proceed.

(c) The driver of a vehicle shall stop and remain stopped and not traverse the grade
crossing when a human flagger signals the approach or passage of anew text begin railroadnew text end train or when
a crossing gate is lowered warning of the immediate approach or passage of a railroad train.
No person may drive a vehicle past a flagger at a railroad crossing until the flagger signals
that the way is clear to proceed or drive a vehicle past a lowered crossing gate.

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.28, is amended to read:


169.28 CERTAIN VEHICLES TO STOP AT RAILROAD CROSSING.

Subdivision 1.

Requirements.

(a) The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers
for hire, or of any school bus whether carrying passengers or not, or of any Head Start bus
whether carrying passengers or not, or of any vehicle that is required to stop at railroad
grade crossings under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 392.10, before crossing
at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, shall stop the vehicle not less than 15 feet nor more
than 50 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look
in both directions along the track for any approachingnew text begin railroadnew text end train, and for signals indicating
the approach of anew text begin railroadnew text end train, except as deleted text begin hereinafterdeleted text end new text begin otherwisenew text end provideddeleted text begin , anddeleted text end new text begin in this section.
The drivernew text end shall not proceed until safe to do so and until the roadway is clear of traffic so
that the vehicle can proceed without stopping until the rear of the vehicle is at least ten feet
past the farthest railroad track. The driver must not shift gears while crossing the railroad
tracks.

(b) A school bus or Head Start bus shall not be flagged across railroad grade crossings
except at those railroad grade crossings that the local school administrative officer may
designate.

(c) A type III vehicle, as defined in section 169.011, is exempt from the requirement of
school buses to stop at railroad grade crossings.

(d) The requirements of this subdivision do not apply to the crossing of light rail vehicle
track or tracks that are located in a public street when:

(1) the crossing occurs within the intersection of two or more public streets;

(2) the intersection is controlled by a traffic-control signal; and

(3) the intersection is marked with signs indicating to drivers that the requirements of
this subdivision do not apply. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner or
operator of the track or tracks is authorized to place, maintain, and display the signs upon
and in the view of the public street or streets.

Subd. 2.

Exempt crossing.

(a) The commissioner may designate a crossing as an exempt
crossing:

(1) if the crossing is on a rail line on which service has been abandoned;

(2) if the crossing is on a rail line that carries fewer than five trains each year, traveling
at speeds of ten miles per hour or less; or

(3) as agreed to by the operating railroad and the Department of Transportation, following
a diagnostic review of the crossing.

(b) The commissioner shall direct the railroad to erect at the crossing signs bearing the
word "Exempt" that conform to section 169.06. The installation or presence of an exempt
sign does not relieve a driver of the duty to use due care.

new text begin (c) new text end Anew text begin railroadnew text end train must not proceed across an exempt crossing unless a police officer
is present to direct traffic or a railroad employee is on the ground to warn traffic until thenew text begin
railroadnew text end train enters the crossing.

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end A vehicle that must stop at grade crossings under subdivision 1 is not required
to stop at a marked exempt crossing unless directed otherwise by a police officer or a railroad
employee.

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.29, is amended to read:


169.29 CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS WITH CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.

(a) No person shall operate or move any caterpillar tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller,
or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of six or less miles per hour
or a vertical body or load clearance of less than nine inches above the level surface of a
roadway upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with
this section.

(b) Before making any crossing, the person operating or moving any vehicle or equipment
set forth in this section shall first stop the same not less than ten, nor more than 50, feet
from the nearest rail of the railway, and while so stopped shall listen and look in both
directions along the track for any approachingnew text begin railroadnew text end train and for signals indicating the
approach of anew text begin railroadnew text end train, and shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely.

(c) No crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal or crossing
gates or a flagger or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car.

(d) No stop need be made at a crossing on a rail line on which service has been abandoned
and where a sign erected in conformance with section 169.06 and bearing the word "Exempt"
has been installed, unless directed otherwise by a flagger. The installation or presence of
an exempt sign shall not relieve any driver of the duty to use due care.

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.71, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Glazing material; prohibitions and exceptions.

(a) No person shall drive or
operate any motor vehicle required to be registered in the state of Minnesota upon any street
or highway under the following conditions:

(1) when the windshield is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material which
has the effect of making the windshield more reflective or in any other way reducing light
transmittance through the windshield;

(2) when any window on the vehicle is composed of, covered by, or treated with any
material that has a highly reflective or mirrored appearance;

(3) when any side window or rear window is composed of or treated with any material
so as to obstruct or substantially reduce the driver's clear view through the window or has
a light transmittance of less than 50 percent plus or minus three percent in the visible light
range or a luminous reflectance of more than 20 percent plus or minus three percent; or

(4) when any material has been applied after August 1, 1985, to any motor vehicle
window without an accompanying permanent marking which indicates the percent of
transmittance and the percent of reflectance afforded by the material. The marking must be
in a manner so as not to obscure vision and be readable when installed on the vehicle.

(b) This subdivision does not apply to glazing materials which:

(1) have not been modified since the original installation, nor to original replacement
windows and windshields, that were originally installed or replaced in conformance with
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 205;

(2) are required to satisfy prescription or medical needs of the driver of the vehicle or a
passenger if:

(i) the driver or passenger is in possession of the prescription or a physician's statement
of medical need;

(ii) the prescription or statement specifically states the minimum percentage that light
transmittance may be reduced to satisfy the prescription or medical needs of the patient;
and

(iii) the prescription or statement contains an expiration date, which must be no more
than two years after the date the prescription or statement was issued; or

(3) are applied to:

(i) the rear windows of a pickup truck as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 26;

(ii) the rear windows or the side windows on either side behind the driver's seat of a van
as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 40;

(iii) the side and rear windows of a vehicle used to transport human remains by a funeral
establishment holding a license under section 149A.50;

(iv) the side and rear windows of a limousine as defined in section 168.002, subdivision
15new text begin , that is registered in compliance with the requirements of section 168.128new text end ; or

(v) the rear and side windows of a police vehicle.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.81, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Manner of loading.

deleted text begin Nodeleted text end new text begin (a) Anew text end vehicle deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin must notnew text end be driven or moved on
any highway unless deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end vehicle is so constructed, loaded, or the load securely covered
as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, blowing, or otherwise escaping
deleted text begin therefrom, except thatdeleted text end new text begin .
new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a vehicle or combination of vehicles may:
 new text end

new text begin (1) dropnew text end sand deleted text begin may be dropped for the purpose of securingdeleted text end new text begin to securenew text end tractiondeleted text begin , ordeleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) sprinklenew text end water or other substances deleted text begin may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or
maintaining suchdeleted text end new text begin to clean or maintain thenew text end roadwaynew text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (3) leak liquid if transporting sugar beetsnew text end .

new text begin (c)new text end This subdivision deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin doesnew text end not apply to motor vehicles operated by a farmer or the
farmer's agent when transporting produce such as small grains, shelled corn, soybeans, or
other farm produce of a size and density not likely to cause injury to persons or damage to
property on escaping in small amounts from a vehicle.

new text begin (d) Anew text end violation of this subdivision by a vehicle that is carrying farm produce and that is
not exempted deleted text begin by the preceding sentencedeleted text end new text begin under paragraph (c)new text end is a petty misdemeanor.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.81, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Automobile transporter. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this subdivision, the following
terms have the meanings given them:
 new text end

new text begin (1) "automobile transporter" means any vehicle combination designed and used to
transport assembled highway vehicles, including truck camper units;
 new text end

new text begin (2) "stinger-steered automobile transporter" means a truck tractor semitrailer having the
fifth wheel located on a drop frame located behind and below the rear-most axle of the
power unit; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) "backhaul" means the return trip of a vehicle transporting cargo or general freight,
especially when carrying goods back over all or part of the same route.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Stinger-steered combination automobile transporters having a length of 80 feet or
less may be operated on interstate highways and other highways designated in this section,
and may carry a load that extends four feet or less in the front of the vehicle and six feet or
less in the rear of the vehicle.
 new text end

new text begin (c) An automobile transporter may transport cargo or general freight on a backhaul,
provided it complies with weight limitations for a truck tractor and semitrailer combination
under section 169.824.
 new text end

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.8261, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Conditions.

(a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles described in subdivision
1 must:

(1) comply with seasonal load restrictions in effect between the dates set by the
commissioner under section 169.87, subdivision 2;

(2) comply with bridge load limits posted under section 169.84;

(3) be equipped and operated with six or more axles and brakes on all wheels;

(4) not exceed 90,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, or 99,000 pounds gross vehicle
weight during the time when seasonal increases are authorized under section 169.826;

(5) not be operated on interstate highways;

(6) obtain an annual permit from the commissioner of transportation;

(7) obey all road postings; and

(8) not exceed 20,000 pounds gross weight on any single axle.

(b) A vehicle operated under this section may exceed the legal axle weight limits listed
in section 169.824 by not more than 12.5 percent; except that, the weight limits may be
exceeded by not more than 23.75 percent during the time when seasonal increases are
authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1.

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (5), a vehicle or combination of vehicles
hauling raw or unfinished forest products may also operate on the segment of Interstate
Route 35 provided under United States Code, title 23, section 127.
 new text end

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 169.829, subdivision 4, is amended
to read:


Subd. 4.

Certain emergency vehicles.

new text begin (a) new text end The provisions of sections 169.80 to 169.88
governing size, weight, and load do not apply to a fire apparatus, a law enforcement special
response vehicle, or a licensed land emergency ambulance service vehicle.

new text begin (b) Emergency vehicles designed to transport personnel and equipment to support the
suppression of fires and to mitigate other hazardous situations are subject to the following
weight limitations when operated on an interstate highway: (1) 24,000 pounds on a single
steering axle; (2) 33,500 pounds on a single drive axle; (3) 52,000 pounds on a tandem rear
drive steer axle; and (4) 62,000 pounds on a tandem axle. The gross weight of an emergency
vehicle operating on an interstate highway must not exceed 86,000 pounds.
 new text end

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.974, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

License endorsement and permit requirements.

(a) No person shall operate
a motorcycle on any street or highway without having a valid driver's license with a
two-wheeled vehicle endorsement as provided by law. A person may operate an autocycle
without a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement, provided the person has a valid driver's license
issued under section 171.02.

(b) The commissioner of public safety shall issue a two-wheeled vehicle endorsement
only if the applicant (1) has in possession a valid two-wheeled vehicle instruction permit
as provided in paragraph (c), (2) has passed a written examination and road test administered
by the Department of Public Safety for the endorsement, and (3) in the case of applicants
under 18 years of age, presents a certificate or other evidence of having successfully
completed an approved two-wheeled vehicle driver's safety course in this or another state,
in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner of public safety for courses offered
by a public, private, or commercial school or institute. The commissioner of public safety
may waive the road test for any applicant on determining that the applicant possesses a valid
license to operate a two-wheeled vehicle issued by a jurisdiction that requires a comparable
road test for license issuance.

(c) The commissioner of public safety shall issue a two-wheeled vehicle instruction
permit to any person over 16 years of age who (1) is in possession of a valid driver's license,
(2) is enrolled in an approved two-wheeled vehicle driver's safety course, and (3) has passed
a written examination for the permit and paid a fee prescribed by the commissioner of public
safety. A two-wheeled vehicle instruction permit is effective for one year and may be
renewed under rules prescribed by the commissioner of public safety.

(d) No person who is operating by virtue of a two-wheeled vehicle instruction permit
shall:

(1) carry any passengers on the streets and highways of this state on the motorcycle
while the person is operating the motorcycle;

(2) drive the motorcycle at night;new text begin or
new text end

deleted text begin (3) drive the motorcycle on any highway marked as an interstate highway pursuant to
title 23 of the United States Code; or
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end drive the motorcycle without wearing protective headgear that complies with
standards established by the commissioner of public safety.

(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), the commissioner of public safety may issue
a special motorcycle permit, restricted or qualified as the commissioner of public safety
deems proper, to any person demonstrating a need for the permit and unable to qualify for
a driver's license.

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.12, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Legislative report.

(a) By February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the
commissioner of transportation, with assistance from the commissioner of employment and
economic development, shall submit a report on the transportation economic development
program to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance and economic development policy and
finance.

(b) At a minimum, the report must:

(1) summarize the requirements and implementation of the transportation economic
development program established in this section;

(2) review the criteria and economic impact performance measures used for evaluation,
prioritization, and selection of projects;

(3) provide a brief overview of each project that received financial assistance under the
program, which must at a minimum identify:

(i) basic project characteristics, such as funding recipient, geographic location, and type
of transportation modes served;

(ii) sources and respective amounts of project funding; and

(iii) the degree of economic benefit anticipated or observed, following the economic
impact performance measures established under subdivision 4;

(4) identify the allocation of funds, including but not limited to a breakdown of total
project funds by transportation mode, the amount expended for administrative costs, and
the amount transferred to the transportation economic development assistance account;

(5) evaluate the overall economic impact of the program; and

(6) provide recommendations for any legislative changes related to the program.

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a report is not required in an odd-numbered year if
no project received financial assistance during the preceding 24 months.
 new text end

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.37, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Expiration.

The committee expires June 30, deleted text begin 2018deleted text end new text begin 2022new text end .

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.66, is amended to read:


174.66 CONTINUATION OF CARRIER RULES.

(a) Orders and directives in force, issued, or promulgated under authority of chapters
174A, 216A, 218, 219, 221, and 222 remain and continue in force and effect until repealed,
modified, or superseded by duly authorized orders or directives of the commissioner of
transportation. To the extent allowed under federal law or regulation, rules adopted under
authority of the following sections are transferred to the commissioner of transportation
and continue in force and effect until repealed, modified, or superseded by duly authorized
rules of the commissioner:

(1) section 218.041 except rules related to the form and manner of filing railroad rates,
railroad accounting rules, and safety rules;

(2) section 219.40;

(3) rules relating to rates or tariffs, or the granting, limiting, or modifying of permits
under section 221.031, subdivision 1;new text begin and
new text end

(4) deleted text begin rules relating to rates, charges, and practices under section 221.161, subdivision 4;
and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end rules relating to rates, tariffs, or the granting, limiting, or modifying of permits under
section 221.121.

(b) The commissioner shall review the transferred rules, orders, and directives and, when
appropriate, develop and adopt new rules, orders, or directives.

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.031, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:


Subd. 2d.

Hours of service exemptions.

The federal regulations incorporated in section
221.0314, subdivision 9, for deleted text begin maximum driving and on-duty time,deleted text end new text begin hours of servicenew text end do not
apply to drivers engaged in intrastate transportation within a 150-air-mile radius from the
source of the commoditiesnew text begin ,new text end or from the retail or wholesale distribution point of the farm
suppliesnew text begin ,new text end for:

(1) agricultural commoditiesnew text begin ;new text end or

new text begin (2)new text end farm supplies for agricultural purposes deleted text begin from March 15 to December 15 of each year;
ordeleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (2) sugar beets from September 1 to May 15 of each year.
 deleted text end

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.0314, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Hours of service of driver.

new text begin (a) new text end Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 395,
is incorporated by reference, except that paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (f), (h), (i), deleted text begin (k),deleted text end (m), and
(n) of section 395.1 of that part are not incorporated. In addition, cross-references to sections
or paragraphs not incorporated in this subdivision are not incorporated by reference.

new text begin (b) For purposes of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 395.1, paragraph (k), the
planting and harvest period for Minnesota is from January 1 through December 31 of each
year.
 new text end

new text begin (c)new text end The requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 395, do not apply to
drivers of lightweight vehicles.

Sec. 53.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.036, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Order.

The commissioner may issue an order requiring violations to be
corrected and administratively assessing monetary penalties for a violation of (1) section
221.021; (2) section 221.033, subdivision 2b; (3) section 221.171; (4) section 221.141; (5)
a federal, state, or local law, regulation, rule, or ordinance pertaining to railroad-highway
grade crossings; or (6) rules of the commissioner relating to the transportation of hazardous
waste, motor carrier operations,new text begin ornew text end insurancedeleted text begin , or tariffs and accountingdeleted text end . An order must be
issued as provided in this section.

Sec. 54.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.036, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Amount of penalty; considerations.

(a) The commissioner may issue an order
assessing a penalty of up to $5,000 for all violations new text begin identified during a single audit or
investigation new text end of new text begin (1) new text end section 221.021deleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin ,new text end 221.141deleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin ,new text end or 221.171, ornew text begin (2)new text end rules of the commissioner
relating to motor carrier operationsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin or new text end insurancedeleted text begin , or tariffs and accounting, identified during
a single inspection, audit, or investigationdeleted text end .

(b) The commissioner may issue an order assessing a penalty up to a maximum of
$10,000 for all violations of section 221.033, subdivision 2b, identified during a single
inspection or audit.

(c) In determining the amount of a penalty, the commissioner shall consider:

(1) the willfulness of the violation;

(2) the gravity of the violation, including damage to humans, animals, air, water, land,
or other natural resources of the state;

(3) the history of past violations, including the similarity of the most recent violation
and the violation to be penalized, the time elapsed since the last violation, the number of
previous violations, and the response of the person to the most recent violation identified;

(4) the economic benefit gained by the person by allowing or committing the violation;
and

(5) other factors as justice may require, if the commissioner specifically identifies the
additional factors in the commissioner's order.

(d) The commissioner shall assess a penalty in accordance with Code of Federal
Regulations, title 49, section 383.53, against:

(1) a driver who is convicted of a violation of an out-of-service order;

(2) an employer who knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a commercial
motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order; or

(3) an employer who knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a commercial
motor vehicle in violation of a federal, state, or local law or regulation pertaining to
railroad-highway grade crossings.

Sec. 55.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.122, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Registration, insurance, and filing requirements.

(a) An order issued
by the commissioner which grants a certificate or permit must contain a service date.

(b) The person to whom the order granting the certificate or permit is issued shall do
the following within 45 days from the service date of the order:

(1) register vehicles which will be used to provide transportation under the permit or
certificate with the commissioner and pay the vehicle registration fees required by law;new text begin and
new text end

(2) file and maintain insurance or bond as required by section 221.141 and rules of the
commissionerdeleted text begin ; anddeleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (3) file rates and tariffs as required by section 221.161 and rules of the commissioner.
 deleted text end

Sec. 56.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.161, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin Filing; hearing upon commissioner initiativedeleted text end new text begin Tariff maintenance and
contentsnew text end .

A household goods deleted text begin carrierdeleted text end new text begin movernew text end shall deleted text begin file anddeleted text end maintain deleted text begin with the commissionerdeleted text end
a tariff showing rates and charges for transporting household goods. deleted text begin Tariffs must be prepared
and filed in accordance with the rules of the commissioner. When tariffs are filed in
accordance with the rules and accepted by the commissioner, the filing constitutes notice
to the public and interested parties of the contents of the tariffs. The commissioner shall not
accept for filing tariffs that are unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory, unduly
preferential or prejudicial, or otherwise in violation of this section or rules adopted under
this section. If the tariffs appear to be unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory, unduly
preferential or prejudicial, or otherwise in violation of this section or rules adopted under
this section, after notification and investigation by the department, the commissioner may
suspend and postpone the effective date of the tariffs and assign the tariffs for hearing upon
notice to the household goods carrier filing the proposed tariffs and to other interested
parties, including users of the service and competitive carriers by motor vehicle and rail.
At the hearing, the burden of proof is on the household goods carrier filing the proposed
tariff to sustain the validity of the proposed schedule of rates and charges. The tariffs and
subsequent supplements to them or reissues of them must state the effective date, which
may not be less than ten days following the date of filing, unless the period of time is reduced
by special permission of the commissioner.deleted text end new text begin A household goods mover must prepare a tariff
under this section in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 1310.3,
which is incorporated by reference.
new text end

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.161, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Tariff availability. new text end

new text begin (a) A household goods mover subject to this section must
maintain all of its effective tariffs at its principal place of business and at each of its terminal
locations, and must make the tariffs available to the public for inspection at all times the
household goods mover is open for business. Any publication referred to in a tariff must be
maintained with that tariff.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Upon request, a household goods mover must provide copies of tariffs, specific tariff
provisions, or tariff subscriptions to the commissioner or any interested person.
 new text end

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.171, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Compensation fixed by schedule on file.

deleted text begin Nodeleted text end new text begin Anew text end household goods deleted text begin carrier
shalldeleted text end new text begin mover must notnew text end charge or receive a greater, lesser, or different compensation for the
transportation deleted text begin of persons or propertydeleted text end or deleted text begin for relateddeleted text end servicedeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin provided new text end than the rates and
charges deleted text begin named in the carrier's schedule on file and in effect with the commissioner including
any rate fixed by the commissionerdeleted text end new text begin specified in the tariffnew text end under section 221.161deleted text begin ; nor shalldeleted text end new text begin .new text end
A household goods deleted text begin carrierdeleted text end new text begin mover must notnew text end refund or remit in any manner or by any device,
directly or indirectly, the rates and charges required to be collected by the deleted text begin carrierdeleted text end new text begin movernew text end
under the deleted text begin carrier'sdeleted text end new text begin mover'snew text end schedules deleted text begin or under the rates, if any, fixed by the commissionerdeleted text end .

Sec. 59.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Highway user tax distribution fund use limitation. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must
not spend any money from the highway user tax distribution fund for employees working
in the public information center or comparable customer service positions elsewhere in the
department.
 new text end

Sec. 60.

new text begin [299A.704] DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES FUND.
 new text end

new text begin A driver and vehicle services fund is established within the state treasury. The fund
consists of accounts and money as specified by law, and any other money otherwise donated,
allotted, appropriated, or legislated to the fund.
 new text end

Sec. 61.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299A.705, is amended to read:


299A.705 DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNTS.

Subdivision 1.

Vehicle services operating account.

(a) The vehicle services operating
account is created in the deleted text begin special revenuedeleted text end new text begin driver and vehicle servicesnew text end fund, consisting of all
money from the vehicle services fees specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 168D, and any
other money otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to deleted text begin thisdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end account.

(b) Funds appropriated deleted text begin are availabledeleted text end new text begin from this account must be used by the commissioner
of public safetynew text end to administer new text begin the new text end vehicle services deleted text begin asdeleted text end specified in chapters 168, 168A, and
168D, and section 169.345, including:

(1) designing, producing, issuing, and mailing vehicle registrations, plates, emblems,
and titles;

(2) collecting title and registration taxes and fees;

(3) transferring vehicle registration plates and titles;

(4) maintaining vehicle records;

(5) issuing disability certificates and plates;

(6) licensing vehicle dealers;

(7) appointing, monitoring, and auditing deputy registrars; and

(8) inspecting vehicles when required by law.

Subd. 2.

Driver services operating account.

(a) The driver services operating account
is created in the deleted text begin special revenuedeleted text end new text begin driver and vehicle servicesnew text end fund, consisting of all money
collected under chapter 171 and any other money otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated,
or legislated to the account.

(b) deleted text begin Money in thedeleted text end new text begin Funds appropriated from thisnew text end account must be used by the commissioner
of public safety to administer the driver services specified in chapters 169A and 171,
including the activities associated with producing and mailing drivers' licenses and
identification cards and notices relating to issuance, renewal, or withdrawal of driving and
identification card privileges for any fiscal year or years and for the testing and examination
of drivers.

Subd. 3.

Driver and vehicle services technology account.

(a) The driver and vehicle
services technology account is created in the deleted text begin special revenuedeleted text end new text begin driver and vehicle servicesnew text end
fund, consisting of the technology surcharge collected as specified in deleted text begin chapters 168, 168A,
and 171; the filing fee revenue collected under section 168.33, subdivision 7;deleted text end new text begin section 168.33new text end
and any other money otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this account.

(b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety
to support the research, development, deployment, and maintenance of a driver and vehicle
services information system.

(c) deleted text begin Following completion of the deposit of filing fee revenue into the driver and vehicle
services technology account as provided under section 168.33, subdivision 7deleted text end new text begin Annually by
February 1new text end , the commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin must new text end submit a deleted text begin notificationdeleted text end new text begin report new text end to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation
policy and finance deleted text begin concerning driver and vehicle services information system implementation,
which must include informationdeleted text end on (1) total revenue deposited in the driver and vehicle
services technology accountnew text begin for the previous calendar yearnew text end , with a breakdown by sources
of funds; (2) total project costs incurrednew text begin through December 31 of the previous calendar yearnew text end ,
with a breakdown by key project components; and (3) an estimate of ongoing system
maintenance costs.

Subd. 4.

Prohibited expenditures.

The commissioner is prohibited from expending
money from driver and vehicle services accounts created in the deleted text begin special revenuedeleted text end new text begin driver and
vehicle servicesnew text end fund for any purpose that is not specifically authorized in this section or in
the chapters specified in this section.

Sec. 62.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.013, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 46a. new text end

new text begin Comprehensive plan. new text end

new text begin "Comprehensive plan" has the meaning given in
section 394.22, subdivision 9, or 462.352, subdivision 5.
 new text end

Sec. 63.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.017, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Creation; authorized disbursements.

(a) There is hereby created a
fund to be known as the state airports fund. The fund shall consist of all money appropriated
to it, or directed to be paid into it, by the legislature.

(b) The state airports fund shall be paid out on authorization of the commissioner and
shall be used:

(1) to acquire, construct, improve, maintain, and operate airports and other air navigation
facilities;

(2) to assist municipalities in the new text begin planning, new text end acquisition, construction, improvement, and
maintenance of airports and other air navigation facilities;

(3) to assist municipalities to initiate, enhance, and market scheduled air service at their
airports;

(4) to promote interest and safety in aeronautics through education and information; and

(5) to pay the salaries and expenses of the Department of Transportation related to
aeronautic planning, administration, and operation. All allotments of money from the state
airports fund for salaries and expenses shall be approved by the commissioner of management
and budget.

deleted text begin (c) A municipality that adopts a comprehensive plan that the commissioner finds is
incompatible with the state aviation plan is not eligible for assistance from the state airports
fund.
 deleted text end

Sec. 64.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Authority to establish.

The commissioner is authorized and empowered,
on behalf of and in the name of this state, within the limitation of available appropriations,
to acquire, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, condemnation proceedings, or otherwise, property,
real or personal, for the purpose of establishing and constructing restricted landing areas
and other air navigation facilities and to acquire in like manner, own, control, establish,
construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and police such restricted
landing areas and other air navigation facilities, either within or without this state; and to
make, prior to any such acquisition, investigations, surveys, and plans. The commissioner
may maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and police airports, either within or without this
state. new text begin The operation and maintenance of airports is an essential public service. new text end The
commissioner may maintain at such airports facilities for the servicing of aircraft and for
the comfort and accommodation of air travelers. The commissioner may dispose of any
such property, airport, restricted landing area, or any other air navigation facility, by sale,
lease, or otherwise, in accordance with the laws of this state governing the disposition of
other like property of the state. The commissioner may not acquire or take over any restricted
landing area, or other air navigation facility without the consent of the owner. The
commissioner shall not acquire any additional state airports nor establish any additional
state-owned airports. The commissioner may erect, equip, operate, and maintain on any
airport buildings and equipment necessary and proper to maintain, and conduct such airport
and air navigation facilities connected therewith. The commissioner shall not expend money
for land acquisition, or for the construction, improvement, or maintenance of airports, or
for air navigation facilities for an airport, unless the deleted text begin governmental unitdeleted text end new text begin municipality, county,
or joint airport zoning boardnew text end involved has or is establishing a zoning authority for that
airport, and the authority has made a good-faith showing that it is in the process of and will
complete with due diligence, an airport zoning ordinance in accordance with sections 360.061
to 360.074. new text begin The commissioner may provide funds to support airport safety projects that
maintain existing infrastructure, regardless of a zoning authority's efforts to complete a
zoning regulation. The commissioner may withhold funding from only the airport subject
to the proposed zoning ordinance. new text end Notwithstanding the foregoing prohibition, the
commissioner may continue to maintain the state-owned airport at Pine Creek.

Sec. 65.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.062, is amended to read:


360.062 AIRPORT HAZARD PREVENTION; PROTECTING EXISTING
deleted text begin NEIGHBORHOODdeleted text end new text begin LAND USESnew text end .

(a) It is hereby found that an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of users of
the airport and of occupants of land in its vicinity, and may reduce the size of the area
available for the landing, takeoff, and maneuvering of aircraft, thereby impairing the utility
of the airport and the public investment therein. It is also found that the social and financial
costs of disrupting existing land uses around airports deleted text begin in built up urban areas, particularly
established residential neighborhoods,deleted text end often outweigh the benefits of a reduction in airport
hazards that might result from the elimination or removal of those uses.

(b) Accordingly, it is hereby declared: (1) deleted text begin thatdeleted text end the creation or establishment of an airport
hazard is a public nuisance and an injury to the community served by the airport in question;
(2) deleted text begin thatdeleted text end it is deleted text begin therefordeleted text end necessary in the interest of the public health, public safety, and general
welfare that the creation or establishment of airport hazards be prevented and that this should
be accomplished to the extent legally possible, by exercise of the police power, without
compensation; and (3) deleted text begin thatdeleted text end the elimination or removal of existing land usesdeleted text begin , particularly
established residential neighborhoods in built-up urban areas,deleted text end or their designation as
nonconforming uses is not in the public interest and should be avoided whenever possible
consistent with reasonable standards of safety.

(c) It is further declared that the prevention of the creation or establishment of airport
hazards and the elimination, removal, alteration, mitigation, or marking and lighting of
existing airport hazards are new text begin essential new text end public deleted text begin purposesdeleted text end new text begin servicesnew text end for which political subdivisions
may raise and expend public funds and acquire land or property interests therein.

Sec. 66.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.063, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Enforcement under police power.

(a) In order to prevent the creation
or establishment of airport hazards, every municipality having an airport hazard area within
its territorial limits may, unless a joint airport zoning board is permitted under subdivision
3, adopt, amend from time to time, administer, and enforce, under the police power and in
the manner and upon the conditions hereinafter prescribed, airport zoning regulations for
such airport hazard area, which regulations may divide such area into zones, and, within
such zones, specify the land uses permitted and regulate and restrict the height to which
structures and trees may be erected or allowed to grow.

(b) deleted text begin For the purpose of promotingdeleted text end new text begin In order to promotenew text end health, safety, order, convenience,
prosperity, general welfare and deleted text begin for conservingdeleted text end new text begin to conservenew text end property values and deleted text begin encouragingdeleted text end new text begin
encouragenew text end the most appropriate use of land, the municipality may regulate deleted text begin the location, size
and use of buildings and the density of population in that portion of an airport hazard area
under approach zones for a distance not to exceed two miles from the airport boundary and
in other portions of andeleted text end new text begin innew text end airport hazard deleted text begin area may regulate by land use zoning for a distance
not to exceed one mile from the airport boundary, and by height-restriction zoning for a
distance not to exceed 1-1/2 miles from the airport boundarydeleted text end new text begin areas: (1) land use; (2) height
restrictions; (3) the location, size, and use of buildings; and (4) the density of populationnew text end .

(c) The powers granted by this subdivision may be exercised by metropolitan airports
commissions in contiguous cities of the first class in and for which they have been created.

(d) In the case of airports owned or operated by the state of Minnesota such powers shall
be exercised by the state airport zoning boards or by the commissioner of transportation as
authorized herein.

Sec. 67.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.063, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Joint airport zoning board.

(a) Where an airport is owned or controlled by a
municipality and an airport hazard area appertaining to the airport is located within the
territorial limits of another county or municipality, the municipality owning or controlling
the airport may request a county or municipality in which an airport hazard area is located:

(1) to adopt and enforce airport zoning regulations for the area in question deleted text begin that conform
to standards prescribed by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision 4deleted text end new text begin under sections
360.0655 and 360.0656new text end ; or

(2) to join in creating a joint airport zoning board pursuant to paragraph (b). The owning
or controlling municipality shall determine which of these actions it shall request, except
as provided in paragraph (e) for the Metropolitan Airports Commission. The request shall
be made by certified mail to the governing body of each county and municipality in which
an airport hazard area is located.

(b) Where an airport is owned or controlled by a municipality and an airport hazard area
appertaining to the airport is located within the territorial limits of another county or
municipality, the municipality owning or controlling the airport and the county or other
municipality within which the airport hazard area is located may, by ordinance or resolution
duly adopted, create a joint airport zoning board, which board shall have the same power
to adopt, administer, and enforce airport zoning regulations applicable to the airport hazard
area in question as that vested by subdivision 1 in the municipality within which the area
is located. A joint board shall have as members two representatives appointed by the
municipality owning or controlling the airport and two from the county or municipality, or
in case more than one county or municipality is involved two from each county or
municipality, in which the airport hazard is located, and in addition a chair elected by a
majority of the members so appointed. All members shall serve at the pleasure of their
respective appointing authority. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
if the owning and controlling municipality is a city of the first class it shall appoint four
members to the board, and the chair of the board shall be elected from the membership of
the board.

(c) If a county or municipality, within 60 days of receiving a request from an owning
or controlling municipality pursuant to paragraph (a), fails to adopt, or thereafter fails to
enforce, the zoning regulations or fails to join in creating a joint airport zoning board, the
owning or controlling municipality, or a joint airport zoning board created without
participation by the subdivisions which fail to join the board, may itself adopt, administer,
and enforce airport zoning regulations for the airport hazard area in question. In the event
of conflict between the regulations and airport zoning regulations adopted by the county or
municipality within which the airport hazard area is located, section 360.064, subdivision
2, applies.

(d) "Owning or controlling municipality," as used in this subdivision, includes:

(1) a joint airport operating board created pursuant to section 360.042 that has been
granted all the powers of a municipality in zoning matters under the agreement creating the
board;

(2) a joint airport operating board created pursuant to section 360.042 that has not been
granted zoning powers under the agreement creating the board; provided that the board shall
not itself adopt zoning regulations nor shall a joint airport zoning board created at its request
adopt zoning regulations unless all municipalities that created the joint operating board join
to create the joint zoning board; and

(3) the Metropolitan Airports Commission established and operated pursuant to chapter
473.

(e) The Metropolitan Airports Commission shall request creation of one joint airport
zoning board for each airport operated under its authority.

Sec. 68.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.064, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Comprehensive regulations.

In the event that a municipality has adopted,
or hereafter adopts, a comprehensive zoning ordinance regulating, among other things the
height of buildings, any airport zoning regulations applicable to the same area or portion
thereof deleted text begin maydeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be new text begin incorporated by reference ornew text end incorporated in and made a part of such
comprehensive zoning regulations and be administered and enforced in connection therewith.

Sec. 69.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.065, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Notice of proposed zoning regulations, hearing.

new text begin (a) new text end No airport zoning
regulations shall be adopted, amended, or changed under sections 360.011 to 360.076,
except by action of the governing body of the municipality deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end county deleted text begin in questiondeleted text end , new text begin or joint
airport zoning board under section 360.0655 or 360.0656, new text end or the boards provided for in
section 360.063, subdivisions 3 and 7, or by the commissioner as provided in subdivisions
6 and 8deleted text begin , after public hearings, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an
opportunity to be hearddeleted text end .

new text begin (b)new text end A public hearing deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be held on the deleted text begin proposeddeleted text end new text begin airport zoningnew text end regulations
new text begin proposed by a municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board new text end before they are submitted
deleted text begin for approvaldeleted text end to the commissioner deleted text begin and after that approval but before final adoption by the
local zoning authoritydeleted text end new text begin for approvalnew text end .new text begin If any changes that alter the regulations placed on a
parcel of land are made to the proposed airport zoning regulations after the initial public
hearing, the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board must hold a second public
hearing before final adoption of the regulation. The commissioner may require a second
hearing as determined necessary.
new text end

new text begin (c)new text end Notice of a hearing deleted text begin required pursuant to this subdivision shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be published by
the deleted text begin local zoning authoritydeleted text end new text begin municipality, county, or joint airport zoning boardnew text end at least three
times during the period between 15 days and five days before the hearing in an official
newspaper and in a second newspaper designated by that authority which has a wide general
circulation in the area affected by the proposed regulationsnew text begin and posted on the municipality's,
county's, or joint airport zoning board's Web site. If there is not a second newspaper of wide
general circulation in the area that the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board
can designate for the notice, the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board is only
required to publish the notice one in the official newspaper of the jurisdictionnew text end . The notice
shall not be published in the legal notice section of a newspaper.new text begin The notice must specify
the time, location, and purpose of the hearing, and must identify any additional location and
time the proposed regulations will be available for public inspection. A copy of the published
notice must be added to the record of the proceedings.
new text end

new text begin (d)new text end Notice of a hearing deleted text begin shall also be mailed to the governing body of each political
subdivision in which property affected by the regulations is located. Notice shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be
given by mail at least deleted text begin 15deleted text end new text begin tennew text end days before each hearing to deleted text begin anydeleted text end persons deleted text begin in municipalities that
own land proposed to be included in safety zone A or B as provided in the rules of the
Department of Transportationdeleted text end and new text begin landowners where the location or size of a building, or
the density of population, will be regulated. Mailed notice must also be provided at least
ten days before each hearing new text end to persons or municipalities that have previously requested
such notice from the deleted text begin authoritydeleted text end new text begin municipality, county, or joint airport zoning boardnew text end . new text begin The notice
must specify the time, location, and purpose of the hearing, and must identify any additional
location and time the proposed regulations will be made available for public inspection.
Mailed notice must also identify the property affected by the regulations. new text end For the purpose
of deleted text begin givingdeleted text end new text begin providingnew text end mailed notice, the deleted text begin authoritydeleted text end new text begin municipality, county, or joint airport zoning
boardnew text end may use any appropriate records to determine the names and addresses of owners. A
copy of the notice and a list of the owners and addresses to which the notice was sent deleted text begin shall
be attested to by the responsible person and shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be deleted text begin made a part ofdeleted text end new text begin added tonew text end the records
of the proceedings. deleted text begin Thedeleted text end Failure to deleted text begin givedeleted text end new text begin providenew text end mailed notice to individual property ownersdeleted text begin ,deleted text end
or deleted text begin defectsdeleted text end new text begin a defectnew text end in the noticedeleted text begin , shalldeleted text end new text begin doesnew text end not invalidate the proceedingsdeleted text begin ; provideddeleted text end new text begin ifnew text end a
bona fide attempt to comply with this subdivision deleted text begin has beendeleted text end new text begin wasnew text end made. deleted text begin A notice shall describe
the property affected by the proposed regulations and the restrictions to be imposed on the
property by the regulations and shall state the place and time at which the proposed
regulations are available for public inspection.
deleted text end

Sec. 70.

new text begin [360.0655] AIRPORT ZONING REGULATIONS BASED ON
COMMISSIONER'S STANDARDS; SUBMISSION PROCESS.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Submission to commissioner; review. new text end

new text begin (a) Except as provided in section
360.0656, prior to adopting zoning regulations, the municipality, county, or joint airport
zoning board must submit the proposed regulations to the commissioner for the commissioner
to determine whether the regulations conform to the standards prescribed by the
commissioner. The municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board may elect to complete
custom airport zoning under section 360.0656 instead of using the commissioner's standard,
but only after providing written notice to the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding section 15.99, the commissioner must examine the proposed
regulations within 90 days of receipt of the regulations and report to the municipality, county,
or joint airport zoning board the commissioner's approval or objections, if any. Failure to
respond within 90 days is deemed an approval. The commissioner may request additional
information from the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board within the 90-day
review period. If the commissioner requests additional information, the 90-day review period
is tolled until the commissioner receives information and deems the information satisfactory.
 new text end

new text begin (c) If the commissioner objects on the grounds that the regulations do not conform to
the standards prescribed by the commissioner, the municipality, county, or joint airport
zoning board must make amendments necessary to resolve the objections or provide written
notice to the commissioner that the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board will
proceed with zoning under section 360.0656.
 new text end

new text begin (d) If the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board makes revisions to the
proposed regulations after its initial public hearing, the municipality, county, or joint airport
zoning board must conduct a second public hearing on the revisions and resubmit the revised
proposed regulations to the commissioner for review. The commissioner must examine the
revised proposed regulations within 90 days of receipt to determine whether the revised
proposed regulations conform to the standards prescribed by the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin (e) If, after a second review period, the commissioner determines that the municipality,
county, or joint airport zoning board failed to submit proposed regulations that conform to
the commissioner's standards, the commissioner must provide a final written decision to
the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board.
 new text end

new text begin (f) The municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board must not adopt regulations
or take other action until the proposed regulations are approved by the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin (g) The commissioner may approve local zoning ordinances that are more stringent than
the commissioner's standards.
 new text end

new text begin (h) If the commissioner approves the proposed regulations, the municipality, county, or
joint airport zoning board may adopt the regulations.
 new text end

new text begin (i) A copy of the adopted regulations must be filed with the county recorder in each
county that contains a zoned area subject to the regulations.
 new text end

new text begin (j) Substantive rights that existed and had been exercised prior to August 1, 2018, are
not affected by the filing of the regulations.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Protection of existing land uses. new text end

new text begin (a) In order to ensure minimum disruption
of existing land uses, the commissioner's airport zoning standards and local airport zoning
ordinances or regulations adopted under section 360.0655 must distinguish between the
creation or establishment of a use and the elimination of an existing use, and must avoid
the elimination, removal, or reclassification of existing uses to the extent consistent with
reasonable safety standards. The commissioner's standards must include criteria for
determining when an existing land use may constitute an airport hazard so severe that public
safety considerations outweigh the public interest in preventing disruption to that land use.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Airport zoning regulations that classify as a nonconforming use or require
nonconforming use classification with respect to any existing low-density structure or
existing isolated low-density building lots must be adopted under sections 360.061 to
360.074.
 new text end

new text begin (c) A local airport zoning authority may classify a land use described in paragraph (b)
as an airport hazard if the authority finds that the classification is justified by public safety
considerations and is consistent with the commissioner's airport zoning standards. Any land
use described in paragraph (b) that is classified as an airport hazard must be acquired, altered,
or removed at public expense.
 new text end

new text begin (d) This subdivision must not be construed to affect the classification of any land use
under any zoning ordinances or regulations not adopted under sections 360.061 to 360.074.
 new text end

Sec. 71.

new text begin [360.0656] CUSTOM AIRPORT ZONING STANDARDS.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Custom airport zoning standards; factors. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding section
360.0655, a municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board must provide notice to the
commissioner when the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board intends to establish
and adopt custom airport zoning regulations under this section.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Airport zoning regulations submitted to the commissioner under this subdivision are
not subject to the commissioner's zoning regulations under section 360.0655 or Minnesota
Rules, part 8800.2400.
 new text end

new text begin (c) When developing and adopting custom airport zoning regulations under this section,
the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board must include in the record a detailed
analysis that explains how the proposed custom airport zoning regulations addressed the
following factors to ensure a reasonable level of safety:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the location of the airport, the surrounding land uses, and the character of
neighborhoods in the vicinity of the airport, including:
 new text end

new text begin (i) the location of vulnerable populations, including schools, hospitals, and nursing
homes, in the airport hazard area;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) the location of land uses that attract large assemblies of people in the airport hazard
area;
 new text end

new text begin (iii) the availability of contiguous open spaces in the airport hazard area;
 new text end

new text begin (iv) the location of wildlife attractants in the airport hazard area;
 new text end

new text begin (v) airport ownership or control of the federal Runway Protection Zone and the
department's Clear Zone;
 new text end

new text begin (vi) land uses that create or cause interference with the operation of radio or electronic
facilities used by the airport or aircraft;
 new text end

new text begin (vii) land uses that make it difficult for pilots to distinguish between airport lights and
other lights, result in glare in the eyes of pilots using the airport, or impair visibility in the
vicinity of the airport;
 new text end

new text begin (viii) land uses that otherwise inhibit a pilot's ability to land, take off, or maneuver the
aircraft;
 new text end

new text begin (ix) airspace protection to prevent the creation of air navigation hazards in the airport
hazard area; and
 new text end

new text begin (x) the social and economic costs of restricting land uses;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the airport's type of operations and how the operations affect safety surrounding the
airport;
 new text end

new text begin (3) the accident rate at the airport compared to a statistically significant sample, including
an analysis of accident distribution based on the rate with a higher accident incidence;
 new text end

new text begin (4) the planned land uses within an airport hazard area, including any applicable platting,
zoning, comprehensive plan, or transportation plan; and
 new text end

new text begin (5) any other information relevant to safety or the airport.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Submission to commissioner; review. new text end

new text begin (a) Except as provided in section
360.0655, prior to adopting zoning regulations, the municipality, county, or joint airport
zoning board must submit its proposed regulations and the supporting record to the
commissioner for review. The commissioner must determine whether the proposed custom
airport zoning regulations and supporting record (1) evaluate the criteria under subdivision
1, and (2) provide a reasonable level of safety.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding section 15.99, the commissioner must examine the proposed
regulations within 90 days of receipt of the regulations and report to the municipality, county,
or joint airport zoning board the commissioner's approval or objections, if any. Failure to
respond within 90 days is deemed an approval. The commissioner may request additional
information from the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board within the 90-day
review period.
 new text end

new text begin (c) If the commissioner objects on the grounds that the regulations do not provide a
reasonable level of safety, the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board must
review, consider, and provide a detailed explanation demonstrating how it evaluated the
objections and what action it took or did not take in response to the objections. If the
municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board submits amended regulations after its
initial public hearing, the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board must conduct
a second public hearing on the revisions and resubmit the revised proposed regulations to
the commissioner for review. The commissioner must examine the revised proposed
regulations within 90 days of receipt of the regulations. If the commissioner requests
additional information, the 90-day review period is tolled until satisfactory information is
received by the commissioner. Failure to respond within 90 days is deemed an approval.
 new text end

new text begin (d) If, after the second review period, the commissioner determines that the municipality,
county, or joint airport zoning board failed to submit proposed regulations that provide a
reasonable safety level, the commissioner must provide a final written decision to the
municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board.
 new text end

new text begin (e) A municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board is prohibited from adopting
custom regulations or taking other action until the proposed regulations are approved by
the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin (f) If the commissioner approves the proposed regulations, the municipality, county, or
joint airport zoning board may adopt the regulations.
 new text end

new text begin (g) A copy of the adopted regulations must be filed with the county recorder in each
county that contains a zoned area subject to the regulations.
 new text end

new text begin (h) Substantive rights that existed and had been exercised prior to August 1, 2018, are
not affected by the filing of the regulations.
 new text end

Sec. 72.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.066, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Reasonableness.

deleted text begin Standards of the commissionerdeleted text end new text begin Zoning standardsnew text end defining
airport hazard areas and the categories of uses permitted and airport zoning regulations
adopted under sections 360.011 to 360.076, shall be reasonable, and none shall impose a
requirement or restriction which is not reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of
sections 360.011 to 360.076. deleted text begin In determining what minimum airport zoning regulations may
be adopted, the commissioner and a local airport zoning authority shall consider, among
other things, the character of the flying operations expected to be conducted at the airport,
the location of the airport, the nature of the terrain within the airport hazard area, the existing
land uses and character of the neighborhood around the airport, the uses to which the property
to be zoned are planned and adaptable, and the social and economic costs of restricting land
uses versus the benefits derived from a strict application of the standards of the commissioner.
deleted text end

Sec. 73.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.067, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Federal no hazard determination. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 and 2,
a municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board may include in its custom airport zoning
regulations adopted under section 360.0656 an option to permit construction of a structure,
an increase or alteration of the height of a structure, or the growth of an existing tree without
a variance from height restrictions if the Federal Aviation Administration has analyzed the
proposed construction, alteration, or growth under Code of Federal Regulations, title 14,
part 77, and has determined the proposed construction, alteration, or growth does not:
 new text end

new text begin (1) pose a hazard to air navigation;
 new text end

new text begin (2) require changes to airport or aircraft operations; or
 new text end

new text begin (3) require any mitigation conditions by the Federal Aviation Administration that cannot
be satisfied by the landowner.
 new text end

new text begin (b) A municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board that permits an exception to
height restrictions under this subdivision must require the applicant to file the Federal
Aviation Administration's no hazard determination with the applicable zoning administrator.
The applicant must obtain written approval of the zoning administrator before construction,
alteration, or growth may occur. Failure of the administrator to respond within 60 days to
a filing under this subdivision is deemed a denial. The Federal Aviation Administration's
no hazard determination does not apply to requests for variation from land use, density, or
any other requirement unrelated to the height of structures or the growth of trees.
 new text end

Sec. 74.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Membership.

new text begin (a) new text end Where a zoning board of appeals or adjustment already exists,
it may be appointed as the board of adjustment. Otherwise, the board of adjustment shall
consist of five members, each to be appointed for a term of three years by the authority
adopting the regulations and to be removable by the appointing authority for cause, upon
written charges and after public hearing. new text begin The length of initial appointments may be staggered.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end In the case of a Metropolitan Airports Commission, five members shall be appointed
by the commission new text begin chair new text end from the area in and for which the commission was created, any
of whom may be members of the commission. In the case of an airport owned or operated
by the state of Minnesota, the board of commissioners of the county, or counties, in which
the airport hazard area is located shall constitute the airport board of adjustment and shall
exercise the powers and duties of such board as provided herein.

Sec. 75.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 360.305, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Zoning required.

The commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end not expend money for new text begin planning
or new text end land acquisition, deleted text begin ordeleted text end for the construction, improvement, or maintenance of airports, or for
air navigation facilities for an airport, unless the deleted text begin governmental unitdeleted text end new text begin municipality, county,
or joint airport zoning boardnew text end involved has or is establishing a zoning authority for that
airport, and the authority has made a good-faith showing that it is in the process of and will
complete with due diligence, an airport zoning ordinance in accordance with sections 360.061
to 360.074. new text begin The commissioner may provide funds to support airport safety projects that
maintain existing infrastructure, regardless of a zoning authority's efforts to complete a
zoning regulation. new text end The commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end make maximum use of zoning and easements
to eliminate runway and other potential airport hazards rather than land acquisition in fee.

Sec. 76.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 394.22, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Airport safety zone. new text end

new text begin "Airport safety zone" means an area subject to land use
zoning controls adopted under sections 360.061 to 360.074 if the zoning controls regulate
(1) the size or location of buildings, or (2) the density of population.
 new text end

Sec. 77.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 394.23, is amended to read:


394.23 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

The board has the power and authority to prepare and adopt by ordinance, a
comprehensive plan. A comprehensive plan or plans when adopted by ordinance must be
the basis for official controls adopted under the provisions of sections 394.21 to 394.37.
The commissioner of natural resources must provide the natural heritage data from the
county biological survey, if available, to each county for use in the comprehensive plan.
When adopting or updating the comprehensive plan, the board must, if the data is available
to the county, consider natural heritage data resulting from the county biological survey. In
a county that is not a greater than 80 percent area, as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision
10b, the board must consider adopting goals and objectives that will protect open space and
the environment.new text begin The board must consider the location and dimensions of airport safety
zones in any portion of the county, and of any airport improvements, identified in the airport's
most recent approved airport layout plan.
new text end

Sec. 78.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 394.231, is amended to read:


394.231 COMPREHENSIVE PLANS IN GREATER MINNESOTA; OPEN SPACE.

A county adopting or updating a comprehensive plan in a county outside the metropolitan
area as defined by section 473.121, subdivision 2, and that is not a greater than 80 percent
area, as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 10b, shall consider adopting goals and
objectives for the preservation of agricultural, forest, wildlife, and open space land, and
minimizing development in sensitive shoreland areas. Within three years of updating the
comprehensive plan, the county shall consider adopting ordinances as part of the county's
official controls that encourage the implementation of the goals and objectives. The county
shall consider the following goals and objectives:

(1) minimizing the fragmentation and development of agricultural, forest, wildlife, and
open space lands, including consideration of appropriate minimum lot sizes;

(2) minimizing further development in sensitive shoreland areas;

(3) minimizing development near wildlife management areas, scientific and natural
areas, and nature centers;

new text begin (4) encouraging land uses in airport safety zones that are compatible with the safe
operation of the airport and the safety of people in the vicinity of the airport;
 new text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end identification of areas of preference for higher density, including consideration
of existing and necessary water and wastewater services, infrastructure, other services, and
to the extent feasible, encouraging full development of areas previously zoned for
nonagricultural uses;

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end encouraging development close to places of employment, shopping centers,
schools, mass transit, and other public and private service centers;

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end identification of areas where other developments are appropriate; and

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end other goals and objectives a county may identify.

Sec. 79.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 394.25, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

In district zoning, maps.

Within each such district zoning ordinances or maps
may also be adopted designating or limiting the location, height, width, bulk, type of
foundation, number of stories, size of, and the specific uses for which dwellings, buildings,
and structures may be erected or altered; the minimum and maximum size of yards, courts,
or other open spaces; setback from existing roads and highways and roads and highways
designated on an official map; protective measures necessary to protect the public interest
including but not limited to controls relating to appearance, signs, lighting, hours of operation
and other aesthetic performance characteristics including but not limited to noise, heat,
glare, vibrations and smoke; the area required to provide for off street loading and parking
facilities; heights of trees and structures near airports; and to avoid too great concentration
or scattering of the population. All such provisions shall be uniform for each class of land
or building throughout each district, but the provisions in one district may differ from those
in other districts. No provision may prohibit earth sheltered construction as defined in section
216C.06, subdivision 14, or manufactured homes built in conformance with sections 327.31
to 327.35 that comply with all other zoning ordinances promulgated pursuant to this section.new text begin
Airport safety zones must be included on maps that illustrate boundaries of zoning districts
and that are adopted as official controls.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to maps
created or updated under this section on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 80.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462.352, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Airport safety zone. new text end

new text begin "Airport safety zone" has the meaning given in section
394.22, subdivision 1a.
 new text end

Sec. 81.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462.355, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Preparation and review.

The planning agency shall prepare the
comprehensive municipal plan. In discharging this duty the planning agency shall consult
with and coordinate the planning activities of other departments and agencies of the
municipality to insure conformity with and to assist in the development of the comprehensive
municipal plan. In its planning activities the planning agency shall take due cognizance of
the planning activities of adjacent units of government and other affected public agencies.
The planning agency shall periodically review the plan and recommend amendments
whenever necessary. When preparing or recommending amendments to the comprehensive
plan, the planning agency of a municipality located within a county that is not a greater than
80 percent area, as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 10b, must consider adopting
goals and objectives that will protect open space and the environment.new text begin When preparing or
recommending amendments to the comprehensive plan, the planning agency must consider
(1) the location and dimensions of airport safety zones in any portion of the municipality,
and (2) any airport improvements identified in the airport's most recent approved airport
layout plan.
new text end

Sec. 82.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462.357, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1i. new text end

new text begin Airport safety zones on zoning maps. new text end

new text begin Airport safety zones must be included
on maps that illustrate boundaries of zoning districts and that are adopted as official controls.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to maps
created or updated under this section on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 83.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462.357, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Development goals and objectives.

In adopting official controls after July 1,
2008, in a municipality outside the metropolitan area, as defined by section 473.121,
subdivision 2, the municipality shall consider restricting new residential, commercial, and
industrial development so that the new development takes place in areas subject to the
following goals and objectives:

(1) minimizing the fragmentation and development of agricultural, forest, wildlife, and
open space lands, including consideration of appropriate minimum lot sizes;

(2) minimizing further development in sensitive shoreland areas;

(3) minimizing development near wildlife management areas, scientific and natural
areas, and nature centers;

new text begin (4) encouraging land uses in airport safety zones that are compatible with the safe
operation of the airport and the safety of people in the vicinity of the airport;
 new text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end identification of areas of preference for higher density, including consideration
of existing and necessary water and wastewater services, infrastructure, other services, and
to the extent feasible, encouraging full development of areas previously zoned for
nonagricultural uses;

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end encouraging development close to places of employment, shopping centers,
schools, mass transit, and other public and private service centers;

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end identification of areas where other developments are appropriate; and

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end other goals and objectives a municipality may identify.

Sec. 84.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Budget.

(a)new text begin Except as provided in paragraph (b),new text end on or before December
20 of each year, the council shall adopt a final budget covering its anticipated receipts and
disbursements for the ensuing year and shall decide upon the total amount necessary to be
raised from ad valorem tax levies to meet its budget. The budget deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end state in detail
the expenditures for each program to be undertaken, including the expenses for salaries,
consultant services, overhead, travel, deleted text begin printing,deleted text end and other items. The budget deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end state
in detail thenew text begin council's nontransportationnew text end capital expenditures deleted text begin of the councildeleted text end for the budget
year, based on a five-year capital program adopted by the council and transmitted to the
legislature. After adoption of the budget and no later than five working days after December
20, the council shall certify to the auditor of each metropolitan county the share of the tax
to be levied within that county, which must be an amount bearing the same proportion to
the total levy agreed on by the council as the net tax capacity of the county bears to the net
tax capacity of the metropolitan area. The maximum amount of any levy made for the
purpose of this chapter may not exceed the limits set by the statute authorizing the levy.

new text begin (b) For the transportation components of the council's budgeting, each fiscal year starts
July 1 and ends the following June 30. On or before June 15 of each year, the council must
adopt a final budget for the transportation components that identifies its anticipated receipts
and disbursements for the next fiscal year. The budget must state in detail the expenditures
to be undertaken for each program, including the expenses for salaries, consultant services,
overhead, travel, and other items. The budget must state in detail the council's transportation
capital expenditures for the budget year, based on a five-year capital program adopted by
the council and transmitted to the legislature.
 new text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c) As part of the budget under paragraph (b) innew text end each even-numbered yearnew text begin ,new text end the council
deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end prepare for its transit programs a financial plan for the succeeding three deleted text begin calendardeleted text end
new text begin fiscalnew text end yearsdeleted text begin , in half-year segmentsdeleted text end . The financial plan must contain schedules of user charges
and any changes in user charges planned or anticipated by the council during the period of
the plan. The financial plan must contain a proposed request for state financial assistance
for the succeeding biennium.

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end In addition, deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin eachnew text end budgetnew text begin under paragraphs (a) and (b)new text end must show for each
year:

(1) the estimated operating revenues from all sources including funds on hand at the
beginning of the year, and estimated expenditures for costs of operation, administration,
maintenance, and debt service;

(2) capital improvement funds estimated to be on hand at the beginning of the year and
estimated to be received during the year from all sources and estimated cost of capital
improvements to be paid out or expended during the year, all in such detail and form as the
council may prescribe; and

(3) the estimated source and use of pass-through funds.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective beginning with the
transportation budget period under paragraph (b) that starts July 1, 2019, and applies in the
counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
 new text end

Sec. 85.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.13, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 1d. new text end

new text begin Budget changes or variances; reports. new text end

new text begin At least quarterly by January 1, April
1, July 1, and October 1, the council must submit a summary to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction
over transportation policy and finance and to the Legislative Commission on Metropolitan
Government on any changes to or variances from the budget adopted under subdivision 1.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2018, and
applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
 new text end

Sec. 86.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Accounts;new text begin accounting system; controls;new text end audits.

new text begin (a) new text end The council shall keep
an accurate account of its receipts and disbursements.new text begin For the transportation and transit
components of the council's financial activity, the council must use the state accounting
system maintained by the commissioner of management and budget under sections 16A.14
and 16A.15.
new text end

new text begin (b)new text end Disbursements of council money must be made by check or by electronic funds
transfer, signed or authorized by the chair or vice-chair of the council, and countersigned
or authorized by its regional administrator or designee after whatever auditing and approval
of the expenditure may be required by the council.

new text begin (c)new text end The state auditor shall audit the books and accounts of the council once each year,
or as often as funds and personnel of the state auditor permit. The council shall pay to the
state the total cost and expenses of the examination, including the salaries paid to the auditors
while actually engaged in making the examination. The general fund must be credited with
all collections made for any examination.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019, for the
transportation budget period that starts on that date and applies in the counties of Anoka,
Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
 new text end

Sec. 87.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.13, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Overview of revenues and expenditures; forecast. new text end

new text begin (a) In cooperation with
the commissioner of management and budget and as required by section 16A.103, the
council must prepare in February and November of each year a financial overview and
forecast of revenues and expenditures for the transportation components of the council's
budget.
 new text end

new text begin (b) At a minimum, the financial overview and forecast must identify:
 new text end

new text begin (1) actual revenues, expenditures, transfers, reserves, and balances for each of the previous
four budget years;
 new text end

new text begin (2) budgeted and forecasted revenues, expenditures, transfers, reserves, and balances
for each year within the state forecast period; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) a comparison of the information under clause (2) to the prior forecast, including any
changes made.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The information under paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2), must include:
 new text end

new text begin (1) a breakdown for each transportation operating budget category established by the
council, including but not limited to bus, light rail transit, commuter rail, planning, special
transportation service under section 473.386, and assistance to replacement service providers
under section 473.388;
 new text end

new text begin (2) data for both transportation operating and capital expenditures; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) fund balances for each replacement service provider under section 473.388.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The financial overview and forecast must summarize reserve policies, identify the
methodology for cost allocation, and review revenue assumptions and variables affecting
the assumptions.
 new text end

new text begin (e) The council must review the financial overview and forecast information with the
chairs and legislative staff of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over finance, ways
and means, and transportation finance no later than two weeks following the release of the
forecast.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2018, and
applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
 new text end

Sec. 88.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.13, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Budget assumptions. new text end

new text begin (a) As part of the budget submission to the legislature
under section 16A.11, the council must explicitly identify the assumptions used (1) to prepare
the budget submission, and (2) for any underlying documentation or plans regarding
transportation and transit.
 new text end

new text begin (b) As part of the budget submission to the legislature under section 16A.11, the council
must include copies of any report, application, or related document submitted to the Federal
Transit Administration since the previous budget submission was provided to the legislature.
In the budget submission, the council must explicitly identify the assumptions used to
prepare each of the reports, applications, or related documents.
 new text end

new text begin (c) In the budget submission to the legislature under section 16A.11, the council must
include a section that provides a detailed explanation of the impact each assumption identified
in paragraphs (a) and (b) has on the council's financial forecast.
 new text end

Sec. 89.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.146, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Requirement.

The council deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end adopt deleted text begin adeleted text end long-range comprehensive
policy deleted text begin plandeleted text end new text begin plansnew text end for transportation and wastewater treatment. deleted text begin The plansdeleted text end new text begin Each policy plannew text end
must substantially conform to all policy statements, purposes, goals, standards, and maps
in the development guide developed and adopted by the council undernew text begin section 473.145 andnew text end
this chapter. Each policy plan must include, to the extent appropriate to the functions,
services, and systems covered, the following:

(1) forecasts of changes in the general levels and distribution of population, households,
employment, land uses, and other relevant matters, for the metropolitan area and appropriate
subareas;

(2) a statement of issues, problems, needs, and opportunities with respect to the functions,
services, and systems covered;

(3) a statement of the council's goals, objectives, and priorities with respect to the
functions, services, and systems covered, addressing areas and populations to be served,
the levels, distribution, and staging of services; a general description of the facility systems
required to support the services; the estimated cost of improvements required to achieve
the council's goals for the regional systems, including an analysis of what portion of the
funding for each improvement is proposed to come from the state, Metropolitan Council
levies, and cities, counties, and towns in the metropolitan area, respectively, and other
similar matters;

(4) a statement of policies to effectuate the council's goals, objectives, and priorities;

(5) a statement of the fiscal implications of the council's plan, including a statement of:
(i) the resources available under existing fiscal policy; (ii) the adequacy of resources under
existing fiscal policy and any shortfalls and unattended needs; (iii) additional resources, if
any, that are or may be required to effectuate the council's goals, objectives, and priorities;
and (iv) any changes in existing fiscal policy, on regional revenues and intergovernmental
aids respectively, that are expected or that the council has recommended or may recommend;

(6) a statement of the relationship of the policy plan to other policy plans and deleted text begin chaptersdeleted text end new text begin
relevant portionsnew text end of the deleted text begin Metropolitandeleted text end development guide;

(7) a statement of the relationships to local comprehensive plans prepared under sections
473.851 to 473.871; and

(8) additional general information as may be necessary to develop the policy plan or as
may be required by the laws relating to the metropolitan agency and function covered by
the policy plan.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2018, and
applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
 new text end

Sec. 90.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.146, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

deleted text begin Development guide:deleted text end Transportationnew text begin policy plannew text end .

new text begin (a) new text end The transportation
deleted text begin chapterdeleted text end new text begin policy plannew text end must include policies relating to all transportation forms and be designed
to promote the legislative determinations, policies, and goals set forth in section 473.371.

new text begin (b) In addition to the requirements regarding the contents of the policy plan under
subdivision 1, the plan must include:
 new text end

new text begin (1) a fully constrained scenario that assumes no revenue increase from current law and
no inflationary increases;
 new text end

new text begin (2) a partially constrained scenario that assumes no revenue increase from current law
but includes reasonable inflationary increases; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) an envisioned revenue scenario that identifies a revenue increase in an amount that
accommodates transportation system maintenance, improvements, and expansion, including
for state and local roads, regular route bus service, busways, and guideways.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The estimates under each scenario in paragraph (b) must identify anticipated long-term
transit system impacts, including unfunded costs for each transit mode and any reductions
in regular route bus service hours.
 new text end

new text begin (d)new text end In addition to the requirements of subdivision 1 regarding the contents of the policy
plan, the nontransit deleted text begin elementdeleted text end new text begin portionnew text end of the deleted text begin transportation chapterdeleted text end new text begin plannew text end must include the
following:

(1) a statement of the needs and problems of the metropolitan area with respect to the
functions covered, including the present and prospective demand for and constraints on
access to regional business concentrations and other major activity centers and the constraints
on and acceptable levels of development and vehicular trip generation at such centers;

(2) the objectives of and the policies to be forwarded by the policy plan;

(3) a general description of the physical facilities and services to be developed;

(4) a statement as to the general location of physical facilities and service areas;

(5) a general statement of timing and priorities in the development of those physical
facilities and service areas;

(6) a detailed statement, updated every two years, of timing and priorities for
improvements and expenditures needed on the metropolitan highway system;

(7) a general statement on the level of public expenditure appropriate to the facilities;
and

(8) a long-range assessment of air transportation trends and factors that may affect airport
development in the metropolitan area and policies and strategies that will ensure a
comprehensive, coordinated, and timely investigation and evaluation of alternatives for
airport development.

new text begin (e) new text end The council shall develop the nontransit deleted text begin elementdeleted text end new text begin portionnew text end in consultation with the
transportation advisory board and the Metropolitan Airports Commission and cities having
an airport located within or adjacent to its corporate boundaries. The council shall also take
into consideration the airport development and operations plans and activities of the
commission. The council shall transmit the results to the state Department of Transportation.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2018, applies
for the next regular update to the transportation policy plan, and applies in the counties of
Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
 new text end

Sec. 91.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.3994, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Rail colocation prohibition. new text end

new text begin The responsible authority is prohibited from
constructing a light rail transit line or extension in a shared use rail corridor for freight rail
and light rail transit.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2018. The
portion of this section applicable to the Metropolitan Council applies in the counties of
Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
 new text end

Sec. 92.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 473.4051, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2.

Operating costs.

(a) After operating revenue and federal money have been
used to pay for light rail transit operations, 50 percent of the remaining operating costs must
be paid by the state.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), all operating and ongoing capital maintenance costs
must be paid from nonstate sources for a segment of a light rail transit line or line extension
project that formally entered the engineering phase of the Federal Transit Administration's
"New Starts" capital investment grant program between August 1, 2016, and December 31,
2016.

new text begin (c) For purposes of this subdivision, operating costs consist of the costs associated with
light rail system daily operations and the maintenance costs associated with keeping light
rail services and facilities operating. Operating costs do not include costs incurred to enhance
or expand the existing system, construct new buildings or facilities, purchase new vehicles,
or make technology improvements.
 new text end

Sec. 93.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 473.4485, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2.

Legislative report.

(a) By October 15 in every even-numbered year, the council
must prepare, in collaboration with the commissioner, a report on comprehensive transit
finance in the metropolitan area. The council must submit the report electronically to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
transportation policy and finance.

(b) The report must be structured to provide financial information in six-month increments
corresponding to state and local fiscal years, and must use consistent assumptions and
methodologies. new text begin The report must explicitly identify and explain the assumptions and
methodologies used to prepare the report. new text end The report must comprehensively identify all
funding sources and expenditures related to transit in the metropolitan area, including but
not limited to:

(1) sources and uses of funds from regional railroad authorities, joint powers agreements,
counties, and cities;

(2) expenditures for transit planning, feasibility studies, alternatives analysis, and other
transit project development; and

(3) expenditures for guideways, busways, regular route bus service, demand-response
service, and special transportation service under section 473.386.

(c) The report must include a section that summarizes the status of (1) guideways in
revenue operation, and (2) guideway projects (i) currently in study, planning, development,
or construction; (ii) identified in the transportation policy plan under section 473.146; or
(iii) identified in the comprehensive statewide freight and passenger rail plan under section
174.03, subdivision 1b.

(d) At a minimum, the guideways status section of the report must provide for each
guideway project wholly or partially in the metropolitan area:

(1) a brief description of the project, including projected ridership;

(2) a summary of the overall status and current phase of the project;

(3) a timeline that includes (i) project phases or milestones, including any federal
approvals; (ii) expected and known dates of commencement of each phase or milestone;
and (iii) expected and known dates of completion of each phase or milestone;

(4) a brief progress update on specific project phases or milestones completed since the
last previous submission of a report under this subdivision; and

(5) a summary financial plan that identifies, as reflected by the data and level of detail
available in the latest phase of project development and to the extent available:

(i) capital expenditures, including expenditures to date and total projected expenditures,
with a breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds for the project;

(ii) estimated annual operations and maintenance expenditures reflecting the level of
detail available in the current phase of the project development, with a breakdown by
committed and proposed sources of funds for the project; and

(iii) if feasible, project expenditures by budget activity.

(e) The report must include a section that summarizes the status of (1) busways in revenue
operation, and (2) busway projects currently in study, planning, development, or construction.

(f) The report must include a section that identifies the total ridership, farebox recovery
ratio, and per-passenger operating subsidy for (1) each route and line in revenue operation
by a transit provider, including guideways, busways, and regular route bus service; and (2)
demand-response service and special transportation service. The section must provide data,
as available on a per-passenger mile basis and must provide information for at least the
previous three years. The section must identify performance standards for farebox recovery
and identify each route and line that does not meet the standards.

(g) The report must also include a systemwide capacity analysis for transit operations
and investment in expansion and maintenance that:

(1) provides a funding projection, annually over the ensuing ten years, and with a
breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds, of:

(i) total capital expenditures for guideways and for busways;

(ii) total operations and maintenance expenditures for guideways and for busways;

(iii) total funding available for guideways and for busways, including from projected or
estimated farebox recovery; and

(iv) total funding available for transit service in the metropolitan area; and

(2) evaluates the availability of funds and distribution of sources of funds for guideway
and for busway investments.

(h) The capacity analysis under paragraph (g) must include all guideway and busway
lines for which public funds are reasonably expected to be expended in planning,
development, construction, revenue operation, or capital maintenance during the ensuing
ten years.

(i) Local units of government must provide assistance and information in a timely manner
as requested by the commissioner or council for completion of the report.

Sec. 94.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.606, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Employees, others, affirmative action; prevailing wage.

The corporation
shall have the power to appoint engineers and other consultants, attorneys, and such other
officers, agents, and employees as it may see fit, who shall perform such duties and receive
such compensation as the corporation may determinenew text begin notwithstanding the provisions of
section 43A.17, subdivision 9new text end , and be removable at the pleasure of the corporation. The
corporation must adopt an affirmative action plan, which shall be submitted to the appropriate
agency or office of the state for review and approval. The plan must include a yearly progress
report to the agency or office. Whenever the corporation performs any work within the
limits of a city of the first class, or establishes a minimum wage for skilled or unskilled
labor in the specifications or any contract for work within one of the cities, the rate of pay
to such skilled and unskilled labor must be the prevailing rate of wage for such labor in that
city.

Sec. 95.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 574.26, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Exemptions: certain manufacturers; commissioner of transportation;
road maintenance.

(a) Sections 574.26 to 574.32 do not apply to a manufacturer of public
transit buses that manufactures at least 100 public transit buses in a calendar year. For
purposes of this section, "public transit bus" means a motor vehicle designed to transport
people, with a design capacity for carrying more than 40 passengers, including the driver.
The term "public transit bus" does not include a school bus, as defined in section 169.011,
subdivision 71.

(b) At the discretion of the commissioner of transportation, sections 574.26 to 574.32
do not apply to any projects of the Department of Transportation (1) costing less than the
amount in section 471.345, subdivision 3, deleted text begin ordeleted text end (2) involving the permanent or semipermanent
installation of heavy machinery, fixtures, or other capital equipment to be used primarily
for maintenance or repairnew text begin , or (3) awarded under section 161.32, subdivision 2new text end .

(c) Sections 574.26 to 574.32 do not apply to contracts for snow removal, ice removal,
grading, or other similar routine road maintenance on town roads.

Sec. 96.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 4, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Total Appropriation

 $
 		199,838,000
 		$
 		199,407,000
Appropriations by Fund
2018
 2019
General
 19,971,000
 14,381,000
Special Revenue
 63,945,000
 deleted text begin 65,087,000 deleted text end new text begin
1,439,000
 new text end
H.U.T.D.
 10,474,000
 10,486,000
Trunk Highway
 105,448,000
 109,453,000
new text begin Driver and Vehicle
Services
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin 63,648,000
 new text end

The appropriations in this section are to the
commissioner of public safety. The amounts
that may be spent for each purpose are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Sec. 97.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Administration and Related Services
(a) Office of Communications
 553,000
 573,000
Appropriations by Fund
2018
 2019
General
 127,000
 130,000
Trunk Highway
 426,000
 443,000
(b) Public Safety Support
 6,372,000
 6,569,000
Appropriations by Fund
2018
 2019
General
 1,225,000
 1,235,000
H.U.T.D.
 1,366,000
 1,366,000
Trunk Highway
 3,781,000
 3,968,000

new text begin The commissioner must not spend any money
from the highway user tax distribution fund
for employees working at the public
information center or comparable customer
service positions elsewhere in the department.
 new text end

(c) Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits
 640,000
 640,000

This appropriation is from the general fund
for payment of public safety officer survivor
benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section
299A.44.

If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.

(d) Public Safety Officer Reimbursements
 1,367,000
 1,367,000

This appropriation is from the general fund to
be deposited in the public safety officer's
benefit account. This money is available for
reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes,
section 299A.465.

(e) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements
 700,000
 700,000
Appropriations by Fund
2018
 2019
General
 600,000
 600,000
Trunk Highway
 100,000
 100,000

This appropriation is for soft body armor
reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes,
section 299A.38.

(f) Technology and Support Service
 3,777,000
 3,814,000
Appropriations by Fund
2018
 2019
General
 1,353,000
 1,365,000
H.U.T.D.
 19,000
 19,000
Trunk Highway
 2,405,000
 2,430,000

Sec. 98.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 4, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Driver and Vehicle Services
(a) Vehicle Services
 30,745,000
 31,159,000
Appropriations by Fund
2018
 2019
Special Revenue
 22,509,000
 deleted text begin 22,923,000 deleted text end new text begin
0
 new text end
H.U.T.D.
 8,236,000
 8,236,000
new text begin Driver and Vehicle
Services
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin 22,923,000
 new text end

The special revenue fund appropriation new text begin in
fiscal year 2018 new text end is from the vehicle services
operating account.new text begin The driver and vehicle
services fund appropriation in fiscal year 2019
is from the vehicle services operating account.
new text end

(b) Driver Services
 32,014,000
 32,725,000
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue
 new text end 		new text begin 32,014,000
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end
new text begin Driver and Vehicle
Services
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin 32,725,000
 new text end

This appropriation is from the driver services
operating account deleted text begin in the special revenue funddeleted text end new text begin
under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705new text end .

$156,000 in each year is to maintain the
automated knowledge test system.

(c) Minnesota Licensing and Registration System
(MNLARS)
 8,000,000
 8,000,000
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue
 new text end 		new text begin 8,000,000
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end
new text begin Driver and Vehicle
Services
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin 8,000,000
 new text end

This appropriation is for operations and
maintenance of the driver and vehicle
information system known as the Minnesota
Licensing and Registration System.

$1,000,000 in the first year and $5,265,000 in
the second year are from the driver services
operating account deleted text begin in the special revenue funddeleted text end new text begin
under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705new text end .
This is a onetime appropriation.

$7,000,000 in the first year and $2,735,000 in
the second year are from the vehicle services
operating account deleted text begin in the special revenue funddeleted text end new text begin
under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705new text end .
This is a onetime appropriation.

Sec. 99. new text begin CANCELLATION AND TRANSFER; PUBLIC SAFETY.
new text end

new text begin (a) By June 30, 2018, the commissioner of management and budget, in consultation with
the commissioner of public safety, must cancel $1,900,000 of fiscal year 2018 appropriations
to the commissioner of public safety from the general fund and special revenue fund in
Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 3. The commissioner must exclude any
appropriations made for state patrol, homeland security and emergency management, criminal
apprehension, fire marshal, the Firefighter Training and Education Board, alcohol and
gambling enforcement, the Office of Justice Programs, and emergency communication
networks.
 new text end

new text begin (b) On July 1, 2018, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer the total
amounts canceled under paragraph (a) to the driver and vehicle services technology account
under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
 new text end

Sec. 100. new text begin EDITING MNLARS TRANSACTIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of public safety must ensure deputy registrars are able to edit, at
a minimum, the following information as part of a Minnesota Licensing and Registration
System (MNLARS) transaction:
 new text end

new text begin (1) personal information of the applicant;
 new text end

new text begin (2) vehicle classification and information about a vehicle or trailer;
 new text end

new text begin (3) sale price of a vehicle or trailer;
 new text end

new text begin (4) the amount of taxes and fees; and
 new text end

new text begin (5) the base value of a vehicle or trailer.
 new text end

new text begin The ability to edit the transactions in this paragraph must be available until the end of the
business day following the day the transaction was initially completed.
 new text end

new text begin (b) For each transaction edited, MNLARS must record which individual edited the
record, the date and time the record was edited, what information was edited, and include
a notation that the transaction was edited.
 new text end

Sec. 101. new text begin ENGINE BRAKES; REGULATION BY MINNEAPOLIS.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any other law or charter provision, the governing body of the city of
Minneapolis may by ordinance restrict or prohibit the use of an engine brake on motor
vehicles along Legislative Route No. 392, also known as marked Interstate Highway 94, in
the westbound lane beginning at LaSalle Avenue and extending west to the Lowry Tunnel.
Upon notification by the city of Minneapolis to the commissioner of transportation of the
city's adoption of the ordinance, the commissioner of transportation shall erect the appropriate
signs, with the cost of the signs to be paid by the city. For purposes of this section, "engine
brake" means any device that uses the engine and transmission to impede the forward motion
of the motor vehicle by compression of the engine.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 102. new text begin INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 AT COUNTY ROAD 9 IN RICE COUNTY
INTERCHANGE FEASIBILITY STUDY; APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $1,450,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated to the commissioner of transportation to
conduct a study on the feasibility of an interchange at marked Interstate Highway 35 and
County Road 9 in Rice County. Of this appropriation, $950,000 is from the general fund
and $500,000 is from the trunk highway fund. At a minimum, the commissioner's study
must include estimated construction costs, traffic modeling, an environmental analysis, and
a potential design layout for an interchange. This is a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

Sec. 103. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 180 TURNBACK; SPEED LIMIT.
new text end

new text begin If the commissioner of transportation turns back any portion of Legislative Route No.
180 to Grant County, the speed limit on that portion of the road after it is turned back must
remain 60 miles per hour.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 104. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 222 REMOVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 153, is repealed effective the day
after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the
commissioner and the governing body of Red Lake County to transfer jurisdiction of
Legislative Route No. 222 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under
paragraph (b).
 new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota
Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically
or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
 new text end

Sec. 105. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 253 REMOVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 184, is repealed effective the day
after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the
commissioner and the governing body of Faribault County to transfer jurisdiction of
Legislative Route No. 253 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under
paragraph (b).
 new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota
Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically
or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
 new text end

Sec. 106. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 254 REMOVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 185, is repealed effective the day
after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the
commissioner and the governing body of Faribault County to transfer jurisdiction of
Legislative Route No. 254 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under
paragraph (b).
 new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota
Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically
or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
 new text end

Sec. 107. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 277 REMOVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 208, is repealed effective the latter
of June 1, 2018, or the day after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the
agreement between the commissioner and the governing body of Chippewa County to
transfer jurisdiction of Legislative Route No. 277 and after the commissioner notifies the
revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
 new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota
Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically
or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
 new text end

Sec. 108. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 298 REMOVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 229, is repealed effective the day
after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the
commissioner and the governing body of the city of Faribault to transfer jurisdiction of
Legislative Route No. 298 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under
paragraph (b).
 new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota
Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically
or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
 new text end

Sec. 109. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 299 REMOVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 230, is repealed effective the day
after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the
commissioner and the governing body of the city of Faribault to transfer jurisdiction of
Legislative Route No. 299 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under
paragraph (b).
 new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota
Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically
or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
 new text end

Sec. 110. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 323 REMOVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 254, is repealed effective the day
after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the
commissioner and the governing body of the city of Faribault to transfer jurisdiction of
Legislative Route No. 323 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under
paragraph (b).
 new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota
Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically
or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
 new text end

Sec. 111. new text begin MARKED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 SIGNS.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of transportation must erect signs that identify and direct motorists
to the campuses of Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and Minnesota State Academy
for the Blind under Minnesota Statutes, sections 125A.61 to 125A.73. At least one sign in
each direction of travel must be placed on marked Interstate Highway 35, located as near
as practical to exits that reasonably access the campuses. The commissioner is prohibited
from removing signs for the campuses posted on marked Trunk Highway 60.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 112. new text begin MARKED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 94 STUDY; APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $1,450,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated to the commissioner of transportation to
conduct a study on the feasibility of expanding or reconstructing marked Interstate Highway
94 from the city of St. Michael to the city of St. Cloud. Of this appropriation, $950,000 is
from the general fund and $500,000 is from the trunk highway fund. At a minimum, the
commissioner's study must include traffic modeling and an environmental analysis. This is
a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

Sec. 113. new text begin MNLARS REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE JOINT HOUSE AND SENATE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CLAIMS.
new text end

new text begin Any person may seek reimbursement from the joint house and senate Subcommittee on
Claims for any personal or business costs that would not have been incurred but for an
unreasonable delay caused by the Minnesota Licensing and Registration System (MNLARS)
or improper functioning of MNLARS. The subcommittee must determine whether a delay
is unreasonable compared to the length of time it took to complete a similar transaction
prior to the use of MNLARS.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 114. new text begin MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE TRANSFER AND REGISTRATION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE; FIRST APPOINTMENTS; FIRST MEETING.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin First appointments. new text end

new text begin Appointment authorities must make first
appointments to the Motor Vehicle Title Transfer and Registration Advisory Committee by
September 15, 2018.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin First meeting. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public safety or a designee shall convene
the first meeting of the advisory committee by November 1, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 115. new text begin PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public safety shall conduct a public awareness campaign to increase
public knowledge about Minnesota Statutes, section 169.18, subdivision 10.
 new text end

Sec. 116. new text begin TRANSFER; DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES TECHNOLOGY
ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin On July 1, 2018, the remaining balance in the driver and vehicle services technology
account in the special revenue fund is transferred to the driver and vehicle services technology
account in the driver and vehicle services fund.
 new text end

Sec. 117. new text begin TRANSFER; DRIVER SERVICES OPERATING ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin On July 1, 2018, the remaining balance in the driver services operating account in the
special revenue fund is transferred to the driver services operating account in the driver and
vehicle services fund.
 new text end

Sec. 118. new text begin TRANSFER; VEHICLE SERVICES OPERATING ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin On July 1, 2018, the remaining balance in the vehicle services operating account in the
special revenue fund is transferred to the vehicle services operating account in the driver
and vehicle services fund.
 new text end

Sec. 119. new text begin APPROPRIATION; DEPUTY REGISTRAR REIMBURSEMENTS.
new text end

new text begin (a) $9,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the special revenue fund to the
commissioner of management and budget for grants to deputy registrars under Minnesota
Statutes, section 168.33. Of this amount, $3,000,000 is from the vehicle services operating
account and $6,000,000 is from the driver services operating account. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30, 2019.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The reimbursement to each deputy registrar is calculated as follows:
 new text end

new text begin (1) 50 percent of available funds allocated proportionally based on (i) the number of
transactions where a filing fee under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is
retained by each deputy registrar from August 1, 2017, through January 31, 2018, compared
to (ii) the total number of transactions where a filing fee is retained by all deputy registrars
during that time period; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) 50 percent of available funds, or 100 percent of available funds if there is insufficient
data to perform the calculation under clause (1), allocated proportionally based on (i) the
number of transactions where a filing fee is retained by each deputy registrar from July 1,
2014, through June 30, 2017, compared to (ii) the total number of transactions where a filing
fee is retained by all deputy registrars during that time period.
 new text end

new text begin (c) For a deputy registrar appointed after July 1, 2014, the commissioner of management
and budget must identify whether a corresponding discontinued deputy registrar appointment
exists. If a corresponding discontinued deputy registrar is identified, the commissioner must
include the transactions of the discontinued deputy registrar in the calculations under
paragraph (b) for the deputy registrar appointed after July 1, 2014.
 new text end

new text begin (d) For a deputy registrar appointed after July 1, 2014, for which paragraph (c) does not
apply, the commissioner of management and budget must calculate that deputy registrar's
proportional share under paragraph (b), clause (1), based on the average number of
transactions where a filing fee is retained among the deputy registrars, as calculated excluding
any deputy registrars for which this paragraph applies.
 new text end

new text begin (e) Except as provided in paragraph (c), in the calculations under paragraph (b) the
commissioner of management and budget must exclude transactions for (1) a deputy registrar
that is no longer operating as of the effective date of this section, and (2) a deputy registrar
office operated by the state.
 new text end

new text begin (f) A deputy registrar office operated by the state is not eligible to receive funds under
this section.
 new text end

new text begin (g) The commissioner of management and budget must make efforts to reimburse deputy
registrars within 30 days of the effective date of this section. The commissioner must use
existing resources to administer the reimbursements.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 120. new text begin APPROPRIATION; MNLARS FUNDING.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriations. new text end

new text begin $13,200,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated to the
commissioner of public safety for contracted technical staff and technical costs related to
continued development, improvement, operations, and deployment of MNLARS. Of this
appropriation, $12,600,000 is from the general fund, $200,000 is from the vehicle services
operating account in the driver and vehicle services fund, and $400,000 is from the driver
services operating account in the driver and vehicle services fund. The base for this
appropriation from the general fund is $1,400,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $0 in fiscal year
2021. The base for this appropriation from the vehicle services operating account is
$1,300,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $0 in fiscal year 2021. The base for this appropriation
from the driver services operating account is $2,800,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $0 in fiscal
year 2021. The planning estimates in fiscal year 2020 may only be used for a FAST
Enterprise contract payment related to the driver licensing system.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Quarterly funding review. new text end

new text begin The appropriations in this section are subject to
the quarterly review process established in Laws 2018, chapter 101, section 5, subdivision
5.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Use of funds. new text end

new text begin The appropriation in subdivision 1 for fiscal year 2019 may be
expended only for:
 new text end

new text begin (1) contracting to perform software development on the vehicle services component of
MNLARS; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) technology costs.
 new text end

new text begin The appropriation in this paragraph must not be expended on additional full or part-time
employees employed by the Department of Public Safety.
 new text end

Sec. 121. new text begin APPROPRIATION; CAT II APPROACH SYSTEM; ROCHESTER.
new text end

new text begin (a) $285,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the state airport fund to the
commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Rochester to acquire and install a
CAT II approach system at the Rochester International Airport. This is a onetime
appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin (b) This appropriation is available when the commissioner of management and budget
determines that sufficient resources have been committed to complete the project, as required
by Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.502, and is available until June 30, 2023, subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.
 new text end

Sec. 122. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall change the term "special revenue fund" to "driver and vehicle
services fund" wherever the term appears in Minnesota Statutes when referring to the
accounts under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
 new text end

Sec. 123. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 168.013, subdivision 21; and 221.161, subdivisions
2, 3, and 4, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 360.063, subdivision 4; 360.065, subdivision 2;
and 360.066, subdivisions 1a and 1b, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

Sec. 124. new text begin APPLICATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) Sections 62 to 83 and section 123, paragraph (b), are effective August 1, 2018, and
apply to airport sponsors that make or plan to make changes to runway lengths or
configurations on or after that date.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Sections 62 to 83 and section 123, paragraph (b), do not apply to airports that (1)
have airport safety zoning ordinances approved by this commissioner in effect on August
1, 2018; (2) have not made and are not planning to make changes to runway lengths or
configurations; and (3) are not required to update airport safety zoning ordinances.
 new text end

ARTICLE 18

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the appropriations
in Laws 2017, chapter 88, or appropriated to the agencies and for the purposes specified in
this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are
available for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019" used
in this article mean that the addition to the appropriations listed under them are available
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is
fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. Appropriations for fiscal year 2018
are effective the day following final enactment.
 new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
 new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
 new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin .......
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin .......
 new text end

new text begin (a) $200,000 the second year is for additional
statewide mental health counseling support to
farm families and business operators. This
amount is added to the appropriation in Laws
2017, chapter 88, article 1, section 2,
subdivision 5, paragraph (h), and to the
department's base budget.
 new text end

new text begin (b) $200,000 the second year is a reduction to
the administration and financial assistance
division.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Laws 2017, chapter 88, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Protection Services

 17,821,000
 17,825,000
Appropriations by Fund
2018
 2019
General
 17,428,000
 17,428,000
Remediation
 393,000
 397,000

(a) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the
second year are to develop and maintain
cottage food license exemption outreach and
training materials.

(b) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
second year are to coordinate the correctional
facility vocational training program and to
assist entities that have explored the feasibility
of establishing a USDA-certified or state
"equal to" food processing facility within 30
miles of the Northeast Regional Corrections
Center.

(c) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
second year are for additional funding for the
noxious weed and invasive plant program.
These are onetime appropriations.

(d) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for transfer to the pollinator
habitat and research account in the agricultural
fund. These are onetime transfers.

(e) $393,000 the first year and $397,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund for
administrative funding for the voluntary
cleanup program.

(f) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
second year are for the industrial hemp pilot
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
18K.09. These are onetime appropriations.

(g) $175,000 the first year and $175,000 the
second year are for compensation for
destroyed or crippled livestock under
Minnesota Statutes, section 3.737. This
appropriation may be spent to compensate for
livestock that were destroyed or crippled
during fiscal year 2017. If the amount in the
first year is insufficient, the amount in the
second year is available in the first year.new text begin The
commissioner may use up to $5,000 of this
appropriation the second year to reimburse
expenses incurred by university extension
agents to provide fair market values of
destroyed or crippled livestock.
new text end

(h) $155,000 the first year and $155,000 the
second year are for compensation for crop
damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.7371. If the amount in the first year is
insufficient, the amount in the second year is
available in the first year. The commissioner
may use up to $30,000 of the appropriation
each year to reimburse expenses incurred by
the commissioner or the commissioner's
approved agent to investigate and resolve
claims.

If the commissioner determines that claims
made under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.737
or 3.7371, are unusually high, amounts
appropriated for either program may be
transferred to the appropriation for the other
program.

(i) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are to expand current capabilities
for rapid detection, identification, containment,
control, and management of high priority plant
pests and pathogens. These are onetime
appropriations.

(j) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
second year are for transfer to the noxious
weed and invasive plant species assistance
account in the agricultural fund to award
grants to local units of government under
Minnesota Statutes, section 18.90, with
preference given to local units of government
responding to Palmer amaranth or other weeds
on the eradicate list. These are onetime
transfers.

(k) $120,000 the first year and $120,000 the
second year are for wolf-livestock conflict
prevention grants under article 2, section 89.
The commissioner must submit a report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
agriculture policy and finance by January 15,
2020, on the outcomes of the wolf-livestock
conflict prevention grants and whether
livestock compensation claims were reduced
in the areas that grants were awarded. These
are onetime appropriations.

Sec. 4.

Laws 2017, chapter 88, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Agriculture, Bioenergy, and Bioproduct
Advancement

 22,581,000
 22,636,000

(a) $9,300,000 the first year and $9,300,000
the second year are for transfer to the
agriculture research, education, extension, and
technology transfer account under Minnesota
Statutes, section 41A.14, subdivision 3. Of
these amounts: at least $600,000 the first year
and $600,000 the second year are for the
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's
agriculture rapid response fund under
Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14,
subdivision 1, clause (2); $2,000,000 the first
year and $2,000,000 the second year are for
grants to the Minnesota Agriculture Education
Leadership Council to enhance agricultural
education with priority given to Farm Business
Management challenge grants; $350,000 the
first year and $350,000 the second year are
for potato breeding; and $450,000 the first
year and $450,000 the second year are for the
cultivated wild rice breeding project at the
North Central Research and Outreach Center
to include a tenure track/research associate
plant breeder. The commissioner shall transfer
the remaining funds in this appropriation each
year to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for purposes of Minnesota
Statutes, section 41A.14. Of the amount
transferred to the Board of Regents, up to
$1,000,000 each year is for research on avian
influenza, including prevention measures that
can be taken.

To the extent practicable, funds expended
under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14,
subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), must
supplement and not supplant existing sources
and levels of funding. The commissioner may
use up to one percent of this appropriation for
costs incurred to administer the program.

(b) $13,256,000 the first year and $13,311,000
the second year are for the agricultural growth,
research, and innovation program in
Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12. Except
as provided below, the commissioner may
allocate the appropriation each year among
the following areas: facilitating the start-up,
modernization, or expansion of livestock
operations including beginning and
transitioning livestock operations; developing
new markets for Minnesota farmers by
providing more fruits, vegetables, meat, grain,
and dairy for Minnesota school children;
assisting value-added agricultural businesses
to begin or expand, access new markets, or
diversify; providing funding not to exceed
$250,000 each year for urban youth
agricultural education or urban agriculture
community development; providing funding
not to exceed $250,000 each year for the good
food access program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 17.1017; facilitating the
start-up, modernization, or expansion of other
beginning and transitioning farms including
by providing loans under Minnesota Statutes,
section 41B.056; sustainable agriculture
on-farm research and demonstration;
development or expansion of food hubs and
other alternative community-based food
distribution systems; enhancing renewable
energy infrastructure and use; crop research;
Farm Business Management tuition assistance;
good agricultural practices/good handling
practices certification assistance; establishing
and supporting farmer-led water management
councils; and implementing farmer-led water
quality improvement practices. The
commissioner may use up to 6.5 percent of
this appropriation for costs incurred to
administer the program.

Of the amount appropriated for the agricultural
growth, research, and innovation program in
Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12:

(1) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for distribution in equal
amounts to each of the state's county fairs to
preserve and promote Minnesota agriculture;
and

(2) $1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000
the second year are for incentive payments
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 41A.16,
41A.17, and 41A.18. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the first
year appropriation is available until June 30,
2019, and the second year appropriation is
available until June 30, 2020. If this
appropriation exceeds the total amount for
which all producers are eligible in a fiscal
year, the new text begin commissioner must issue incentive
payments under Minnesota Statutes, section
41A.17, to facilities that otherwise satisfy the
criteria and requirements in that section but
began producing renewable chemical from
forestry biomass between January 1, 2013,
and January 1, 2015, and any remaining
new text end balance of the appropriation is available for
the agricultural growth, research, and
innovation program.

The commissioner may use funds appropriated
under this subdivision to award up to two
value-added agriculture grants per year of up
to $1,000,000 per grant for new or expanding
agricultural production or processing facilities
that provide significant economic impact to
the region. The commissioner may use funds
appropriated under this subdivision for
additional value-added agriculture grants for
awards between $1,000 and $200,000 per
grant.

Appropriations in clauses (1) and (2) are
onetime. Any unencumbered balance does not
cancel at the end of the first year and is
available for the second year. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28,
appropriations encumbered under contract on
or before June 30, 2019, for agricultural
growth, research, and innovation grants are
available until June 30, 2021.

The base budget for the agricultural growth,
research, and innovation program is
$14,275,000 for fiscal years 2020 and 2021
and includes funding for incentive payments
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 41A.16,
41A.17, 41A.18, and 41A.20.

The commissioner must develop additional
innovative production incentive programs to
be funded by the agricultural growth, research,
and innovation program.

The commissioner must consult with the
commissioner of transportation, the
commissioner of administration, and local
units of government to identify parcels of
publicly owned land that are suitable for urban
agriculture.

(c) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the
second year are for grants to the Southern
Minnesota Initiative Foundation to promote
local foods through an annual event that raises
public awareness of local foods and connects
local food producers and processors with
potential buyers.

ARTICLE 19

AGRICULTURE STATUTORY CHANGES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.494, is amended to read:


17.494 AQUACULTURE PERMITS; RULES.

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall act as permit or license coordinator for aquatic farmers and
shall assist aquatic farmers to obtain licenses or permits.

deleted text begin By July 1, 1992,deleted text end new text begin (b) new text end A state agency issuing multiple permits or licenses for aquaculture
shall consolidate the permits or licenses required for every aquatic farm location. The
Department of Natural Resources transportation permits are exempt from this requirement.
State agencies shall adopt rules or issue commissioner's orders that establish permit and
license requirements, approval timelines, and compliance standards.new text begin Saltwater aquatic farms,
as defined in section 17.4982, and processing facilities for saltwater aquatic life, as defined
in section 17.4982, must be classified as agricultural operations for purposes of any
construction, discharge, or other permit issued by the Pollution Control Agency.
new text end

Nothing in this section modifies any state agency's regulatory authority over aquaculture
production.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 20a. new text end

new text begin Saltwater aquaculture. new text end

new text begin "Saltwater aquaculture" means the commercial
propagation and rearing of saltwater aquatic life including, but not limited to, crustaceans,
primarily for consumption as human food.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 20b. new text end

new text begin Saltwater aquatic farm. new text end

new text begin "Saltwater aquatic farm" means a facility used for
saltwater aquaculture including but not limited to artificial ponds, vats, tanks, raceways,
and other facilities that an aquatic farmer owns or has exclusive control of for the sole
purpose of producing saltwater aquatic life.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 20c. new text end

new text begin Saltwater aquatic life. new text end

new text begin "Saltwater aquatic life" means aquatic species that
are saltwater obligates or perform optimally when raised in salinities closer to that of natural
seawater and need saltwater to survive.
 new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [17.499] TRANSPORTATION OR IMPORTATION OF SALTWATER
AQUATIC LIFE; QUARANTINE REQUIREMENT.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin The legislature finds that it is in the public interest to increase
private saltwater aquaculture production and processing in this state under the coordination
of the commissioner of agriculture. Additional private production will reduce dependence
on foreign suppliers and benefit the rural economy by creating new jobs and economic
activity.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Transportation permit. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the requirements in section
17.4985, saltwater aquatic life transportation and importation requirements are governed
by this section. A transportation permit is required prior to any importation or intrastate
transportation of saltwater aquatic life not exempted under subdivision 3. A transportation
permit may be used for multiple shipments within the 30-day term of the permit if the source
and the destination remain the same. Transportation permits must be obtained from the
commissioner prior to shipment of saltwater aquatic life.
 new text end

new text begin (b) An application for a transportation permit must be made in the form required by the
commissioner. The commissioner may reject an incomplete application.
 new text end

new text begin (c) An application for a transportation permit must be accompanied by satisfactory
evidence, as determined by the commissioner, that the shipment is free of any nonindigenous
species of animal other than the saltwater aquatic species and either:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the facility from which the saltwater aquatic life originated has provided
documentation of 36 or more consecutive months of negative testing by an approved
laboratory as free of any disease listed by OIE - the World Organisation for Animal Health
for that species following the testing guidelines outlined in the OIE Aquatic Animal Health
Code for crustaceans or the AFS Fish Health Blue Book for other species, as appropriate;
or
 new text end

new text begin (2) the saltwater aquatic life to be imported or transported includes documentation of
negative testing for that specific lot by an approved laboratory as free of any disease listed
by OIE - the World Organisation for Animal Health for crustaceans or in the AFS Fish
Health Blue Book for other species, as appropriate.
 new text end

new text begin If a shipment authorized by the commissioner under clause (1) includes saltwater aquatic
life that originated in a foreign country, the shipment must be quarantined at the receiving
facility according to a quarantine plan approved by the commissioner. A shipment authorized
by the commissioner under clause (2) must be quarantined at the receiving facility according
to a quarantine plan approved by the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin (d) For purposes of this subdivision, "approved laboratory" means a laboratory approved
by the commissioner or the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Services.
 new text end

new text begin (e) No later than 14 calendar days after a completed transportation permit application
is received, the commissioner must approve or deny the transportation permit application.
 new text end

new text begin (f) A copy of the transportation permit must accompany a shipment of saltwater aquatic
life while in transit and must be available for inspection by the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin (g) A vehicle used by a licensee for transporting aquatic life must be identified with the
license number and the licensee's name and town of residence as it appears on the license.
A vehicle used by a licensee must have identification displayed so that it is readily visible
from either side of the vehicle in letters and numbers not less than 2-1/2 inches high and
three-eighths inch wide. Identification may be permanently affixed to vehicles or displayed
on removable plates or placards placed on opposite doors of the vehicle or on the tanks
carried on the vehicle.
 new text end

new text begin (h) An application to license a vehicle for brood stock or larvae transport or for use as
a saltwater aquatic life vendor that is received by the commissioner is a temporary license
until approved or denied by the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Exemptions. new text end

new text begin (a) A transportation permit is not required to transport or import
saltwater aquatic life:
 new text end

new text begin (1) previously processed for use as food or other purposes unrelated to propagation;
 new text end

new text begin (2) transported directly to an outlet for processing as food or for other food purposes if
accompanied by shipping documents;
 new text end

new text begin (3) that is being exported if accompanied by shipping documents;
 new text end

new text begin (4) that is being transported through the state if accompanied by shipping documents;
or
 new text end

new text begin (5) transported intrastate within or between facilities licensed for saltwater aquaculture
by the commissioner if accompanied by shipping documents.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Shipping documents required under paragraph (a) must include the place of origin,
owner or consignee, destination, number, species, and satisfactory evidence, as determined
by the commissioner, of the disease-free certification required under subdivision 2, paragraph
(c), clauses (1) and (2).
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 18.83, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Expenses; reimbursements.

A claim for the expense of controlling or
eradicating noxious weeds, which may include the costs of serving notices, is a legal charge
against the county in which the land is located. The officers having the work done must file
with the county auditor a verified and itemized statement of cost for all services rendered
on each separate tract or lot of land. The county auditor shall immediately issue proper
warrants to the persons named on the statement as having rendered services. To reimburse
the county for its expenditure in this regard, the county auditor shall certify the total amount
due and, unless an appeal is made in accordance with section 18.84, enter it on the tax roll
as a tax upon the land and it must be collected as other real estate taxes are collected.

If deleted text begin publicdeleted text end new text begin publicly owned or managednew text end land is involved, the amount due must be paid
from deleted text begin funds provideddeleted text end new text begin money appropriatednew text end for maintenance of the land or from the general
revenue or operating fund of the agency responsible for the land. deleted text begin Each claim for control or
eradication of noxious weeds on public lands must first be approved by the commissioner
of agriculture.
deleted text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 18C.425, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Payment of inspection fee.

(a) The person who registers and distributes in the
state a specialty fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment under section 18C.411 shall
pay the inspection fee to the commissioner.

(b) The person licensed under section 18C.415 who distributes a fertilizer to a person
not required to be so licensed shall pay the inspection fee to the commissioner, except as
exempted under section 18C.421, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).

(c) The person responsible for payment of the inspection fees for fertilizers, soil
amendments, or plant amendments sold and used in this state must pay an inspection fee of
39 cents per ton, and until June 30, deleted text begin 2019deleted text end new text begin 2029new text end , an additional 40 cents per ton, of fertilizer,
soil amendment, and plant amendment sold or distributed in this state, with a minimum of
$10 on all tonnage reports. Notwithstanding section 18C.131, the commissioner must deposit
all revenue from the additional 40 cents per ton fee in the agricultural fertilizer research and
education account in section 18C.80. Products sold or distributed to manufacturers or
exchanged between them are exempt from the inspection fee imposed by this subdivision
if the products are used exclusively for manufacturing purposes.

(d) A registrant or licensee must retain invoices showing proof of fertilizer, plant
amendment, or soil amendment distribution amounts and inspection fees paid for a period
of three years.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 18C.70, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:


Subd. 5.

Expiration.

This section expires June 30, deleted text begin 2020deleted text end new text begin 2030new text end .

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 18C.71, subdivision 4, is amended
to read:


Subd. 4.

Expiration.

This section expires June 30, deleted text begin 2020deleted text end new text begin 2030new text end .

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 18C.80, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Expiration.

This section expires June 30, deleted text begin 2020deleted text end new text begin 2030new text end .

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 21.89, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Permits; issuance and revocation.

The commissioner shall issue a permit to
the initial labeler of agricultural, vegetable, flower, and wildflower seeds which are sold
for use in Minnesota and which conform to and are labeled under sections 21.80 to 21.92.
The categories of permits are as follows:

(1) for initial labelers who sell 50,000 pounds or less of agricultural seed each calendar
year, an annual permit issued for a fee established in section 21.891, subdivision 2, paragraph
(b);

(2) for initial labelers who sell vegetable, flower, and wildflower seed packed for use
in home gardens or household plantings, deleted text begin and initial labelers who sell native grasses and
wildflower seed in commercial or agricultural quantities,deleted text end an annual permit issued for a fee
established in section 21.891, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), based upon the gross sales from
the previous year; and

(3) for initial labelers who sell more than 50,000 pounds of agricultural seed each calendar
year, a permanent permit issued for a fee established in section 21.891, subdivision 2,
paragraph (d).

In addition, the person shall furnish to the commissioner an itemized statement of all
seeds sold in Minnesota for the periods established by the commissioner. This statement
shall be delivered, along with the payment of the fee, based upon the amount and type of
seed sold, to the commissioner no later than 30 days after the end of each reporting period.
Any person holding a permit shall show as part of the analysis labels or invoices on all
agricultural, vegetable, flower, wildflower, tree, or shrub seeds all information the
commissioner requires. The commissioner may revoke any permit in the event of failure to
comply with applicable laws and rules.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Eligibility.

(a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must
source at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or
less from the state border, raw materials may be sourced from within a 100-mile radius.
Raw materials must be from agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The facility
must be located in Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June 30, 2025,
and must not begin operating above deleted text begin 23,750deleted text end new text begin 1,500new text end MMbtu of quarterly new text begin advanced new text end biofuel
production before July 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities
that are adding advanced biofuel production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as
well as new companies and facilities. Production of conventional corn ethanol and
conventional biodiesel is not eligible. Eligible advanced biofuel facilities must produce at
least deleted text begin 23,750deleted text end new text begin 1,500new text end MMbtu of new text begin advanced new text end biofuel quarterly.

(b) No payments shall be made for advanced biofuel production that occurs after June
30, 2035, for those eligible biofuel producers under paragraph (a).

(c) An eligible producer of advanced biofuel shall not transfer the producer's eligibility
for payments under this section to an advanced biofuel facility at a different location.

(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive payments
under this section until the producer resumes production.

(e) Renewable chemical production for which payment has been received under section
41A.17, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received under section
41A.18, are not eligible for payment under this section.

(f) Biobutanol is eligible under this section.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Payment amounts; limits.

(a) The commissioner shall make payments to
eligible producers of advanced biofuel. The amount of the payment for each eligible
producer's annual production is $2.1053 per MMbtu for advanced biofuel production from
cellulosic biomass, and $1.053 per MMbtu for advanced biofuel production from sugar deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end
starchnew text begin , oil, or animal fatnew text end at a specific location for ten years after the start of production.

(b) Total payments under this section to an eligible biofuel producer in a fiscal year may
not exceed the amount necessary for 2,850,000 MMbtu of biofuel production. Total payments
under this section to all eligible biofuel producers in a fiscal year may not exceed the amount
necessary for 17,100,000 MMbtu of biofuel production. The commissioner shall award
payments on a first-come, first-served basis within the limits of available funding.

(c) For purposes of this section, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more than
one advanced biofuel facility is considered a single eligible producer.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Eligibility.

(a) A facility eligible for payment under this program must
source at least 80 percent new text begin of the new text end biobased content new text begin used to produce a renewable chemical
new text end from new text begin the state of new text end Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or less from the state border, new text begin the
facility must source at least 80 percent of the new text end biobased content deleted text begin must be sourceddeleted text end new text begin used to
produce a renewable chemical new text end from within a 100-mile radiusnew text begin of the facilitynew text end . Biobased content
must be from agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The facility must be
located in Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June 30, 2025, and
must not begin production of deleted text begin 750,000deleted text end new text begin 250,000new text end pounds of chemicals quarterly before January
1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities that are adding production
capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as new companies and facilities. Eligible
renewable chemical facilities must produce at least deleted text begin 750,000deleted text end new text begin 250,000new text end pounds of renewable
chemicals quarterly. Renewable chemicals produced through processes that are fully
commercial before January 1, 2000, are not eligible.

(b) No payments shall be made for renewable chemical production that occurs after June
30, 2035, for those eligible renewable chemical producers under paragraph (a).

(c) An eligible producer of renewable chemicals shall not transfer the producer's eligibility
for payments under this section to a renewable chemical facility at a different location.

(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive payments
under this section until the producer resumes production.

(e) Advanced biofuel production for which payment has been received under section
41A.16, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received under section
41A.18, are not eligible for payment under this section.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103H.275, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Areas where groundwater pollution is detected.

(a) If groundwater
pollution is detected, a state agency or political subdivision that regulates an activity causing
or potentially causing a contribution to the pollution identified shall promote implementation
of best management practices to prevent or minimize the source of pollution to the extent
practicable.

(b) The Pollution Control Agency, or for agricultural chemicals and practices, the
commissioner of agriculture may adopt water source protection requirements under
subdivision 2 that are consistent with the goal of section 103H.001 and are commensurate
with the groundwater pollution if the implementation of best management practices has
proven to be ineffective.

(c) The water resources protection requirements must be:

(1) designed to prevent and minimize the pollution to the extent practicable;

(2) designed to prevent the pollution from exceeding the health risk limits; and

(3) submitted to the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction
over the environment, natural resources, and agriculture.

new text begin (d) The commissioner of agriculture shall not adopt water resource protection
requirements under subdivision 2 for nitrogen fertilizer unless the water resource protection
requirements are specifically approved by law.
 new text end

ARTICLE 20

HOUSING STATUTORY CHANGES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327.31, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 23. new text end

new text begin Modular home. new text end

new text begin "Modular home" means a building or structural unit of closed
construction that has been substantially manufactured or constructed, in whole or in part,
at an off-site location, with the final assembly occurring on site alone or with other units
and attached to a foundation designed to the State Building Code and occupied as a
single-family dwelling. Modular home construction must comply with applicable standards
adopted in Minnesota Rules, chapter 1360 or 1361.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [327.335] PLACEMENT OF MODULAR HOMES.
 new text end

new text begin A modular home may be placed in a manufactured home park as defined in section
327.14, subdivision 3. A modular home placed in a manufactured home park is a
manufactured home for purposes of chapters 327C and 504B and all rights, obligations, and
duties, under those chapters apply. A modular home may not be placed in a manufactured
home park without prior written approval of the park owner. Nothing in this section shall
be construed to inhibit the application of zoning, subdivision, architectural, or esthetic
requirements pursuant to chapters 394 and 462 that otherwise apply to manufactured homes
and manufactured home parks.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327C.095, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Public hearing; relocation compensation; neutral third party.

new text begin Within 60
days after receiving notice of a closure statement,new text end the governing body of the affected
municipality shall hold a public hearing to review the closure statement and any impact that
the park closing may have on the displaced residents and the park owner. At the time of,
and in the notice for, the public hearing, displaced residents must be informed that they may
be eligible for payments from the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund under
section 462A.35 as compensation for reasonable relocation costs under subdivision 13,
paragraphs (a) and (e).

The governing body of the municipality may also require that other parties, including
the municipality, but excluding the park owner or its purchaser, involved in the park closing
provide additional compensation to residents to mitigate the adverse financial impact of the
park closing upon the residents.

At the public hearing, the municipality shall appoint anew text begin qualifiednew text end neutral third party, to
be agreed upon by both the manufactured home park owner and manufactured home owners,
whose hourly cost must be reasonable and paid from the Minnesota manufactured home
relocation trust fund. The neutral third party shall act as a paymaster and arbitrator, with
decision-making authority to resolve any questions or disputes regarding any contributions
or disbursements to and from the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund by
either the manufactured home park owner or the manufactured home owners. If the parties
cannot agree on a neutral third party, the municipality will deleted text begin make a determinationdeleted text end new text begin determine
who shall act as the neutral third partynew text end .

new text begin The qualified neutral third party shall be familiar with manufactured housing and the
requirements of this section. The neutral third party shall keep an overall receipts and cost
summary together with a detailed accounting, for each manufactured lot, of the payments
received by the manufactured home park owner, and expenses approved and payments
disbursed to the manufactured home owners, pursuant to subdivisions 12 and 13, as well
as a record of all services and hours it provided and at what hourly rate it charged to the
Minnesota manufactured home trust fund. This detailed accounting shall be provided to the
manufactured home park owner, the municipality, and the Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency to be included in its yearly October 15 report as required in subdivision 13, paragraph
(h), not later than 30 days after the expiration of the nine-month notice provided in the
closure statement.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327C.095, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Intent to convert use of park at time of purchase.

Before the execution of
an agreement to purchase a manufactured home park, the purchaser must notify the park
owner, in writing, if the purchaser intends to close the manufactured home park or convert
it to another use within one year of the execution of the agreement. The park owner shall
provide a resident of each manufactured home with a 45-day written notice of the purchaser's
intent to close the park or convert it to another use. The notice must state that the park owner
will provide information on the cash price and the terms and conditions of the purchaser's
offer to residents requesting the information. The notice must be sent by first class mail to
a resident of each manufactured home in the park. The notice period begins on the postmark
date affixed to the notice and ends 45 days after it begins. During the notice period required
in this subdivision, the owners of at least 51 percent of the manufactured homes in the park
or a nonprofit organization which has the written permission of the owners of at least 51
percent of the manufactured homes in the park to represent them in the acquisition of the
park shall have the right to meet the cash price and execute an agreement to purchase the
park for the purposes of keeping the park as a manufactured housing communitynew text begin , provided
that the owners or nonprofit organization will covenant and warrant to the park owner in
the agreement that they will continue to operate the park for not less than six years from
the date of closingnew text end . The park owner must accept the offer if it meets the cash price and the
same terms and conditions set forth in the purchaser's offer except that the seller is not
obligated to provide owner financing. For purposes of this section, cash price means the
cash price offer or equivalent cash offer as defined in section 500.245, subdivision 1,
paragraph (d).

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327C.095, subdivision 12, is amended to read:


Subd. 12.

Payment to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund.

(a)
If a manufactured home owner is required to move due to the conversion of all or a portion
of a manufactured home park to another use, the closure of a park, or cessation of use of
the land as a manufactured home park, the manufactured park owner shall, upon the change
in use, pay to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the Minnesota
manufactured home relocation trust fund under section 462A.35, the lesser amount of the
actual costs of moving or purchasing the manufactured home approved by the neutral third
party and paid by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency under subdivision 13, paragraph
(a) or (e), or $3,250 for each single section manufactured home, and $6,000 for each
multisection manufactured home, for which a manufactured home owner has made
application for payment of relocation costs under subdivision 13, paragraph (c). The
manufactured home park owner shall make payments required under this section to the
Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund within 60 days of receipt of invoice
from the neutral third party.

(b) A manufactured home park owner is not required to make the payment prescribed
under paragraph (a), nor is a manufactured home owner entitled to compensation under
subdivision 13, paragraph (a) or (e), if:

(1) the manufactured home park owner relocates the manufactured home owner to
another space in the manufactured home park or to another manufactured home park at the
park owner's expense;

(2) the manufactured home owner is vacating the premises and has informed the
manufactured home park owner or manager of this prior to the mailing date of the closure
statement under subdivision 1;

(3) a manufactured home owner has abandoned the manufactured home, or the
manufactured home owner is not current on the monthly lot rental, personal property taxes;

(4) the manufactured home owner has a pending eviction action for nonpayment of lot
rental amount under section 327C.09, which was filed against the manufactured home owner
prior to the mailing date of the closure statement under subdivision 1, and the writ of recovery
has been ordered by the district court;

(5) the conversion of all or a portion of a manufactured home park to another use, the
closure of a park, or cessation of use of the land as a manufactured home park is the result
of a taking or exercise of the power of eminent domain by a governmental entity or public
utility; or

(6) the owner of the manufactured home is not a resident of the manufactured home
park, as defined in section 327C.01, subdivision 9, or the owner of the manufactured home
is a resident, but came to reside in the manufactured home park after the mailing date of
the closure statement under subdivision 1.

(c) If the unencumbered fund balance in the manufactured home relocation trust fund
is less than deleted text begin $1,000,000deleted text end new text begin $3,000,000new text end as of June 30 of each year, the commissioner of
management and budget shall assess each manufactured home park owner by mail the total
amount of $15 for each licensed lot in their park, payable on or before deleted text begin Septemberdeleted text end new text begin Novembernew text end
15 of that year. deleted text begin The commissioner of managementdeleted text end new text begin Failure to notifynew text end and deleted text begin budget shall deposit
any payments in the Minnesotadeleted text end new text begin timely assess thenew text end manufactured home deleted text begin relocation trust fund.
On or before July 15 ofdeleted text end new text begin park owner by August 30 of any year shall waive the assessment
and payment obligations of the manufactured home park owner for that year. Together with
said assessment notice,new text end each yeardeleted text begin ,deleted text end the commissioner of management and budget shall prepare
and distribute to park owners a letter explaining whether funds are being collected for that
year, information about the collection, an invoice for all licensed lots, and a sample form
for the park owners to collect information on which park residents have been accounted
for. If assessed under this paragraph, the park owner may recoup the cost of the $15
assessment as a lump sum or as a monthly fee of no more than $1.25 collected from park
residents together with monthly lot rent as provided in section 327C.03, subdivision 6. Park
owners may adjust payment for lots in their park that are vacant or otherwise not eligible
for contribution to the trust fund under section 327C.095, subdivision 12, paragraph (b),
new text begin and for park residents who have not paid the $15 assessment to the park owner by October
15, new text end and deduct from the assessment accordingly.new text begin The commissioner of management and
budget shall deposit any payments in the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust
fund.
new text end

(d) This subdivision and subdivision 13, paragraph (c), clause (5), are enforceable by
the neutral third party, on behalf of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, or by action
in a court of appropriate jurisdiction. The court may award a prevailing party reasonable
attorney fees, court costs, and disbursements.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327C.095, subdivision 13, is amended to read:


Subd. 13.

Change in use, relocation expenses; payments by park owner.

(a) If a
manufactured home owner is required to relocate due to the conversion of all or a portion
of a manufactured home park to another use, the closure of a manufactured home park, or
cessation of use of the land as a manufactured home park under subdivision 1, and the
manufactured home owner complies with the requirements of this section, the manufactured
home owner is entitled to payment from the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust
fund equal to the manufactured home owner's actual relocation costs for relocating the
manufactured home to a new location within a deleted text begin 25deleted text end new text begin 50new text end -mile radius of the park that is being
closed, up to a maximum of $7,000 for a single-section and $12,500 for a multisection
manufactured home. The actual relocation costs must include the reasonable cost of taking
down, moving, and setting up the manufactured home, including equipment rental, utility
connection and disconnection charges, minor repairs, modifications necessary for
transportation of the home, necessary moving permits and insurance, moving costs for any
appurtenances, which meet applicable local, state, and federal building and construction
codes.

(b) A manufactured home owner is not entitled to compensation under paragraph (a) if
the manufactured home park owner is not required to make a payment to the Minnesota
manufactured home relocation trust fund under subdivision 12, paragraph (b).

(c) Except as provided in paragraph (e), in order to obtain payment from the Minnesota
manufactured home relocation trust fund, the manufactured home owner shall submit to the
neutral third party and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, with a copy to the park
owner, an application for payment, which includes:

(1) a copy of the closure statement under subdivision 1;

(2) a copy of the contract with a moving or towing contractor, which includes the
relocation costs for relocating the manufactured home;

(3) a statement with supporting materials of any additional relocation costs as outlined
in subdivision 1;

(4) a statement certifying that none of the exceptions to receipt of compensation under
subdivision 12, paragraph (b), apply to the manufactured home owner;

(5) a statement from the manufactured park owner that the lot rental is current and that
the annual $15 deleted text begin paymentsdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust
fund deleted text begin havedeleted text end new text begin hasnew text end been paid when due; and

(6) a statement from the county where the manufactured home is located certifying that
personal property taxes for the manufactured home are paid through the end of that year.

(d)new text begin The neutral third party shall promptly process all payments for completed applications
within 14 days.new text end If the neutral third party has acted reasonably and does not approve or deny
payment within 45 days after receipt of the information set forth in paragraph (c), the
payment is deemed approved. Upon approval and request by the neutral third party, the
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall issue two checks in equal amount for 50 percent
of the contract price payable to the mover and towing contractor for relocating the
manufactured home in the amount of the actual relocation cost, plus a check to the home
owner for additional certified costs associated with third-party vendors, that were necessary
in relocating the manufactured home. The moving or towing contractor shall receive 50
percent upon execution of the contract and 50 percent upon completion of the relocation
and approval by the manufactured home owner. The moving or towing contractor may not
apply the funds to any other purpose other than relocation of the manufactured home as
provided in the contract. A copy of the approval must be forwarded by the neutral third
party to the park owner with an invoice for payment of the amount specified in subdivision
12, paragraph (a).

(e) In lieu of collecting a relocation payment from the Minnesota manufactured home
relocation trust fund under paragraph (a), the manufactured home owner may collect an
amount from the fund after reasonable efforts to relocate the manufactured home have failed
due to the age or condition of the manufactured home, or because there are no manufactured
home parks willing or able to accept the manufactured home within a 25-mile radius. A
manufactured home owner may tender title of the manufactured home in the manufactured
home park to the manufactured home park owner, and collect an amount to be determined
by an independent appraisal. The appraiser must be agreed to by both the manufactured
home park owner and the manufactured home owner. If the appraised market value cannot
be determined, the tax market value, averaged over a period of five years, can be used as a
substitute. The maximum amount that may be reimbursed under the fund is $8,000 for a
single-section and $14,500 for a multisection manufactured home. The minimum amount
that may be reimbursed under the fund is $2,000 for a single section and $4,000 for a
multisection manufactured home. The manufactured home owner shall deliver to the
manufactured home park owner the current certificate of title to the manufactured home
duly endorsed by the owner of record, and valid releases of all liens shown on the certificate
of title, and a statement from the county where the manufactured home is located evidencing
that the personal property taxes have been paid. The manufactured home owner's application
for funds under this paragraph must include a document certifying that the manufactured
home cannot be relocated, that the lot rental is current, that the annual $15 payments to the
Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund have been paid when due, that the
manufactured home owner has chosen to tender title under this section, and that the park
owner agrees to make a payment to the commissioner of management and budget in the
amount established in subdivision 12, paragraph (a), less any documented costs submitted
to the neutral third party, required for demolition and removal of the home, and any debris
or refuse left on the lot, not to exceed deleted text begin $1,000deleted text end new text begin $3,000new text end . The manufactured home owner must
also provide a copy of the certificate of title endorsed by the owner of record, and certify
to the neutral third party, with a copy to the park owner, that none of the exceptions to
receipt of compensation under subdivision 12, paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (6), apply to the
manufactured home owner, and that the home owner will vacate the home within 60 days
after receipt of payment or the date of park closure, whichever is earlier, provided that the
monthly lot rent is kept current.

(f) The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency must make a determination of the amount
of payment a manufactured home owner would have been entitled to under a local ordinance
in effect on May 26, 2007. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the manufactured home owner's
compensation for relocation costs from the fund under section 462A.35, is the greater of
the amount provided under this subdivision, or the amount under the local ordinance in
effect on May 26, 2007, that is applicable to the manufactured home owner. Nothing in this
paragraph is intended to increase the liability of the park owner.

(g) Neither the neutral third party nor the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall be
liable to any person for recovery if the funds in the Minnesota manufactured home relocation
trust fund are insufficient to pay the amounts claimed. The Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency shall keep a record of the time and date of its approval of payment to a claimant.

(h) Thenew text begin Minnesota Housing Financenew text end Agency shallnew text begin post on its Web site andnew text end report to the
chairs of the senate Finance Committee and house of representatives Ways and Means
Committee by deleted text begin Januarydeleted text end new text begin Octobernew text end 15 of each year on the Minnesota manufactured home
relocation trust fund, including thenew text begin aggregatenew text end account balance,new text begin the aggregate assessment
payments received, summary information regarding each closed park including the totalnew text end
payments to claimantsnew text begin and payments received from each closed parknew text end , the amount of any
advances to the fund, the amount of any insufficiencies encountered during the previous
deleted text begin calendardeleted text end new text begin fiscalnew text end year,new text begin reports of neutral third parties provided pursuant to subdivision 4,new text end and
anynew text begin itemizednew text end administrative charges or expenses deducted from the trust fund balancenew text begin , all
of which should be reconciled to the previous year's trust fund balancenew text end . If sufficient funds
become available, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall pay the manufactured home
owner whose unpaid claim is the earliest by time and date of approval.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327C.095, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Reporting of licensed manufactured home parks. new text end

new text begin The Department of Health
or, if applicable, local units of government that have entered into a delegation of authority
agreement with the Department of Health as provided in section 145A.07 shall provide, by
March 31 of each year, a list of names and addresses of the manufactured home parks
licensed in the previous year, and for each manufactured home park, the current licensed
owner, the owner's address, the number of licensed manufactured home lots, and other data
as they may request for the Department of Management and Budget to invoice each licensed
manufactured home park in the state of Minnesota.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 462A.2035, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

The agency shall establish a manufactured home park
redevelopment program for the purpose of making manufactured home park redevelopment
grants or loans deleted text begin to cities, counties, community action programs, nonprofit organizations, and
cooperatives created under chapter 308A or 308Bdeleted text end new text begin for the purposes specified in this sectionnew text end .

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 462A.2035, subdivision 1b, is
amended to read:


Subd. 1b.

new text begin Manufactured home new text end park infrastructure grants.

Eligible recipients may
use new text begin manufactured home new text end park infrastructure grants under this program for:

(1) new text begin acquisition of and new text end improvements in manufactured home parks; and

(2) infrastructure, including storm shelters and community facilities.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Created.

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

(a) The program shall provide grants or loans for the purpose of construction, acquisition,
rehabilitation, demolition or removal of existing structures, construction financing, permanent
financing, interest rate reduction, refinancing, and gap financing of housing new text begin or manufactured
home parks, as defined in section 327C.01, new text end to support economic development and
redevelopment activities or job creation or job preservation within a community or region
by meeting locally identified housing needs.

Gap financing is either:

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

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

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

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

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Eligible recipients.

Challenge grants or loans may be made to a city, a federally
recognized American Indian tribe or subdivision located in Minnesota, a tribal housing
corporation, a private developer, a nonprofit organization, or the owner of the housingnew text begin or
the manufactured home parknew text end , including individuals. For the purpose of this section, "city"
has the meaning given it in section 462A.03, subdivision 21. To the extent practicable,
grants and loans shall be made so that an approximately equal number of housing units are
financed in the metropolitan area and in the nonmetropolitan area.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

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

(b) "Abandoned property" has the meaning given in section 117.025, subdivision 5.

(c) "Community land trust" means an entity that meets the requirements of section
462A.31, subdivisions 1 and 2.

(d) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal, premium,
if any, and interest on housing infrastructure bonds and the fees, charges, and expenses
related to the bonds.

(e) "Foreclosed property" means residential property where foreclosure proceedings
have been initiated or have been completed and title transferred or where title is transferred
in lieu of foreclosure.

(f) "Housing infrastructure bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under this chapter
that are qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code, finance qualified residential rental projects within the meaning of Section
142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, or are tax-exempt bonds that are not private activity
bonds, within the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the purpose
of financing or refinancing affordable housing authorized under this chapter.

(g) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

new text begin (h) "Senior" means a person 62 years of age or older with an annual income not greater
than 50 percent of:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the metropolitan area median income for persons in the metropolitan area; or
 new text end

new text begin (2) the statewide median income for persons outside the metropolitan area.
 new text end

new text begin (i) "Senior housing" means housing intended and operated for occupancy by at least one
senior per unit with at least 80 percent of the units occupied by at least one senior per unit,
and for which there is publication of, and adherence to, policies and procedures that
demonstrate an intent by the owner or manager to provide housing for seniors. Senior
housing may be developed in conjunction with and as a distinct portion of mixed-income
senior housing developments that use a variety of public or private financing sources.
 new text end

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (j)new text end "Supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and provides or
coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain housing stability
and maximize opportunities for education and employment.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Authorization.

(a) The agency may issue up to $30,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of housing infrastructure bonds in one or more series to which the payment
made under this section may be pledged. The housing infrastructure bonds authorized in
this subdivision may be issued to fund loansnew text begin or grants for the purposes of clause (4)new text end , on
terms and conditions the agency deems appropriate, made for one or more of the following
purposes:

(1) to finance the costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of supportive
housing for individuals and families who are without a permanent residence;

(2) to finance the costs of the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or abandoned
housing to be used for affordable rental housing and the costs of new construction of rental
housing on abandoned or foreclosed property where the existing structures will be demolished
or removed;

(3) to finance that portion of the costs of acquisition of property that is attributable to
the land to be leased by community land trusts to low- and moderate-income homebuyers;
deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(4) new text begin to finance that portion of the acquisition, improvement, and infrastructure of
manufactured home parks under section 462A.2035, subdivision 1b, that is attributable to
land to be leased to low- and moderate-income manufactured home owners;
new text end

new text begin (5) to finance the costs of acquisition, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, or new construction
of senior housing; and
 new text end

new text begin (6) new text end to finance the costs of acquisition and rehabilitation of federally assisted rental
housing and for the refinancing of costs of the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation
of federally assisted rental housing, including providing funds to refund, in whole or in part,
outstanding bonds previously issued by the agency or another government unit to finance
or refinance such costs.

(b) Among comparable proposals for permanent supportive housing, preference shall
be given to permanent supportive housing for veterans and other individuals or families
who:

(1) either have been without a permanent residence for at least 12 months or at least four
times in the last three years; or

(2) are at significant risk of lacking a permanent residence for 12 months or at least four
times in the last three years.

new text begin (c) Among comparable proposals for senior housing, the agency must give priority to
requests for projects that:
 new text end

new text begin (1) demonstrate a commitment to maintaining the housing financed as affordable to
seniors;
 new text end

new text begin (2) leverage other sources of funding to finance the project, including the use of
low-income housing tax credits;
 new text end

new text begin (3) provide access to services to residents and demonstrate the ability to increase physical
supports and support services as residents age and experience increasing levels of disability;
 new text end

new text begin (4) provide a service plan containing the elements of clause (3) reviewed by the housing
authority, economic development authority, public housing authority, or community
development agency that has an area of operation for the jurisdiction in which the project
is located; and
 new text end

new text begin (5) include households with incomes that do not exceed 30 percent of the median
household income for the metropolitan area.
 new text end

new text begin To the extent practicable, the agency shall balance the loans made between projects in the
metropolitan area and projects outside the metropolitan area. Of the loans made to projects
outside the metropolitan area, the agency shall, to the extent practicable, balance the loans
made between projects in counties or cities with a population of 20,000 or less, as established
by the most recent decennial census, and projects in counties or cities with populations in
excess of 20,000.
 new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 30. new text end

new text begin Preservation project. new text end

new text begin "Preservation project" means any residential rental
project, regardless of whether or not the project is restricted to persons of a certain age or
older that receive federal project-based rental subsidies. In addition, to qualify as a
preservation project, the amount of bonds requested in the application must not exceed the
aggregate bond limitation.
 new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 31. new text end

new text begin 30 percent AMI residential rental project. new text end

new text begin "30 percent AMI residential
rental project" means a residential rental project that does not otherwise qualify as a
preservation project, is expected to generate low-income housing tax credits under section
42 of the Internal Revenue Code from 100 percent of its residential units, and: (1) in which
all the residential units of the project: (i) are reserved for tenants whose income, on average
is 30 percent of AMI or less; (ii) are rent restricted in accordance with section 42(g)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code; and (iii) are subject to the rent and income restrictions for a
period of not less than 30 years; or (2)(i) is located within a home rule charter or statutory
city located outside of the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2,
with a population exceeding 500; a community that has a combined population of 1,500
residents located within 15 miles of a home rule charter or statutory city located outside the
metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, and that has a current area
median gross income that is less than the statewide area median income for the state of
Minnesota; (ii) all of the units of the project are rent restricted in accordance with section
42(g)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (iii) all of the units of the project are subject to
the applicable rent and income restrictions for a period of not less than 30 years. In addition,
to qualify as a 30 percent AMI residential rental project, the amount of bonds requested in
the application must not exceed the aggregate bond limitation. For purposes of this
subdivision, "on average" means the average of the applicable income limitation level for
a project determined on a unit-by-unit basis e.g., a project with one-half of its units subject
to income limitations of not greater than 20 percent AMI and one-half subject to income
limitations of not greater than 40 percent AMI would be subject to an income limitation on
average of not greater than 30 percent AMI.
 new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 32. new text end

new text begin 50 percent AMI residential rental project. new text end

new text begin "50 percent AMI residential
rental project" means a residential rental project that does not qualify as a preservation
project or a 30 percent AMI residential rental project, is expected to generate low-income
housing tax credits under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code from 100 percent of its
residential units, and in which all the residential units of the project: (1) are reserved for
tenants whose income on average is 50 percent of AMI or less; (2) are rent restricted in
accordance with section 42(g)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (3) are subject to the
rent and income restrictions for a period of not less than 30 years. In addition, to qualify as
a 50 percent AMI residential rental project, the amount of bonds requested in the application
must not exceed the aggregate bond limitation. For purposes of this subdivision, "on average"
means the average of the applicable income limitation level for a project determined on a
unit-by-unit basis e.g., a project with one-half of its units subject to income limitations of
not greater than 40 percent AMI and one-half subject to income limitations of not greater
than 60 percent AMI would be subject to an income limitation on average of not greater
than 50 percent AMI.
 new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 33. new text end

new text begin 100 percent LIHTC project. new text end

new text begin "100 percent LIHTC project" means a residential
rental project that is expected to generate low-income housing tax credits under section 42
of the Internal Revenue Code from 100 percent of its residential units and does not otherwise
qualify as a preservation project, a 30 percent AMI residential rental project, or a 50 percent
AMI residential rental project. In addition, to qualify as a 100 percent LIHTC project, the
amount of bonds requested in the application must not exceed the aggregate bond limitation.
 new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 34. new text end

new text begin 20 percent LIHTC project. new text end

new text begin "20 percent LIHTC project" means a residential
rental project that is expected to generate low-income housing tax credits under section 42
of the Internal Revenue Code from at least 20 percent of its residential units and does not
otherwise qualify as a preservation project, a 30 percent AMI residential rental project, a
50 percent AMI residential rental project, or a 100 percent LIHTC project. In addition, to
qualify as a 20 percent LIHTC project, the amount of bonds requested in the application
must not exceed the aggregate bond limitation.
 new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 35. new text end

new text begin AMI. new text end

new text begin "AMI" means the area median income for the applicable county or
metropolitan area as published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, as
adjusted for household size.
 new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 36. new text end

new text begin Aggregate bond limitation. new text end

new text begin "Aggregate bond limitation" means up to 55
percent of the reasonably expected aggregate basis of a residential rental project and the
land on which the project is or will be located.
 new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Under federal tax law; allocations.

At the beginning of each calendar
year deleted text begin after December 31, 2001deleted text end , the commissioner shall determine the aggregate dollar amount
of the annual volume cap under federal tax law for the calendar year, and of this amount
the commissioner shall make the following allocation:

(1) $74,530,000 to the small issue pool;

(2) $122,060,000 to the housing pool, of which 31 percent of the adjusted allocation is
reserved until the last Monday in deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end for single-family housing programs;

(3) $12,750,000 to the public facilities pool; and

(4) amounts to be allocated as provided in subdivision 2a.

If the annual volume cap is greater or less than the amount of bonding authority allocated
under clauses (1) to (4) and subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4), the allocation
must be adjusted so that each adjusted allocation is the same percentage of the annual volume
cap as each original allocation is of the total bonding authority originally allocated.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.04, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Entitlement reservations.

Any amount returned by an entitlement issuer
before deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end 15 shall be reallocated through the housing pool. Any amount returned on
or after deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end 15 shall be reallocated through the unified pool. An amount returned after
the last Monday in November shall be reallocated to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.047, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

15-year agreement.

Prior to the issuance of residential rental bonds, the
developer of the project for which the bond proceeds will be used must enter into a 15-year
agreement with the issuer that specifies the maximum rental rates of the rent-restricted units
in the project and the income levels of the residents of the project occupying income-restricted
unitsnew text begin and in which the developer will agree to maintain the project as a preservation project,
a 30 percent AMI residential rental project, a 50 percent AMI residential rental project, a
100 percent LIHTC project, or a 20 percent LIHTC project, as applicable and as described
in its applicationnew text end . deleted text begin Suchdeleted text end new text begin Thenew text end rental rates and income levels must be within the limitations
established under subdivision 1. The developer must annually certify to the issuer over the
term of the agreement that the rental rates for the rent-restricted units are within the
limitations under subdivision 1. The issuer may request individual certification of the income
of residents of the income-restricted units. The commissioner may request from the issuer
a copy of the annual certification prepared by the developer. The commissioner may require
the issuer to request individual certification of all residents of the income-restricted units.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.061, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Allocation applicationnew text begin ; small issue pool and public facilities poolnew text end .

(a)
new text begin For any requested allocations from the small issue pool or the public facilities pool, new text end an issuer
may apply for an allocation under this section by submitting to the department an application
on forms provided by the department, accompanied by (1) a preliminary resolution, (2) a
statement of bond counsel that the proposed issue of obligations requires an allocation under
this chapter and the Internal Revenue Code, (3) the type of qualified bonds to be issued, (4)
an application deposit in the amount of one percent of the requested allocation before the
last Monday in deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end , or in the amount of two percent of the requested allocation on or
after the last Monday in deleted text begin July,deleted text end new text begin June; andnew text end (5) a public purpose scoring worksheet for
manufacturing project and enterprise zone facility project applicationsdeleted text begin , and (6) for residential
rental projects, a statement from the applicant or bond counsel as to whether the project
preserves existing federally subsidized housing for residential rental project applications
and whether the project is restricted to persons who are 55 years of age or olderdeleted text end . The issuer
must pay the application deposit by a check made payable to the Department of Management
and Budget. The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, the Minnesota Rural Finance
Authority, and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education may apply for and receive an
allocation under this section without submitting an application deposit.

(b) An entitlement issuer may not apply for an allocation deleted text begin from the public facilities pooldeleted text end new text begin
under this subdivisionnew text end unless it has either permanently issued bonds equal to the amount of
its entitlement allocation for the current year plus any amount of bonding authority carried
forward from previous years or returned for reallocation all of its unused entitlement
allocation. new text begin For purposes of this subdivision, an entitlement allocation includes an amount
obtained under section 474A.04, subdivision 6.
new text end

deleted text begin An entitlement issuer may not apply for an allocation from the housing pool unless it
either has permanently issued bonds equal to any amount of bonding authority carried
forward from a previous year or has returned for reallocation any unused bonding authority
carried forward from a previous year. For purposes of this subdivision, its entitlement
allocation includes an amount obtained under section 474A.04, subdivision 6. This paragraph
does not apply to an application from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for an
allocation under subdivision 2a for cities who choose to have the agency issue bonds on
their behalf.
 deleted text end

(c) If an application is rejected under this section, the commissioner must notify the
applicant and return the application deposit to the applicant within 30 days unless the
applicant requests in writing that the application be resubmitted. The granting of an allocation
of bonding authority under this section must be evidenced by a certificate of allocation.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.061, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Allocation application; housing pool. new text end

new text begin (a) For any requested allocations from
the housing pool, an issuer may apply for an allocation under this section by submitting to
the department an application on forms provided by the department, accompanied by: (1)
a preliminary resolution; (2) a statement of bond counsel that the proposed issue of
obligations requires an allocation under this chapter and the Internal Revenue Code; (3) an
application deposit in the amount of two percent of the requested allocation; (4) a sworn
statement from the applicant identifying the project as either a preservation project, a 30
percent AMI residential rental project, a 50 percent AMI residential rental project, a 100
percent LIHTC project, a 20 percent LIHTC project, or any other residential rental project;
and (5) a certification from the applicant or the applicant's accountant stating whether the
requested allocation exceeds the aggregate bond limitation. The issuer must pay the
application deposit by a check made payable to the Department of Management and Budget.
The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency may apply for and receive an allocation under this
section without submitting an application deposit.
 new text end

new text begin (b) An entitlement issuer may not apply for an allocation from the housing pool unless
it has either permanently issued bonds equal to any amount of bonding authority carried
forward from a previous year or returned for reallocation any unused bonding authority
carried forward from a previous year. For purposes of this subdivision, an entitlement
allocation includes an amount obtained under section 474A.04, subdivision 6. This paragraph
does not apply to an application from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for an
allocation under subdivision 2a for cities that choose to have the agency issue bonds on
their behalf.
 new text end

new text begin (c) If an application is rejected under this section, the commissioner must notify the
applicant and return the application deposit to the applicant within 30 days unless the
applicant requests in writing that the application be resubmitted. The granting of an allocation
of bonding authority under this section must be evidenced by a certificate of allocation.
 new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.061, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Housing pool allocation.

(a) Commencing on the second Tuesday in January
and continuing on each Monday through deleted text begin July 15deleted text end new text begin June 15new text end , the commissioner shall allocate
available bonding authority from the housing pool to applications received on or before the
Monday of the preceding week for residential rental projects that meet the eligibility criteria
under section 474A.047. Allocations of available bonding authority from the housing pool
for eligible residential rental projects shall be awarded in the following order of priority:
(1) deleted text begin projects that preserve existing federally subsidized housing; (2) projects that are not
restricted to persons who are 55 years of age or older; anddeleted text end new text begin preservation projects; (2) 30
percent AMI residential rental projects;new text end (3) new text begin 50 percent AMI residential rental projects; (4)
100 percent LIHTC projects; (5) 20 percent LIHTC projects; and (6) new text end other residential rental
projectsdeleted text begin . Prior to May 15, no allocation shall be made to a project restricted to persons who
are 55 years of age or older. If andeleted text end new text begin for which the amount of bonds requested in their respective
applications do not exceed the aggregate bond limitation.new text end new text begin If there are two or more applications
for residential rental projects at the same priority level and there is insufficient bonding
authority to provide allocations for all the projects in any one allocation period, available
bonding authority shall be randomly awarded by lot but only for projects that can receive
the full amount of their respective requested allocations. If a residential rental project does
not receive any of its requested allocation pursuant to this paragraph, the remaining bonding
authority not allocated to the project shall be reserved by the commissioner, or by the
Minnesota Housing Financing Agency if the authority is carried forward pursuant to section
474A.131, for the project for up to 24 months thereafter, and if the project applies in the
future to the housing pool or unified pool for additional allocation of bonds, the project
shall be fully funded up to the remaining amount of its original application request for
bonding authority before any new project, applying in the same allocation period, that has
an equal priority shall receive bonding authority. Annew text end issuer that receives an allocation under
this paragraph deleted text begin does not issue obligations equal to all or a portion of the allocation received
within 120 days of the allocationdeleted text end new text begin must issue obligations equal to all or a portion of the
allocation received on or before the later of 180 days of the allocation or within 18 months
after the allocation date if the applicant submits an additional application deposit equal to
one percent of the allocation amount on or prior to 180 days after the allocation date. If an
issuer that receives an allocation under this paragraph does not issue obligations equal to
all or a portion of the allocation received within the time period provided in this paragraphnew text end
or returns the allocation to the commissioner, the amount of the allocation is canceled and
returned for reallocation through the housing pool or to the unified pool after July deleted text begin 15.deleted text end new text begin 1. If
an issuer that receives an allocation under this paragraph issues obligations within the time
period provided in this paragraph, the commissioner shall refund 50 percent of any application
deposit previously paid within 30 days of the issuance of the obligations and the remaining
50 percent of the application deposit: (i) within 30 days after the date on which IRS Form
8609(s) are issued with respect to projects generating low-income housing tax credits; or
(ii) within 90 days after the issuer provides a certification and any other reasonable
documentation requested by the commissioner evidencing that construction of the project
has been completed.
new text end

(b) After January 1, and through January 15, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
may accept applications from cities for single-family housing programs which meet program
requirements as follows:

(1) the housing program must meet a locally identified housing need and be economically
viable;

(2) the adjusted income of home buyers may not exceed 80 percent deleted text begin of the greater of
statewide or area median income as published by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, adjusted for household sizedeleted text end new text begin AMInew text end ;

(3) house price limits may not exceed the federal price limits established for mortgage
revenue bond programs. Data on the home purchase price amount, mortgage amount, income,
household size, and race of the households served in the previous year's single-family
housing program, if any, must be included in each application; and

(4) for applicants who choose to have the agency issue bonds on their behalf, an
application fee pursuant to section 474A.03, subdivision 4, and an application deposit equal
to one percent of the requested allocation must be submitted to the Minnesota Housing
Finance Agency before the agency forwards the list specifying the amounts allocated to the
commissioner under paragraph (d). The agency shall submit the city's application fee and
application deposit to the commissioner when requesting an allocation from the housing
pool.

Applications by a consortium shall include the name of each member of the consortium
and the amount of allocation requested by each member.

(c) Any amounts remaining in the housing pool after deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end 15 are available for
single-family housing programs for cities that applied in January and received an allocation
under this section in the same calendar year. For a city that chooses to issue bonds on its
own behalf or pursuant to a joint powers agreement, the agency must allot available bonding
authority based on the formula in paragraphs (d) and (f). Allocations will be made loan by
loan, on a first-come, first-served basis among cities on whose behalf the Minnesota Housing
Finance Agency issues bonds.

Any city that received an allocation pursuant to paragraph (f) in the same calendar year
that wishes to issue bonds on its own behalf or pursuant to a joint powers agreement for an
amount becoming available for single-family housing programs after deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end 15 shall
notify the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency by deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end 15. The Minnesota Housing
Finance Agency shall notify each city making a request of the amount of its allocation within
three business days after deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end 15. The city must comply with paragraph (f).

For purposes of paragraphs (a) to (h), "city" means a county or a consortium of local
government units that agree through a joint powers agreement to apply together for
single-family housing programs, and has the meaning given it in section 462C.02, subdivision
6. "Agency" means the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.

(d) The total amount of allocation for mortgage bonds for one city is limited to the lesser
of: (i) the amount requested, or (ii) the product of the total amount available for mortgage
bonds from the housing pool, multiplied by the ratio of each applicant's population as
determined by the most recent estimate of the city's population released by the state
demographer's office to the total of all the applicants' population, except that each applicant
shall be allocated a minimum of $100,000 regardless of the amount requested or the amount
determined under the formula in clause (ii). If a city applying for an allocation is located
within a county that has also applied for an allocation, the city's population will be deducted
from the county's population in calculating the amount of allocations under this paragraph.

Upon determining the amount of each applicant's allocation, the agency shall forward
to the commissioner a list specifying the amounts allotted to each application with all
application fees and deposits from applicants who choose to have the agency issue bonds
on their behalf.

Total allocations from the housing pool for single-family housing programs may not
exceed 31 percent of the adjusted allocation to the housing pool until after deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end 15.

(e) The agency may issue bonds on behalf of participating cities. The agency shall request
an allocation from the commissioner for all applicants who choose to have the agency issue
bonds on their behalf and the commissioner shall allocate the requested amount to the
agency. The agency may request an allocation at any time after the second Tuesday in
January and through the last Monday in deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end . After awarding an allocation and receiving
a notice of issuance for the mortgage bonds issued on behalf of the participating cities, the
commissioner shall transfer the application deposits to the Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency to be returned to the participating cities. The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
shall return any application deposit to a city that paid an application deposit under paragraph
(b), clause (4), but was not part of the list forwarded to the commissioner under paragraph
(d).

(f) A city may choose to issue bonds on its own behalf or through a joint powers
agreement and may request an allocation from the commissioner by forwarding an application
with an application fee pursuant to section 474A.03, subdivision 4, and a one percent
application deposit to the commissioner no later than the Monday of the week preceding
an allocation. If the total amount requested by all applicants exceeds the amount available
in the pool, the city may not receive a greater allocation than the amount it would have
received under the list forwarded by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to the
commissioner. No city may request or receive an allocation from the commissioner until
the list under paragraph (d) has been forwarded to the commissioner. A city must request
an allocation from the commissioner no later than the last Monday in deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end . No city
may receive an allocation from the housing pool for mortgage bonds which has not first
applied to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. The commissioner shall allocate the
requested amount to the city or cities subject to the limitations under this paragraph.

If a city issues mortgage bonds from an allocation received under this paragraph, the
issuer must provide for the recycling of funds into new loans. If the issuer is not able to
provide for recycling, the issuer must notify the commissioner in writing of the reason that
recycling was not possible and the reason the issuer elected not to have the Minnesota
Housing Finance Agency issue the bonds. "Recycling" means the use of money generated
from the repayment and prepayment of loans for further eligible loans or for the redemption
of bonds and the issuance of current refunding bonds.

(g) No entitlement city or county or city in an entitlement county may apply for or be
allocated authority to issue mortgage bonds or use mortgage credit certificates from the
housing pool. No city in an entitlement county may apply for or be allocated authority to
issue residential rental bonds from the housing pool or the unified pool.

(h) A city that does not use at least 50 percent of its allotment by the date applications
are due for the first allocation that is made from the housing pool for single-family housing
programs in the immediately succeeding calendar year may not apply to the housing pool
for a single-family mortgage bond or mortgage credit certificate program allocation that
exceeds the amount of its allotment for the preceding year that was used by the city in the
immediately preceding year or receive an allotment from the housing pool in the succeeding
calendar year that exceeds the amount of its allotment for the preceding year that was used
in the preceding year. The minimum allotment is $100,000 for an allocation made prior to
deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end 15, regardless of the amount used in the preceding calendar year, except that a
city whose allocation in the preceding year was the minimum amount of $100,000 and who
did not use at least 50 percent of its allocation from the preceding year is ineligible for an
allocation in the immediate succeeding calendar year. Each local government unit in a
consortium must meet the requirements of this paragraph.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.061, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:


Subd. 2b.

Small issue pool allocation.

Commencing on the second Tuesday in January
and continuing on each Monday through the last Monday in deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end , the commissioner
shall allocate available bonding authority from the small issue pool to applications received
on or before the Monday of the preceding week for manufacturing projects and enterprise
zone facility projects. From the second Tuesday in January through the last Monday in deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin
Junenew text end , the commissioner shall reserve $5,000,000 of the available bonding authority from
the small issue pool for applications for agricultural development bond loan projects of the
Minnesota Rural Finance Authority.

deleted text begin Beginning in calendar year 2002,deleted text end On the second Tuesday in January through the last
Monday in deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end , the commissioner shall reserve $10,000,000 of available bonding
authority in the small issue pool for applications for student loan bonds of or on behalf of
the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. The total amount of allocations for student loan
bonds from the small issue pool may not exceed $10,000,000 per year.

The commissioner shall reserve $10,000,000 until the day after the last Monday in
February, $10,000,000 until the day after the last Monday in April, and $10,000,000 until
the day after the last Monday in June in the small issue pool for enterprise zone facility
projects and manufacturing projects. The amount of allocation provided to an issuer for a
specific enterprise zone facility project or manufacturing project will be based on the number
of points received for the proposed project under the scoring system under section 474A.045.

If there are two or more applications for manufacturing and enterprise zone facility
projects from the small issue pool and there is insufficient bonding authority to provide
allocations for all projects in any one week, the available bonding authority shall be awarded
based on the number of points awarded a project under section 474A.045, with those projects
receiving the greatest number of points receiving allocation first. If two or more applications
receive an equal number of points, available bonding authority shall be awarded by lot
unless otherwise agreed to by the respective issuers.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.061, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:


Subd. 2c.

Public facilities pool allocation.

From the beginning of the calendar year and
continuing for a period of 120 days, the commissioner shall reserve $5,000,000 of the
available bonding authority from the public facilities pool for applications for public facilities
projects to be financed by the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District. Commencing on
the second Tuesday in January and continuing on each Monday through the last Monday
in deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end , the commissioner shall allocate available bonding authority from the public
facilities pool to applications for eligible public facilities projects received on or before the
Monday of the preceding week. If there are two or more applications for public facilities
projects from the pool and there is insufficient available bonding authority to provide
allocations for all projects in any one week, the available bonding authority shall be awarded
by lot unless otherwise agreed to by the respective issuers.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Return of allocation; deposit refundnew text begin for small issue pool or public facilities
poolnew text end .

(a)new text begin For any requested allocations from the small issue pool or the public facilities
pool,new text end if an issuer that receives an allocation under this section determines that it will not
issue obligations equal to all or a portion of the allocation received under this section within
120 days of allocation or within the time period permitted by federal tax law, whichever is
less, the issuer must notify the department. If the issuer notifies the department or the 120-day
period since allocation has expired prior to the last Monday in deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end , the amount of
allocation is canceled and returned for reallocation through the pool from which it was
originally allocated. If the issuer notifies the department or the 120-day period since allocation
has expired on or after the last Monday in deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end , the amount of allocation is canceled
and returned for reallocation through the unified pool. If the issuer notifies the department
after the last Monday in November, the amount of allocation is canceled and returned for
reallocation to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. To encourage a competitive
application process, the commissioner shall reserve, for new applications, the amount of
allocation that is canceled and returned for reallocation under this section for a minimum
of seven calendar days.

(b) An issuer that returns for reallocation all or a portion of an allocation received under
this deleted text begin sectiondeleted text end new text begin subdivisionnew text end within 120 days of allocation shall receive within 30 days a refund
equal to:

(1) one-half of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
within 30 days of receiving allocation;

(2) one-fourth of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
between 31 and 60 days of receiving allocation; and

(3) one-eighth of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
between 61 and 120 days of receiving allocation.

(c) No refund shall be available for allocations returned 120 or more days after receiving
the allocation or beyond the last Monday in November.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.061, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Return of allocation; deposit refund for housing pool. new text end

new text begin (a) For any requested
allocations from the housing pool, if an issuer that receives an allocation under this section
determines that it will not issue obligations equal to all or a portion of the allocation received
under this section within the time period provided under section 474A.061, subdivision 2a,
paragraph (a), or within the time period permitted by federal tax law, whichever is less, the
issuer must notify the department. If the issuer notifies the department or the time period
provided under section 474A.061, subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), has expired prior to the
last Monday in June, the amount of allocation is canceled and returned for reallocation
through the pool from which it was originally allocated. If the issuer notifies the department
or the time period provided under section 474A.061, subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), has
expired on or after the last Monday in June, the amount of allocation is canceled and returned
for reallocation through the unified pool. If the issuer notifies the department after the last
Monday in November, the amount of allocation is canceled and returned for reallocation
to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. To encourage a competitive application process,
the commissioner shall reserve, for new applications, the amount of allocation that is canceled
and returned for reallocation under this section for a minimum of seven calendar days.
 new text end

new text begin (b) An issuer that returns for reallocation all or a portion of an allocation received under
this subdivision within 180 days of allocation shall receive within 30 days a refund equal
to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) one-half of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
within 45 days of receiving allocation;
 new text end

new text begin (2) one-fourth of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
between 46 and 90 days of receiving allocation; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) one-eighth of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
between 91 and 180 days of receiving allocation.
 new text end

new text begin (c) No refund shall be available for allocations returned 180 or more days after receiving
the allocation or beyond the last Monday in November.
 new text end

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.062, is amended to read:


474A.062 MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION deleted text begin 120-DAYdeleted text end ISSUANCE
EXEMPTION.

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is exempt from deleted text begin the 120-daydeleted text end new text begin any time
limitation onnew text end issuance deleted text begin requirementsdeleted text end new text begin of bonds set forthnew text end in this chapter and may carry forward
allocations for student loan bonds, subject to carryforward notice requirements of section
474A.131, subdivision 2.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.091, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Unified pool amount.

On the day after the last Monday in deleted text begin Julydeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end any
bonding authority remaining unallocated from the small issue pool, the housing pool, and
the public facilities pool is transferred to the unified pool and must be reallocated as provided
in this section.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.091, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Applicationnew text begin for residential rental projectsnew text end .

new text begin (a) new text end Issuers may apply for an
allocation deleted text begin under this section by submitting to the department an application on forms provided
by the department accompanied by (1) a preliminary resolution, (2) a statement of bond
counsel that the proposed issue of obligations requires an allocation under this chapter and
the Internal Revenue Code, (3) the type of qualified bonds to be issued, (4) an application
deposit in the amount of two percent of the requested allocation, (5) a public purpose scoring
worksheet for manufacturing and enterprise zone applications, and (6) for residential rental
projects, a statement from the applicant or bond counsel as to whether the project preserves
existing federally subsidized housing and whether the project is restricted to persons who
are 55 years of age or older. The issuer must pay the application deposit by check. An
entitlement issuer may not apply for an allocation for public facility bonds, residential rental
project bonds, or mortgage bonds under this section unless it has either permanently issued
bonds equal to the amount of its entitlement allocation for the current year plus any amount
carried forward from previous years or returned for reallocation all of its unused entitlement
allocation. For purposes of this subdivision, its entitlement allocation includes an amount
obtained under section 474A.04, subdivision 6.
deleted text end

deleted text begin Notwithstanding the restrictions imposed on entitlement issuers under this subdivision,
the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency may not receive an allocation for mortgage bonds
under this section prior to the first Monday in October, but may be awarded allocations for
mortgage bonds from the unified pool on or after the first Monday in October. The Minnesota
Housing Finance Agency, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, and the Minnesota
Rural Finance Authority may apply for and receive an allocation under this section without
submitting an application deposit. deleted text end new text begin for residential rental bonds under this section by submitting
to the department an application on forms provided by the department accompanied by: (1)
a preliminary resolution; (2) a statement of bond counsel that the proposed issue of
obligations requires an allocation under this chapter and the Internal Revenue Code; (3) an
application deposit in the amount of two percent of the requested allocation; (4) a sworn
statement from the applicant identifying the project as a preservation project, a 30 percent
AMI residential rental project, a 50 percent AMI residential rental project, a 100 percent
LIHTC project, a 20 percent LIHTC project, or any other residential rental project; and (5)
a certification from the applicant or its accountant stating whether the requested allocation
exceeds the aggregate bond limitation. Applications for projects requesting bonds in excess
of the aggregate bond limitation may not apply or be allocated bonding authority until after
September 1 each year. The issuer must pay the application deposit by check. An entitlement
issuer may not apply for an allocation for residential rental bonds under this section unless
it has either permanently issued bonds equal to the amount of its entitlement allocation for
the current year plus any amount carried forward from previous years or returned for
reallocation all of its unused entitlement allocation. For purposes of this subdivision, an
entitlement allocation includes an amount obtained under section 474A.04, subdivision 6.
 new text end

new text begin (b) An issuer that receives an allocation under this subdivision must issue obligations
equal to all or a portion of the allocation received on or before the later of 180 days of the
allocation or within 18 months after the allocation date if the applicant submits an additional
application deposit equal to one percent of the allocation amount on or prior to 180 days
after the allocation date. If an issuer that receives an allocation under this subdivision does
not issue obligations equal to all or a portion of the allocation received within the time
period provided in this paragraph or returns the allocation to the commissioner, the amount
of the allocation is canceled and returned for reallocation through the unified pool. If an
issuer that receives an allocation under this subdivision issues obligations within the time
period provided in this paragraph, the commissioner shall refund 50 percent of any application
deposit previously paid: (i) within 30 days after the date on which IRS Form 8609(s) are
issued with respect to projects generating low-income housing tax credits; or (ii) within 90
days after the issuer provides a certification and any other reasonable documentation
requested by the commissioner evidencing that construction of the project has been
completed. The obligations and the remaining 50 percent of the application deposit within
30 days after completion of construction of the project.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding the restrictions imposed on entitlement issuers under this subdivision,
the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency may not receive an allocation for mortgage bonds
under this section prior to the first Monday in October, but may be awarded allocations for
mortgage bonds from the unified pool on or after the first Monday in October. The Minnesota
Housing Finance Agency may apply for and receive an allocation under this section without
submitting an application deposit.
 new text end

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.091, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Application for all other types of qualified bonds. new text end

new text begin (a) Issuers may apply
for an allocation for all types of qualified bonds other than residential rental bonds under
this section by submitting to the department an application on forms provided by the
department accompanied by: (1) a preliminary resolution; (2) a statement of bond counsel
that the proposed issue of obligations requires an allocation under this chapter and the
Internal Revenue Code; (3) the type of qualified bonds to be issued; (4) an application
deposit in the amount of two percent of the requested allocation; and (5) a public purpose
scoring worksheet for manufacturing and enterprise zone applications. The issuer must pay
the application deposit by check. An entitlement issuer may not apply for an allocation for
public facility bonds or mortgage bonds under this section unless it has either permanently
issued bonds equal to the amount of its entitlement allocation for the current year plus any
amount carried forward from previous years or returned for reallocation all of its unused
entitlement allocation. For purposes of this subdivision, an entitlement allocation includes
an amount obtained under section 474A.04, subdivision 6.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding the restrictions imposed on entitlement issuers under this subdivision,
the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency may not receive an allocation for mortgage bonds
under this section prior to the first Monday in October, but may be awarded allocations for
mortgage bonds from the unified pool on or after the first Monday in October. The Minnesota
Housing Finance Agency, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, and the Minnesota
Rural Finance Authority may apply for and receive an allocation under this section without
submitting an application deposit.
 new text end

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.091, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Allocation procedure.

(a) The commissioner shall allocate available bonding
authority under this section on the Monday of every other week beginning with the first
Monday in deleted text begin Augustdeleted text end new text begin Julynew text end through and on the last Monday in November. Applications for
allocations must be received by the department by 4:30 p.m. on the Monday preceding the
Monday on which allocations are to be made. If a Monday falls on a holiday, the allocation
will be made or the applications must be received by the next business day after the holiday.

(b) Prior to October 1, only the following applications shall be awarded allocations from
the unified pool. Allocations shall be awarded in the following order of priority:

(1) applications for residential rental project bonds;

(2) applications for small issue bonds for manufacturing projects; and

(3) applications for small issue bonds for agricultural development bond loan projects.

(c) On the first Monday in October through the last Monday in November, allocations
shall be awarded from the unified pool in the following order of priority:

(1) applications for student loan bonds issued by or on behalf of the Minnesota Office
of Higher Education;

(2) applications for mortgage bonds;

(3) applications for public facility projects funded by public facility bonds;

(4) applications for small issue bonds for manufacturing projects;

(5) applications for small issue bonds for agricultural development bond loan projects;

(6) applications for residential rental project bonds;

(7) applications for enterprise zone facility bonds;

(8) applications for governmental bonds; and

(9) applications for redevelopment bonds.

(d) If there are two or more applications for manufacturing projects from the unified
pool and there is insufficient bonding authority to provide allocations for all manufacturing
projects in any one allocation period, the available bonding authority shall be awarded based
on the number of points awarded a project under section 474A.045 with those projects
receiving the greatest number of points receiving allocation first. If two or more applications
for manufacturing projects receive an equal amount of points, available bonding authority
shall be awarded by lot unless otherwise agreed to by the respective issuers.

(e) If there are two or more applications for enterprise zone facility projects from the
unified pool and there is insufficient bonding authority to provide allocations for all enterprise
zone facility projects in any one allocation period, the available bonding authority shall be
awarded based on the number of points awarded a project under section 474A.045 with
those projects receiving the greatest number of points receiving allocation first. If two or
more applications for enterprise zone facility projects receive an equal amount of points,
available bonding authority shall be awarded by lot unless otherwise agreed to by the
respective issuers.

(f) If there are two or more applications for residential rental projects from the unified
pool and there is insufficient bonding authority to provide allocations for all residential
rental projects in any one allocation period, the available bonding authority shall be awarded
in the following order of priority: (1) deleted text begin projects that preserve existing federally subsidized
housing; (2) projects that are not restricted to persons who are 55 years of age or older; and
(3)deleted text end new text begin preservation projects; (2) 30 percent AMI residential rental projects; (3) 50 percent AMI
residential rental projects; (4) 100 percent LIHTC projects; (5) 20 percent LIHTC projects;
(6)new text end other residential rental projectsnew text begin for which the amount of bonds requested in their
respective applications do not exceed the aggregate bond limitation; and (7) other residential
rental projects for which the amount of bonds requested in their respective applications
exceed the aggregate bond limitation and that apply on or after September 1 of a calendar
year.new text end new text begin If there are two or more applications for residential rental projects at the same priority
level and there is insufficient bonding authority to provide allocations for all the projects
in any one allocation period, available bonding authority shall be randomly awarded by lot
but only for projects that received the full amount of their respective requested allocations.
If a residential rental project does not receive any of its requested allocation pursuant to this
paragraph, the remaining bonding authority not allocated to the project shall be reserved
by the commissioner, or by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency if the authority is carried
forward pursuant to section 474A.131, for the project for up to 24 months thereafter, and
if the project applies in the future to the housing pool or unified pool for additional allocation
of bonds, the project shall be fully funded up to the remaining amount of its original
application request for bonding authority before any new project, applying in the same
allocation period, that has an equal priority shall receive bonding authoritynew text end .

(g) From the first Monday in deleted text begin Augustdeleted text end new text begin Julynew text end through the last Monday in November,
$20,000,000 of bonding authority or an amount equal to the total annual amount of bonding
authority allocated to the small issue pool under section 474A.03, subdivision 1, less the
amount allocated to issuers from the small issue pool for that year, whichever is less, is
reserved within the unified pool for small issue bonds to the extent deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end amounts are
available within the unified pool.

(h) The total amount of allocations for mortgage bonds from the housing pool and the
unified pool may not exceed:

(1) $10,000,000 for any one city; or

(2) $20,000,000 for any number of cities in any one county.

(i) The total amount of allocations for student loan bonds from the unified pool may not
exceed $25,000,000 per year.

(j) If there is insufficient bonding authority to fund all projects within any qualified bond
category other than enterprise zone facility projects, manufacturing projects, and residential
rental projects, allocations shall be awarded by lot unless otherwise agreed to by the
respective issuers.

(k) If an application is rejected, the commissioner must notify the applicant and return
the application deposit to the applicant within 30 days unless the applicant requests in writing
that the application be resubmitted.

(l) The granting of an allocation of bonding authority under this section must be evidenced
by issuance of a certificate of allocation.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.091, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Return of allocation; deposit refund.

(a) If an issuer that receives an allocation
under this section determines that it will not issue obligations equal to all or a portion of
the allocation received under this section within deleted text begin 120deleted text end new text begin the applicable number ofnew text end days deleted text begin ofdeleted text end new text begin afternew text end
the allocation new text begin required in this chapter new text end or within the time period permitted by federal tax law,
whichever is less, the issuer must notify the department. If the issuer notifies the department
or the deleted text begin 120-daydeleted text end period since allocation has expired prior to the last Monday in November,
the amount of allocation is canceled and returned for reallocation through the unified pool.
If the issuer notifies the department on or after the last Monday in November, the amount
of allocation is canceled and returned for reallocation to the Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency. To encourage a competitive application process, the commissioner shall reserve,
for new applications, the amount of allocation that is canceled and returned for reallocation
under this section for a minimum of seven calendar days.

(b) An issuer that returns for reallocation all or a portion of an allocation new text begin for all types
of bonds other than residential rental project bonds new text end received under this section within 120
days of the allocation shall receive within 30 days a refund equal to:

(1) one-half of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
within 30 days of receiving the allocation;

(2) one-fourth of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
between 31 and 60 days of receiving the allocation; and

(3) one-eighth of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
between 61 and 120 days of receiving the allocation.

(c) No refund of the application deposit shall be available for allocations returned on or
after the last Monday in November.

new text begin (d) An issuer that returns for reallocation all or a portion of an allocation for residential
rental project bonds received under this section within 180 days of the allocation shall
receive within 30 days a refund equal to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) one-half of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
within 45 days of receiving the allocation;
 new text end

new text begin (2) one-fourth of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
between 46 and 90 days of receiving the allocation; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) one-eighth of the application deposit for the amount of bonding authority returned
between 91 and 180 days of receiving the allocation.
 new text end

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.091, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Final allocation; carryforward.

Notwithstanding the notice requirements of
section 474A.131, subdivision 2, any bonding authority remaining unissued by the Minnesota
Housing Finance Agency on the last business day in December shall be carried forward
into the next calendar year by the commissioner for the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.new text begin
Any authority carried forward shall be allocated to utilize the authority that is closest to
expiring first, and in all events, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency shall allocate its
bonding authority to utilize the authority carried forward prior to any current year's allocation.
new text end

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.131, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Notice of issue.

Each issuer deleted text begin that issues bondsdeleted text end with an allocation received
under this chapter shall provide a notice of issue to the department on forms provided by
the department stating:

(1) the date of issuance of the bonds;

(2) the title of the issue;

(3) the principal amount of the bonds;

(4) the type of qualified bonds under federal tax law;

(5) the dollar amount of the bonds issued that were subject to the annual volume cap;
and

(6) for entitlement issuers, whether the allocation is from current year entitlement
authority or is from carryforward authority.

For obligations that are issued as a part of a series of obligations, a notice must be
provided for each series. A penalty of one-half of the amount of the application deposit not
to exceed $5,000 shall apply to any issue of obligations for which a notice of issue is not
provided to the department within five business days after issuance or before 4:30 p.m. on
the last business day in December, whichever occurs first. Within 30 days after receipt of
a notice of issue the department shall refund a portion of the application deposit equal to
one percent of the amount of the bonding authority actually issued if a one percent application
deposit was made, or equal to two percent of the amount of the bonding authority actually
issued if deleted text begin a two percentdeleted text end new text begin the applicablenew text end application deposit was made, less any penalty amount.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.131, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:


Subd. 1b.

Deadline for issuance of qualified bonds.

new text begin (a) new text end If an issuer fails to notify the
department before 4:30 p.m. on the last business day in December of issuance of obligations
pursuant to an allocation received for any qualified bond project or issuance of an entitlement
allocationnew text begin other than those involving residential rental bondsnew text end , the allocation is canceled and
the bonding authority is allocated to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for carryforward
by the commissioner under section 474A.091, subdivision 6.

new text begin (b) With respect to: (1) an allocation received for a residential rental project for which
the obligations have not been issued before 4:30 p.m. on the last business day in December
and the time period for issuance of the obligations provided under section 474A.061,
subdivision 2a, or 474A.091, subdivision 2a, as applicable, has not expired; and (2) bonding
authority reserved for a project for up to 24 months under section 474A.061, subdivision
2a, or section 471A.091, subdivision 3, paragraph (f), as of 4:30 p.m. on the last business
day of December, the bonding authority shall be allocated to the Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency for carryforward by the commissioner under section 474A.091, subdivision 6;
provided, however, that the allocation shall remain reserved by the Minnesota Housing
Finance Agency for the residential rental project described in the original application and
the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency will have the fiduciary duty to issue the bonds as
intended by the originally intended issuer. In addition, any obligations issued by the
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for a residential rental project that is subject to this
paragraph shall not be subject to the debt management policies of the Minnesota Housing
Finance Agency, as adopted and amended from time to time.
 new text end

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.131, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Carryforward notice.

If an issuer intends to carry forward an allocation received
under this chapter, it must notify the department in writing before 4:30 p.m. on the last
business day in December. This notice requirement does not apply to the Minnesota Housing
Finance Agency for the carryforward of unallocated unified pool balancesnew text begin or for the
carryforward of allocations of residential rental project bonds pursuant to section 474A.131,
subdivision 1bnew text end .

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.14, is amended to read:


474A.14 NOTICE OF AVAILABLE AUTHORITY.

The department shall provide at its official Web site a written notice of the amount of
bonding authority in the housing, small issue, and public facilities pools as soon after January
1 as possible. The department shall provide at its official Web site a written notice of the
amount of bonding authority available for allocation in the unified pool as soon after deleted text begin Augustdeleted text end new text begin
Julynew text end 1 as possible.

Sec. 42. new text begin ADVANCES TO THE MINNESOTA MANUFACTURED HOME
RELOCATION TRUST FUND.
new text end

new text begin (a) Until June 30, 2020, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency or Department of
Management and Budget as determined by the commissioner of management and budget,
is authorized to advance up to $400,000 from state appropriations or other resources to the
Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund established under Minnesota Statutes,
section 462A.35, if the account balance in the Minnesota manufactured home relocation
trust fund is insufficient to pay the amounts claimed under Minnesota Statutes, section
327C.095, subdivision 13.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency or Department of Management and Budget
shall be reimbursed from the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund for any
money advanced by the agency under paragraph (a) to the fund. Approved claims for payment
to manufactured home owners shall be paid prior to the money being advanced by the agency
or the department to the fund.
 new text end

Sec. 43. new text begin HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FUND; 2019 ALLOCATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Allocations from the Housing Finance Agency's housing affordability fund, pool 3, in
2019, shall include a set-aside of ten percent for single-family home ownership development
and rental housing for up to a four-plex in municipalities with a population under 10,000,
or for manufactured housing projects. The set-aside shall remain until June 1, 2019, after
which any money remaining in the set-aside shall be available to all eligible projects.
 new text end

Sec. 44. new text begin REPORT; COSTS OF LOCAL ACTIONS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
new text end

new text begin By January 15, 2019, the commissioner of the Housing Finance Agency shall report to
the members of the legislative policy and finance committees with jurisdiction over housing
on the effects of local regulatory, fee, and zoning decisions that raise the cost of development
of affordable housing.
 new text end

ARTICLE 21

PUBLIC SAFETY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169A.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Degree described.

A person who violates section 169A.20 (driving while
impaired) is guilty of first-degree driving while impaired if the person:

(1) commits the violation within ten years of the first of three or more qualified prior
impaired driving incidents;

(2) has previously been convicted of a felony under this section; or

(3) has previously been convicted of a felony under:

(i) Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21 (criminal vehicular homicide and injury,
substance-related offenses), subdivision 1, clauses (2) to (6);

(ii) Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.21 (criminal vehicular homicide and injury,
substance-related offenses), subdivision 1, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 2, clauses (2) to
(6); subdivision 2a, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 3, clauses (2) to (6); or subdivision 4,
clauses (2) to (6); deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(iii) section 609.2112, subdivision 1, clauses (2) to (6); 609.2113, subdivision 1, clauses
(2) to (6), subdivision 2, clauses (2) to (6), or subdivision 3, clauses (2) to (6); or 609.2114,
subdivision 1, clauses (2) to (6), or subdivision 2, clauses (2) to (6)deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (iv) a statute from this state or another state in conformity with any provision listed in
item (i), (ii), or (iii).
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to violations
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 243.166, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:


Subd. 1b.

Registration required.

(a) A person shall register under this section if:

(1) the person was charged with or petitioned for a felony violation of or attempt to
violate, or aiding, abetting, or conspiracy to commit, any of the following, and convicted
of or adjudicated delinquent for that offense or another offense arising out of the same set
of circumstances:

(i) murder under section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (2);

(ii) kidnapping under section 609.25;

(iii) criminal sexual conduct under section 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.3451,
subdivision 3; or 609.3453; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(iv) indecent exposure under section 617.23, subdivision 3;new text begin or
new text end

new text begin (v) surreptitious intrusion under the circumstances described in section 609.746,
subdivision 1, paragraph (f);
 new text end

(2) the person was charged with or petitioned for a violation of, or attempt to violate, or
aiding, abetting, or conspiring to commit criminal abuse in violation of section 609.2325,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b); false imprisonment in violation of section 609.255, subdivision
2; solicitation, inducement, or promotion of the prostitution of a minor or engaging in the
sex trafficking of a minor in violation of section 609.322; a prostitution offense in violation
of section 609.324, subdivision 1, paragraph (a); soliciting a minor to engage in sexual
conduct in violation of section 609.352, subdivision 2 or 2a, clause (1); using a minor in a
sexual performance in violation of section 617.246; or possessing pornographic work
involving a minor in violation of section 617.247, and convicted of or adjudicated delinquent
for that offense or another offense arising out of the same set of circumstances;

(3) the person was sentenced as a patterned sex offender under section 609.3455,
subdivision 3a; or

(4) the person was charged with or petitioned for, including pursuant to a court martial,
violating a law of the United States, including the Uniform Code of Military Justice, similar
to the offenses described in clause (1), (2), or (3), and convicted of or adjudicated delinquent
for that offense or another offense arising out of the same set of circumstances.

(b) A person also shall register under this section if:

(1) the person was charged with or petitioned for an offense in another state that would
be a violation of a law described in paragraph (a) if committed in this state and convicted
of or adjudicated delinquent for that offense or another offense arising out of the same set
of circumstances;

(2) the person enters this state to reside, work, or attend school, or enters this state and
remains for 14 days or longer; and

(3) ten years have not elapsed since the person was released from confinement or, if the
person was not confined, since the person was convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for
the offense that triggers registration, unless the person is subject to a longer registration
period under the laws of another state in which the person has been convicted or adjudicated,
or is subject to lifetime registration.

If a person described in this paragraph is subject to a longer registration period in another
state or is subject to lifetime registration, the person shall register for that time period
regardless of when the person was released from confinement, convicted, or adjudicated
delinquent.

(c) A person also shall register under this section if the person was committed pursuant
to a court commitment order under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 253B.185, chapter
253D, Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 526.10, or a similar law of another state or the
United States, regardless of whether the person was convicted of any offense.

(d) A person also shall register under this section if:

(1) the person was charged with or petitioned for a felony violation or attempt to violate
any of the offenses listed in paragraph (a), clause (1), or a similar law of another state or
the United States, or the person was charged with or petitioned for a violation of any of the
offenses listed in paragraph (a), clause (2), or a similar law of another state or the United
States;

(2) the person was found not guilty by reason of mental illness or mental deficiency
after a trial for that offense, or found guilty but mentally ill after a trial for that offense, in
states with a guilty but mentally ill verdict; and

(3) the person was committed pursuant to a court commitment order under section
253B.18 or a similar law of another state or the United States.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 244.052, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Law enforcement agency; disclosure of information to public.

(a) The law
enforcement agency in the area where the predatory offender resides, expects to reside, is
employed, or is regularly found, shall disclose to the public any information regarding the
offender contained in the report forwarded to the agency under subdivision 3, paragraph
(f), that is relevant and necessary to protect the public and to counteract the offender's
dangerousness, consistent with the guidelines in paragraph (b). The extent of the information
disclosed and the community to whom disclosure is made must relate to the level of danger
posed by the offender, to the offender's pattern of offending behavior, and to the need of
community members for information to enhance their individual and collective safety.

(b) The law enforcement agency shall employ the following guidelines in determining
the scope of disclosure made under this subdivision:

(1) if the offender is assigned to risk level I, the agency may maintain information
regarding the offender within the agency and may disclose it to other law enforcement
agencies. Additionally, the agency may disclose the information to any victims of or
witnesses to the offense committed by the offender. The agency shall disclose the information
to victims of the offense committed by the offender who have requested disclosure and to
adult members of the offender's immediate household;

(2) if the offender is assigned to risk level II, the agency also may disclose the information
to agencies and groups that the offender is likely to encounter for the purpose of securing
those institutions and protecting individuals in their care while they are on or near the
premises of the institution. These agencies and groups include the staff members of public
and private educational institutions, day care establishments, and establishments and
organizations that primarily serve individuals likely to be victimized by the offender. The
agency also may disclose the information to individuals the agency believes are likely to
be victimized by the offender. The agency's belief shall be based on the offender's pattern
of offending or victim preference as documented in the information provided by the
department of corrections or human services;

(3) if the offender is assigned to risk level III, the agency shall disclose the information
to the persons and entities described in clauses (1) and (2) and to other members of the
community whom the offender is likely to encounter, unless the law enforcement agency
determines that public safety would be compromised by the disclosure or that a more limited
disclosure is necessary to protect the identity of the victim.

Notwithstanding the assignment of a predatory offender to risk level II or III, a law
enforcement agency may not make the disclosures permitted or required by clause (2) or
(3), if: the offender is placed or resides in a residential facility. However, if an offender is
placed or resides in a residential facility, the offender and the head of the facility shall
designate the offender's likely residence upon release from the facility and the head of the
facility shall notify the commissioner of corrections or the commissioner of human services
of the offender's likely residence at least 14 days before the offender's scheduled release
date. The commissioner shall give this information to the law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction over the offender's likely residence. The head of the residential facility also
shall notify the commissioner of corrections or human services within 48 hours after
finalizing the offender's approved relocation plan to a permanent residence. Within five
days after receiving this notification, the appropriate commissioner shall give to the
appropriate law enforcement agency all relevant information the commissioner has
concerning the offender, including information on the risk factors in the offender's history
and the risk level to which the offender was assigned. After receiving this information, the
law enforcement agency shall make the disclosures permitted or required by clause (2) or
(3), as appropriate.

(c) As used in paragraph (b), clauses (2) and (3), "likely to encounter" means that:

(1) the organizations or community members are in a location or in close proximity to
a location where the offender lives or is employed, or which the offender visits or is likely
to visit on a regular basis, other than the location of the offender's outpatient treatment
program; and

(2) the types of interaction which ordinarily occur at that location and other circumstances
indicate that contact with the offender is reasonably certain.

(d) A law enforcement agency or official who discloses information under this subdivision
shall make a good faith effort to make the notification within 14 days of receipt of a
confirmed address from the Department of Corrections indicating that the offender will be,
or has been, released from confinement, or accepted for supervision, or has moved to a new
address and will reside at the address indicated. If a change occurs in the release plan, this
notification provision does not require an extension of the release date.

(e) A law enforcement agency or official who discloses information under this subdivision
shall not disclose the identity or any identifying characteristics of the victims of or witnesses
to the offender's offenses.

(f) A law enforcement agency shall continue to disclose information on an offender as
required by this subdivision for as long as the offender is required to register under section
243.166. This requirement on a law enforcement agency to continue to disclose information
also applies to an offender who lacks a primary address and is registering under section
243.166, subdivision 3a.

(g) A law enforcement agency that is disclosing information on an offender assigned to
risk level III to the public under this subdivision shall inform the commissioner of corrections
what information is being disclosed and forward this information to the commissioner within
two days of the agency's determination. The commissioner shall post this information on
the Internet as required in subdivision 4b.

(h) A city council may adopt a policy that addresses when information disclosed under
this subdivision must be presented in languages in addition to English. The policy may
address when information must be presented orally, in writing, or both in additional languages
by the law enforcement agency disclosing the information. The policy may provide for
different approaches based on the prevalence of non-English languages in different
neighborhoods.

(i) An offender who is the subject of a community notification meeting held pursuant
to this section may not attend the meeting.

(j) When a school, day care facility, or other entity or program that primarily educates
or serves children receives notice under paragraph (b), clause (3), that a level III predatory
offender resides or works in the surrounding community, notice to parents must be made
as provided in this paragraph. If the predatory offender identified in the notice is participating
in programs offered by the facility that require or allow the person to interact with children
other than the person's children, the principal or head of the entity must notify parents with
children at the facility of the contents of the notice received pursuant to this section. The
immunity provisions of subdivision 7 apply to persons disclosing information under this
paragraph.

new text begin (k) The law enforcement agency where the predatory offender resides, is employed, or
is regularly found shall notify the public in accordance with the guidelines of this subdivision,
when the offender no longer resides, is employed, or is regularly found in the area.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 260.012, is amended to read:


260.012 DUTY TO ENSURE PLACEMENT PREVENTION AND FAMILY
REUNIFICATION; REASONABLE EFFORTS.

(a) Once a child alleged to be in need of protection or services is under the court's
jurisdiction, the court shall ensure that reasonable efforts, including culturally appropriate
services, by the social services agency are made to prevent placement or to eliminate the
need for removal and to reunite the child with the child's family at the earliest possible time,
and the court must ensure that the responsible social services agency makes reasonable
efforts to finalize an alternative permanent plan for the child as provided in paragraph (e).
In determining reasonable efforts to be made with respect to a child and in making those
reasonable efforts, the child's best interests, health, and safety must be of paramount concern.
Reasonable efforts to prevent placement and for rehabilitation and reunification are always
required except upon a determination by the court that a petition has been filed stating a
prima facie case that:

(1) the parent has subjected a child to egregious harm as defined in section 260C.007,
subdivision 14;

(2) the parental rights of the parent to another child have been terminated involuntarily;

(3) the child is an abandoned infant under section 260C.301, subdivision 2, paragraph
(a), clause (2);

(4) the parent's custodial rights to another child have been involuntarily transferred to a
relative under Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 260C.201, subdivision 11, paragraph (d),
clause (1), section 260C.515, subdivision 4, or a similar law of another jurisdiction;

(5) the parent has committed sexual abuse as defined in section 626.556, subdivision 2,
against the child or another child of the parent;

(6) the parent has committed an offense that requires registration as a predatory offender
under section 243.166, subdivision 1b, paragraph (a) or (b); or

(7) the provision of services or further services for the purpose of reunification is futile
and therefore unreasonable under the circumstances.

(b) When the court makes one of the prima facie determinations under paragraph (a),
either permanency pleadings under section 260C.505, or a termination of parental rights
petition under sections 260C.141 and 260C.301 must be filed. A permanency hearing under
sections 260C.503 to 260C.521 must be held within 30 days of this determination.

(c) In the case of an Indian child, in proceedings under sections 260B.178, 260C.178,
260C.201, 260C.202, 260C.204, 260C.301, or 260C.503 to 260C.521, the juvenile court
must make findings and conclusions consistent with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978,
United States Code, title 25, section 1901 et seq., as to the provision of active efforts. In
cases governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, United States Code, title 25, section
1901, the responsible social services agency must provide active efforts as required under
United States Code, title 25, section 1911(d).

(d) "Reasonable efforts to prevent placement" means:

(1) the agency has made reasonable efforts to prevent the placement of the child in foster
care by working with the family to develop and implement a safety plan; or

(2) given the particular circumstances of the child and family at the time of the child's
removal, there are no services or efforts available which could allow the child to safely
remain in the home.

(e) "Reasonable efforts to finalize a permanent plan for the child" means due diligence
by the responsible social services agency to:

(1) reunify the child with the parent or guardian from whom the child was removed;

(2) assess a noncustodial parent's ability to provide day-to-day care for the child and,
where appropriate, provide services necessary to enable the noncustodial parent to safely
provide the care, as required by section 260C.219;

(3) conduct a relative search to identify and provide notice to adult relatives as required
under section 260C.221;

(4) place siblings removed from their home in the same home for foster care or adoption,
or transfer permanent legal and physical custody to a relative. Visitation between siblings
who are not in the same foster care, adoption, or custodial placement or facility shall be
consistent with section 260C.212, subdivision 2; and

(5) when the child cannot return to the parent or guardian from whom the child was
removed, to plan for and finalize a safe and legally permanent alternative home for the child,
and considers permanent alternative homes for the child inside or outside of the state,
preferably through adoption or transfer of permanent legal and physical custody of the child.

(f) Reasonable efforts are made upon the exercise of due diligence by the responsible
social services agency to use culturally appropriate and available services to meet the needs
of the child and the child's family. Services may include those provided by the responsible
social services agency and other culturally appropriate services available in the community.
At each stage of the proceedings where the court is required to review the appropriateness
of the responsible social services agency's reasonable efforts as described in paragraphs (a),
(d), and (e), the social services agency has the burden of demonstrating that:

(1) it has made reasonable efforts to prevent placement of the child in foster care;

(2) it has made reasonable efforts to eliminate the need for removal of the child from
the child's home and to reunify the child with the child's family at the earliest possible time;

(3) it has made reasonable efforts to finalize an alternative permanent home for the child,
and considers permanent alternative homes for the child inside or outside of the state; or

(4) reasonable efforts to prevent placement and to reunify the child with the parent or
guardian are not required. The agency may meet this burden by stating facts in a sworn
petition filed under section 260C.141, by filing an affidavit summarizing the agency's
reasonable efforts or facts the agency believes demonstrate there is no need for reasonable
efforts to reunify the parent and child, or through testimony or a certified report required
under juvenile court rules.

(g) Once the court determines that reasonable efforts for reunification are not required
because the court has made one of the prima facie determinations under paragraph (a), the
court may only require reasonable efforts for reunification after a hearing according to
section 260C.163, where the court finds there is not clear and convincing evidence of the
facts upon which the court based its prima facie determination. In this case when there is
clear and convincing evidence that the child is in need of protection or services, the court
may find the child in need of protection or services and order any of the dispositions available
under section 260C.201, subdivision 1. Reunification of a child with a parent is not required
if the parent has been convicted of:

(1) a violation of, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit a violation of, sections 609.185
to 609.20; 609.222, subdivision 2; or 609.223 in regard to another child of the parent;

(2) a violation of section 609.222, subdivision 2; or 609.223, in regard to the child;

(3) a violation of, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit a violation of, United States
Code, title 18, section 1111(a) or 1112(a), in regard to another child of the parent;

(4) committing new text begin an offense that constitutesnew text end sexual abuse as defined in section 626.556,
subdivision 2, against the child or another child of the parent; or

(5) an offense that requires registration as a predatory offender under section 243.166,
subdivision 1b, paragraph (a) or (b).

new text begin Reunification is also not required when a parent receives a stay of adjudication pursuant to
section 609.095, paragraph (b), for an offense that constitutes sexual abuse under clause
(4).
 new text end

(h) The juvenile court, in proceedings under sections 260B.178, 260C.178, 260C.201,
260C.202, 260C.204, 260C.301, or 260C.503 to 260C.521, shall make findings and
conclusions as to the provision of reasonable efforts. When determining whether reasonable
efforts have been made, the court shall consider whether services to the child and family
were:

(1) relevant to the safety and protection of the child;

(2) adequate to meet the needs of the child and family;

(3) culturally appropriate;

(4) available and accessible;

(5) consistent and timely; and

(6) realistic under the circumstances.

In the alternative, the court may determine that provision of services or further services
for the purpose of rehabilitation is futile and therefore unreasonable under the circumstances
or that reasonable efforts are not required as provided in paragraph (a).

(i) This section does not prevent out-of-home placement for treatment of a child with a
mental disability when it is determined to be medically necessary as a result of the child's
diagnostic assessment or individual treatment plan indicates that appropriate and necessary
treatment cannot be effectively provided outside of a residential or inpatient treatment
program and the level or intensity of supervision and treatment cannot be effectively and
safely provided in the child's home or community and it is determined that a residential
treatment setting is the least restrictive setting that is appropriate to the needs of the child.

(j) If continuation of reasonable efforts to prevent placement or reunify the child with
the parent or guardian from whom the child was removed is determined by the court to be
inconsistent with the permanent plan for the child or upon the court making one of the prima
facie determinations under paragraph (a), reasonable efforts must be made to place the child
in a timely manner in a safe and permanent home and to complete whatever steps are
necessary to legally finalize the permanent placement of the child.

(k) Reasonable efforts to place a child for adoption or in another permanent placement
may be made concurrently with reasonable efforts to prevent placement or to reunify the
child with the parent or guardian from whom the child was removed. When the responsible
social services agency decides to concurrently make reasonable efforts for both reunification
and permanent placement away from the parent under paragraph (a), the agency shall disclose
its decision and both plans for concurrent reasonable efforts to all parties and the court.
When the agency discloses its decision to proceed on both plans for reunification and
permanent placement away from the parent, the court's review of the agency's reasonable
efforts shall include the agency's efforts under both plans.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299A.785, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Information to be collected.

The commissioner shall elicit the cooperation
and assistance of government agencies and nongovernmental organizations as appropriate
to assist in the collection of trafficking data. The commissioner shall direct the appropriate
authorities in each agency and organization to make best efforts to collect information
relevant to tracking progress on trafficking. The information to be collected may include,
but is not limited to:

(1) the numbers of arrests, prosecutions, and successful convictions of traffickers and
those committing trafficking-related crimes, including, but not limited to, the following
offenses: 609.27 (coercion); 609.282 (labor trafficking); 609.283 (unlawful conduct with
respect to documents in furtherance of labor or sex trafficking); 609.321 (promotion of
prostitution); 609.322 (solicitation of prostitution); 609.324 (other prostitution crimes);
609.33 (disorderly house); 609.352 (solicitation of a child); deleted text begin anddeleted text end 617.245 and 617.246 (use
of minors in sexual performance)new text begin ; 617.247 (possession of pornographic work involving
minors); and 617.293 (harmful materials; dissemination and display to minors prohibited)new text end ;

(2) statistics on the number of trafficking victims, including demographics, method of
recruitment, and method of discovery;

(3) trafficking routes and patterns, states or country of origin, and transit states or
countries;

(4) method of transportation, motor vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, or by foot if any
transportation took place; and

(5) social factorsnew text begin , including pornography,new text end that contribute to and foster trafficking,
especially trafficking of women and children.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 357.021, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:


Subd. 2b.

Court technology fund.

(a) In addition to any other filing fee under this
chapter, the court administrator shall collect a $2 technology fee on filings made under
subdivision 2, clauses (1) to (13). The court administrator shall transmit the fee monthly to
the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the court technology account
in the special revenue fund.

(b) A court technology account is established as a special account in the state treasury
and funds deposited in the account are appropriated to the Supreme Court for distribution
of technology funds as provided in paragraph (d). Technology funds may be used for the
following purposes: acquisition, development, support, maintenance, and upgrades to
computer systems, equipment and devices, network systems, electronic records, filings and
payment systems, interactive video teleconferencing, and online services, to be used by the
state courts and their justice partners.

(c) The Judicial Council may establish a board consisting of members from the judicial
branch, prosecutors, public defenders, corrections, and civil legal services to distribute funds
collected under paragraph (a). The Judicial Council may adopt policies and procedures for
the operation of the board, including but not limited to policies and procedures governing
membership terms, removal of members, and the filling of membership vacancies.

(d) Applications for the expenditure of technology funds shall be accepted from the
judicial branch, county and city attorney offices, the Board of Public Defense, qualified
legal services programs as defined under section 480.24, corrections agencies, and part-time
public defender offices. The applications shall be reviewed by the Judicial Council and, if
established, the board. In accordance with any recommendations from the board, the Judicial
Council shall distribute the funds available for this expenditure to selected recipients.

(e) By January 15, deleted text begin 2015deleted text end new text begin 2019, January 15, 2021, January 15, 2023new text end , and deleted text begin bydeleted text end January 15,
deleted text begin 2017deleted text end new text begin 2024new text end , the Judicial Council shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over
judiciary finance providing an accounting on the amounts collected and expended in the
previous biennium, including a list of fund recipients, the amounts awarded to each recipient,
and the technology purpose funded.

(f) This subdivision expires June 30, deleted text begin 2018deleted text end new text begin 2023new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.3241, is amended to read:


609.3241 PENALTY ASSESSMENT AUTHORIZED.

(a) When a court sentences an adult convicted of violating sectionnew text begin 609.27, 609.282,
609.283,new text end 609.322 deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end 609.324,new text begin 609.33, 609.352, 617.246, 617.247, or 617.293,new text end while acting
other than as a prostitute, the court shall impose an assessment of not less than $500 and
not more than $750 for anew text begin misdemeanor violation of section 609.27, anew text end violation of section
609.324, subdivision 2, deleted text begin ordeleted text end a misdemeanor violation of section 609.324, subdivision 3new text begin , a
violation of section 609.33, or a violation of section 617.293new text end ; otherwise the court shall
impose an assessment of not less than $750 and not more than $1,000. The assessment shall
be distributed as provided in paragraph (c) and is in addition to the surcharge required by
section 357.021, subdivision 6.

(b) The court may not waive payment of the minimum assessment required by this
section. If the defendant qualifies for the services of a public defender or the court finds on
the record that the convicted person is indigent or that immediate payment of the assessment
would create undue hardship for the convicted person or that person's immediate family,
the court may reduce the amount of the minimum assessment to not less than $100. The
court also may authorize payment of the assessment in installments.

(c) The assessment collected under paragraph (a) must be distributed as follows:

(1) 40 percent of the assessment shall be forwarded to the political subdivision that
employs the arresting officer for use in enforcement, training, and education activities related
to combating sexual exploitation of youth, or if the arresting officer is an employee of the
state, this portion shall be forwarded to the commissioner of public safety for those purposes
identified in clause (3);

(2) 20 percent of the assessment shall be forwarded to the prosecuting agency that handled
the case for use in training and education activities relating to combating sexual exploitation
activities of youth; and

(3) 40 percent of the assessment must be forwarded to the commissioner of health to be
deposited in the safe harbor for youth account in the special revenue fund and are
appropriated to the commissioner for distribution to crime victims services organizations
that provide services to sexually exploited youth, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision
31.

(d) A safe harbor for youth account is established as a special account in the state treasury.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.341, subdivision 10, is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

new text begin Current or recent new text end position of authority.

"new text begin Current or recent new text end position of
authority" includes but is not limited to any person who is a parent or acting in the place of
a parent and charged withnew text begin or assumesnew text end any of a parent's rights, duties or responsibilities to
a child, or a person who is charged withnew text begin or assumesnew text end any duty or responsibility for the health,
welfare, or supervision of a child, either independently or through another, no matter how
brief, at the time ofnew text begin or within 120 days immediately precedingnew text end the act. For the purposes of
subdivision 11, "position of authority" includes a psychotherapist.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.342, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Crime defined.

A person who engages in sexual penetration with another
person, or in sexual contact with a person under 13 years of age as defined in section 609.341,
subdivision 11, paragraph (c), is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree if any
of the following circumstances exists:

(a) the complainant is under 13 years of age and the actor is more than 36 months older
than the complainant. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by
the complainant is a defense;

(b) the complainant is at least 13 years of age but less than 16 years of age and the actor
is more than 48 months older than the complainant and in anew text begin current or recentnew text end position of
authority over the complainant. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to
the act by the complainant is a defense;

(c) circumstances existing at the time of the act cause the complainant to have a
reasonable fear of imminent great bodily harm to the complainant or another;

(d) the actor is armed with a dangerous weapon or any article used or fashioned in a
manner to lead the complainant to reasonably believe it to be a dangerous weapon and uses
or threatens to use the weapon or article to cause the complainant to submit;

(e) the actor causes personal injury to the complainant, and either of the following
circumstances exist:

(i) the actor uses force or coercion to accomplish sexual penetration; or

(ii) the actor knows or has reason to know that the complainant is mentally impaired,
mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless;

(f) the actor is aided or abetted by one or more accomplices within the meaning of section
609.05, and either of the following circumstances exists:

(i) an accomplice uses force or coercion to cause the complainant to submit; or

(ii) an accomplice is armed with a dangerous weapon or any article used or fashioned
in a manner to lead the complainant reasonably to believe it to be a dangerous weapon and
uses or threatens to use the weapon or article to cause the complainant to submit;

(g) the actor has a significant relationship to the complainant and the complainant was
under 16 years of age at the time of the sexual penetration. Neither mistake as to the
complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant is a defense; or

(h) the actor has a significant relationship to the complainant, the complainant was under
16 years of age at the time of the sexual penetration, and:

(i) the actor or an accomplice used force or coercion to accomplish the penetration;

(ii) the complainant suffered personal injury; or

(iii) the sexual abuse involved multiple acts committed over an extended period of time.

Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant is
a defense.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.343, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Crime defined.

A person who engages in sexual contact with another
person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree if any of the following
circumstances exists:

(a) the complainant is under 13 years of age and the actor is more than 36 months older
than the complainant. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by
the complainant is a defense. In a prosecution under this clause, the state is not required to
prove that the sexual contact was coerced;

(b) the complainant is at least 13 but less than 16 years of age and the actor is more than
48 months older than the complainant and in anew text begin current or recentnew text end position of authority over
the complainant. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the
complainant is a defense;

(c) circumstances existing at the time of the act cause the complainant to have a
reasonable fear of imminent great bodily harm to the complainant or another;

(d) the actor is armed with a dangerous weapon or any article used or fashioned in a
manner to lead the complainant to reasonably believe it to be a dangerous weapon and uses
or threatens to use the dangerous weapon to cause the complainant to submit;

(e) the actor causes personal injury to the complainant, and either of the following
circumstances exist:

(i) the actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the sexual contact; or

(ii) the actor knows or has reason to know that the complainant is mentally impaired,
mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless;

(f) the actor is aided or abetted by one or more accomplices within the meaning of section
609.05, and either of the following circumstances exists:

(i) an accomplice uses force or coercion to cause the complainant to submit; or

(ii) an accomplice is armed with a dangerous weapon or any article used or fashioned
in a manner to lead the complainant to reasonably believe it to be a dangerous weapon and
uses or threatens to use the weapon or article to cause the complainant to submit;

(g) the actor has a significant relationship to the complainant and the complainant was
under 16 years of age at the time of the sexual contact. Neither mistake as to the complainant's
age nor consent to the act by the complainant is a defense; or

(h) the actor has a significant relationship to the complainant, the complainant was under
16 years of age at the time of the sexual contact, and:

(i) the actor or an accomplice used force or coercion to accomplish the contact;

(ii) the complainant suffered personal injury; or

(iii) the sexual abuse involved multiple acts committed over an extended period of time.

Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant is
a defense.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.344, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Crime defined.

A person who engages in sexual penetration with another
person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree if any of the following
circumstances exists:

(a) the complainant is under 13 years of age and the actor is no more than 36 months
older than the complainant. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the
act by the complainant shall be a defense;

(b) the complainant is at least 13 but less than 16 years of age and the actor is more than
24 months older than the complainant. In any such case if the actor is no more than 120
months older than the complainant, it shall be an affirmative defense, which must be proved
by a preponderance of the evidence, that the actor reasonably believes the complainant to
be 16 years of age or older. In all other cases, mistake as to the complainant's age shall not
be a defense. Consent by the complainant is not a defense;

(c) the actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the penetration;

(d) the actor knows or has reason to know that the complainant is mentally impaired,
mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless;

(e) the complainant is at least 16 but less than 18 years of age and the actor is more than
48 months older than the complainant and in anew text begin current or recentnew text end position of authority over
the complainant. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the
complainant is a defense;

(f) the actor has a significant relationship to the complainant and the complainant was
at least 16 but under 18 years of age at the time of the sexual penetration. Neither mistake
as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant is a defense;

(g) the actor has a significant relationship to the complainant, the complainant was at
least 16 but under 18 years of age at the time of the sexual penetration, and:

(i) the actor or an accomplice used force or coercion to accomplish the penetration;

(ii) the complainant suffered personal injury; or

(iii) the sexual abuse involved multiple acts committed over an extended period of time.

Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant is
a defense;

(h) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a patient of the psychotherapist
and the sexual penetration occurred:

(i) during the psychotherapy session; or

(ii) outside the psychotherapy session if an ongoing psychotherapist-patient relationship
exists.

Consent by the complainant is not a defense;

(i) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a former patient of the
psychotherapist and the former patient is emotionally dependent upon the psychotherapist;

(j) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a patient or former patient and
the sexual penetration occurred by means of therapeutic deception. Consent by the
complainant is not a defense;

(k) the actor accomplishes the sexual penetration by means of deception or false
representation that the penetration is for a bona fide medical purpose. Consent by the
complainant is not a defense;

(1) the actor is or purports to be a member of the clergy, the complainant is not married
to the actor, and:

(i) the sexual penetration occurred during the course of a meeting in which the
complainant sought or received religious or spiritual advice, aid, or comfort from the actor
in private; or

(ii) the sexual penetration occurred during a period of time in which the complainant
was meeting on an ongoing basis with the actor to seek or receive religious or spiritual
advice, aid, or comfort in private. Consent by the complainant is not a defense;

(m) the actor is an employee, independent contractor, or volunteer of a state, county,
city, or privately operated adult or juvenile correctional system, or secure treatment facility,
or treatment facility providing services to clients civilly committed as mentally ill and
dangerous, sexually dangerous persons, or sexual psychopathic personalities, including, but
not limited to, jails, prisons, detention centers, or work release facilities, and the complainant
is a resident of a facility or under supervision of the correctional system. Consent by the
complainant is not a defense;

(n) the actor provides or is an agent of an entity that provides special transportation
service, the complainant used the special transportation service, and the sexual penetration
occurred during or immediately before or after the actor transported the complainant. Consent
by the complainant is not a defense; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(o) the actor performs massage or other bodywork for hire, the complainant was a user
of one of those services, and nonconsensual sexual penetration occurred during or
immediately before or after the actor performed or was hired to perform one of those services
for the complainantnew text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (p) the actor is a peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, and the officer physically
or constructively restrains the complainant or the complainant does not reasonably feel free
to leave the officer's presence. Consent by the complainant is not a defense. This paragraph
does not apply to any penetration of the mouth, genitals, or anus during a lawful searchnew text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.345, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Crime defined.

A person who engages in sexual contact with another
person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree if any of the following
circumstances exists:

(a) the complainant is under 13 years of age and the actor is no more than 36 months
older than the complainant. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age or consent to the
act by the complainant is a defense. In a prosecution under this clause, the state is not
required to prove that the sexual contact was coerced;

(b) the complainant is at least 13 but less than 16 years of age and the actor is more than
48 months older than the complainant or in anew text begin current or recentnew text end position of authority over
the complainant. Consent by the complainant to the act is not a defense. In any such case,
if the actor is no more than 120 months older than the complainant, it shall be an affirmative
defense which must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the actor reasonably
believes the complainant to be 16 years of age or older. In all other cases, mistake as to the
complainant's age shall not be a defense;

(c) the actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the sexual contact;

(d) the actor knows or has reason to know that the complainant is mentally impaired,
mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless;

(e) the complainant is at least 16 but less than 18 years of age and the actor is more than
48 months older than the complainant and in anew text begin current or recentnew text end position of authority over
the complainant. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the
complainant is a defense;

(f) the actor has a significant relationship to the complainant and the complainant was
at least 16 but under 18 years of age at the time of the sexual contact. Neither mistake as to
the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant is a defense;

(g) the actor has a significant relationship to the complainant, the complainant was at
least 16 but under 18 years of age at the time of the sexual contact, and:

(i) the actor or an accomplice used force or coercion to accomplish the contact;

(ii) the complainant suffered personal injury; or

(iii) the sexual abuse involved multiple acts committed over an extended period of time.

Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant is
a defense;

(h) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a patient of the psychotherapist
and the sexual contact occurred:

(i) during the psychotherapy session; or

(ii) outside the psychotherapy session if an ongoing psychotherapist-patient relationship
exists. Consent by the complainant is not a defense;

(i) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a former patient of the
psychotherapist and the former patient is emotionally dependent upon the psychotherapist;

(j) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a patient or former patient and
the sexual contact occurred by means of therapeutic deception. Consent by the complainant
is not a defense;

(k) the actor accomplishes the sexual contact by means of deception or false representation
that the contact is for a bona fide medical purpose. Consent by the complainant is not a
defense;

(1) the actor is or purports to be a member of the clergy, the complainant is not married
to the actor, and:

(i) the sexual contact occurred during the course of a meeting in which the complainant
sought or received religious or spiritual advice, aid, or comfort from the actor in private; or

(ii) the sexual contact occurred during a period of time in which the complainant was
meeting on an ongoing basis with the actor to seek or receive religious or spiritual advice,
aid, or comfort in private. Consent by the complainant is not a defense;

(m) the actor is an employee, independent contractor, or volunteer of a state, county,
city, or privately operated adult or juvenile correctional system, or secure treatment facility,
or treatment facility providing services to clients civilly committed as mentally ill and
dangerous, sexually dangerous persons, or sexual psychopathic personalities, including, but
not limited to, jails, prisons, detention centers, or work release facilities, and the complainant
is a resident of a facility or under supervision of the correctional system. Consent by the
complainant is not a defense;

(n) the actor provides or is an agent of an entity that provides special transportation
service, the complainant used the special transportation service, the complainant is not
married to the actor, and the sexual contact occurred during or immediately before or after
the actor transported the complainant. Consent by the complainant is not a defense; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(o) the actor performs massage or other bodywork for hire, the complainant was a user
of one of those services, and nonconsensual sexual contact occurred during or immediately
before or after the actor performed or was hired to perform one of those services for the
complainantnew text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (p) the actor is a peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, and the officer physically
or constructively restrains the complainant or the complainant does not reasonably feel free
to leave the officer's presence. Consent by the complainant is not a defensenew text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 13.

new text begin [609.3454] STAYS OF SENTENCE OR ADJUDICATION; REPORTS
REQUIRED.
 new text end

new text begin (a) By January 31 of each year, each county attorney whose office has prosecuted an
offense in the preceding calendar year for which a court has imposed: (1) a stay of imposition
or execution of sentence under section 609.342, subdivision 3; 609.343, subdivision 3;
609.344, subdivision 3; or 609.345, subdivision 3, in a case where the offender faced a
presumptive commitment to prison; or (2) a stay of adjudication of guilt for a violation of
section 243.166; 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.3451, subdivision 3; or 609.3453,
shall report to the Minnesota County Attorneys Association the following information on
each offense for which a stay was imposed:
 new text end

new text begin (i) general information about the case, including a brief description of the facts and any
relevant information specific to the case's prosecution;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) whether the prosecutor objected to or supported the court's decision to impose a stay
and the reasons for that position;
 new text end

new text begin (iii) what conditions of probation were imposed by the court on the offender; and
 new text end

new text begin (iv) any other information the county attorney deems appropriate.
 new text end

new text begin (b) By March 1 of each year, the Minnesota County Attorneys Association shall forward
to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives
committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy a combined report that includes
the reports of each county attorney under paragraph (a).
 new text end

new text begin (c) Reports under this section must not identify individuals who are offenders, victims,
or witnesses to an offense.
 new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.746, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Surreptitious intrusion; observation device.

(a) A person is guilty of
a gross misdemeanor who:

(1) enters upon another's property;

(2) surreptitiously gazes, stares, or peeps in the window or any other aperture of a house
or place of dwelling of another; and

(3) does so with intent to intrude upon or interfere with the privacy of a member of the
household.

(b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who:

(1) enters upon another's property;

(2) surreptitiously installs or uses any device for observing, photographing, recording,
amplifying, or broadcasting sounds or events through the window or any other aperture of
a house or place of dwelling of another; and

(3) does so with intent to intrude upon or interfere with the privacy of a member of the
household.

(c) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who:

(1) surreptitiously gazes, stares, or peeps in the window or other aperture of a sleeping
room in a hotel, as defined in section 327.70, subdivision 3, a tanning booth, or other place
where a reasonable person would have an expectation of privacy and has exposed or is
likely to expose their intimate parts, as defined in section 609.341, subdivision 5, or the
clothing covering the immediate area of the intimate parts; and

(2) does so with intent to intrude upon or interfere with the privacy of the occupant.

(d) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who:

(1) surreptitiously installs or uses any device for observing, photographing, recording,
amplifying, or broadcasting sounds or events through the window or other aperture of a
sleeping room in a hotel, as defined in section 327.70, subdivision 3, a tanning booth, or
other place where a reasonable person would have an expectation of privacy and has exposed
or is likely to expose their intimate parts, as defined in section 609.341, subdivision 5, or
the clothing covering the immediate area of the intimate parts; and

(2) does so with intent to intrude upon or interfere with the privacy of the occupant.

(e) A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more
than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, if the person:

(1) violates this subdivision after a previous conviction under this subdivision or section
609.749; or

(2) violates this subdivision against a minor under the age of 18, knowing or having
reason to know that the minor is present.

(f) new text begin A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more
than four years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, if: (1) the person
violates paragraph (b) or (d) against a minor victim under the age of 18; (2) the person is
more than 36 months older than the minor victim; (3) the person knows or has reason to
know that the minor victim is present; and (4) the violation is committed with sexual intent.
new text end

new text begin (g) new text end Paragraphs (b) and (d) do not apply to law enforcement officers or corrections
investigators, or to those acting under their direction, while engaged in the performance of
their lawful duties. Paragraphs (c) and (d) do not apply to conduct in: (1) a medical facility;
or (2) a commercial establishment if the owner of the establishment has posted conspicuous
signs warning that the premises are under surveillance by the owner or the owner's employees.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 617.246, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Use of minor.

new text begin (a) new text end It is unlawful for a person to promote, employ, use or permit
a minor to engage in or assist others to engage minors in posing or modeling alone or with
others in any sexual performance or pornographic work if the person knows or has reason
to know that the conduct intended is a sexual performance or a pornographic work.

Any person who violates this deleted text begin subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end is guilty of a felony and may be
sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more
than $20,000 deleted text begin for the first offense and $40,000 for a second or subsequent offensedeleted text end , or both.

new text begin (b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to
imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $40,000,
or both, if:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section
or section 617.247;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section
243.166; or
 new text end

new text begin (3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 13 years.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 617.246, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Operation or ownership of business.

new text begin (a) new text end A person who owns or operates a
business in which a pornographic work, as defined in this section, is disseminated to an
adult or a minor or is reproduced, and who knows the content and character of the
pornographic work disseminated or reproduced, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced
to imprisonment for not more than ten years, or to payment of a fine of not more than
$20,000 deleted text begin for the first offense and $40,000 for a second or subsequent offensedeleted text end , or both.

new text begin (b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to
imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $40,000,
or both, if:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section
or section 617.247;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section
243.166; or
 new text end

new text begin (3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 13 years.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 617.246, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Dissemination.

new text begin (a) new text end A person who, knowing or with reason to know its content
and character, disseminates for profit to an adult or a minor a pornographic work, as defined
in this section, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more
than ten years, or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000 deleted text begin for the first offense and
$40,000 for a second or subsequent offensedeleted text end , or both.

new text begin (b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to
imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $40,000,
or both, if:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section
or section 617.247;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section
243.166; or
 new text end

new text begin (3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 13 years.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 617.246, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Conditional release term.

Notwithstanding the statutory maximum sentence
otherwise applicable to the offense or any provision of the sentencing guidelines, when a
court commits a person to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for violating this
section, the court shall provide that after the person has been released from prison, the
commissioner shall place the person on conditional release for five years. If the person has
previously been convicted of a violation of this section, section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344,
609.345, 609.3451, 609.3453, or 617.247, or any similar statute of the United States, this
state, or any state, the commissioner shall place the person on conditional release for deleted text begin tendeleted text end
new text begin 15 new text end years. The terms of conditional release are governed by section 609.3455, subdivision
8.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 617.247, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Dissemination prohibited.

(a) A person who disseminates pornographic work
to an adult or a minor, knowing or with reason to know its content and character, is guilty
of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than seven years deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin or to
payment of new text end a fine of not more than $10,000 deleted text begin for a first offense and for not more than 15
years and a fine of not more than $20,000 for a second or subsequent offensedeleted text end new text begin , or bothnew text end .

(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to
imprisonment for not more than 15 yearsnew text begin or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000,
or both,new text end ifnew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section
or section 617.246;
 new text end

new text begin (2) new text end the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section
243.166new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 13 yearsnew text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 617.247, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Possession prohibited.

(a) A person who possesses a pornographic work or a
computer disk or computer or other electronic, magnetic, or optical storage system or a
storage system of any other type, containing a pornographic work, knowing or with reason
to know its content and character, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment
for not more than five years deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin or to payment of new text end a fine of not more than $5,000 deleted text begin for a first
offense and for not more than ten years and a fine of not more than $10,000 for a second
or subsequent offensedeleted text end new text begin , or bothnew text end .

(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to
imprisonment for not more than ten years new text begin or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000,
or both, new text end ifnew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section
or section 617.246;
 new text end

new text begin (2) new text end the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section
243.166new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 13 yearsnew text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 617.247, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Conditional release term.

Notwithstanding the statutory maximum sentence
otherwise applicable to the offense or any provision of the sentencing guidelines, when a
court commits a person to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for violating this
section, the court shall provide that after the person has been released from prison, the
commissioner shall place the person on conditional release for five years. If the person has
previously been convicted of a violation of this section, section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344,
609.345, 609.3451, 609.3453, or 617.246, or any similar statute of the United States, this
state, or any state, the commissioner shall place the person on conditional release for deleted text begin tendeleted text end
new text begin 15 new text end years. The terms of conditional release are governed by section 609.3455, subdivision
8.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin SENTENCING GUIDELINES MODIFICATION.
new text end

new text begin The Sentencing Guidelines Commission shall comprehensively review and consider
modifying how the Sentencing Guidelines and the sex offender grid address the crimes
described in Minnesota Statutes, sections 617.246 and 617.247, as compared to similar
crimes, including other sex offenses and other offenses with similar maximum penalties.
 new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin TRANSFER.
new text end

new text begin $125,000 is transferred in fiscal year 2019 from the general fund to the peace officer
training account in the special revenue fund to pay for a projected deficiency in the peace
officer training account. This is a onetime transfer.
 new text end

Sec. 24. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) $6,600,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2019 from the general fund to the
commissioner of corrections to fund the offender health care contract. $1,968,000 is added
to the base in fiscal year 2020 and $3,168,000 is added to the base in fiscal years 2021,
2022, and 2023. In fiscal year 2024 and beyond, $0 is added to the base.
 new text end

new text begin (b) $300,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2019 from the general fund to the commissioner
of public safety for two Bureau of Criminal Apprehension drug scientists and lab supplies.
The base for this provision is $300,000 in fiscal years 2020 and 2021, and $0 in fiscal year
2022 and beyond.
 new text end

new text begin (c) $1,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2019 from the general fund to the
commissioner of public safety for reimbursement grants to public school districts that
contract for audits of the physical security of public school campuses. Applicants for
reimbursement grants may receive up to 100 percent of the cost of physical security audits
of public school campuses conducted by security consultants holding a certified protection
professional certification from the American Society for Industrial Security, or other
professional certification deemed acceptable by the commissioner of public safety. This is
a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

ARTICLE 22

HEALTH CARE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.3005, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Request contents.

A request to spend federal funds submitted under this section
must include the name of the federal grant, the federal agency from which the funds are
available, a federal identification number, a brief description of the purpose of the grant,
the amounts expected by fiscal year, an indication if any state match is required, an indication
if there is a maintenance of effort requirement, and the number of full-time equivalent
positions needed to implement the grant.new text begin For new grants, the request must provide a narrative
description of the short- and long-term commitments required, including whether continuation
of any full-time equivalent positions will be a condition of receiving the federal award.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [62J.90] MINNESOTA HEALTH POLICY COMMISSION.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "commission" means the
Minnesota Health Policy Commission.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Commission membership. new text end

new text begin The commission shall consist of 15 voting members,
appointed by the Legislative Coordinating Commission as provided in subdivision 9, as
follows:
 new text end

new text begin (1) one member with demonstrated expertise in health care finance;
 new text end

new text begin (2) one member with demonstrated expertise in health economics;
 new text end

new text begin (3) one member with demonstrated expertise in actuarial science;
 new text end

new text begin (4) one member with demonstrated expertise in health plan management and finance;
 new text end

new text begin (5) one member with demonstrated expertise in health care system management;
 new text end

new text begin (6) one member with demonstrated expertise as a purchaser, or a representative of a
purchaser, of employer-sponsored health care services or employer-sponsored health
insurance;
 new text end

new text begin (7) one member with demonstrated expertise in the development and utilization of
innovative medical technologies;
 new text end

new text begin (8) one member with demonstrated expertise as a health care consumer advocate;
 new text end

new text begin (9) one member who is a primary care physician;
 new text end

new text begin (10) one member who provides long-term care services through medical assistance;
 new text end

new text begin (11) one member with direct experience as an enrollee, or parent or caregiver of an
enrollee, in MinnesotaCare or medical assistance;
 new text end

new text begin (12) two members of the senate, including one member appointed by the majority leader
and one member from the minority party appointed by the minority leader; and
 new text end

new text begin (13) two members of the house of representatives, including one member appointed by
the speaker of the house and one member from the minority party appointed by the minority
leader.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin (a) The commission shall:
 new text end

new text begin (1) compare Minnesota's private market health care costs and public health care program
spending to that of the other states;
 new text end

new text begin (2) compare Minnesota's private market health care costs and public health care program
spending in any given year to its costs and spending in previous years;
 new text end

new text begin (3) identify factors that influence and contribute to Minnesota's ranking for private
market health care costs and public health care program spending, including the year over
year and trend line change in total costs and spending in the state;
 new text end

new text begin (4) continually monitor efforts to reform the health care delivery and payment system
in Minnesota to understand emerging trends in the health insurance market, including the
private health care market, large self-insured employers, and the state's public health care
programs in order to identify opportunities for state action to achieve:
 new text end

new text begin (i) improved patient experience of care, including quality and satisfaction;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) improved health of all populations; and
 new text end

new text begin (iii) reduced per capita cost of health care;
 new text end

new text begin (5) make recommendations for legislative policy, the health care market, or any other
reforms to:
 new text end

new text begin (i) lower the rate of growth in private market health care costs and public health care
program spending in the state;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) positively impact the state's ranking in the areas listed in this subdivision; and
 new text end

new text begin (iii) improve the quality and value of care for all Minnesotans; and
 new text end

new text begin (6) conduct any additional reviews requested by the legislature.
 new text end

new text begin (b) In making recommendations to the legislature, the commission shall consider:
 new text end

new text begin (i) how the recommendations might positively impact the cost-shifting interplay between
public payer reimbursement rates and health insurance premiums; and
 new text end

new text begin (ii) how public health care programs, where appropriate, may be utilized as a means to
help prepare enrollees for an eventual transition to the private health care market.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The commission shall submit recommendations for changes in health
care policy and financing by June 15 each year to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over health care. The report shall
include any draft legislation to implement the commission's recommendations.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Staff. new text end

new text begin The commission shall hire a director who may employ or contract for
professional and technical assistance as the commission determines necessary to perform
its duties. The commission may also contract with private entities with expertise in health
economics, health finance, and actuarial science to secure additional information, data,
research, or modeling that may be necessary for the commission to carry out its duties.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Access to information. new text end

new text begin (a) The commission may request that a state department
or agency provide the commission with any publicly available information in a usable format
as requested by the commission, at no cost to the commission.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commission may request from a state department or agency unique or custom
data sets and the department or agency may charge the commission for providing the data
at the same rate the department or agency would charge any other public or private entity.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any information provided to the commission by a state department or agency must
be de-identified. For purposes of this subdivision, "de-identified" means the process used
to prevent the identity of a person or business from being connected with information and
ensuring all identifiable information has been removed.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Terms; vacancies; compensation. new text end

new text begin (a) Public members of the commission shall
serve four-year terms. The public members may not serve for more than two consecutive
terms.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The legislative members shall serve on the commission as long as the member or
the appointing authority holds office.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The removal of members and filling of vacancies on the commission are as provided
in section 15.059.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Public members may receive compensation and expenses as provided in section
15.059, subdivision 3.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Chairs; officers. new text end

new text begin The commission shall elect a chair annually. The commission
may elect other officers necessary for the performance of its duties.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Selection of members; advisory council. new text end

new text begin The Legislative Coordinating
Commission shall take applications from members of the public who are qualified and
interested to serve in one of the listed positions. The applications must be reviewed by a
health policy commission advisory council comprised of four members as follows: the state
economist, legislative auditor, state demographer, and the president of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Minneapolis or a designee of the president. The advisory council shall recommend
two applicants for each of the specified positions by September 30 in the calendar year
preceding the end of the members' terms. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall
appoint one of the two recommended applicants to the commission.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Meetings. new text end

new text begin The commission shall meet at least four times each year.
Commission meetings are subject to chapter 13D.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Conflict of interest. new text end

new text begin A member of the commission may not participate in or
vote on a decision of the commission relating to an organization in which the member has
either a direct or indirect financial interest.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The commission shall expire on June 15, 2024.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 17a. new text end

new text begin Transfers for routine administrative operations. new text end

new text begin (a) Unless specifically
authorized by law, the commissioner may only transfer money from the general fund to any
other fund for routine administrative operations and may not transfer money from the general
fund to any other fund without approval from the commissioner of management and budget.
If the commissioner of management and budget determines that a transfer proposed by the
commissioner is necessary for routine administrative operations of the Department of Human
Services, the commissioner may approve the transfer. If the commissioner of management
and budget determines that the transfer proposed by the commissioner is not necessary for
routine administrative operations of the Department of Human Services, the commissioner
may not approve the transfer unless the requirements of paragraph (b) are met.
 new text end

new text begin (b) If the commissioner of management and budget determines that a transfer under
paragraph (a) is not necessary for routine administrative operations of the Department of
Human Services, the commissioner may request approval of the transfer from the Legislative
Advisory Commission under section 3.30. To request approval of a transfer from the
Legislative Advisory Commission, the commissioner must submit a request that includes
the amount of the transfer, the budget activity and fund from which money would be
transferred and the budget activity and fund to which money would be transferred, an
explanation of the administrative necessity of the transfer, and a statement from the
commissioner of management and budget explaining why the transfer is not necessary for
routine administrative operations of the Department of Human Services. The Legislative
Advisory Commission shall review the proposed transfer and make a recommendation
within 20 days of the request from the commissioner. If the Legislative Advisory Commission
makes a positive recommendation or no recommendation, the commissioner may approve
the transfer. If the Legislative Advisory Commission makes a negative recommendation or
a request for more information, the commissioner may not approve the transfer. A
recommendation of the Legislative Advisory Commission must be made by a majority of
the commission and must be made at a meeting of the commission unless a written
recommendation is signed by a majority of the commission members required to vote on
the question. If the commission makes a negative recommendation or a request for more
information, the commission may withdraw or change its recommendation.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.04, subdivision 14, is amended to read:


Subd. 14.

Competitive bidding.

(a) When determined to be effective, economical, and
feasible, the commissioner may utilize volume purchase through competitive bidding and
negotiation under the provisions of chapter 16C, to provide items under the medical assistance
program including but not limited to the following:

(1) eyeglasses;

(2) oxygen. The commissioner shall provide for oxygen needed in an emergency situation
on a short-term basis, until the vendor can obtain the necessary supply from the contract
dealer;

(3) hearing aids and supplies; and

(4) durable medical equipment, including but not limited to:

(i) hospital beds;

(ii) commodes;

(iii) glide-about chairs;

(iv) patient lift apparatus;

(v) wheelchairs and accessories;

(vi) oxygen administration equipment;

(vii) respiratory therapy equipment;

(viii) electronic diagnostic, therapeutic and life-support systems;

(5) nonemergency medical transportation level of need determinations, disbursement of
public transportation passes and tokens, and volunteer and recipient mileage and parking
reimbursements; and

(6) drugs.

(b) Rate changes and recipient cost-sharing under this chapter and chapter 256L do not
affect contract payments under this subdivision unless specifically identified.

(c) The commissioner may not utilize volume purchase through competitive bidding
and negotiation deleted text begin for special transportation servicesdeleted text end under the provisions of chapter 16Cnew text begin for
special transportation services or incontinence products and related suppliesnew text end .

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 3b, is
amended to read:


Subd. 3b.

Telemedicine services.

(a) Medical assistance covers medically necessary
services and consultations delivered by a licensed health care provider via telemedicine in
the same manner as if the service or consultation was delivered in person. Coverage is
limited to three telemedicine services per enrollee per calendar weeknew text begin , except as provided
in paragraph (f)new text end . Telemedicine services shall be paid at the full allowable rate.

(b) The commissioner shall establish criteria that a health care provider must attest to
in order to demonstrate the safety or efficacy of delivering a particular service via
telemedicine. The attestation may include that the health care provider:

(1) has identified the categories or types of services the health care provider will provide
via telemedicine;

(2) has written policies and procedures specific to telemedicine services that are regularly
reviewed and updated;

(3) has policies and procedures that adequately address patient safety before, during,
and after the telemedicine service is rendered;

(4) has established protocols addressing how and when to discontinue telemedicine
services; and

(5) has an established quality assurance process related to telemedicine services.

(c) As a condition of payment, a licensed health care provider must document each
occurrence of a health service provided by telemedicine to a medical assistance enrollee.
Health care service records for services provided by telemedicine must meet the requirements
set forth in Minnesota Rules, part 9505.2175, subparts 1 and 2, and must document:

(1) the type of service provided by telemedicine;

(2) the time the service began and the time the service ended, including an a.m. and p.m.
designation;

(3) the licensed health care provider's basis for determining that telemedicine is an
appropriate and effective means for delivering the service to the enrollee;

(4) the mode of transmission of the telemedicine service and records evidencing that a
particular mode of transmission was utilized;

(5) the location of the originating site and the distant site;

(6) if the claim for payment is based on a physician's telemedicine consultation with
another physician, the written opinion from the consulting physician providing the
telemedicine consultation; and

(7) compliance with the criteria attested to by the health care provider in accordance
with paragraph (b).

(d) For purposes of this subdivision, unless otherwise covered under this chapter,
"telemedicine" is defined as the delivery of health care services or consultations while the
patient is at an originating site and the licensed health care provider is at a distant site. A
communication between licensed health care providers, or a licensed health care provider
and a patient that consists solely of a telephone conversation, e-mail, or facsimile transmission
does not constitute telemedicine consultations or services. Telemedicine may be provided
by means of real-time two-way, interactive audio and visual communications, including the
application of secure video conferencing or store-and-forward technology to provide or
support health care delivery, which facilitate the assessment, diagnosis, consultation,
treatment, education, and care management of a patient's health care.

(e) For purposes of this section, "licensed health care provider" means a licensed health
care provider under section 62A.671, subdivision 6deleted text begin , anddeleted text end new text begin ; a community paramedic as defined
under section 144E.001, subdivision 5f; ornew text end a mental health practitioner defined under section
245.462, subdivision 17, or 245.4871, subdivision 26, working under the general supervision
of a mental health professional; "health care provider" is defined under section 62A.671,
subdivision 3; and "originating site" is defined under section 62A.671, subdivision 7.

new text begin (f) The limit on coverage of three telemedicine services per enrollee per calendar week
does not apply if:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the telemedicine services provided by the licensed health care provider are for the
treatment and control of tuberculosis; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) the services are provided in a manner consistent with the recommendations and best
practices specified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17, is
amended to read:


Subd. 17.

Transportation costs.

(a) "Nonemergency medical transportation service"
means motor vehicle transportation provided by a public or private person that serves
Minnesota health care program beneficiaries who do not require emergency ambulance
service, as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3, to obtain covered medical services.

(b) Medical assistance covers medical transportation costs incurred solely for obtaining
emergency medical care or transportation costs incurred by eligible persons in obtaining
emergency or nonemergency medical care when paid directly to an ambulance company,
nonemergency medical transportation company, or other recognized providers of
transportation services. Medical transportation must be provided by:

(1) nonemergency medical transportation providers who meet the requirements of this
subdivision;

(2) ambulances, as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 2;

(3) taxicabs that meet the requirements of this subdivision;

(4) public transit, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 7; or

(5) not-for-hire vehicles, including volunteer drivers.

(c) Medical assistance covers nonemergency medical transportation provided by
nonemergency medical transportation providers enrolled in the Minnesota health care
programs. All nonemergency medical transportation providers must comply with the
operating standards for special transportation service as defined in sections 174.29 to 174.30
and Minnesota Rules, chapter 8840deleted text begin , and in consultation with the Minnesota Department of
Transportationdeleted text end . new text begin All drivers providing nonemergency medical transportation must be
individually enrolled with the commissioner if the driver is a subcontractor for or employed
by a provider that both has a base of operation located within a metropolitan county listed
in section 437.121, subdivision 4, and is listed in paragraph (b), clause (1) or (3). new text end All
nonemergency medical transportation providers shall bill for nonemergency medical
transportation services in accordance with Minnesota health care programs criteria. Publicly
operated transit systems, volunteers, and not-for-hire vehicles are exempt from the
requirements outlined in this paragraph.

(d) An organization may be terminated, denied, or suspended from enrollment if:

(1) the provider has not initiated background studies on the individuals specified in
section 174.30, subdivision 10, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3); or

(2) the provider has initiated background studies on the individuals specified in section
174.30, subdivision 10, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), and:

(i) the commissioner has sent the provider a notice that the individual has been
disqualified under section 245C.14; and

(ii) the individual has not received a disqualification set-aside specific to the special
transportation services provider under sections 245C.22 and 245C.23.

(e) The administrative agency of nonemergency medical transportation must:

(1) adhere to the policies defined by the commissioner in consultation with the
Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee;

(2) pay nonemergency medical transportation providers for services provided to
Minnesota health care programs beneficiaries to obtain covered medical services;

(3) provide data monthly to the commissioner on appeals, complaints, no-shows, canceled
trips, and number of trips by mode; and

(4) by July 1, 2016, in accordance with subdivision 18e, utilize a Web-based single
administrative structure assessment tool that meets the technical requirements established
by the commissioner, reconciles trip information with claims being submitted by providers,
and ensures prompt payment for nonemergency medical transportation services.

(f) Until the commissioner implements the single administrative structure and delivery
system under subdivision 18e, clients shall obtain their level-of-service certificate from the
commissioner or an entity approved by the commissioner that does not dispatch rides for
clients using modes of transportation under paragraph (i), clauses (4), (5), (6), and (7).

(g) The commissioner may use an order by the recipient's attending physician or a medical
or mental health professional to certify that the recipient requires nonemergency medical
transportation services. Nonemergency medical transportation providers shall perform
driver-assisted services for eligible individuals, when appropriate. Driver-assisted service
includes passenger pickup at and return to the individual's residence or place of business,
assistance with admittance of the individual to the medical facility, and assistance in
passenger securement or in securing of wheelchairs, child seats, or stretchers in the vehicle.

Nonemergency medical transportation providers must take clients to the health care
provider using the most direct route, and must not exceed 30 miles for a trip to a primary
care provider or 60 miles for a trip to a specialty care provider, unless the client receives
authorization from the local agency.

Nonemergency medical transportation providers may not bill for separate base rates for
the continuation of a trip beyond the original destination. Nonemergency medical
transportation providers must maintain trip logs, which include pickup and drop-off times,
signed by the medical provider or client, whichever is deemed most appropriate, attesting
to mileage traveled to obtain covered medical services. Clients requesting client mileage
reimbursement must sign the trip log attesting mileage traveled to obtain covered medical
services.

(h) The administrative agency shall use the level of service process established by the
commissioner in consultation with the Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory
Committee to determine the client's most appropriate mode of transportation. If public transit
or a certified transportation provider is not available to provide the appropriate service mode
for the client, the client may receive a onetime service upgrade.

(i) The covered modes of transportation are:

(1) client reimbursement, which includes client mileage reimbursement provided to
clients who have their own transportation, or to family or an acquaintance who provides
transportation to the client;

(2) volunteer transport, which includes transportation by volunteers using their own
vehicle;

(3) unassisted transport, which includes transportation provided to a client by a taxicab
or public transit. If a taxicab or public transit is not available, the client can receive
transportation from another nonemergency medical transportation provider;

(4) assisted transport, which includes transport provided to clients who require assistance
by a nonemergency medical transportation provider;

(5) lift-equipped/ramp transport, which includes transport provided to a client who is
dependent on a device and requires a nonemergency medical transportation provider with
a vehicle containing a lift or ramp;

(6) protected transport, which includes transport provided to a client who has received
a prescreening that has deemed other forms of transportation inappropriate and who requires
a provider: (i) with a protected vehicle that is not an ambulance or police car and has safety
locks, a video recorder, and a transparent thermoplastic partition between the passenger and
the vehicle driver; and (ii) who is certified as a protected transport provider; and

(7) stretcher transport, which includes transport for a client in a prone or supine position
and requires a nonemergency medical transportation provider with a vehicle that can transport
a client in a prone or supine position.

(j) The local agency shall be the single administrative agency and shall administer and
reimburse for modes defined in paragraph (i) according to paragraphs (m) and (n) when the
commissioner has developed, made available, and funded the Web-based single
administrative structure, assessment tool, and level of need assessment under subdivision
18e. The local agency's financial obligation is limited to funds provided by the state or
federal government.

(k) The commissioner shall:

(1) in consultation with the Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee,
verify that the mode and use of nonemergency medical transportation is appropriate;

(2) verify that the client is going to an approved medical appointment; and

(3) investigate all complaints and appeals.

(l) The administrative agency shall pay for the services provided in this subdivision and
seek reimbursement from the commissioner, if appropriate. As vendors of medical care,
local agencies are subject to the provisions in section 256B.041, the sanctions and monetary
recovery actions in section 256B.064, and Minnesota Rules, parts 9505.2160 to 9505.2245.

(m) Payments for nonemergency medical transportation must be paid based on the client's
assessed mode under paragraph (h), not the type of vehicle used to provide the service. The
medical assistance reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical transportation services
that are payable by or on behalf of the commissioner for nonemergency medical
transportation services are:

(1) $0.22 per mile for client reimbursement;

(2) up to 100 percent of the Internal Revenue Service business deduction rate for volunteer
transport;

(3) equivalent to the standard fare for unassisted transport when provided by public
transit, and $11 for the base rate and $1.30 per mile when provided by a nonemergency
medical transportation provider;

(4) $13 for the base rate and $1.30 per mile for assisted transport;

(5) $18 for the base rate and $1.55 per mile for lift-equipped/ramp transport;

(6) $75 for the base rate and $2.40 per mile for protected transport; and

(7) $60 for the base rate and $2.40 per mile for stretcher transport, and $9 per trip for
an additional attendant if deemed medically necessary.

(n) The base rate for nonemergency medical transportation services in areas defined
under RUCA to be super rural is equal to 111.3 percent of the respective base rate in
paragraph (m), clauses (1) to (7). The mileage rate for nonemergency medical transportation
services in areas defined under RUCA to be rural or super rural areas is:

(1) for a trip equal to 17 miles or less, equal to 125 percent of the respective mileage
rate in paragraph (m), clauses (1) to (7); and

(2) for a trip between 18 and 50 miles, equal to 112.5 percent of the respective mileage
rate in paragraph (m), clauses (1) to (7).

(o) For purposes of reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical transportation
services under paragraphs (m) and (n), the zip code of the recipient's place of residence
shall determine whether the urban, rural, or super rural reimbursement rate applies.

(p) For purposes of this subdivision, "rural urban commuting area" or "RUCA" means
a census-tract based classification system under which a geographical area is determined
to be urban, rural, or super rural.

(q) The commissioner, when determining reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical
transportation under paragraphs (m) and (n), shall exempt all modes of transportation listed
under paragraph (i) from Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0445, item R, subitem (2).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Paragraph (c) is effective January 1, 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 17d. new text end

new text begin Transportation services oversight. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall contract with
a vendor or dedicate staff for oversight of providers of nonemergency medical transportation
services pursuant to the commissioner's authority in section 256B.04 and Minnesota Rules,
parts 9505.2160 to 9505.2245.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is July 1, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 17e. new text end

new text begin Transportation provider termination. new text end

new text begin (a) A terminated nonemergency
medical transportation provider, including all named individuals on the current enrollment
disclosure form and known or discovered affiliates of the nonemergency medical
transportation provider, is not eligible to enroll as a nonemergency medical transportation
provider for five years following the termination.
 new text end

new text begin (b) After the five-year period in paragraph (a), if a provider seeks to reenroll as a
nonemergency medical transportation provider, the nonemergency medical transportation
provider must be placed on a one-year probation period. During a provider's probation
period, the commissioner shall complete unannounced site visits and request documentation
to review compliance with program requirements.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 17f. new text end

new text begin Transportation provider training. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall make available
to providers of nonemergency medical transportation and all drivers training materials and
online training opportunities regarding documentation requirements, documentation
procedures, and penalties for failing to meet documentation requirements.
 new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivision 58, is amended to read:


Subd. 58.

Early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services.

new text begin (a) new text end Medical
assistance covers early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services (EPSDT).
The payment amount for a complete EPSDT screening shall not include charges for health
care services and products that are available at no cost to the provider and shall not exceed
the rate established per Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0445, item M, effective October 1, 2010.

new text begin (b) A provider is not required to perform as part of an EPSDT screening any of the
recommendations that were added on or after January 1, 2017, to the child and teen checkup
program periodicity schedule, in order to receive the full payment amount for a complete
EPSDT screening. This paragraph expires January 1, 2021.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall inform the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services of any new
recommendations added to an EPSDT screening after January 1, 2018, that the provider is
required to perform as part of an EPSDT screening to receive the full payment amount.
 new text end

Sec. 11.

new text begin [256B.758] REIMBURSEMENT FOR DOULA SERVICES.
 new text end

new text begin Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2018, payments for doula services
provided by a certified doula shall be $47 per prenatal or postpartum visit, up to a total of
six visits; and $488 for attending and providing doula services at a birth.
 new text end

Sec. 12.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 6, article 4, section 61, is amended to
read:


Sec. 61. CAPITATION PAYMENT DELAY.

(a) The commissioner of human services shall delay the medical assistance capitation
payment to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans due in May 2019 until
July 1, 2019. The payment shall be made no earlier than July 1, 2019, and no later than July
31, 2019.

(b) The commissioner of human services shall delay the medical assistance capitation
payment to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans due in May 2021 until
July 1, 2021. The payment shall be made no earlier than July 1, 2021, and no later than July
31, 2021.new text begin This paragraph does not apply to the capitation payment for adults without
dependent children.
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER.
new text end

new text begin By August 1, 2020, the commissioner of human services shall issue a report to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with
jurisdiction over health and human services. The commissioner must include in the report
the commissioner's findings regarding the impact of driver enrollment under Minnesota
Statutes, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17, paragraph (c), on the program integrity of the
nonemergency medical transportation program. The commissioner must include a
recommendation, based on the findings in the report, regarding expanding the driver
enrollment requirement.
 new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin MINNESOTA HEALTH POLICY COMMISSION; FIRST
APPOINTMENTS; FIRST MEETING.
new text end

new text begin The Health Policy Commission Advisory Council shall make its recommendations under
Minnesota Statutes, section 62J.90, subdivision 9, for candidates to serve on the Minnesota
Health Policy Commission to the Legislative Coordinating Commission by September 30,
2018. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall make the first appointments of public
members to the Minnesota Health Policy Commission under Minnesota Statutes, section
62J.90, by January 15, 2019. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall designate five
members to serve terms that are coterminous with the governor and six members to serve
terms that end on the first Monday in January one year after the terms of the other members
conclude. The director of the Legislative Coordinating Commission shall convene the first
meeting of the Minnesota Health Policy Commission by June 15, 2019, and shall act as the
chair until the commission elects a chair at its first meeting.
 new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin PAIN MANAGEMENT.
new text end

new text begin (a) The Health Services Policy Committee established under Minnesota Statutes, section
256B.0625, subdivision 3c, shall evaluate and make recommendations on the integration
of nonpharmacologic pain management that are clinically viable and sustainable; reduce or
eliminate chronic pain conditions; improve functional status; and prevent addiction and
reduce dependence on opiates or other pain medications. The recommendations must be
based on best practices for the effective treatment of musculoskeletal pain provided by
health practitioners identified in paragraph (b), and covered under medical assistance. Each
health practitioner represented under paragraph (b) shall present the minimum best integrated
practice recommendations, policies, and scientific evidence for nonpharmacologic treatment
options for eliminating pain and improving functional status within their full professional
scope. Recommendations for integration of services may include guidance regarding
screening for co-occurring behavioral health diagnoses; protocols for communication between
all providers treating a unique individual, including protocols for follow-up; and universal
mechanisms to assess improvements in functional status.
 new text end

new text begin (b) In evaluating and making recommendations, the Health Services Policy Committee
shall consult and collaborate with the following health practitioners: acupuncture practitioners
licensed under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147B; chiropractors licensed under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 148.01 to 148.10; physical therapists licensed under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 148.68 to 148.78; medical and osteopathic physicians licensed under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 147, and advanced practice registered nurses licensed under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 148.171 to 148.285, with experience in providing primary care
collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team of health care practitioners who employ
nonpharmacologic pain therapies; and psychologists licensed under Minnesota Statutes,
section 148.907.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall submit a progress report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services
policy and finance by January 15, 2019, and shall report final recommendations by August
1, 2019. The final report may also contain recommendations for developing and implementing
a pilot program to assess the clinical viability, sustainability, and effectiveness of integrated
nonpharmacologic, multidisciplinary treatments for managing musculoskeletal pain and
improving functional status.
 new text end

Sec. 16. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 31c, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivision 18b, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

ARTICLE 23

HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 103I.005, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Boring.

"Boring" means a hole or excavation that deleted text begin is not used to extract water
deleted text end deleted text begin anddeleted text end includes exploratory borings, bored geothermal heat exchangers, new text begin temporary borings,
new text end and elevator borings.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 103I.005, subdivision 8a, is amended
to read:


Subd. 8a.

Environmental well.

"Environmental well" means an excavation 15 or more
feet in depth that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, dug, jetted, or otherwise constructed
to:

(1) conduct physical, chemical, or biological testing of groundwater, and includes a
groundwater quality monitoring or sampling well;

(2) lower a groundwater level to control or remove contamination in groundwater, and
includes a remedial well and excludes horizontal trenches; or

(3) monitor or measure physical, chemical, radiological, or biological parameters of the
earth and earth fluids, or for vapor recovery or venting systems. An environmental well
includes an excavation used to:

(i) measure groundwater levels, including a piezometer;

(ii) determine groundwater flow direction or velocity;

(iii) measure earth properties such as hydraulic conductivity, bearing capacity, or
resistance;

(iv) obtain samples of geologic materials for testing or classification; or

(v) remove or remediate pollution or contamination from groundwater or soil through
the use of a vent, vapor recovery system, or sparge point.

new text begin An environmental well does not include an exploratory boring.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 103I.005, subdivision 17a, is amended
to read:


Subd. 17a.

Temporary deleted text begin environmental welldeleted text end new text begin boringnew text end .

deleted text begin "Temporary environmental well"
means an environmental well as defined in section 103I.005, subdivision 8a, that is sealed
within 72 hours of the time construction on the well begins. deleted text end new text begin "Temporary boring" means an
excavation that is 15 feet or more in depth that is sealed within 72 hours of the start of
construction and is drilled, cored, washed, driven, dug, jetted, or otherwise constructed to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) conduct physical, chemical, or biological testing of groundwater, including
groundwater quality monitoring;
 new text end

new text begin (2) monitor or measure physical, chemical, radiological, or biological parameters of
earth materials or earth fluids, including hydraulic conductivity, bearing capacity, or
resistance;
 new text end

new text begin (3) measure groundwater levels, including use of a piezometer;
 new text end

new text begin (4) determine groundwater flow direction or velocity; or
 new text end

new text begin (5) collect samples of geologic materials for testing or classification, or soil vapors for
testing or extraction.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 103I.205, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Notification required.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d), a person
may not construct a water-supply, dewatering, or environmental well until a notification of
the proposed well on a form prescribed by the commissioner is filed with the commissioner
with the filing fee in section 103I.208, and, when applicable, the person has met the
requirements of paragraph (e). If after filing the well notification an attempt to construct a
well is unsuccessful, a new notification is not required unless the information relating to
the successful well has substantially changed. A notification is not required prior to
construction of a temporary deleted text begin environmental welldeleted text end new text begin boringnew text end .

(b) The property owner, the property owner's agent, or the licensed contractor where a
well is to be located must file the well notification with the commissioner.

(c) The well notification under this subdivision preempts local permits and notifications,
and counties or home rule charter or statutory cities may not require a permit or notification
for wells unless the commissioner has delegated the permitting or notification authority
under section 103I.111.

(d) A person who is an individual that constructs a drive point water-supply well on
property owned or leased by the individual for farming or agricultural purposes or as the
individual's place of abode must notify the commissioner of the installation and location of
the well. The person must complete the notification form prescribed by the commissioner
and mail it to the commissioner by ten days after the well is completed. A fee may not be
charged for the notification. A person who sells drive point wells at retail must provide
buyers with notification forms and informational materials including requirements regarding
wells, their location, construction, and disclosure. The commissioner must provide the
notification forms and informational materials to the sellers.

(e) When the operation of a well will require an appropriation permit from the
commissioner of natural resources, a person may not begin construction of the well until
the person submits the following information to the commissioner of natural resources:

(1) the location of the well;

(2) the formation or aquifer that will serve as the water source;

(3) the maximum daily, seasonal, and annual pumpage rates and volumes that will be
requested in the appropriation permit; and

(4) other information requested by the commissioner of natural resources that is necessary
to conduct the preliminary assessment required under section 103G.287, subdivision 1,
paragraph (c).

The person may begin construction after receiving preliminary approval from the
commissioner of natural resources.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 103I.205, subdivision 4, is amended
to read:


Subd. 4.

License required.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), (c), (d), or (e),
section 103I.401, subdivision 2, or 103I.601, subdivision 2, a person may not drill, construct,
repair, or seal a well or boring unless the person has a well contractor's license in possession.

(b) A person may construct, repair, and seal an environmental well new text begin or temporary boring
new text end if the person:

(1) is a professional engineer licensed under sections 326.02 to 326.15 in the branches
of civil or geological engineering;

(2) is a hydrologist or hydrogeologist certified by the American Institute of Hydrology;

(3) is a professional geoscientist licensed under sections 326.02 to 326.15;

(4) is a geologist certified by the American Institute of Professional Geologists; or

(5) meets the qualifications established by the commissioner in rule.

A person must be licensed by the commissioner as an environmental well contractor on
forms provided by the commissioner.

(c) A person may do the following work with a limited well/boring contractor's license
in possession. A separate license is required for each of the four activities:

(1) installing, repairing, and modifying well screens, pitless units and pitless adaptors,
well pumps and pumping equipment, and well casings from the pitless adaptor or pitless
unit to the upper termination of the well casing;

(2) sealing wells and borings;

(3) constructing, repairing, and sealing dewatering wells; or

(4) constructing, repairing, and sealing bored geothermal heat exchangers.

(d) A person may construct, repair, and seal an elevator boring with an elevator boring
contractor's license.

(e) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter requiring a license, a license is not
required for a person who complies with the other provisions of this chapter if the person
is:

(1) an individual who constructs a water-supply well on land that is owned or leased by
the individual and is used by the individual for farming or agricultural purposes or as the
individual's place of abode;new text begin or
new text end

(2) an individual who performs labor or services for a contractor licensed under the
provisions of this chapter in connection with the construction, sealing, or repair of a well
or boring at the direction and under the personal supervision of a contractor licensed under
the provisions of this chapterdeleted text begin ; ordeleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (3) a licensed plumber who is repairing submersible pumps or water pipes associated
with well water systems if: (i) the repair location is within an area where there is no licensed
well contractor within 50 miles, and (ii) the licensed plumber complies with all relevant
sections of the plumbing code.
 deleted text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103I.205, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Report of work.

Within deleted text begin 30deleted text end new text begin 60new text end days after completion or sealing of a well or
boring, the person doing the work must submit a verified report to the commissioner
containing the information specified by rules adopted under this chapter.

Within 30 days after receiving the report, the commissioner shall send or otherwise
provide access to a copy of the report to the commissioner of natural resources, to the local
soil and water conservation district where the well is located, and to the director of the
Minnesota Geological Survey.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 103I.208, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Well notification fee.

The well notification fee to be paid by a property
owner is:

(1) for construction of a water supply well, $275, which includes the state core function
fee;

(2) for a well sealing, $75 for each wellnew text begin or boringnew text end , which includes the state core function
fee, except that a single fee of $75 is required for all temporary deleted text begin environmental wellsdeleted text end new text begin boringsnew text end
recorded on the sealing notification for a single propertydeleted text begin , having depths within a 25 foot
range, anddeleted text end sealed within 72 hours of start of constructionnew text begin , except that temporary borings
less than 25 feet in depth are exempt from the notification and fee requirements in this
chapternew text end ;

(3) for construction of a dewatering well, $275, which includes the state core function
fee, for each dewatering well except a dewatering project comprising five or more dewatering
wells shall be assessed a single fee of $1,375 for the dewatering wells recorded on the
notification; and

(4) for construction of an environmental well, $275, which includes the state core function
fee, except that a single fee of $275 is required for all environmental wells recorded on the
notification that are located on a single property, and except that no fee is required for
construction of a temporary deleted text begin environmental welldeleted text end new text begin boringnew text end .

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 103I.235, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:


Subd. 3.

Temporary deleted text begin environmental welldeleted text end new text begin boringnew text end and unsuccessful well exemption.

This section does not apply to temporary deleted text begin environmental wellsdeleted text end new text begin boringsnew text end or unsuccessful wells
that have been sealed by a licensed contractor in compliance with this chapter.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103I.301, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Notification required.

A person may not seal a well new text begin or boring new text end until a notification
of the proposed sealing is filed as prescribed by the commissioner.new text begin Temporary borings less
than 25 feet in depth are exempt from the notification requirements in this chapter.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 103I.601, subdivision 4, is amended
to read:


Subd. 4.

Notification and map of borings.

(a) By ten days before beginning exploratory
boring, an explorer must submit to the commissioner of health a notification of the proposed
boring deleted text begin on a form prescribed by the commissioner,deleted text end new text begin mapnew text end and a fee of $275 deleted text begin for each exploratory
boringdeleted text end .

(b) By ten days before beginning exploratory boring, an explorer must submit to the
commissioners of health and natural resources a county road map new text begin on a single sheet of paper
that is 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches in size andnew text end having a scale of one-half inch equal to one
mile, as prepared by the Department of Transportation, or a 7.5 minute series topographic
map (1:24,000 scale), as prepared by the United States Geological Survey, showing the
location of each proposed exploratory boring to the nearest estimated 40 acre parcel.
Exploratory boring that is proposed on the map may not be commenced later than 180 days
after submission of the map, unless a new map is submitted.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144.121, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Fees for ionizing radiation-producing equipment.

(a) A facility with ionizing
radiation-producing equipment must pay an annual initial or annual renewal registration
fee consisting of a base facility fee of $100 and an additional fee for each radiation source,
as follows:

(1)
 medical or veterinary equipment
 $
 100
(2)
 dental x-ray equipment
 $
 40
(3)
 x-ray equipment not used on
humans or animals
 $
 100
(4)
 devices with sources of ionizing
radiation not used on humans or
animals
 $
 100
new text begin (5)
 new text end 		new text begin security screening system
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 100
 new text end

(b) A facility with radiation therapy and accelerator equipment must pay an annual
registration fee of $500. A facility with an industrial accelerator must pay an annual
registration fee of $150.

(c) Electron microscopy equipment is exempt from the registration fee requirements of
this section.

new text begin (d) For purposes of this section, a security screening system means radiation-producing
equipment designed and used for security screening of humans who are in custody of a
correctional or detention facility, and is used by the facility to image and identify contraband
items concealed within or on all sides of a human body. For purposes of this section, a
correctional or detention facility is a facility licensed by the commissioner of corrections
under section 241.021, and operated by a state agency or political subdivision charged with
detection, enforcement, or incarceration in respect to state criminal and traffic laws.
 new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144.121, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Exemption from examination requirements; operators of security screening
systems. new text end

new text begin (a) An employee of a correctional or detention facility who operates a security
screening system and the facility in which the system is being operated are exempt from
the requirements of subdivisions 5 and 6.
 new text end

new text begin (b) An employee of a correctional or detention facility who operates a security screening
system and the facility in which the system is being operated must meet the requirements
of a variance to Minnesota Rules, parts 4732.0305 and 4732.0565, issued under Minnesota
Rules, parts 4717.7000 to 4717.7050. This paragraph expires on December 31 of the year
that the permanent rules adopted by the commissioner governing security screening systems
are published in the State Register.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective 30 days following final enactment.
 new text end

Sec. 13.

new text begin [144.397] STATEWIDE TOBACCO CESSATION SERVICES.
 new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of health shall administer, or contract for the administration of,
statewide tobacco cessation services to assist Minnesotans who are seeking advice or services
to help them quit using tobacco products. The commissioner shall establish statewide public
awareness activities to inform the public of the availability of the services and encourage
the public to utilize the services because of the dangers and harm of tobacco use and
dependence.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Services to be provided may include, but are not limited to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) telephone-based coaching and counseling;
 new text end

new text begin (2) referrals;
 new text end

new text begin (3) written materials mailed upon request;
 new text end

new text begin (4) Web-based texting or e-mail services; and
 new text end

new text begin (5) free Food and Drug Administration-approved tobacco cessation medications.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Services provided must be consistent with evidence-based best practices in tobacco
cessation services. Services provided must be coordinated with employer, health plan
company, and private sector tobacco prevention and cessation services that may be available
to individuals depending on their employment or health coverage.
 new text end

Sec. 14.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 6, article 10, section 144, is amended
to read:


Sec. 144. OPIOID ABUSE PREVENTION PILOT PROJECTS.

(a) The commissioner of health shall establish opioid abuse prevention pilot projects in
geographic areas throughout the state based on the most recently available data on opioid
overdose and abuse rates, to reduce opioid abuse through the use of controlled substance
care teams and community-wide coordination of abuse-prevention initiatives. The
commissioner shall award grants to health care providers, health plan companies, local units
of government, tribal governments, or other entities to establish pilot projects.

(b) Each pilot project must:

(1) be designed to reduce emergency room and other health care provider visits resulting
from opioid use or abuse, and reduce rates of opioid addiction in the community;

(2) establish multidisciplinary controlled substance care teams, that may consist of
physicians, pharmacists, social workers, nurse care coordinators, and mental health
professionals;

(3) deliver health care services and care coordination, through controlled substance care
teams, to reduce the inappropriate use of opioids by patients and rates of opioid addiction;

(4) address any unmet social service needs that create barriers to managing pain
effectively and obtaining optimal health outcomes;

(5) provide prescriber and dispenser education and assistance to reduce the inappropriate
prescribing and dispensing of opioids;

(6) promote the adoption of best practices related to opioid disposal and reducing
opportunities for illegal access to opioids; and

(7) engage partners outside of the health care system, including schools, law enforcement,
and social services, to address root causes of opioid abuse and addiction at the community
level.

(c) The commissioner shall contract with an accountable community for health that
operates an opioid abuse prevention project, and can document success in reducing opioid
use through the use of controlled substance care teams, to assist the commissioner in
administering this section, and to provide technical assistance to the commissioner and to
entities selected to operate a pilot project.

(d) The contract under paragraph (c) shall require the accountable community for health
to evaluate the extent to which the pilot projects were successful in reducing the inappropriate
use of opioids. The evaluation must analyze changes in the number of opioid prescriptions,
the number of emergency room visits related to opioid use, and other relevant measures.
The accountable community for health shall report evaluation results to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and
human services policy and finance and public safety by December 15, 2019new text begin , for projects
that received funding in fiscal year 2018, and by December 15, 2021, for projects that
received funding in fiscal year 2019new text end .

(e) The commissioner may award one grant that, in addition to the other requirements
of this section, allows a root cause approach to reduce opioid abuse in an American Indian
community.

Sec. 15. new text begin LOW-VALUE HEALTH SERVICES STUDY.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of health shall examine and analyze:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the alignment in health care delivery with specific best practices guidelines or
recommendations; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) health care services and procedures for purposes of identifying, measuring, and
potentially eliminating those services or procedures with low value and little benefit to
patients. The commissioner shall update and expand on previous work completed by the
Department of Health on the prevalence and costs of low-value health care services in
Minnesota.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 62U.04, subdivision 11, the
commissioner may use the Minnesota All Payer Claims Database (MN APCD) to conduct
the analysis using the most recent data available and may limit the claims research to the
Minnesota All Payer Claims Database.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner may convene a work group of no more than eight members with
demonstrated knowledge and expertise in health care delivery systems, clinical experience,
or research experience to make recommendations on services and procedures for the
commissioner to analyze under paragraph (a).
 new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner shall submit a preliminary report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health care by February 1,
2019, outlining the work group's recommendations and any early findings from the analysis.
The commissioner shall submit a final report containing the completed analysis by January
15, 2020. The commissioner may release select research findings as a result of this study
throughout the study and analytic process and shall provide the public an opportunity to
comment on any research findings before the release of any finding.
 new text end

Sec. 16. new text begin OPIOID OVERDOSE REDUCTION PILOT PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of health shall provide grants to
ambulance services to fund activities by community paramedic teams to reduce opioid
overdoses in the state. Under this pilot program, ambulance services shall develop and
implement projects in which community paramedics connect with patients who are discharged
from a hospital or emergency department following an opioid overdose episode, develop
personalized care plans for those patients in consultation with the ambulance service medical
director, and provide follow-up services to those patients.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Priority areas; services. new text end

new text begin (a) In a project developed under this section, an
ambulance service must target community paramedic team services to portions of the service
area with high levels of opioid use, high death rates from opioid overdoses, and urgent needs
for interventions.
 new text end

new text begin (b) In a project developed under this section, a community paramedic team shall:
 new text end

new text begin (1) provide services to patients released from a hospital or emergency department
following an opioid overdose episode and place priority on serving patients who were
administered the opiate antagonist naloxone hydrochloride by emergency medical services
personnel in response to a 911 call during the opioid overdose episode;
 new text end

new text begin (2) provide the following evaluations during an initial home visit: (i) a home safety
assessment including whether there is a need to dispose of prescription drugs that are expired
or no longer needed; (ii) medication compliance; (iii) an HIV risk assessment; (iv) instruction
on the use of naloxone hydrochloride; and (v) a basic needs assessment;
 new text end

new text begin (3) provide patients with health assessments, chronic disease monitoring and education,
and assistance in following hospital discharge orders; and
 new text end

new text begin (4) work with a multidisciplinary team to address the overall physical and mental health
needs of patients and health needs related to substance use disorder treatment.
 new text end

new text begin (c) An ambulance service receiving a grant under this section may use grant funds to
cover the cost of evidence-based training in opioid addiction and recovery treatment.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Evaluation. new text end

new text begin An ambulance service that receives a grant under this section shall
evaluate the extent to which the project was successful in reducing the number of opioid
overdoses and opioid overdose deaths among patients who received services and in reducing
the inappropriate use of opioids by patients who received services. The commissioner of
health shall develop specific evaluation measures and reporting timelines for ambulance
services receiving grants. Ambulance services shall submit the information required by the
commissioner to the commissioner and the commissioner shall submit a summary of the
information reported by the ambulance services to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services by December
1, 2019.
 new text end

ARTICLE 24

HEALTH COVERAGE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62A.30, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Mammograms. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of subdivision 2, coverage for a preventive
mammogram screening shall include digital breast tomosynthesis for enrollees at risk for
breast cancer, and shall be covered as a preventive item or service, as described under section
62Q.46.
 new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "digital breast tomosynthesis" means a radiologic
procedure that involves the acquisition of projection images over the stationary breast to
produce cross-sectional digital three-dimensional images of the breast. "At risk for breast
cancer" means:
 new text end

new text begin (1) having a family history with one or more first- or second-degree relatives with breast
cancer;
 new text end

new text begin (2) testing positive for BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations;
 new text end

new text begin (3) having heterogeneously dense breasts or extremely dense breasts based on the Breast
Imaging Reporting and Data System established by the American College of Radiology; or
 new text end

new text begin (4) having a previous diagnosis of breast cancer.
 new text end

new text begin (c) This subdivision does not apply to coverage provided through a public health care
program under chapter 256B or 256L.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Nothing in this subdivision limits the coverage of digital breast tomosynthesis in a
policy, plan, certificate, or contract referred to in subdivision 1 that is in effect prior to
January 1, 2018.
 new text end

new text begin (e) Nothing in this subdivision prohibits a policy, plan, certificate, or contract referred
to in subdivision 1 from covering digital breast tomosynthesis for an enrollee who is not at
risk for breast cancer.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2019, and applies to health
plans issued, sold, or renewed on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [62J.824] FACILITY FEE DISCLOSURE.
 new text end

new text begin (a) Prior to the delivery of nonemergency services, a provider-based clinic that charges
a facility fee shall provide notice to any patient stating that the clinic is part of a hospital
and the patient may receive a separate charge or billing for the facility component, which
may result in a higher out-of-pocket expense.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Each health care facility must post prominently in locations easily accessible to and
visible by patients, including its Web site, a statement that the provider-based clinic is part
of a hospital and the patient may receive a separate charge or billing for the facility, which
may result in a higher out-of-pocket expense.
 new text end

new text begin (c) This section does not apply to laboratory services, imaging services, or other ancillary
health services that are provided by staff who are not employed by the health care facility
or clinic.
 new text end

new text begin (d) For purposes of this section:
 new text end

new text begin (1) "facility fee" means any separate charge or billing by a provider-based clinic in
addition to a professional fee for physicians' services that is intended to cover building,
electronic medical records systems, billing, and other administrative and operational
expenses; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) "provider-based clinic" means the site of an off-campus clinic or provider office
located at least 250 yards from the main hospital buildings or as determined by the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that is owned by a hospital licensed under chapter 144
or a health system that operates one or more hospitals licensed under chapter 144, and is
primarily engaged in providing diagnostic and therapeutic care, including medical history,
physical examinations, assessment of health status, and treatment monitoring. This definition
does not include clinics that are exclusively providing laboratory, x-ray, testing, therapy,
pharmacy, or educational services and does not include facilities designated as rural health
clinics.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [62Q.184] STEP THERAPY OVERRIDE.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

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

new text begin (b) "Clinical practice guideline" means a systematically developed statement to assist
health care providers and enrollees in making decisions about appropriate health care services
for specific clinical circumstances and conditions developed independently of a health plan
company, pharmaceutical manufacturer, or any entity with a conflict of interest.
 new text end

new text begin (c) "Clinical review criteria" means the written screening procedures, decision abstracts,
clinical protocols, and clinical practice guidelines used by a health plan company to determine
the medical necessity and appropriateness of health care services.
 new text end

new text begin (d) "Health plan company" has the meaning given in section 62Q.01, subdivision 4, but
does not include a managed care organization or county-based purchasing plan participating
in a public program under chapter 256B or 256L, or an integrated health partnership under
section 256B.0755.
 new text end

new text begin (e) "Step therapy protocol" means a protocol or program that establishes the specific
sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition, including
self-administered and physician-administered drugs, are medically appropriate for a particular
enrollee and are covered under a health plan.
 new text end

new text begin (f) "Step therapy override" means that the step therapy protocol is overridden in favor
of coverage of the selected prescription drug of the prescribing health care provider because
at least one of the conditions of subdivision 3, paragraph (a), exists.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Establishment of a step therapy protocol. new text end

new text begin A health plan company shall
consider available recognized evidence-based and peer-reviewed clinical practice guidelines
when establishing a step therapy protocol. Upon written request of an enrollee, a health plan
company shall provide any clinical review criteria applicable to a specific prescription drug
covered by the health plan.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Step therapy override process; transparency. new text end

new text begin (a) When coverage of a
prescription drug for the treatment of a medical condition is restricted for use by a health
plan company through the use of a step therapy protocol, enrollees and prescribing health
care providers shall have access to a clear, readily accessible, and convenient process to
request a step therapy override. The process shall be made easily accessible on the health
plan company's Web site. A health plan company may use its existing medical exceptions
process to satisfy this requirement. A health plan company shall grant an override to the
step therapy protocol if at least one of the following conditions exist:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the prescription drug required under the step therapy protocol is contraindicated
pursuant to the pharmaceutical manufacturer's prescribing information for the drug or, due
to a documented adverse event with a previous use or a documented medical condition,
including a comorbid condition, is likely to do any of the following:
 new text end

new text begin (i) cause an adverse reaction in the enrollee;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) decrease the ability of the enrollee to achieve or maintain reasonable functional
ability in performing daily activities; or
 new text end

new text begin (iii) cause physical or mental harm to the enrollee;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the enrollee has had a trial of the required prescription drug covered by their current
or previous health plan, or another prescription drug in the same pharmacologic class or
with the same mechanism of action, and was adherent during such trial for a period of time
sufficient to allow for a positive treatment outcome, and the prescription drug was
discontinued by the enrollee's health care provider due to lack of effectiveness, or an adverse
event. This clause does not prohibit a health plan company from requiring an enrollee to
try another drug in the same pharmacologic class or with the same mechanism of action if
that therapy sequence is supported by the evidence-based and peer-reviewed clinical practice
guideline, Food and Drug Administration label, or pharmaceutical manufacturer's prescribing
information; or
 new text end

new text begin (3) the enrollee is currently receiving a positive therapeutic outcome on a prescription
drug for the medical condition under consideration if, while on their current health plan or
the immediately preceding health plan, the enrollee received coverage for the prescription
drug and the enrollee's prescribing health care provider gives documentation to the health
plan company that the change in prescription drug required by the step therapy protocol is
expected to be ineffective or cause harm to the enrollee based on the known characteristics
of the specific enrollee and the known characteristics of the required prescription drug.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Upon granting a step therapy override, a health plan company shall authorize coverage
for the prescription drug if the prescription drug is a covered prescription drug under the
enrollee's health plan.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The enrollee, or the prescribing health care provider if designated by the enrollee,
may appeal the denial of a step therapy override by a health plan company using the
complaint procedure under sections 62Q.68 to 62Q.73.
 new text end

new text begin (d) In a denial of an override request and any subsequent appeal, a health plan company's
decision must specifically state why the step therapy override request did not meet the
condition under paragraph (a) cited by the prescribing health care provider in requesting
the step therapy override and information regarding the procedure to request external review
of the denial pursuant to section 62Q.73. A denial of a request for a step therapy override
that is upheld on appeal is a final adverse determination for purposes of section 62Q.73 and
is eligible for a request for external review by an enrollee pursuant to section 62Q.73.
 new text end

new text begin (e) A health plan company shall respond to a step therapy override request or an appeal
within five days of receipt of a complete request. In cases where exigent circumstances
exist, a health plan company shall respond within 72 hours of receipt of a complete request.
If a health plan company does not send a response to the enrollee or prescribing health care
provider if designated by the enrollee within the time allotted, the override request or appeal
is granted and binding on the health plan company.
 new text end

new text begin (f) Step therapy override requests must be accessible to and submitted by health care
providers, and accepted by group purchasers electronically through secure electronic
transmission, as described under section 62J.497, subdivision 5.
 new text end

new text begin (g) Nothing in this section prohibits a health plan company from:
 new text end

new text begin (1) requesting relevant documentation from an enrollee's medical record in support of
a step therapy override request; or
 new text end

new text begin (2) requiring an enrollee to try a generic equivalent drug pursuant to section 151.21, or
a biosimilar, as defined under United States Code, title 42, section 262(i)(2), prior to
providing coverage for the equivalent branded prescription drug.
 new text end

new text begin (h) This section shall not be construed to allow the use of a pharmaceutical sample for
the primary purpose of meeting the requirements for a step therapy override.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2019, and applies to health
plans offered, issued, or sold on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 151.214, is amended to read:


151.214 PAYMENT DISCLOSURE.

Subdivision 1.

Explanation of pharmacy benefits.

A pharmacist licensed under this
chapter must provide to a patient, for each prescription dispensed where part or all of the
cost of the prescription is being paid or reimbursed by an employer-sponsored plan or health
plan company, or its contracted pharmacy benefit manager, the patient's co-payment amount
deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end the pharmacy's own usual and customary price of the prescription deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin , andnew text end the new text begin net new text end amount
the pharmacy will deleted text begin be paid for the prescription drugdeleted text end new text begin receive from all sources for dispensing
the prescription drug, once the claim has been completed new text end by the patient's employer-sponsored
plan or health plan company, or its contracted pharmacy benefit manager.

Subd. 2.

No prohibition on disclosure.

No contracting agreement between an
employer-sponsored health plan or health plan company, or its contracted pharmacy benefit
manager, and a resident or nonresident pharmacy deleted text begin registereddeleted text end new text begin licensednew text end under this chapter,
may prohibit deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) a new text end pharmacy from disclosing to patients information a pharmacy is required or given
the option to provide under subdivision 1new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (2) a pharmacist from informing a patient when the amount the patient is required to
pay under the patient's health plan for a particular drug is greater than the amount the patient
would be required to pay for the same drug if purchased out-of-pocket at the pharmacy's
usual and customary pricenew text end .

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 151.71, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Synchronization of refills. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this subdivision,
"synchronization" means the coordination of prescription drug refills for a patient taking
two or more medications for one or more chronic conditions, to allow the patient's
medications to be refilled on the same schedule for a given period of time.
 new text end

new text begin (b) A contract between a pharmacy benefit manager and a pharmacy must allow for
synchronization of prescription drug refills for a patient on at least one occasion per year,
if the following criteria are met:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the prescription drugs are covered under the patient's health plan or have been
approved by a formulary exceptions process;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the prescription drugs are maintenance medications as defined by the health plan
and have one or more refills available at the time of synchronization;
 new text end

new text begin (3) the prescription drugs are not Schedule II, III, or IV controlled substances;
 new text end

new text begin (4) the patient meets all utilization management criteria relevant to the prescription drug
at the time of synchronization;
 new text end

new text begin (5) the prescription drugs are of a formulation that can be safely split into short-fill
periods to achieve synchronization; and
 new text end

new text begin (6) the prescription drugs do not have special handling or sourcing needs that require a
single, designated pharmacy to fill or refill the prescription.
 new text end

new text begin (c) When necessary to permit synchronization, the pharmacy benefit manager shall apply
a prorated, daily patient cost-sharing rate to any prescription drug dispensed by a pharmacy
under this subdivision. The dispensing fee shall not be prorated, and all dispensing fees
shall be based on the number of prescriptions filled or refilled.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 152.105, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2.

Sheriff to maintain collection receptaclenew text begin or medicine disposal programnew text end .

new text begin (a)
new text end The sheriff of each county shall maintain or contract for the maintenance of at least one
collection receptaclenew text begin or implement a medicine disposal programnew text end for the disposal of
noncontrolled substances, pharmaceutical controlled substances, and other legend drugs,
as permitted by federal law. For purposes of this section, "legend drug" has the meaning
given in section 151.01, subdivision 17. The collection receptaclenew text begin and medicine disposal
programnew text end must comply with federal law. In maintaining and operating the collection receptaclenew text begin
or medicine disposal programnew text end , the sheriff shall follow all applicable provisions of Code of
Federal Regulations, title 21, parts 1300, 1301, 1304, 1305, 1307, and 1317, as amended
through May 1, 2017.

new text begin (b) For purposes of this subdivision:
 new text end

new text begin (1) a medicine disposal program means providing to the public educational information,
and making materials available for safely destroying unwanted legend drugs, including, but
not limited to, drug destruction bags or drops; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) a collection receptacle means the operation and maintenance of at least one drop-off
receptacle.
 new text end

ARTICLE 25

HEALTH-RELATED LICENSING BOARDS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 147.01, subdivision 7, is amended
to read:


Subd. 7.

Physician application and license fees.

(a) The board may charge the following
nonrefundable application and license fees processed pursuant to sections 147.02, 147.03,
147.037, 147.0375, and 147.38:

(1) physician application fee, $200;

(2) physician annual registration renewal fee, $192;

(3) physician endorsement to other states, $40;

(4) physician emeritus license, $50;

(5) physician temporary license, $60;

(6) physician late fee, $60;

(7) duplicate license fee, $20;

(8) certification letter fee, $25;

(9) education or training program approval fee, $100;

(10) report creation and generation fee, $60new text begin per hournew text end ;

(11) examination administration fee (half day), $50;

(12) examination administration fee (full day), $80; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(13) fees developed by the Interstate Commission for determining physician qualification
to register and participate in the interstate medical licensure compact, as established in rules
authorized in and pursuant to section 147.38, not to exceed $1,000deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (14) verification fee, $25; and
 new text end

new text begin (15) criminal background check fee, $32.
 new text end

(b) The board may prorate the initial annual license fee. All licensees are required to
pay the full fee upon license renewal. The revenue generated from the fee must be deposited
in an account in the state government special revenue fund.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147.012, is amended to read:


147.012 OVERSIGHT OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS.

The board has responsibility for the oversight of the following allied health professions:
physician assistants under chapter 147Adeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin ,new text end acupuncture practitioners under chapter 147Bdeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin ,new text end
respiratory care practitioners under chapter 147Cdeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin ,new text end traditional midwives under chapter 147Ddeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin ,new text end
registered naturopathic doctors under chapter 147Edeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin , genetic counselors under chapter 147F,new text end
and athletic trainers under sections 148.7801 to 148.7815.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Additional renewal requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) The licensee must maintain a correct
mailing address with the board for receiving board communications, notices, and licensure
renewal documents. Placing the license renewal application in first class United States mail,
addressed to the licensee at the licensee's last known address with postage prepaid, constitutes
valid service. Failure to receive the renewal documents does not relieve a license holder of
the obligation to comply with this section.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The names of licensees who do not return a complete license renewal application,
the annual license fee, or the late application fee within 30 days shall be removed from the
list of individuals authorized to practice medicine and surgery during the current renewal
period. Upon reinstatement of licensure, the licensee's name will be placed on the list of
individuals authorized to practice medicine and surgery.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147A.06, is amended to read:


147A.06 CANCELLATION OF LICENSE FOR NONRENEWAL.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Cancellation of license. new text end

The board shall not renew, reissue, reinstate, or
restore a license that has lapsed on or after July 1, 1996, and has not been renewed within
two annual renewal cycles starting July 1, 1997. A licensee whose license is canceled for
nonrenewal must obtain a new license by applying for licensure and fulfilling all requirements
then in existence for an initial license to practice as a physician assistant.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Licensure following lapse of licensed status; transition. new text end

new text begin (a) A licensee whose
license has lapsed under subdivision 1 before January 1, 2019, and who seeks to regain
licensed status after January 1, 2019, shall be treated as a first-time licensee only for purposes
of establishing a license renewal schedule, and shall not be subject to the license cycle
conversion provisions in section 147A.29.
 new text end

new text begin (b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147A.07, is amended to read:


147A.07 RENEWAL.

new text begin (a) new text end A person who holds a license as a physician assistant shall annually, upon notification
from the board, renew the license by:

(1) submitting the appropriate fee as determined by the board;

(2) completing the appropriate forms; and

(3) meeting any other requirements of the board.

new text begin (b) A licensee must maintain a correct mailing address with the board for receiving board
communications, notices, and license renewal documents. Placing the license renewal
application in first class United States mail, addressed to the licensee at the licensee's last
known address with postage prepaid, constitutes valid service. Failure to receive the renewal
documents does not relieve a licensee of the obligation to comply with this section.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The name of a licensee who does not return a complete license renewal application,
annual license fee, or late application fee, as applicable, within the time period required by
this section shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to practice during the
current renewal period. If the licensee's license is reinstated, the licensee's name shall be
placed on the list of individuals authorized to practice.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 147A.28, is amended to read:


147A.28 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT APPLICATION AND LICENSE FEES.

(a) The board may charge the following nonrefundable fees:

(1) physician assistant application fee, $120;

(2) physician assistant annual registration renewal fee (prescribing authority), $135;

(3) physician assistant annual registration renewal fee (no prescribing authority), $115;

(4) physician assistant temporary registration, $115;

(5) physician assistant temporary permit, $60;

(6) physician assistant locum tenens permit, $25;

(7) physician assistant late fee, $50;

(8) duplicate license fee, $20;

(9) certification letter fee, $25;

(10) education or training program approval fee, $100; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(11) report creation and generation fee, $60deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin per hour;
new text end

new text begin (12) verification fee, $25; and
 new text end

new text begin (13) criminal background check fee, $32.
 new text end

(b) The board may prorate the initial annual license fee. All licensees are required to
pay the full fee upon license renewal. The revenue generated from the fees must be deposited
in an account in the state government special revenue fund.

Sec. 7.

new text begin [147A.29] LICENSE RENEWAL CYCLE CONVERSION.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Generally. new text end

new text begin The license renewal cycle for physician assistant licensees
is converted to an annual cycle where renewal is due on the last day of the licensee's month
of birth. Conversion pursuant to this section begins January 1, 2019. This section governs
license renewal procedures for licensees who were licensed before December 31, 2018. The
conversion renewal cycle is the renewal cycle following the first license renewal after
January 1, 2019. The conversion license period is the license period for the conversion
renewal cycle. The conversion license period is between six and 17 months and ends on the
last day of the licensee's month of birth in either 2019 or 2020, as described in subdivision
2.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Conversion of license renewal cycle for current licensees. new text end

new text begin For a licensee
whose license is current as of December 31, 2018, the licensee's conversion license period
begins on January 1, 2019, and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in 2019,
except that for licensees whose month of birth is January, February, March, April, May, or
June, the licensee's renewal cycle ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in
2020.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Conversion of license renewal cycle for noncurrent licensees. new text end

new text begin This subdivision
applies to an individual who was licensed before December 31, 2018, but whose license is
not current as of December 31, 2018. When the individual first renews the license after
January 1, 2019, the conversion renewal cycle begins on the date the individual applies for
renewal and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in the same year, except
that if the last day of the individual's month of birth is less than six months after the date
the individual applies for renewal, then the renewal period ends on the last day of the
individual's month of birth in the following year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Subsequent renewal cycles. new text end

new text begin After the licensee's conversion renewal cycle
under subdivision 2 or 3, subsequent renewal cycles are annual and begin on the last day
of the month of the licensee's birth.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Conversion period and fees. new text end

new text begin (a) A licensee who holds a license issued before
January 1, 2019, and who renews that license pursuant to subdivision 2 or 3, shall pay a
renewal fee as required in this subdivision.
 new text end

new text begin (b) A licensee shall be charged the annual license fee listed in section 147A.28 for the
conversion license period.
 new text end

new text begin (c) For a licensee whose conversion license period is six to 11 months, the first annual
license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to credit the excess
fee payment made during the conversion license period. The credit is calculated by: (1)
subtracting the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period from 12; and
(2) multiplying the result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next
dollar.
 new text end

new text begin (d) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 12 months, the first annual license
fee charged after the conversion license period shall not be adjusted.
 new text end

new text begin (e) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 13 to 17 months, the first annual
license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to add the annual
license fee payment for the months that were not included in the annual license fee paid for
the conversion license period. The added payment is calculated by: (1) subtracting 12 from
the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period; and (2) multiplying the
result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next dollar.
 new text end

new text begin (f) For the second and all subsequent license renewals made after the conversion license
period, the licensee's annual license fee is as listed in section 147A.28.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires July 1, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147B.02, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Renewal.

(a) To renew a license an applicant must:

(1) annually, or as determined by the board, complete a renewal application on a form
provided by the board;

(2) submit the renewal fee;

(3) provide documentation of current and active NCCAOM certification; or

(4) if licensed under subdivision 5 or 6, meet the same NCCAOM professional
development activity requirements as those licensed under subdivision 7.

(b) An applicant shall submit any additional information requested by the board to clarify
information presented in the renewal application. The information must be submitted within
30 days after the board's request, or the renewal request is nullified.

new text begin (c) An applicant must maintain a correct mailing address with the board for receiving
board communications, notices, and license renewal documents. Placing the license renewal
application in first class United States mail, addressed to the applicant at the applicant's last
known address with postage prepaid, constitutes valid service. Failure to receive the renewal
documents does not relieve an applicant of the obligation to comply with this section.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The name of an applicant who does not return a complete license renewal application,
annual license fee, or late application fee, as applicable, within the time period required by
this section shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to practice during the
current renewal period. If the applicant's license is reinstated, the applicant's name shall be
placed on the list of individuals authorized to practice.
 new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147B.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 12a. new text end

new text begin Licensure following lapse of licensed status; transition. new text end

new text begin (a) A licensee
whose license has lapsed under subdivision 12 before January 1, 2019, and who seeks to
regain licensed status after January 1, 2019, shall be treated as a first-time licensee only for
purposes of establishing a license renewal schedule, and shall not be subject to the license
cycle conversion provisions in section 147B.09.
 new text end

new text begin (b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 147B.08, is amended to read:


147B.08 FEES.

Subd. 4.

Acupuncturist application and license fees.

(a) The board may charge the
following nonrefundable fees:

(1) acupuncturist application fee, $150;

(2) acupuncturist annual registration renewal fee, $150;

(3) acupuncturist temporary registration fee, $60;

(4) acupuncturist inactive status fee, $50;

(5) acupuncturist late fee, $50;

(6) duplicate license fee, $20;

(7) certification letter fee, $25;

(8) education or training program approval fee, $100; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(9) report creation and generation fee, $60deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin per hour;
new text end

new text begin (10) verification fee, $25; and
 new text end

new text begin (11) criminal background check fee, $32.
 new text end

(b) The board may prorate the initial annual license fee. All licensees are required to
pay the full fee upon license renewal. The revenue generated from the fees must be deposited
in an account in the state government special revenue fund.

Sec. 11.

new text begin [147B.09] LICENSE RENEWAL CYCLE CONVERSION.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Generally. new text end

new text begin The license renewal cycle for acupuncture practitioner licensees
is converted to an annual cycle where renewal is due on the last day of the licensee's month
of birth. Conversion pursuant to this section begins January 1, 2019. This section governs
license renewal procedures for licensees who were licensed before December 31, 2018. The
conversion renewal cycle is the renewal cycle following the first license renewal after
January 1, 2019. The conversion license period is the license period for the conversion
renewal cycle. The conversion license period is between six and 17 months and ends on the
last day of the licensee's month of birth in either 2019 or 2020, as described in subdivision
2.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Conversion of license renewal cycle for current licensees. new text end

new text begin For a licensee
whose license is current as of December 31, 2018, the licensee's conversion license period
begins on January 1, 2019, and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in 2019,
except that for licensees whose month of birth is January, February, March, April, May, or
June, the licensee's renewal cycle ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in
2020.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Conversion of license renewal cycle for noncurrent licensees. new text end

new text begin This subdivision
applies to an individual who was licensed before December 31, 2018, but whose license is
not current as of December 31, 2018. When the individual first renews the license after
January 1, 2019, the conversion renewal cycle begins on the date the individual applies for
renewal and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in the same year, except
that if the last day of the individual's month of birth is less than six months after the date
the individual applies for renewal, then the renewal period ends on the last day of the
individual's month of birth in the following year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Subsequent renewal cycles. new text end

new text begin After the licensee's conversion renewal cycle
under subdivision 2 or 3, subsequent renewal cycles are annual and begin on the last day
of the month of the licensee's birth.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Conversion period and fees. new text end

new text begin (a) A licensee who holds a license issued before
January 1, 2019, and who renews that license pursuant to subdivision 2 or 3, shall pay a
renewal fee as required in this subdivision.
 new text end

new text begin (b) A licensee shall be charged the annual license fee listed in section 147B.08 for the
conversion license period.
 new text end

new text begin (c) For a licensee whose conversion license period is six to 11 months, the first annual
license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to credit the excess
fee payment made during the conversion license period. The credit is calculated by: (1)
subtracting the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period from 12; and
(2) multiplying the result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next
dollar.
 new text end

new text begin (d) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 12 months, the first annual license
fee charged after the conversion license period shall not be adjusted.
 new text end

new text begin (e) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 13 to 17 months, the first annual
license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to add the annual
license fee payment for the months that were not included in the annual license fee paid for
the conversion license period. The added payment is calculated by: (1) subtracting 12 from
the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period; and (2) multiplying the
result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next dollar.
 new text end

new text begin (f) For the second and all subsequent license renewals made after the conversion license
period, the licensee's annual license fee is as listed in section 147B.08.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires July 1, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147C.15, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Renewal.

(a) To be eligible for license renewal a licensee must:

(1) annually, or as determined by the board, complete a renewal application on a form
provided by the board;

(2) submit the renewal fee;

(3) provide evidence every two years of a total of 24 hours of continuing education
approved by the board as described in section 147C.25; and

(4) submit any additional information requested by the board to clarify information
presented in the renewal application. The information must be submitted within 30 days
after the board's request, or the renewal request is nullified.

(b) Applicants for renewal who have not practiced the equivalent of eight full weeks
during the past five years must achieve a passing score on retaking the credentialing
examination.

new text begin (c) A licensee must maintain a correct mailing address with the board for receiving board
communications, notices, and license renewal documents. Placing the license renewal
application in first class United States mail, addressed to the licensee at the licensee's last
known address with postage prepaid, constitutes valid service. Failure to receive the renewal
documents does not relieve a licensee of the obligation to comply with this section.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The name of a licensee who does not return a complete license renewal application,
annual license fee, or late application fee, as applicable, within the time period required by
this section shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to practice during the
current renewal period. If the licensee's license is reinstated, the licensee's name shall be
placed on the list of individuals authorized to practice.
 new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147C.15, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 12a. new text end

new text begin Licensure following lapse of licensed status; transition. new text end

new text begin (a) A licensee
whose license has lapsed under subdivision 12 before January 1, 2019, and who seeks to
regain licensed status after January 1, 2019, shall be treated as a first-time licensee only for
purposes of establishing a license renewal schedule, and shall not be subject to the license
cycle conversion provisions in section 147C.45.
 new text end

new text begin (b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 147C.40, is amended to read:


147C.40 FEES.

Subd. 5.

Respiratory therapist application and license fees.

(a) The board may charge
the following nonrefundable fees:

(1) respiratory therapist application fee, $100;

(2) respiratory therapist annual registration renewal fee, $90;

(3) respiratory therapist inactive status fee, $50;

(4) respiratory therapist temporary registration fee, $90;

(5) respiratory therapist temporary permit, $60;

(6) respiratory therapist late fee, $50;

(7) duplicate license fee, $20;

(8) certification letter fee, $25;

(9) education or training program approval fee, $100; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(10) report creation and generation fee, $60deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin per hour;
new text end

new text begin (11) verification fee, $25; and
 new text end

new text begin (12) criminal background check fee, $32.
 new text end

(b) The board may prorate the initial annual license fee. All licensees are required to
pay the full fee upon license renewal. The revenue generated from the fees must be deposited
in an account in the state government special revenue fund.

Sec. 15.

new text begin [147C.45] LICENSE RENEWAL CYCLE CONVERSION.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Generally. new text end

new text begin The license renewal cycle for respiratory care practitioner
licensees is converted to an annual cycle where renewal is due on the last day of the licensee's
month of birth. Conversion pursuant to this section begins January 1, 2019. This section
governs license renewal procedures for licensees who were licensed before December 31,
2018. The conversion renewal cycle is the renewal cycle following the first license renewal
after January 1, 2019. The conversion license period is the license period for the conversion
renewal cycle. The conversion license period is between six and 17 months and ends on the
last day of the licensee's month of birth in either 2019 or 2020, as described in subdivision
2.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Conversion of license renewal cycle for current licensees. new text end

new text begin For a licensee
whose license is current as of December 31, 2018, the licensee's conversion license period
begins on January 1, 2019, and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in 2019,
except that for licensees whose month of birth is January, February, March, April, May, or
June, the licensee's renewal cycle ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in
2020.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Conversion of license renewal cycle for noncurrent licensees. new text end

new text begin This subdivision
applies to an individual who was licensed before December 31, 2018, but whose license is
not current as of December 31, 2018. When the individual first renews the license after
January 1, 2019, the conversion renewal cycle begins on the date the individual applies for
renewal and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in the same year, except
that if the last day of the individual's month of birth is less than six months after the date
the individual applies for renewal, then the renewal period ends on the last day of the
individual's month of birth in the following year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Subsequent renewal cycles. new text end

new text begin After the licensee's conversion renewal cycle
under subdivision 2 or 3, subsequent renewal cycles are annual and begin on the last day
of the month of the licensee's birth.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Conversion period and fees. new text end

new text begin (a) A licensee who holds a license issued before
January 1, 2019, and who renews that license pursuant to subdivision 2 or 3, shall pay a
renewal fee as required in this subdivision.
 new text end

new text begin (b) A licensee shall be charged the annual license fee listed in section 147C.40 for the
conversion license period.
 new text end

new text begin (c) For a licensee whose conversion license period is six to 11 months, the first annual
license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to credit the excess
fee payment made during the conversion license period. The credit is calculated by: (1)
subtracting the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period from 12; and
(2) multiplying the result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next
dollar.
 new text end

new text begin (d) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 12 months, the first annual license
fee charged after the conversion license period shall not be adjusted.
 new text end

new text begin (e) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 13 to 17 months, the first annual
license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to add the annual
license fee payment for the months that were not included in the annual license fee paid for
the conversion license period. The added payment is calculated by: (1) subtracting 12 from
the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period; and (2) multiplying the
result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next dollar.
 new text end

new text begin (f) For the second and all subsequent license renewals made after the conversion license
period, the licensee's annual license fee is as listed in section 147C.40.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires July 1, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147D.17, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Renewal.

new text begin (a) new text end To be eligible for license renewal, a licensed traditional midwife
must:

(1) complete a renewal application on a form provided by the board;

(2) submit the renewal fee;

(3) provide evidence every three years of a total of 30 hours of continuing education
approved by the board as described in section 147D.21;

(4) submit evidence of an annual peer review and update of the licensed traditional
midwife's medical consultation plan; and

(5) submit any additional information requested by the board. The information must be
submitted within 30 days after the board's request, or the renewal request is nullified.

new text begin (b) A licensee must maintain a correct mailing address with the board for receiving board
communications, notices, and license renewal documents. Placing the license renewal
application in first class United States mail, addressed to the licensee at the licensee's last
known address with postage prepaid, constitutes valid service. Failure to receive the renewal
documents does not relieve a licensee of the obligation to comply with this section.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The name of a licensee who does not return a complete license renewal application,
annual license fee, or late application fee, as applicable, within the time period required by
this section shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to practice during the
current renewal period. If the licensee's license is reinstated, the licensee's name shall be
placed on the list of individuals authorized to practice.
 new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 11a. new text end

new text begin Licensure following lapse of licensed status; transition. new text end

new text begin (a) A licensee
whose license has lapsed under subdivision 11 before January 1, 2019, and who seeks to
regain licensed status after January 1, 2019, shall be treated as a first-time licensee only for
purposes of establishing a license renewal schedule, and shall not be subject to the license
cycle conversion provisions in section 147D.29.
 new text end

new text begin (b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147D.27, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Additional fees. new text end

new text begin The board may also charge the following nonrefundable fees:
 new text end

new text begin (1) verification fee, $25;
 new text end

new text begin (2) certification letter fee, $25;
 new text end

new text begin (3) education or training program approval fee, $100;
 new text end

new text begin (4) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour;
 new text end

new text begin (5) duplicate license fee, $20; and
 new text end

new text begin (6) criminal background check fee, $32.
 new text end

Sec. 19.

new text begin [147D.29] LICENSE RENEWAL CYCLE CONVERSION.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Generally. new text end

new text begin The license renewal cycle for traditional midwife licensees
is converted to an annual cycle where renewal is due on the last day of the licensee's month
of birth. Conversion pursuant to this section begins January 1, 2019. This section governs
license renewal procedures for licensees who were licensed before December 31, 2018. The
conversion renewal cycle is the renewal cycle following the first license renewal after
January 1, 2019. The conversion license period is the license period for the conversion
renewal cycle. The conversion license period is between six and 17 months and ends on the
last day of the licensee's month of birth in either 2019 or 2020, as described in subdivision
2.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Conversion of license renewal cycle for current licensees. new text end

new text begin For a licensee
whose license is current as of December 31, 2018, the licensee's conversion license period
begins on January 1, 2019, and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in 2019,
except that for licensees whose month of birth is January, February, March, April, May, or
June, the licensee's renewal cycle ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in
2020.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Conversion of license renewal cycle for noncurrent licensees. new text end

new text begin This subdivision
applies to an individual who was licensed before December 31, 2018, but whose license is
not current as of December 31, 2018. When the individual first renews the license after
January 1, 2019, the conversion renewal cycle begins on the date the individual applies for
renewal and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in the same year, except
that if the last day of the individual's month of birth is less than six months after the date
the individual applies for renewal, then the renewal period ends on the last day of the
individual's month of birth in the following year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Subsequent renewal cycles. new text end

new text begin After the licensee's conversion renewal cycle
under subdivision 2 or 3, subsequent renewal cycles are annual and begin on the last day
of the month of the licensee's birth.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Conversion period and fees. new text end

new text begin (a) A licensee who holds a license issued before
January 1, 2019, and who renews that license pursuant to subdivision 2 or 3, shall pay a
renewal fee as required in this subdivision.
 new text end

new text begin (b) A licensee shall be charged the annual license fee listed in section 147D.27 for the
conversion license period.
 new text end

new text begin (c) For a licensee whose conversion license period is six to 11 months, the first annual
license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to credit the excess
fee payment made during the conversion license period. The credit is calculated by: (1)
subtracting the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period from 12; and
(2) multiplying the result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next
dollar.
 new text end

new text begin (d) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 12 months, the first annual license
fee charged after the conversion license period shall not be adjusted.
 new text end

new text begin (e) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 13 to 17 months, the first annual
license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to add the annual
license fee payment for the months that were not included in the annual license fee paid for
the conversion license period. The added payment is calculated by: (1) subtracting 12 from
the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period; and (2) multiplying the
result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next dollar.
 new text end

new text begin (f) For the second and all subsequent license renewals made after the conversion license
period, the licensee's annual license fee is as listed in section 147D.27.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires July 1, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147E.15, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Renewal.

new text begin (a) new text end To be eligible for registration renewal a registrant must:

(1) annually, or as determined by the board, complete a renewal application on a form
provided by the board;

(2) submit the renewal fee;

(3) provide evidence of a total of 25 hours of continuing education approved by the
board as described in section 147E.25; and

(4) submit any additional information requested by the board to clarify information
presented in the renewal application. The information must be submitted within 30 days
after the board's request, or the renewal request is nullified.

new text begin (b) A registrant must maintain a correct mailing address with the board for receiving
board communications, notices, and registration renewal documents. Placing the registration
renewal application in first class United States mail, addressed to the registrant at the
registrant's last known address with postage prepaid, constitutes valid service. Failure to
receive the renewal documents does not relieve a registrant of the obligation to comply with
this section.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The name of a registrant who does not return a complete registration renewal
application, annual registration fee, or late application fee, as applicable, within the time
period required by this section shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to
practice during the current renewal period. If the registrant's registration is reinstated, the
registrant's name shall be placed on the list of individuals authorized to practice.
 new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147E.15, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 10a. new text end

new text begin Registration following lapse of registered status; transition. new text end

new text begin (a) A registrant
whose registration has lapsed under subdivision 10 before January 1, 2019, and who seeks
to regain registered status after January 1, 2019, shall be treated as a first-time registrant
only for purposes of establishing a registration renewal schedule, and shall not be subject
to the registration cycle conversion provisions in section 147E.45.
 new text end

new text begin (b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147E.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Fees.

Fees are as follows:

(1) registration application fee, $200;

(2) renewal fee, $150;

(3) late fee, $75;

(4) inactive status fee, $50; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(5) temporary permit fee, $25deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (6) emeritus registration fee, $50;
 new text end

new text begin (7) duplicate license fee, $20;
 new text end

new text begin (8) certification letter fee, $25;
 new text end

new text begin (9) verification fee, $25;
 new text end

new text begin (10) education or training program approval fee, $100; and
 new text end

new text begin (11) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour.
 new text end

Sec. 23.

new text begin [147E.45] REGISTRATION RENEWAL CYCLE CONVERSION.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Generally. new text end

new text begin The registration renewal cycle for registered naturopathic
doctors is converted to an annual cycle where renewal is due on the last day of the registrant's
month of birth. Conversion pursuant to this section begins January 1, 2019. This section
governs registration renewal procedures for registrants who were registered before December
31, 2018. The conversion renewal cycle is the renewal cycle following the first registration
renewal after January 1, 2019. The conversion registration period is the registration period
for the conversion renewal cycle. The conversion registration period is between six and 17
months and ends on the last day of the registrant's month of birth in either 2019 or 2020, as
described in subdivision 2.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Conversion of registration renewal cycle for current registrants. new text end

new text begin For a
registrant whose registration is current as of December 31, 2018, the registrant's conversion
registration period begins on January 1, 2019, and ends on the last day of the registrant's
month of birth in 2019, except that for registrants whose month of birth is January, February,
March, April, May, or June, the registrant's renewal cycle ends on the last day of the
registrant's month of birth in 2020.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Conversion of registration renewal cycle for noncurrent registrants. new text end

new text begin This
subdivision applies to an individual who was registered before December 31, 2018, but
whose registration is not current as of December 31, 2018. When the individual first renews
the registration after January 1, 2019, the conversion renewal cycle begins on the date the
individual applies for renewal and ends on the last day of the registrant's month of birth in
the same year, except that if the last day of the individual's month of birth is less than six
months after the date the individual applies for renewal, then the renewal period ends on
the last day of the individual's month of birth in the following year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Subsequent renewal cycles. new text end

new text begin After the registrant's conversion renewal cycle
under subdivision 2 or 3, subsequent renewal cycles are annual and begin on the last day
of the month of the registrant's birth.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Conversion period and fees. new text end

new text begin (a) A registrant who holds a registration issued
before January 1, 2019, and who renews that registration pursuant to subdivision 2 or 3,
shall pay a renewal fee as required in this subdivision.
 new text end

new text begin (b) A registrant shall be charged the annual registration fee listed in section 147E.40 for
the conversion registration period.
 new text end

new text begin (c) For a registrant whose conversion registration period is six to 11 months, the first
annual registration fee charged after the conversion registration period shall be adjusted to
credit the excess fee payment made during the conversion registration period. The credit is
calculated by: (1) subtracting the number of months of the registrant's conversion registration
period from 12; and (2) multiplying the result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded
up to the next dollar.
 new text end

new text begin (d) For a registrant whose conversion registration period is 12 months, the first annual
registration fee charged after the conversion registration period shall not be adjusted.
 new text end

new text begin (e) For a registrant whose conversion registration period is 13 to 17 months, the first
annual registration fee charged after the conversion registration period shall be adjusted to
add the annual registration fee payment for the months that were not included in the annual
registration fee paid for the conversion registration period. The added payment is calculated
by: (1) subtracting 12 from the number of months of the registrant's conversion registration
period; and (2) multiplying the result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to
the next dollar.
 new text end

new text begin (f) For the second and all subsequent registration renewals made after the conversion
registration period, the registrant's annual registration fee is as listed in section 147E.40.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires July 1, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147F.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

License renewal.

new text begin (a) new text end To be eligible for license renewal, a licensed genetic
counselor must submit to the board:

(1) a renewal application on a form provided by the board;

(2) the renewal fee required under section 147F.17;

(3) evidence of compliance with the continuing education requirements in section
147F.11; and

(4) any additional information requested by the board.

new text begin (b) A licensee must maintain a correct mailing address with the board for receiving board
communications, notices, and license renewal documents. Placing the license renewal
application in first class United States mail, addressed to the licensee at the licensee's last
known address with postage prepaid, constitutes valid service. Failure to receive the renewal
documents does not relieve a licensee of the obligation to comply with this section.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The name of a licensee who does not return a complete license renewal application,
annual license fee, or late application fee, as applicable, within the time period required by
this section shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to practice during the
current renewal period. If the licensee's license is reinstated, the licensee's name shall be
placed on the list of individuals authorized to practice.
 new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147F.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Licensure following lapse of licensure status for two years or less. new text end

new text begin For any
individual whose licensure status has lapsed for two years or less, to regain licensure status,
the individual must:
 new text end

new text begin (1) apply for license renewal according to subdivision 5;
 new text end

new text begin (2) document compliance with the continuing education requirements of section 147F.11
since the licensed genetic counselor's initial licensure or last renewal; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) submit the fees required under section 147F.17 for the period not licensed, including
the fee for late renewal.
 new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147F.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 6a. new text end

new text begin Licensure following lapse of licensed status; transition. new text end

new text begin (a) A licensee whose
license has lapsed under subdivision 6 before January 1, 2019, and who seeks to regain
licensed status after January 1, 2019, shall be treated as a first-time licensee only for purposes
of establishing a license renewal schedule, and shall not be subject to the license cycle
conversion provisions in section 147F.19.
 new text end

new text begin (b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147F.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Fees.

Fees are as follows:

(1) license application fee, $200;

(2) initial licensure and annual renewal, $150; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(3) late fee, $75deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (4) temporary license fee, $60;
 new text end

new text begin (5) duplicate license fee, $20;
 new text end

new text begin (6) certification letter fee, $25;
 new text end

new text begin (7) education or training program approval fee, $100;
 new text end

new text begin (8) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour; and
 new text end

new text begin (9) criminal background check fee, $32.
 new text end

Sec. 28.

new text begin [147F.19] LICENSE RENEWAL CYCLE CONVERSION.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Generally. new text end

new text begin The license renewal cycle for genetic counselor licensees is
converted to an annual cycle where renewal is due on the last day of the licensee's month
of birth. Conversion pursuant to this section begins January 1, 2019. This section governs
license renewal procedures for licensees who were licensed before December 31, 2018. The
conversion renewal cycle is the renewal cycle following the first license renewal after
January 1, 2019. The conversion license period is the license period for the conversion
renewal cycle. The conversion license period is between six and 17 months and ends on the
last day of the licensee's month of birth in either 2019 or 2020, as described in subdivision
2.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Conversion of license renewal cycle for current licensees. new text end

new text begin For a licensee
whose license is current as of December 31, 2018, the licensee's conversion license period
begins on January 1, 2019, and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in 2019,
except that for licensees whose month of birth is January, February, March, April, May, or
June, the licensee's renewal cycle ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in
2020.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Conversion of license renewal cycle for noncurrent licensees. new text end

new text begin This subdivision
applies to an individual who was licensed before December 31, 2018, but whose license is
not current as of December 31, 2018. When the individual first renews the license after
January 1, 2019, the conversion renewal cycle begins on the date the individual applies for
renewal and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in the same year, except
that if the last day of the individual's month of birth is less than six months after the date
the individual applies for renewal, then the renewal period ends on the last day of the
individual's month of birth in the following year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Subsequent renewal cycles. new text end

new text begin After the licensee's conversion renewal cycle
under subdivision 2 or 3, subsequent renewal cycles are annual and begin on the last day
of the month of the licensee's birth.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Conversion period and fees. new text end

new text begin (a) A licensee who holds a license issued before
January 1, 2019, and who renews that license pursuant to subdivision 2 or 3, shall pay a
renewal fee as required in this subdivision.
 new text end

new text begin (b) A licensee shall be charged the annual license fee listed in section 147F.17 for the
conversion license period.
 new text end

new text begin (c) For a licensee whose conversion license period is six to 11 months, the first annual
license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to credit the excess
fee payment made during the conversion license period. The credit is calculated by: (1)
subtracting the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period from 12; and
(2) multiplying the result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next
dollar.
 new text end

new text begin (d) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 12 months, the first annual license
fee charged after the conversion license period shall not be adjusted.
 new text end

new text begin (e) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 13 to 17 months, the first annual
license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to add the annual
license fee payment for the months that were not included in the annual license fee paid for
the conversion license period. The added payment is calculated by: (1) subtracting 12 from
the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period; and (2) multiplying the
result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next dollar.
 new text end

new text begin (f) For the second and all subsequent license renewals made after the conversion license
period, the licensee's annual license fee is as listed in section 147F.17.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires July 1, 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 148.7815, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Fees.

The board shall establish fees as follows:

(1) application fee, $50;

(2) annual registration fee, $100;

(3) temporary registration, $100; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(4) temporary permit, $50deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (5) late fee, $15;
 new text end

new text begin (6) duplicate license fee, $20;
 new text end

new text begin (7) certification letter fee, $25;
 new text end

new text begin (8) verification fee, $25;
 new text end

new text begin (9) education or training program approval fee, $100; and
 new text end

new text begin (10) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour.
 new text end

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 214.075, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Applications.

(a) deleted text begin By January 1, 2018,deleted text end Each health-related licensing
board, as defined in section 214.01, subdivision 2, shall require deleted text begin applicants for initial licensure,
licensure by endorsement, or reinstatement or other relicensure after a lapse in licensure,
as defined by the individual health-related licensing boards,deleted text end new text begin the following individualsnew text end to
submit to a criminal history records check of state data completed by the Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension (BCA) and a national criminal history records check, including a search of
the records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) applicants for initial licensure or licensure by endorsement. An applicant is exempt
from this paragraph if the applicant submitted to a state and national criminal history records
check as described in this paragraph for a license issued by the same board;
 new text end

new text begin (2) applicants seeking reinstatement or relicensure, as defined by the individual
health-related licensing board, if more than one year has elapsed since the applicant's license
or registration expiration date; or
 new text end

new text begin (3) licensees applying for eligibility to participate in an interstate licensure compact.
 new text end

(b) deleted text begin An applicant must complete a criminal background check if more than one year has
elapsed since the applicant last submitted a background check to the board.deleted text end new text begin An applicant's
criminal background check results are valid for one year from the date the background check
results were received by the board. If more than one year has elapsed since the results were
received by the board, then an applicant who has not completed the licensure, reinstatement,
or relicensure process must complete a new background check.
new text end

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 214.075, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Refusal to consent.

(a) The health-related licensing boards shall not issue a
license to any applicant who refuses to consent to a criminal background check or fails to
submit fingerprints deleted text begin within 90 daysdeleted text end after submission of an application for licensure. Any
fees paid by the applicant to the board shall be forfeited if the applicant refuses to consent
to the criminal background check or fails to submit the required fingerprints.

(b) The failure of a licensee to submit to a criminal background check as provided in
subdivision 3 is grounds for disciplinary action by the respective health-related licensing
board.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 214.075, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Submission of fingerprints to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

The
health-related licensing board or designee shall submit applicant or licensee fingerprints to
the BCA. The BCA shall perform a check for state criminal justice information and shall
forward the applicant's or licensee's fingerprints to the FBI to perform a check for national
criminal justice information regarding the applicant or licensee. The BCA shall report to
the board the results of the state and national criminal deleted text begin justice informationdeleted text end new text begin history recordsnew text end
checks.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 214.075, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Alternatives to fingerprint-based criminal background checks.

The
health-related licensing board may require an alternative method of criminal history checks
for an applicant or licensee who has submitted at least deleted text begin threedeleted text end new text begin twonew text end sets of fingerprints in
accordance with this section that have been unreadable by the BCA or the FBI.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 214.077, is amended to read:


214.077 TEMPORARY LICENSE SUSPENSION; IMMINENT RISK OF SERIOUS
HARM.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of a health-related professional practice act, when a
health-related licensing board receives a complaint regarding a regulated person and has
probable cause to believe that the regulated person has violated a statute or rule that the
health-related licensing board is empowered to enforce, and continued practice by the
regulated person presents an imminent risk of serious harm, the health-related licensing
board shall issue an order temporarily suspending the regulated person's authority to practice.
The temporary suspension order shall specify the reason for the suspension, including the
statute or rule alleged to have been violated. The temporary suspension order shall take
effect upon personal service on the regulated person or the regulated person's attorney, or
upon the third calendar day after the order is served by first class mail to the most recent
address provided to the health-related licensing board for the regulated person or the regulated
person's attorney.

(b) The temporary suspension shall remain in effect until the health-related licensing
board or the commissioner completes an investigation, holds a contested case hearing
pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, and issues a final order in the matter as
provided for in this section.

(c) At the time it issues the temporary suspension order, the health-related licensing
board shall schedule a contested case hearing, on the merits of whether discipline is
warranted, to be held pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. The regulated person
shall be provided with at least ten days' notice of any contested case hearing held pursuant
to this section. The contested case hearing shall be scheduled to begin no later than 30 days
after the effective service of the temporary suspension order.

(d) The administrative law judge presiding over the contested case hearing shall issue
a report and recommendation to the health-related licensing board no later than 30 days
after the final day of the contested case hearing.new text begin If the administrative law judge's report and
recommendations are for no action,new text end the health-related licensing board shall issue a final
order pursuant to sections 14.61 and 14.62 within 30 days of receipt of the administrative
law judge's report and recommendations.new text begin If the administrative law judge's report and
recommendations are for action, the health-related licensing board shall issue a final order
pursuant to sections 14.61 and 14.62 within 60 days of receipt of the administrative law
judge's report and recommendations.new text end Except as provided in paragraph (e), if the health-related
licensing board has not issued a final order pursuant to sections 14.61 and 14.62 within 30
days of receipt of the administrative law judge's report and recommendationsnew text begin for no action
or within 60 days of receipt of the administrative law judge's report and recommendations
for actionnew text end , the temporary suspension shall be lifted.

(e) If the regulated person requests a delay in the contested case proceedings provided
for in paragraphs (c) and (d) for any reason, the temporary suspension shall remain in effect
until the health-related licensing board issues a final order pursuant to sections 14.61 and
14.62.

(f) This section shall not apply to the Office of Unlicensed Complementary and
Alternative Health Practice established under section 146A.02. The commissioner of health
shall conduct temporary suspensions for complementary and alternative health care
practitioners in accordance with section 146A.09.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 214.10, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Special requirements for health-related licensing boards.

In addition to the
provisions of this section that apply to all examining and licensing boards, the requirements
in this subdivision apply to all health-related licensing boards, except the Board of Veterinary
Medicine.

(a) If the executive director or consulted board member determines that a communication
received alleges a violation of statute or rule that involves sexual contact with a patient or
client, the communication shall be forwarded to the designee of the attorney general for an
investigation of the facts alleged in the communication. If, after an investigation it is the
opinion of the executive director or consulted board member that there is sufficient evidence
to justify disciplinary action, the board shall conduct a disciplinary conference or hearing.
If, after a hearing or disciplinary conference the board determines that misconduct involving
sexual contact with a patient or client occurred, the board shall take disciplinary action.
Notwithstanding subdivision 2, a board may not attempt to correct improper activities or
redress grievances through education, conciliation, and persuasion, unless in the opinion of
the executive director or consulted board member there is insufficient evidence to justify
disciplinary action. The board may settle a case by stipulation prior to, or during, a hearing
if the stipulation provides for disciplinary action.

(b) A board member who has a direct current or former financial connection or
professional relationship to a person who is the subject of board disciplinary activities must
not participate in board activities relating to that case.

(c) Each health-related licensing board shall establish procedures for exchanging
information with other Minnesota state boards, agencies, and departments responsible for
regulating health-related occupations, facilities, and programs, and for coordinating
investigations involving matters within the jurisdiction of more than one regulatory body.
The procedures must provide for the forwarding to other regulatory bodies of all information
and evidence, including the results of investigations, that are relevant to matters within that
licensing body's regulatory jurisdiction. Each health-related licensing board shall have access
to any data of the Department of Human Services relating to a person subject to the
jurisdiction of the licensing board. The data shall have the same classification under chapter
13, the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, in the hands of the agency receiving the
data as it had in the hands of the Department of Human Services.

(d) Each health-related licensing board shall establish procedures for exchanging
information with other states regarding disciplinary actions against licensees. The procedures
must provide for the collection of information from other states about disciplinary actions
taken against persons who are licensed to practice in Minnesota or who have applied to be
licensed in this state and the dissemination of information to other states regarding
disciplinary actions taken in Minnesota. In addition to any authority in chapter 13 permitting
the dissemination of data, the board may, in its discretion, disseminate data to other states
regardless of its classification under chapter 13. new text begin Criminal history record information shall
not be exchanged. new text end Before transferring any data that is not public, the board shall obtain
reasonable assurances from the receiving state that the data will not be made public.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 364.09, is amended to read:


364.09 EXCEPTIONS.

(a) This chapter does not apply to the licensing process for peace officers; to law
enforcement agencies as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f); to fire
protection agencies; to eligibility for a private detective or protective agent license; to the
licensing and background study process under chapters 245A and 245C; to the licensing
and background investigation process under chapter 240; to eligibility for school bus driver
endorsements; to eligibility for special transportation service endorsements; to eligibility
for a commercial driver training instructor license, which is governed by section 171.35
and rules adopted under that section; to emergency medical services personnel, or to the
licensing by political subdivisions of taxicab drivers, if the applicant for the license has
been discharged from sentence for a conviction within the ten years immediately preceding
application of a violation of any of the following:

(1) sections 609.185 to 609.2114, 609.221 to 609.223, 609.342 to 609.3451, or 617.23,
subdivision 2 or 3; or Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21;

(2) any provision of chapter 152 that is punishable by a maximum sentence of 15 years
or more; or

(3) a violation of chapter 169 or 169A involving driving under the influence, leaving
the scene of an accident, or reckless or careless driving.

This chapter also shall not apply to eligibility for juvenile corrections employment, where
the offense involved child physical or sexual abuse or criminal sexual conduct.

(b) This chapter does not apply to a school district or to eligibility for a license issued
or renewed by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the commissioner
of education.

(c) Nothing in this section precludes the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Training
Board or the state fire marshal from recommending policies set forth in this chapter to the
attorney general for adoption in the attorney general's discretion to apply to law enforcement
or fire protection agencies.

deleted text begin (d) This chapter does not apply to a license to practice medicine that has been denied or
revoked by the Board of Medical Practice pursuant to section 147.091, subdivision 1a.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (e) This chapter does not apply to any person who has been denied a license to practice
chiropractic or whose license to practice chiropractic has been revoked by the board in
accordance with section 148.10, subdivision 7.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (f) This chapter does not apply to any license, registration, or permit that has been denied
or revoked by the Board of Nursing in accordance with section 148.261, subdivision 1a.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end This chapter does not apply to any license, registration, permit, or certificate that
has been denied or revoked by the commissioner of health according to section 148.5195,
subdivision 5; or 153A.15, subdivision 2.

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end This chapter does not supersede a requirement under law to conduct a criminal
history background investigation or consider criminal history records in hiring for particular
types of employment.

new text begin (f) This chapter does not apply to the licensing or registration process for, or to any
license, registration, or permit that has been denied or revoked by, a health-related licensing
board listed in section 214.01, subdivision 2.
 new text end

Sec. 37. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 214.075, subdivision 8, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 5600.0605, subparts 5 and 8, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

ARTICLE 26

PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 151.065, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Deposit. new text end

new text begin Fees collected by the board under this section shall be deposited in
the state government special revenue fund.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 152.126, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Access to reporting system data.

(a) Except as indicated in this subdivision,
the data submitted to the board under subdivision 4 is private data on individuals as defined
in section 13.02, subdivision 12, and not subject to public disclosure.

(b) Except as specified in subdivision 5, the following persons shall be considered
permissible users and may access the data submitted under subdivision 4 in the same or
similar manner, and for the same or similar purposes, as those persons who are authorized
to access similar private data on individuals under federal and state law:

(1) a prescriber or an agent or employee of the prescriber to whom the prescriber has
delegated the task of accessing the data, to the extent the information relates specifically to
a current patient, to whom the prescriber is:

(i) prescribing or considering prescribing any controlled substance;

(ii) providing emergency medical treatment for which access to the data may be necessary;

(iii) providing care, and the prescriber has reason to believe, based on clinically valid
indications, that the patient is potentially abusing a controlled substance; or

(iv) providing other medical treatment for which access to the data may be necessary
for a clinically valid purpose and the patient has consented to access to the submitted data,
and with the provision that the prescriber remains responsible for the use or misuse of data
accessed by a delegated agent or employee;

(2) a dispenser or an agent or employee of the dispenser to whom the dispenser has
delegated the task of accessing the data, to the extent the information relates specifically to
a current patient to whom that dispenser is dispensing or considering dispensing any
controlled substance and with the provision that the dispenser remains responsible for the
use or misuse of data accessed by a delegated agent or employee;

(3) a licensed pharmacist who is providing pharmaceutical care for which access to the
data may be necessary to the extent that the information relates specifically to a current
patient for whom the pharmacist is providing pharmaceutical care: (i) if the patient has
consented to access to the submitted data; or (ii) if the pharmacist is consulted by a prescriber
who is requesting data in accordance with clause (1);

(4) an individual who is the recipient of a controlled substance prescription for which
data was submitted under subdivision 4, or a guardian of the individual, parent or guardian
of a minor, or health care agent of the individual acting under a health care directive under
chapter 145Cnew text begin . For purposes of this clause, access by individuals includes persons in the
definition of an individual under section 13.02new text end ;

(5) personnel or designees of a health-related licensing board listed in section 214.01,
subdivision 2, or of the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board, assigned to conduct
a bona fide investigation of a complaint received by that board that alleges that a specific
licensee is impaired by use of a drug for which data is collected under subdivision 4, has
engaged in activity that would constitute a crime as defined in section 152.025, or has
engaged in the behavior specified in subdivision 5, paragraph (a);

(6) personnel of the board engaged in the collection, review, and analysis of controlled
substance prescription information as part of the assigned duties and responsibilities under
this section;

(7) authorized personnel of a vendor under contract with the state of Minnesota who are
engaged in the design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the prescription
monitoring program as part of the assigned duties and responsibilities of their employment,
provided that access to data is limited to the minimum amount necessary to carry out such
duties and responsibilities, and subject to the requirement of de-identification and time limit
on retention of data specified in subdivision 5, paragraphs (d) and (e);

(8) federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities acting pursuant to a valid search
warrant;

(9) personnel of the Minnesota health care programs assigned to use the data collected
under this section to identify and manage recipients whose usage of controlled substances
may warrant restriction to a single primary care provider, a single outpatient pharmacy, and
a single hospital;

(10) personnel of the Department of Human Services assigned to access the data pursuant
to paragraph (i);

(11) personnel of the health professionals services program established under section
214.31, to the extent that the information relates specifically to an individual who is currently
enrolled in and being monitored by the program, and the individual consents to access to
that information. The health professionals services program personnel shall not provide this
data to a health-related licensing board or the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory
Board, except as permitted under section 214.33, subdivision 3deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

deleted text begin For purposes of clause (4), access by an individual includes persons in the definition of
an individual under section 13.02; and
 deleted text end

(12) personnel or designees of a health-related licensing board listed in section 214.01,
subdivision 2, assigned to conduct a bona fide investigation of a complaint received by that
board that alleges that a specific licensee is inappropriately prescribing controlled substances
as defined in this section.

(c) By July 1, 2017, every prescriber licensed by a health-related licensing board listed
in section 214.01, subdivision 2, practicing within this state who is authorized to prescribe
controlled substances deleted text begin for humansdeleted text end and who holds a current registration issued by the federal
Drug Enforcement Administration, and every pharmacist licensed by the board and practicing
within the state, shall register and maintain a user account with the prescription monitoring
program. Data submitted by a prescriber, pharmacist, or their delegate during the registration
application process, other than their name, license number, and license type, is classified
as private pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12.

(d)new text begin Notwithstanding paragraph (b), beginning January 1, 2020, a prescriber or an agent
or employee of the prescriber to whom the prescriber has delegated the task of accessing
the data, must access the data submitted under subdivision 4 to the extent the information
relates specifically to the patient:
new text end

new text begin (1) before the prescriber issues an initial prescription order for a Schedule II or Schedule
III controlled substance to the patient; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) at least once every six months for patients receiving an opiate for treatment of chronic
pain or participating in medically assisted treatment for an opioid addiction.
 new text end

new text begin (e) Paragraph (d) does not apply if:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the patient is receiving hospice care;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the patient is being treated for pain due to cancer or the treatment of cancer;
 new text end

new text begin (3) the prescription order is for a number of doses that is intended to last the patient five
days or less and is not subject to a refill;
 new text end

new text begin (4) the prescription order is issued within 14 days following surgery or three days
following oral surgery;
 new text end

new text begin (5) the controlled substance is prescribed or administered to a patient who is admitted
to an inpatient hospital;
 new text end

new text begin (6) the controlled substance is lawfully administered by injection, ingestion, or any other
means to the patient by the prescriber, a pharmacist, or by the patient at the direction of a
prescriber and in the presence of the prescriber or pharmacist;
 new text end

new text begin (7) due to a medical emergency, it is not possible for the prescriber to review the data
before the prescriber issues the prescription order for the patient; or
 new text end

new text begin (8) the prescriber is unable to access the data due to operational or other technological
failure of the program so long as the prescriber reports the failure to the board.
 new text end

new text begin (f) new text end Only permissible users identified in paragraph (b), clauses (1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (9),
and (10), may directly access the data electronically. No other permissible users may directly
access the data electronically. If the data is directly accessed electronically, the permissible
user shall implement and maintain a comprehensive information security program that
contains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are appropriate to the user's
size and complexity, and the sensitivity of the personal information obtained. The permissible
user shall identify reasonably foreseeable internal and external risks to the security,
confidentiality, and integrity of personal information that could result in the unauthorized
disclosure, misuse, or other compromise of the information and assess the sufficiency of
any safeguards in place to control the risks.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end The board shall not release data submitted under subdivision 4 unless it is provided
with evidence, satisfactory to the board, that the person requesting the information is entitled
to receive the data.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end The board shall maintain a log of all persons who access the data for a period of
at least three years and shall ensure that any permissible user complies with paragraph (c)
prior to attaining direct access to the data.

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end Section 13.05, subdivision 6, shall apply to any contract the board enters into
pursuant to subdivision 2. A vendor shall not use data collected under this section for any
purpose not specified in this section.

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (j)new text end The board may participate in an interstate prescription monitoring program data
exchange system provided that permissible users in other states have access to the data only
as allowed under this section, and that section 13.05, subdivision 6, applies to any contract
or memorandum of understanding that the board enters into under this paragraph.

deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (k)new text end With available appropriations, the commissioner of human services shall establish
and implement a system through which the Department of Human Services shall routinely
access the data for the purpose of determining whether any client enrolled in an opioid
treatment program licensed according to chapter 245A has been prescribed or dispensed a
controlled substance in addition to that administered or dispensed by the opioid treatment
program. When the commissioner determines there have been multiple prescribers or multiple
prescriptions of controlled substances, the commissioner shall:

(1) inform the medical director of the opioid treatment program only that the
commissioner determined the existence of multiple prescribers or multiple prescriptions of
controlled substances; and

(2) direct the medical director of the opioid treatment program to access the data directly,
review the effect of the multiple prescribers or multiple prescriptions, and document the
review.

If determined necessary, the commissioner of human services shall seek a federal waiver
of, or exception to, any applicable provision of Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section
2.34, paragraph (c), prior to implementing this paragraph.

deleted text begin (j)deleted text end new text begin (l)new text end The board shall review the data submitted under subdivision 4 on at least a quarterly
basis and shall establish criteria, in consultation with the advisory task force, for referring
information about a patient to prescribers and dispensers who prescribed or dispensed the
prescriptions in question if the criteria are met.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 152.126, subdivision 10, is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Funding.

(a) The board may seek grants and private funds from nonprofit
charitable foundations, the federal government, and other sources to fund the enhancement
and ongoing operations of the prescription monitoring program established under this section.
Any funds received shall be appropriated to the board for this purpose. The board may not
expend funds to enhance the program in a way that conflicts with this section without seeking
approval from the legislature.

(b) Notwithstanding any other section, the administrative services unit for the
health-related licensing boards shall apportion between the Board of Medical Practice, the
Board of Nursing, the Board of Dentistry, the Board of Podiatric Medicine, the Board of
Optometry, the Board of Veterinary Medicine, and the Board of Pharmacy an amount to be
paid through fees by each respective board. The amount apportioned to each board shall
equal each board's share of the annual appropriation to the Board of Pharmacy from the
state government special revenue fund for operating the prescription monitoring program
under this section. Each board's apportioned share shall be based on the number of prescribers
or dispensers that each board identified in this paragraph licenses as a percentage of the
total number of prescribers and dispensers licensed collectively by these boards. Each
respective board may adjust the fees that the boards are required to collect to compensate
for the amount apportioned to each board by the administrative services unit.

new text begin (c) The board shall have the authority to modify its contract with its vendor as provided
in subdivision 2, to authorize that vendor to provide a service to prescribers and pharmacies
that allows them to access prescription monitoring program data from within the electronic
health record system or pharmacy software used by those prescribers and pharmacists.
Beginning July 1, 2018, the board has the authority to collect an annual fee from each
prescriber or pharmacist who accesses prescription monitoring program data through the
service offered by the vendor. The annual fee collected must not exceed $50 per user. The
fees collected by the board under this paragraph shall be deposited in the state government
special revenue fund and are appropriated to the board for the purposes of this paragraph.
 new text end

ARTICLE 27

PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE ADULTS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144A.53, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Complaints.

(a) The director may receive a complaint from any source
concerning an action of an administrative agency, a health care provider, a home care
provider, a residential care home, or a health facility. The director may require a complainant
to pursue other remedies or channels of complaint open to the complainant before accepting
or investigating the complaint. Investigators are required to interview at least one family
member of the vulnerable adult identified in the complaint. If the vulnerable adult is directing
his or her own care and does not want the investigator to contact the family, this information
must be documented in the investigative file.

(b) The director shall keep written records of all complaints and any action upon them.
After completing an investigation of a complaint, the director shall inform the complainant,
the administrative agency having jurisdiction over the subject matter, the health care provider,
the home care provider, the residential care home, and the health facility of the action taken.
Complainants must be provided a copy of the public report upon completion of the
investigation.

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding section 626.557, subdivision 5 or 9c, upon request of a vulnerable
adult or an interested person, the director shall:
 new text end

new text begin (1) disclose whether a health care provider or other person has made a report or submitted
a complaint that involves maltreatment of the vulnerable adult; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) provide a redacted version of the initial report or complaint that does not disclose
data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 5.
 new text end

new text begin (d) For purposes of paragraph (c), "interested person" means one of the persons listed
below in the following order of priority:
 new text end

new text begin (1) a court-appointed guardian;
 new text end

new text begin (2) a person designated in writing by the vulnerable adult, including a nominated guardian,
to act on behalf of the vulnerable adult;
 new text end

new text begin (3) a proxy or health care agent appointed under chapter 145B or 145C or similar law
of another state, provided that the authority of the proxy or health care agent is currently
effective under section 145C.06 or similar law;
 new text end

new text begin (4) a person designated in writing by the vulnerable adult as an emergency contact for
a facility; or
 new text end

new text begin (5) a spouse, parent, adult child, or adult sibling of the vulnerable adult.
 new text end

new text begin Interested person does not include a person whose authority has been restricted by the
vulnerable adult or by a court or who is the alleged or substantiated perpetrator of
maltreatment of the vulnerable adult.
 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Policies and procedures for the Office of Health Facility Complaints.
 new text end

new text begin The commissioner of health shall develop comprehensive, written policies and procedures
for the Office of Health Facility Complaints for conducting timely reviews and investigation
of allegations that are available for all investigators in a centralized location, including
policies, procedures, guidelines, and criteria for:
 new text end

new text begin (1) data collection that will allow for rigorous trend analysis of maltreatment and licensing
violations;
 new text end

new text begin (2) data entry in the case management system, including an up-to-date description of
each data entry point to be used consistently by all staff;
 new text end

new text begin (3) intake of allegation reports, including the gathering of all data from the reporter and
verification of jurisdiction;
 new text end

new text begin (4) selection of allegation reports for further investigation within the time frames required
by federal and state law;
 new text end

new text begin (5) the investigative process, including guidelines for interviews and documentation;
 new text end

new text begin (6) cross-referencing of data, including when and under what circumstances to combine
data collection or maltreatment investigations regarding the same vulnerable adult,
allegations, facility, or alleged perpetrator;
 new text end

new text begin (7) final determinations, including having supporting documentation for the
determinations;
 new text end

new text begin (8) enforcement actions, including the imposition of immediate fines and any distinctions
in process for licensing violations versus maltreatment determinations;
 new text end

new text begin (9) communication with interested parties and the public regarding the status of
investigations, final determinations, enforcement actions, and appeal rights, including when
communication must be made if the timelines established in law are not able to be met and
sufficient information in written communication for understanding the process; and
 new text end

new text begin (10) quality control measures, including audits and random samplings, to discover gaps
in understanding and to ensure accuracy.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Training of staff at the Office of Health Facility Complaints. new text end

new text begin The
commissioner of health shall revise the training program at the Office of Health Facility
Complaints to ensure that all staff are trained adequately and consistently to perform their
duties. The revised training program must provide for timely and consistent training whenever
policies, procedures, guidelines, or criteria are changed due to legislative changes, decisions
by management, or interpretations of state or federal law. The revised training program
shall include a mentor-based training program that assigns a mentor to all new investigators
and ensures new investigators work with an experienced investigator during every aspect
of the investigation process.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Quality controls at the Office of Health Facility Complaints. new text end

new text begin The
commissioner of health shall implement quality control measures to ensure that intake,
triage, investigations, final determinations, enforcement actions, and communication are
conducted and documented in a consistent, thorough, and accurate manner. The quality
control measures must include regular internal audits of staff work, including when a decision
is made to not investigate a report, reporting to staff of patterns and trends discovered
through the audits, training of staff to address patterns and trends discovered through the
audits, and electronic safeguards in the case management system to prevent backdating of
data, incomplete or missing data fields, missed deadlines, and missed communications,
including communications concerning the status of investigations, delays in investigations,
final determinations, and appeal rights following final determinations.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Provider education. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of health shall develop
decision-making tools, including decision trees, regarding provider self-reported maltreatment
allegations and share these tools with providers. As soon as practicable, the commissioner
shall update the decision-making tools as necessary, including whenever federal or state
requirements change, and inform providers that the updated tools are available. The
commissioner shall develop decision-making tools that clarify and encourage reporting
whether the provider is licensed or registered under federal or state law, while also educating
on any distinctions in reporting under federal versus state law.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of health shall conduct rigorous trend analysis of maltreatment
reports, triage decisions, investigation determinations, enforcement actions, and appeals to
identify trends and patterns in reporting of maltreatment, substantiated maltreatment, and
licensing violations, and share these findings with providers and interested stakeholders.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Departmental oversight of the Office of Health Facility Complaints. new text end

new text begin The
commissioner of health shall ensure that the commissioner's office provides direct oversight
of the Office of Health Facility Complaints.
 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER.
new text end

new text begin On a quarterly basis until January 2021, and annually thereafter, the commissioner of
health must submit a report on the Office of Health Facility Complaints' response to
allegations of maltreatment of vulnerable adults. The report must include:
 new text end

new text begin (1) a description and assessment of the office's efforts to improve its internal processes
and compliance with federal and state requirements concerning allegations of maltreatment
of vulnerable adults, including any relevant timelines;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the number of reports received by the type of reporter, the number of reports
investigated, the percentage and number of reported cases awaiting triage, the number and
percentage of open investigations, and the number and percentage of investigations that
have failed to meet state or federal timelines by cause of delay;
 new text end

new text begin (3) a trend analysis of internal audits conducted by the office; and
 new text end

new text begin (4) trends and patterns in maltreatment of vulnerable adults, licensing violations by
facilities or providers serving vulnerable adults, and other metrics as determined by the
commissioner.
 new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONERS.
new text end

new text begin By February 1 of each year, the commissioners of health and human services must submit
an annual joint report on each department's response to allegations of maltreatment of
vulnerable adults. The annual report must include a description and assessment of the
departments' efforts to improve their internal processes and compliance with federal and
state requirements concerning allegations of maltreatment of vulnerable adults, including
any relevant timelines. The report must also include trends and patterns in maltreatment of
vulnerable adults, licensing violations by facilities or providers serving vulnerable adults,
and other metrics as determined by the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin This section expires upon submission of the commissioners' 2024 report.
 new text end

ARTICLE 28

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; LICENSING

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 119B.011, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 13b. new text end

new text begin Homeless. new text end

new text begin "Homeless" means a self-declared housing status as defined in
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and United States Code, title 42, section
11302, paragraph (a).
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 12, 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 119B.011, subdivision 19, is amended to read:


Subd. 19.

Provider.

"Provider" means: (1) an individual or child care center or facilitydeleted text begin ,
either licensed or unlicensed,deleted text end providing new text begin licensed new text end legal child care services as defined under
section 245A.03; deleted text begin ordeleted text end (2)new text begin a license exempt center required to be certified under chapter 245G;
new text end

new text begin (3)new text end an individual or child care center or facility deleted text begin holdingdeleted text end new text begin that:
new text end

new text begin (i) holds new text end a valid child care license issued by another state or a tribe deleted text begin and providingdeleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (ii) provides new text end child care services in the licensing state or in the area under the licensing
tribe's jurisdictionnew text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) is in compliance with federal health and safety requirements as certified by the
licensing state or tribe, or as determined by receipt of child care development block grant
funds in the licensing state; or
 new text end

new text begin (4) a legal nonlicensed child care provider as defined under section 119B.011, subdivision
16, providing legal child care servicesnew text end . A deleted text begin legally unlicensed familydeleted text end new text begin legal nonlicensed new text end child
care provider must be at least 18 years of age, and not a member of the MFIP assistance
unit or a member of the family receiving child care assistance to be authorized under this
chapter.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective September 24, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 119B.011, subdivision 20, is amended
to read:


Subd. 20.

Transition year families.

"Transition year families" means families who have
received MFIP assistance, or who were eligible to receive MFIP assistance after choosing
to discontinue receipt of the cash portion of MFIP assistance under section 256J.31,
subdivision 12, or families who have received DWP assistance under section 256J.95 for
at least deleted text begin threedeleted text end new text begin onenew text end of the last six months before losing eligibility for MFIP or DWP.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, parts 3400.0040, subpart 10, and 3400.0090, subpart 2,
transition year child care may be used to support employment, approved education or training
programs, or job search that meets the requirements of section 119B.10. Transition year
child care is not available to families who have been disqualified from MFIP or DWP due
to fraud.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective October 8, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 119B.02, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Child care market rate survey.

deleted text begin Biennially,deleted text end The commissioner shall new text begin conduct
the next new text end survey new text begin of new text end prices charged by child care providers in Minnesota new text begin in state fiscal year
2021 and every three years thereafter new text end to determine the 75th percentile for like-care
arrangements in county price clusters.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 119B.025, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Applications.

(a) new text begin Except as provided in paragraph (c), clause (4), new text end the
county shall verify the following at all initial child care applications using the universal
application:

(1) identity of adults;

(2) presence of the minor child in the home, if questionable;

(3) relationship of minor child to the parent, stepparent, legal guardian, eligible relative
caretaker, or the spouses of any of the foregoing;

(4) age;

(5) immigration status, if related to eligibility;

(6) Social Security number, if given;

(7) counted income;

(8) spousal support and child support payments made to persons outside the household;

(9) residence; and

(10) inconsistent information, if related to eligibility.

(b) The county must mail a notice of approval or denial of assistance to the applicant
within 30 calendar days after receiving the application. The county may extend the response
time by 15 calendar days if the applicant is informed of the extension.

new text begin (c) For an applicant who declares that the applicant is homeless and who meets the
definition of homeless in section 119B.011, subdivision 13b, the county must:
 new text end

new text begin (1) if information is needed to determine eligibility, send a request for information to
the applicant within five working days after receiving the application;
 new text end

new text begin (2) if the applicant is eligible, send a notice of approval of assistance within five working
days after receiving the application;
 new text end

new text begin (3) if the applicant is ineligible, send a notice of denial of assistance within 30 days after
receiving the application. The county may extend the response time by 15 calendar days if
the applicant is informed of the extension;
 new text end

new text begin (4) not require verifications required by paragraph (a) before issuing the notice of approval
or denial; and
 new text end

new text begin (5) follow limits set by the commissioner for how frequently expedited application
processing may be used for an applicant who declares that the applicant is homeless.
 new text end

new text begin (d) An applicant who declares that the applicant is homeless must submit proof of
eligibility within three months of the date the application was received. If proof of eligibility
is not submitted within three months, eligibility ends. A 15-day adverse action notice is
required to end eligibility.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 12, 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 119B.03, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Portability pool.

(a) The commissioner shall establish a pool of up to five
percent of the annual appropriation for the basic sliding fee program to provide continuous
child care assistance for eligible families who move between Minnesota counties. At the
end of each allocation period, any unspent funds in the portability pool must be used for
assistance under the basic sliding fee program. If expenditures from the portability pool
exceed the amount of money available, the reallocation pool must be reduced to cover these
shortages.

(b) deleted text begin To be eligible for portable basic sliding fee assistance,deleted text end A family that has moved from
a county in which it was receiving basic sliding fee assistance to a county with a waiting
list for the basic sliding fee program must:

(1) meet the income and eligibility guidelines for the basic sliding fee program; and

(2) notify deleted text begin the new county of residence within 60 days of moving and submit information
to the new county of residence to verify eligibility for the basic sliding fee programdeleted text end new text begin the
family's previous county of residence of the family's move to a new county of residencenew text end .

(c) The receiving county must:

(1) accept administrative responsibility for applicants for portable basic sliding fee
assistance at the end of the two months of assistance under the Unitary Residency Act;

(2) continue new text begin portability pool new text end basic sliding fee assistance deleted text begin for the lesser of six months ordeleted text end
until the family is able to receive assistance under the county's regular basic sliding program;
and

(3) notify the commissioner through the quarterly reporting process of any family that
meets the criteria of the portable basic sliding fee assistance pool.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective October 8, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 119B.06, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Commissioner to administer block grant.

The commissioner is
authorized and directed to receive, administer, and expend child care funds available under
the child care and development block grant authorized under the Child Care and Development
Block Grant Act of 2014, Public Law 113-186new text begin . From the discretionary amounts provided
for federal fiscal year 2018 and reserved for quality activities, the commissioner shall ensure
that funds are prioritized to increase the availability of training and business planning
assistance for child care providersnew text end .

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 119B.09, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

General eligibility requirements.

(a) Child care services must be
available to families who need child care to find or keep employment or to obtain the training
or education necessary to find employment and who:

(1) have household income less than or equal to 67 percent of the state median income,
adjusted for family size, at application and redetermination, and meet the requirements of
section 119B.05; receive MFIP assistance; and are participating in employment and training
services under chapter 256J; or

(2) have household income less than or equal to 47 percent of the state median income,
adjusted for family size, at application and less than or equal to 67 percent of the state
median income, adjusted for family size, at redetermination.

(b) Child care services must be made available as in-kind services.

(c) All applicants for child care assistance and families currently receiving child care
assistance must be assisted and required to cooperate in establishment of paternity and
enforcement of child support obligations for all children in the family at application and
redetermination as a condition of program eligibility. For purposes of this section, a family
is considered to meet the requirement for cooperation when the family complies with the
requirements of section 256.741.

(d) All applicants for child care assistance and families currently receiving child care
assistance must pay the co-payment fee under section 119B.12, subdivision 2, as a condition
of eligibility. The co-payment fee may include additional recoupment fees due to a child
care assistance program overpayment.

new text begin (e) If a family has one child with a child care authorization and the child turns 13 years
of age or the child has a disability and turns 15 years of age, the family remains eligible
until the redetermination.
 new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 119B.095, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2.

Maintain steady child care authorizations.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota
Rules, chapter 3400, the amount of child care authorized under section 119B.10 for
employment, education, or an MFIP or DWP employment plan shall continue at the same
number of hours or more hours until redetermination, including:

(1) when the other parent moves in and is employed or has an education plan under
section 119B.10, subdivision 3, or has an MFIP or DWP employment plan; or

(2) when the participant's work hours are reduced or a participant temporarily stops
working or attending an approved education program. Temporary changes include, but are
not limited to, a medical leave, seasonal employment fluctuations, or a school break between
semesters.

(b) The county may increase the amount of child care authorized at any time if the
participant verifies the need for increased hours for authorized activities.

(c) The county may reduce the amount of child care authorized if a parent requests a
reduction or because of a change in:

(1) the child's school schedule;

(2) the custody schedule; or

(3) the provider's availability.

(d) The amount of child care authorized for a family subject to subdivision 1, paragraph
(b), must change when the participant's activity schedule changes. Paragraph (a) does not
apply to a family subject to subdivision 1, paragraph (b).

new text begin (e) When a child reaches 13 years of age or a child with a disability reaches 15 years of
age, the amount of child care authorized shall continue at the same number of hours or more
hours until redetermination.
 new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 119B.13, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Subsidy restrictions.

(a) deleted text begin Beginning February 3, 2014,deleted text end The maximum
rate paid for child care assistance in any county or county price cluster under the child care
fund shall be the greater of the deleted text begin 25thdeleted text end percentilenew text begin calculated by the commissionernew text end of the deleted text begin 2011deleted text end new text begin
most recent new text end child care provider rate survey new text begin under section 119B.02, subdivision 7, new text end or the
deleted text begin maximum rate effective November 28, 2011deleted text end new text begin rates in effect at the time of the update:
new text end

new text begin (1) for the first update on February 22, 2019, the commissioner shall determine the
percentile of the most recent child care provider rate survey, not to exceed the 25th percentile,
that can be funded using Minnesota's increase in federal child care and development funds
appropriated in the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, Public Law 115-141,
and any subsequent federal appropriation for federal fiscal year 2019, after complying with
other requirements of the reauthorization of the Child Care Development Block Grant
(CCDBG) Act of 2014, enacted in state law in 2018; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) beginning in fiscal year 2022, the commissioner, in consultation with the
commissioner of management and budget, shall determine the amount of federal funding
for child care assistance programs to use in setting maximum rates for child care programs
based on the most recent market survey, not to exceed the 25th percentile, so that the cost
of compliance with child care development block grant requirements enacted in state law
in 2018, including the rate adjustment, are paid only with federal CCDBG funds. If federal
CCDBG funds are not sufficient to maintain the enacted compliance requirements and the
maximum rates in effect at the time of the rate change, the commissioner must adjust
maximum rates to remain within the limits of available fundsnew text end .

new text begin (b) new text end For a child care provider located within the boundaries of a city located in two or
more of the counties of Benton, Sherburne, and Stearns, the maximum rate paid for child
care assistance shall be equal to the maximum rate paid in the county with the highest
maximum reimbursement rates or the provider's charge, whichever is less.

new text begin (c)new text end The commissioner may: (1) assign a county with no reported provider prices to a
similar price cluster; and (2) consider county level access when determining final price
clusters.

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end A rate which includes a special needs rate paid under subdivision 3 may be in
excess of the maximum rate allowed under this subdivision.

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end The department shall monitor the effect of this paragraph on provider rates. The
county shall pay the provider's full charges for every child in care up to the maximum
established. The commissioner shall determine the maximum rate for each type of care on
an hourly, full-day, and weekly basis, including special needs and disability care.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end If a child uses one provider, the maximum payment for one day of care must not
exceed the daily rate. The maximum payment for one week of care must not exceed the
weekly rate.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end If a child uses two providers under section 119B.097, the maximum payment
must not exceed:

(1) the daily rate for one day of care;

(2) the weekly rate for one week of care by the child's primary provider; and

(3) two daily rates during two weeks of care by a child's secondary provider.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (h) new text end Child care providers receiving reimbursement under this chapter must not be paid
activity fees or an additional amount above the maximum rates for care provided during
nonstandard hours for families receiving assistance.

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (i) new text end If the provider charge is greater than the maximum provider rate allowed, the
parent is responsible for payment of the difference in the rates in addition to any family
co-payment fee.

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (j) new text end All maximum provider rates changes shall be implemented on the Monday
following the effective date of the maximum provider rate.

deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (k) new text end Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3400.0130, subpart 7, maximum
registration fees in effect on January 1, 2013, shall remain in effect.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective February 22, 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 245A.06, subdivision 8, is amended
to read:


Subd. 8.

Requirement to post deleted text begin correction orderdeleted text end new text begin conditional licensenew text end .

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end For licensed
family child care providers and child care centers, upon receipt of any deleted text begin correction order ordeleted text end
order of conditional license issued by the commissioner under this section, and
notwithstanding a pending request for reconsideration of the deleted text begin correction order ordeleted text end order of
conditional license by the license holder, the license holder shall post the deleted text begin correction order
ordeleted text end order of conditional license in a place that is conspicuous to the people receiving services
and all visitors to the facility for two years. When the deleted text begin correction order ordeleted text end order of conditional
license is accompanied by a maltreatment investigation memorandum prepared under section
626.556 or 626.557, the investigation memoranda must be posted with the deleted text begin correction order
ordeleted text end order of conditional license.

deleted text begin (b) If the commissioner reverses or rescinds a violation in a correction order upon
reconsideration under subdivision 2, the commissioner shall issue an amended correction
order and the license holder shall post the amended order according to paragraph (a).
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) If the correction order is rescinded or reversed in full upon reconsideration under
subdivision 2, the license holder shall remove the original correction order posted according
to paragraph (a).
 deleted text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245A.175, is amended to read:


245A.175 CHILD FOSTER CARE TRAINING REQUIREMENT; MENTAL
HEALTH TRAINING; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS TRAINING.

Prior to a nonemergency placement of a child in a foster care home, the child foster care
license holder and caregivers in foster family and treatment foster care settings, and all staff
providing care in foster residence settings must complete two hours of training that addresses
the causes, symptoms, and key warning signs of mental health disorders; cultural
considerations; and effective approaches for dealing with a child's behaviors. At least one
hour of the annual training requirement for the foster family license holder and caregivers,
and foster residence staff must be on children's mental health issues and treatment. new text begin Except
for providers and services under chapter 245D, new text end the annual training must also include new text begin at least
new text end one hour of training on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders deleted text begin within the first 12 months of
licensure. After the first 12 months of licensure, training on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
may countdeleted text end new text begin , which must be countednew text end toward the 12 hours of required in-service training per
year. Short-term substitute caregivers are exempt from these requirements. Training
curriculum shall be approved by the commissioner of human services.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245C.14, is amended to read:


245C.14 DISQUALIFICATION.

Subdivision 1.

Disqualification from direct contact.

(a) The commissioner shall
disqualify an individual who is the subject of a background study from any position allowing
direct contact with persons receiving services from the license holder or entity identified in
section 245C.03, upon receipt of information showing, or when a background study
completed under this chapter shows any of the following:

(1) a conviction of, admission to, or Alford plea to one or more crimes listed in section
245C.15, regardless of whether the conviction or admission is a felony, gross misdemeanor,
or misdemeanor level crime;

(2) a preponderance of the evidence indicates the individual has committed an act or
acts that meet the definition of any of the crimes listed in section 245C.15, regardless of
whether the preponderance of the evidence is for a felony, gross misdemeanor, or
misdemeanor level crime; or

(3) an investigation results in an administrative determination listed under section
245C.15, subdivision 4, paragraph (b).

(b) No individual who is disqualified following a background study under section
245C.03, subdivisions 1 and 2, may be retained in a position involving direct contact with
persons served by a program or entity identified in section 245C.03, unless the commissioner
has provided written notice under section 245C.17 stating that:

(1) the individual may remain in direct contact during the period in which the individual
may request reconsideration as provided in section 245C.21, subdivision 2;

(2) the commissioner has set aside the individual's disqualification for that program or
entity identified in section 245C.03, as provided in section 245C.22, subdivision 4; or

(3) the license holder has been granted a variance for the disqualified individual under
section 245C.30.

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall not disqualify an individual under this subdivision based on
(1) a record of conviction that was expunged under chapter 609A and the order was directed
specifically to the commissioner, or (2) any underlying fact or element from an expunged
record of an arrest, criminal charge, or conviction and the order was directed specifically
to the commissioner. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the commissioner from disqualifying
an individual based upon a separate administrative determination under section 245C.15,
subdivision 4, paragraph (b), unless there is a court order directed specifically to the
commissioner to expunge an administrative order.
 new text end

Subd. 2.

Disqualification from access.

(a) If an individual who is studied under section
245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (5), and (6), is disqualified from direct
contact under subdivision 1, the commissioner shall also disqualify the individual from
access to a person receiving services from the license holder.

(b) No individual who is disqualified following a background study under section
245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (5), and (6), or as provided elsewhere
in statute who is disqualified as a result of this section, may be allowed access to persons
served by the program unless the commissioner has provided written notice under section
245C.17 stating that:

(1) the individual may remain in direct contact during the period in which the individual
may request reconsideration as provided in section 245C.21, subdivision 2;

(2) the commissioner has set aside the individual's disqualification for that licensed
program or entity identified in section 245C.03 as provided in section 245C.22, subdivision
4; or

(3) the license holder has been granted a variance for the disqualified individual under
section 245C.30.

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall not disqualify an individual under this subdivision based on
(1) a record of conviction that was expunged under chapter 609A and the order was directed
specifically to the commissioner, or (2) any underlying fact or element from an expunged
record of an arrest, criminal charge, or conviction and the order was directed specifically
to the commissioner. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the commissioner from disqualifying
an individual based upon a separate administrative determination under section 245C.15,
subdivision 4, paragraph (b), unless there is a court order directed specifically to the
commissioner to expunge an administrative order.
 new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245C.15, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Expunged criminal records. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall not disqualify an
individual subject to a background study under this chapter based on (1) a record of
conviction that was expunged under chapter 609A and the order was directed specifically
to the commissioner, or (2) any underlying fact or element from an expunged record of an
arrest, criminal charge, or conviction and the order was directed specifically to the
commissioner. Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the commissioner from disqualifying
an individual based upon a separate administrative determination under section 245C.15,
subdivision 4, paragraph (b), unless there is a court order directed specifically to the
commissioner to expunge an administrative order.
 new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 245C.16, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Determining immediate risk of harm.

(a) If the commissioner determines
that the individual studied has a disqualifying characteristic, the commissioner shall review
the information immediately available and make a determination as to the subject's immediate
risk of harm to persons served by the program where the individual studied will have direct
contact with, or access to, people receiving services.

(b) The commissioner shall consider all relevant information available, including the
following factors in determining the immediate risk of harm:

(1) the recency of the disqualifying characteristic;

(2) the recency of discharge from probation for the crimes;

(3) the number of disqualifying characteristics;

(4) the intrusiveness or violence of the disqualifying characteristic;

(5) the vulnerability of the victim involved in the disqualifying characteristic;

(6) the similarity of the victim to the persons served by the program where the individual
studied will have direct contact;

(7) whether the individual has a disqualification from a previous background study that
has not been set aside; and

(8) if the individual has a disqualification which may not be set aside because it is a
permanent bar under section 245C.24, subdivision 1, or the individual is a child care staff
person who has a felony-level conviction for a drug-related offense in the last five years,
the commissioner may order the immediate removal of the individual from any position
allowing direct contact with, or access to, persons receiving services from the program.

(c) This section does not apply when the subject of a background study is regulated by
a health-related licensing board as defined in chapter 214, and the subject is determined to
be responsible for substantiated maltreatment under section 626.556 or 626.557.

(d) This section does not apply to a background study related to an initial application
for a child foster care license.

(e) Except for paragraph deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end , this section does not apply to a background study that
is also subject to the requirements under section 256B.0659, subdivisions 11 and 13, for a
personal care assistant or a qualified professional as defined in section 256B.0659,
subdivision 1.

new text begin (f) This section does not apply if the subject of a background study has a conviction that
was expunged under chapter 609A and the order was directed specifically to the
commissioner, or any underlying fact or element from an expunged record of an arrest,
criminal charge, or conviction and the order was directed specifically to the commissioner.
Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the commissioner from disqualifying an individual based
upon a separate administrative determination under section 245C.15, subdivision 4, paragraph
(b), unless there is a court order directed specifically to the commissioner to expunge an
administrative order.
 new text end

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end If the commissioner has reason to believe, based on arrest information or an active
maltreatment investigation, that an individual poses an imminent risk of harm to persons
receiving services, the commissioner may order that the person be continuously supervised
or immediately removed pending the conclusion of the maltreatment investigation or criminal
proceedings.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245C.22, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Expunged records. new text end

new text begin This section does not apply if the subject of a background
study has a conviction that was expunged under chapter 609A, and the order was directed
specifically to the commissioner, or any underlying fact or element from an expunged record
of an arrest, criminal charge, or conviction and the order was directed specifically to the
commissioner. Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the commissioner from disqualifying
an individual based upon a separate administrative determination under section 245C.15,
subdivision 4, paragraph (b), unless there is a court order directed specifically to the
commissioner to expunge an administrative order.
 new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245C.24, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Expunged criminal records. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall not disqualify an
individual subject to a background study under this chapter based on (1) a record of
conviction that was expunged under chapter 609A and the order was directed specifically
to the commissioner, or (2) any underlying fact or element from an expunged record of an
arrest, criminal charge, or conviction and the order was directed specifically to the
commissioner. Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the commissioner from disqualifying
an individual based upon a separate administrative determination under section 245C.15,
subdivision 4, paragraph (b), unless there is a court order directed specifically to the
commissioner to expunge an administrative order.
 new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 254A.035, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Membership terms, compensation, removal and expiration.

The membership
of this council shall be composed of 17 persons who are American Indians and who are
appointed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall appoint one representative from
each of the following groups: Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians; Fond du Lac Band,
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Grand Portage Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Leech Lake
Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Mille Lacs Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Bois Forte
Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; White Earth Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Lower
Sioux Indian Reservation; Prairie Island Sioux Indian Reservation; Shakopee Mdewakanton
Sioux Indian Reservation; Upper Sioux Indian Reservation; International Falls Northern
Range; Duluth Urban Indian Community; and two representatives from the Minneapolis
Urban Indian Community and two from the St. Paul Urban Indian Community. The terms,
compensation, and removal of American Indian Advisory Council members shall be as
provided in section 15.059. The council expires June 30, deleted text begin 2018deleted text end new text begin 2023new text end .

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256K.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Homeless youth report.

The commissioner shall prepare a biennial report,
beginning in February 2015, which provides meaningful information to the legislative
committees having jurisdiction over the issue of homeless youth, that includes, but is not
limited to: (1) a list of the areas of the state with the greatest need for services and housing
for homeless youth, and the level and nature of the needs identified; (2) details about grants
made; (3) the distribution of funds throughout the state based on population need; (4)
follow-up information, if available, on the status of homeless youth and whether they have
stable housing two years after services are provided; and (5) any other outcomes for
populations served to determine the effectiveness of the programs and use of fundingnew text begin . The
commissioner is exempt from preparing this report in 2019 and must instead update the
2007 report on homeless youth under section 29new text end .

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256M.41, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Payments deleted text begin based on performancedeleted text end .

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end The commissioner shall make payments
under this section to each county deleted text begin board on a calendar year basis in an amount determined
under paragraph (b)deleted text end new text begin on or before July 10 of each yearnew text end .

deleted text begin (b) Calendar year allocations under subdivision 1 shall be paid to counties in the following
manner:
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) 80 percent of the allocation as determined in subdivision 1 must be paid to counties
on or before July 10 of each year;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) ten percent of the allocation shall be withheld until the commissioner determines if
the county has met the performance outcome threshold of 90 percent based on face-to-face
contact with alleged child victims. In order to receive the performance allocation, the county
child protection workers must have a timely face-to-face contact with at least 90 percent of
all alleged child victims of screened-in maltreatment reports. The standard requires that
each initial face-to-face contact occur consistent with timelines defined in section 626.556,
subdivision 10, paragraph (i). The commissioner shall make threshold determinations in
January of each year and payments to counties meeting the performance outcome threshold
shall occur in February of each year. Any withheld funds from this appropriation for counties
that do not meet this requirement shall be reallocated by the commissioner to those counties
meeting the requirement; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) ten percent of the allocation shall be withheld until the commissioner determines
that the county has met the performance outcome threshold of 90 percent based on
face-to-face visits by the case manager. In order to receive the performance allocation, the
total number of visits made by caseworkers on a monthly basis to children in foster care
and children receiving child protection services while residing in their home must be at least
90 percent of the total number of such visits that would occur if every child were visited
once per month. The commissioner shall make such determinations in January of each year
and payments to counties meeting the performance outcome threshold shall occur in February
of each year. Any withheld funds from this appropriation for counties that do not meet this
requirement shall be reallocated by the commissioner to those counties meeting the
requirement. For 2015, the commissioner shall only apply the standard for monthly foster
care visits.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) The commissioner shall work with stakeholders and the Human Services Performance
Council under section 402A.16 to develop recommendations for specific outcome measures
that counties should meet in order to receive funds withheld under paragraph (b), and include
in those recommendations a determination as to whether the performance measures under
paragraph (b) should be modified or phased out. The commissioner shall report the
recommendations to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over child protection
issues by January 1, 2018.
 deleted text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256M.41, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin County performance on child protection measures. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall
set child protection measures and standards. The commissioner shall require an
underperforming county to demonstrate that the county designated sufficient funds and
implemented a reasonable strategy to improve child protection performance, including the
provision of a performance improvement plan and additional remedies identified by the
commissioner. The commissioner may redirect up to 20 percent of a county's funds under
this section toward the performance improvement plan for a county not meeting child
protection standards and not demonstrating significant improvement. Sanctions under section
256M.20, subdivision 3, related to noncompliance with federal performance standards also
apply.
 new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256N.24, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Minnesota assessment of parenting for children and youth (MAPCY)
revision. new text end

new text begin The commissioner, in consultation with representatives from communities of
color, including but not limited to advisory councils and ombudspersons, shall review and
revise the MAPCY tool and incorporate changes that take into consideration different
cultures and the diverse needs of communities of color.
 new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 260.835, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Expiration.

The American Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council expires
June 30, deleted text begin 2018deleted text end new text begin 2023new text end .

Sec. 24.

new text begin [260C.008] FOSTER CARE SIBLING BILL OF RIGHTS.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Statement of rights. new text end

new text begin (a) A child placed in foster care who has a sibling
has the right to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) be placed in foster care homes with the child's siblings, when possible and when it
is in the best interest of each sibling, in order to sustain family relationships;
 new text end

new text begin (2) be placed in close geographical distance to the child's siblings, if placement together
is not possible, to facilitate frequent and meaningful contact;
 new text end

new text begin (3) have frequent contact with the child's siblings in foster care and, whenever possible,
with the child's siblings who are not in foster care, unless the responsible social services
agency has documented that contact is not in the best interest of any sibling. Contact includes,
but is not limited to, telephone calls, text messaging, social media and other Internet use,
and video calls;
 new text end

new text begin (4) annually receive a telephone number, address, and e-mail address for all siblings in
foster care, and receive updated photographs of siblings regularly, by regular mail or e-mail;
 new text end

new text begin (5) participate in regular face-to-face visits with the child's siblings in foster care and,
whenever possible, with the child's siblings who are not in foster care. Participation in these
visits shall not be withheld or restricted as a consequence for behavior, and shall only be
restricted if the responsible social services agency documents that the visits are contrary to
the safety or well-being of any sibling. Social workers, parents, foster care providers, and
older children must cooperate to ensure regular visits and must coordinate dates, times,
transportation, and other accommodations as necessary. The timing and regularity of visits
shall be outlined in each sibling's service plan, based on the individual circumstances and
needs of each child. A social worker need not give explicit permission for each visit or
possible overnight visit, but foster care providers shall communicate with social workers
about these visits;
 new text end

new text begin (6) be actively involved in each other's lives and share celebrations, if they choose to
do so, including but not limited to birthdays, holidays, graduations, school and extracurricular
activities, cultural customs in the siblings' native language, and other milestones;
 new text end

new text begin (7) be promptly informed about changes in sibling placements or circumstances, including
but not limited to new placements, discharge from placements, significant life events, and
discharge from foster care;
 new text end

new text begin (8) be included in permanency planning decisions for siblings, if appropriate; and
 new text end

new text begin (9) be informed of the expectations for and possibility of continued contact with a sibling
after an adoption or transfer of permanent physical and legal custody to a relative.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Adult siblings of children in foster care shall have the right to be considered as foster
care providers, adoptive parents, and relative custodians for their siblings, if they choose
to do so.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Interpretation. new text end

new text begin The rights under this section are established for the benefit of
siblings in foster care. This statement of rights does not replace or diminish other rights,
liberties, and responsibilities that may exist relative to children in foster care, adult siblings
of children in foster care, foster care providers, parents, relatives, or responsible social
services agencies.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Disclosure. new text end

new text begin Child welfare agency staff shall provide a copy of these rights to
a child who has a sibling at the time the child enters foster care, to any adult siblings of a
child entering foster care, if known, and to the foster care provider, in a format specified
by the commissioner of human services. The copy shall contain the address and telephone
number of the Office of Ombudsman for Families and a brief statement describing how to
file a complaint with the office.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for children entering foster care on or
after August 1, 2018. Subdivision 3 is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to all children
in foster care on that date, regardless of when the child entered foster care.
 new text end

Sec. 25.

new text begin [260C.81] CHILD WELFARE TRAINING SYSTEM.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Child welfare training system. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of human services
shall modify the Child Welfare Training System developed pursuant to section 626.5591,
subdivision 2, as provided in this section. The new training framework shall be known as
the Child Welfare Training Academy.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The Child Welfare Training Academy shall be administered through five regional
hubs in northwest, northeast, southwest, southeast, and central Minnesota. Each hub shall
deliver training targeted to the needs of its particular region, taking into account varying
demographics, resources, and practice outcomes.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The Child Welfare Training Academy shall use training methods best suited to the
training content. National best practices in adult learning must be used to the greatest extent
possible, including online learning methodologies, coaching, mentoring, and simulated skill
application.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Each child welfare worker and supervisor shall be required to complete a certification,
including a competency-based knowledge test and a skills demonstration, at the completion
of the worker's initial training and biennially thereafter. The commissioner shall develop
ongoing training requirements and a method for tracking certifications.
 new text end

new text begin (e) Each regional hub shall have a regional organizational effectiveness specialist trained
in continuous quality improvement strategies. The specialist shall provide organizational
change assistance to counties and tribes, with priority given to efforts intended to impact
child safety.
 new text end

new text begin (f) The Child Welfare Training Academy shall include training and resources that address
worker well-being and secondary traumatic stress.
 new text end

new text begin (g) The Child Welfare Training Academy shall serve the primary training audiences of:
(1) county and tribal child welfare workers; (2) county and tribal child welfare supervisors;
and (3) staff at private agencies providing out-of-home placement services for children
involved in Minnesota's county and tribal child welfare system.
 new text end

new text begin (h) The commissioner of human services shall enter: (1) into a partnership with the
University of Minnesota to collaborate in the administration of workforce training; and (2)
enter into a partnership with one or more agencies to provide consultation, subject matter
expertise, and capacity building in organizational resilience and child welfare workforce
well-being.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Rulemaking. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of human services may adopt rules by
December 31, 2020, as necessary to establish the Child Welfare Training Academy. If the
commissioner of human services does not adopt rules by December 31, 2020, rulemaking
authority under this section is repealed. Rulemaking authority under this section is not
continuing authority to amend or repeal rules. Any additional action on rules after adoption
must be under specific statutory authority to take the additional action.
 new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 626.556, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Child protection safety and risk-based framework response system
planning initiative. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall partner with select Minnesota counties and
tribal child welfare agencies, including Hennepin County and at least one rural county, and
other counties that must represent a balance around the state, to make recommendations for
the creation of a safety and risk-based framework that will improve appropriate, timely, and
adequate responses to a child's safety needs using a trauma-informed lens. As part of this
work, the commissioner, county, and tribal child welfare agencies shall review Minnesota's
child maltreatment statutes, administrative rules, guidelines, and practices, and make
recommendations on modifications needed to implement a safety and risk-based framework
and a response system that enhances the protection of children and best focuses county and
tribal child protection resources in accordance with the risk and safety needs of children.
In forming these recommendations, the commissioner shall consult with county attorneys,
law enforcement, parents, attorneys representing parents, the guardian ad litem program,
mental and physical health care providers, child development experts, and other stakeholders
that the commissioner deems appropriate.
 new text end

new text begin (b) By January 31, 2019, the commissioner shall make recommendations regarding the
creation of a safety and risk-based framework to the relevant legislative committees.
 new text end

Sec. 27. new text begin 2018 REPORT TO LEGISLATURE ON HOMELESS YOUTH.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Report development. new text end

new text begin In lieu of the biennial homeless youth report under
Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.45, subdivision 2, the commissioner of human services
shall update the information in the 2007 legislative report on runaway and homeless youth.
In developing the updated report, the commissioner may use existing data, studies, and
analysis provided by state, county, and other entities including, but not limited to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) Minnesota Housing Finance Agency analysis on housing availability;
 new text end

new text begin (2) Minnesota state plan to end homelessness;
 new text end

new text begin (3) continuum of care counts of youth experiencing homelessness and assessments as
provided by Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-required coordinated
entry systems;
 new text end

new text begin (4) data collected through the Department of Human Services Homeless Youth Act grant
program;
 new text end

new text begin (5) Wilder Research homeless study;
 new text end

new text begin (6) Voices of Youth Count sponsored by Hennepin County; and
 new text end

new text begin (7) privately funded analysis, including:
 new text end

new text begin (i) nine evidence-based principles to support youth in overcoming homelessness;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) return on investment analysis conducted for YouthLink by Foldes Consulting; and
 new text end

new text begin (iii) evaluation of Homeless Youth Act resources conducted by Rainbow Research.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Key elements; due date. new text end

new text begin (a) The report may include three key elements where
significant learning has occurred in the state since the 2007 report, including:
 new text end

new text begin (1) unique causes of youth homelessness;
 new text end

new text begin (2) targeted responses to youth homelessness, including significance of positive youth
development as fundamental to each targeted response; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) recommendations based on existing reports and analysis on what it will take to end
youth homelessness.
 new text end

new text begin (b) To the extent data is available, the report may include:
 new text end

new text begin (1) general accounting of the federal and philanthropic funds leveraged to support
homeless youth activities;
 new text end

new text begin (2) general accounting of the increase in volunteer responses to support youth
experiencing homelessness; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) data-driven accounting of geographic areas or distinct populations that have gaps in
service or are not yet served by homeless youth responses.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of human services may consult with community-based providers
of homeless youth services and other expert stakeholders to complete the report. The
commissioner shall submit the report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over youth homelessness by February 15, 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 28. new text begin AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILD WELFARE WORK GROUP.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of human services shall form an African American child welfare
work group within the implementation work group for the Governor's Child Protection Task
Force to help formulate policies and procedures relating to African American child welfare
services and to ensure that African American families are provided with all possible services
and opportunities to care for their children in their homes. The work group shall include
child welfare policy and social work professionals and paraprofessionals, community
members, community leaders, and parents representing all regions of the state. By February
1, 2019, the work group shall report its findings and recommendations to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over child
protection issues.
 new text end

Sec. 29. new text begin REVIEW OF BACKGROUND STUDIES AND LICENSING PROCESSES
FOR RELATIVE FOSTER CARE.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall work with six counties, which must include Hennepin County,
at least one rural county, and other counties that must represent a balance around the state,
to review the background study and licensing processes for relative child foster care. The
review must analyze past reports on foster care, licensing data, barriers to timely licensure
for relatives, child safety, well-being, and permanency outcomes of children placed in foster
care with relatives.
 new text end

new text begin (b) By January 31, 2019, the commissioner shall make recommendations for improving
the background study and licensing processes for children placed in foster care with relatives
to the relevant legislative committees.
 new text end

Sec. 30. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING, BACKGROUND STUDIES, AND
OVERSIGHT.
new text end

new text begin (a) It is the goal of the legislature to consolidate into one new state agency the licensing,
background study, and related oversight functions currently in the Department of Human
Services and Department of Health, including the Office of Inspector General, the Minnesota
Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC), and the Office of Health Facility Complaints
(OHFC).
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioners of human services and health shall work with the revisor of
statutes to draft legislation establishing the new state agency, and provide the legislation to
the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives
committees with jurisdiction over health and human services by December 15, 2018, with
the goal of the new state agency to begin operations on July 1, 2019.
 new text end

ARTICLE 29

STATE-OPERATED SERVICES; CHEMICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 245.4889, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment and authority.

(a) The commissioner is authorized to
make grants from available appropriations to assist:

(1) counties;

(2) Indian tribes;

(3) children's collaboratives under section 124D.23 or 245.493; or

(4) mental health service providers.

(b) The following services are eligible for grants under this section:

(1) services to children with emotional disturbances as defined in section 245.4871,
subdivision 15, and their families;

(2) transition services under section 245.4875, subdivision 8, for young adults under
age 21 and their families;

(3) respite care services for children with severe emotional disturbances who are at risk
of out-of-home placement;

(4) children's mental health crisis services;

(5) mental health services for people from cultural and ethnic minorities;

(6) children's mental health screening and follow-up diagnostic assessment and treatment;

(7) services to promote and develop the capacity of providers to use evidence-based
practices in providing children's mental health services;

(8) school-linked mental health servicesdeleted text begin , including transportation for children receiving
school-linked mental health services when school is not in sessiondeleted text end ;

(9) building evidence-based mental health intervention capacity for children birth to age
five;

(10) suicide prevention and counseling services that use text messaging statewide;

(11) mental health first aid training;

(12) training for parents, collaborative partners, and mental health providers on the
impact of adverse childhood experiences and trauma and development of an interactive
Web site to share information and strategies to promote resilience and prevent trauma;

(13) transition age services to develop or expand mental health treatment and supports
for adolescents and young adults 26 years of age or younger;

(14) early childhood mental health consultation;

(15) evidence-based interventions for youth at risk of developing or experiencing a first
episode of psychosis, and a public awareness campaign on the signs and symptoms of
psychosis;

(16) psychiatric consultation for primary care practitioners; and

(17) providers to begin operations and meet program requirements when establishing a
new children's mental health program. These may be start-up grants.

(c) Services under paragraph (b) must be designed to help each child to function and
remain with the child's family in the community and delivered consistent with the child's
treatment plan. Transition services to eligible young adults under this paragraph must be
designed to foster independent living in the community.

new text begin (d) As a condition of receiving grant funds, a grantee must obtain all available third-party
reimbursement sources, if applicable.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245.4889, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin School-linked mental health services grants. new text end

new text begin (a) An eligible applicant for
school-linked mental health services grants under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (8),
is an entity that is:
 new text end

new text begin (1) certified under Minnesota Rules, parts 9520.0750 to 9520.0870;
 new text end

new text begin (2) a community mental health center under section 256B.0625, subdivision 5;
 new text end

new text begin (3) an Indian health service facility or facility owned and operated by a tribe or tribal
organization operating under United States Code, title 25, section 5321;
 new text end

new text begin (4) a provider of children's therapeutic services and supports as defined in section
256B.0943; or
 new text end

new text begin (5) enrolled in medical assistance as a mental health or substance use disorder provider
agency and employs at least two full-time equivalent mental health professionals as defined
in section 245.4871, subdivision 27, clauses (1) to (6), or two alcohol and drug counselors
licensed or exempt from licensure under chapter 148F who are qualified to provide clinical
services to children and families.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Allowable grant expenses include transportation for children receiving school-linked
mental health services when school is not in session, and may be used to purchase equipment,
connection charges, set-up fees, and site fees in order to deliver school-linked mental health
services defined in subdivision 1a, via telemedicine consistent with section 256B.0625,
subdivision 3b.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [246.0415] PLACEMENT OF CLIENTS WHO EXHIBIT ASSAULTIVE OR
VIOLENT BEHAVIOR.
 new text end

new text begin Clients who exhibit assaultive or violent behavior, have severe behavior issues, or are
involved with or are at risk of being involved with the criminal justice system must be placed
in or moved to a setting that meets the client's needs and ensures the safety of the public.
The commissioner shall balance the needs of the client to live in the most integrated setting
with public safety. The commissioner shall provide an appropriate placement for clients
who have a medium or high risk for committing violent acts, and clients must not be placed
in a residential setting that jeopardizes the safety of others until the commissioner determines
that the client is low risk for committing violent acts.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 254B.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Chemical dependency treatment allocation.

The chemical dependency
treatment appropriation shall be placed in a special revenue account. deleted text begin The commissioner
shall annually transfer funds from the chemical dependency fund to pay for operation of
the drug and alcohol abuse normative evaluation system and to pay for all costs incurred
by adding two positions for licensing of chemical dependency treatment and rehabilitation
programs located in hospitals for which funds are not otherwise appropriated.deleted text end The deleted text begin remainder
of thedeleted text end money in the special revenue account must be used according to the requirements in
this chapter.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 254B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

State collections.

The commissioner is responsible for all collections
from persons determined to be partially responsible for the cost of care of an eligible person
receiving services under Laws 1986, chapter 394, sections 8 to 20. The commissioner may
initiate, or request the attorney general to initiate, necessary civil action to recover the unpaid
cost of care. The commissioner may collect all third-party payments for chemical dependency
services provided under Laws 1986, chapter 394, sections 8 to 20, including private insurance
and federal Medicaid and Medicare financial participation. deleted text begin The commissioner shall deposit
in a dedicated account a percentage of collections to pay for the cost of operating the chemical
dependency consolidated treatment fund invoice processing and vendor payment system,
billing, and collections.deleted text end The deleted text begin remainingdeleted text end receipts must be deposited in the chemical dependency
fund.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 6. new text begin PERSON-CENTERED TELEPRESENCE PLATFORM EXPANSION WORK
GROUP.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of human services shall convene a
work group for the purpose of exploring opportunities to collaborate and expand strategies
for person-centered innovation using Internet telepresence in delivering health and human
services, as well as related educational and correctional services. The commissioner, in
consultation with the commissioner of health, shall appoint the following members:
 new text end

new text begin (1) three members representing county services in the areas of human services, health,
and corrections or law enforcement. These members must represent counties outside the
metropolitan area defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121;
 new text end

new text begin (2) one member representing public health;
 new text end

new text begin (3) one member recommended by the Minnesota American Indian Mental Health
Advisory Council;
 new text end

new text begin (4) one member recommended by the Minnesota Medical Association who is a primary
care provider practicing in outstate Minnesota;
 new text end

new text begin (5) one member recommended by NAMI of Minnesota;
 new text end

new text begin (6) two members recommended by the Minnesota School Boards Association;
 new text end

new text begin (7) one member recommended by the Minnesota Hospital Association representing rural
hospital emergency departments;
 new text end

new text begin (8) one member representing community mental health centers;
 new text end

new text begin (9) one member representing adolescent treatment centers;
 new text end

new text begin (10) one member representing child advocacy centers; and
 new text end

new text begin (11) one member recommended by the chief justice of the Supreme Court representing
the judicial system.
 new text end

new text begin (b) In addition to the members identified in paragraph (a), the work group shall include:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the commissioner of MN.IT services or a designee;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the commissioner of corrections or a designee;
 new text end

new text begin (3) the commissioner of health or a designee; and
 new text end

new text begin (4) the commissioner of education or a designee.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin First meeting; chair. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall serve as the chair, and make
appointments and convene the first meeting of the work group by September 1, 2018.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin The work group shall:
 new text end

new text begin (1) explore opportunities for improving behavioral health and other health care service
delivery through the use of a common interoperable person-centered telepresence platform
that provides connectivity and technical support to potential users;
 new text end

new text begin (2) review and coordinate state and local innovation initiatives and investments designed
to leverage telepresence connectivity and collaboration;
 new text end

new text begin (3) identify standards and capabilities for a single interoperable telepresence platform;
 new text end

new text begin (4) identify barriers to providing a telepresence technology, including limited availability
of bandwidth, limitations in providing certain services via telepresence, and broadband
infrastructure needs;
 new text end

new text begin (5) identify and make recommendations for governance to assure person-centered
responsiveness;
 new text end

new text begin (6) identify how the business model itself can be innovated to provide an incentive for
ongoing innovation in Minnesota's health and human service ecosystems;
 new text end

new text begin (7) evaluate and make recommendations for a potential vendor that could provide a
single telepresence platform in terms of delivering the identified standards and capabilities;
 new text end

new text begin (8) identify sustainable financial support for a single telepresence platform, including
infrastructure costs and start-up costs for potential users; and
 new text end

new text begin (9) identify the benefits to the state, political subdivisions, and tribal governments, and
the constituents they serve in using a common person-centered telepresence platform for
delivering behavioral health services.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the committees in the senate and the house of representatives with primary
jurisdiction over health and state information technology by January 15, 2019, with
recommendations related to expanding the state's telepresence platform and any legislation
required to implement the recommendations.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The work group expires January 16, 2019.
 new text end

ARTICLE 30

COMMUNITY SUPPORTS AND CONTINUING CARE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 245A.03, subdivision 7, is
amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Licensing moratorium.

(a) The commissioner shall not issue an initial license
for child foster care licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.3000 to 2960.3340, or adult
foster care licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 9555.5105 to 9555.6265, under this chapter
for a physical location that will not be the primary residence of the license holder for the
entire period of licensure. If a license is issued during this moratorium, and the license
holder changes the license holder's primary residence away from the physical location of
the foster care license, the commissioner shall revoke the license according to section
245A.07. The commissioner shall not issue an initial license for a community residential
setting licensed under chapter 245D. When approving an exception under this paragraph,
the commissioner shall consider the resource need determination process in paragraph (h),
the availability of foster care licensed beds in the geographic area in which the licensee
seeks to operate, the results of a person's choices during their annual assessment and service
plan review, and the recommendation of the local county board. The determination by the
commissioner is final and not subject to appeal. Exceptions to the moratorium include:

(1) foster care settings that are required to be registered under chapter 144D;

(2) foster care licenses replacing foster care licenses in existence on May 15, 2009, or
community residential setting licenses replacing adult foster care licenses in existence on
December 31, 2013, and determined to be needed by the commissioner under paragraph
(b);

(3) new foster care licenses or community residential setting licenses determined to be
needed by the commissioner under paragraph (b) for the closure of a nursing facility, ICF/DD,
or regional treatment center; restructuring of state-operated services that limits the capacity
of state-operated facilities; or allowing movement to the community for people who no
longer require the level of care provided in state-operated facilities as provided under section
256B.092, subdivision 13, or 256B.49, subdivision 24;

(4) new foster care licenses or community residential setting licenses determined to be
needed by the commissioner under paragraph (b) for persons requiring hospital level care;

(5) new foster care licenses or community residential setting licenses determined to be
needed by the commissioner for the transition of people from personal care assistance to
the home and community-based services;

(6) new foster care licenses or community residential setting licenses determined to be
needed by the commissioner for the transition of people from the residential care waiver
services to foster care services. This exception applies only when:

(i) the person's case manager provided the person with information about the choice of
service, service provider, and location of service to help the person make an informed choice;
and

(ii) the person's foster care services are less than or equal to the cost of the person's
services delivered in the residential care waiver service setting as determined by the lead
agency; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(7) new foster care licenses or community residential setting licenses for people receiving
services under chapter 245D and residing in an unlicensed setting before May 1, 2017, and
for which a license is required. This exception does not apply to people living in their own
home. For purposes of this clause, there is a presumption that a foster care or community
residential setting license is required for services provided to three or more people in a
dwelling unit when the setting is controlled by the provider. A license holder subject to this
exception may rebut the presumption that a license is required by seeking a reconsideration
of the commissioner's determination. The commissioner's disposition of a request for
reconsideration is final and not subject to appeal under chapter 14. The exception is available
until June 30, deleted text begin 2018deleted text end new text begin 2019new text end . This exception is available when:

(i) the person's case manager provided the person with information about the choice of
service, service provider, and location of service, including in the person's home, to help
the person make an informed choice; and

(ii) the person's services provided in the licensed foster care or community residential
setting are less than or equal to the cost of the person's services delivered in the unlicensed
setting as determined by the lead agencydeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (8) a vacancy in a setting granted an exception under clause (7), created between January
1, 2017, and the date of the exception request, by the departure of a person receiving services
under chapter 245D and residing in the unlicensed setting between January 1, 2017, and
May 1, 2017. This exception is available when the lead agency provides documentation to
the commissioner on the eligibility criteria being met. This exception is available until June
30, 2019.
 new text end

(b) The commissioner shall determine the need for newly licensed foster care homes or
community residential settings as defined under this subdivision. As part of the determination,
the commissioner shall consider the availability of foster care capacity in the area in which
the licensee seeks to operate, and the recommendation of the local county board. The
determination by the commissioner must be final. A determination of need is not required
for a change in ownership at the same address.

(c) When an adult resident served by the program moves out of a foster home that is not
the primary residence of the license holder according to section 256B.49, subdivision 15,
paragraph (f), or the adult community residential setting, the county shall immediately
inform the Department of Human Services Licensing Division. The department may decrease
the statewide licensed capacity for adult foster care settings.

(d) Residential settings that would otherwise be subject to the decreased license capacity
established in paragraph (c) shall be exempt if the license holder's beds are occupied by
residents whose primary diagnosis is mental illness and the license holder is certified under
the requirements in subdivision 6a or section 245D.33.

(e) A resource need determination process, managed at the state level, using the available
reports required by section 144A.351, and other data and information shall be used to
determine where the reduced capacity determined under section 256B.493 will be
implemented. The commissioner shall consult with the stakeholders described in section
144A.351, and employ a variety of methods to improve the state's capacity to meet the
informed decisions of those people who want to move out of corporate foster care or
community residential settings, long-term service needs within budgetary limits, including
seeking proposals from service providers or lead agencies to change service type, capacity,
or location to improve services, increase the independence of residents, and better meet
needs identified by the long-term services and supports reports and statewide data and
information.

(f) At the time of application and reapplication for licensure, the applicant and the license
holder that are subject to the moratorium or an exclusion established in paragraph (a) are
required to inform the commissioner whether the physical location where the foster care
will be provided is or will be the primary residence of the license holder for the entire period
of licensure. If the primary residence of the applicant or license holder changes, the applicant
or license holder must notify the commissioner immediately. The commissioner shall print
on the foster care license certificate whether or not the physical location is the primary
residence of the license holder.

(g) License holders of foster care homes identified under paragraph (f) that are not the
primary residence of the license holder and that also provide services in the foster care home
that are covered by a federally approved home and community-based services waiver, as
authorized under section 256B.0915, 256B.092, or 256B.49, must inform the human services
licensing division that the license holder provides or intends to provide these waiver-funded
services.

(h) The commissioner may adjust capacity to address needs identified in section
144A.351. Under this authority, the commissioner may approve new licensed settings or
delicense existing settings. Delicensing of settings will be accomplished through a process
identified in section 256B.493. Annually, by August 1, the commissioner shall provide
information and data on capacity of licensed long-term services and supports, actions taken
under the subdivision to manage statewide long-term services and supports resources, and
any recommendations for change to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the
health and human services budget.

(i) The commissioner must notify a license holder when its corporate foster care or
community residential setting licensed beds are reduced under this section. The notice of
reduction of licensed beds must be in writing and delivered to the license holder by certified
mail or personal service. The notice must state why the licensed beds are reduced and must
inform the license holder of its right to request reconsideration by the commissioner. The
license holder's request for reconsideration must be in writing. If mailed, the request for
reconsideration must be postmarked and sent to the commissioner within 20 calendar days
after the license holder's receipt of the notice of reduction of licensed beds. If a request for
reconsideration is made by personal service, it must be received by the commissioner within
20 calendar days after the license holder's receipt of the notice of reduction of licensed beds.

(j) The commissioner shall not issue an initial license for children's residential treatment
services licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.0580 to 2960.0700, under this chapter
for a program that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would consider an institution
for mental diseases. Facilities that serve only private pay clients are exempt from the
moratorium described in this paragraph. The commissioner has the authority to manage
existing statewide capacity for children's residential treatment services subject to the
moratorium under this paragraph and may issue an initial license for such facilities if the
initial license would not increase the statewide capacity for children's residential treatment
services subject to the moratorium under this paragraph.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 29, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 245A.11, subdivision 2a, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2a.

Adult foster care and community residential setting license capacity.

(a)
The commissioner shall issue adult foster care and community residential setting licenses
with a maximum licensed capacity of four beds, including nonstaff roomers and boarders,
except that the commissioner may issue a license with a capacity of five beds, including
roomers and boarders, according to paragraphs (b) to (g).

(b) The license holder may have a maximum license capacity of five if all persons in
care are age 55 or over and do not have a serious and persistent mental illness or a
developmental disability.

(c) The commissioner may grant variances to paragraph (b) to allow a facility with a
licensed capacity of up to five persons to admit an individual under the age of 55 if the
variance complies with section 245A.04, subdivision 9, and approval of the variance is
recommended by the county in which the licensed facility is located.

(d) The commissioner may grant variances to paragraph (a) to allow the use of an
additional bed, up to five, for emergency crisis services for a person with serious and
persistent mental illness or a developmental disability, regardless of age, if the variance
complies with section 245A.04, subdivision 9, and approval of the variance is recommended
by the county in which the licensed facility is located.

(e) The commissioner may grant a variance to paragraph (b) to allow for the use of an
additional bed, up to five, for respite services, as defined in section 245A.02, for persons
with disabilities, regardless of age, if the variance complies with sections 245A.03,
subdivision 7, and 245A.04, subdivision 9, and approval of the variance is recommended
by the county in which the licensed facility is located. Respite care may be provided under
the following conditions:

(1) staffing ratios cannot be reduced below the approved level for the individuals being
served in the home on a permanent basis;

(2) no more than two different individuals can be accepted for respite services in any
calendar month and the total respite days may not exceed 120 days per program in any
calendar year;

(3) the person receiving respite services must have his or her own bedroom, which could
be used for alternative purposes when not used as a respite bedroom, and cannot be the
room of another person who lives in the facility; and

(4) individuals living in the facility must be notified when the variance is approved. The
provider must give 60 days' notice in writing to the residents and their legal representatives
prior to accepting the first respite placement. Notice must be given to residents at least two
days prior to service initiation, or as soon as the license holder is able if they receive notice
of the need for respite less than two days prior to initiation, each time a respite client will
be served, unless the requirement for this notice is waived by the resident or legal guardian.

(f) The commissioner may issue an adult foster care or community residential setting
license with a capacity of five adults if the fifth bed does not increase the overall statewide
capacity of licensed adult foster care or community residential setting beds in homes that
are not the primary residence of the license holder, as identified in a plan submitted to the
commissioner by the county, when the capacity is recommended by the county licensing
agency of the county in which the facility is located and if the recommendation verifies
that:

(1) the facility meets the physical environment requirements in the adult foster care
licensing rule;

(2) the five-bed living arrangement is specified for each resident in the resident's:

(i) individualized plan of care;

(ii) individual service plan under section 256B.092, subdivision 1b, if required; or

(iii) individual resident placement agreement under Minnesota Rules, part 9555.5105,
subpart 19, if required;

(3) the license holder obtains written and signed informed consent from each resident
or resident's legal representative documenting the resident's informed choice to remain
living in the home and that the resident's refusal to consent would not have resulted in
service termination; and

(4) the facility was licensed for adult foster care before deleted text begin March 1, 2011deleted text end new text begin June 30, 2016new text end .

(g) The commissioner shall not issue a new adult foster care license under paragraph (f)
after June 30, deleted text begin 2019deleted text end new text begin 2021new text end . The commissioner shall allow a facility with an adult foster care
license issued under paragraph (f) before June 30, deleted text begin 2019deleted text end new text begin 2021new text end , to continue with a capacity
of five adults if the license holder continues to comply with the requirements in paragraph
(f).

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 245D.03, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Applicability.

(a) The commissioner shall regulate the provision of home
and community-based services to persons with disabilities and persons age 65 and older
pursuant to this chapter. The licensing standards in this chapter govern the provision of
basic support services and intensive support services.

(b) Basic support services provide the level of assistance, supervision, and care that is
necessary to ensure the health and welfare of the person and do not include services that
are specifically directed toward the training, treatment, habilitation, or rehabilitation of the
person. Basic support services include:

(1) in-home and out-of-home respite care services as defined in section 245A.02,
subdivision 15, and under the brain injury, community alternative care, community access
for disability inclusion, developmental deleted text begin disabilitydeleted text end new text begin disabilitiesnew text end , and elderly waiver plans,
excluding out-of-home respite care provided to children in a family child foster care home
licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.3000 to 2960.3100, when the child foster care
license holder complies with the requirements under section 245D.06, subdivisions 5, 6, 7,
and 8, or successor provisions; and section 245D.061 or successor provisions, which must
be stipulated in the statement of intended use required under Minnesota Rules, part
2960.3000, subpart 4;

(2) adult companion services as defined under the brain injury, community access for
disability inclusion, new text begin community alternative care, new text end and elderly waiver plans, excluding adult
companion services provided under the Corporation for National and Community Services
Senior Companion Program established under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973,
Public Law 98-288;

(3) personal support as defined under the developmental deleted text begin disabilitydeleted text end new text begin disabilitiesnew text end waiver
plan;

(4) 24-hour emergency assistance, personal emergency response as defined under the
community access for disability inclusion and developmental disability waiver plans;

(5) night supervision services as defined under the brain injurynew text begin , community access for
disability inclusion, community alternative care, and developmental disabilitiesnew text end waiver deleted text begin plandeleted text end new text begin
plansnew text end ;

(6) homemaker services as defined under the community access for disability inclusion,
brain injury, community alternative care, developmental deleted text begin disabilitydeleted text end new text begin disabilitiesnew text end , and elderly
waiver plans, excluding providers licensed by the Department of Health under chapter 144A
and those providers providing cleaning services only; and

(7) individual community living support under section 256B.0915, subdivision 3j.

(c) Intensive support services provide assistance, supervision, and care that is necessary
to ensure the health and welfare of the person and services specifically directed toward the
training, habilitation, or rehabilitation of the person. Intensive support services include:

(1) intervention services, including:

(i) deleted text begin behavioraldeleted text end new text begin positivenew text end support services as defined under the brain injury deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end community
access for disability inclusionnew text begin , community alternative care, and developmental disabilitiesnew text end
waiver plans;

(ii) in-home or out-of-home crisis respite services as defined under the new text begin brain injury,
community access for disability inclusion, community alternative care, and new text end developmental
deleted text begin disabilitydeleted text end new text begin disabilitiesnew text end waiver deleted text begin plandeleted text end new text begin plansnew text end ; and

(iii) specialist services as defined under the current new text begin brain injury, community access for
disability inclusion, community alternative care, and new text end developmental deleted text begin disabilitydeleted text end new text begin disabilitiesnew text end
waiver deleted text begin plandeleted text end new text begin plansnew text end ;

(2) in-home support services, including:

(i) in-home family support and supported living services as defined under the
developmental deleted text begin disabilitydeleted text end new text begin disabilitiesnew text end waiver plan;

(ii) independent living services training as defined under the brain injury and community
access for disability inclusion waiver plans;

(iii) semi-independent living services; and

(iv) individualized home supports services as defined under the brain injury, community
alternative care, and community access for disability inclusion waiver plans;

(3) residential supports and services, including:

(i) supported living services as defined under the developmental deleted text begin disabilitydeleted text end new text begin disabilitiesnew text end
waiver plan provided in a family or corporate child foster care residence, a family adult
foster care residence, a community residential setting, or a supervised living facility;

(ii) foster care services as defined in the brain injury, community alternative care, and
community access for disability inclusion waiver plans provided in a family or corporate
child foster care residence, a family adult foster care residence, or a community residential
setting; and

(iii) residential services provided to more than four persons with developmental
disabilities in a supervised living facility, including ICFs/DD;

(4) day services, including:

(i) structured day services as defined under the brain injury waiver plan;

(ii) day training and habilitation services under sections 252.41 to 252.46, and as defined
under the developmental deleted text begin disabilitydeleted text end new text begin disabilitiesnew text end waiver plan; and

(iii) prevocational services as defined under the brain injury and community access for
disability inclusion waiver plans; and

(5) employment exploration services as defined under the brain injury, community
alternative care, community access for disability inclusion, and developmental deleted text begin disabilitydeleted text end new text begin
disabilitiesnew text end waiver plans;

(6) employment development services as defined under the brain injury, community
alternative care, community access for disability inclusion, and developmental deleted text begin disabilitydeleted text end new text begin
disabilitiesnew text end waiver plans; and

(7) employment support services as defined under the brain injury, community alternative
care, community access for disability inclusion, and developmental deleted text begin disabilitydeleted text end new text begin disabilitiesnew text end
waiver plans.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245D.071, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Service plan review and evaluation.

(a) The license holder must give the
person or the person's legal representative and case manager an opportunity to participate
in the ongoing review and development of the service plan and the methods used to support
the person and accomplish outcomes identified in subdivisions 3 and 4. new text begin At least once per
year, or within 30 days of a written request by the person, the person's legal representative,
or the case manager, new text end the license holder, in coordination with the person's support team or
expanded support team, must meet with the person, the person's legal representative, and
the case manager, and participate in service plan review meetings following stated timelines
established in the person's coordinated service and support plan or coordinated service and
support plan addendum deleted text begin or within 30 days of a written request by the person, the person's
legal representative, or the case manager, at a minimum of once per yeardeleted text end . The purpose of
the service plan review is to determine whether changes are needed to the service plan based
on the assessment information, the license holder's evaluation of progress towards
accomplishing outcomes, or other information provided by the support team or expanded
support team.

new text begin (b) At least once per year, the license holder, in coordination with the person's support
team or expanded support team, must meet with the person, the person's legal representative,
and the case manager to discuss how technology might be used to meet the person's desired
outcomes. The coordinated service and support plan or support plan addendum must include
a summary of this discussion. The summary must include a statement regarding any decision
made related to the use of technology and a description of any further research that must
be completed before a decision regarding the use of technology can be made. Nothing in
this paragraph requires the coordinated service and support plan to include the use of
technology for the provision of services.
 new text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end The license holder must summarize the person's status and progress toward
achieving the identified outcomes and make recommendations and identify the rationale
for changing, continuing, or discontinuing implementation of supports and methods identified
in subdivision 4 in a report available at the time of the progress review meeting. The report
must be sent at least five working days prior to the progress review meeting if requested by
the team in the coordinated service and support plan or coordinated service and support
plan addendum.

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end The license holder must send the coordinated service and support plan addendum
to the person, the person's legal representative, and the case manager by mail within ten
working days of the progress review meeting. Within ten working days of the mailing of
the coordinated service and support plan addendum, the license holder must obtain dated
signatures from the person or the person's legal representative and the case manager to
document approval of any changes to the coordinated service and support plan addendum.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end If, within ten working days of submitting changes to the coordinated service and
support plan and coordinated service and support plan addendum, the person or the person's
legal representative or case manager has not signed and returned to the license holder the
coordinated service and support plan or coordinated service and support plan addendum or
has not proposed written modifications to the license holder's submission, the submission
is deemed approved and the coordinated service and support plan addendum becomes
effective and remains in effect until the legal representative or case manager submits a
written request to revise the coordinated service and support plan addendum.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245D.091, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

deleted text begin Behaviordeleted text end new text begin Positive supportnew text end professional qualifications.

A deleted text begin behaviordeleted text end new text begin positive
supportnew text end professional providing deleted text begin behavioraldeleted text end new text begin positivenew text end support services as identified in section
245D.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (1), item (i), must have competencies in the
following areas as required under the brain injury deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end community access for disability
inclusionnew text begin , community alternative care, and developmental disabilitynew text end waiver plans or successor
plans:

(1) ethical considerations;

(2) functional assessment;

(3) functional analysis;

(4) measurement of behavior and interpretation of data;

(5) selecting intervention outcomes and strategies;

(6) behavior reduction and elimination strategies that promote least restrictive approved
alternatives;

(7) data collection;

(8) staff and caregiver training;

(9) support plan monitoring;

(10) co-occurring mental disorders or neurocognitive disorder;

(11) demonstrated expertise with populations being served; and

(12) must be a:

(i) psychologist licensed under sections 148.88 to 148.98, who has stated to the Board
of Psychology competencies in the above identified areas;

(ii) clinical social worker licensed as an independent clinical social worker under chapter
148D, or a person with a master's degree in social work from an accredited college or
university, with at least 4,000 hours of post-master's supervised experience in the delivery
of clinical services in the areas identified in clauses (1) to (11);

(iii) physician licensed under chapter 147 and certified by the American Board of
Psychiatry and Neurology or eligible for board certification in psychiatry with competencies
in the areas identified in clauses (1) to (11);

(iv) licensed professional clinical counselor licensed under sections 148B.29 to 148B.39
with at least 4,000 hours of post-master's supervised experience in the delivery of clinical
services who has demonstrated competencies in the areas identified in clauses (1) to (11);

(v) person with a master's degree from an accredited college or university in one of the
behavioral sciences or related fields, with at least 4,000 hours of post-master's supervised
experience in the delivery of clinical services with demonstrated competencies in the areas
identified in clauses (1) to (11); deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(vi)new text begin person with a master's degree or PhD in one of the behavioral sciences or related
fields with demonstrated expertise in positive support services; or
new text end

new text begin (vii)new text end registered nurse who is licensed under sections 148.171 to 148.285, and who is
certified as a clinical specialist or as a nurse practitioner in adult or family psychiatric and
mental health nursing by a national nurse certification organization, or who has a master's
degree in nursing or one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited
college or university or its equivalent, with at least 4,000 hours of post-master's supervised
experience in the delivery of clinical services.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245D.091, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

deleted text begin Behaviordeleted text end new text begin Positive supportnew text end analyst qualifications.

(a) A deleted text begin behaviordeleted text end new text begin positive
supportnew text end analyst providing deleted text begin behavioraldeleted text end new text begin positivenew text end support services as identified in section
245D.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (1), item (i), must have competencies in the
following areas as required under the brain injury deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end community access for disability
inclusionnew text begin , community alternative care, and developmental disabilitynew text end waiver plans or successor
plans:

(1) have obtained a baccalaureate degree, master's degree, or PhD in a social services
discipline; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(2) meet the qualifications of a mental health practitioner as defined in section 245.462,
subdivision 17deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (3) be a board certified behavior analyst or board certified assistant behavior analyst by
the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Incorporated.
 new text end

(b) In addition, a deleted text begin behaviordeleted text end new text begin positive supportnew text end analyst must:

(1) have four years of supervised experience deleted text begin working with individuals who exhibit
challenging behaviors as well as co-occurring mental disorders or neurocognitive disorderdeleted text end new text begin
conducting functional behavior assessments and designing, implementing, and evaluating
effectiveness of positive practices behavior support strategies for people who exhibit
challenging behaviors as well as co-occurring mental disorders and neurocognitive disordernew text end ;

(2) have received deleted text begin ten hours of instruction in functional assessment and functional analysis;deleted text end new text begin
training prior to hire or within 90 calendar days of hire that includes:
new text end

new text begin (i) ten hours of instruction in functional assessment and functional analysis;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) 20 hours of instruction in the understanding of the function of behavior;
 new text end

new text begin (iii) ten hours of instruction on design of positive practices behavior support strategies;
 new text end

new text begin (iv) 20 hours of instruction preparing written intervention strategies, designing data
collection protocols, training other staff to implement positive practice strategies,
summarizing and reporting program evaluation data, analyzing program evaluation data to
identify design flaws in behavioral interventions or failures in implementation fidelity, and
recommending enhancements based on evaluation data; and
 new text end

new text begin (v) eight hours of instruction on principles of person-centered thinking;
 new text end

deleted text begin (3) have received 20 hours of instruction in the understanding of the function of behavior;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) have received ten hours of instruction on design of positive practices behavior support
strategies;
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deleted text begin (5) have received 20 hours of instruction on the use of behavior reduction approved
strategies used only in combination with behavior positive practices strategies;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end be determined by a deleted text begin behaviordeleted text end new text begin positive supportnew text end professional to have the training
and prerequisite skills required to provide positive practice strategies as well as behavior
reduction approved and permitted intervention to the person who receives deleted text begin behavioraldeleted text end new text begin positivenew text end
support; and

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end be under the direct supervision of a deleted text begin behaviordeleted text end new text begin positive supportnew text end professional.

new text begin (c) Meeting the qualifications for a positive support professional under subdivision 2
shall substitute for meeting the qualifications listed in paragraph (b).
 new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245D.091, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

deleted text begin Behaviordeleted text end new text begin Positive supportnew text end specialist qualifications.

(a) A deleted text begin behaviordeleted text end new text begin positive
supportnew text end specialist providing deleted text begin behavioraldeleted text end new text begin positivenew text end support services as identified in section
245D.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (1), item (i), must have competencies in the
following areas as required under the brain injury deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end community access for disability
inclusionnew text begin , community alternative care, and developmental disabilitynew text end waiver plans or successor
plans:

(1) have an associate's degree in a social services discipline; or

(2) have two years of supervised experience working with individuals who exhibit
challenging behaviors as well as co-occurring mental disorders or neurocognitive disorder.

(b) In addition, a behavior specialist must:

(1) have receivednew text begin training prior to hire or within 90 calendar days of hire that includes:
new text end

new text begin (i)new text end a minimum of four hours of training in functional assessment;

deleted text begin (2) have receiveddeleted text end new text begin (ii)new text end 20 hours of instruction in the understanding of the function of
behavior;

deleted text begin (3) have receiveddeleted text end new text begin (iii)new text end ten hours of instruction on design of positive practices behavioral
support strategies;new text begin and
new text end

new text begin (iv) eight hours of instruction on principles of person-centered thinking;
 new text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end be determined by a deleted text begin behaviordeleted text end new text begin positive supportnew text end professional to have the training
and prerequisite skills required to provide positive practices strategies as well as behavior
reduction approved intervention to the person who receives deleted text begin behavioraldeleted text end new text begin positivenew text end support;
and

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end be under the direct supervision of a deleted text begin behaviordeleted text end new text begin positive supportnew text end professional.

new text begin (c) Meeting the qualifications for a positive support professional under subdivision 2
shall substitute for meeting the qualifications listed in paragraphs (a) and (b).
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0659, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:


Subd. 3a.

Assessment; defined.

(a) "Assessment" means a review and evaluation of a
recipient's need for personal care assistance services conducted in person. Assessments for
personal care assistance services shall be conducted by the county public health nurse or a
certified public health nurse under contract with the county except when a long-term care
consultation assessment is being conducted for the purposes of determining a person's
eligibility for home and community-based waiver services including personal care assistance
services according to section 256B.0911. new text begin During the transition to MnCHOICES, a certified
assessor may complete the assessment defined in this subdivision. new text end An in-person assessment
must include: documentation of health status, determination of need, evaluation of service
effectiveness, identification of appropriate services, service plan development or modification,
coordination of services, referrals and follow-up to appropriate payers and community
resources, completion of required reports, recommendation of service authorization, and
consumer education. Once the need for personal care assistance services is determined under
this section, the county public health nurse or certified public health nurse under contract
with the county is responsible for communicating this recommendation to the commissioner
and the recipient. An in-person assessment must occur at least annually or when there is a
significant change in the recipient's condition or when there is a change in the need for
personal care assistance services. A service update may substitute for the annual face-to-face
assessment when there is not a significant change in recipient condition or a change in the
need for personal care assistance service. A service update may be completed by telephone,
used when there is no need for an increase in personal care assistance services, and used
for two consecutive assessments if followed by a face-to-face assessment. A service update
must be completed on a form approved by the commissioner. A service update or review
for temporary increase includes a review of initial baseline data, evaluation of service
effectiveness, redetermination of service need, modification of service plan and appropriate
referrals, update of initial forms, obtaining service authorization, and on going consumer
education. Assessments or reassessments must be completed on forms provided by the
commissioner within 30 days of a request for home care services by a recipient or responsible
party.

(b) This subdivision expires when notification is given by the commissioner as described
in section 256B.0911, subdivision 3a.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0659, subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Personal care assistant; requirements.

(a) A personal care assistant must
meet the following requirements:

(1) be at least 18 years of age with the exception of persons who are 16 or 17 years of
age with these additional requirements:

(i) supervision by a qualified professional every 60 days; and

(ii) employment by only one personal care assistance provider agency responsible for
compliance with current labor laws;

(2) be employed by a personal care assistance provider agency;

(3) enroll with the department as a personal care assistant after clearing a background
study. Except as provided in subdivision 11a, before a personal care assistant provides
services, the personal care assistance provider agency must initiate a background study on
the personal care assistant under chapter 245C, and the personal care assistance provider
agency must have received a notice from the commissioner that the personal care assistant
is:

(i) not disqualified under section 245C.14; or

(ii) is disqualified, but the personal care assistant has received a set aside of the
disqualification under section 245C.22;

(4) be able to effectively communicate with the recipient and personal care assistance
provider agency;

(5) be able to provide covered personal care assistance services according to the recipient's
personal care assistance care plan, respond appropriately to recipient needs, and report
changes in the recipient's condition to the supervising qualified professional or physician;

(6) not be a consumer of personal care assistance services;

(7) maintain daily written records including, but not limited to, time sheets under
subdivision 12;

(8) effective January 1, 2010, complete standardized training as determined by the
commissioner before completing enrollment. The training must be available in languages
other than English and to those who need accommodations due to disabilities. Personal care
assistant training must include successful completion of the following training components:
basic first aid, vulnerable adult, child maltreatment, OSHA universal precautions, basic
roles and responsibilities of personal care assistants including information about assistance
with lifting and transfers for recipients, emergency preparedness, orientation to positive
behavioral practices, fraud issues, and completion of time sheets. Upon completion of the
training components, the personal care assistant must demonstrate the competency to provide
assistance to recipients;

(9) complete training and orientation on the needs of the recipient; and

(10) be limited to providing and being paid for up to 275 hours per month of personal
care assistance services regardless of the number of recipients being served or the number
of personal care assistance provider agencies enrolled with. The number of hours worked
per day shall not be disallowed by the department unless in violation of the law.

(b) A legal guardian may be a personal care assistant if the guardian is not being paid
for the guardian services and meets the criteria for personal care assistants in paragraph (a).

(c) Persons who do not qualify as a personal care assistant include parents, stepparents,
and legal guardians of minors; spouses; paid legal guardians of adults; family foster care
providers, except as otherwise allowed in section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a; and staff of
a residential setting.

new text begin (d) Personal care services qualify for the enhanced rate described in subdivision 17a if
the personal care assistant providing the services:
 new text end

new text begin (1) provides services, according to the care plan in subdivision 7, to a recipient who
qualifies for 12 or more hours per day of PCA services; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) satisfies the current requirements of Medicare for training and competency or
competency evaluation of home health aides or nursing assistants, as provided in the Code
of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 483.151 or 484.36, or alternative state approved
training or competency requirements.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0659, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 17a. new text end

new text begin Enhanced rate. new text end

new text begin An enhanced rate of 105 percent of the rate paid for PCA
services shall be paid for services provided to persons who qualify for 12 or more hours of
PCA service per day when provided by a PCA who meets the requirements of subdivision
11, paragraph (d). The enhanced rate for PCA services includes, and is not in addition to,
any rate adjustments implemented by the commissioner on July 1, 2018, to comply with
the terms of a collective bargaining agreement between the state of Minnesota and an
exclusive representative of individual providers under section 179A.54 that provides for
wage increases for individual providers who serve participants assessed to need 12 or more
hours of PCA services per day.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0659, subdivision 21, is amended to read:


Subd. 21.

Requirements for provider enrollment of personal care assistance provider
agencies.

(a) All personal care assistance provider agencies must provide, at the time of
enrollment, reenrollment, and revalidation as a personal care assistance provider agency in
a format determined by the commissioner, information and documentation that includes,
but is not limited to, the following:

(1) the personal care assistance provider agency's current contact information including
address, telephone number, and e-mail address;

(2) proof of surety bond coverage. Upon new enrollment, or if the provider's Medicaid
revenue in the previous calendar year is up to and including $300,000, the provider agency
must purchase a surety bond of $50,000. If the Medicaid revenue in the previous year is
over $300,000, the provider agency must purchase a surety bond of $100,000. The surety
bond must be in a form approved by the commissioner, must be renewed annually, and must
allow for recovery of costs and fees in pursuing a claim on the bond;

(3) proof of fidelity bond coverage in the amount of $20,000;

(4) proof of workers' compensation insurance coverage;

(5) proof of liability insurance;

(6) a description of the personal care assistance provider agency's organization identifying
the names of all owners, managing employees, staff, board of directors, and the affiliations
of the directors, owners, or staff to other service providers;

(7) a copy of the personal care assistance provider agency's written policies and
procedures including: hiring of employees; training requirements; service delivery; and
employee and consumer safety including process for notification and resolution of consumer
grievances, identification and prevention of communicable diseases, and employee
misconduct;

(8) copies of all other forms the personal care assistance provider agency uses in the
course of daily business including, but not limited to:

(i) a copy of the personal care assistance provider agency's time sheet if the time sheet
varies from the standard time sheet for personal care assistance services approved by the
commissioner, and a letter requesting approval of the personal care assistance provider
agency's nonstandard time sheet;

(ii) the personal care assistance provider agency's template for the personal care assistance
care plan; and

(iii) the personal care assistance provider agency's template for the written agreement
in subdivision 20 for recipients using the personal care assistance choice option, if applicable;

(9) a list of all training and classes that the personal care assistance provider agency
requires of its staff providing personal care assistance services;

(10) documentation that the personal care assistance provider agency and staff have
successfully completed all the training required by this sectionnew text begin , including the requirements
under subdivision 11, paragraph (d), if enhanced PCA services are provided and submitted
for an enhanced rate under subdivision 17anew text end ;

(11) documentation of the agency's marketing practices;

(12) disclosure of ownership, leasing, or management of all residential properties that
is used or could be used for providing home care services;

(13) documentation that the agency will use the following percentages of revenue
generated from the medical assistance rate paid for personal care assistance services for
employee personal care assistant wages and benefits: 72.5 percent of revenue in the personal
care assistance choice option and 72.5 percent of revenue from other personal care assistance
providers. The revenue generated by the qualified professional and the reasonable costs
associated with the qualified professional shall not be used in making this calculation; and

(14) effective May 15, 2010, documentation that the agency does not burden recipients'
free exercise of their right to choose service providers by requiring personal care assistants
to sign an agreement not to work with any particular personal care assistance recipient or
for another personal care assistance provider agency after leaving the agency and that the
agency is not taking action on any such agreements or requirements regardless of the date
signed.

(b) Personal care assistance provider agencies shall provide the information specified
in paragraph (a) to the commissioner at the time the personal care assistance provider agency
enrolls as a vendor or upon request from the commissioner. The commissioner shall collect
the information specified in paragraph (a) from all personal care assistance providers
beginning July 1, 2009.

(c) All personal care assistance provider agencies shall require all employees in
management and supervisory positions and owners of the agency who are active in the
day-to-day management and operations of the agency to complete mandatory training as
determined by the commissioner before enrollment of the agency as a provider. Employees
in management and supervisory positions and owners who are active in the day-to-day
operations of an agency who have completed the required training as an employee with a
personal care assistance provider agency do not need to repeat the required training if they
are hired by another agency, if they have completed the training within the past three years.
By September 1, 2010, the required training must be available with meaningful access
according to title VI of the Civil Rights Act and federal regulations adopted under that law
or any guidance from the United States Health and Human Services Department. The
required training must be available online or by electronic remote connection. The required
training must provide for competency testing. Personal care assistance provider agency
billing staff shall complete training about personal care assistance program financial
management. This training is effective July 1, 2009. Any personal care assistance provider
agency enrolled before that date shall, if it has not already, complete the provider training
within 18 months of July 1, 2009. Any new owners or employees in management and
supervisory positions involved in the day-to-day operations are required to complete
mandatory training as a requisite of working for the agency. Personal care assistance provider
agencies certified for participation in Medicare as home health agencies are exempt from
the training required in this subdivision. When available, Medicare-certified home health
agency owners, supervisors, or managers must successfully complete the competency test.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0659, subdivision 24, is amended to read:


Subd. 24.

Personal care assistance provider agency; general duties.

A personal care
assistance provider agency shall:

(1) enroll as a Medicaid provider meeting all provider standards, including completion
of the required provider training;

(2) comply with general medical assistance coverage requirements;

(3) demonstrate compliance with law and policies of the personal care assistance program
to be determined by the commissioner;

(4) comply with background study requirements;

(5) verify and keep records of hours worked by the personal care assistant and qualified
professional;

(6) not engage in any agency-initiated direct contact or marketing in person, by phone,
or other electronic means to potential recipients, guardians, or family members;

(7) pay the personal care assistant and qualified professional based on actual hours of
services provided;

(8) withhold and pay all applicable federal and state taxes;

(9) deleted text begin effective January 1, 2010,deleted text end document that the agency uses a minimum of 72.5 percent
of the revenue generated by the medical assistance rate for personal care assistance services
for employee personal care assistant wages and benefits. The revenue generated by the
qualified professional and the reasonable costs associated with the qualified professional
shall not be used in making this calculation;

(10) make the arrangements and pay unemployment insurance, taxes, workers'
compensation, liability insurance, and other benefits, if any;

(11) enter into a written agreement under subdivision 20 before services are provided;

(12) report suspected neglect and abuse to the common entry point according to section
256B.0651;

(13) provide the recipient with a copy of the home care bill of rights at start of service;
deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(14) request reassessments at least 60 days prior to the end of the current authorization
for personal care assistance services, on forms provided by the commissionernew text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (15) document that the agency uses the additional revenue due to the enhanced rate under
subdivision 17a for the wages and benefits of the PCAs whose services meet the requirements
under subdivision 11, paragraph (d)new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0659, subdivision 28, is amended to read:


Subd. 28.

Personal care assistance provider agency; required documentation.

(a)
Required documentation must be completed and kept in the personal care assistance provider
agency file or the recipient's home residence. The required documentation consists of:

(1) employee files, including:

(i) applications for employment;

(ii) background study requests and results;

(iii) orientation records about the agency policies;

(iv) trainings completed with demonstration of competencenew text begin , including verification of
the completion of training required under subdivision 11, paragraph (d), for any billing of
the enhanced rate under subdivision 17anew text end ;

(v) supervisory visits;

(vi) evaluations of employment; and

(vii) signature on fraud statement;

(2) recipient files, including:

(i) demographics;

(ii) emergency contact information and emergency backup plan;

(iii) personal care assistance service plan;

(iv) personal care assistance care plan;

(v) month-to-month service use plan;

(vi) all communication records;

(vii) start of service information, including the written agreement with recipient; and

(viii) date the home care bill of rights was given to the recipient;

(3) agency policy manual, including:

(i) policies for employment and termination;

(ii) grievance policies with resolution of consumer grievances;

(iii) staff and consumer safety;

(iv) staff misconduct; and

(v) staff hiring, service delivery, staff and consumer safety, staff misconduct, and
resolution of consumer grievances;

(4) time sheets for each personal care assistant along with completed activity sheets for
each recipient served; and

(5) agency marketing and advertising materials and documentation of marketing activities
and costs.

(b) The commissioner may assess a fine of up to $500 on provider agencies that do not
consistently comply with the requirements of this subdivision.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.0911, subdivision 1a, is
amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(a) Until additional requirements apply under paragraph (b), "long-term care consultation
services" means:

(1) intake for and access to assistance in identifying services needed to maintain an
individual in the most inclusive environment;

(2) providing recommendations for and referrals to cost-effective community services
that are available to the individual;

(3) development of an individual's person-centered community support plan;

(4) providing information regarding eligibility for Minnesota health care programs;

(5) face-to-face long-term care consultation assessments, which may be completed in a
hospital, nursing facility, intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities
(ICF/DDs), regional treatment centers, or the person's current or planned residence;

(6) determination of home and community-based waiver and other service eligibility as
required under sections 256B.0913, 256B.0915, and 256B.49, including level of care
determination for individuals who need an institutional level of care as determined under
subdivision 4e, based on assessment and community support plan development, appropriate
referrals to obtain necessary diagnostic information, and including an eligibility determination
for consumer-directed community supports;

(7) providing recommendations for institutional placement when there are no
cost-effective community services available;

(8) providing access to assistance to transition people back to community settings after
institutional admission; and

(9) providing information about competitive employment, with or without supports, for
school-age youth and working-age adults and referrals to the Disability Linkage Line and
Disability Benefits 101 to ensure that an informed choice about competitive employment
can be made. For the purposes of this subdivision, "competitive employment" means work
in the competitive labor market that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis in an
integrated setting, and for which an individual is compensated at or above the minimum
wage, but not less than the customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for
the same or similar work performed by individuals without disabilities.

(b) Upon statewide implementation of lead agency requirements in subdivisions 2b, 2c,
and 3a, "long-term care consultation services" also means:

(1) service eligibility determination for state plan deleted text begin home caredeleted text end services identified in:

(i) section 256B.0625, subdivisions deleted text begin 7deleted text end deleted text begin ,deleted text end 19adeleted text begin ,deleted text end and 19c;

(ii) consumer support grants under section 256.476; or

(iii) section 256B.85;

(2) notwithstanding provisions in Minnesota Rules, parts 9525.0004 to 9525.0024,
determination of eligibility for case management services available under sections 256B.0621,
subdivision 2, deleted text begin paragraphdeleted text end new text begin clausenew text end (4), and 256B.0924 deleted text begin and Minnesota Rules, part 9525.0016deleted text end ;

(3) determination of institutional level of care, home and community-based service
waiver, and other service eligibility as required under section 256B.092, deleted text begin determination of
eligibility for family support grants under section 252.32,deleted text end semi-independent living services
under section 252.275, and day training and habilitation services under section 256B.092;
deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(4) obtaining necessary diagnostic information to determine eligibility under clauses (2)
and (3)new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (5) notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, parts 9525.0004 to 9525.0024, initial eligibility
determination for case management services available under Minnesota Rules, part
9525.0016new text end .

(c) "Long-term care options counseling" means the services provided by the linkage
lines as mandated by sections 256.01, subdivision 24, and 256.975, subdivision 7, and also
includes telephone assistance and follow up once a long-term care consultation assessment
has been completed.

(d) "Minnesota health care programs" means the medical assistance program under this
chapter and the alternative care program under section 256B.0913.

(e) "Lead agencies" means counties administering or tribes and health plans under
contract with the commissioner to administer long-term care consultation assessment and
support planning services.

(f) "Person-centered planning" is a process that includes the active participation of a
person in the planning of the person's services, including in making meaningful and informed
choices about the person's own goals, talents, and objectives, as well as making meaningful
and informed choices about the services the person receives. For the purposes of this section,
"informed choice" means a voluntary choice of services by a person from all available
service options based on accurate and complete information concerning all available service
options and concerning the person's own preferences, abilities, goals, and objectives. In
order for a person to make an informed choice, all available options must be developed and
presented to the person to empower the person to make decisions.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.0911, subdivision 3a, is
amended to read:


Subd. 3a.

Assessment and support planning.

(a) Persons requesting assessment, services
planning, or other assistance intended to support community-based living, including persons
who need assessment in order to determine waiver or alternative care program eligibility,
must be visited by a long-term care consultation team within 20 calendar days after the date
on which an assessment was requested or recommended. Upon statewide implementation
of subdivisions 2b, 2c, and 5, this requirement also applies to an assessment of a person
requesting personal care assistance services deleted text begin and home care nursing. The commissioner shall
provide at least a 90-day notice to lead agencies prior to the effective date of this requirementdeleted text end .
Face-to-face assessments must be conducted according to paragraphs (b) to (i).

(b) Upon implementation of subdivisions 2b, 2c, and 5, lead agencies shall use certified
assessors to conduct the assessment. For a person with complex health care needs, a public
health or registered nurse from the team must be consulted.

(c) The MnCHOICES assessment provided by the commissioner to lead agencies must
be used to complete a comprehensive, new text begin conversation-based,new text end person-centered assessment.
The assessment must include the health, psychological, functional, environmental, and
social needs of the individual necessary to develop a community support plan that meets
the individual's needs and preferences.

(d) The assessment must be conducted in a face-to-face new text begin conversationalnew text end interview with
the person being assessed deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin .new text end The person's legal representativenew text begin must provide input during
the assessment process and may do so remotely if requestednew text end . At the request of the person,
other individuals may participate in the assessment to provide information on the needs,
strengths, and preferences of the person necessary to develop a community support plan
that ensures the person's health and safety. Except for legal representatives or family members
invited by the person, persons participating in the assessment may not be a provider of
service or have any financial interest in the provision of services. For persons who are to
be assessed for elderly waiver customized living or adult day services under section
256B.0915, with the permission of the person being assessed or the person's designated or
legal representative, the client's current or proposed provider of services may submit a copy
of the provider's nursing assessment or written report outlining its recommendations regarding
the client's care needs. The person conducting the assessment must notify the provider of
the date by which this information is to be submitted. This information shall be provided
to the person conducting the assessment prior to the assessment. For a person who is to be
assessed for waiver services under section 256B.092 or 256B.49, with the permission of
the person being assessed or the person's designated legal representative, the person's current
provider of services may submit a written report outlining recommendations regarding the
person's care needs prepared by a direct service employee with at least 20 hours of service
to that client. The person conducting the assessment or reassessment must notify the provider
of the date by which this information is to be submitted. This information shall be provided
to the person conducting the assessment and the person or the person's legal representative,
and must be considered prior to the finalization of the assessment or reassessment.

(e) The person or the person's legal representative must be provided with a written
community support plan within deleted text begin 40 calendar days of the assessment visitdeleted text end new text begin the timelines
established by the commissionernew text end , regardless of whether the individual is eligible for
Minnesota health care programs.new text begin The timeline for completing the community support plan
and any required coordinated service and support plan must not exceed 56 calendar days
from the assessment visit.
new text end

(f) For a person being assessed for elderly waiver services under section 256B.0915, a
provider who submitted information under paragraph (d) shall receive the final written
community support plan when available and the Residential Services Workbook.

(g) The written community support plan must include:

(1) a summary of assessed needs as defined in paragraphs (c) and (d);

(2) the individual's options and choices to meet identified needs, including all available
options for case management services and providers, including service provided in a
non-disability-specific setting;

(3) identification of health and safety risks and how those risks will be addressed,
including personal risk management strategies;

(4) referral information; and

(5) informal caregiver supports, if applicable.

For a person determined eligible for state plan home care under subdivision 1a, paragraph
(b), clause (1), the person or person's representative must also receive a copy of the home
care service plan developed by the certified assessor.

(h) A person may request assistance in identifying community supports without
participating in a complete assessment. Upon a request for assistance identifying community
support, the person must be transferred or referred to long-term care options counseling
services available under sections 256.975, subdivision 7, and 256.01, subdivision 24, for
telephone assistance and follow up.

(i) The person has the right to make the final decision between institutional placement
and community placement after the recommendations have been provided, except as provided
in section 256.975, subdivision 7a, paragraph (d).

(j) The lead agency must give the person receiving assessment or support planning, or
the person's legal representative, materials, and forms supplied by the commissioner
containing the following information:

(1) written recommendations for community-based services and consumer-directed
options;

(2) documentation that the most cost-effective alternatives available were offered to the
individual. For purposes of this clause, "cost-effective" means community services and
living arrangements that cost the same as or less than institutional care. For an individual
found to meet eligibility criteria for home and community-based service programs under
section 256B.0915 or 256B.49, "cost-effectiveness" has the meaning found in the federally
approved waiver plan for each program;

(3) the need for and purpose of preadmission screening conducted by long-term care
options counselors according to section 256.975, subdivisions 7a to 7c, if the person selects
nursing facility placement. If the individual selects nursing facility placement, the lead
agency shall forward information needed to complete the level of care determinations and
screening for developmental disability and mental illness collected during the assessment
to the long-term care options counselor using forms provided by the commissioner;

(4) the role of long-term care consultation assessment and support planning in eligibility
determination for waiver and alternative care programs, and state plan home care, case
management, and other services as defined in subdivision 1a, paragraphs (a), clause (6),
and (b);

(5) information about Minnesota health care programs;

(6) the person's freedom to accept or reject the recommendations of the team;

(7) the person's right to confidentiality under the Minnesota Government Data Practices
Act, chapter 13;

(8) the certified assessor's decision regarding the person's need for institutional level of
care as determined under criteria established in subdivision 4e and the certified assessor's
decision regarding eligibility for all services and programs as defined in subdivision 1a,
paragraphs (a), clause (6), and (b); and

(9) the person's right to appeal the certified assessor's decision regarding eligibility for
all services and programs as defined in subdivision 1a, paragraphs (a), clauses (6), (7), and
(8), and (b), and incorporating the decision regarding the need for institutional level of care
or the lead agency's final decisions regarding public programs eligibility according to section
256.045, subdivision 3. new text begin The certified assessor must verbally communicate this appeal right
to the person and must visually point out where in the document the right to appeal is stated.
new text end

(k) Face-to-face assessment completed as part of eligibility determination for the
alternative care, elderly waiver, new text begin developmental disabilities, new text end community access for disability
inclusion, community alternative care, and brain injury waiver programs under sections
256B.0913, 256B.0915, new text begin 256B.092, new text end and 256B.49 is valid to establish service eligibility for
no more than 60 calendar days after the date of assessment.

(l) The effective eligibility start date for programs in paragraph (k) can never be prior
to the date of assessment. If an assessment was completed more than 60 days before the
effective waiver or alternative care program eligibility start date, assessment and support
plan information must be updated and documented in the department's Medicaid Management
Information System (MMIS). Notwithstanding retroactive medical assistance coverage of
state plan services, the effective date of eligibility for programs included in paragraph (k)
cannot be prior to the date the most recent updated assessment is completed.

(m) If an eligibility update is completed within 90 days of the previous face-to-face
assessment and documented in the department's Medicaid Management Information System
(MMIS), the effective date of eligibility for programs included in paragraph (k) is the date
of the previous face-to-face assessment when all other eligibility requirements are met.

(n) At the time of reassessment, the certified assessor shall assess each person receiving
waiver services currently residing in a community residential setting, or licensed adult foster
care home that is not the primary residence of the license holder, or in which the license
holder is not the primary caregiver, to determine if that person would prefer to be served in
a community-living setting as defined in section 256B.49, subdivision 23. The certified
assessor shall offer the person, through a person-centered planning process, the option to
receive alternative housing and service options.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.0911, subdivision 3f, is
amended to read:


Subd. 3f.

Long-term care reassessments and community support plan updates.

new text begin (a)
Prior to a face-to-face reassessment, the certified assessor must review the person's most
recent assessment.new text end Reassessments must be tailored using the professional judgment of the
assessor to the person's known needs, strengths, preferences, and circumstances.
Reassessments provide information to support the person's informed choice and opportunities
to express choice regarding activities that contribute to quality of life, as well as information
and opportunity to identify goals related to desired employment, community activities, and
preferred living environment. Reassessments deleted text begin allow fordeleted text end new text begin requirenew text end a review of new text begin the most recent
assessment, review ofnew text end the current new text begin coordinated service and new text end support plan's effectiveness,
monitoring of services, and the development of an updated person-centered community
support plan. Reassessments verify continued eligibility or offer alternatives as warranted
and provide an opportunity for quality assurance of service delivery. Face-to-face deleted text begin assessmentsdeleted text end new text begin
reassessmentsnew text end must be conducted annually or as required by federal and state laws and rules.new text begin
For reassessments, the certified assessor and the individual responsible for developing the
coordinated service and support plan must ensure the continuity of care for the person
receiving services and complete the updated community support plan and the updated
coordinated service and support plan within the timelines established by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall develop mechanisms for providers and case managers to
share information with the assessor to facilitate a reassessment and support planning process
tailored to the person's current needs and preferences.
 new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.0911, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Administrative activity.

(a) The commissioner shall streamline the processes,
including timelines for when assessments need to be completed, required to provide the
services in this section and shall implement integrated solutions to automate the business
processes to the extent necessary for community support plan approval, reimbursement,
program planning, evaluation, and policy development.

(b) The commissioner of human services shall work with lead agencies responsible for
conducting long-term consultation services to modify the MnCHOICES application and
assessment policies to create efficiencies while ensuring federal compliance with medical
assistance and long-term services and supports eligibility criteria.

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall work with lead agencies responsible for conducting long-term
consultation services to develop a set of measurable benchmarks sufficient to demonstrate
quarterly improvement in the average time per assessment and other mutually agreed upon
measures of increasing efficiency. The commissioner shall collect data on these benchmarks
and provide to the lead agencies and the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over human services an annual trend analysis of
the data in order to demonstrate the commissioner's compliance with the requirements of
this subdivision.
 new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0915, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Implementation of coordinated service and support plan.

(a) Each elderly
waiver client shall be provided a copy of a written coordinated service and support plan
deleted text begin whichdeleted text end new text begin thatnew text end :

(1) is developed new text begin with new text end and signed by the recipient within deleted text begin ten working days after the case
manager receives the assessment information and written community support plan as
described in section 256B.0911, subdivision 3a, from the certified assessordeleted text end new text begin the timelines
established by the commissioner. The timeline for completing the community support plan
under section 256B.0911, subdivision 3a, and the coordinated service and support plan must
not exceed 56 calendar days from the assessment visitnew text end ;

(2) includes the person's need for service and identification of service needs that will be
or that are met by the person's relatives, friends, and others, as well as community services
used by the general public;

(3) reasonably ensures the health and welfare of the recipient;

(4) identifies the person's preferences for services as stated by the person or the person's
legal guardian or conservator;

(5) reflects the person's informed choice between institutional and community-based
services, as well as choice of services, supports, and providers, including available case
manager providers;

(6) identifies long-range and short-range goals for the person;

(7) identifies specific services and the amount, frequency, duration, and cost of the
services to be provided to the person based on assessed needs, preferences, and available
resources;

(8) includes information about the right to appeal decisions under section 256.045; and

(9) includes the authorized annual and estimated monthly amounts for the services.

(b) In developing the coordinated service and support plan, the case manager should
also include the use of volunteers, religious organizations, social clubs, and civic and service
organizations to support the individual in the community. The lead agency must be held
harmless for damages or injuries sustained through the use of volunteers and agencies under
this paragraph, including workers' compensation liability.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.092, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:


Subd. 1b.

Coordinated service and support plan.

(a) Each recipient of home and
community-based waivered services shall be provided a copy of the written coordinated
service and support plan deleted text begin whichdeleted text end new text begin thatnew text end :

(1) is developed new text begin with new text end and signed by the recipient within deleted text begin ten working days after the case
manager receives the assessment information and written community support plan as
described in section 256B.0911, subdivision 3a, from the certified assessordeleted text end new text begin the timelines
established by the commissioner. The timeline for completing the community support plan
under section 256B.0911, subdivision 3a, and the coordinated service and support plan must
not exceed 56 calendar days from the assessment visitnew text end ;

(2) includes the person's need for service, including identification of service needs that
will be or that are met by the person's relatives, friends, and others, as well as community
services used by the general public;

(3) reasonably ensures the health and welfare of the recipient;

(4) identifies the person's preferences for services as stated by the person, the person's
legal guardian or conservator, or the parent if the person is a minor, including the person's
choices made on self-directed options and on services and supports to achieve employment
goals;

(5) provides for an informed choice, as defined in section 256B.77, subdivision 2,
paragraph (o), of service and support providers, and identifies all available options for case
management services and providers;

(6) identifies long-range and short-range goals for the person;

(7) identifies specific services and the amount and frequency of the services to be provided
to the person based on assessed needs, preferences, and available resources. The coordinated
service and support plan shall also specify other services the person needs that are not
available;

(8) identifies the need for an individual program plan to be developed by the provider
according to the respective state and federal licensing and certification standards, and
additional assessments to be completed or arranged by the provider after service initiation;

(9) identifies provider responsibilities to implement and make recommendations for
modification to the coordinated service and support plan;

(10) includes notice of the right to request a conciliation conference or a hearing under
section 256.045;

(11) is agreed upon and signed by the person, the person's legal guardian or conservator,
or the parent if the person is a minor, and the authorized county representative;

(12) is reviewed by a health professional if the person has overriding medical needs that
impact the delivery of services; and

(13) includes the authorized annual and monthly amounts for the services.

(b) In developing the coordinated service and support plan, the case manager is
encouraged to include the use of volunteers, religious organizations, social clubs, and civic
and service organizations to support the individual in the community. The lead agency must
be held harmless for damages or injuries sustained through the use of volunteers and agencies
under this paragraph, including workers' compensation liability.

(c) Approved, written, and signed changes to a consumer's services that meet the criteria
in this subdivision shall be an addendum to that consumer's individual service plan.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.092, subdivision 1g, is amended to read:


Subd. 1g.

Conditions not requiring development of coordinated service and support
plan.

new text begin (a) new text end Unless otherwise required by federal law, the county agency is not required to
complete a coordinated service and support plan as defined in subdivision 1b for:

(1) persons whose families are requesting respite care for their family member who
resides with them, or whose families are requesting a family support grant and are not
requesting purchase or arrangement of habilitative services; and

(2) persons with developmental disabilities, living independently without authorized
services or receiving funding for services at a rehabilitation facility as defined in section
268A.01, subdivision 6, and not in need of or requesting additional services.

new text begin (b) Unless otherwise required by federal law, the county agency is not required to conduct
or arrange for an annual needs reassessment by a certified assessor. The case manager who
works on behalf of the person to identify the person's needs and to minimize the impact of
the disability on the person's life must develop a person-centered service plan based on the
person's assessed needs and preferences. The person-centered service plan must be reviewed
annually. This paragraph applies to persons with developmental disabilities who are receiving
case management services under Minnesota Rules, part 9525.0036, and who make an
informed choice to decline an assessment under section 256B.0911.
 new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.49, subdivision 13, is amended
to read:


Subd. 13.

Case management.

(a) Each recipient of a home and community-based waiver
shall be provided case management services by qualified vendors as described in the federally
approved waiver application. The case management service activities provided must include:

(1) finalizing the written coordinated service and support plan within deleted text begin ten working days
after the case manager receives the plan from the certified assessordeleted text end new text begin the timelines established
by the commissioner. The timeline for completing the community support plan under section
256B.0911, subdivision 3a, and the coordinated service and support plan must not exceed
56 calendar days from the assessment visitnew text end ;

(2) informing the recipient or the recipient's legal guardian or conservator of service
options;

(3) assisting the recipient in the identification of potential service providers and available
options for case management service and providers, including services provided in a
non-disability-specific setting;

(4) assisting the recipient to access services and assisting with appeals under section
256.045; and

(5) coordinating, evaluating, and monitoring of the services identified in the service
plan.

(b) The case manager may delegate certain aspects of the case management service
activities to another individual provided there is oversight by the case manager. The case
manager may not delegate those aspects which require professional judgment including:

(1) finalizing the coordinated service and support plan;

(2) ongoing assessment and monitoring of the person's needs and adequacy of the
approved coordinated service and support plan; and

(3) adjustments to the coordinated service and support plan.

(c) Case management services must be provided by a public or private agency that is
enrolled as a medical assistance provider determined by the commissioner to meet all of
the requirements in the approved federal waiver plans. Case management services must not
be provided to a recipient by a private agency that has any financial interest in the provision
of any other services included in the recipient's coordinated service and support plan. For
purposes of this section, "private agency" means any agency that is not identified as a lead
agency under section 256B.0911, subdivision 1a, paragraph (e).

(d) For persons who need a positive support transition plan as required in chapter 245D,
the case manager shall participate in the development and ongoing evaluation of the plan
with the expanded support team. At least quarterly, the case manager, in consultation with
the expanded support team, shall evaluate the effectiveness of the plan based on progress
evaluation data submitted by the licensed provider to the case manager. The evaluation must
identify whether the plan has been developed and implemented in a manner to achieve the
following within the required timelines:

(1) phasing out the use of prohibited procedures;

(2) acquisition of skills needed to eliminate the prohibited procedures within the plan's
timeline; and

(3) accomplishment of identified outcomes.

If adequate progress is not being made, the case manager shall consult with the person's
expanded support team to identify needed modifications and whether additional professional
support is required to provide consultation.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services.

(c) "Component value" means underlying factors that are part of the cost of providing
services that are built into the waiver rates methodology to calculate service rates.

(d) "Customized living tool" means a methodology for setting service rates that delineates
and documents the amount of each component service included in a recipient's customized
living service plan.

(e)new text begin "Direct care staff" means employees providing direct service provision to people
receiving services under this section. Direct care staff does not include executive, managerial,
and administrative staff.
new text end

new text begin (f) new text end "Disability waiver rates system" means a statewide system that establishes rates that
are based on uniform processes and captures the individualized nature of waiver services
and recipient needs.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end "Individual staffing" means the time spent as a one-to-one interaction specific to
an individual recipient by staff to provide direct support and assistance with activities of
daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and training to participants, and is based
on the requirements in each individual's coordinated service and support plan under section
245D.02, subdivision 4b; any coordinated service and support plan addendum under section
245D.02, subdivision 4c; and an assessment tool. Provider observation of an individual's
needs must also be considered.

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end "Lead agency" means a county, partnership of counties, or tribal agency charged
with administering waivered services under sections 256B.092 and 256B.49.

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end "Median" means the amount that divides distribution into two equal groups,
one-half above the median and one-half below the median.

deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (j)new text end "Payment or rate" means reimbursement to an eligible provider for services
provided to a qualified individual based on an approved service authorization.

deleted text begin (j)deleted text end new text begin (k)new text end "Rates management system" means a Web-based software application that uses
a framework and component values, as determined by the commissioner, to establish service
rates.

deleted text begin (k)deleted text end new text begin (l)new text end "Recipient" means a person receiving home and community-based services funded
under any of the disability waivers.

deleted text begin (l)deleted text end new text begin (m)new text end "Shared staffing" means time spent by employees, not defined under paragraph
deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end , providing or available to provide more than one individual with direct support and
assistance with activities of daily living as defined under section 256B.0659, subdivision
1, paragraph (b); instrumental activities of daily living as defined under section 256B.0659,
subdivision 1, paragraph (i); ancillary activities needed to support individual services; and
training to participants, and is based on the requirements in each individual's coordinated
service and support plan under section 245D.02, subdivision 4b; any coordinated service
and support plan addendum under section 245D.02, subdivision 4c; an assessment tool; and
provider observation of an individual's service need. Total shared staffing hours are divided
proportionally by the number of individuals who receive the shared service provisions.

deleted text begin (m)deleted text end new text begin (n)new text end "Staffing ratio" means the number of recipients a service provider employee
supports during a unit of service based on a uniform assessment tool, provider observation,
case history, and the recipient's services of choice, and not based on the staffing ratios under
section 245D.31.

deleted text begin (n)deleted text end new text begin (o)new text end "Unit of service" means the following:

(1) for residential support services under subdivision 6, a unit of service is a day. Any
portion of any calendar day, within allowable Medicaid rules, where an individual spends
time in a residential setting is billable as a day;

(2) for day services under subdivision 7:

(i) for day training and habilitation services, a unit of service is either:

(A) a day unit of service is defined as six or more hours of time spent providing direct
services and transportation; or

(B) a partial day unit of service is defined as fewer than six hours of time spent providing
direct services and transportation; and

(C) for new day service recipients after January 1, 2014, 15 minute units of service must
be used for fewer than six hours of time spent providing direct services and transportation;

(ii) for adult day and structured day services, a unit of service is a day or 15 minutes. A
day unit of service is six or more hours of time spent providing direct services;

(iii) for prevocational services, a unit of service is a day or an hour. A day unit of service
is six or more hours of time spent providing direct service;

(3) for unit-based services with programming under subdivision 8:

(i) for supported living services, a unit of service is a day or 15 minutes. When a day
rate is authorized, any portion of a calendar day where an individual receives services is
billable as a day; and

(ii) for all other services, a unit of service is 15 minutes; and

(4) for unit-based services without programming under subdivision 9, a unit of service
is 15 minutes.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Applicable services.

Applicable services are those authorized under the state's
home and community-based services waivers under sections 256B.092 and 256B.49,
including the following, as defined in the federally approved home and community-based
services plan:

(1) 24-hour customized living;

(2) adult day care;

(3) adult day care bath;

deleted text begin (4) behavioral programming;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end companion services;

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end customized living;

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end day training and habilitation;

new text begin (7) employment development services;
 new text end

new text begin (8) employment exploration services;
 new text end

new text begin (9) employment support services;
 new text end

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end housing access coordination;

deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end independent living skills;

new text begin (12) independent living skills specialist services;
 new text end

new text begin (13) individualized home supports;
 new text end

deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (14)new text end in-home family support;

deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (15)new text end night supervision;

deleted text begin (12)deleted text end new text begin (16)new text end personal support;

new text begin (17) positive support service;
 new text end

deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (18)new text end prevocational services;

deleted text begin (14)deleted text end new text begin (19)new text end residential care services;

deleted text begin (15)deleted text end new text begin (20)new text end residential support services;

deleted text begin (16)deleted text end new text begin (21)new text end respite services;

deleted text begin (17)deleted text end new text begin (22)new text end structured day services;

deleted text begin (18)deleted text end new text begin (23)new text end supported employment services;

deleted text begin (19)deleted text end new text begin (24)new text end supported living services;

deleted text begin (20)deleted text end new text begin (25)new text end transportation services;

deleted text begin (21) individualized home supports;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (22) independent living skills specialist services;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (23) employment exploration services;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (24) employment development services;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (25) employment support services;deleted text end and

(26) other services as approved by the federal government in the state home and
community-based services plan.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.4914, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Data collection for rate determination.

(a) Rates for applicable home and
community-based waivered services, including rate exceptions under subdivision 12, are
set by the rates management system.

(b) Data for services under section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a, shall be collected in a
manner prescribed by the commissioner.

(c) Data and information in the rates management system may be used to calculate an
individual's rate.

(d) Service providers, with information from the community support plan and oversight
by lead agencies, shall provide values and information needed to calculate an individual's
rate into the rates management system. The determination of service levels must be part of
a discussion with members of the support team as defined in section 245D.02, subdivision
34. This discussion must occur prior to the final establishment of each individual's rate. The
values and information include:

(1) shared staffing hours;

(2) individual staffing hours;

(3) direct registered nurse hours;

(4) direct licensed practical nurse hours;

(5) staffing ratios;

(6) information to document variable levels of service qualification for variable levels
of reimbursement in each framework;

(7) shared or individualized arrangements for unit-based services, including the staffing
ratio;

(8) number of trips and miles for transportation services; and

(9) service hours provided through monitoring technology.

(e) Updates to individual data must include:

(1) data for each individual that is updated annually when renewing service plans; and

(2) requests by individuals or lead agencies to update a rate whenever there is a change
in an individual's service needs, with accompanying documentation.

(f) Lead agencies shall review and approve all services reflecting each individual's needs,
and the values to calculate the final payment rate for services with variables under
subdivisions 6, 7, 8, and 9 for each individual. Lead agencies must notify the individual and
the service provider of the final agreed-upon values and rate, and provide information that
is identical to what was entered into the rates management system. If a value used was
mistakenly or erroneously entered and used to calculate a rate, a provider may petition lead
agencies to correct it. Lead agencies must respond to these requests. When responding to
the request, the lead agency must consider:

(1) meeting the health and welfare needs of the individual or individuals receiving
services by service site, identified in their coordinated service and support plan under section
245D.02, subdivision 4b, and any addendum under section 245D.02, subdivision 4c;

(2) meeting the requirements for staffing under subdivision 2, paragraphs deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end , deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (m)new text end ,
and deleted text begin (m)deleted text end new text begin (n)new text end ; and meeting or exceeding the licensing standards for staffing required under
section 245D.09, subdivision 1; and

(3) meeting the staffing ratio requirements under subdivision 2, paragraph (n), and
meeting or exceeding the licensing standards for staffing required under section 245D.31.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Base wage index and standard component values.

(a) The base wage index
is established to determine staffing costs associated with providing services to individuals
receiving home and community-based services. For purposes of developing and calculating
the proposed base wage, Minnesota-specific wages taken from job descriptions and standard
occupational classification (SOC) codes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics as defined in
the most recent edition of the Occupational Handbook must be used. The base wage index
must be calculated as follows:

(1) for residential direct care staff, the sum of:

(i) 15 percent of the subtotal of 50 percent of the median wage for personal and home
health aide (SOC code 39-9021); 30 percent of the median wage for nursing assistant (SOC
code 31-1014); and 20 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC
code 21-1093); and

(ii) 85 percent of the subtotal of 20 percent of the median wage for home health aide
(SOC code 31-1011); 20 percent of the median wage for personal and home health aide
(SOC code 39-9021); 20 percent of the median wage for nursing assistant (SOC code
31-1014); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053);
and 20 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);

(2) for day services, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing assistant (SOC code
31-1014); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053);
and 60 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);

(3) for residential asleep-overnight staff, the wage is the minimum wage in Minnesota
for large employers, except in a family foster care setting, the wage is 36 percent of the
minimum wage in Minnesota for large employers;

(4) for behavior program analyst staff, 100 percent of the median wage for mental health
counselors (SOC code 21-1014);

(5) for behavior program professional staff, 100 percent of the median wage for clinical
counseling and school psychologist (SOC code 19-3031);

(6) for behavior program specialist staff, 100 percent of the median wage for psychiatric
technicians (SOC code 29-2053);

(7) for supportive living services staff, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing assistant
(SOC code 31-1014); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code
29-2053); and 60 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code
21-1093);

(8) for housing access coordination staff, 100 percent of the median wage for community
and social services specialist (SOC code 21-1099);

(9) for in-home family support staff, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide
(SOC code 31-1012); 30 percent of the median wage for community social service specialist
(SOC code 21-1099); 40 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide
(SOC code 21-1093); and ten percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC
code 29-2053);

(10) for individualized home supports services staff, 40 percent of the median wage for
community social service specialist (SOC code 21-1099); 50 percent of the median wage
for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093); and ten percent of the median
wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053);

(11) for independent living skills staff, 40 percent of the median wage for community
social service specialist (SOC code 21-1099); 50 percent of the median wage for social and
human services aide (SOC code 21-1093); and ten percent of the median wage for psychiatric
technician (SOC code 29-2053);

(12) for independent living skills specialist staff, 100 percent of mental health and
substance abuse social worker (SOC code 21-1023);

(13) for supported employment staff, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing assistant
(SOC code 31-1014); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code
29-2053); and 60 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code
21-1093);

(14) for employment support services staff, 50 percent of the median wage for
rehabilitation counselor (SOC code 21-1015); and 50 percent of the median wage for
community and social services specialist (SOC code 21-1099);

(15) for employment exploration services staff, 50 percent of the median wage for
rehabilitation counselor (SOC code 21-1015); and 50 percent of the median wage for
community and social services specialist (SOC code 21-1099);

(16) for employment development services staff, 50 percent of the median wage for
education, guidance, school, and vocational counselors (SOC code 21-1012); and 50 percent
of the median wage for community and social services specialist (SOC code 21-1099);

(17) for adult companion staff, 50 percent of the median wage for personal and home
care aide (SOC code 39-9021); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing assistant
(SOC code 31-1014);

(18) for night supervision staff, 20 percent of the median wage for home health aide
(SOC code 31-1011); 20 percent of the median wage for personal and home health aide
(SOC code 39-9021); 20 percent of the median wage for nursing assistant (SOC code
31-1014); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053);
and 20 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);

(19) for respite staff, 50 percent of the median wage for personal and home care aide
(SOC code 39-9021); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing assistant (SOC code
31-1014);

(20) for personal support staff, 50 percent of the median wage for personal and home
care aide (SOC code 39-9021); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing assistant
(SOC code 31-1014);

(21) for supervisory staff, 100 percent of the median wage for community and social
services specialist (SOC code 21-1099), with the exception of the supervisor of behavior
professional, behavior analyst, and behavior specialists, which is 100 percent of the median
wage for clinical counseling and school psychologist (SOC code 19-3031);

(22) for registered nurse staff, 100 percent of the median wage for registered nurses
(SOC code 29-1141); and

(23) for licensed practical nurse staff, 100 percent of the median wage for licensed
practical nurses (SOC code 29-2061).

(b) Component values for residential support services are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;

(5) program-related expense ratio: 1.3 percent; and

(6) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.

(c) Component values for family foster care are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) general administrative support ratio: 3.3 percent;

(5) program-related expense ratio: 1.3 percent; and

(6) absence factor: 1.7 percent.

(d) Component values for day services for all services are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) program plan support ratio: 5.6 percent;

(5) client programming and support ratio: ten percent;

(6) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;

(7) program-related expense ratio: 1.8 percent; and

(8) absence and utilization factor ratio: 9.4 percent.

(e) Component values for unit-based services with programming are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) program plan supports ratio: 15.5 percent;

(5) client programming and supports ratio: 4.7 percent;

(6) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;

(7) program-related expense ratio: 6.1 percent; and

(8) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.

(f) Component values for unit-based services without programming except respite are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) program plan support ratio: 7.0 percent;

(5) client programming and support ratio: 2.3 percent;

(6) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;

(7) program-related expense ratio: 2.9 percent; and

(8) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.

(g) Component values for unit-based services without programming for respite are:

(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;

(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;

(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;

(4) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;

(5) program-related expense ratio: 2.9 percent; and

(6) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.

(h) On July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall update the base wage index in paragraph
(a) based on the wage data by standard occupational code (SOC) from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics available on December 31, 2016. The commissioner shall publish these updated
values and load them into the rate management system. On July 1, 2022, and every five
years thereafter, the commissioner shall update the base wage index in paragraph (a) based
on the most recently available wage data by SOC from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The
commissioner shall publish these updated values and load them into the rate management
system.

(i) On July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall update the framework components in
paragraph (d), clause (5); paragraph (e), clause (5); and paragraph (f), clause (5); subdivision
6, clauses (8) and (9); and subdivision 7, clauses (10), (16), and (17), for changes in the
Consumer Price Index. The commissioner will adjust these values higher or lower by the
percentage change in the Consumer Price Index-All Items, United States city average
(CPI-U) from January 1, 2014, to January 1, 2017. The commissioner shall publish these
updated values and load them into the rate management system. On July 1, 2022, and every
five years thereafter, the commissioner shall update the framework components in paragraph
(d), clause (5); paragraph (e), clause (5); and paragraph (f), clause (5); subdivision 6, clauses
(8) and (9); and subdivision 7, clauses (10), (16), and (17), for changes in the Consumer
Price Index. The commissioner shall adjust these values higher or lower by the percentage
change in the CPI-U from the date of the previous update to the date of the data most recently
available prior to the scheduled update. The commissioner shall publish these updated values
and load them into the rate management system.

(j) In this subdivision, if Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational codes or Consumer
Price Index items are unavailable in the future, the commissioner shall recommend to the
legislature codes or items to update and replace missing component values.

new text begin (k) The commissioner shall increase the updated base wage index in paragraph (h) with
a competitive workforce factor as follows:
 new text end

new text begin (1) upon federal approval, the competitive workforce factor is 8.35 percent;
 new text end

new text begin (2) effective July 1, 2019, the competitive workforce factor is decreased to 5.5 percent;
and
 new text end

new text begin (3) effective July 1, 2020, the competitive workforce factor is decreased to 1.8 percent.
 new text end

new text begin The lead agencies must implement changes to the competitive workforce factor on the dates
listed in clauses (1) to (3), and not as reassessments, reauthorizations, or service plan renewals
occur.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective upon federal approval. The commissioner
shall inform the revisor of statutes when federal approval is obtained.
 new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 10, is
amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Updating payment values and additional information.

(a) From January
1, 2014, through December 31, 2017, the commissioner shall develop and implement uniform
procedures to refine terms and adjust values used to calculate payment rates in this section.

(b) No later than July 1, 2014, the commissioner shall, within available resources, begin
to conduct research and gather data and information from existing state systems or other
outside sources on the following items:

(1) differences in the underlying cost to provide services and care across the state; and

(2) mileage, vehicle type, lift requirements, incidents of individual and shared rides, and
units of transportation for all day services, which must be collected from providers using
the rate management worksheet and entered into the rates management system; and

(3) the distinct underlying costs for services provided by a license holder under sections
245D.05, 245D.06, 245D.07, 245D.071, 245D.081, and 245D.09, and for services provided
by a license holder certified under section 245D.33.

(c) Beginning January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2018, using a statistically valid
set of rates management system data, the commissioner, in consultation with stakeholders,
shall analyze for each service the average difference in the rate on December 31, 2013, and
the framework rate at the individual, provider, lead agency, and state levels. The
commissioner shall issue semiannual reports to the stakeholders on the difference in rates
by service and by county during the banding period under section 256B.4913, subdivision
4a. The commissioner shall issue the first report by October 1, 2014, and the final report
shall be issued by December 31, 2018.

(d) No later than July 1, 2014, the commissioner, in consultation with stakeholders, shall
begin the review and evaluation of the following values already in subdivisions 6 to 9, or
issues that impact all services, including, but not limited to:

(1) values for transportation rates;

(2) values for services where monitoring technology replaces staff time;

(3) values for indirect services;

(4) values for nursing;

(5) values for the facility use rate in day services, and the weightings used in the day
service ratios and adjustments to those weightings;

(6) values for workers' compensation as part of employee-related expenses;

(7) values for unemployment insurance as part of employee-related expenses;

(8) any changes in state or federal law with a direct impact on the underlying cost of
providing home and community-based services; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(9) new text begin direct care staff labor market measures; and
new text end

new text begin (10) new text end outcome measures, determined by the commissioner, for home and community-based
services rates determined under this section.

(e) The commissioner shall report to the chairs and the ranking minority members of
the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over health and human services
policy and finance with the information and data gathered under paragraphs (b) to (d)new text begin , and
subdivision 10, paragraph (g), clause (6),new text end on the following dates:

(1) January 15, 2015, with preliminary results and data;

(2) January 15, 2016, with a status implementation update, and additional data and
summary information;

(3) January 15, 2017, with the full report; and

(4) January 15, 2020, with another full report, and a full report once every four years
thereafter.

(f) The commissioner shall implement a regional adjustment factor to all rate calculations
in subdivisions 6 to 9, effective no later than January 1, 2015. Beginning July 1, 2017, the
commissioner shall renew analysis and implement changes to the regional adjustment factors
when adjustments required under subdivision 5, paragraph (h), occur. Prior to
implementation, the commissioner shall consult with stakeholders on the methodology to
calculate the adjustment.

(g) The commissioner shall provide a public notice via LISTSERV in October of each
year beginning October 1, 2014, containing information detailing legislatively approved
changes in:

(1) calculation values including derived wage rates and related employee and
administrative factors;

(2) service utilization;

(3) county and tribal allocation changes; and

(4) information on adjustments made to calculation values and the timing of those
adjustments.

The information in this notice must be effective January 1 of the following year.

(h) When the available shared staffing hours in a residential setting are insufficient to
meet the needs of an individual who enrolled in residential services after January 1, 2014,
or insufficient to meet the needs of an individual with a service agreement adjustment
described in section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a, paragraph (f), then individual staffing hours
shall be used.

(i) The commissioner shall study the underlying cost of absence and utilization for day
services. Based on the commissioner's evaluation of the data collected under this paragraph,
the commissioner shall make recommendations to the legislature by January 15, 2018, for
changes, if any, to the absence and utilization factor ratio component value for day services.

(j) Beginning July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall collect transportation and trip
information for all day services through the rates management system.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 10a, is
amended to read:


Subd. 10a.

Reporting and analysis of cost data.

(a) The commissioner must ensure
that wage values and component values in subdivisions 5 to 9 reflect the cost to provide the
service. As determined by the commissioner, in consultation with stakeholders identified
in section 256B.4913, subdivision 5, a provider enrolled to provide services with rates
determined under this section must submit requested cost data to the commissioner to support
research on the cost of providing services that have rates determined by the disability waiver
rates system. Requested cost data may include, but is not limited to:

(1) worker wage costs;

(2) benefits paid;

(3) supervisor wage costs;

(4) executive wage costs;

(5) vacation, sick, and training time paid;

(6) taxes, workers' compensation, and unemployment insurance costs paid;

(7) administrative costs paid;

(8) program costs paid;

(9) transportation costs paid;

(10) vacancy rates; and

(11) other data relating to costs required to provide services requested by the
commissioner.

(b) At least once in any five-year period, a provider must submit cost data for a fiscal
year that ended not more than 18 months prior to the submission date. The commissioner
shall provide each provider a 90-day notice prior to its submission due date. If a provider
fails to submit required reporting data, the commissioner shall provide notice to providers
that have not provided required data 30 days after the required submission date, and a second
notice for providers who have not provided required data 60 days after the required
submission date. The commissioner shall temporarily suspend payments to the provider if
cost data is not received 90 days after the required submission date. Withheld payments
shall be made once data is received by the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner shall conduct a random validation of data submitted under
paragraph (a) to ensure data accuracy. The commissioner shall analyze cost documentation
in paragraph (a) and provide recommendations for adjustments to cost components.

(d) The commissioner shall analyze cost documentation in paragraph (a) and, in
consultation with stakeholders identified in section 256B.4913, subdivision 5, may submit
recommendations on component values and inflationary factor adjustments to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over human
services every four years beginning January 1, 2020. The commissioner shall make
recommendations in conjunction with reports submitted to the legislature according to
subdivision 10, paragraph (e). The commissioner shall release cost data in an aggregate
form, and cost data from individual providers shall not be released except as provided for
in current law.

(e) The commissioner, in consultation with stakeholders identified in section 256B.4913,
subdivision 5, shall develop and implement a process for providing training and technical
assistance necessary to support provider submission of cost documentation required under
paragraph (a).

new text begin (f) Beginning January 1, 2019, providers enrolled to provide services with rates
determined under this section shall submit labor market data to the commissioner annually.
 new text end

new text begin (g) Beginning January 15, 2020, the commissioner shall publish annual reports on
provider and state-level labor market data, including, but not limited to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) number of direct care staff;
 new text end

new text begin (2) wages of direct care staff;
 new text end

new text begin (3) benefits provided to direct care staff;
 new text end

new text begin (4) direct care staff job vacancies;
 new text end

new text begin (5) direct care staff retention rates; and
 new text end

new text begin (6) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the competitive workforce factors.
 new text end

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256I.03, subdivision 8, is amended
to read:


Subd. 8.

Supplementary services.

"Supplementary services" means housing support
services provided to individuals in addition to room and board including, but not limited
to, oversight and up to 24-hour supervision, medication reminders, assistance with
transportation, arranging for meetings and appointments, and arranging for medical and
social services.new text begin Providers must comply with section 256I.04, subdivision 2h.
new text end

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256I.04, subdivision 2b, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2b.

Housing support agreements.

(a) Agreements between agencies and providers
of housing support must be in writing on a form developed and approved by the commissioner
and must specify the name and address under which the establishment subject to the
agreement does business and under which the establishment, or service provider, if different
from the group residential housing establishment, is licensed by the Department of Health
or the Department of Human Services; the specific license or registration from the
Department of Health or the Department of Human Services held by the provider and the
number of beds subject to that license; the address of the location or locations at which
group residential housing is provided under this agreement; the per diem and monthly rates
that are to be paid from housing support funds for each eligible resident at each location;
the number of beds at each location which are subject to the agreement; whether the license
holder is a not-for-profit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
and a statement that the agreement is subject to the provisions of sections 256I.01 to 256I.06
and subject to any changes to those sections.

(b) Providers are required to verify the following minimum requirements in the
agreement:

(1) current license or registration, including authorization if managing or monitoring
medications;

(2) all staff who have direct contact with recipients meet the staff qualifications;

(3) the provision of housing support;

(4) the provision of supplementary services, if applicable;

(5) reports of adverse events, including recipient death or serious injury; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(6) submission of residency requirements that could result in recipient evictiondeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (7) confirmation that the provider will not limit or restrict the number of hours an
applicant or recipient chooses to be employed, as specified in subdivision 5.
 new text end

(c) Agreements may be terminated with or without cause by the commissioner, the
agency, or the provider with two calendar months prior notice. The commissioner may
immediately terminate an agreement under subdivision 2d.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256I.04, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 2h. new text end

new text begin Required supplementary services. new text end

new text begin Providers of supplementary services shall
ensure that recipients have, at a minimum, assistance with services as identified in the
recipient's professional statement of need under section 256I.03, subdivision 12. Providers
of supplementary services shall maintain case notes with the date and description of services
provided to individual recipients.
 new text end

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256I.04, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Employment. new text end

new text begin A provider is prohibited from limiting or restricting the number
of hours an applicant or recipient is employed.
 new text end

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256I.05, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:


Subd. 3.

Limits on rates.

When a room and board rate is used to pay for an individual's
room and board, the rate payable to the residence must not exceed the rate paid by an
individual not receiving a room and board rate deleted text begin under this chapterdeleted text end new text begin but who is eligible under
section 256I.04, subdivision 1new text end .

Sec. 33.

Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 27, section 76, is amended to read:


Sec. 76. DISABILITY WAIVER REIMBURSEMENT RATE ADJUSTMENTS.

Subdivision 1.

Historical rate.

The commissioner of human services shall adjust the
historical rates calculated in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a,
paragraph (b), in effect during the banding period under Minnesota Statutes, section
256B.4913, subdivision 4a, paragraph (a), for the reimbursement rate increases effective
April 1, 2014, and any rate modification enacted during the 2014 legislative session.

deleted text begin Subd. 2. deleted text end

deleted text begin Residential support services. deleted text end

deleted text begin The commissioner of human services shall adjust
the rates calculated in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.4914, subdivision 6, paragraphs
(b), clause (4), and (c), for the reimbursement rate increases effective April 1, 2014, and
any rate modification enacted during the 2014 legislative session.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin Subd. 3. deleted text end

deleted text begin Day programs. deleted text end

deleted text begin The commissioner of human services shall adjust the rates
calculated in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.4914, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clauses
(15) to (17), for the reimbursement rate increases effective April 1, 2014, and any rate
modification enacted during the 2014 legislative session.
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deleted text begin Subd. 4. deleted text end

deleted text begin Unit-based services with programming. deleted text end

deleted text begin The commissioner of human services
shall adjust the rate calculated in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.4914, subdivision 8,
paragraph (a), clause (14), for the reimbursement rate increases effective April 1, 2014, and
any rate modification enacted during the 2014 legislative session.
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deleted text begin Subd. 5. deleted text end

deleted text begin Unit-based services without programming. deleted text end

deleted text begin The commissioner of human
services shall adjust the rate calculated in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.4914, subdivision
9, paragraph (a), clause (23), for the reimbursement rate increases effective April 1, 2014,
and any rate modification enacted during the 2014 legislative session.
 deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective upon federal approval of the competitive
workforce factor under section 25, or January 1, 2019, whichever occurs first. The
commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor if this section becomes effective
prior to January 1, 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 34.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 52, is amended to
read:


Sec. 52. RANDOM MOMENT TIME STUDY EVALUATION REQUIRED.

The commissioner of human services shall implement administrative efficiencies and
evaluate the random moment time study methodology for reimbursement of costs associated
with county duties required under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0911. The evaluation
must determine whether random moment is efficient and effective in supporting functions
of assessment and support planning and the purpose under Minnesota Statutes, section
256B.0911, subdivision 1. The commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction
over health and human services by January 15, 2019.new text begin The report must include at least one
option for a flat-rate payment methodology for long-term care consultation assessment and
support planning services, draft legislation to implement the flat-rate options, a fiscal analysis
of the flat-rate options, and a policy analysis of the flat-rate options, including the
commissioner's rationale for supporting or opposing the option that is, in the commissioner's
opinion, the best of the flat-rate options.
new text end

Sec. 35.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 6, article 3, section 49, is amended to
read:


Sec. 49. ELECTRONIC deleted text begin SERVICE DELIVERY DOCUMENTATION SYSTEMdeleted text end new text begin
VISIT VERIFICATIONnew text end .

Subdivision 1.

Documentation; establishment.

The commissioner of human services
shall establish implementation requirements and standards for deleted text begin andeleted text end electronic deleted text begin service delivery
documentation systemdeleted text end new text begin visit verificationnew text end to comply with the 21st Century Cures Act, Public
Law 114-255. Within available appropriations, the commissioner shall take steps to comply
with the electronic visit verification requirements in the 21st Century Cures Act, Public
Law 114-255.

Subd. 2.

Definitions.

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

(b) "Electronic deleted text begin service delivery documentationdeleted text end new text begin visit verificationnew text end " means the electronic
documentation of the:

(1) type of service performed;

(2) individual receiving the service;

(3) date of the service;

(4) location of the service delivery;

(5) individual providing the service; and

(6) time the service begins and ends.

(c) "Electronic deleted text begin service delivery documentationdeleted text end new text begin visit verificationnew text end system" means a system
that provides electronic deleted text begin service delivery documentationdeleted text end new text begin verification of servicesnew text end that complies
with the 21st Century Cures Act, Public Law 114-255, and the requirements of subdivision
3.

(d) "Service" means one of the following:

(1) personal care assistance services as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625,
subdivision 19a, and provided according to Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0659; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(2) community first services and supports under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.85new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (3) home health services under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625, subdivision 6a;
or
 new text end

new text begin (4) other medical supplies and equipment or home and community-based services that
are required to be electronically verified by the 21st Century Cures Act, Public Law 114-255new text end .

Subd. 3.

new text begin Systemnew text end requirements.

(a) In developing implementation requirements for deleted text begin andeleted text end
electronic deleted text begin service delivery documentation systemdeleted text end new text begin visit verificationnew text end , the commissioner shall
deleted text begin consider electronic visit verification systems and other electronic service delivery
documentation methods. The commissioner shall convene stakeholders that will be impacted
by an electronic service delivery system, including service providers and their representatives,
service recipients and their representatives, and, as appropriate, those with expertise in the
development and operation of an electronic service delivery documentation system, todeleted text end ensure
that the requirements:

(1) are minimally administratively and financially burdensome to a provider;

(2) are minimally burdensome to the service recipient and the least disruptive to the
service recipient in receiving and maintaining allowed services;

(3) consider existing best practices and use of electronic deleted text begin service delivery documentationdeleted text end new text begin
visit verificationnew text end ;

(4) are conducted according to all state and federal laws;

(5) are effective methods for preventing fraud when balanced against the requirements
of clauses (1) and (2); and

(6) are consistent with the Department of Human Services' policies related to covered
services, flexibility of service use, and quality assurance.

(b) The commissioner shall make training available to providers on the electronic deleted text begin service
delivery documentationdeleted text end new text begin visit verificationnew text end system requirements.

(c) The commissioner shall establish baseline measurements related to preventing fraud
and establish measures to determine the effect of electronic deleted text begin service delivery documentationdeleted text end new text begin
visit verificationnew text end requirements on program integrity.

new text begin (d) The commissioner shall make a state-selected electronic visit verification system
available to providers of services.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Provider requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) Providers of services may select their own
electronic visit verification system that meets the requirements established by the
commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin (b) All electronic visit verification systems used by providers to comply with the
requirements established by the commissioner must provide data to the commissioner in a
format and at a frequency to be established by the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Providers must implement the electronic visit verification systems required under
this section by January 1, 2019, for personal care services and by January 1, 2023, for home
health services in accordance with the 21st Century Cures Act, Public Law 114-255, and
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines. For the purposes of this
paragraph, "personal care services" and "home health services" have the meanings given
in United States Code, title 42, section 1396b(l)(5).
 new text end

deleted text begin Subd. 4. deleted text end

deleted text begin Legislative report. deleted text end

deleted text begin (a) The commissioner shall submit a report by January 15,
2018, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over human services with recommendations, based on the requirements of
subdivision 3, to establish electronic service delivery documentation system requirements
and standards. The report shall identify:
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) the essential elements necessary to operationalize a base-level electronic service
delivery documentation system to be implemented by January 1, 2019; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) enhancements to the base-level electronic service delivery documentation system to
be implemented by January 1, 2019, or after, with projected operational costs and the costs
and benefits for system enhancements.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) The report must also identify current regulations on service providers that are either
inefficient, minimally effective, or will be unnecessary with the implementation of an
electronic service delivery documentation system.
 deleted text end

Sec. 36. new text begin ANALYSIS OF LICENSING ADULT FOSTER CARE.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall complete an analysis of settings identified by the commissioner,
in collaboration with county licensing agencies, as needing a license under Minnesota
Statutes, section 245A.03, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (7), to determine if revisions
to the definition of residential program for recipients of home and community-based waiver
services are needed. The commissioner shall engage stakeholders, including licensed
providers of services governed by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245D, and family members
who own and maintain control of the residence in which the service recipients live, in the
process of determining if revisions are needed and developing recommendations. The
commissioner shall provide a summary of the analysis and stakeholder input along with
recommendations, if any, to revise the definition of residential program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 245A.02, subdivision 14, to the chairs and ranking minorities members of
the legislative committees with jurisdiction over human services by February 15, 2019.
 new text end

Sec. 37. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER.
new text end

new text begin Between July 1, 2018, and December 31, 2018, or until federal approval of the
competitive workforce factor under section 25 if federal approval is obtained before
December 31, 2018, the commissioner of human services shall continue to reimburse the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the disallowed federal share of the rate
increases described in Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 27, section 76, subdivisions 2 to 5.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 38. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER; BI AND CADI WAIVER
CUSTOMIZED LIVING SERVICES PROVIDER LOCATED IN HENNEPIN
COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of human services shall allow a housing with services establishment
located in Minneapolis that provides customized living and 24-hour customized living
services for clients enrolled in the brain injury (BI) or community access for disability
inclusion (CADI) waiver and had a capacity to serve 66 clients as of July 1, 2017, to transfer
service capacity of up to 66 clients to no more than three new housing with services
establishments located in Hennepin County.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.492, the commissioner shall
determine whether the new housing with services establishments described under paragraph
(a) meet the BI and CADI waiver customized living and 24-hour customized living size
limitation exception for clients receiving those services at the new housing with services
establishments described under paragraph (a).
 new text end

Sec. 39. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of human services must ensure that the MnCHOICES 2.0
assessment and support planning tool incorporates a qualitative approach with open-ended
questions and a conversational, culturally sensitive approach to interviewing that captures
the assessor's professional judgment based on the person's responses.
 new text end

new text begin (b) If the commissioner of human services convenes a working group or consults with
stakeholders for the purposes of modifying the assessment and support planning process or
tool, the commissioner must include members of the disability community, including
representatives of organizations and individuals involved in assessment and support planning.
 new text end

Sec. 40. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall codify Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 6, article
3, section 49, as amended in this act, in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.
 new text end

Sec. 41. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0705, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2019.
 new text end

ARTICLE 31

HUMAN SERVICES FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS

Section 1. new text begin HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin The dollar amounts shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if
shown in parentheses, are subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2017, First Special
Session chapter 6, article 18, from the general fund or any fund named to the Department
of Human Services for the purposes specified in this article, to be available for the fiscal
year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this article mean
that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal years ending June 30,
2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year"
is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
 new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
 new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
 new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN
SERVICES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin (208,963,000)
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin (88,363,000)
 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
 new text end
new text begin General Fund
 new text end 		new text begin (210,083,000)
 new text end 		new text begin (103,535,000)
 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access
Fund
 new text end 		new text begin 7,620,000
 new text end 		new text begin 9,258,000
 new text end
new text begin Federal TANF
 new text end 		new text begin (6,500,000)
 new text end 		new text begin 5,914,000
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Forecasted Programs
 new text end

new text begin (a) MFIP/DWP
 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
 new text end
new text begin General Fund
 new text end 		new text begin (3,749,000)
 new text end 		new text begin (11,267,000)
 new text end
new text begin Federal TANF
 new text end 		new text begin (7,418,000)
 new text end 		new text begin 4,565,000
 new text end
new text begin (b) MFIP Child Care Assistance
 new text end 		new text begin (7,995,000)
 new text end 		new text begin (521,000)
 new text end
new text begin (c) General Assistance
 new text end 		new text begin (4,850,000)
 new text end 		new text begin (3,770,000)
 new text end
new text begin (d) Minnesota Supplemental Aid
 new text end 		new text begin (1,179,000)
 new text end 		new text begin (821,000)
 new text end
new text begin (e) Housing Support
 new text end 		new text begin (3,260,000)
 new text end 		new text begin (3,038,000)
 new text end
new text begin (f) Northstar Care for Children
 new text end 		new text begin (5,168,000)
 new text end 		new text begin (6,458,000)
 new text end
new text begin (g) MinnesotaCare
 new text end 		new text begin 7,620,000
 new text end 		new text begin 9,258,000
 new text end

new text begin These appropriations are from the health care
access fund.
 new text end

new text begin (h) Medical Assistance
 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
 new text end
new text begin General Fund
 new text end 		new text begin (199,817,000)
 new text end 		new text begin (106,124,000)
 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access
Fund
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end
new text begin (i) Alternative Care Program
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end
new text begin (j) CCDTF Entitlements
 new text end 		new text begin 15,935,000
 new text end 		new text begin 28,464,000
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Technical Activities
 new text end

new text begin 918,000
 new text end 		new text begin 1,349,000
 new text end

new text begin These appropriations are from the federal
TANF fund.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

ARTICLE 32

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in
parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter
6, article 18, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations
are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years
indicated for each purpose. The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that
the addition to or subtraction from appropriations listed under them are available for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. Base level adjustments
mean the addition or subtraction from the base level adjustments in Laws 2017, First Special
Session chapter 6, article 18. "The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal
year 2019. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. Supplemental appropriations and
reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, are effective June 30,
2018, unless a different effective date is specified.
 new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
 new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
 new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN
SERVICES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 30,176,000
 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Central Office; Operations
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 5,318,000
 new text end

new text begin (a) Person-Centered Telepresence Platform
Expansion Work Group. $23,000 in fiscal
year 2019 is for the Person-Centered
Telepresence Platform Expansion Work Group
in article 29, section 6. This is a onetime
appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Base Level Adjustment. The general fund
base is increased by $6,564,000 in fiscal year
2020 and increased by $6,587,000 in fiscal
year 2021.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Central Office; Children and Families
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 1,933,000
 new text end

new text begin Child Welfare Training. $1,933,000 in fiscal
year 2019 is for initial costs for the child
welfare training in Minnesota Statutes, section
260C.81. No money from this appropriation
may be used for indirect costs by an entity
under contract to implement Minnesota
Statutes, section 260C.81. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2021.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Central Office; Health Care
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 1,024,000
 new text end

new text begin new text begin Base Level Adjustment.new text end The general fund
base is increased by $1,507,000 in fiscal year
2020 and increased by $1,513,000 in fiscal
year 2021.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Central Office; Continuing Care for
Older Adults
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 418,000
 new text end

new text begin new text begin Base Level Adjustment.new text end The general fund
base is increased by $425,000 in fiscal year
2020 and increased by $425,000 in fiscal year
2021.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Central Office; Community Supports
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 3,942,000
 new text end

new text begin new text begin Base Level Adjustment. new text end The general fund
base is increased by $3,968,000 in fiscal year
2020 and increased by $3,968,000 in fiscal
year 2021.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Forecasted Programs; Medical
Assistance
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 26,670,000
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Forecasted Programs; Alternative Care
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin (28,000)
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Forecasted Programs; Chemical
Dependency Treatment Fund
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin (14,243,000)
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Grant Programs; Children's Services
Grants
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 365,000
 new text end

new text begin new text begin American Indian Child Welfare Initiative.new text end
$365,000 in fiscal year 2019 is for planning
efforts to expand the American Indian Child
Welfare Initiative authorized under Minnesota
Statutes, section 256.01, subdivision 14b. Of
this appropriation, $240,000 is for grants to
the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and $125,000
is for grants to the Red Lake Nation. This is
a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Adult Mental Health Grants
 new text end

new text begin Peer-Run Respite Services in Todd County.
On June 1, 2018, any unexpended balance
from the appropriation in Laws 2017, First
Special Session chapter 6, article 18, section
2, subdivision 30, paragraph (a), is canceled.
In fiscal year 2018, the unexpended balance
in the general fund from this law is for Todd
County for the planning and development of
a peer-run respite center for individuals
experiencing mental health conditions or
co-occurring substance abuse disorder. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until June 30, 2021. The grant is contingent
on Todd County providing to the
commissioner of human services a plan to
fund, operate, and sustain the program and
services after the onetime state grant is
expended. Todd County must outline the
proposed funding stream or mechanism, and
any necessary local funding commitment,
which will ensure the program will result in a
sustainable program. The funding stream may
include state funding for programs and
services for which the individuals served under
this paragraph may be eligible. The
commissioner of human services, in
collaboration with Todd County, may explore
a plan for continued funding using existing
appropriations through eligibility for group
residential housing under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 256I.
 new text end

new text begin The peer-run respite center must:
 new text end

new text begin (1) admit individuals who are in need of peer
support and supportive services while
addressing an increase in symptoms or
stressors or exacerbation of their mental health
or substance abuse;
 new text end

new text begin (2) admit individuals to reside at the center on
a short-term basis, no longer than five days;
 new text end

new text begin (3) be operated by a nonprofit organization;
 new text end

new text begin (4) employ individuals who have personal
experience with mental health or co-occurring
substance abuse conditions who meet the
qualifications of a mental health certified peer
specialist under Minnesota Statutes, section
256B.0615, or a recovery peer;
 new text end

new text begin (5) provide at least three but no more than six
beds in private rooms; and
 new text end

new text begin (6) not provide clinical services.
 new text end

new text begin By November 1, 2018, the commissioner of
human services, in consultation with Todd
County, shall report to the committees in the
senate and house of representatives with
jurisdiction over mental health issues, the
status of planning and development of the
peer-run respite center, and the plan to
financially support the program and services
after the state grant is expended.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Grant Programs; Child Mental Health
Grants
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 4,777,000
 new text end

new text begin (a) School-Linked Mental Health Services
by Telemedicine. $4,777,000 in fiscal year
2019 is to sustain and expand grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4889,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (8),
including the delivery of school-linked mental
health services by telemedicine. The base for
this appropriation is $4,752,000 in fiscal year
2020 and $4,752,000 in fiscal year 2021.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Base Level Adjustment. The general fund
base is increased by $4,752,000 in fiscal year
2020 and increased by $4,752,000 in fiscal
year 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 7,785,000
 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
 new text end
new text begin 2018
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end
new text begin General
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 6,591,000
 new text end
new text begin State Government
Special Revenue
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 1,284,000
 new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Health Improvement
 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund
 new text end
new text begin General Fund
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 3,551,000
 new text end
new text begin State Government
Special Revenue
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 1,259,000
 new text end

new text begin (a) Opioid Overdose Reduction Pilot
Program. $1,062,000 in fiscal year 2019 is
for the opioid overdose reduction pilot
program in article 23, section 16. Of this
appropriation, the commissioner may use up
to $112,000 to administer the program. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until June 30, 2021.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Low-Value Health Services Study.
$389,000 in fiscal year 2019 is for the
low-value health services study in article 23,
section 15. The base for this appropriation is
$106,000 in fiscal year 2020.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Statewide Tobacco Cessation Services.
$291,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated
from the health care access fund for statewide
tobacco cessation services under Minnesota
Statutes, section 144.397. The base for this
appropriation is $1,550,000 in fiscal year
2020, and $2,955,000 in fiscal year 2021.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Reduction of Statewide Health
Improvement Program Appropriation. The
appropriation in Laws 2017, First Special
Session chapter 6, article 18, section 3,
subdivision 2, from the health care access fund
for the statewide health improvement program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.986, is
reduced by $291,000 in fiscal year 2019. The
base for this reduction is $1,550,000 in fiscal
year 2020, and $2,955,000 in fiscal year 2021.
 new text end

new text begin (e) Additional Funding for Opioid
Prevention Pilot Projects. $2,000,000 in
fiscal year 2019 is appropriated for opioid
abuse prevention pilot projects under Laws
2017, First Special Session chapter 6, article
10, section 144. Of this amount, $1,400,000
is for the opioid abuse prevention pilot project
through CHI St. Gabriel's Health Family
Medical Center, also known as Unity Family
Health Care. $600,000 is for Project Echo
through CHI St. Gabriel's Health Family
Medical Center for e-learning sessions
centered around opioid case management and
best practices for opioid abuse prevention.
This is a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin (f) Medical Cannabis. $1,259,000 in fiscal
year 2019 is from the state government special
revenue fund for administration of the medical
cannabis program. The base for this
appropriation is $1,759,000 in fiscal year 2020
and $2,259,000 in fiscal year 2021.
 new text end

new text begin (g) Voice Response Suicide Prevention and
Mental Health Crisis Response Program.
$100,000 in fiscal year 2019 is from the
general fund for a grant to a Minnesota
nonprofit that is experienced in and currently
providing voice response mental health crisis
services and is Minnesota's provider of the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The
grant is to continue providing free and
confidential emotional support to people in
suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. This is a onetime
appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin (h) Base Level Adjustments. The general
fund base is increased by $106,000 in fiscal
year 2020. The state government special
revenue fund base is increased by $1,759,000
in fiscal year 2020 and increased by
$2,259,000 in fiscal year 2021.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Health Protection
 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund
 new text end
new text begin General
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 3,040,000
 new text end
new text begin State Government
Special Revenue
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 25,000
 new text end

new text begin (a) Regulation of Low-Dose X-Ray Security
Screening Systems. $29,000 in fiscal year
2019 is from the state government special
revenue fund for rulemaking under Minnesota
Statutes, section 144.121. The base for this
appropriation is $21,000 in fiscal year 2020
and $21,000 in fiscal year 2021.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Assisted Living Report Card Work
Group. $59,000 in fiscal year 2019 is from
the general fund for the assisted living report
card work group. This is a onetime
appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Base Level Adjustment. The general fund
base is increased by $3,923,000 in fiscal year
2020 and increased by $3,923,000 in fiscal
year 2021. The state government special
revenue fund base is increased by $17,000 in
fiscal year 2020 and increased by $17,000 in
fiscal year 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin HEALTH-RELATED BOARDS
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 278,000
 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the state
government special revenue fund. The
amounts that may be spent for each purpose
are specified in the following subdivisions.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Board of Pharmacy
 new text end

new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin 278,000
 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for migration to a new
information technology platform for the
prescription monitoring program. This is a
onetime appropriation
 new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING
COMMISSION.
new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin -0-
 new text end 		new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 137,000
 new text end

new text begin (a) Health Policy Commission. $137,000 in
fiscal year 2019 is for administration of the
Health Policy Commission under Minnesota
Statutes, section 62J.90. The base for this
appropriation is $405,000 in fiscal year 2020
and $410,000 in fiscal year 2021.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Base Level Adjustment. The base is
increased by $405,000 in fiscal year 2020 and
is increased by $410,000 in fiscal year 2021.
 new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin TRANSFERS.
new text end

new text begin By June 30, 2019, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer $3,174,000
from the general fund to the health care access fund. Notwithstanding section 7, by June
30, 2020, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer $3,174,000 from the
health care access fund to the general fund. These are onetime transfers.
 new text end

new text begin By June 30, 2018, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer
$14,000,000 from the systems operations account in the special revenue fund to the general
fund. This is a onetime transfer.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 7. new text begin EXPIRATION OF UNCODIFIED LANGUAGE.
new text end

new text begin All uncodified language contained in this article expires on June 30, 2019, unless a
different expiration date is specified.
 new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective July 1, 2018, unless a different effective date is specifiednew text end .

ARTICLE 33

SCHOOL SAFETY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.61, is amended to read:


123B.61 PURCHASE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.

new text begin (a) new text end The board of a district may issue general obligation certificates of indebtedness or
capital notes subject to the district debt limits to:

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end purchase vehicles, computers, telephone systems, cable equipment, photocopy
and office equipment, technological equipment for instruction, new text begin public announcement systems,
emergency communications devices, other equipment related to violence prevention and
facility security, new text end and other capital equipment having an expected useful life at least as long
as the terms of the certificates or notes;

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end purchase computer hardware and software, without regard to its expected useful
life, whether bundled with machinery or equipment or unbundled, together with application
development services and training related to the use of the computer; and

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end prepay special assessments.

new text begin (b) new text end The certificates or notes must be payable in not more than ten years and must be
issued on the terms and in the manner determined by the board, except that certificates or
notes issued to prepay special assessments must be payable in not more than 20 years. The
certificates or notes may be issued by resolution and without the requirement for an election.
The certificates or notes are general obligation bonds for purposes of section 126C.55.

new text begin (c) new text end A tax levy must be made for the payment of the principal and interest on the
certificates or notes, in accordance with section 475.61, as in the case of bonds. The sum
of the tax levies under this section and section 123B.62 for each year must not exceed the
lesser new text begin of the sum new text end of the amount of the district's total operating capital revenuenew text begin and safe
schools revenuenew text end or the sum of the district's levy in the general and community service funds
excluding the adjustments under this section for the year preceding the year the initial debt
service levies are certified.

new text begin (d) new text end The district's general fund levy for each year must be reduced by the sum ofnew text begin :
new text end

(1) the amount of the tax levies for debt service certified for each year for payment of
the principal and interest on the certificates or notes issued under this section as required
by section 475.61deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

(2) the amount of the tax levies for debt service certified for each year for payment of
the principal and interest on bonds issued under section 123B.62deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end and

(3) any excess amount in the debt redemption fund used to retire bonds, certificates, or
notes issued under this section or section 123B.62 after April 1, 1997, other than amounts
used to pay capitalized interest.

new text begin (e)new text end If the district's general fund levy is less than the amount of the reduction, the balance
shall be deducted first from the district's community service fund levy, and next from the
district's general fund or community service fund levies for the following year.

new text begin (f)new text end A district using an excess amount in the debt redemption fund to retire the certificates
or notes shall report the amount used for this purpose to the commissioner by July 15 of the
following fiscal year. A district having an outstanding capital loan under section 126C.69
or an outstanding debt service loan under section 126C.68 must not use an excess amount
in the debt redemption fund to retire the certificates or notes.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.44, is amended to read:


126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS deleted text begin LEVYdeleted text end new text begin REVENUEnew text end .

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Safe schools revenue. new text end

deleted text begin (a) Each district may make a levy on all taxable
property located within the district for the purposes specified in this section. The maximum
amount which may be levied for all costs under this section shall be equal to $36 multiplied
by the district's adjusted pupil units for the school year. deleted text end new text begin For fiscal year 2019 and later, safe
schools revenue for a school district equals the sum of its safe schools levy and its safe
schools aid.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Safe schools levy. new text end

new text begin (a) For fiscal year 2019 and later, a district's safe schools
levy equals the sum of its initial safe schools levy and its cooperative safe schools levy.
 new text end

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2019 and later, the initial safe schools levy for a district equals $36
times the district's adjusted pupil units for the school year.
 new text end

new text begin (c) For fiscal year 2019 and later, the cooperative safe schools levy for a school district
that is a member of an intermediate school district equals $15 times the district's adjusted
pupil units for the school year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Safe schools aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For fiscal year 2019 and later, a district's safe schools aid
equals the sum of its initial safe schools aid and its cooperative safe schools aid.
 new text end

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2019 and later, the initial safe schools aid for a district equals the
greater of (1) $25,000 minus the permitted levy under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), or (2)
$3.65 times the district's adjusted pupil units for the school year.
 new text end

new text begin (c) For fiscal year 2019 only, the cooperative safe schools aid for a school district that
is a member of a cooperative unit other than an intermediate district that enrolls students
equals $7.50 times the district's adjusted pupil units for the school year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Intermediate district and cooperative unit revenue transfer. new text end

new text begin Revenue
raised under subdivision 2, paragraph (c), and subdivision 3, paragraph (c), must be
transferred to the intermediate school district or other cooperative unit of which the district
is a member and used only for costs associated with safe schools activities authorized under
subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (10). If the district is a member of more than
one cooperative unit that enrolls students, the revenue must be allocated among the
cooperative units.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Safe schools revenue for a charter school. new text end

new text begin (a) For fiscal year 2019 and later,
safe schools revenue for a charter school equals $3.65 times the adjusted pupil units for the
school year.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The revenue must be reserved and used only for costs associated with safe schools
activities authorized under subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (10), or for building
lease expenses not funded by charter school building lease aid that are attributable to facility
security enhancements made by the landlord after March 1, 2018.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end

new text begin Fiscal year 2019 additional safe schools revenue. new text end

new text begin (a) For fiscal year 2019
only, safe schools aid for a school district under subdivision 3 is increased by an amount
equal to $16.23 times the district's adjusted pupil units for the school year.
 new text end

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2019 only, safe schools revenue for a charter school under subdivision
4 is increased by an amount equal to $16.23 times the charter school's adjusted pupil units
for the school year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Uses of safe schools revenue. new text end

The deleted text begin proceeds of the levydeleted text end new text begin revenuenew text end must be reserved
and used for directly funding the following purposes or for reimbursing the cities and
counties who contract with the district for the following purposes:

(1) to pay the costs incurred for the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of peace
officers and sheriffs for liaison in services in the district's schools;

(2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program as defined in section 609.101,
subdivision 3, paragraph (e), in the elementary schools;

(3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the district's
schools;

(4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school property;

(5) to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety,
voluntary opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by the
school district;

(6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school nurses, licensed school
social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol and chemical dependency
counselors to help provide early responses to problems;

(7) to pay for facility security enhancements including laminated glass, public
announcement systems, emergency communications devices, and equipment and facility
modifications related to violence prevention and facility security;

(8) to pay for costs associated with improving the school climate; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(9) to pay costs for colocating and collaborating with mental health deleted text begin professionalsdeleted text end new text begin
providersnew text end who are not district employees or contractorsnew text begin or to purchase equipment, connection
charges, set-up fees, and site fees in order to deliver mental health services via telemedicine
in school;
new text end

new text begin (10) to pay the costs of enhancing cybersecurity in the district's information systems; or
 new text end

new text begin (11) by board resolution, to transfer money into the debt redemption fund to pay the
amounts needed to meet, when due, principal and interest payments on obligations issued
under sections 123B.61 and 123B.62 for purposes included in clause (7)new text end .

(b) For expenditures under paragraph (a), clause (1), the district must initially attempt
to contract for services to be provided by peace officers or sheriffs with the police department
of each city or the sheriff's department of the county within the district containing the school
receiving the services. If a local police department or a county sheriff's department does
not wish to provide the necessary services, the district may contract for these services with
any other police or sheriff's department located entirely or partially within the school district's
boundaries.

(c) deleted text begin A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may include in
its authority under this section the costs associated with safe schools activities authorized
under paragraph (a) for intermediate school district programs. This authority must not exceed
$15 times the adjusted pupil units of the member districts. This authority is in addition to
any other authority authorized under this section. Revenue raised under this paragraph must
be transferred to the intermediate school district.deleted text end new text begin Notwithstanding paragraph (a), safe schools
aid for a school district and safe schools revenue for a charter school must not be used for
the purpose under paragraph (a), clause (8).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin By January 15 of each year, the commissioner of education must deliver
to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over kindergarten through grade 12 education a report detailing district-level expenditures
of safe schools revenue for the prior fiscal year for each of the authorized purposes under
subdivision 5.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2019 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 34,
is amended to read:


Subd. 34.

Sanneh Foundation.

(a) For a grant to the Sanneh Foundation to provide
all-day, in-school, and before- and after-school academic and behavioral interventions for
low-performing and chronically absent students with a focus on low-income students and
students of color throughout the school year and during the summer to decrease absenteeism,
encourage school engagement, and improve grades and graduation rates.

$
 1,000,000
 .....
 2018
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 250,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end

(b) Funds appropriated deleted text begin in this sectiondeleted text end new text begin for fiscal year 2018new text end must be used to establish and
provide services in schools where the Sanneh Foundation does not currently operate, and
must not be used for programs operating in schools as of June 30, 2017new text begin . Funds appropriated
for fiscal year 2019 may be used to provide services under paragraph (a) in any schoolnew text end .

(c) This is a onetime appropriation. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
available in the second year.

Sec. 4. new text begin TRANSFER OF UNSPENT CONSOLIDATION TRANSITION AID FOR
INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.485, if no school district is eligible
for a consolidation transition aid entitlement for fiscal year 2019, the consolidation transition
aid appropriation for fiscal year 2019 in article 41, section 2 is transferred to the
commissioner of education for additional incentive grants for character development
education under article 33, section 5, subdivision 3. This is a onetime transfer for fiscal year
2019 only.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Education. new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal year
designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Safe schools revenue. new text end

new text begin For safe schools revenue under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.44, subdivision 1:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 19,814,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end

new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $0 for 2018 and $19,814,000 for 2019.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Incentive grants for character development education. new text end

new text begin (a) For incentive
grants to public schools and charter schools that offer the Congressional Medal of Honor
character development program:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 455,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must award grants to public schools and charter schools that
demonstrate use of the Congressional Medal of Honor character development program. The
commissioner must allocate the appropriation proportionally among the public schools and
charter schools that apply, not to exceed $5,000 per school per fiscal year. If the entire
appropriation is not expended in fiscal year 2019, the commissioner must award additional
grants in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. The grant award may be used for any school-related
purpose consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.232.
 new text end

new text begin (c) This is a onetime appropriation. The appropriation is available until June 30, 2021.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Suicide prevention training for teachers. new text end

new text begin (a) For a grant to Kognito to offer
evidence-based online training for teachers on suicide prevention and engaging students
experiencing mental distress:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 273,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end

new text begin (b) Training funded under this subdivision must be accessible to teachers in every school
district, charter school, intermediate school district, service cooperative, and tribal school
in Minnesota. This is a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

ARTICLE 34

GENERAL EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Alternative pupil.

new text begin (a) new text end "Alternative pupil" means an 11th or 12th grade student
not enrolled in a public school district, and includes students attending nonpublic schools
and students who are home schooled.

new text begin (b) "Alternative pupil" includes a 10th grade student who:
 new text end

new text begin (1) is not enrolled in a public school district, including a student attending a nonpublic
school or who is home schooled;
 new text end

new text begin (2) is applying to enroll in a career or technical education course offered by a Minnesota
state college or university; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) has received a passing score on the 8th grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment,
or if the student did not take the 8th grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment in reading,
another reading assessment accepted by the enrolling postsecondary institution.
 new text end

new text begin The alternative 10th grade pupil's enrollment in courses is subject to the same conditions
and restrictions as applies to all other 10th grade students under this section.
 new text end

new text begin (c)new text end An alternative pupil is considered a pupil for purposes of this section only. An
alternative pupil must register with the commissioner of education before participating in
the postsecondary enrollment options program. The commissioner shall prescribe the form
and manner of the registration, in consultation with the Nonpublic Education Council under
section 123B.445, and may request any necessary information from the alternative pupil.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2019 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 22, is amended to read:


Subd. 22.

Transportation.

(a) A parent or guardian of a pupil enrolled in a course for
secondary credit may apply to the pupil's district of residence for reimbursement for
transporting the pupil between the secondary school in which the pupil is enrolled or the
pupil's home and the postsecondary institution that the pupil attends. The state shall provide
state aid to a district in an amount sufficient to reimburse the parent or guardian for the
necessary transportation costs when the family's or guardian's income is at or below the
poverty level, as determined by the federal government. The reimbursement shall be the
pupil's actual cost of transportation or deleted text begin 15 centsdeleted text end new text begin the United States Internal Revenue Service
business standard mileage ratenew text end per mile traveled, whichever is less. Reimbursement may
not be paid for more than 250 miles per week. However, if the nearest postsecondary
institution is more than 25 miles from the pupil's resident secondary school, the weekly
reimbursement may not exceed the reimbursement rate per mile times the actual distance
between the secondary school or the pupil's home and the nearest postsecondary institution
times ten. The state must pay aid to the district according to this subdivision.

(b) A parent or guardian of an alternative pupil enrolled in a course for secondary credit
may apply to the pupil's postsecondary institution for reimbursement for transporting the
pupil between the secondary school in which the pupil is enrolled or the pupil's home and
the postsecondary institution in an amount sufficient to reimburse the parent or guardian
for the necessary transportation costs when the family's or guardian's income is at or below
the poverty level, as determined by the federal government. The amount of the reimbursement
shall be determined as in paragraph (a). The state must pay aid to the postsecondary institution
according to this subdivision.

new text begin (c) "Necessary transportation costs" under this subdivision includes the costs of
transportation in a private vehicle, bus, taxi, or other shared vehicle.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2019 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.68, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2.

Eligible pupils.

(a) A pupil under the age of 21 or who meets the requirements
of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is eligible to participate in the graduation
incentives program, if the pupil:

(1) performs substantially below the performance level for pupils of the same age in a
locally determined achievement test;

(2) is behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining credits for graduation;

(3) is pregnant or is a parent;

(4) has been assessed as chemically dependent;

(5) has been excluded or expelled according to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56;

(6) has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program or a
program pursuant to section 124D.69;

(7) is a victim of physical or sexual abuse;

(8) has experienced mental health problems;

(9) has experienced homelessness sometime within six months before requesting a
transfer to an eligible program;

(10) speaks English as a second language or is an English learner; or

(11) has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant; or

(12) is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer or
other life threatening illness or is the sibling of an eligible pupil who is being currently
treated, and resides with the pupil's family at least 60 miles beyond the outside boundary
of the seven-county metropolitan area.

(b) For fiscal deleted text begin years 2017 and 2018deleted text end new text begin year 2019new text end only, a pupil otherwise qualifying under
paragraph (a) who is at least 21 years of age and not yet 22 years of age, is an English learner
with an interrupted formal education according to section 124D.59, subdivision 2a, and was
in an early middle college program during the previous school year is eligible to participate
in the graduation incentives program under section 124D.68 and in concurrent enrollment
courses offered under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, and is funded in the same manner
as other pupils under this section.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Revenue calculation.

(a) General education revenue must be paid to a
charter school as though it were a district. The general education revenue for each adjusted
pupil unit is the state average general education revenue per pupil unit, plus the referendum
equalization aid allowance new text begin and first tier local optional aid allowance new text end in the pupil's district
of residence, minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to
section 126C.10, subdivision 2, times .0466, calculated without declining enrollment revenue,
local optional revenue, basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, pension adjustment
revenue, transition revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, plus declining enrollment
revenue, basic skills revenue, pension adjustment revenue, and transition revenue as though
the school were a school district.

(b) For a charter school operating an extended day, extended week, or summer program,
the general education revenue in paragraph (a) is increased by an amount equal to 25 percent
of the statewide average extended time revenue per adjusted pupil unit.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the general education revenue for an eligible special
education charter school as defined in section 124E.21, subdivision 2, equals the sum of
the amount determined under paragraph (a) and the school's unreimbursed cost as defined
in section 124E.21, subdivision 2, for educating students not eligible for special education
services.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2020 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, is amended to read:


Subd. 2e.

Local optional revenue.

(a) new text begin For fiscal year 2019, new text end local optional revenue for
a school district equals $424 times the adjusted pupil units of the district for that school
year.new text begin For fiscal year 2020 and later, local optional revenue for a school district equals the
sum of the district's first tier local optional revenue and second tier local optional revenue.
A district's first tier local optional revenue equals $300 times the adjusted pupil units of the
district for that school year. A district's second tier local optional revenue equals $424 times
the adjusted pupil units of the district for that school year.
new text end

(b) new text begin For fiscal year 2019, new text end a district's local optional levy equals its local optional revenue
times the lesser of one or the ratio of its referendum market value per resident pupil unit to
$510,000. new text begin For fiscal year 2020 and later, a district's local optional levy equals the sum of
the first tier local optional levy and the second tier local optional levy. A district's first tier
local optional levy equals the district's first tier local optional revenue times the lesser of
one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $880,000.
A district's second tier local optional levy equals the district's second tier local optional
revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per
resident pupil unit to $510,000. new text end The local optional revenue levy must be spread on referendum
market value. A district may levy less than the permitted amount.

(c) A district's local optional aid equals its local optional revenue less its local optional
levydeleted text begin , times the ratio of the actual amount levied to the permitted levydeleted text end .new text begin If a district's actual
levy for first or second tier local optional revenue is less than its maximum levy limit for
that tier, aid shall be proportionately reduced.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 24, is amended to read:


Subd. 24.

Equity revenue.

(a) A school district qualifies for equity revenue if:

(1) the school district's adjusted pupil unit amount of basic revenue, transition revenue,
new text begin first tier local optional revenue, new text end and referendum revenue is less than the value of the school
district at or immediately above the 95th percentile of school districts in its equity region
for those revenue categories; and

(2) the school district's administrative offices are not located in a city of the first class
on July 1, 1999.

(b) Equity revenue deleted text begin for a qualifying district that receives referendum revenue under
section 126C.17, subdivision 4,deleted text end equals the product of (1) the district's adjusted pupil units
for that year; times (2) the sum of (i) $14, plus (ii) $80, times the school district's equity
index computed under subdivision 27.

deleted text begin (c) Equity revenue for a qualifying district that does not receive referendum revenue
under section 126C.17, subdivision 4, equals the product of the district's adjusted pupil units
for that year times $14.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end A school district's equity revenue is increased by the greater of zero or an amount
equal to the district's adjusted pupil units times the difference between ten percent of the
statewide average amount of referendum revenue new text begin and first tier local optional revenue new text end per
adjusted pupil unit for that year and new text begin the sum of new text end the district's referendum revenue new text begin and first
tier local optional revenue new text end per adjusted pupil unit. A school district's revenue under this
paragraph must not exceed $100,000 for that year.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end A school district's equity revenue for a school district located in the metro equity
region equals the amount computed in paragraphs (b)deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin and new text end (c)deleted text begin , and (d)deleted text end multiplied by 1.25.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end For fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 for a school district not included in paragraph
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end , a district's equity revenue equals the amount computed in paragraphs (b)deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin andnew text end (c)deleted text begin ,
and (d)deleted text end multiplied by 1.16. For fiscal year 2020 and later for a school district not included
in paragraph deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end , a district's equity revenue equals the amount computed in paragraphs
(b)deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin andnew text end (c)deleted text begin , and (d)deleted text end multiplied by 1.25.

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end A school district's additional equity revenue equals $50 times its adjusted pupil
units.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Referendum allowance.

(a) A district's initial referendum allowance new text begin for
fiscal year 2020 and later new text end equals the result of the following calculations:

deleted text begin (1) multiply the referendum allowance the district would have received for fiscal year
2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, subdivision 1, based on elections
held before July 1, 2013, by the resident marginal cost pupil units the district would have
counted for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) add to the result of clause (1) the adjustment the district would have received under
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), based
on elections held before July 1, 2013;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) divide the result of clause (2) by the district's adjusted pupil units for fiscal year
2015;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) add to the result of clause (3) any additional referendum allowance per adjusted pupil
unit authorized by elections held between July 1, 2013, and December 31, 2013;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) add to the result in clause (4) any additional referendum allowance resulting from
inflation adjustments approved by the voters prior to January 1, 2014;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (6) subtract from the result of clause (5), the sum of a district's actual local optional levy
and local optional aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, divided by the adjusted pupil
units of the district for that school year; and
 deleted text end

new text begin (1) subtract $424 from the district's allowance under Minnesota Statutes 2016, section
126C.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (5);
 new text end

new text begin (2) if the result of clause (1) is less than zero, set the allowance to zero;
 new text end

new text begin (3) add to the result in clause (2) any new referendum allowance authorized between
July 1, 2013, and December 31, 2013, under Minnesota Statutes 2013, section 126C.17,
subdivision 9a;
 new text end

new text begin (4) add to the result in clause (3) any additional referendum allowance per adjusted pupil
unit authorized between January 1, 2014, and June 30, 2018;
 new text end

new text begin (5) subtract from the result in clause (4) any allowances expiring in fiscal year 2016,
2017, 2018, or 2019;
 new text end

new text begin (6) subtract $300 from the result in clause (5); and
 new text end

(7) if the result of clause (6) is less than zero, set the allowance to zero.

(b) A district's referendum allowance equals the sum of the district's initial referendum
allowance, plus any new referendum allowance authorized deleted text begin between July 1, 2013, and
December 31, 2013, under subdivision 9a, plus any additional referendum allowance per
adjusted pupil unit authorized after December 31, 2013,deleted text end new text begin after July 1, 2018,new text end minus any
allowances expiring in fiscal year deleted text begin 2016deleted text end new text begin 2020new text end or later, new text begin plus any inflation adjustments for
fiscal year 2020 and later approved by the voters prior to July 1, 2018, new text end provided that the
allowance may not be less than zero. deleted text begin For a district with more than one referendum allowance
for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, the allowance calculated
under paragraph (a), clause (3), must be divided into components such that the same
percentage of the district's allowance expires at the same time as the old allowances would
have expired under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17.deleted text end For a district with more than
one allowance for fiscal year 2015 that expires in the same year, the reduction under
paragraph (a), deleted text begin clausedeleted text end new text begin clauses (1) andnew text end (6), deleted text begin to offset local optional revenuedeleted text end shall be made first
from any allowances that do not have an inflation adjustment approved by the voters.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Referendum allowance limit.

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, for fiscal
year deleted text begin 2015deleted text end new text begin 2020new text end and later, a district's referendum allowance must not exceed deleted text begin the annual
inflationary increase as calculated under paragraph (b) timesdeleted text end the greatest of:

(1) deleted text begin $1,845deleted text end new text begin the product of the annual inflationary increase as calculated under paragraph
(b), and $2,012.53, minus $300new text end ;

(2) new text begin the product of the annual inflationary increase as calculated under paragraph (b),
and new text end the sum of the referendum revenue the district would have received for fiscal year 2015
under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, subdivision 4, based on elections held
before July 1, 2013, and the adjustment the district would have received under Minnesota
Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), based on elections
held before July 1, 2013, divided by the district's adjusted pupil units for fiscal year 2015new text begin ,
minus $300new text end ;

(3) deleted text begin the product of the referendum allowance limit the district would have received for
fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, subdivision 2, and the
resident marginal cost pupil units the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 under
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05, subdivision 6, plus the adjustment the district
would have received under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision 7,
paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), based on elections held before July 1, 2013, divided by the
district's adjusted pupil units for fiscal year 2015; minus $424deleted text end new text begin for a newly reorganized
district created on July 1, 2019, the referendum revenue authority for each reorganizing
district in the year preceding reorganization divided by its adjusted pupil units for the year
preceding reorganization, minus $300new text end ; or

(4) for a newly reorganized district created after July 1, deleted text begin 2013deleted text end new text begin 2020new text end , the referendum
revenue authority for each reorganizing district in the year preceding reorganization divided
by its adjusted pupil units for the year preceding reorganization.

(b) For purposes of this subdivision, for fiscal year deleted text begin 2016deleted text end new text begin 2021new text end and later, "inflationary
increase" means one plus the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for urban
consumers, as prepared by the United States Bureau of Labor Standards, for the current
fiscal year to fiscal year deleted text begin 2015deleted text end new text begin 2020new text end . deleted text begin For fiscal year 2016 and later, for purposes of paragraph
(a), clause (3), the inflationary increase equals one-fourth of the percentage increase in the
formula allowance for that year compared with the formula allowance for fiscal year 2015.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.17, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Referendum equalization revenue.

(a) A district's referendum equalization
revenue equals the sum of the first tier referendum equalization revenue and the second tier
referendum equalization revenuedeleted text begin , and the third tier referendum equalization revenuedeleted text end .

(b) A district's first tier referendum equalization revenue equals the district's first tier
referendum equalization allowance times the district's adjusted pupil units for that year.

(c) A district's first tier referendum equalization allowance equals the lesser of the
district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or deleted text begin $300deleted text end new text begin $460new text end .

(d) A district's second tier referendum equalization revenue equals the district's second
tier referendum equalization allowance times the district's adjusted pupil units for that year.

(e) A district's second tier referendum equalization allowance equals the lesser of the
district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or deleted text begin $760, minus the district's first tier
referendum equalization allowance.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (f) A district's third tier referendum equalization revenue equals the district's third tier
referendum equalization allowance times the district's adjusted pupil units for that year.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (g) A district's third tier referendum equalization allowance equals the lesser of the
district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 ordeleted text end 25 percent of the formula allowance,
minus the sum of new text begin $300 and new text end the district's first tier referendum equalization allowance deleted text begin and
second tier referendum equalization allowancedeleted text end .

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end Notwithstanding paragraph deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end , the deleted text begin thirddeleted text end new text begin secondnew text end tier referendum allowance
for a district qualifying for secondary sparsity revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision
7, or elementary sparsity revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 8, equals the district's
referendum allowance under subdivision 1 minus the deleted text begin sum of thedeleted text end district's first tier referendum
equalization allowance deleted text begin and second tier referendum equalization allowancedeleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.17, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Referendum equalization levy.

(a) A district's referendum equalization levy
equals the sum of the first tier referendum equalization levydeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin andnew text end the second tier referendum
equalization levydeleted text begin , and the third tier referendum equalization levydeleted text end .

(b) A district's first tier referendum equalization levy equals the district's first tier
referendum equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
referendum market value per resident pupil unit to deleted text begin $880,000deleted text end new text begin $510,000new text end .

(c) A district's second tier referendum equalization levy equals the district's second tier
referendum equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
referendum market value per resident pupil unit to deleted text begin $510,000deleted text end new text begin $290,000new text end .

deleted text begin (d) A district's third tier referendum equalization levy equals the district's third tier
referendum equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $290,000.
 deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.17, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Referendum equalization aid.

(a) A district's referendum equalization aid
equals the difference between its referendum equalization revenue and levy.

(b) If a district's actual levy for firstdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ornew text end seconddeleted text begin , or thirddeleted text end tier referendum equalization
revenue is less than its maximum levy limit for that tier, aid shall be proportionately reduced.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the referendum equalization aid for a districtdeleted text begin , where
the referendum equalization aid under paragraph (a) exceeds 90 percent of the referendum
revenue,deleted text end must not exceed new text begin (1) the difference between new text end 25 percent of the formula allowance
new text begin and $300 new text end times new text begin (2) new text end the district's adjusted pupil units. A district's referendum levy is increased
by the amount of any reduction in referendum aid under this paragraph.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.17, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:


Subd. 7a.

Referendum tax base replacement aid.

For each school district that had a
referendum allowance for fiscal year 2002 exceeding $415, for each separately authorized
referendum levy, the commissioner of revenue, in consultation with the commissioner of
education, shall certify the amount of the referendum levy in taxes payable year 2001
attributable to the portion of the referendum allowance exceeding $415 levied against
property classified as class 2, noncommercial 4c(1), or 4c(4), under section 273.13, excluding
the portion of the tax paid by the portion of class 2a property consisting of the house, garage,
and surrounding one acre of land. The resulting amount must be used to reduce the district's
referendum levy new text begin or first tier local optional levy new text end amount otherwise determined, and must be
paid to the district each year that the referendum new text begin or first tier local optional new text end authority remains
in effect, is renewed, or new referendum authority is approved. The aid payable under this
subdivision must be subtracted from the district's referendum equalization aid under
subdivision 7. The referendum equalization aid new text begin and the first tier local optional aid new text end after the
subtraction must not be less than zero.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 13.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

General education aid.

For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

$
 deleted text begin 7,032,051,000 deleted text end new text begin
7,078,769,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 7,227,809,000
 deleted text end new text begin 7,239,247,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $686,828,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $6,345,223,000deleted text end new text begin
$6,391,941,000new text end for 2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $705,024,000deleted text end new text begin $683,110,000new text end for 2018 and
deleted text begin $6,522,785,000deleted text end new text begin $6,556,137,000new text end for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 14.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Enrollment options transportation.

For transportation of pupils attending
postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:

$
 deleted text begin 29,000
 deleted text end new text begin 25,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 31,000
 deleted text end new text begin 29,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.17, subdivision 9a, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.16, subdivisions 1 and 3, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Paragraph (a) is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and
later. Paragraph (b) is effective July 1, 2018.
 new text end

ARTICLE 35

EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

Section 1.

new text begin [120B.25] ACADEMIC BALANCE POLICY.
 new text end

new text begin A school board must adopt a written academic balance policy. At a minimum, the policy
must prohibit discrimination against students on the basis of political, ideological, or religious
beliefs. A student must not be required to publicly identify their personal beliefs, views,
and values for the purpose of academic credit, classroom, or extracurricular participation.
The policy must include reporting procedures and appropriate disciplinary actions for policy
violations. The disciplinary actions must conform with collective bargaining agreements
and sections 121A.41 to 121A.56. A district must post the policy on the district's Web site
during the 2018-2019 school year, provide a copy to each district employee, and include
the policy in subsequent editions of the student handbook.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.63, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

(a) A grant program is established to assist American
Indian people to become teachers and to provide additional education for American Indian
teachers. The commissioner may award a joint grant to each of the following:

(1) the Duluth campus of the University of Minnesota and Independent School District
No. 709, Duluth;

(2) Bemidji State University and Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake;

(3) Moorhead State University and one of the school districts located within the White
Earth Reservation; and

(4) Augsburg College, Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, and Special School
District No. 1, Minneapolis.

(b) If additional funds are available, the commissioner may award additional joint grants
to other postsecondary institutions and school districts.

new text begin (c) Grantees may enter into contracts with tribal, technical, and community colleges and
four-year postsecondary institutions to identify and provide grants to students at those
institutions interested in the field of education. Each grantee is eligible to and may contract
with partner institutions to provide professional development and supplemental services to
a tribal, technical, or community college or four-year postsecondary institution, including
identification of prospective students, provision of instructional supplies and materials, and
provision of grant money to students. A contract with a tribal, technical, or community
college or four-year postsecondary institution includes coordination of student identification,
professional development, and mentorship services.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.63, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Grant amount.

The commissioner may award a joint grant in the amount it
determines to be appropriate. The grant shall include money for the postsecondary institution,
school district, new text begin and new text end student deleted text begin scholarships, and student loansdeleted text end new text begin grantsnew text end .

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.63, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Information to student applicants.

At the time a student applies for a
deleted text begin scholarship and loandeleted text end new text begin grantnew text end , the student shall be provided information about the fields of
licensure needed by school districts in the part of the state within which the district receiving
the joint grant is located. The information shall be acquired and periodically updated by the
recipients of the joint grantnew text begin and their contracted partner institutionsnew text end . Information provided
to students shall clearly state that scholarship and loan decisions are not based upon the
field of licensure selected by the student.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.63, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Eligibility for deleted text begin scholarships and loansdeleted text end new text begin student grantsnew text end .

The following Indian
people are eligible for deleted text begin scholarshipsdeleted text end new text begin student grantsnew text end :

new text begin (1) a student having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and
maintaining cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition;
 new text end

deleted text begin (1)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end a student, including a teacher aide employed by a district receiving a joint grantnew text begin
or their contracted partner schoolnew text end , who intends to become a teacher new text begin or who is interested in
the field of education new text end and who is enrolled in a postsecondary institution new text begin or their contracted
partner institutions new text end receiving a joint grant;

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end a licensed employee of a district receiving a joint grantnew text begin or a contracted partner
schoolnew text end , who is enrolled in a master of education program; and

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end a student who, after applying for federal and state financial aid and an Indian
scholarship according to section 136A.126, has financial needs that remain unmet. Financial
need shall be determined according to the congressional methodology for needs determination
or as otherwise set in federal law.

deleted text begin A person who has actual living expenses in addition to those addressed by the
congressional methodology for needs determination, or as otherwise set in federal law, may
receive a loan according to criteria established by the commissioner. A contract shall be
executed between the state and the student for the amount and terms of the loan. deleted text end new text begin Priority
shall be given to a student who is tribally enrolled and then to first- and second-generation
descendants.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.63, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Eligible programming. new text end

new text begin (a) The grantee institutions and the contracted partner
institutions may provide grants to students progressing toward educational goals in any area
of teacher licensure, including an associate of arts, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree
in the following:
 new text end

new text begin (1) any educational certification necessary for employment;
 new text end

new text begin (2) early childhood family education or prekindergarten licensure;
 new text end

new text begin (3) elementary and secondary education;
 new text end

new text begin (4) school administration; or
 new text end

new text begin (5) any educational program that provides services to American Indian students in
prekindergarten through grade 12.
 new text end

new text begin The grantee institutions and the contracted partner institutions must give priority to grants
for students progressing towards an associate of arts or a bachelor's degree. Students
progressing towards a master's or doctoral degree may be awarded a grant if they were
enrolled in the degree granting program before May 1, 2018.
 new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of recruitment, the grantees or their partner contracted institutions shall
agree to work with their respective organizations to hire an American Indian work-study
student or other American Indian staff to conduct initial information queries and to contact
persons working in schools to provide programming regarding education professions to a
high school student who may be interested in education as a profession.
 new text end

new text begin (c) At least 80 percent of the grants awarded under this section must be used for student
grants. No more than 20 percent of the grants awarded under this section may be used for
recruitment or administration of the student grants.
 new text end

Sec. 7.

new text begin [123B.022] PROHIBITING SCHOOL EMPLOYEES FROM USING PUBLIC
RESOURCES FOR ADVOCACY; ENDORSING TIMELY AND CURRENT
FACTUAL INFORMATION.
 new text end

new text begin (a) A school board must adopt and implement a districtwide policy that prohibits district
employees from using district funds or other publicly funded district resources, including
time, materials, equipment, facilities, social media, and communication technologies, among
other resources, to advocate for electing or defeating a candidate, or passing or defeating a
ballot question. The policy must apply when the employee performs the duties assigned to
the employee under the employee's employment contract with the district, and includes the
periods when the employee represents the district in an official capacity, among other duties.
The policy must not apply when an employee disseminates factual information consistent
with the employee's contractual duties.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The school board must provide the district's electorate with timely factual information
about a pending ballot question.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 8.

new text begin [124D.5222] ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AID FOR COMMUNITY-BASED
PROVIDERS.
 new text end

new text begin (a) The International Education Center, the American Indian Opportunities
Industrialization Center, and the Minnesota Office of Communication Service for the Deaf
are eligible for additional adult basic education aid for fiscal year 2019 only.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The additional aid for each eligible organization equals $400,000 times the ratio of
(1) the number of students served for the previous fiscal year by the organization to (2) the
sum of the number of students served for the previous fiscal year by all eligible organizations.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The additional aid under this section must be paid in the same form and manner as
the aid under section 124D.531.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2019 only.
 new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124E.03, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2.

Certain federal, state, and local requirements.

(a) A charter school shall
meet all federal, state, and local health and safety requirements applicable to school districts.

(b) A school must comply with statewide accountability requirements governing standards
and assessments in chapter 120B.

(c) A charter school must comply with the Minnesota Public School Fee Law, sections
123B.34 to 123B.39.

(d) A charter school is a district for the purposes of tort liability under chapter 466.

(e) A charter school must comply with the Pledge of Allegiance requirement under
section 121A.11, subdivision 3.

(f) A charter school and charter school board of directors must comply with chapter 181
governing requirements for employment.

(g) A charter school must comply with continuing truant notification under section
260A.03.

(h) A charter school must develop and implement a teacher evaluation and peer review
process under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clauses (2) to (13), and place
students in classrooms in accordance with section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (d).
The teacher evaluation process in this paragraph does not create any additional employment
rights for teachers.

(i) A charter school must adopt a policy, plan, budget, and process, consistent with
section 120B.11, to review curriculum, instruction, and student achievement and strive for
the world's best workforce.

(j) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act,
sections 121A.40 to 121A.56.

new text begin (k) A charter school must adopt an academic balance policy under section 120B.25.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
 new text end

Sec. 10.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 12,
is amended to read:


Subd. 12.

Museums and education centers.

For grants to museums and education
centers:

$
 460,000
 .....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 460,000 deleted text end new text begin
507,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

(a) $319,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum. Of the amount in this
paragraph, $50,000 in each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, Rochester.

(b) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.

(c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.

(d) $50,000 each year is for the Headwaters Science Center.

new text begin (e) $47,000 in fiscal year 2019 only is for the Judy Garland Museum for the Children's
Discovery Museum of Grand Rapids.
 new text end

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

new text begin The base in fiscal year 2020 is $460,000.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 11.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 22,
is amended to read:


Subd. 22.

Race 2 Reduce.

(a) For grants to support expanded Race 2 Reduce water
conservation programming in Minnesota schools:

$
 307,000
 .....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 0
 deleted text end new text begin 100,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

(b) new text begin For fiscal year 2018, new text end $143,000 is for H2O for Life; $98,000 is for Independent School
District No. 624, White Bear Lake; and $66,000 is for Independent School District No. 832,
Mahtomedi.

(c) new text begin For fiscal year 2019, $57,000 is for H2O for Life, and $43,000 is for Independent
School District No. 624, White Bear Lake.
new text end

deleted text begin The appropriation is available until June 30, 2019.deleted text end new text begin (d) Any balance in the first year does
not cancel but is available in the second year.new text end The base for fiscal year 2020 is $0.

Sec. 12.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 23,
is amended to read:


Subd. 23.

deleted text begin Paraprofessional pathwaydeleted text end new text begin Grow Your Own Pathwaysnew text end to teacher licensure.

(a) For grants to school districts for Grow Your Own new teacher programs:

$
 1,500,000
 .....
 2018
$
 1,500,000
 .....
 2019

(b) The grants new text begin in paragraph (a) new text end are for school districts deleted text begin with more than 30 percent minoritydeleted text end new text begin
and charter schools where at least 30 percent of the school district's or charter school's
students served arenew text end students new text begin of color or American Indian students.
new text end

new text begin (c) $900,000 of the fiscal year 2019 appropriation is new text end for deleted text begin a Board of Teaching-approveddeleted text end new text begin
established and effective Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approvednew text end
nonconventional teacher residency pilot deleted text begin programdeleted text end new text begin programsnew text end . The program must provide
tuition scholarships or stipends to enable school district new text begin and charter school new text end employees or
community members affiliated with a school district new text begin or charter school new text end who seek an education
license to participate in a nonconventional teacher preparation program. School districts
new text begin and charter schools new text end that receive funds under this subdivision are strongly encouraged to
recruit candidates of color and American Indian candidates to participate in the Grow Your
Own new teacher programs. Districts or schools providing financial support may require a
commitment as determined by the district to teach in the district or school for a reasonable
amount of time that does not exceed five years.

deleted text begin (c) School districts and charter schools may also apply for grants to develop deleted text end new text begin (d) $600,000
of the fiscal year 2019 appropriation is for grants to provide financial assistance, mentoring,
and experiences to enable persons who are of color or who are American Indian, and who
work or live in the local community, to become teachers. Districts or schools providing
financial support may require a commitment as determined by the district or school to teach
in the district or school for a reasonable amount of time that does not exceed five years.
Grants may be used for:
 new text end

new text begin (1) tuition scholarships or stipends to eligible teaching assistants, cultural liaisons, or
other nonlicensed employees who are of color or who are American Indian and who are
enrolled in any teacher preparation program approved by the Professional Educator Licensing
and Standards Board;
 new text end

new text begin (2) supporting the development of innovative residency programs for persons of color
and American Indians seeking an education license through a school-based, board-approved
program; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) developingnew text end innovative expanded Grow Your Own programs thatnew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (i)new text end encourage secondary school students to pursue teaching, including developing and
offering dual-credit postsecondary course options in schools for "Introduction to Teaching"
or "Introduction to Education" courses consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09,
subdivision 10new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) support future teacher clubs involving middle and high school students who are of
color or who are American Indian to provide experiential learning, support the success of
younger students, and pursue teaching careersnew text end .

new text begin (e) A school district must apply for grants under this subdivision in the form and manner
specified by the commissioner. Each year, the commissioner must review all grant
applications by September 15 and notify grant recipients of the amount of their grant by
September 30.
 new text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end Programs must annually report to the commissioner by the date determined by
the commissioner on their activities under this section, including the number of participants,
the percentage of participants who are of color or who are American Indian, and an
assessment of program effectiveness, including participant feedback, areas for improvement,
the percentage of participants continuing to pursue teacher licensure, and the number of
participants hired in the school or district as teachers after completing preparation programs.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end The department may retain up to three percent of the appropriation amount to
monitor and administer the grant program.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end Any balance in deleted text begin the firstdeleted text end new text begin fiscalnew text end year new text begin 2018 new text end does not cancel but is available in deleted text begin the
seconddeleted text end new text begin fiscal new text end yearnew text begin 2019new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Education. new text end

new text begin The sum indicated in this section is
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal year
designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Online access to music education. new text end

new text begin (a) For a grant to the MacPhail Center for
Music to broaden access to music education in rural Minnesota:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 125,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end

new text begin (b) The MacPhail Center must use the grant under paragraph (a) to broaden access to
music education in rural Minnesota. The program must supplement and enhance an existing
program and may provide individual instruction, sectional ensembles, and other group
activities, workshops, and early childhood music activities. The MacPhail Center must
design its program in consultation with music educators who teach in rural Minnesota. The
grants may be used by the MacPhail Center for employee costs and for any related travel
costs.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Upon request from a school's music educator, the MacPhail Center may enter into
an agreement with the school to provide a program according to paragraph (b). In an early
childhood setting, the MacPhail Center may provide a program upon a request initiated by
an early childhood educator.
 new text end

new text begin (d) By January 15, 2020, the MacPhail Center shall prepare and submit a report to the
legislature describing the online programs offered, program outcomes, the students served,
an estimate of the unmet need for music education, and a detailed list of expenditures for
the previous fiscal year.
 new text end

new text begin (e) This is a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Academic balance policy review. new text end

new text begin (a) For the commissioner of education to
conduct a review of academic balance policies under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.25.
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 25,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must review a sample of policies adopted by school districts and
charter schools for compliance with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.25,
and may make recommendations to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over early
childhood through grade 12 education by January 18, 2019, regarding any necessary statutory
changes.
 new text end

new text begin (c) This is a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall codify Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article
2, section 57, subdivision 23, as amended, in the next publication of Minnesota Statutes.
 new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.63, subdivisions 7 and 8, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 16, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Paragraph (a) is effective July 1, 2018. Paragraph (b) is effective
June 30, 2018.
 new text end

ARTICLE 36

TEACHERS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 122A.187, is amended by adding
a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Background check. new text end

new text begin The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
must request a criminal history background check from the superintendent of the Bureau
of Criminal Apprehension on a licensed teacher applying for a renewal license who has not
had a background check within the preceding five years. The board may request payment
from the teacher renewing their license in an amount equal to the actual cost of the
background check.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 123B.03, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Background check required.

(a) A school hiring authority deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end
request a criminal history background check from the superintendent of the Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension on all individuals who are offered employment in a school and on
all individuals, except enrolled student volunteers, who are offered the opportunity to provide
athletic coaching services or other extracurricular academic coaching services to a school,
regardless of whether any compensation is paid. In order for an individual to be eligible for
employment or to provide the services, the individual must provide an executed criminal
history consent form and a money order or check payable to either the Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension or the school hiring authority, at the discretion of the school hiring authority,
in an amount equal to the actual cost to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the school
district of conducting the criminal history background check. A school hiring authority
deciding to receive payment may, at its discretion, accept payment in the form of a negotiable
instrument other than a money order or check and shall pay the superintendent of the Bureau
of Criminal Apprehension directly to conduct the background check. The superintendent
of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall conduct the background check by retrieving
criminal history data as defined in section 13.87. A school hiring authority, at its discretion,
may decide not to request a criminal history background check on an individual who holds
an initial entrance license issued by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board or the commissioner of education within the 12 months preceding an offer of
employment.

(b) A school hiring authority may use the results of a criminal background check
conducted at the request of another school hiring authority if:

(1) the results of the criminal background check are on file with the other school hiring
authority or otherwise accessible;

(2) the other school hiring authority conducted a criminal background check within the
previous 12 months;

(3) the individual who is the subject of the criminal background check executes a written
consent form giving a school hiring authority access to the results of the check; and

(4) there is no reason to believe that the individual has committed an act subsequent to
the check that would disqualify the individual for employment.

(c) A school hiring authority may, at its discretion, request a criminal history background
check from the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on any individual
who seeks to enter a school or its grounds for the purpose of serving as a school volunteer
or working as an independent contractor or student employee. In order for an individual to
enter a school or its grounds under this paragraph when the school hiring authority decides
to request a criminal history background check on the individual, the individual first must
provide an executed criminal history consent form and a money order, check, or other
negotiable instrument payable to the school district in an amount equal to the actual cost to
the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the school district of conducting the criminal
history background check. Notwithstanding section 299C.62, subdivision 1, the cost of the
criminal history background check under this paragraph is the responsibility of the individual
unless a school hiring authority decides to pay the costs of conducting a background check
under this paragraph. If the school hiring authority pays the costs, the individual who is the
subject of the background check need not pay for it.

new text begin (d) In addition to the initial background check required for all individuals offered
employment in accordance with paragraph (a), a school hiring authority must request a new
criminal history background check from the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension on all employees every three years. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
in order for an individual to be eligible for continued employment, an individual must
provide an executed criminal history consent form and a money order or check payable to
either the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension or the school hiring authority, at the discretion
of the school hiring authority, in an amount equal to the actual cost to the Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension and the school district of conducting the criminal history background check.
A school hiring authority deciding to receive payment may, at its discretion, accept payment
in the form of a negotiable instrument other than a money order or check and shall pay the
superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension directly to conduct the background
check. A school bus driver who has had a criminal history background check under section
171.3215 and has had their existing bus driver's endorsement renewed, is exempt from this
requirement. A school hiring authority, at its discretion, may decide not to request a criminal
history background check on an employee who provides the hiring authority with a copy
of the results of a criminal history background check conducted within the previous 36
months. A school hiring authority may, at its discretion, decide to pay the costs of conducting
a background check under this paragraph.
 new text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end For all nonstate residents who are offered employment in a school, a school hiring
authority shall request a criminal history background check on such individuals from the
superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and from the government agency
performing the same function in the resident state or, if no government entity performs the
same function in the resident state, from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Such individuals
must provide an executed criminal history consent form and a money order, check, or other
negotiable instrument payable to the school hiring authority in an amount equal to the actual
cost to the government agencies and the school district of conducting the criminal history
background check. Notwithstanding section 299C.62, subdivision 1, the cost of the criminal
history background check under this paragraph is the responsibility of the individual.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end At the beginning of each school year or when a student enrolls, a school hiring
authority must notify parents and guardians about the school hiring authority's policy
requiring a criminal history background check on employees and other individuals who
provide services to the school, and identify those positions subject to a background check
and the extent of the hiring authority's discretion in requiring a background check. The
school hiring authority may include the notice in the student handbook, a school policy
guide, or other similar communication. Nothing in this paragraph affects a school hiring
authority's ability to request a criminal history background check on an individual under
paragraph (c).

ARTICLE 37

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Education, residence, and transportation of homeless.

(a) Notwithstanding
subdivision 1, a district must not deny free admission to a homeless pupil solely because
the district cannot determine that the pupil is a resident of the district.

(b) The school district of residence for a homeless pupil shall be the school district in
which the parent or legal guardian resides, unless: (1) parental rights have been terminated
by court order; (2) the parent or guardian is not living within the state; or (3) the parent or
guardian having legal custody of the child is an inmate of a Minnesota correctional facility
or is a resident of a halfway house under the supervision of the commissioner of corrections.
If any of clauses (1) to (3) apply, the school district of residence shall be the school district
in which the pupil resided when the qualifying event occurred. If no other district of residence
can be established, the school district of residence shall be the school district in which the
pupil currently resides. If there is a dispute between school districts regarding residency,
the district of residence is the district designated by the commissioner of education.

(c) new text begin Except as provided in paragraph (d), new text end the serving district is responsible for transporting
a homeless pupil to and from the pupil's district of residence. The district may transport
from a permanent home in another district but only through the end of the academic school
year. When a pupil is enrolled in a charter school, the district or school that provides
transportation for other pupils enrolled in the charter school is responsible for providing
transportation. When a homeless student with or without an individualized education program
attends a public school other than an independent or special school district or charter school,
the district of residence is responsible for transportation.

new text begin (d) For a homeless pupil with an individualized education plan enrolled in a program
authorized by an intermediate school district, special education cooperative, service
cooperative, or education district, the serving district at the time of the pupil's enrollment
in the program remains responsible for transporting that pupil for the remainder of the school
year, unless the initial serving district and the current serving district mutually agree that
the current serving district is responsible for transporting the homeless pupil.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 2.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 56, is amended to
read:


Sec. 56. INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH
INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION.

(a) $2,450,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $2,450,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated
from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for a grant program to fund
innovative projects to improve mental health outcomes for youth attending a qualifying
school unit.

(b) A "qualifying school unit" means an intermediate district organized under Minnesota
Statutes, section 136D.01, or a service cooperative organized under Minnesota Statutes,
section 123A.21, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), that provides instruction to students
in a setting of federal instructional level 4 or higher. Grants under paragraph (a) must be
awarded to eligible applicants such that the services are proportionately provided among
qualifying school units. The commissioner shall calculate the share of the appropriation to
be used in each qualifying school unit by dividing the qualifying school unit's average daily
membership in a setting of federal instructional level 4 or higher for fiscal year 2016 by the
total average daily membership in a setting of federal instructional level 4 or higher for the
same year for all qualifying school units.

(c) An eligible applicant is an entity that has demonstrated capacity to serve the youth
identified in paragraph (a) and that is:

(1) certified under Minnesota Rules, parts 9520.0750 to 9520.0870;

(2) a community mental health center under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625,
subdivision 5;

(3) an Indian health service facility or facility owned and operated by a tribe or tribal
organization operating under United States Code, title 25, section 5321; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(4) a provider of children's therapeutic services and supports as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 256B.0943deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (5) enrolled in medical assistance as a mental health or substance use disorder provider
agency and must employ at least two full-time equivalent mental health professionals as
defined in section 245.4871, subdivision 27, clauses (1) to (6), or alcohol and drug counselors
licensed or exempt from licensure under chapter 148F who are qualified to provide clinical
services to children and families.
 new text end

(d) An eligible applicant must employ or contract with at least two licensed mental health
professionals as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 27, clauses
(1) to (6), who have formal training in evidence-based practices.

(e) A qualifying school unit must submit an application to the commissioner in the form
and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner may approve an application
that describes models for innovative projects to serve the needs of the schools and students.
The commissioner may provide technical assistance to the qualifying school unit. The
commissioner shall then solicit grant project proposals and award grant funding to the
eligible applicants whose project proposals best meet the requirements of this section and
most closely adhere to the models created by the intermediate districts and service
cooperatives.

(f) To receive grant funding, an eligible applicant must obtain a letter of support for the
applicant's grant project proposal from each qualifying school unit the eligible applicant is
proposing to serve. An eligible applicant must also demonstrate the following:

(1) the ability to seek third-party reimbursement for services;

(2) the ability to report data and outcomes as required by the commissioner; and

(3) the existence of partnerships with counties, tribes, substance use disorder providers,
and mental health service providers, including providers of mobile crisis services.

(g) Grantees shall obtain all available third-party reimbursement sources as a condition
of receiving grant funds. For purposes of this grant program, a third-party reimbursement
source does not include a public school as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 120A.20,
subdivision 1.

(h) The base budget for this program is $0. This appropriation is available until June 30,
2020.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin TRANSFER OF UNSPENT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LITIGATION
FUNDS FOR MONTICELLO SPECIAL EDUCATION AID.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of education must transfer any funds remaining unspent as of June
30, 2018, estimated at $800,000, from the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2018 to the
Department of Education for legal fees and costs associated with litigation under Laws
2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, section 9, subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
clause (8), to increase special education aid payments to Independent School District No.
882, Monticello, in an equal amount for fiscal year 2019. This is a onetime transfer.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

ARTICLE 38

FACILITIES, TECHNOLOGY, AND LIBRARIES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.595, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Allocation from districts participating in agreements for secondary
education or interdistrict cooperation. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, a district with revenue
authority under subdivision 1 for indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos
abatement projects under section 123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost of $100,000
or more per site and that participates in an agreement under section 123A.30 or 123A.32
may allocate the revenue authority among participating districts.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125B.26, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

District aid.

deleted text begin For fiscal year 2006 and later,deleted text end A district, charter school, or
intermediate school district's Internet access equity aid equals the district, charter school,
or intermediate school district's approved cost for the previous fiscal year according to
subdivision 1 deleted text begin exceeding $16 times the district's adjusted pupil units for the previous fiscal
year or no reduction if the district is part of an organized telecommunications access clusterdeleted text end .
Equity aid must be distributed to the telecommunications access cluster for districts, charter
schools, or intermediate school districts that are members of the cluster or to individual
districts, charter schools, or intermediate school districts not part of a telecommunications
access cluster.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2019 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125B.26, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end

new text begin Additional telecommunications equity access aid. new text end

new text begin A school district or charter
school is eligible for additional telecommunications equity access aid equal to the greater
of zero or:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the district's approved costs under subdivision 1 minus the district's aid under
subdivision 4; minus
 new text end

new text begin (2) $7 times the adjusted pupil units.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2019 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

To lease building or land.

(a) When an independent or a special school
district or a group of independent or special school districts finds it economically
advantageous to rent or lease a building or land for any instructional purposes or for school
storage or furniture repair, and it determines that the operating capital revenue authorized
under section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the
commissioner for permission to make an additional capital expenditure levy for this purpose.
An application for permission to levy under this subdivision must contain financial
justification for the proposed levy, the terms and conditions of the proposed lease, and a
description of the space to be leased and its proposed use.

(b) The criteria for approval of applications to levy under this subdivision must include:
the reasonableness of the price, the appropriateness of the space to the proposed activity,
the feasibility of transporting pupils to the leased building or land, conformity of the lease
to the laws and rules of the state of Minnesota, and the appropriateness of the proposed
lease to the space needs and the financial condition of the district. The commissioner must
not authorize a levy under this subdivision in an amount greater than the cost to the district
of renting or leasing a building or land for approved purposes. The proceeds of this levy
must not be used for custodial or other maintenance services. A district may not levy under
this subdivision for the purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned building or site to
itself.

(c) For agreements finalized after July 1, 1997, a district may not levy under this
subdivision for the purpose of leasing: (1) a newly constructed building used primarily for
regular kindergarten, elementary, or secondary instruction; or (2) a newly constructed
building addition or additions used primarily for regular kindergarten, elementary, or
secondary instruction that contains more than 20 percent of the square footage of the
previously existing building.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a district may levy under this subdivision for the
purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned building or site to itself only if the amount is
needed by the district to make payments required by a lease purchase agreement, installment
purchase agreement, or other deferred payments agreement authorized by law, and the levy
meets the requirements of paragraph (c). A levy authorized for a district by the commissioner
under this paragraph may be in the amount needed by the district to make payments required
by a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other deferred payments
agreement authorized by law, provided that any agreement include a provision giving the
school districts the right to terminate the agreement annually without penalty.

(e) The total levy under this subdivision for a district for any year must not exceed $212
times the adjusted pupil units for the fiscal year to which the levy is attributable.

(f) For agreements for which a review and comment have been submitted to the
Department of Education after April 1, 1998, the term "instructional purpose" as used in
this subdivision excludes expenditures on stadiums.

(g) The commissioner of education may authorize a school district to exceed the limit
in paragraph (e) if the school district petitions the commissioner for approval. The
commissioner shall grant approval to a school district to exceed the limit in paragraph (e)
for not more than five years if the district meets the following criteria:

(1) the school district has been experiencing pupil enrollment growth in the preceding
five years;

(2) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term public interest;

(3) the purpose of the increased levy promotes colocation of government services; and

(4) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term interest of the district by avoiding
over construction of school facilities.

(h) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may include in
its authority under this section the costs associated with leases of administrative and
classroom space for intermediate school district programs. This authority must not exceed
$65 times the adjusted pupil units of the member districts. This authority is in addition to
any other authority authorized under this section.

(i) In addition to the allowable capital levies in paragraph (a), for taxes payable in deleted text begin 2012deleted text end new text begin
2019new text end to 2023, anew text begin schoolnew text end district that deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin was new text end a member of the "Technology and Information
deleted text begin Education Systemsdeleted text end new text begin Educational Servicesnew text end " data processing joint boarddeleted text begin , that finds it
economically advantageous to enter into a lease agreement to finance improvements to a
building and land for a group of school districts or special school districts for staff
development purposes,deleted text end new text begin during any period of time from when the building lease purchase
agreement was entered into in calendar year 2012 through the dissolution of the Technology
and Information Educational Services joint powers board new text end may levy for its portion of lease
costs attributed to the district within the total levy limit in paragraph (e). The totalnew text begin annualnew text end
levy authority under this paragraph shall not exceednew text begin the lesser ofnew text end $632,000new text begin or the remaining
lease purchase amounts owed on the facilitynew text end .

(j) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district may levy under this subdivision for the
purpose of leasing administrative space if the district can demonstrate to the satisfaction of
the commissioner that the lease cost for the administrative space is no greater than the lease
cost for instructional space that the district would otherwise lease. The commissioner must
deny this levy authority unless the district passes a resolution stating its intent to lease
instructional space under this section if the commissioner does not grant authority under
this paragraph. The resolution must also certify that the lease cost for administrative space
under this paragraph is no greater than the lease cost for the district's proposed instructional
lease.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 205A.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Sample ballot, posting.

new text begin (a) new text end For every school district primary, general, or special
election, the school district clerk shall at least four days before the primary, general, or
special election, post a sample ballot in the administrative offices of the school district for
public inspection, and shall post a sample ballot in each polling place on election day.

new text begin (b) For a school district general or special election to issue bonds to finance a capital
project requiring review and comment under section 123B.71, the summary of the
commissioner's review and comment and supplemental information required under section
123B.71, subdivision 12, paragraph (a), shall be posted in the same manner as the sample
ballot under paragraph (a).
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for elections held on or after August 1,
2018.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 475.58, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Proper use of bond proceeds.

The proceeds of obligations issued after approval
of the electors under this section deleted text begin maydeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end only be spent: (1) for the purposes stated in the
ballot language; or (2) to pay, redeem, or defease obligations and interest, penalties,
premiums, and costs of issuance of the obligations. The proceeds deleted text begin maydeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end not be spent
for a different purpose or for an expansion of the original purpose without the approval by
a majority of the electors voting on the question of changing or expanding the purpose of
the obligations.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 475.59, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

Generally; notice.

new text begin (a) new text end When the governing body of a municipality resolves
to issue bonds for any purpose requiring the approval of the electors, it shall provide for
submission of the proposition of their issuance at a general or special election or town or
school district meeting. Notice of such election or meeting shall be given in the manner
required by law and shall state the maximum amount and the purpose of the proposed issue.

new text begin (b)new text end In any school district, the school board or board of education may, according to its
judgment and discretion, submit as a single ballot question or as two or more separate
questions in the notice of election and ballots the proposition of their issuance for any one
or more of the following, stated conjunctively or in the alternative: acquisition or enlargement
of sites, acquisition, betterment, erection, furnishing, equipping of one or more new
schoolhouses, remodeling, repairing, improving, adding to, betterment, furnishing, equipping
of one or more existing schoolhouses.new text begin The ballot question or questions submitted by a school
board must state the name of the plan or plans being proposed by the district as submitted
to the commissioner of education for review and comment under section 123B.71.
new text end

new text begin (c)new text end In any city, town, or county, the governing body may, according to its judgment and
discretion, submit as a single ballot question or as two or more separate questions in the
notice of election and ballots the proposition of their issuance, stated conjunctively or in
the alternative, for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any facilities at one or
more locations.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for elections held on or after August 1,
2018.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 5, section 14, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Equity in telecommunications accessnew text begin aidnew text end .

For equity in telecommunications
accessnew text begin aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivision 4new text end :

$
 3,750,000
 .....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 3,750,000 deleted text end new text begin
3,950,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the
reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and the
revenue for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 shall be prorated.

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Sec. 9. new text begin CANCELLATION OF UNSPENT REGIONAL LIBRARIES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AID.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of education must cancel any unspent regional libraries
telecommunications aid for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, estimated at $350,000, to the general
fund on June 30, 2019. Any amount reduced under this section must be reduced from the
fiscal year 2019 current year aid payment under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.45,
subdivision 2.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Education. new text end

new text begin The sum indicated in this section is
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal year
designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Additional telecommunications equity access aid. new text end

new text begin For additional
telecommunications equity access aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivision
4a:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 240,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2019
 new text end

new text begin If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the reimbursement
rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivision 4a, and the revenue for fiscal year
2019 shall be prorated.
 new text end

ARTICLE 39

EARLY EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Program requirements.

(a) A voluntary prekindergarten program provider
must:

(1) provide instruction through play-based learning to foster children's social and
emotional development, cognitive development, physical and motor development, and
language and literacy skills, including the native language and literacy skills of English
learners, to the extent practicable;

(2) measure each child's cognitive and social skills using a formative measure aligned
to the state's early learning standards when the child enters and again before the child leaves
the program, screening and progress monitoring measures, and deleted text begin othersdeleted text end new text begin other age-appropriate
versionsnew text end from the state-approved menu of kindergarten entry profile measures;

(3) provide comprehensive program content including the implementation of curriculum,
assessment, and instructional strategies aligned with the state early learning standards, and
kindergarten through grade 3 academic standards;

(4) provide instructional content and activities that are of sufficient length and intensity
to address learning needs including offering a program with at least 350 hours of instruction
per school year for a prekindergarten student;

(5) provide voluntary prekindergarten instructional staff salaries comparable to the
salaries of local kindergarten through grade 12 instructional staff;

(6) coordinate appropriate kindergarten transition with families, community-based
prekindergarten programs, and school district kindergarten programs;

(7) involve parents in program planning and transition planning by implementing parent
engagement strategies that include culturally and linguistically responsive activities in
prekindergarten through third grade that are aligned with early childhood family education
under section 124D.13;

(8) coordinate with relevant community-based services, including health and social
service agencies, to ensure children have access to comprehensive services;

(9) coordinate with all relevant school district programs and services including early
childhood special education, homeless students, and English learners;

(10) ensure staff-to-child ratios of one-to-ten and a maximum group size of 20 children;

(11) provide high-quality coordinated professional development, training, and coaching
for both school district and community-based early learning providers that is informed by
a measure of adult-child interactions and enables teachers to be highly knowledgeable in
early childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English language development
programs, and instruction; and

(12) implement strategies that support the alignment of professional development,
instruction, assessments, and prekindergarten through grade 3 curricula.

(b) A voluntary prekindergarten program must have teachers knowledgeable in early
childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English language programs, and
instruction.

(c) Districts and charter schools must include their strategy for implementing and
measuring the impact of their voluntary prekindergarten program under section 120B.11
and provide results in their world's best workforce annual summary to the commissioner of
education.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.151, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Mixed delivery of services.

new text begin (a) new text end A district or charter school may contract with
a charter school, Head Start or child care centers, family child care programs licensed under
section 245A.03, or a community-based organization to provide eligible children with
developmentally appropriate services that meet the program requirements in subdivision 2.
Components of a mixed-delivery plan include strategies for recruitment, contracting, and
monitoring of fiscal compliance and program quality.

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2020 and later, for any district or charter school serving more children
under this section than in fiscal year 2019, the district or charter school must contract with
a three- or four-star Parent Aware rated program operated by a charter school, Head Start,
child care center, licensed family child care, or community-based organization for at least
40 percent of the spaces for the additional eligible children.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.151, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:


Subd. 5.

Application process; priority for high poverty schools.

(a) deleted text begin To qualify for
program approval for fiscal year 2017, a district or charter school must submit an application
to the commissioner by July 1, 2016.deleted text end To qualify for program approval deleted text begin for fiscal year 2018
and later,deleted text end a district or charter school must submit an application to the commissioner by
January 30 of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the program will be
implemented. The application must include:

(1) a description of the proposed program, including the number of hours per week the
program will be offered at each school site or mixed-delivery location;

(2) an estimate of the number of eligible children to be served in the program at each
school site or mixed-delivery location; and

(3) a statement of assurances signed by the superintendent or charter school director that
the proposed program meets the requirements of subdivision 2.

(b) The commissioner must review all applications submitted deleted text begin for fiscal year 2017 by
August 1, 2016, and must review all applications submitted for fiscal year 2018 and laterdeleted text end
by March 1 of the fiscal year in which the applications are received and determine whether
each application meets the requirements of paragraph (a).

(c) The commissioner must divide all applications for new or expanded voluntary
prekindergarten programs under this section meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) and
school readiness plus programs into four groups as follows: the Minneapolis and St. Paul
school districts; other school districts located in the metropolitan equity region as defined
in section 126C.10, subdivision 28; school districts located in the rural equity region as
defined in section 126C.10, subdivision 28; and charter schools. Within each group, the
applications must be ordered by rank using a sliding scale based on the following criteria:

(1) concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches by
school site on October 1 of the previous school year. A school site may contract to partner
with a community-based provider or Head Start under subdivision 3 or establish an early
childhood center and use the concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or
reduced-price meals from a specific school site as long as those eligible children are
prioritized and guaranteed services at the mixed-delivery site or early education center. For
school district programs to be operated at locations that do not have free and reduced-price
lunch concentration data for kindergarten programs for October 1 of the previous school
year, including mixed-delivery programs, the school district average concentration of
kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches must be used for the rank
ordering;

(2) presence or absence of a three- or four-star Parent Aware rated program within the
school district or close proximity of the district. School sites with the highest concentration
of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches that do not have a three-
or four-star Parent Aware program within the district or close proximity of the district shall
receive the highest priority, and school sites with the lowest concentration of kindergarten
students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches that have a three- or four-star Parent
Aware rated program within the district or close proximity of the district shall receive the
lowest priority; and

(3) whether the district has implemented a mixed delivery system.

(d) The limit on participation for the programs as specified in subdivision 6 must initially
be allocated among the four groups based on each group's percentage share of the statewide
kindergarten enrollment on October 1 of the previous school year. Within each group, the
participation limit for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 must first be allocated to school sites
approved for aid in the previous year to ensure that those sites are funded for the same
number of participants as approved for the previous year. The remainder of the participation
limit for each group must be allocated among school sites in priority order until that region's
share of the participation limit is reached. If the participation limit is not reached for all
groups, the remaining amount must be allocated to the highest priority school sites, as
designated under this section, not funded in the initial allocation on a statewide basis. For
fiscal year 2020 and later, the participation limit must first be allocated to school sites
approved for aid in fiscal year 2017, and then to school sites approved for aid in fiscal year
2018 based on the statewide rankings under paragraph (c).

(e) Once a school site or a mixed delivery site under subdivision 3 is approved for aid
under this subdivision, it shall remain eligible for aid if it continues to meet program
requirements, regardless of changes in the concentration of students eligible for free or
reduced-price lunches.

(f) If the total number of participants approved based on applications submitted under
paragraph (a) is less than the participation limit under subdivision 6, the commissioner must
notify all school districts and charter schools of the amount that remains available within
30 days of the initial application deadline under paragraph (a), and complete a second round
of allocations based on applications received within 60 days of the initial application deadline.

(g) Procedures for approving applications submitted under paragraph (f) shall be the
same as specified in paragraphs (a) to (d), except that the allocations shall be made to the
highest priority school sites not funded in the initial allocation on a statewide basis.

new text begin (h) For fiscal year 2020 and later, the commissioner may waive the mixed-delivery
requirements under subdivisions 3 and 6 for an otherwise qualified applicant that provides
documented evidence that the school district or charter school was unable to provide a
mixed-delivery program because of the unavailability of providers willing to contract with
the school district or charter school or other factors beyond their control.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124D.151, subdivision 6, is amended
to read:


Subd. 6.

Participation limits.

(a) Notwithstanding section 126C.05, subdivision 1,
paragraph (d), the pupil units for a voluntary prekindergarten program for an eligible school
district or charter school must not exceed 60 percent of the kindergarten pupil units for that
school district or charter school under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (e).

deleted text begin (b) In reviewing applications under subdivision 5, the commissioner must limit the
estimated state aid entitlement approved under this section to $27,092,000 for fiscal year
2017. If the actual state aid entitlement based on final data exceeds the limit in any year,
the aid of the participating districts must be prorated so as not to exceed the limit.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end The commissioner must limit the total number of funded participants in the
voluntary prekindergarten program under this section to not more than 3,160.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end Notwithstanding paragraph deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end , the commissioner must limit the total number
of participants in the voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus programs to not
more than 6,160 participants for fiscal year 2018 and 7,160 participants for fiscal year 2019.

new text begin (d) For fiscal year 2020 and later, at least 40 percent of the number of program
participants served under this section in excess of 3,160 participants must be served through
a mixed delivery of services according to subdivision 3.
 new text end

Sec. 5.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 9, subdivision 6, is
amended to read:


Subd. 6.

No supplanting.

For a site first qualifying in fiscal year 2018 or deleted text begin 2019deleted text end new text begin laternew text end ,deleted text begin
mixed delivery revenue, includingdeleted text end voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus
program revenuedeleted text begin ,deleted text end must be used to supplement not supplant existing state, federal, and local
revenue for prekindergarten activities.

ARTICLE 40

STATE AGENCIES

Section 1.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, section 9, subdivision
2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Department.

(a) For the Department of Education:

$
 27,158,000
 .....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 24,874,000 deleted text end new text begin
24,673,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

Of these amounts:

(1) $231,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators, and beginning in fiscal
year 2020, the amount indicated is from the educator licensure account in the special revenue
fund;

(2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.115;

(3) $500,000 each year is for the school safety technical assistance center under Minnesota
Statutes, section 127A.052;

(4) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial data
analysis;

(5) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic
Proficiency and Success Act under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;

(6) $2,750,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2019 are for the Department
of Education's mainframe update;

(7) $123,000 each year is for a dyslexia specialist; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(8) $2,000,000 each year is for legal fees and costs associated with litigationnew text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (9) $185,000 in fiscal year 2019 is for the Turnaround Arts programnew text end .

(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

(c) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's
Washington, D.C. office.

(d) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document
and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as indicated.

(e) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and
support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing
information technology costs will be incorporated into the service level agreement and will
be paid to the Office of MN.IT Services by the Department of Education under the rates
and mechanism specified in that agreement.

(f) The agency's base is deleted text begin $22,054,000deleted text end new text begin $22,014,000new text end for fiscal year 2020 and $21,965,000
for 2021.

Sec. 2.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, section 12, is amended to
read:


Sec. 12. APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.

(a) The sums in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Perpich Center
for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:

$
 deleted text begin 8,173,000
 deleted text end new text begin 7,388,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 6,973,000
 deleted text end new text begin 6,396,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

(b) Of the amounts appropriated in paragraph (a), $370,000 is for fiscal deleted text begin yearsdeleted text end new text begin yearnew text end 2018
or 2019 only for arts integration and Turnaround Arts programs.

(c) deleted text begin $1,200,000deleted text end new text begin $415,000new text end in fiscal year 2018 is for severance payments related to the
closure of Crosswinds school and is available until June 30, 2019.

new text begin (d) The base in fiscal year 2020 is $6,521,000.
 new text end

ARTICLE 41

FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS

A. GENERAL EDUCATION

Section 1.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision
4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Abatement aid.

For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:

$
 deleted text begin 2,374,000
 deleted text end new text begin 2,584,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 2,163,000
 deleted text end new text begin 3,218,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $262,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $2,112,000deleted text end new text begin $2,322,000new text end for
2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $234,000deleted text end new text begin $258,000new text end for 2018 and deleted text begin $1,929,000deleted text end new text begin $2,960,000new text end
for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Consolidation transition aid.

For districts consolidating under Minnesota
Statutes, section 123A.485:

$
 deleted text begin 185,000
 deleted text end new text begin 0
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 382,000
 deleted text end new text begin 270,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and deleted text begin $185,000deleted text end new text begin $0new text end for 2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $20,000deleted text end new text begin $0new text end for 2018 and deleted text begin $362,000deleted text end new text begin $270,000new text end for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 6, is
amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Nonpublic pupil education aid.

For nonpublic pupil education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:

$
 deleted text begin 18,197,000
 deleted text end new text begin 17,779,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 19,225,000
 deleted text end new text begin 17,910,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $1,687,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $16,510,000deleted text end new text begin $16,092,000new text end for
2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $1,834,000deleted text end new text begin $1,787,000new text end for 2018 and deleted text begin $17,391,000deleted text end new text begin
$16,123,000new text end for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 7, is
amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Nonpublic pupil transportation.

For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:

$
 deleted text begin 18,372,000
 deleted text end new text begin 17,549,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 18,541,000
 deleted text end new text begin 18,309,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $1,835,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $16,537,000deleted text end new text begin $15,714,000new text end for
2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $1,837,000deleted text end new text begin $1,745,000new text end for 2018 and deleted text begin $16,704,000deleted text end new text begin
$16,564,000new text end for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 5.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 9, is
amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Career and technical aid.

For career and technical aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:

$
 deleted text begin 4,561,000
 deleted text end new text begin 4,757,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 4,125,000
 deleted text end new text begin 4,384,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $476,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $4,085,000deleted text end new text begin $4,281,000new text end for
2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $453,000deleted text end new text begin $475,000new text end for 2018 and deleted text begin $3,672,000deleted text end new text begin $3,909,000new text end
for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

Sec. 6.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Achievement and integration aid.

For achievement and integration aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:

$
 deleted text begin 71,249,000
 deleted text end new text begin 71,693,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 73,267,000
 deleted text end new text begin 73,926,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $6,725,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $64,524,000deleted text end new text begin $64,968,000new text end for
2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $7,169,000deleted text end new text begin $7,218,000new text end for 2018 and deleted text begin $66,098,000deleted text end new text begin
$66,708,000new text end for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 7.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Literacy incentive aid.

For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.98:

$
 deleted text begin 47,264,000
 deleted text end new text begin 46,517,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 47,763,000
 deleted text end new text begin 46,188,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $4,597,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $42,667,000deleted text end new text begin $41,920,000new text end for
2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $4,740,000deleted text end new text begin $4,657,000new text end for 2018 and deleted text begin $43,023,000deleted text end new text begin
$41,531,000new text end for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.

For
interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.87:

$
 deleted text begin 13,337,000
 deleted text end new text begin 14,328,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 14,075,000
 deleted text end new text begin 15,065,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 9.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Tribal contract schools.

For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.83:

$
 deleted text begin 3,623,000
 deleted text end new text begin 2,954,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 4,018,000
 deleted text end new text begin 3,381,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $323,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $3,300,000deleted text end new text begin $2,631,000new text end for
2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $366,000deleted text end new text begin $292,000new text end for 2018 and deleted text begin $3,652,000deleted text end new text begin $3,089,000new text end
for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 10.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 6,
is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

American Indian education aid.

For American Indian education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:

$
 9,244,000
 .....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 9,464,000
 deleted text end new text begin 9,409,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $886,000 for 2017 and $8,358,000 for 2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes $928,000 for 2018 and deleted text begin $8,536,000deleted text end new text begin $8,481,000new text end for
2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 11.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 21,
is amended to read:


Subd. 21.

Charter school building lease aid.

For building lease aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124E.22:

$
 deleted text begin 73,341,000
 deleted text end new text begin 73,334,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 78,802,000
 deleted text end new text begin 79,098,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $6,850,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $66,491,000deleted text end new text begin $66,484,000new text end for
2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes $7,387,000 for 2018 and deleted text begin $71,415,000deleted text end new text begin $71,711,000new text end for
2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 12.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 26,
is amended to read:


Subd. 26.

Alternative teacher compensation aid.

For alternative teacher compensation
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:

$
 deleted text begin 89,863,000
 deleted text end new text begin 90,131,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 89,623,000
 deleted text end new text begin 89,789,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $8,917,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $80,946,000deleted text end new text begin $81,214,000new text end for
2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $8,994,000deleted text end new text begin $9,023,000new text end for 2018 and deleted text begin $80,629,000deleted text end new text begin
$80,766,000new text end for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

C. SPECIAL EDUCATION

Sec. 13.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 2,
as amended by Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 7, section 12, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Special education; regular.

For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 125A.75:

$
 deleted text begin 1,341,161,000
 deleted text end new text begin 1,366,903,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 1,426,827,000
 deleted text end new text begin 1,467,921,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $156,403,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $1,184,758,000deleted text end new text begin
$1,210,500,000new text end for 2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $166,667,000deleted text end new text begin $170,291,000new text end for 2018 and
deleted text begin $1,260,160,000deleted text end new text begin $1,297,630,000new text end for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 14.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Aid for children with disabilities.

For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within
the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:

$
 deleted text begin 1,597,000
 deleted text end new text begin 1,022,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 1,830,000
 deleted text end new text begin 1,204,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is
available.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 15.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Travel for home-based services.

For aid for teacher travel for home-based
services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:

$
 deleted text begin 508,000
 deleted text end new text begin 412,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 532,000
 deleted text end new text begin 421,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $48,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $460,000deleted text end new text begin $364,000new text end for 2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $51,000deleted text end new text begin $40,000new text end for 2018 and deleted text begin $481,000deleted text end new text begin $381,000new text end for
2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 16.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Court-placed special education revenue.

For reimbursing serving school
districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:

$
 deleted text begin 46,000
 deleted text end new text begin 40,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 47,000
 deleted text end new text begin 41,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

D. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

Sec. 17.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 5, section 14, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Debt service equalization aid.

For debt service equalization aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:

$
 24,908,000
 .....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 22,360,000
 deleted text end new text begin 23,137,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $2,324,000 for 2017 and $22,584,000 for 2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes $2,509,000 for 2018 and deleted text begin $19,851,000deleted text end new text begin $20,628,000new text end for
2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 18.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 5, section 14, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid.

For long-term facilities
maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:

$
 deleted text begin 80,179,000
 deleted text end new text begin 81,053,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 103,460,000
 deleted text end new text begin 102,374,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $5,815,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $74,364,000deleted text end new text begin $75,238,000new text end for
2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $8,262,000deleted text end new text begin $8,359,000new text end for 2018 and deleted text begin $95,198,000deleted text end new text begin
$94,015,000new text end for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

E. NUTRITION

Sec. 19.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 3, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

School lunch.

For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111,
and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:

$
 deleted text begin 16,721,000
 deleted text end new text begin 16,143,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 17,223,000
 deleted text end new text begin 16,477,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 20.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 3, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:


Subd. 3.

School breakfast.

For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.1158:

$
 deleted text begin 10,601,000
 deleted text end new text begin 10,474,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 11,359,000
 deleted text end new text begin 11,282,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 21.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 3, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Kindergarten milk.

For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.118:

$
 deleted text begin 758,000
 deleted text end new text begin 734,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 758,000
 deleted text end new text begin 734,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

F. EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY SUPPORT

Sec. 22.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 5a,
is amended to read:


Subd. 5a.

Early childhood family education aid.

For early childhood family education
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:

$
 deleted text begin 30,405,000
 deleted text end new text begin 29,760,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 31,977,000
 deleted text end new text begin 30,870,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $2,904,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $27,501,000deleted text end new text begin $26,856,000new text end for
2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $3,055,000deleted text end new text begin $2,983,000new text end for 2018 and deleted text begin $28,922,000deleted text end new text begin
$27,887,000new text end for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 23.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 6,
is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Developmental screening aid.

For developmental screening aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:

$
 deleted text begin 3,606,000
 deleted text end new text begin 3,663,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 3,629,000
 deleted text end new text begin 3,688,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $358,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $3,248,000deleted text end new text begin $3,305,000new text end for
2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $360,000deleted text end new text begin $367,000new text end for 2018 and deleted text begin $3,269,000deleted text end new text begin $3,321,000new text end
for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

Sec. 24.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 12,
is amended to read:


Subd. 12.

Home visiting aid.

For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.135:

$
 deleted text begin 527,000
 deleted text end new text begin 503,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 571,000
 deleted text end new text begin 525,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and deleted text begin $527,000deleted text end new text begin $503,000new text end for 2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $58,000deleted text end new text begin $55,000new text end for 2018 and deleted text begin $513,000deleted text end new text begin $470,000new text end for
2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

G. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION

Sec. 25.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 9, section 2, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Community education aid.

For community education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.20:

$
 deleted text begin 483,000
 deleted text end new text begin 477,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 393,000
 deleted text end new text begin 410,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $53,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $430,000deleted text end new text begin $424,000new text end for 2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes $47,000 for 2018 and deleted text begin $346,000deleted text end new text begin $363,000new text end for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

H. SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Sec. 26.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 10, section 6, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Adult basic education aid.

For adult basic education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.531:

$
 deleted text begin 50,010,000
 deleted text end new text begin 48,708,000
 new text end 		.....
 2018
$
 deleted text begin 51,497,000
 deleted text end new text begin 50,109,000
 new text end 		.....
 2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $4,881,000 for 2017 and deleted text begin $45,129,000deleted text end new text begin $43,827,000new text end for
2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes deleted text begin $5,014,000deleted text end new text begin $4,869,000new text end for 2018 and deleted text begin $46,483,000deleted text end new text begin
$45,240,000new text end for 2019.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018.
 new text end

ARTICLE 42

MISCELLANEOUS FINANCE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.103, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

State revenue and expenditures.

In February and November each year,
the commissioner shall prepare a forecast of state revenue and expenditures. The November
forecast must be delivered to the legislature and governor no later than deleted text begin the end of the first
week ofdeleted text end Decembernew text begin 6new text end . The February forecast must be delivered to the legislature and governor
by the end of February. Forecasts must be delivered to the legislature and governor on the
same day. If requested by the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy,
delivery to the legislature must include a presentation to the commission.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.103, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:


Subd. 1b.

Forecast variable.

In determining the amount of state bonding as it affects
debt service, the calculation of investment income, and the other variables to be included
in the expenditure part of the forecast, the commissioner must consult with the chairs and
lead minority members of the senate deleted text begin State Governmentdeleted text end Finance Committee and the house
of representatives Ways and Means Committee, and legislative fiscal staff. This consultation
must occur at least three weeks before the forecast is to be released. No later than two weeks
prior to the release of the forecast, the commissioner must inform the chairs and lead minority
members of the senate deleted text begin State Governmentdeleted text end Finance Committee and the house of representatives
Ways and Means Committee, and legislative fiscal staff of any changes in these variables
from the previous forecast.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.103, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 1i. new text end

new text begin Budget close report. new text end

new text begin By September 30 of each odd-numbered year, the
commissioner shall prepare a detailed fund balance analysis of the general fund for the
previous biennium. The analysis shall include a comparison to the most recent publicly
available fund balance analysis of the general fund. The commissioner shall provide this
analysis to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives Ways
and Means Committee and the senate Finance Committee, and shall post the analysis on
the agency's Web site.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 16A.152, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:


Subd. 2.

Additional revenues; priority.

(a) If on the basis of a forecast of general fund
revenues and expenditures, the commissioner of management and budget determines that
there will be a positive unrestricted budgetary general fund balance at the close of the
biennium, the commissioner of management and budget must allocate money to the following
accounts and purposes in priority order:

(1) the cash flow account established in subdivision 1 until that account reaches
$350,000,000;

(2) the budget reserve account established in subdivision 1a until that account reaches
$1,596,522,000;

(3) the amount necessary to increase the aid payment schedule for school district aids
and credits payments in section 127A.45 to not more than 90 percent rounded to the nearest
tenth of a percent without exceeding the amount available and with any remaining funds
deposited in the budget reserve;new text begin and
new text end

(4) the amount necessary to restore all or a portion of the net aid reductions under section
127A.441 and to reduce the property tax revenue recognition shift under section 123B.75,
subdivision 5, by the same amountdeleted text begin ; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) the clean water fund established in section 114D.50 until $22,000,000 has been
transferred into the funddeleted text end .

(b) The amounts necessary to meet the requirements of this section are appropriated
from the general fund within two weeks after the forecast is released or, in the case of
transfers under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), as necessary to meet the appropriations
schedules otherwise established in statute.

(c) The commissioner of management and budget shall certify the total dollar amount
of the reductions under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), to the commissioner of education.
The commissioner of education shall increase the aid payment percentage and reduce the
property tax shift percentage by these amounts and apply those reductions to the current
fiscal year and thereafter.

deleted text begin (d) Paragraph (a), clause (5), expires after the entire amount of the transfer has been
made.
 deleted text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.97, is amended to read:


16A.97 TOBACCO BONDS.

The commissioner may sell and issue debt under deleted text begin either or both of sections 16A.98 anddeleted text end new text begin
section new text end 16A.99, but the net proceeds of bonds issued and sold under deleted text begin those sections togetherdeleted text end new text begin
that section new text end must not exceed $640,000,000 during fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16E.21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Legislative Advisory Commission review.

(a) No funds may be transferred
to the information and telecommunications technology systems and services account under
subdivision 2 or section 16E.0466 until the commissioner of management and budget has
submitted the proposed transfer to the members of the Legislative Advisory Commission
for review and recommendation.

new text begin (b) new text end If the new text begin proposed transfer is less than $500,000 and the new text end commission makes a positive
recommendation or no recommendation, or if the commission has not reviewed the request
within 20 days after the date the request to transfer funds was submitted, the commissioner
of management and budget may approve the request to transfer the funds. If the new text begin proposed
transfer is less than $500,000 and the new text end commission recommends further review of a request
to transfer funds, the commissioner shall provide additional information to the commissionnew text begin
within 20 daysnew text end . If the commission makes a negative recommendation on the request new text begin under
this paragraph new text end within deleted text begin tendeleted text end new text begin 15new text end days of receiving further information, the commissioner shall
not approve the fund transfer. If the commission makes a positive recommendation or no
recommendation within deleted text begin tendeleted text end new text begin 15new text end days of receiving further information, the commissioner may
approve the fund transfer.

new text begin (c) If the proposed transfer is $500,000 or more and the commission makes a positive
recommendation within 20 days after the date the request to transfer funds was submitted,
the commissioner of management and budget may approve the request to transfer the funds.
If the proposed transfer is $500,000 or more and the commission recommends further review
of a request to transfer funds or makes no recommendation, the commissioner shall provide
additional information to the commission within 20 days. If the commission makes a negative
recommendation or no recommendation on the request under this paragraph within 15 days
of receiving further information, the commissioner shall not approve the fund transfer. If
the commission makes a positive recommendation under this paragraph within 15 days of
receiving further information, the commissioner may approve the fund transfer.
 new text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end A recommendation of the commission new text begin under this section new text end must be made at a
meeting of the commission unless a written recommendation is signed by deleted text begin alldeleted text end new text begin a majority ofnew text end
members entitled to vote on the item as specified in section 3.30, subdivision 2. A
recommendation of the commission must be made by a majority of the commission.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299A.707, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Annual transfer. new text end

new text begin In fiscal year 2018 and each year thereafter, the commissioner
of management and budget shall transfer $461,000 from the general fund to the community
justice reinvestment account.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 31, is amended to
read:


Sec. 31. APPROPRIATION; FIRE REMEDIATION GRANTS.

$1,392,258 is appropriated in fiscal year 2018 from the general fund to the commissioner
of public safety for grants to remediate the effects of fires in the city of Melrose on September
8, 2016. The commissioner must allocate the grants as follows:

(1) $1,296,458 to the city of Melrose; and

(2) $95,800 to Stearns County.

A grant recipient must use the money appropriated under this section for remediation
costs, including disaster recovery, infrastructure, reimbursement for emergency personnel
costs, reimbursement for equipment costs, and reimbursements for property tax abatements,
incurred by public or private entities as a result of the fires. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, deleted text begin 2018deleted text end new text begin 2019new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 9. new text begin TRANSFER; FEDERAL DISASTER, DR-4069.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of management and budget must transfer any unexpended balance
appropriated to the Department of Public Safety for Federal Disaster DR-4069 under Laws
2012, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended by
Laws 2013, First Special Session chapter 1, section 2, paragraph (a), to the disaster
contingency account in Minnesota Statutes, section 12.221, subdivision 6. This is a onetime
transfer.
 new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.98, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S3656-1

16A.98 TOBACCO SECURITIZATION BONDS.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.

(a) "Authority" means the Tobacco Securitization Authority created and established under subdivision 3.

(b) "Authorized officer" means any of the members of the authority identified and described in subdivision 3.

(c) "Bond" means any instrument evidencing the obligation to pay money authorized or issued by the authority as provided by this section, including without limitation, bonds, notes, or certificates.

(d) "Bondholder" means, in the case of a bond issued in registered form, the registered owner of the bond and otherwise, the owner of the bond.

(e) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of management and budget.

(f) "Consent judgment" means the consent judgment, as the same has been and may be corrected, amended, or modified, in the action styled as The State of Minnesota, By Hubert Humphrey, III, Its attorney general, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota v. Philip Morris Incorporated, et al., No. C1-94-8565 (Minnesota District Court, Second Judicial District, May 8, 1998).

(g) "General tobacco subaccount" means the account established by the authority within the tobacco settlement recovery account established under subdivision 12 for the net proceeds of bonds.

(h) "Settlement agreement" means the settlement agreement and stipulation for entry of consent judgment, dated May 8, 1998, between the State of Minnesota, By Hubert Humphrey, III, Its attorney general, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, on the one hand, and Philip Morris Incorporated, et al., on the other hand, and the subject of the consent judgment.

(i) "Net proceeds of bonds" means the gross proceeds of the sale of bonds issued under subdivision 5, less any amounts applied or to be applied to pay transaction and administrative expenses, including underwriting discount, to pay capitalized interest and to fund any reserves deemed necessary or appropriate by the authority, but does not include any investment earnings realized thereon.

(j) "Participating manufacturer" means a tobacco product manufacturer that is or becomes a signatory to the settlement agreement.

(k) "Pledged tobacco revenues" means the state's tobacco settlement revenues sold to the authority under the sale agreement and pledged by the authority for the payment of bonds and any related bond facility.

(l) "Related bond facility" means any interest rate exchange or similar agreement or any bond insurance policy, letter of credit or other credit enhancement facility, liquidity facility, guaranteed investment or reinvestment agreement, or other similar agreement, arrangement, or contract.

(m) "Residual amount in tobacco settlement revenues" means any tobacco settlement revenues determined as moneys received but not required for the identified period in which revenues are received, to pay principal or interest on bonds or administrative or transaction expenses of the authority, or to fund reserves or other requirements relating to bonds issued or related bond facilities made under this section.

(n) "Sale agreement" means any agreement authorized as provided in this section in which the state provides for the sale of all or a portion of the tobacco settlement revenues to the authority.

(o) "State" means the state of Minnesota.

(p) "Tobacco settlement bond proceeds fund" is established within the state treasury and consists of the net proceeds from any sale, conveyance, or transfer of the state's tobacco settlement revenues from the authority.

(q) "Tobacco settlement recovery account" is the account established by the authority outside of the state's treasury.

(r) "Tobacco settlement revenues subaccount" means the account established by the authority within the tobacco settlement recovery account established under subdivision 12 for receipt of tobacco settlement revenues and for payment of debt service of bonds authorized under this section.

(s) "Tobacco settlement residual subaccount" means the account established by the authority within the tobacco settlement recovery account established under subdivision 12 for receipt of the residual amount in the tobacco settlement revenues subaccount.

(t) "Tobacco settlement revenues" means all tobacco settlement payments received by the state on and after July 21, 2011, and required to be made under the terms of the settlement agreement by participating manufacturers, and the state's rights to receive the tobacco settlement payments on and after July 21, 2011, exclusive of any payments made with respect to liability to make those payments for calendar years completed before July 21, 2011.

Subd. 2.

Ownership, transfer, and sale of state's right to tobacco settlement revenues.

All tobacco settlement revenues received and to be received by the state are the property of the state, to be used as provided by law, including a sale, assignment, or transfer of the right to receive the tobacco settlement revenues under this subdivision. During fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the commissioner may sell, convey, or otherwise transfer to the authority, and may take any action necessary to facilitate and complete the sale, conveyance, or transfer to the authority, the tobacco settlement revenues in exchange for the net proceeds of bonds and a right to the residual amount in the tobacco settlement revenues subaccount. Unless otherwise directed by statute, the net proceeds of any such sale, conveyance, or transfer shall be deposited in the general tobacco subaccount. The authority's purchased interest in tobacco settlement revenues received by the state from time to time shall be deposited in the tobacco settlement revenues subaccount, and the residual amount in tobacco settlement revenues received by the state from time to time shall be deposited in the tobacco settlement residual subaccount, in each case to be applied for the purposes and in the manner described in this section.

Any sale, conveyance, or other transfer authorized by this subdivision shall be evidenced by an instrument or agreement in writing signed on behalf of the state by the commissioner. A certified copy of the instrument or agreement shall be filed with the commissioner and the chairs of the senate Finance Committee and the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee promptly upon execution and delivery thereof. The instrument or agreement shall require, as a condition of the sale, conveyance, or other transfer, that the authority notify the commissioner promptly upon the issuance, sale, and delivery thereof if any bonds are issued that are secured by any of the tobacco settlement revenues and provide the commissioner with all information on the distribution of the bond proceeds. The commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs of the senate Finance Committee and the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee that includes all of the information provided to the commissioner by the authority under this subdivision. The instrument or agreement may include an irrevocable direction to pay all or a specified portion of the tobacco settlement revenues directly to or upon the order of the authority, or to any escrow agent or any trustee under an indenture or other agreement securing any bonds issued or related bond facilities made under this section. Upon execution and delivery of the sale agreement as provided in this section, the sale, conveyance, or other transfer of the right to receive the tobacco settlement revenues, shall, for all purposes, be a true sale and absolute conveyance of all right, title, and interest therein and not as a pledge or other security interest for any borrowing, valid, binding, and enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof and such instrument or agreements and any related instrument, agreement, or other arrangement, including any pledge, grant of security interest, or other encumbrance made by authority to secure any bonds issued by the authority, and shall not be subject to disavowal, disaffirmance, cancellation, or avoidance by reason of insolvency of any party, lack of consideration, or any other fact, occurrence, or rule of law. On and after the effective date of the sale of any portion, including all of the tobacco settlement revenues, the state shall have no right, title, or interest in or to the portion of the tobacco settlement revenues sold, and the portion of the tobacco settlement revenues sold shall be the property of the authority, and shall be received, held, and disbursed by the authority in a trust fund outside the state treasury. Any portions of the tobacco settlement revenues sold to the authority and held in trust may be invested in investments and deposit accounts or certificates, and with security, agreed upon with the bondholders or a trustee for the bondholders.

The procedures and requirements set forth in this subdivision shall be the sole procedures and requirements applicable to the sale of the tobacco settlement revenues.

Subd. 3.

Establishment and powers of authority.

(a) The authority is hereby established as a body corporate and politic and a public instrumentality of, but having a legal existence independent and separate from the state and, accordingly, the assets, liabilities, and funds of the authority shall be neither consolidated nor commingled with those of the state treasury, provided that the assets, liabilities, and funds of the authority shall be held by a duly designated agent or fiduciary of the authority. If the authority does not designate a fiduciary or an agent for the purposes of this subdivision, the assets and funds of the authority shall be held in the state treasury. The authority and its corporate existence shall continue until 12 months after all its liabilities have been met or otherwise discharged. Upon the termination of the existence of the authority, all of its rights and property shall pass to and be vested in the state. The authority shall be established for the express limited public purposes set forth in this section, and no part of the net earnings of the authority shall inure to any private individual.

(b) The authority shall be governed by a three-member board consisting of the commissioner, the commissioner of revenue, and the commissioner of health. The commissioner shall serve as the chair and chief executive officer of the authority, who shall sign instruments or agreements authorized by this section on behalf of the authority; provided that the authority may by resolution authorize a member other than the commissioner to sign authorized instruments or agreements. The authority may elect other officers as necessary from its members. The authority may also appoint a nonremunerated chief financial officer who may or may not be a member of the authority in order to provide financial analysis and advice regarding any transaction of the authority. The powers of the authority shall be subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations contained within this section, and any applicable covenants or agreements of the authority in any indenture or other agreement relating to any then outstanding bonds or related bond facilities. The authority may enter into contracts regarding any matter connected with any corporate purpose within the objects and purposes of this section. The members of the authority shall receive no salary or other compensation, either direct or indirect, for serving as members of the authority, other than reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of such person's duties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the authority shall not be authorized to make any covenant, pledge, promise, or agreement purporting to bind the state with respect to tobacco settlement revenues, except as otherwise specifically authorized by this section.

(c) A majority of the authority, excluding vacancies, constitutes a quorum to conduct its business, to exercise its powers, and for all other purposes.

(d) The authority may conduct its business as provided under section 13D.015, including teleconference calls or interactive video, that allows for an interaction between members. If a meeting is conducted under this paragraph, a specific location must be available for the public to attend the meeting and at least one member must be present at that location.

(e) The authority may not file a voluntary petition under or be or become a debtor or bankrupt under the federal bankruptcy code or any other federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, or moratorium law or statute as may, from time to time, be in effect, and neither any public officer nor any organization, entity, or other person shall authorize the authority to be or become a debtor or bankrupt under the federal bankruptcy code or any other federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, or moratorium law or statute, as may, from time to time be in effect.

(f) The authority may not guarantee the debts of another.

(g) The commissioner shall provide administrative services to the authority.

(h) The authority may accept appropriations, gifts, grants, bequests, and devises, and use or dispose of them for its purposes. All gifts, grants, bequests, and revenues from those sources are appropriated to the authority.

(i) Proceeds of the authority's bonds, notes, and other obligations; amounts granted or appropriated to the authority for bond debt service reserves; income from investment; money in the funds; and all revenues from fees and charges of the authority including rentals, royalties, dividends, or other proceeds are annually appropriated to the authority for the accomplishment of its corporate purposes and must be spent, administered, and accounted for in accordance with the applicable provisions of all bond and note resolutions, indentures, and other instruments, contracts, and agreements of the authority. Notwithstanding section 16A.28, these appropriations are available until expended.

Subd. 4.

Certain powers of the authority.

The authority shall have the power to:

(1) sue and be sued;

(2) have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;

(3) make and alter bylaws for its organization and internal management;

(4) make and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions under this subdivision, including without limitation the purchase from the state of all or a portion of the right to receive tobacco settlement revenues, and request the attorney general to commence any action to protect or enforce any right conferred upon it by any law, contract, or other agreement;

(5) retain or contract for the services of underwriters, financial advisors, accountants or other consultants or agents;

(6) pay its operating expenses and its financing costs, including its reasonable costs of issuance and sale of bonds and those of the attorney general, if any;

(7) borrow money in its name, issue negotiable bonds as named by the authority, and provide for the rights of the holders thereof as otherwise provided in this section;

(8) procure insurance against any loss in connection with its activities, properties, and assets in such amount and from such insurers as it deems desirable;

(9) invest any funds or other moneys under its custody and control in investment securities or under any related bond facility;

(10) as security for the payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds issued by it under this section and any agreement made in connection therewith and for its obligations under any related bond facility, pledge all or any part of the tobacco settlement revenues;

(11) establish and create debt service reserve funds and capitalized interest accounts and deposit therein proceeds of bonds in such amount or amounts as shall be provided by the resolutions or trust indentures for the bonds; and

(12) do any and all things necessary and proper to carry out its purposes and exercise the powers expressly given and granted in this section.

Subd. 5.

Bonds of the authority.

(a) The authority shall have power and is hereby authorized to issue bonds from time to time in one or more series, in an aggregate principal amount no greater than $900,000,000, excluding refunding bonds sold and issued under this section, to provide funds not to exceed $640,000,000 and subject to the limitation in section 16A.97, for the purchase of all or a portion of the tobacco settlement revenues pursuant to subdivision 2, and also to provide sufficient funds for the establishment of a debt service reserve fund, and the payment or provision for capitalized interest and financing costs, including, without limitation, the cost of any related credit facility.

The issuance of bonds shall be authorized by a resolution of the authority, adopted by a majority of the members of the authority without further authorization or approval. The issue of the bonds of the authority shall be special limited revenue obligations payable from and secured by a pledge of the pledged tobacco revenues, those proceeds of bonds deposited in a debt service reserve fund for the benefit of bondholders, and earnings on funds of the authority, upon terms and conditions as specified by the authority in the resolution under which the bonds are issued or in a related trust indenture.

The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue bonds, whenever it deems refunding expedient, to refund any outstanding bonds by the issuance of new bonds, provided that the refunding bonds mature not more than 30 years after the date of issuance as may be determined by the authority. The refunding bonds may be exchanged for the bonds to be refunded or sold and the proceeds applied to the purchase, redemption, or payment of the bonds to be refunded.

(b) The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear interest, which may be includable in or excludable from the gross income of the owners for federal income tax purposes, at fixed or variable rates, payable at or prior to maturity, and shall mature at such time or times, not more than 30 years after the date of issuance, as may be determined by the authority, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the authority, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the authority. The principal and interest of the bonds may be made payable in any lawful medium. The resolution of the authority approving the issuance of the bonds shall determine the form of the bonds and the manner of execution of the bonds and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest thereof, which may be at any bank or trust company within or outside the state. If any officer whose signature or a facsimile thereof appears on any bonds shall cease to be an officer before the delivery of the bonds, the signature or facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if the officer had remained in office until such delivery.

(c) The authority may sell such bonds at either public or private sale upon terms as the commissioner shall determine are not inconsistent with this section and the bonds may be sold at any price or percentage of par value. Any bid received may be rejected by the authority. The proceeds of the bonds shall be disbursed for the purposes for which the bonds were issued under the restrictions as the sale agreement and the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or the related trust indenture may provide. The bonds shall be issued upon approval of the authority and without any other approvals, filings, proceedings, or the happening of any other conditions or things other than the approvals, findings, proceedings, conditions, and things that are specified and required by this section.

(d) Any pledge made by the authority shall be valid and binding at the time the pledge is made. The assets, property, revenues, reserves, or earnings so pledged shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, neither the resolution nor any indenture or other instrument by which a pledge is created or by which the authority's interest in pledged assets, property, revenues, reserves, or earnings is assigned need be filed, perfected, or recorded in any public records in order to protect the pledge or perfect the lien as against third parties, except that a copy shall be filed in the records of the authority.

(e) Whether or not the bonds of the authority are of such form and character as to be negotiable instruments under the terms of the Uniform Commercial Code, the bonds are hereby made negotiable instruments for all purposes, subject only to the provisions of the bonds for registration.

(f) At the sole discretion of the authority, any bonds issued by the authority and any related bond facility made under the provisions of this section shall be secured by a resolution or trust indenture by and between the authority and the indenture trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company, whether located within or outside the state. The trust indenture or resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds shall, without limitation: (1) provide for the creation and maintenance of reserves as the authority shall determine to be proper; (2) include covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the bonds, the income of the authority, the related sale agreement, and the related tobacco settlement revenues; (3) contain provisions relating to the transfer of the residual interest upon receipt of the tobacco settlement revenues; (4) contain provisions respecting the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys and securities; (5) contain provisions for protecting and enforcing against the authority or the state the rights and remedies pursuant thereto and to the sale agreement of the owners of the bonds and any provider of a related bond facility as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law; and (6) contain other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and proper for priorities and subordination among the owners of the bonds and providers of related bond facilities. Any reference in this section to a resolution of the authority shall include any trust indenture authorized thereby.

(g) The net proceeds of any sale, conveyance, or transfer by the state of tobacco settlement revenues shall be deposited into the authority's general tobacco subaccount. The authority shall transfer all moneys in the general tobacco subaccount to the commissioner for deposit in the tobacco settlement bond proceeds fund. Any residual amount in tobacco settlement revenues shall be deposited in the tobacco settlement residual subaccount. The balance in the tobacco residual subaccount shall be transferred to the commissioner for deposit in the general fund, as provided in subdivision 12, paragraph (b).

(h) The authority may enter into, amend, or terminate, as it determines to be necessary or appropriate, any related bond facility (1) to facilitate the issuance, sale, resale, purchase, repurchase, or payment of bonds, interest rate savings or market diversification, or the making or performance of swap contracts, including without limitation bond insurance, letters of credit and liquidity facilities, or (2) to attempt to manage or hedge risk or achieve a desirable effective interest rate or cash flow. Such facility shall be made upon the terms and conditions established by the authority, including without limitation provisions as to security, default, termination, payment, remedy, jurisdiction, and consent to service of process.

(i) The authority may enter into, amend, or terminate, as it deems to be necessary or appropriate, any related bond facility to place the obligations or investments of the authority, as represented by the bonds or the investment of reserves securing the bonds or related bond facilities or other tobacco settlement revenues or its other assets, in whole or in part, on the interest rate, cash flow, or other basis approved by the authority, which facility may include without limitation contracts commonly known as interest rate swap agreements, forward purchase contracts, or guaranteed investment contracts and futures or contracts providing for payments based on levels of, or changes in, interest rates. These contracts or arrangements may be entered into by the authority in connection with, or incidental to, entering into, or maintaining any (1) agreement that secures bonds of the authority or (2) investment or contract providing for investment of reserves or similar facility guaranteeing an investment rate for a period of years not to exceed the underlying term of the bonds. The determination by the authority that a related bond facility or the amendment or termination thereof is necessary or appropriate as aforesaid shall be conclusive. Any related bond facility may contain such provisions as to security, default, termination, payment, remedy, jurisdiction, and consent to service of process, and other terms and conditions as determined by the authority, after giving due consideration to the creditworthiness of the counterparty or other obligated party, including any rating by any nationally recognized rating agency, and any other criteria as may be appropriate.

(j) Bonds or any related bond facility may contain a recital that they are issued or executed, respectively, pursuant to this section, which recital shall be conclusive evidence of their validity, respectively, and the regularity of the proceedings relating thereto.

(k) No member or officer of the authority or any person executing the bonds is liable personally on the bonds or is subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of their issuance, or is liable for any other debt or obligation of the authority.

(l) Information in any register of ownership of bonds or certificates is nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9, or private data on individuals under section 13.02, subdivision 12. The information is open only to the subject of it, except as disclosure:

(1) is necessary for the registrar, the commissioner, or the legislative auditor to perform a duty;

(2) is requested by an authorized representative of the commissioner of revenue, the attorney general, or the United States commissioner of internal revenue to determine the application of a tax; or

(3) is required under section 13.03, subdivision 4.

(m) The bonds of the authority are not subject to chapter 16C.

(n) The commissioner and any other member of the authority charged with the responsibility of issuing bonds for or on behalf of the authority, may enter into written agreements or contracts relating to the continuing disclosure of information necessary to comply with, or facilitate the issuance of bonds in accordance with, federal securities laws, rules, and regulations, including Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations, in Code of Federal Regulations, title 17, section 240.15c 2-12. An agreement may be in the form of covenants with purchasers and holders of bonds set forth in the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, or a separate document authorized by the order or resolution.

Subd. 6.

State not liable on bonds or related bond facilities.

The state is not liable on bonds of the authority, and no bond or related bond facility shall constitute an indebtedness or an obligation of the state or any subdivision thereof, within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation or provision or a charge against the general credit or taxing powers, if any, of any of them but shall be payable solely from pledged tobacco revenues. No owner of any bond or provider of any related bond facility shall have the right to compel the exercise of the taxing power of the state to pay any principal installment of, redemption premium, if any, or interest on the bonds or to make any payment due under any related bond facility. The bonds must contain on their face a statement to the effect of this subdivision.

Subd. 7.

Agreement with the state.

(a) The state pledges and agrees with the authority, and the owners of the bonds of the authority in which the authority has included such pledge and agreement, that the state shall: (1) irrevocably direct the transfer of all pledged tobacco revenues received by the state under and in accordance with the settlement agreement directly to the authority or its assignee; (2) diligently enforce its right to collect all moneys due from the participating manufacturers under the settlement agreement, in each case in the manner and to the extent deemed necessary in the judgment of and consistent with the discretion of the attorney general of the state, provided, however, that the sale agreement shall provide (i) that the remedies available to the authority and the bondholders for any breach of the pledges and agreements of the state set forth in this clause shall be limited to injunctive relief, and (ii) that the state shall be deemed to have diligently enforced this subdivision so long as there has been no judicial determination by a court of competent jurisdiction in this state, in an action commenced by a participating tobacco manufacturer, that the state has failed to diligently enforce this subdivision; (3) in any materially adverse way, neither amend the settlement agreement or take any other action that would (i) impair the authority's right to receive pledged tobacco revenues, or (ii) limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of its agreements with the bondholders, or (iii) impair the rights and remedies of the bondholders or the security for such bonds until such bonds, together with the interest thereon and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of the bondholders, are fully paid and discharged, provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to preclude the state's regulation of smoking, smoking cessation activities and laws, and taxation and regulation of the sale of cigarettes or the like or to restrict the right of the state to amend, modify, repeal, or otherwise alter statutes imposing or relating to the taxes; and (4) not amend, supersede, or repeal the settlement agreement or this section in any way that would materially adversely affect the amount of any payment to, or the rights to such payments of, the authority or the bondholders. This pledge and agreement may be included in the sale agreement and the authority may include this pledge and agreement in any contract with the bondholders of the authority.

(b) The provisions of this section, the bonds issued pursuant to this section, and the pledges and agreements by the state and the authority to the bondholders shall not be interpreted or construed to limit or impair the authority or discretion of the attorney general to administer and enforce provisions of the settlement agreement or to direct, control, and settle any litigation or arbitration proceeding arising from or relating to the settlement agreement.

Subd. 8.

Enforcement of contract.

The provisions of this section and of any resolution or proceeding authorizing the issuance of bonds or a related bond facility shall constitute a contract with the holders of the bonds or the related bond facility, and the provisions thereof shall be enforceable either by mandamus or other proceeding in any Minnesota court of competent jurisdiction in Ramsey County to enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this section and by any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds a related bond facility adopted in response hereto.

Subd. 9.

Bonds as legal investments.

Any of the following entities may legally invest any sinking funds, money, or other funds belonging to them or under their control in any bonds issued under this section: (1) the state, the investment board, public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, and public bodies; (2) banks and bankers, savings and loan associations, credit unions, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, investment companies, insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on a banking or insurance business; and (3) personal representatives, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries.

Subd. 10.

Exemption from taxation.

It is hereby determined that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes are in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state and are public purposes. Accordingly, the property of the authority, its income, and its operations shall be exempt from taxation. The authority shall not be required to pay any fees, taxes, or assessments of any kind, whether state or local, including, but not limited to, fees, taxes, ad valorem taxes on real property, sales taxes or other taxes, upon or with respect to any property owned by it or under its jurisdiction, control, or supervision, or upon the uses thereof, or upon or with respect to its activities or operations in furtherance of the powers conferred upon it by this section.

Subd. 11.

Report; audit.

The authority shall report to the legislature and the governor by the January 15 following the end of each fiscal year. The report must include a complete operating and financial statement covering the authority's operations during the fiscal year, including amounts of income from all sources. Books and records of the authority are subject to audit by the legislative auditor in the manner prescribed for state agencies.

Subd. 12.

Tobacco settlement recovery account.

(a) The authority shall establish the tobacco settlement recovery account, which shall consist of three subaccounts: (1) the general tobacco subaccount, (2) the tobacco settlement revenues subaccount, and (3) the tobacco settlement residual subaccount. The authority shall deposit all moneys paid pursuant to the settlement agreement, and any other moneys as provided by law into the several subaccounts of the tobacco settlement recovery account. Money shall be deposited into the tobacco settlement revenues subaccount and the tobacco settlement residual subaccount as provided by the terms of this section, including any agreement between the state and the authority implementing the same. All other moneys available to be deposited into the tobacco settlement recovery account shall be deposited into the general tobacco subaccount. An investment made from moneys credited to a specific subaccount constitutes part of that subaccount and such subaccount shall be credited with all income from the investment of such moneys. The commissioner may invest the moneys in the several subaccounts of the tobacco settlement recovery account in the same manner, in the same types of investments, and subject to the same limitations provided in section 11A.24. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to preserve the tax-exempt status of any bonds issued pursuant to this section, the interest on which is intended to be excludable from the gross income of the owners for federal income tax purposes, moneys on deposit in the tobacco settlement revenues subaccount and the tobacco settlement residual subaccount, may be invested in obligations the interest upon which is tax exempt under the provisions of Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now or hereafter amended, or any successor code or provision.

(b) Moneys on deposit in the tobacco settlement residual subaccount shall be transferred to the commissioner for deposit in the general fund.

(c) The amounts deposited into the tobacco settlement bond proceeds fund from the general tobacco subaccount and interest thereon are appropriated to the commissioner for payment of working capital, debt service on outstanding obligations of the general fund, the funding of debt service reserves for the bonds, each as permitted by state and federal law, nonsalary expenses incurred in conjunction with the sale of the bonds and to supplement the tobacco settlement residual subaccount to pay for appropriated obligations of the tobacco settlement recovery account for state fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The commissioner may transfer the amounts available to reduce debt service on outstanding obligations of the general fund to the state bond fund under section 16A.641.

Subd. 13.

Supplemental nature of section; construction and purpose.

The powers conferred by this section shall be in addition to and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, general or special, and may be exercised notwithstanding the provisions of any other such law. Insofar as the provisions of this section are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, general or special, the provisions of this section shall be controlling.

Subd. 14.

Severability.

If any provision of this section is held invalid, such provision shall be deemed to be excised and the invalidity thereof shall not affect any of the other provisions of this section. If the application of any provision of this section to any person or circumstance is held invalid, it shall not affect the application of such provision to such persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid.

16E.145 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATION.

An appropriation for a state agency information and telecommunications technology project must be made to the chief information officer. The chief information officer must manage and disburse the appropriation on behalf of the sponsoring state agency. Any appropriation for an information and telecommunications technology project made to a state agency other than the Office of MN.IT Services is transferred to the chief information officer.

122A.63 GRANTS TO PREPARE INDIAN TEACHERS.

Subd. 7.

Loan forgiveness.

The loan may be forgiven if the recipient is employed as a teacher, as defined in section 122A.40 or 122A.41, in an eligible school or program in Minnesota. One-fourth of the principal of the outstanding loan amount shall be forgiven for each year of eligible employment, or a pro rata amount for eligible employment during part of a school year, part-time employment as a substitute teacher, or other eligible part-time teaching. Loans for $2,500 or less may be forgiven at the rate of up to $1,250 per year. The following schools and programs are eligible for the purposes of loan forgiveness:

(1) a school or program operated by a school district;

(2) a tribal contract school eligible to receive aid according to section 124D.83;

(3) a Head Start program;

(4) an early childhood family education program;

(5) a program providing educational services to children who have not entered kindergarten; or

(6) a program providing educational enrichment services to American Indian students in grades kindergarten through 12.

If a person has an outstanding loan obtained through this program, the duty to make payments of principal and interest may be deferred during any time period the person is enrolled at least one-half time in an advanced degree program in a field that leads to employment by a school district. To defer loan obligations, the person shall provide written notification to the commissioner of education and the recipients of the joint grant that originally authorized the loan. Upon approval by the commissioner and the joint grant recipients, payments shall be deferred.

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education shall approve the loan forgiveness program, loan deferral, and procedures to administer the program.

Subd. 8.

Revolving fund.

The Indian teacher preparation loan repayment revolving account is established in the state treasury. Any amounts repaid or contributed by a teacher who received a scholarship or loan under this program shall be deposited in the account. All money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of education and shall be used to enable Indian students to participate in the program.

126C.16 REFERENDUM AND DESEGREGATION REVENUE CONVERSION.

Subdivision 1.

Revenue conversion.

Except as provided under subdivision 3, the referendum authority under section 126C.17 of a district must be converted by the department according to this section.

Subd. 3.

Per pupil revenue conversion.

(a) The department must convert each district's referendum revenue authority for fiscal year 2002 and later years to an allowance per pupil unit as follows: the revenue allowance equals the amount determined by dividing the district's maximum revenue under section 126C.17, for fiscal year 2001 by the district's 2000-2001 resident marginal cost pupil units. A district's maximum revenue for all later years for which the revenue is authorized equals the revenue allowance times the district's resident marginal cost pupil units for that year.

(b) The referendum allowance reduction must be applied first to the authority with the earliest expiration date.

126C.17 REFERENDUM REVENUE.

Subd. 9a.

Board-approved referendum allowance.

Notwithstanding subdivision 9, a school district may convert up to $300 per adjusted pupil unit of referendum authority from voter approved to board approved by a board vote. A district with less than $300 per adjusted pupil unit of referendum authority after the local optional revenue subtraction under subdivision 1 may authorize new referendum authority up to the difference between $300 per adjusted pupil unit and the district's referendum authority. The board may authorize this levy for up to five years and may subsequently reauthorize that authority in increments of up to five years.

136A.15 DEFINITIONS.

Subd. 2.

Academic year or its equivalent.

"Academic year or its equivalent" shall be as defined in the federal regulations which govern the administration of the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965 and title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Subd. 7.

Eligible lender.

"Eligible lender" means an eligible institution, an agency or instrumentality of a state, or a financial or credit institution (including an insurance company) which is subject to examination and supervision by an agency of the state of Minnesota or of the United States.

136A.1701 SUPPLEMENTAL AND ADDITIONAL LOANS.

Subd. 12.

Eligible student.

"Eligible student" means a student who is a Minnesota resident who is enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution in Minnesota or in another state or province. Non-Minnesota residents are eligible students if they are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a minimum of one course of at least 30 days in length during the academic year that requires physical attendance at an eligible institution located in Minnesota. Non-Minnesota resident students enrolled exclusively during the academic year in correspondence courses or courses offered over the Internet are not eligible students. Non-Minnesota resident students not physically attending classes in Minnesota due to enrollment in a study abroad program for 12 months or less are eligible students. Non-Minnesota residents enrolled in study abroad programs exceeding 12 months are not eligible students. For purposes of this section, an "eligible student" must also meet the eligibility requirements of section 136A.15, subdivision 8.

155A.28 HAIR BRAIDING.

Subdivision 1.

Registration.

Any person engaged in hair braiding solely for compensation as a profession, except persons licensed as cosmetologists, shall register with the Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners in a form determined by the board.

Subd. 3.

Requirements.

In order to qualify for initial registration, any person engaged in hair braiding solely for compensation as a profession, except persons licensed as cosmetologists, shall satisfactorily complete instruction at either an accredited school, professional association, or by an individual approved by the board. Instruction includes coursework covering the topics of health, safety, infection control, and state laws related to cosmetology not to exceed 30 hours. The coursework is encouraged to be provided in a foreign language format and such availability shall be reported to and posted by the Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.

Subd. 4.

Curriculum.

An accredited school, professional association, or an individual approved by the board desiring to provide the coursework required under subdivision 3 shall have curriculum in place by January 1, 2008.

168.013 VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAXES.

Subd. 21.

Technology surcharge.

For every vehicle registration renewal required under this chapter, the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of: (1) $1.75 until June 30, 2012; and (2) $1 from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016. Surcharges collected under this subdivision must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

214.075 HEALTH-RELATED LICENSING BOARDS; CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.

Subd. 8.

Instructions to the board; plans.

The health-related licensing boards, in collaboration with the commissioner of human services and the BCA, shall establish a plan for completing criminal background checks of all licensees who were licensed before the effective date requirement under subdivision 1. The plan must seek to minimize duplication of requirements for background checks of licensed health professionals. The plan for background checks of current licensees shall be developed no later than January 1, 2017, and may be contingent upon the implementation of a system by the BCA or FBI in which any new crimes that an applicant or licensee commits after an initial background check are flagged in the BCA's or FBI's database and reported back to the board. The plan shall include recommendations for any necessary statutory changes.

221.161 SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES.

Subd. 2.

Hearing upon complaint.

Tariffs, supplements, and reissues must be prepared and filed in accordance with rules of the commissioner. Rates or charges, including pickup charges named therein, are subject to complaint to the commissioner by an interested party. The commissioner, after investigation by the department, by order on not less than ten days' notice, may assign the complaint for hearing, and if at the hearing, the complainant submits facts and evidence sufficient to establish proof that the rates or charges complained of are excessive or noncompensatory, the commissioner may order the rates or charges canceled, and require the filing of alternative and reasonable rates and charges, the reasonable level of which at that time must be indicated by the commissioner in the order.

Subd. 3.

Hearing upon petition by another carrier.

Upon the filing of a tariff or subsequent supplement or reissue, any other carrier has the right to petition the commissioner to suspend it from taking effect until opportunity is had for a hearing on the reasonableness of the rates or charges, and the commissioner may suspend the rates or charges if in its judgment the rates or charges complained of are so unreasonably low as to create destructive competitive practices among or jeopardize the economic position of competing carriers. In determining whether the rates or charges are excessive or noncompensatory, the commissioner shall include in consideration, among other things, the reasonable cost of the services rendered for the transportation, including a reasonable return on the money invested in the business and an adequate sum for maintenance and depreciation of the property used.

Subd. 4.

Hearing on merits of rates and charges.

The commissioner, (1) after a suspension and hearing upon a schedule of rates and charges, or upon complaint, or upon the commissioner's own initiative, either in extension of an existing complaint or without a complaint whatever, (2) after department investigation and petition, (3) upon notice to the permit carrier or tariff agent proposing, maintaining, or charging a schedule of rates and charges on a single group of related commodities, and (4) upon notice to the users of the service and competitive carriers by motor vehicle and rail, may assign for hearing the schedule of rates and charges proposed, maintained, or charged by any or all permit carriers. Upon a finding, after a hearing, that the schedule of rates and charges are unjust or unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory or unduly preferential or prejudicial or otherwise in violation of this section, the commissioner may prescribe minimum rates and charges and the rates, rules, and practices thereafter to be maintained and applied by the permit carrier or tariff agent. In the hearing the burden of proof is upon the permit carrier or tariff agent whose schedules of rates and charges are under investigation to show that the schedules are not below a minimum reasonable level or are not noncompensatory.

256B.0625 COVERED SERVICES.

Subd. 18b.

Broker dispatching prohibition.

Except for establishing level of service process, the commissioner shall not use a broker or coordinator for any purpose related to nonemergency medical transportation services under subdivision 18.

Subd. 31c.

Preferred incontinence product program.

The commissioner shall implement a preferred incontinence product program by July 1, 2018. The program shall require the commissioner to volume purchase incontinence products and related supplies in accordance with section 256B.04, subdivision 14. Medical assistance coverage for incontinence products and related supplies shall conform to the limitations established under the program.

256B.0705 PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANCE SERVICES; MANDATED SERVICE VERIFICATION.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them.

(b) "Personal care assistance services" or "PCA services" means services provided according to section 256B.0659.

(c) "Personal care assistant" or "PCA" has the meaning given in section 256B.0659, subdivision 1.

(d) "Service verification" means a random, unscheduled telephone call made for the purpose of verifying that the individual personal care assistant is present at the location where personal care assistance services are being provided and is providing services as scheduled.

Subd. 2.

Verification schedule.

An agency that submits claims for reimbursement for PCA services under this chapter must develop and implement administrative policies and procedures by which the agency verifies the services provided by a PCA. For each service recipient, the agency must conduct at least one service verification every 90 days. If more than one PCA provides services to a single service recipient, the agency must conduct a service verification for each PCA providing services before conducting a service verification for a PCA whose services were previously verified by the agency. Service verification must occur on an ongoing basis while the agency provides PCA services to the recipient. During service verification, the agency must speak with both the PCA and the service recipient or recipient's authorized representative. Only qualified professional service verifications are eligible for reimbursement. An agency may substitute a visit by a qualified professional that is eligible for reimbursement under section 256B.0659, subdivision 14 or 19.

Subd. 3.

Documentation of verification.

An agency must fully document service verifications in a legible manner and must maintain the documentation on site for at least five years from the date of documentation. For each service verification, documentation must include:

(1) the names and signatures of the service recipient or recipient's authorized representative, the PCA and any other agency staff present with the PCA during the service verification, and the staff person conducting the service verification; and

(2) the start and end time, day, month, and year of the service verification, and the corresponding PCA time sheet.

Subd. 4.

Variance.

The Office of Inspector General at the Department of Human Services may grant a variance to the service verification requirements in this section if an agency uses an electronic monitoring system or other methods that verify a PCA is present at the location where services are provided and is providing services according to the prescribed schedule. A decision to grant or deny a variance request is final and not subject to appeal under chapter 14.

268.053 PAYMENT TO TRUST FUND BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

Subd. 4.

Application.

For purposes of this section, a nonprofit organization is an organization, or group of organizations, described in United States Code, title 26, section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from income tax under section 501(a).

Subd. 5.

Compromise.

The compromise authority set out in section 268.067 applies to this section.

349A.16 LOTTERY RETAILER COMMISSIONS.

The director of the State Lottery shall: (1) increase commissions paid to lottery retailers in effect on January 1, 1998, by one-half percent on the price of each ticket sold by each retailer; and (2) provide that each lottery retailer receive a commission of at least one percent on the amount of each winning ticket cashed by that retailer. The director of the State Lottery shall periodically review lottery ticket sales and make such adjustments to lottery retailer commission rates as are deemed necessary to maintain appropriate return to the state.

360.063 AIRPORT ZONING; AUTHORITY, PROCEDURE.

Subd. 4.

Airport approach.

The commissioner may recommend an airport approach plan for each publicly owned airport in the state and for each privately owned airport of the publicly owned class and from time to time recommend revisions of the plan. A plan shall indicate the circumstances in which structures or trees are or would be airport hazards, the airport hazard area, and what measures should be taken to eliminate airport hazards. The commissioner shall prescribe airport approach and turning standards for airports of various classes, and airport zoning regulations adopted by a municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board shall conform to the standards, except as provided in sections 360.065 and 360.066.

360.065 AIRPORT ZONING; ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED REGULATIONS.

Subd. 2.

Regulations submitted to commissioner.

Prior to adopting zoning regulations for an airport hazard area under sections 360.011 to 360.076, the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board which is to adopt the regulations shall submit its proposed regulations to the commissioner in order that the commissioner may determine whether it conforms to the standards prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall immediately examine the proposed regulations and report to the municipality, county, or joint airport zoning board the commissioner's approval, or objections, if any. If objections are made by the commissioner on the ground that the regulations do not conform to the standards prescribed by the commissioner for the class of airport involved, the municipality, county, or joint zoning board shall make amendments as are necessary to meet the objections unless it demonstrates that the social and economic costs of restricting land uses in accordance with the standards outweigh the benefits of a strict application of the standards. The governing body of the municipality or county or the joint airport zoning board shall not adopt the regulations or take other action until the proposed regulations are approved by the commissioner. The commissioner may approve local zoning ordinances that are more stringent than the standards. A copy of the regulations as adopted shall be filed with the county recorder in each county in which the zoned area is located.

Substantive rights existing prior to the passage of this subdivision and previously exercised are not affected by the filing of the regulations.

360.066 AIRPORT ZONING; MINIMUM STANDARDS, LAND USES.

Subd. 1a.

Protection of existing neighborhood.

(a) In order to ensure the minimum disruption of existing land uses, particularly established residential neighborhoods in built-up urban areas, the airport zoning standards of the commissioner and the local airport zoning ordinances or regulations adopted under sections 360.061 to 360.074 shall distinguish between the creation or establishment of a use and the elimination of an existing use, and shall avoid the elimination, removal, or reclassification of existing uses to the extent consistent with reasonable standards of safety. The standards of the commissioner shall include criteria for determining when an existing land use may constitute an airport hazard so severe that considerations of public safety outweigh the public interest in preventing disruption to that land use.

(b) No airport zoning standards or local airport zoning ordinances or regulations shall be adopted pursuant to sections 360.061 to 360.074 that classify as a nonconforming use or require such classification with respect to any low-density residential structure or isolated low-density residential building lots existing on January 1, 1978 in an established residential neighborhood.

(c) A local airport zoning authority may classify a land use described in paragraph (b) as an airport hazard if that authority finds that this classification is justified by considerations of public safety and is consistent with the airport zoning standards of the commissioner. Any land use described in paragraph (b) which is classified as an airport hazard shall be acquired, altered, or removed at public expense.

(d) The provisions of this subdivision shall not be construed to affect the classification of any land use under any zoning ordinances or regulations not adopted pursuant to sections 360.061 to 360.074.

Subd. 1b.

Amendment of standards.

Within nine months after March 29, 1978, the commissioner shall amend the standards defining airport hazard areas and categories of uses permitted therein to conform with the requirements of Laws 1978, chapter 654. Until the commissioner adopts amended standards as required by this subdivision the unamended standards, insofar as they require classification of any residential property as a nonconforming use contrary to the provisions of subdivision 1a, paragraph (b), shall be without force or effect.

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: S3656-1

Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 21, subdivision 2

Sec. 21. new text begin DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.new text end

new text begin Subd. 2.new text end

new text begin [85.012][Subd. 30.] Jay Cooke State Park, Carlton County. new text end

new text begin Effective upon the commissioner of natural resources entering into an agreement with the commissioner of veterans affairs to transfer the property for use as a veterans cemetery, the following areas are deleted from Jay Cooke State Park: new text end

new text begin (a) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter lying southerly of the railroad right-of-way, Section 21, Township 48 North, Range 16 West; new text end

new text begin (b) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying southerly of the railroad right-of-way, Section 22, Township 48 North, Range 16 West; and new text end

new text begin (c) the East 2 rods of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 22, Township 48 North, Range 16 West. new text end

Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 16

Sec. 62. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Grants for vision therapy pilot project. new text end

new text begin (a) For a grant to Independent School District No. 12, Centennial, to implement a neuro-optometric vision therapy pilot project: new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 200,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2017 new text end

new text begin This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2019. new text end

new text begin (b) In each year of the pilot project, second and third grade students identified by a set of criteria created by the district shall be admitted into the pilot study. Identified students shall have a comprehensive eye examination with written standard requirements of testing. Students identified with a diagnosis of convergence insufficiency must undergo a vision efficiency evaluation by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist trained in the evaluation of learning-related vision problems. The results of this examination shall determine whether a student will qualify for neuro-optometric vision therapy funded by the grant. The parent or guardian of a student who qualifies for the pilot program under this paragraph may submit a written notification to the school opting the student out of the program. The district must establish guidelines to provide quality standards and measures to ensure an appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan that is consistent with the convergence insufficiency treatment trial study. new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of education must provide for an evaluation of the pilot project and make a report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance by January 15, 2020. new text end

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 59

Sec. 59. new text begin LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE TRANSITION PLANNING TASK FORCE.new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin The Legislative Budget Office Transition Planning Task Force is established. The task force consists of the following members: new text end

new text begin (1) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the house, and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; new text end

new text begin (2) two members of the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration, one of whom must represent the majority caucus of the senate, and one of whom must represent the minority caucus of the senate; new text end

new text begin (3) the legislative auditor; new text end

new text begin (4) the commissioner of management and budget; and new text end

new text begin (5) the state budget director. new text end

new text begin The chief nonpartisan fiscal analyst of the house of representatives, the lead nonpartisan fiscal analyst of the senate, and two members from executive branch agencies, appointed by the commissioner of management and budget, shall serve as ex-officio, nonvoting members of the task force. Appointments required by this section must be made no later than July 15, 2017. The chair of the Legislative Coordinating Commission shall designate one member of the task force to serve as its chair. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Duties; report required. new text end

new text begin (a) The task force must develop a plan for the orderly transition of fiscal note and local impact note responsibilities from Minnesota Management and Budget to the Legislative Budget Office, as required by this act. At a minimum, the plan must consider the office's responsibilities for fiscal notes and local impact notes, the duties of state agencies and departments and local governments in facilitating the office's work, and any other issues relevant to the transition of duties to the office, as determined by the task force. The plan may include recommendations for additional legislation as necessary to implement the task force's transition plan, or to further clarify or structure the office's responsibilities. new text end

new text begin (b) The task force must submit a preliminary report no later than January 15, 2018, and a final report no later than December 1, 2018, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee and the senate Finance Committee. The final report must describe the task force's work, including recommendations for a transition plan and any recommendations for legislation developed under paragraph (a). new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Staff. new text end

new text begin The Legislative Coordinating Commission must provide research and administrative assistance to support the work of the task force. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The task force expires upon submission of its final report to the legislature under subdivision 2. new text end

Repealed Minnesota Rule: S3656-1

5600.0605 LICENSE RENEWAL PROCEDURES.

Subp. 5.

Service.

The licensee must maintain a correct mailing address with the board for receiving board communications, notices, and licensure renewal documents. Placing the license renewal application in first class United States mail, addressed to the licensee at the licensee's last known address with postage prepaid, constitutes valid service. Failure to receive the renewal documents does not relieve a license holder of the obligation to comply with this part.

5600.0605 LICENSE RENEWAL PROCEDURES.

Subp. 8.

Removal of name from list.

The names of licensees who do not return a complete license renewal application, the annual license fee, or the late application fee within the time period listed in subpart 7, shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to practice medicine and surgery during the current renewal period. Upon reinstatement of licensure, the licensee's name will be placed on the list of individuals authorized to practice medicine and surgery.

Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, Centennial Office Building, 3rd Floor, 658 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN 55155