REPORTS TO LEGISLATURE

Adjutant general

Veterans psychological status and needs, Minn. Law 2007 c 45 art 2 s 6

Youth challenge program study, Minn. Law 2008 c 363 art 9 s 11

Administration Department

Energy improvement financing program, Minn. Law 2008 c 356 s 2

Energy savings incentive program, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 2 s 6

State lands, surplus, repeal, Minn. Law 2008 c 318 art 1 s 16

Agricultural and Open Space Preservation Task Force, Minn. Law 2008 c 297 art 1 s 66

Agriculture Department

Aquaculture, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 14

Biodiesel fuels, Minn. Law 2008 c 297 art 1 s 51, 68

Diary grant programs, work plans for, Minn. Law 2007 c 45 art 1 s 3

Duluth, agricultural or trade-related uses, task force, Minn. Law 2007 c 45 art 1 s 3

Fertilizer research outcomes, Minn. Law 2007 c 45 art 1 s 3

Plants, hazards to consumers and livestock, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 45 art 1 s 61

Residential antimicrobial pesticide applicators, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 45 art 1 s 64

Aircraft, persons interested in

Liability insurance, Minn. Law 2007 c 79 s 2

Center for Transportation Studies

Greenhouse gases, reduction, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 144 art 1 s 5

Value capture study, Minn. Law 2008 c 152 art 1 s 6, 2008 c 363 art 11 s 11

Collateral Consequences Committee

Human services licensee background studies, Minn. Law 2007 c 112 s 58

Collateral Sanctions Committee, Minn. Law 2007 c 54 art 7 s 23

Commerce Department

Biodiesel fuels, cold weather issues, report, Minn. Law 2008 c 297 art 1 s 68

Energy savings goals, Minn. Law 2007 c 136 art 2 s 7

Energy Security Office, Green Star award eligibility, Minn. Law 2008 c 356 s 13

Fuel inspections, Minn. Law 2008 c 297 art 1 s 67

Green economy report, Minn. Law 2008 c 363 art 6 s 11

Greenhouse gas cap and trade program, Minn. Law 2008 c 340 s 2 to 2008 c 340 s 5

Greenhouse gas emission reductions, Minn. Law 2008 c 296 art 1 s 20

Greenhouse gases, emission control, action plan, Minn. Law 2007 c 136 art 5 s 2

Health care payment system reform, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 15 s 17

Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord, Minn. Law 2008 c 340 s 2

Propane repurchase program, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 2 s 12

Reliability administrator, state energy transmission authorities, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 136 art 4 s 21

Sustainable Building 2030 performance standards, Minn. Law 2008 c 278

Video services, state franchising, study, Minn. Law 2008 c 296 art 1 s 29

Wind energy systems, property interests, termination, study, Minn. Law 2008 c 296 art 1 s 31

Community-based energy development task force, Minn. Law 2007 c 136 art 4 s 19

Controlled substances law working group, Minn. Law 2008 c 299 s 27

Corrections Department

Convicts, North Minneapolis, employment services, Minn. Law 2007 c 54 art 1 s 21

Juvenile offenders, court-ordered out-of-home placements, repeal, Minn. Law 2008 c 361 art 6 s 59

Nurses, hiring, staffing, and overtime, Minn. Law 2007 c 46 s 6

Parole and supervised release, revocation, guidelines, Minn. Law 2008 c 299 s 24

Re-entry policy, reports about, Minn. Law 2007 c 54 art 6 s 4

Short-term offender program, effectiveness, Minn. Law 2007 c 54 art 1 s 14

County Veterans Services Working Group, Minn. Law 2008 c 297 art 2 s 26

Dentistry Board

Oral health practitioner work group, Minn. Law 2008 c 298 s 29

Disability Council

Safe patient handling, work group on, Minn. Law 2007 c 135 art 2 s 37

Education Department

Bilingual and multilingual certificates, Minn. Law 2007 c 146 art 2 s 39

Early retirement incentives, use, Minn. Law 2007 c 134 art 11 s 11

No Child Left Behind review, Minn. Law 2007 c 146 art 2 s 32

Special education, cross-subsidizing, report, Minn. Law 2007 c 146 art 7 s 1

World languages coordinator, Minn. Law 2007 c 146 art 2 s 43

Employee Relations Department

Early retirement incentives, use, Minn. Law 2007 c 134 art 11 s 11

Employment and Economic Development Department

Business development grants, effectiveness, Minn. Law 2007 c 135 art 1 s 3

Centers for independent living, Minn. Law 2007 c 135 art 1 s 3

Renewable energy, maximizing state economic benefits from, strategy, Minn. Law 2007 c 107

Safe patient handling, Minn. Law 2007 c 135 art 2 s 36

Science and Technology Office, Minn. Law 2008 c 363 art 10 s 33

Wage incentive program, evaluation, work group for, Minn. Law 2007 c 135 art 8 s 9

Energy Security Office

Green Star award, Minn. Law 2008 c 356 s 13

Solar energy systems, rating and certification laboratory, Minn. Law 2008 c 296 art 1 s 27

Enterprise Technology Office

Business and occupational licenses, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 148 art 2 s 82

Chief information officer, Minn. Law 2007 c 148 art 1 s 10

Electronic documents study, Minn. Law 2007 c 148 art 2 s 77

Information and telecommunications projects, registration, Minn. Law 2008 c 318 art 1 s 8, 9

Information systems, planning, Minn. Law 2008 c 318 art 1 s 10

Environmental Quality Board

Consolidation of reports, Minn. Law 2008 c 363 art 5 s 15, 16

Explore Minnesota Tourism

Vacation rental lodging study, Minn. Law 2008 c 291, 2008 c 300 s 49

Finance Department

Fuel inspections, Minn. Law 2008 c 297 art 1 s 67

Governor's office personnel costs, Minn. Law 2007 c 148 art 1 s 4

I-35W bridge collapse, survivor payments, Minn. Law 2008 c 288 s 6

State agency professional and technical contracts, budget reduction, Minn. Law 2008 c 363 art 13 s 21

Financial Crimes Oversight Council, Minn. Law 2007 c 54 art 7 s 6

Forest Resources Council

Forest pests, task force and plan, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 159

Gambling Control Board

Charitable gambling, impact of smoking ban on, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 82 s 12

Gambling, lawful purpose contributions, Minn. Law 2008 c 260 s 24

Gang and Drug Oversight Council, due date, Minn. Law 2008 c 169

Genetic Information Work Group, Minn. Law 2007 c 148 art 2 s 74

Green Jobs Task Force, Minn. Law 2008 c 363 art 6 s 12

Health Care Access Commission

Universal health care, report on, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 12 s 4

Health Care Transformation Task Force, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 15 s 21

Health Department

Assisted living services, injunctions, funding, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 9 s 35

Blood lead testing methods, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 16 s 18

County-based purchasing plans, administrative expense, allocation, Minn. Law 2008 c 364 s 12, 17

Environmental health tracking and biomonitoring, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 145

Essential benefit set, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 11

Health care payment reforms, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 9

Health care payment system reform, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 15 s 17

Health care workforce shortages, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 2 s 5

Health insurance affordability proposal, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 4 s 14

Health risk limits for common contaminants in water, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 17 s 2

Hearing aid dispense fees, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 9 s 36

Medical education and research costs distribution changes, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 15 s 20

Naturopathy work group, Minn. Law 2008 c 348 s 12

Perfluorochemicals, health risk limits, Minn. Law 2007 c 37 s 2

Personal care attendants, services, standards, Minn. Law 2008 c 230 s 6, 7

Public pools and spas, Minn. Law 2008 c 328 s 11

Residential antimicrobial pesticide applicators, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 45 art 1 s 64

Statewide health improvement program, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 1 s 1, 2008 c 358 art 5 s 4

Windows, safety education, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 16 s 19

Health plan purchasing pool study group, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 12 s 15

Hennepin County Board

Hennepin County District Court public defender funding, Minn. Law 2007 c 54 art 5 s 20

High-risk adults demonstration project, Minn. Law 2007 c 54 art 1 s 19

Higher Education Office

Interest rate protection agreements, Minn. Law 2007 c 144 art 2 s 51

Reciprocity students, reports about, Minn. Law 2007 c 144 art 2 s 16

Housing Finance Agency

Foreclosures, stakeholder consultation, report, Minn. Law 2008 c 179 s 72

Human Rights Department

County correctional facility inmate complaints, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 54 art 1 s 13

Human Services Department

Administrative simplification advisory committee, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 2 s 16

Child Care Advisory Task Force, Minn. Law 2008 c 361 art 2 s 4

Child care quality standards enforcement, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 2 s 59

Coordination among health care programs, report, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 3 s 12

Disabled persons, quality management, assurance, and improvement system, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 7 s 18

Family child care, annual license review, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 3 s 32

Family planning services, medical assistance reimbursement, Minn. Law 2007 c 139 s 3

Gambling, social and economic costs, report, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 8 s 37

Health care payment system reform, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 15 s 17

Indians, juvenile treatment center, appropriation, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 19 s 3

Juvenile offenders, court-ordered out-of-home placements, repeal, Minn. Law 2008 c 361 art 6 s 59

Legal nonlicensed child care providers, annual inspection, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 2 s 55

Long-term care employees, health insurance coverage study, Minn. Law 2008 c 358 art 3 s 13

Medical assistance

Alternative payment system for nursing facilities, pension costs and funding shortfalls, Minn. Law 2008 c 326 art 1 s 42

Nursing homes reimbursement rate disparities, Minn. Law 2008 c 326 art 1 s 43

Prepayment demonstration project contracts, disputes and renewals, Minn. Law 2008 c 326 art 1 s 35

Medical assistance, chiropractors, coverage, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 5 s 39

Medical assistance, supplemental nursing services use, repeal, Minn. Law 2008 c 286 art 2 s 3

Minnesota Medicaid pharmacy program, report, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 5 s 38

MinnesotaCare, pay for performance, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 19 s 3

Nurses, assertive community treatment teams, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 8 s 33

Nursing facility direct care staff definitions, standardization, Minn. Law 2008 c 317 s 4

Older adult services community consortiums, Minn. Law 2008 c 338 s 3

Ombudsman for managed care, Minn. Law 2008 c 364 s 13

Senior and disability health options, reimbursement analysis, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 19 s 3

State health care programs, financial management, report, Minn. Law 2008 c 364 s 11

Youth with disabilities, services for, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 6 s 47

Independent Office of Education Accountability, Minn. Law 2007 c 146 art 2 s 10, 40

Information technology directors of legislature, Minn. Law 2007 c 148 art 1 s 3

Interstate adult offender supervision, advisory council on, Minn. Law 2008 c 299 s 5

Joint powers board, metropolitan transit area, Minn. Law 2008 c 152 art 4 s 2

Labor and Industry Department

Whistleblower law, Minn. Law 2007 c 135 art 3 s 39

Window fall prevention devices, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 16 s 1

Workers compensation, federal exclusions from coverage, information about, Minn. Law 2007 c 39

Legislative Commission on Health Care Access

Universal health care, report on, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 12 s 4

Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement, teacher benefits, Minn. Law 2008 c 349 art 1 s 7

Legislative Electric Energy Task Force

Nuclear energy study, Minn. Law 2007 c 136 art 3 s 6

Wind energy development property agreements, regulation, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 136 art 4 s 18

Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 14

Mediation Services Bureau

Special education, federal requirements, comparison with state, task force for, Minn. Law 2007 c 146 art 3 s 23

Medical home learning collaborative, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 19 s 4

Metropolitan Council

East Phillips Cultural and Community Center, Minn. Law 2008 c 179 s 73

Minnesota Indian tribes and communities, and K-12 education reform, task force on, Minn. Law 2007 c 146 art 2 s 41

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Budget reports, Minn. Law 2007 c 144 art 2 s 6

Chancellor, early retirement incentives, use, Minn. Law 2007 c 134 art 11 s 11

Goals for, Minn. Law 2007 c 144 art 1 s 4

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU)

Graduation, credits required for, Minn. Law 2008 c 298 s 19

Mississippi riverfront revitalization, nonprofit corporation for, Minn. Law 2008 c 314

Municipal Boundary Adjustment Advisory Task Force, Minn. Law 2007 c 90 s 4, 2008 c 196 art 1 s 21

Natural disasters, state response, Minn. Law 2008 c 247 s 3

Natural Resources Department

Aquatic plant permit fee increases, Minn. Law 2008 c 363 art 5 s 22

Aquatic plants, rulemaking changes, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 91

Conservation easements, standards, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 4, 161

Disabled hunter permits, reports about, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 75

Endocrine disruptors, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 160

Enforcement division, undercover operations unit report, repeal, Minn. Law 2008 c 357 s 40

Forest conservation easements, Minn. Law 2007 c 30 s 2

Forest firefighting costs, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 4

Game and fish fund imbalances, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 4

Grassland/wetland complexes, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 4

Hunting and fishing, walk-in access to private land, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 85

Lake trout, winter season, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 84

Land records management system, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 4

Leech Lake fishery, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 90

Mining permits, costs, Minn. Law 2008 c 363 art 5 s 4

Mississippi River, protection, Minn. Law 2008 c 363 art 5 s 4

Moose management and research plan, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 76

Turkey hunting management, recommendations, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 73

Uncased firearms, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 2 s 78

Voyageurs National Park, Minn. Law 2008 c 368 art 1 s 71

Pharmacy Board

Controlled substances purchases, identification requirement, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 12 s 8

Physical Therapy Board, disciplinary actions, Minn. Law 2008 c 199 s 4

Pollution Control Agency

Biofuels permitting, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 2 s 38

Decabromodiphenyl ether, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 151

Environmental response and cleanup, reports, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 3

Ethanol and mining, environmental regulation fees, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 3

Fuel inspections, Minn. Law 2008 c 297 art 1 s 67

Green Star award eligibility, Minn. Law 2008 c 356 s 13

Greenhouse gas emission reductions, Minn. Law 2008 c 296 art 1 s 20

Hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride, Minn. Law 2008 c 296 art 1 s 26

Individual sewage treatment systems, licenses, Minn. Law 2007 c 131 art 1 s 95

Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord, Minn. Law 2008 c 340 s 2

Product disposal, environmental risk reduction, Minn. Law 2008 c 363 art 5 s 3

Solid waste disposal, groundwater sensitivity, Minn. Law 2008 c 363 art 5 s 33

Video display device registration, Minn. Law 2007 c 48 s 13

Postretirement investment fund

Composite funded ratio, excess assets, Minn. Law 2008 c 349 art 1 s 4

Public Defense Board

Hennepin County District Court public defender funding, Minn. Law 2007 c 54 art 5 s 20

Public retirement plan directors

Postretirement investment fund dissolution, statutory changes, Minn. Law 2008 c 349 art 2 s 2

Public Safety Department

Crime victim emergency assistance grant program, Minn. Law 2007 c 54 art 4 s 12

Driver and vehicle services taxes, credit card payment, study, Minn. Law 2008 c 287 art 1 s 117

Emergency management training, Minn. Law 2008 c 167

Internet-based driver education, report, Minn. Law 2008 c 287 art 1 s 121

Pupil Transportation Office, Minn. Law 2008 c 350 art 1 s 93

Regional crime strike task forces, working group for, Minn. Law 2007 c 54 art 1 s 10

Public Utilities Commission

Wind energy, curtailment payments, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 136 art 4 s 9

Pupil Transportation Office, Minn. Law 2008 c 350 art 1 s 93

Revenue Department

Construction contractor withholding, Minn. Law 2008 c 154 art 3 s 9

Household incomes, rents, and property tax burdens, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 17 s 6

Purely public charities, property taxes, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 6 s 49

Tax compliance, Minn. Law 2007 c 148 art 1 s 16

Saint Paul

Domestic abuse, integrated response framework report, Minn. Law 2007 c 54 art 1 s 10

Saint Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association

Pilot postretirement adjustment, Minn. Law 2007 c 134 art 7 s 2

School Finance Reform Task Force, Minn. Law 2007 c 146 art 1 s 23

Secretary of state

Foreclosure data, Minn. Law 2008 c 238 art 1 s 3

Safe at Home Program, Minn. Law 2008 c 227 s 4

Voting systems for disabled persons, Minn. Law 2008 c 336 s 7

Sentencing Guidelines Commission

Drug courts, effectiveness, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 54 art 1 s 15

Social Work Board

Social workers in underserved communities, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 123 s 133

Special education

Federal requirements, comparison with state, task force for, Minn. Law 2007 c 146 art 3 s 23

Special education, task force to compare federal and state requirements, Minn. Law 2008 c 363 art 2 s 37, 38

State Budget Trends Study Commission, Minn. Law 2007 c 148 art 2 s 81

State court administrator

Family law comprehensive study, plan, Minn. Law 2008 c 299 s 26

Guardians and conservators, study, Minn. Law 2007 c 126

Joint physical child custody, study, Minn. Law 2008 c 299 s 25

Screener collectors, Minn. Law 2007 c 54 art 5 s 18

State departments and agencies, green economy reports, Minn. Law 2008 c 356 s 14

State grant program

Access by underrepresented students, Minn. Law 2007 c 144 art 1 s 9

State grant spending projections, Minn. Law 2007 c 144 art 2 s 20

Tax committees study group, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 2 s 12

Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Law 2008 c 349 art 9 s 7

Transportation Department

Complete streets policy, Minn. Law 2008 c 350 art 1 s 94

Construction projects, effects on small businesses, Minn. Law 2008 c 308

Highway construction training, Minn. Law 2008 c 287 art 1 s 70

Major highway projects, Minn. Law 2008 c 287 art 1 s 74

Pavement life-cycle cost analyses, Minn. Law 2008 c 287 art 1 s 72

Privatization transportation contracts, Minn. Law 2008 c 287 art 1 s 16

Public transit service outside metropolitan area, report, Minn. Law 2008 c 350 art 1 s 68

Special transportation service providers, complaint investigations, Minn. Law 2008 c 287 art 1 s 72, 74

Speed limits, Minn. Law 2008 c 287 art 1 s 119

Transportation system, long-range needs, study, Minn. Law 2008 c 287 art 1 s 118

Trunk highway bonds, debt service surcharge, Minn. Law 2008 c 152 art 2 s 1

Trunk highway bridge improvement program, Minn. Law 2008 c 152 art 6 s 5

Urban partnership agreements, dynamic shoulder lane user fees, Minn. Law 2008 c 306 s 6

Transportation Strategic Management and Operations Advisory Task Force, Minn. Law 2008 c 152 art 6 s 9

Ultra High-Speed Broadband Task Force, Minn. Law 2008 c 212

Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council, Minn. Law 2008 c 300 s 50

University Enterprise Laboratories, Minn. Law 2007 c 135 art 1 s 3

University of Minnesota

Budget reports, Minn. Law 2007 c 144 art 2 s 6

India Center, Minn. Law 2007 c 144 art 1 s 5

Mayo Foundation Partnership, medical genomics, Minn. Law 2008 c 363 art 4 s 12

Workers' lung health study, Minn. Law 2008 c 248 s 1

Veterans Affairs Department

Funded programs, Minn. Law 2008 c 363 art 8 s 3

Minneapolis Veterans Home, Minn. Law 2008 c 297 art 2 s 24

Services to veterans, study, Minn. Law 2008 c 297 art 2 s 23

Veterans, employment in state government, study, Minn. Law 2008 c 297 art 2 s 27

Veterans homes, construction projects, Minn. Law 2008 c 297 art 2 s 25

Veterans psychological status and needs, Minn. Law 2007 c 45 art 2 s 6

Water and Soil Resources Board

Animal feedlots, Minn. Law 2007 c 57 art 1 s 5