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CHAPTER 300--H.F.No. 3722

An act

relating to economic development; restricting certain waste management practices; requiring state approval for government procurement agreements; establishing a trade policy group; providing workplace communication protection; classifying certain civil service positions; making technical changes; regulating unemployment benefits; regulating use of funds; regulating and renaming the Boxing Commission; defining terms; providing civil penalties; regulating the Public Facilities Authority; providing for military reservist economic injury loan; establishing a credit enhanced bond program; adjusting debt ceilings; regulating state guarantee of certain debt payments; creating transit improvement area accounts and a loan program; validating local approvals; requiring subsidy documentation; granting convening authority and setting deadlines for appointments; renumbering sections; requiring a study; requiring recommendations;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 116L.17, subdivision 4; 268.125, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 299M.03, subdivision 2; 341.21, as amended; 341.23; 341.26; 341.28, as amended; 341.29; 341.30; 341.32, as amended; 341.33; 341.34, subdivision 1; 341.35; 341.37; 446A.12, subdivision 1; 462A.22, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 116L.17, subdivision 1; 214.04, subdivision 3; 268.047, subdivisions 1, 2; 268.085, subdivisions 3, 9, 16; 268.125, subdivision 3; 341.22; 341.25; 341.27; 341.321; 446A.072, subdivisions 3, 5a; 446A.086; Laws 2002, chapter 382, article 2, section 5, subdivision 3, as added; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 115A; 116J; 181; 341; 446A; 469; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.31.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, 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, chief clerk of the house, revisor of statutes, or researcher, legislative analyst, or attorney in the Office of Senate Counsel and Research or House Research;

(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 referee 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 Minnesota Technology, 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; deleted text begin ordeleted text end

(21) supervisor of a soil and water conservation districtnew text begin ; ornew text end

new text begin (22) director of Explore Minnesota Tourismnew text end .

Sec. 2.

new text begin [115A.936] CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS AS COVER MATERIAL PROHIBITED. new text end

new text begin (a) Construction debris or residuals from processed construction debris containing any amount of gypsum shall not be managed as cover material at disposal facilities unless: new text end

new text begin (1) residual material is managed in an industrial or construction and demolition disposal facility equipped with a liner and leachate collection system; new text end

new text begin (2) residual material is not mechanically pulverized or size-reduced prior to processing, screening, or application; new text end

new text begin (3) a maximum effort is made to remove gypsum from the waste prior to processing, screening, or application; new text end

new text begin (4) residual material is mixed at a ratio of one part soil to one part residual material prior to application; and new text end

new text begin (5) the disposal facility does not accept any amount of cover material greater than what is operationally necessary. new text end

new text begin (b) For the purposes of this section, "residual material" means construction debris or residuals from processed construction debris containing any amount of gypsum. new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [116J.976] STATE APPROVAL OF GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENTS. new text end

new text begin Any decision of the state to enter into government procurement agreements relating to United States trade agreements must be approved by the governor and the legislature. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 4.

new text begin [116J.977] TRADE POLICY ADVISORY GROUP. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The trade policy advisory group is established to advise and assist the governor and the legislature regarding government procurement agreements of United States trade agreements. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin (a) The trade policy advisory group shall be comprised of nine members as follows: new text end

new text begin (1) the governor, or the governor's designee; new text end

new text begin (2) the commissioner of employment and economic development, or the commissioner's designee; new text end

new text begin (3) the commissioner of agriculture, or the commissioner's designee; new text end

new text begin (4) the commissioner of administration, or the commissioner's designee; new text end

new text begin (5) the attorney general, or a designee; new text end

new text begin (6) two senators, including one member from the majority party and one member from the minority party, appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the senate; and new text end

new text begin (7) two members of the house of representatives, including one member appointed by the speaker of the house and one member appointed by the minority leader. new text end

new text begin (b) Members of the trade policy advisory group shall serve for a term of two years and may be reappointed. Members shall serve until their successors have been appointed. new text end

new text begin (c) The trade policy advisory group may invite representatives from other state agencies, industries, trade and labor organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and local governments to join the group as nonvoting ex officio members. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Administration. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of employment and economic development or the commissioner's designee shall: new text end

new text begin (1) coordinate with the other appointing authorities to designate their representatives; and new text end

new text begin (2) provide meeting space and administrative services for the group. new text end

new text begin (b) The members shall elect a chair from the legislative members of the working group. The chair will assume responsibility for convening future meetings of the group. new text end

new text begin (c) Public members of the advisory group serve without compensation or payment of expenses. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin The trade policy advisory group shall: new text end

new text begin (1) serve as an advisory group to the governor and the legislature on matters relating to government procurement agreements of United States trade agreements; new text end

new text begin (2) assess the potential impact of government procurement agreements on the state's economy; new text end

new text begin (3) advise the governor and the legislature of the group's findings and make recommendations, including any draft legislation necessary to implement the recommendations, to the governor and the legislature; new text end

new text begin (4) determine, on a case-by-case basis, the impact of a specific government procurement agreement by requesting input from state agencies, seeking expert advice, convening public hearings, and taking other reasonable and appropriate actions; new text end

new text begin (5) provide advice on other issues related to trade agreements other than government procurement agreements when specifically requested by the governor or the legislature; new text end

new text begin (6) request information from the Office of the United States Trade Representative necessary to conduct an appropriate review of government procurement agreements or other trade issues as directed by the governor or the legislature; and new text end

new text begin (7) receive information obtained by the United States Trade Representative's Single Point of Contact for Minnesota. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, this section expires June 30, 2012. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008. new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [116J.996] MILITARY RESERVIST ECONOMIC INJURY LOANS. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. new text end

new text begin (b) "Active service" has the meaning given in section 190.05. new text end

new text begin (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development. new text end

new text begin (d) "Eligible business" means a small business, as defined in section 645.445, that was operating in Minnesota on the date a military reservist received orders for active service. new text end

new text begin (e) "Essential employee" means a military reservist who is an owner or employee of an eligible business and whose managerial or technical expertise is critical to the day-to-day operation of the eligible business. new text end

new text begin (f) "Military reservist" means a member of the reserve component of the armed forces. new text end

new text begin (g) "Reserve component of the armed forces" has the meaning given it in United States Code, title 10, section 101(c). new text end

new text begin (h) "Substantial economic injury" means an economic harm to an eligible business that results in the inability of the eligible business to: new text end

new text begin (1) meet its obligations as they mature; new text end

new text begin (2) pay its ordinary and necessary operating expenses; or new text end

new text begin (3) manufacture, produce, market, or provide a product or service ordinarily manufactured, produced, marketed, or provided by the eligible business. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Loan program. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may make onetime, interest-free loans of up to $20,000 per borrower to eligible businesses that have sustained or are likely to sustain substantial economic injury as a result of the call to active service for 180 days or more of an essential employee. Loans must be made for the purpose of preventing, remedying, or ameliorating the substantial economic injury. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Revolving loan account. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall use money appropriated for the purpose to establish a revolving loan account. All repayments of loans made under this section must be deposited into this account. Interest earned on money in the account accrues to the account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for purposes of the loan program created in this section, including costs incurred by the commissioner to establish and administer the program. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Rules. new text end

new text begin Using the expedited rulemaking procedures of section 14.389, the commissioner shall develop and publish expedited rules for loan applications, use of funds, needed collateral, terms of loans, and other details of military reservist economic injury loans. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 116L.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

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

(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.

(c) "Dislocated worker" means an individual who is a resident of Minnesota at the time employment ceased or was working in the state at the time employment ceased and:

(1) has been permanently separated or has received a notice of permanent separation from public or private sector employment and is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement to unemployment benefits, and is unlikely to return to the previous industry or occupation;

(2) has been long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for employment or reemployment in the same or a similar occupation in the area in which the individual resides, including older individuals who may have substantial barriers to employment by reason of age;

(3) has been terminated or has received a notice of termination of employment as a result of a plant closing or a substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise;

(4) has been self-employed, including farmers and ranchers, and is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the community in which the individual resides or because of natural disasters;

(5) has been permanently separated from employment in a restaurant, bar, or lawful gambling organization from October 1, 2007, to October 1, 2009, due to the implementation of any state law prohibiting smoking; deleted text begin ordeleted text end

new text begin (6) is a veteran as defined by section 197.447, has been discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions within the last 36 months, and (i) is unemployed or (ii) is employed in a job which pays less than what the veteran could verifiably earn; or new text end

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end is a displaced homemaker. A "displaced homemaker" is an individual who has spent a substantial number of years in the home providing homemaking service and (i) has been dependent upon the financial support of another; and now due to divorce, separation, death, or disability of that person, must find employment to self support; or (ii) derived the substantial share of support from public assistance on account of dependents in the home and no longer receives such support.

To be eligible under this clause, the support must have ceased while the worker resided in Minnesota.

(d) "Eligible organization" means a state or local government unit, nonprofit organization, community action agency, business organization or association, or labor organization.

(e) "Plant closing" means the announced or actual permanent shutdown of a single site of employment, or one or more facilities or operating units within a single site of employment.

(f) "Substantial layoff" means a permanent reduction in the workforce, which is not a result of a plant closing, and which results in an employment loss at a single site of employment during any 30-day period for at least 50 employees excluding those employees that work less than 20 hours per week.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Use of funds.

Funds granted by the board under this section may be used for any combination of the following, except as otherwise provided in this section:

(1) employment transition services such as developing readjustment plans for individuals; outreach and intake; early readjustment; job or career counseling; testing; orientation; assessment of skills and aptitudes; provision of occupational and labor market information; job placement assistance; job search; job development; prelayoff assistance; relocation assistance; and programs provided in cooperation with employers or labor organizations to provide early intervention in the event of plant closings or substantial layoffs;

(2) support services, including assistance to help the participant relocate to employ existing skills; out-of-area job search assistance; family care assistance, including child care; commuting assistance; emergency housing and rental assistance; counseling assistance, including personal and financial; health care; emergency health assistance; emergency financial assistance; work-related tools and clothing; and other appropriate support services that enable a person to participate in an employment and training program with the goal of reemployment;

(3) specific, short-term training to help the participant enhance current skills in a similar occupation or industry; entrepreneurial training, customized training, or on-the-job training; basic and remedial education to enhance current skills; and literacy and work-related English training for non-English speakers; and

(4) long-term training in a new occupation or industry, including occupational skills training or customized training in an accredited program recognized by one or more relevant industries. Long-term training shall only be provided to dislocated workers whose skills are obsolete and who have no other transferable skills likely to result in employment at a comparable wage rate. Training shall only be provided for occupations or industries with reasonable expectations of job availability based on the service provider's thorough assessment of local labor market information where the individual currently resides or is willing to relocate.new text begin This clause shall not restrict training in personal services or other such industries.new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin [181.985] WORKPLACE COMMUNICATIONS. 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) "Public employee" has the meaning given in section 179A.03, subdivision 14. new text end

new text begin (c) "Public employer" has the meaning given in section 179A.03, subdivision 15. new text end

new text begin (d) "Communication" means any printed or electronic document, letter, brochure, flyer, advertisement, e-mail, text message, or similar means pertaining to union business or labor organizing as provided under state law. new text end

new text begin (e) "Employee organization" has the meaning given in section 179A.03, subdivision 6. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Collective bargaining agreements. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179A, shall not prohibit a collective bargaining agreement from including provisions related to workplace communications. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 214.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Officers; staff.

The executive director of each health-related board and the executive secretary of each non-health-related board shall be the chief administrative officer for the board but shall not be a member of the board. The executive director or executive secretary shall maintain the records of the board, account for all fees received by it, supervise and direct employees servicing the board, and perform other services as directed by the board. The executive directors, executive secretaries, and other employees of the following boards shall be hired by the board, and the executive directors or executive secretaries shall be in the unclassified civil service, except as provided in this subdivision:

(1) Dentistry;

(2) Medical Practice;

(3) Nursing;

(4) Pharmacy;

(5) Accountancy;

(6) Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design;

(7) Barber Examiners;

(8) Cosmetology;

(9) Teaching;

(10) Peace Officer Standards and Training;

(11) Social Work;

(12) Marriage and Family Therapy;

(13) Dietetics and Nutrition Practice; deleted text begin anddeleted text end

(14) Licensed Professional Counselingdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; andnew text end

new text begin (15) Combative Sports Commission. new text end

The executive directors or executive secretaries serving the boards are hired by those boards and are in the unclassified civil service, except for part-time executive directors or executive secretaries, who are not required to be in the unclassified service. Boards not requiring full-time executive directors or executive secretaries may employ them on a part-time basis. To the extent practicable, the sharing of part-time executive directors or executive secretaries by boards being serviced by the same department is encouraged. Persons providing services to those boards not listed in this subdivision, except executive directors or executive secretaries of the boards and employees of the attorney general, are classified civil service employees of the department servicing the board. To the extent practicable, the commissioner shall ensure that staff services are shared by the boards being serviced by the department. If necessary, a board may hire part-time, temporary employees to administer and grade examinations.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 268.047, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General rule.

Unemployment benefits paid to an applicant, including extendeddeleted text begin , additional,deleted text end and shared work benefits, will be used in computing the future tax rate of a taxpaying base period employer or charged to the reimbursable account of a base period nonprofit or government employer that has elected to be liable for reimbursements except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3. The amount of unemployment benefits used in computing the future tax rate of taxpaying employers or charged to the reimbursable account of a nonprofit or government employer that has elected to be liable for reimbursements is the same percentage of the total amount of unemployment benefits paid as the percentage of wage credits from the employer is of the total amount of wage credits from all the applicant's base period employers.

In making computations under this subdivision, the amount of wage credits, if not a whole dollar, must be computed to the nearest whole dollar.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 268.047, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Exceptions for all employers.

Unemployment benefits paid will not be used in computing the future tax rate of a taxpaying base period employer or charged to the reimbursable account of a base period nonprofit or government employer that has elected to be liable for reimbursements when:

(1) the applicant was discharged from the employment because of aggravated employment misconduct as determined under section 268.095. This exception applies only to unemployment benefits paid for periods after the applicant's discharge from employment;

(2) an applicant's discharge from that employment occurred because a law required removal of the applicant from the position the applicant held;

(3) the employer is in the tourist or recreation industry and is in active operation of business less than 15 calendar weeks each year and the applicant's wage credits from the employer are less than 600 times the applicable state or federal minimum wage;

(4) the employer provided regularly scheduled part-time employment to the applicant during the applicant's base period and continues to provide the applicant with regularly scheduled part-time employment during the benefit year of at least 90 percent of the part-time employment provided in the base period, and is an involved employer because of the applicant's loss of other employment. This exception terminates effective the first week that the employer fails to meet the benefit year employment requirements. This exception applies to educational institutions without consideration of the period between academic years or terms;

(5) the employer is a fire department or firefighting corporation or operator of a life-support transportation service, and continues to provide employment for the applicant as a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer ambulance service personnel during the benefit year on the same basis that employment was provided in the base period. This exception terminates effective the first week that the employer fails to meet the benefit year employment requirements;

(6) the applicant's unemployment from this employer was a direct result of the condemnation of property by a governmental agency, a fire, flood, or act of nature, where 25 percent or more of the employees employed at the affected location, including the applicant, became unemployed as a result. This exception does not apply where the unemployment was a direct result of the intentional act of the employer or a person acting on behalf of the employer;

(7) the unemployment benefits were paid by another state as a result of the transferring of wage credits under a combined wage arrangement provided for in section 268.131;

(8) the applicant stopped working because of a labor dispute at the applicant's primary place of employment if the employer was not a party to the labor dispute;

(9) the unemployment benefits were determined overpaid unemployment benefits under section 268.18; deleted text begin ordeleted text end

(10) new text begin the applicant was employed as a replacement worker, for a period of six months or longer, for an employee who is in the military reserve and was called for active duty during the time the applicant worked as a replacement, and the applicant was laid off because the employee returned to employment after active duty; ornew text end

new text begin (11) new text end the trust fund was reimbursed for the unemployment benefits by the federal government.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 268.085, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Payments that delay unemployment benefits.

(a) An applicant is not eligible to receive unemployment benefits for any week with respect to which the applicant is receiving, has received, or has filed for payment, equal to or in excess of the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount, in the form of:

(1) vacation pay paid upon temporary, indefinite, or seasonal separation. This clause does not apply to new text begin (i) new text end vacation pay paid upon a permanent separation from employmentnew text begin , or (ii) vacation pay paid from a vacation fund administered by a union or a third party not under the control of the employernew text end ;

(2) severance pay, bonus pay, sick pay, and any other payments, except earnings under subdivision 5, and back pay under subdivision 6, paid by an employer because of, upon, or after separation from employment, but only if the payment is considered wages at the time of payment under section 268.035, subdivision 29; or

(3) pension, retirement, or annuity payments from any plan contributed to by a base period employer including the United States government, except Social Security benefits that are provided for in subdivision 4. 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, clause (1).

An applicant is not considered to have received the lump sum payment if the applicant immediately deposits that payment in a qualified pension plan or account.

(b) This subdivision applies to all the weeks of payment. Payments under paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), are applied to the period immediately following the last day of employment deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin .new text end The number of weeks of paymentdeleted text begin , for purposes of those clauses,deleted text end is determined as follows:

(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

(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.

(c) If the payment is less than the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount, unemployment benefits are reduced by the amount of the payment. If the computation of reduced unemployment benefits is not a whole dollar, it is rounded down to the next lower whole dollar.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 268.085, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Business owners.

Wage credits from an employer may not be used for unemployment benefit purposes by any applicant who:

(1) individually, jointly, or in combination with the applicant's spouse, parent, or child owns or controls directly or indirectly 25 percent or more interest in the employerdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end or

new text begin (2) new text end is the spouse, parent, or minor child of any individual who owns or controls directly or indirectly 25 percent or more interest in the employerdeleted text begin ; anddeleted text end

deleted text begin (2) is temporarily, seasonally, or indefinitely unemployed and not permanently separated from the employmentdeleted text end .

This subdivision is effective when the applicant has been paid deleted text begin fourdeleted text end new text begin five new text end times the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount in the current benefit year.new text begin This subdivision does not apply if the applicant had wages paid of $7,500 or more from the employer covered by this subdivision in each of the 16 calendar quarters prior to the effective date of the benefit account.new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 6, 2008, and applies to applications for unemployment benefits filed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 268.085, subdivision 16, is amended to read:

Subd. 16.

Actively seeking suitable employment defined.

(a) "Actively seeking suitable employment" means those reasonable, diligent efforts an individual in similar circumstances would make if genuinely interested in obtaining suitable employment under the existing conditions in the labor market area. Limiting the search to positions that are not available or are above the applicant's training, experience, and qualifications is not "actively seeking suitable employment."

(b) To be considered "actively seeking suitable employment" an applicant must, when reasonable, contact those employers from whom the applicant was laid off because of lack of work and request suitable employment.

(c) If reasonable prospects of suitable employment in the applicant's usual or customary occupation do not exist, the applicant must actively seek other suitable employment to be considered "actively seeking suitable employment." This applies to an applicant who is seasonally unemployed.

(d) An applicant who is seeking employment only through a union is deleted text begin notdeleted text end new text begin considerednew text end actively seeking suitable employment deleted text begin unlessdeleted text end new text begin ifnew text end the applicant is in an occupation where deleted text begin it is required by union rule that all thedeleted text end hiring in that locality is done through the unionnew text begin .new text end deleted text begin or that all members aredeleted text end new text begin If the applicant is a union member who is new text end restricted to obtaining employment among signatory contractors in the construction industrynew text begin , seeking employment only with those signatory contractors is considered actively seeking employmentnew text end . The applicant must be a union member in good standing, registered with the union for employment, and in compliance with other union rules to be considered "actively seeking suitable employment."

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268.125, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Additional unemployment benefits; when available.

Additional unemployment benefits are available if:

new text begin (1) a county had a total unemployment rate for the prior 12-calendar month period of at least 1.8 times the state average unemployment rate for the prior 12-calendar month period and the state average unemployment rate for the same 12-calendar month period was at least 4.6 percent. The commissioner must calculate the applicable unemployment rates within 30 calendar days following the end of the month. Once it has been calculated that the total unemployment rate in a county equals or exceeds 1.8 times the state average unemployment rate for the prior 12-calendar month period, the additional benefits are available beginning the Sunday following the date of calculation and continuing for a minimum of 13 calendar weeks. This clause expires June 30, 2009; or new text end

deleted text begin (1)deleted text end new text begin (2) (i) new text end at a facility that had 100 or more employees, the employer reduced operations, resulting within a one-month period in the layoff of 50 percent or more of the facility's work force, including reductions caused as a result of a major natural disaster declared by the president;

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (ii) new text end the employer has no expressed plan to resume operations that would lead to the reemployment of those employees in the immediate future; and

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (iii) new text end the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the county that the facility is located was ten percent or more during the month of the reduction or any of the three months before or after the month of the reduction.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies retroactively from January 1, 2008. new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268.125, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Payment deleted text begin of unemployment benefitsdeleted text end new text begin from trust fund; effect on employernew text end .

Additional unemployment benefits are payable from the trust fund.new text begin Additional unemployment benefits paid will not be used in computing the experience rating of a taxpaying employer nor charged to the reimbursing account of a nonprofit or government employer. This subdivision expires June 30, 2009.new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 268.125, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Eligibility conditions.

An applicant is eligible to receive additional unemployment benefits for any week during the applicant's benefit year if:

new text begin (1) for any week during which benefits are available under subdivision 1, clause (1): new text end

new text begin (i) the applicant resides in a county that meets the requirements of subdivision 1, clause (1), and resided in that county each week that regular unemployment benefits were paid; new text end

new text begin (ii) the applicant was not paid unemployment benefits for any week in the 12 months before the effective date of the applicant's benefit account; new text end

new text begin (iii) the applicant meets the same eligibility requirements that are required for regular unemployment benefits under section 268.069; and new text end

new text begin (iv) the applicant has exhausted regular unemployment benefits under section 268.07, is not entitled to receive extended unemployment benefits under section 268.115, and is not entitled to receive unemployment benefits under any other state or federal law for that week. This clause expires June 30, 2009; or new text end

deleted text begin (1)deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end the applicant was laid off from employment as a result of a reduction under subdivision 1new text begin , clause (2),new text end or was laid off because of lack of work from that employer during the three-month period before, or the three-month period after, the month of the reduction under subdivision 1new text begin , clause (2)new text end ;

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end the applicant meets the new text begin same new text end eligibility requirements new text begin that are required for regular unemployment benefits new text end under section ;

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end deleted text begin the applicant is not ineligible under section 268.095 because of a quit or a discharge; deleted text end

(4) the applicant has exhausted regular unemployment benefits under section 268.07, is not entitled to receive extended unemployment benefits under section 268.115, and is not entitled to receive unemployment benefits under any other state or federal law for that week; and

(5) a majority of the applicant's wage credits were from the employer that had a reduction in operations under subdivision 1new text begin , clause (2)new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies retroactively from January 1, 2008, except clause (1), item (ii), which shall be effective January 1, 2009. new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268.125, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Notice. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must notify applicants of the availability of additional unemployment benefits by contacting applicants by mail or electronic transmission, by posting a notice on the department's official Web site, and by appropriate announcement. This subdivision expires June 30, 2009. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299M.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Journeyman certificate.

Except for residential installations by the owner of an occupied one- or two-family dwelling, a person may not install, connect, alter, repair, or add to a fire protection system, under the supervision of a fire protection contractor, unless annually certified to perform those duties as a journeyman sprinkler fitter or as a registered apprentice sprinkler fitter. This subdivision does not apply to a person deleted text begin alteringdeleted text end new text begin maintaining new text end or repairing a fire protection system if the system deleted text begin uses low pressure water and the systemdeleted text end is located in a facility regulated under the federal Mine Occupational Safety and Health Act.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.21, as amended by Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 3, section 30, is amended to read:

341.21 DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Applicability.

The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.

Subd. 2.

Boxing.

"Boxing" means the act of attack and defense with the fists, using padded gloves, that is practiced as a sport under the rules of the Association of Boxing Commissions, or equivalent. Where applicable, boxing includes tough person contests.

new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Combatant. new text end

new text begin "Combatant" means an individual who employs the act of attack and defense as a boxer, tough person, or mixed martial artist while engaged in a combative sport. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2b. new text end

new text begin Combative sport. new text end

new text begin "Combative sport" means a sport that employs the act of attack and defense with the fists, with or without using padded gloves, or feet that is practiced as a sport under the rules of the Association of Boxing Commissions, unified rules for mixed martial arts, or their equivalent. Combative sports include professional boxing and professional and amateur tough person and professional and amateur mixed martial arts contests. new text end

Subd. 3.

Commission.

"Commission" means the deleted text begin Minnesota Boxingdeleted text end new text begin Combative Sports new text end Commission.

Subd. 4.

new text begin Combative sports new text end contest.

"new text begin Combative sports new text end contest" means deleted text begin anydeleted text end new text begin a professionalnew text end boxingnew text begin , a professional or amateur tough person, or a professional or amateur mixed martial art bout, competitionnew text end deleted text begin contestdeleted text end , match, or exhibition.

new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end

new text begin Director. new text end

new text begin "Director" means the executive director of the commission. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4b. new text end

new text begin HBV. new text end

new text begin "HBV" means the hepatitis B virus with the e-antigen present in the most recent blood test. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4c. new text end

new text begin HCV. new text end

new text begin "HCV" means the hepatitis C virus. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4d. new text end

new text begin HIV. new text end

new text begin "HIV" means the human immunodeficiency virus. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4e. new text end

new text begin Individual. new text end

new text begin "Individual" means a living human being. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4f. new text end

new text begin Mixed martial arts contest. new text end

new text begin "Mixed martial arts contest" means a contest between two or more individuals consisting of any combination of full contact martial art including, but not limited to, Muay Thai and Karate, kickboxing, wrestling, grappling, or other recognized martial art. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4g. new text end

new text begin Person. new text end

new text begin "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, organization, or other business entity organized and existing under law, its officers and directors, or a person holding 25 percent or more of the ownership of a corporation that is authorized to do business under the laws of this state. new text end

Subd. 5.

Professional.

"Professional" means any person who competes for any money prize or a prize that exceeds the value of $50 or teaches, pursues, or assists in the practice of deleted text begin boxingdeleted text end new text begin a combative sportnew text end as a means of obtaining a livelihood or pecuniary gain.

deleted text begin Subd. 6. deleted text end

deleted text begin Director. deleted text end

deleted text begin "Director" means the executive director of the commission. deleted text end

Subd. 7.

Tough person contest.

"Tough person contest," including contests marketed as tough man deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ornew text end tough woman contests, means deleted text begin any boxing match consistingdeleted text end new text begin a contestnew text end of deleted text begin one-minute roundsdeleted text end new text begin two-minute rounds consisting of not more than four roundsnew text end between two or more deleted text begin personsdeleted text end new text begin individualsnew text end who use their hands, or their feet, or bothdeleted text begin ,deleted text end in any manner. Tough person contest does not include deleted text begin kick boxingdeleted text end new text begin kickboxingnew text end or any recognized martial arts deleted text begin competitiondeleted text end new text begin contestnew text end .

deleted text begin Subd. 8. deleted text end

deleted text begin Mixed martial arts. deleted text end

deleted text begin "Mixed martial arts" means any combination of boxing, kick boxing, wrestling, grappling, or other recognized martial arts. deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 341.22, is amended to read:

341.22 deleted text begin BOXINGdeleted text end new text begin COMBATIVE SPORTSnew text end COMMISSION.

There is hereby created the Minnesota deleted text begin Boxingdeleted text end new text begin Combative Sportsnew text end Commission consisting of nine members who are citizens of this state. The members must be appointed by the governor. One member of the commission must be a retired judge of the Minnesota district court, Minnesota Court of Appeals, Minnesota Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, or the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and at least deleted text begin threedeleted text end new text begin fournew text end members must have knowledge of the boxing industry. At least four members must have knowledge of the mixed martial arts industry. The governor shall make serious efforts to appoint qualified women to serve on the commission. Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members, the filling of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements must be as provided in sections 214.07 to 214.09. new text begin Unless otherwise provided, new text end the provision of staff, administrative services, and office space; the review and processing of complaints; the setting of fees; and other provisions relating to commission operations deleted text begin must bedeleted text end new text begin arenew text end as provided in chapter 214. The purpose of the commission is to protect health, promote safety, and ensure fair events.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.23, is amended to read:

341.23 LIMITATIONS.

No member of the deleted text begin Boxingdeleted text end commission may directly or indirectly promote a deleted text begin boxingdeleted text end contest, directly or indirectly engage in the managing of a deleted text begin boxerdeleted text end new text begin combatantnew text end , or have an interest in any manner in the proceeds from a deleted text begin boxingdeleted text end new text begin combative sportnew text end contest.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 341.25, is amended to read:

341.25 RULES.

(a) The commission may adopt rules that include standards for the physical examination and condition of deleted text begin boxersdeleted text end new text begin combatantsnew text end and referees.

(b) The commission may adopt other rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the conduct of deleted text begin boxing exhibitions, bouts, and fights,deleted text end new text begin all combative sport contestsnew text end and their manner, supervision, time, and place.new text begin Notwithstanding section 14.125, the commission shall publish a notice of intent to adopt rules or a notice of hearing on or before September 1, 2008.new text end

(c) The commission must adopt unified rules for mixed martial artsnew text begin contestsnew text end .

new text begin (d) The commission may adopt the rules of the Association of Boxing Commissions, with amendments. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.26, is amended to read:

341.26 MEETINGS.

The commission shall hold a regular meeting quarterly and may hold special meetings. Except as otherwise provided in law, all meetings of the commission must be open to the public and reasonable notice of the meetings must be given under chapter 13D.new text begin If compliance with section 13D.02 is impractical, the commission may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so long as the following conditions are met:new text end

new text begin (1) all members of the commission participating in the meeting, wherever their physical location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony; new text end

new text begin (2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the commission can hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the commission and, if needed, receive those services required by sections 15.44 and 15.441; new text end

new text begin (3) at least one member of the commission is physically present at the regular meeting location; and new text end

new text begin (4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be identified and recorded. new text end

new text begin Each member of the commission participating in a meeting by telephone or other electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceedings. new text end

new text begin If a telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the commission, to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. The commission may require the person making such a connection to pay for documented costs that the commission incurs as a result of the additional connection. new text end

new text begin If a telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the commission shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and that a person may monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. The timing and method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 341.27, is amended to read:

341.27 COMMISSION DUTIES.

The commission shall:

(1) issue, deny, renew, suspend, or revoke licenses;

(2) make and maintain records of its acts and proceedings including the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, or revocation of licenses;

(3) keep public records of the commission open to inspection at all reasonable times;

(4) assist the director in the development of rules to be implemented under this chapter;

(5) conform to the rules adopted under this chapter; deleted text begin anddeleted text end

(6) develop policies and procedures for regulating mixed martial artsdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;new text end

new text begin (7) immediately suspend an individual license for a medical condition, including but not limited to a medical condition resulting from an injury sustained during a match, bout, or contest that has been confirmed by the ringside physician. The medical suspension must be lifted after the commission receives written information from a physician licensed in the home state of the licensee indicating that the combatant may resume competition, and any other information that the commission may by rule require. Medical suspensions are not subject to section 214.10; and new text end

new text begin (8) evaluate the performance and compensation of the director, including eligibility for salary increases, in keeping with state procedures. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 26.

new text begin [341.271] GIFT AUTHORITY. new text end

new text begin The commission may apply for, receive, and expend in its own name grants and gifts of money consistent with the powers and duties specified in section 341.27. The commission may accept gifts, bequests, grants, payments for services, and other public and private money to help finance the activities of the commission. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.28, as amended by Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 3, sections 34, 35, is amended to read:

341.28 REGULATION OF deleted text begin BOXINGdeleted text end new text begin COMBATIVE SPORTnew text end CONTESTS.

Subdivision 1.

Regulatory authority; deleted text begin boxingdeleted text end new text begin combative sportsnew text end .

All deleted text begin professional boxingdeleted text end new text begin combative sportnew text end contests are subject to this chapter. deleted text begin Every contestant in a boxing contest shall wear padded gloves that weigh at least eight ounces.deleted text end The commission shall, for every deleted text begin boxingdeleted text end new text begin combative sportnew text end contest:

(1) direct a commission member to be present; and

(2) direct the attending commission member to make a written report of the contest.

All deleted text begin boxingdeleted text end new text begin combative sportnew text end contests within this state must be conducted according to the requirements of this chapter.

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Regulatory authority; boxing contests. new text end

new text begin All professional boxing contests are subject to this chapter. Every combatant in a boxing contest shall wear padded gloves that weigh at least eight ounces. Officials at all boxing contests must be licensed under this chapter. new text end

Subd. 2.

Regulatory authority; tough person contests.

All new text begin professional and amateur new text end tough person contestsdeleted text begin , including amateur tough person contests,deleted text end are subject to this chapter. All tough person contests are subject to deleted text begin Americandeleted text end new text begin Association ofnew text end Boxing deleted text begin Commission (ABC)deleted text end new text begin Commissionsnew text end rules. Every contestant in a tough person contest shall have a physical examination prior to their bouts. Every contestant in a tough person contest shall wear padded gloves that weigh at least 12 ounces. All tough person bouts are limited to two-minute rounds and a maximum of four total rounds. Officials at new text begin all new text end tough person deleted text begin boutsdeleted text end new text begin contestsnew text end shall be licensed under this chapter.

Subd. 3.

Regulatory authority; new text begin mixed martial arts contests; new text end similar sporting events.

All new text begin professional and amateur new text end mixed martial arts, ultimate fight contests, and similar sporting events are subject to this chapternew text begin and all officials at these events must be licensed under this chapternew text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.29, is amended to read:

341.29 JURISDICTION OF COMMISSION.

The commission shall:

(1) have sole direction, supervision, regulation, control, and jurisdiction over all deleted text begin boxingdeleted text end new text begin combative sportsnew text end contests deleted text begin and tough person contestsdeleted text end new text begin that arenew text end held within this state unless a contest is exempt from the application of this chapter under federal law;

(2) have sole control, authority, and jurisdiction over all licenses required by this chapter; and

(3) grant a license to an applicant if, in the judgment of the commission, the financial responsibility, experience, character, and general fitness of the applicant are consistent with the public interest, convenience, or necessity and the best interests of deleted text begin boxingdeleted text end new text begin combative sportsnew text end and conforms with this chapter and the commission's rules.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.30, is amended to read:

341.30 LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS.

Subdivision 1.

Licensure; individuals.

All referees, judges, deleted text begin matchmakers,deleted text end promoters, trainers, ring announcers, timekeepers, ringside physicians, deleted text begin boxersdeleted text end new text begin combatantsnew text end , deleted text begin boxers'deleted text end managers, and deleted text begin boxers'deleted text end seconds are required to be licensed by the commission. The commission shall not permit any of these persons to participate in the holding or conduct of any deleted text begin boxingdeleted text end new text begin combative sportnew text end contest unless the commission has first issued the person a license.

Subd. 2.

Entity licensure.

Before participating in the holding or conduct of any deleted text begin boxingdeleted text end new text begin combative sportnew text end contest, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other business entity organized and existing under law, its officers and directors, and any person holding 25 percent or more of the ownership of the corporation shall obtain a license from the commission and must be authorized to do business under the laws of this state.

Subd. 3.

Background investigation.

The commission may require referees, judges, deleted text begin matchmakers,deleted text end promoters, and deleted text begin boxersdeleted text end new text begin combatantsnew text end to furnish fingerprints and background information under commission rules before licensure. The commission shall charge a fee for receiving fingerprints and background information in an amount determined by the commission. The commission may require referees, judges, deleted text begin matchmakers,deleted text end promoters, and deleted text begin boxersdeleted text end new text begin combatantsnew text end to furnish fingerprints and background information before license renewal. The fee may include a reasonable charge for expenses incurred by the commission or the Department of Public Safety. For this purpose, the commission and the Department of Public Safety may enter into an interagency agreement.

Subd. 4.

Prelicensure requirements.

(a) Before the commission issues a license to a promoter, deleted text begin matchmaker,deleted text end corporation, or other business entity, the applicant shall:

(1) provide the commission with a copy of any agreement between a deleted text begin contestantdeleted text end new text begin combatantnew text end and the applicant that binds the applicant to pay the deleted text begin contestantdeleted text end new text begin combatantnew text end a certain fixed fee or percentage of the gate receipts;

(2) show on the application the owner or owners of the applicant entity and the percentage of interest held by each owner holding a 25 percent or more interest in the applicant;

(3) provide the commission with a copy of the latest financial statement of the entity; and

(4) provide the commission with a copy or other proof acceptable to the commission of the insurance contract or policy required by this chapter.

(b) Before the commission issues a license to a promoter, the applicant shall deposit with the commission a cash bond or surety bond in an amount set by the commission. The bond shall be executed in favor of this state and shall be conditioned on the faithful performance by the promoter of the promoter's obligations under this chapter and the rules adopted under it.new text begin An applicant for a license as a promoter shall submit an application a minimum of six weeks before the combative sport contest is scheduled to occur.new text end

(c) Before the commission issues a license to a deleted text begin boxerdeleted text end new text begin combatantnew text end , the applicant shall submit to the commission the results of a current medical examination on forms furnished or approved by the commission. The medical examination must include an ophthalmological and neurological examinationnew text begin , and documentation of test results for HBV, HCV, and HIV, and any other blood test as the commission by rule may requirenew text end . The ophthalmological examination must be designed to detect any retinal defects or other damage or condition of the eye that could be aggravated by deleted text begin boxingdeleted text end new text begin combative sportsnew text end . The neurological examination must include an electroencephalogram or medically superior test if the deleted text begin boxerdeleted text end new text begin combatantnew text end has been knocked unconscious in a previous deleted text begin boxing or other athletic competitiondeleted text end new text begin contestnew text end . The commission may also order an electroencephalogram or other appropriate neurological or physical examination before any contestdeleted text begin , match, or exhibitiondeleted text end if it determines that the examination is desirable to protect the health of the deleted text begin boxer.deleted text end new text begin combatant. The commission shall not issue a license to an applicant submitting positive test results for HBV, HCV, or HIV.new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.32, as amended by Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 3, section 36, is amended to read:

341.32 LICENSE FEES; EXPIRATION; RENEWAL.

Subdivision 1.

Annual licensure.

The commission may establish and issue annual licenses subject to the collection of advance fees by the commission for promoters, deleted text begin matchmakers,deleted text end managers, judges, referees, ring announcers, ringside physicians, timekeepers, deleted text begin boxersdeleted text end new text begin combatantsnew text end , deleted text begin boxers'deleted text end trainers, deleted text begin boxers'deleted text end seconds, business entities filing for a license to participate in the holding of any deleted text begin boxingdeleted text end contest, and officers, directors, or other persons affiliated with the business entity.

Subd. 2.

Expiration and renewal.

A license issued after July 1, 2007, is valid for one year from the date it is issued and may be renewed by filing an application for renewal with the commission and payment of the license deleted text begin feedeleted text end new text begin fees established in section 341.321new text end . An application for a license and renewal of a license must be on a form provided by the commission. There is a 30-day grace period during which a license may be renewed if a late filing penalty fee equal to the license fee is submitted with the regular license fee. A licensee that files late shall not conduct any activity regulated by this chapter until the commission has renewed the license. If the licensee fails to apply to the commission within the 30-day grace period, the licensee must apply for a new license under subdivision 1.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 341.321, is amended to read:

341.321 FEE SCHEDULE.

(a) The fee schedule fornew text begin professionalnew text end licenses issued by the deleted text begin Minnesota Boxingdeleted text end commission is as follows:

(1) referees, deleted text begin $45deleted text end new text begin $25new text end for each initial license and each renewal;

(2) promoters, $400 for each initial license and each renewal;

(3) judges and knockdown judges, deleted text begin $45deleted text end new text begin $25new text end for each initial license and each renewal;

(4) trainers, deleted text begin $45deleted text end new text begin $25new text end for each initial license and each renewal;

(5) ring announcers, deleted text begin $45deleted text end new text begin $25new text end for each initial license and each renewal;

(6) deleted text begin boxers'deleted text end seconds, deleted text begin $45deleted text end new text begin $25new text end for each initial license and each renewal;

(7) timekeepers, deleted text begin $45deleted text end new text begin $25new text end for each initial license and each renewal;

(8) deleted text begin boxersdeleted text end new text begin combatantsnew text end , deleted text begin $45deleted text end new text begin $25new text end for each initial license and each renewal;

(9) managers, deleted text begin $45deleted text end new text begin $25new text end for each initial license and each renewal; and

(10) ringside physicians, deleted text begin $45deleted text end new text begin $25new text end for each initial license and each renewal.

new text begin In addition to the license fee and the late filing penalty fee in section 341.32, subdivision 2, if applicable, an individual who applies for a combatant license on the same day the combative sporting event is held shall pay a fee of $100 at the time the application is submitted. new text end

(b) new text begin The fee schedule for amateur licenses issued by the commission is as follows:new text end

new text begin (1) referees, $10 for each initial license and each renewal; new text end

new text begin (2) promoters, $100 for each initial license and each renewal; new text end

new text begin (3) judges and knockdown judges, $10 for each initial license and each renewal; new text end

new text begin (4) trainers, $10 for each initial license and each renewal; new text end

new text begin (5) ring announcers, $10 for each initial license and each renewal; new text end

new text begin (6) seconds, $10 for each initial license and each renewal; new text end

new text begin (7) timekeepers, $10 for each initial license and each renewal; new text end

new text begin (8) combatant, $10 for each initial license and each renewal; new text end

new text begin (9) managers, $10 for each initial license and each renewal; and new text end

new text begin (10) ringside physicians, $10 for each initial license and each renewal. new text end

new text begin (c) new text end The commission shall establish deleted text begin and assess an eventdeleted text end new text begin a contestnew text end fee for each deleted text begin sporting eventdeleted text end new text begin combative sport contestnew text end . The deleted text begin eventdeleted text end new text begin contestnew text end fee is deleted text begin set at a minimum ofdeleted text end $1,500 per event or deleted text begin a percentagedeleted text end new text begin not more than four percentnew text end of the new text begin gross new text end ticket sales as determined by the commission when the deleted text begin sporting eventdeleted text end new text begin combative sport contestnew text end is schedulednew text begin , except that the amateur combative sport contest fee shall be $150new text end .new text begin The commission shall consider the size and type of venue when establishing a contest fee. The commission may establish the maximum number of complimentary tickets allowed for each event by rule. An amateur combative sport contest fee is nonrefundable.new text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end All fees new text begin and penalties new text end collected by the deleted text begin Minnesota Boxingdeleted text end commission must be deposited in the deleted text begin Boxingdeleted text end commission account in the special revenue fund.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008. new text end

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.33, is amended to read:

341.33 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED; FEES.

Subdivision 1.

Examination by physician.

All deleted text begin boxers and refereesdeleted text end new text begin combatantsnew text end must be examined by a physician licensed by this state within deleted text begin threedeleted text end new text begin 36new text end hours before entering the ring, and the examining physician shall immediately file with the commission a written report of the examination. The physician's examination deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin maynew text end report on the condition of the deleted text begin boxer'sdeleted text end new text begin combatant'snew text end heart and general physical and new text begin general new text end neurological condition. The physician's report may record the condition of the deleted text begin boxer'sdeleted text end new text begin combatant'snew text end nervous system and brain as required by the commission. The physician may prohibit the deleted text begin boxerdeleted text end new text begin combatantnew text end from entering the ring if, in the physician's professional opinion, it is in the best interest of the deleted text begin boxer'sdeleted text end new text begin combatant'snew text end health. The cost of the examination is payable by the person or entity conducting the contest or exhibition.

Subd. 2.

Attendance of physician.

A person holding or sponsoring a deleted text begin boxing contestdeleted text end new text begin combative sport contest,new text end shall have in attendance a physician licensed by this state. The commission may establish a schedule of fees to be paid to each attending physician by the person holding or sponsoring the contest.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Required insurance.

The commission shall:

(1) require insurance coverage for a deleted text begin boxerdeleted text end new text begin combatantnew text end to provide for medical, surgical, and hospital care for injuries sustained in the ring in an amount of at least deleted text begin $20,000deleted text end new text begin $10,000new text end and payable to the deleted text begin boxerdeleted text end new text begin combatantnew text end as beneficiary; and

(2) require life insurance for a deleted text begin boxerdeleted text end new text begin combatantnew text end in the amount of at least deleted text begin $20,000deleted text end new text begin $10,000new text end payable in case of accidental death resulting from injuries sustained in the ring.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.35, is amended to read:

341.35 deleted text begin PENALTIES FORdeleted text end NONLICENSED deleted text begin EXHIBITIONSdeleted text end new text begin CONTESTSnew text end .

Any person or persons who send or cause to be sent, published, or otherwise made known, any challenge to fight what is commonly known as a prize fight, or engage in any public deleted text begin boxing or sparringdeleted text end new text begin combative sportnew text end match or contest, with or without gloves, for any prize, reward, or compensation, or for which any admission fee is charged directly or indirectly, or go into training preparatory for the fight, exhibition, or contest, or act as a trainer, aider, abettor, backer, umpire, referee, second, surgeon, assistant, or attendant at the fight, exhibition, or contest, or in any preparation for same, and any owner or lessee of any ground, building, or structure of any kind permitting the same to be used for any fight, exhibition, or contest, is guilty of a misdemeanor unless deleted text begin a licensedeleted text end new text begin the licenses requirednew text end for the holding of the fight, exhibition, or contest deleted text begin hasdeleted text end new text begin havenew text end been issued by the commission in compliance with the rules adopted by it.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 35.

new text begin [341.355] PENALTIES. new text end

new text begin When the commission finds that a person has violated one or more provisions of any statute, rule, or order that the commission is empowered to regulate, enforce, or issue, the commission may impose, for each violation, a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation, or a civil penalty that deprives the person of any economic advantage gained by the violation, or both. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.37, is amended to read:

341.37 APPROPRIATION.

A deleted text begin Boxingdeleted text end commission account is created in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the deleted text begin Boxingdeleted text end commission for the purposes of conducting its statutory responsibilities and obligations.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 446A.072, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Program administration.

(a) The authority shall provide supplemental assistance, as provided in subdivision 5a to governmental units:

(1) whose projects are listed on the Pollution Control Agency's project priority list;

(2) that demonstrate their projects are a cost-effective solution to an existing environmental or public health problem; and

(3) whose projects are approved by the USDA/RECD or certified by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.

(b) For a governmental unit receiving grant funding from the USDA/RECD, applications must be made to the USDA/RECD with additional information submitted to the authority as required by the authority. Eligible project costs and affordability criteria shall be determined by the USDA/RECD.

(c) For a governmental unit not receiving grant funding from the USDA/RECD, application must be made to the authority on forms prescribed by the authority for the clean water revolving fund program with additional information as required by the authority. In accordance with section 116.182, the Pollution Control Agency shall:

(1) calculate the essential project component percentage which must be multiplied by the total project cost to determine the eligible project cost; and

(2) review and certify approved projects to the authority.

(d) deleted text begin At the time funds are appropriated under this section,deleted text end new text begin Each fiscal year the authority shall make funds available for projects based on their ranking on the Pollution Control Agency's project priority list.new text end The authority shall reserve deleted text begin supplemental assistancedeleted text end new text begin funds new text end for deleted text begin projects in order of their rankings on the Pollution Control Agency's project priority list anddeleted text end new text begin a project when the applicant receives a funding commitment from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA/RECD) or submits plans and specifications to the Pollution Control Agency. Funds must be reservednew text end in an amount based on deleted text begin their most recentdeleted text end new text begin the projectnew text end cost deleted text begin estimatesdeleted text end new text begin estimatenew text end submitted to the authority deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin prior to the appropriation of the funds and awarded in the amount reserved or an amount based on new text end the as-bid costs, whichever is less.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 446A.072, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:

Subd. 5a.

Type and amount of assistance.

(a) For a governmental unit receiving grant funding from the USDA/RECD, the authority shall provide assistance in the form of a grant of up to deleted text begin one-halfdeleted text end new text begin 65 percentnew text end of the eligible grant deleted text begin amountdeleted text end new text begin neednew text end determined by USDA/RECD. A governmental unit may not receive a grant under this paragraph for more than $4,000,000 or $15,000 per existing connection, whichever is less, unless specifically approved by law. In the case of a sanitary district or other multijurisdictional project for which the USDA/RECD is unable to fully fund deleted text begin up to one-halfdeleted text end new text begin its sharenew text end of the eligible grant deleted text begin amountdeleted text end new text begin neednew text end , the authority may provide up to an additional $1,000,000 for each additional governmental unit participating up to a maximum of $8,000,000 or $15,000 per existing connection, whichever is less, but not to exceed the maximum grant level determined by the USDA/RECD as needed to keep the project affordable.

(b) For a governmental unit not receiving grant funding from the USDA/RECD, the authority shall provide assistance in the form of a loan for the eligible project costs new text begin plus the outstanding balance on any existing wastewater system debt new text end that new text begin together new text end exceed five percent of the market value of properties in the project service area, less the amount of any other grant funding received by the governmental unit for the project. A governmental unit may not receive a loan under this paragraph for more than $4,000,000 or $15,000 per existing connection, whichever is less, unless specifically approved by law. In the case of a sanitary district or other multijurisdictional project, the authority may provide a loan under this paragraph for up to an additional $1,000,000 for each additional municipality participating up to a maximum of $8,000,000 or $15,000 per existing connection, whichever is less, unless specifically approved by law. A loan under this paragraph must bear no interest, must be repaid as provided in subdivision 7, and must only be provided in conjunction with a loan from the clean water revolving fund under section 446A.07.

(c) Notwithstanding the limits in paragraphs (a) and (b), for a governmental unit receiving supplemental assistance under this section after January 1, 2002, if the authority determines that the governmental unit's construction and installation costs are significantly increased due to geological conditions of crystalline bedrock or karst areas and discharge limits that are more stringent than secondary treatment, the authority shall provide assistance in the form of half grant and half loan. Assistance from the authority may not be more than $25,000 per existing connection. Any additional grant amount received for the same project must be used to reduce the amount of the governmental unit's loan from the new text begin clean new text end water deleted text begin pollution controldeleted text end revolving fund that exceeds five percent of the market value of properties in the project service area.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 446A.086, is amended to read:

446A.086 STATE MAY GUARANTEE deleted text begin COUNTYdeleted text end new text begin GOVERNMENTAL UNITnew text end BUILDING DEBT; REPAYMENT.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given.

(b) "Authority" means the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority.

(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of finance.

(d) "Debt obligation" meansnew text begin :new text end

new text begin (1) new text end a general obligation bond issued by a county, a bond to which the general obligation of a county is pledged under section 469.034, subdivision 2, or a bond payable from a county lease obligation under section 641.24, to provide funds for the construction of:

deleted text begin (1)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end jails;

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (ii)new text end correctional facilities;

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (iii)new text end law enforcement facilities;

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (iv)new text end social services and human services facilities;

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (v)new text end solid waste facilities; or

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (vi)new text end qualified housing development projects as defined in section 469.034, subdivision 2new text begin ; ornew text end

new text begin (2) a general obligation bond issued by a governmental unit to provide funds for the construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of: new text end

new text begin (i) wastewater facilities; new text end

new text begin (ii) drinking water facilities; new text end

new text begin (iii) stormwater facilities; or new text end

new text begin (iv) any publicly owned building or infrastructure improvement that has received partial funding from grants awarded by the commissioner of employment and economic development related to redevelopment, contaminated site cleanup, bioscience, small cities development programs, and rural business infrastructure programs, for which bonds are issued by the authority under section 446A.087. new text end

new text begin (e) "Governmental unit" means a county or a statutory or home rule charter citynew text end .

Subd. 2.

Application.

(a) This section provides a state guarantee of the payment of principal and interest on debt obligations if:

(1) the obligations are issued after June 30, 2000;

(2) application to the Public Facilities Authority is made before issuance; and

(3) the obligations are covered by an agreement meeting the requirements of subdivision 3.

(b) Applications to be covered by the provisions of this section must be made in a form and contain the information prescribed by the authority. Applications are subject to new text begin either new text end a fee of $500 for deleted text begin the firstdeleted text end new text begin eachnew text end bond issue requested by deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin anew text end county deleted text begin and $250 for each bond issue thereafterdeleted text end new text begin or governmental unit or the applicable fees under section 446A.087new text end .

(c) Application fees paid under this section must be deposited in a separate deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin credit enhancementnew text end bond guarantee account in the general fund. Money in the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin credit enhancementnew text end bond guarantee account is appropriated to the authority for purposes of administering this section.

(d) Neither the authority nor the commissioner is required to promulgate administrative rules under this section and the procedures and requirements established by the authority or commissioner under this section are not subject to chapter 14.

Subd. 3.

Agreement.

(a) For specified debt obligations deleted text begin of a countydeleted text end to be covered by this section, the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end must enter an agreement with the authority obligating the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end to be bound by this section.

(b) This agreement must be in a form prescribed by the authority and contain any provisions required by the authority, including, at least, an obligation to:

(1) deposit with the paying agent three days before the date on which the payment is due an amount sufficient to make that paymentnew text begin or ten days prior to the date a payment is due on revenue bonds issued by the authority under section 446A.087new text end ;

(2) notify the authority, if the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end will be unable to make all or a portion of the payment; and

(3) include a provision in the bond resolution and county's agreement with the paying agent for the debt obligation that requires the paying agent to inform the commissioner if it becomes aware of a default or potential default in the payment of principal or interest on that issue or if, on the day two business days before the date a payment is due on that issue, there are insufficient funds to make the payment on deposit with the paying agent.

(c) Funds invested in a refunding escrow account established under section 475.67 that are to become available to the paying agent on a principal or interest payment date are deemed to be on deposit with the paying agent three business days before the payment date.

(d) The provisions of an agreement under this subdivision are binding as to an issue as long as any debt obligation of the issue remains outstanding.

(e) This section and the obligations of the state under this section are not a public debt of the state under article XI, section 4, of the Minnesota Constitution, and the legislature may, at any time, choose not to appropriate amounts under subdivision 4, paragraph (b).

Subd. 4.

Notifications; payment; appropriation.

(a) After receipt of a notice of a default or potential default in payment of principal or interest in debt obligations covered by this section or an agreement under this section, and after consultation with the deleted text begin county,deleted text end new text begin governmental unit andnew text end the paying agent, and after verification of the accuracy of the information provided, the authority shall notify the commissioner of the potential default. The notice must include a final figure as to the amount due that the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end will be unable to repay on the date due.

(b) Upon receipt of this notice from the authority, the commissioner shall issue a warrant and authorize the authority to pay to the new text begin bond holders or new text end paying agent for the debt obligation the specified amount on or before the date due. The amounts needed for the purposes of this subdivision are annually appropriated to the authority from the general fund.

Subd. 5.

Interest on state paid amount.

If the state has paid part or all of the principal or interest due on a deleted text begin county'sdeleted text end debt obligation, the amount paid bears interest from the date paid by the state until the date of repayment. The interest rate is the commissioner's invested cash rate as it is certified by the commissioner. Interest only accrues on the amounts paid and outstanding less the reduction in aid under subdivision 7 and other payments received from the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end .

Subd. 6.

Pledge of deleted text begin county'sdeleted text end new text begin governmental unit'snew text end full faith and credit.

If the state has paid part or all of the principal or interest due on a deleted text begin county'sdeleted text end debt obligation, the deleted text begin county'sdeleted text end new text begin governmental unit'snew text end pledge of its full faith and credit and unlimited taxing powers to repay the principal and interest due on those debt obligations becomes, without an election or the requirement of a further authorization, a pledge of the full faith and credit and unlimited taxing powers of the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end to repay to the state the amount paid, with interest. Amounts paid by the state must be repaid in the order in which the state payments were made.

Subd. 7.

Aid reduction for repayment.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the commissioner may reduce, by the amount paid by the state under this section on behalf of the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end , plus the interest due on the state payments, the deleted text begin county programdeleted text end new text begin local governmentnew text end aid under deleted text begin section 477A.0124deleted text end new text begin chapter 477Anew text end . The amount of any aid reduction reverts from the appropriate account to the state general fund.

(b) If, after review of the financial situation of the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end , the authority advises the commissioner that a total reduction of the aids would cause an undue hardship on the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end , the authority, with the approval of the commissioner, may establish a different schedule for reduction of aids to repay the state. The amount of aids to be reduced are decreased by any amounts repaid to the state by the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end from other revenue sources.

Subd. 8.

Tax levy for repayment.

(a) With the approval of the authority, a deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end may levy in the year the state makes a payment under this section an amount up to the amount necessary to provide funds for the repayment of the amount paid by the state plus interest through the date of estimated repayment by the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end . The proceeds of this levy may be used only for this purpose unless they exceed the amount actually due. Any excess must be used to repay other state payments made under this section or must be deposited in the debt redemption fund of the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end . The amount of aids to be reduced to repay the state are decreased by the amount levied.

(b) If the state is not repaid in full for a payment made under this section by November 30 of the calendar year following the year in which the state makes the payment, the authority shall require the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end to certify a property tax levy in an amount up to the amount necessary to provide funds for repayment of the amount paid by the state plus interest through the date of estimated repayment by the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end . To prevent undue hardship, the authority may allow the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end to certify the levy over a five-year period. The proceeds of the levy may be used only for this purpose unless they are in excess of the amount actually due, in which case the excess must be used to repay other state payments made under this section or must be deposited in the debt redemption fund of the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end . If the authority orders the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end to levy, the amount of aids reduced to repay the state are decreased by the amount levied.

(c) A levy under this subdivision is an increase in the levy limits of the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end for purposes of section 275.065, subdivision 6, and must be explained as a specific increase at the meeting required under that provision.

Subd. 9.

Mandatory plan; technical assistance.

If the state makes payments on behalf of a deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end under this section or the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end defaults in the payment of principal or interest on an outstanding debt obligation, it must submit a plan to the authority for approval specifying the measures it intends to implement to resolve the issues which led to its inability to make the payment and to prevent further defaults. If the authority determines that a deleted text begin county'sdeleted text end new text begin governmental unit'snew text end plan is not adequate, the authority shall notify the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end that the plan has been disapproved, the reasons for the disapproval, and that the state will not make future payments under this section for debt obligations of the affected deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end issued after the date specified in that notice until its plan is approved. The authority may also notify the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end that until its plan is approved, aids due the deleted text begin countydeleted text end new text begin governmental unitnew text end will be withheld after a date specified in the notice.

Subd. 10.

Continuing disclosure agreements.

The authority may enter into written agreements or contracts relating to the continuing disclosure of information needed to facilitate the ability of deleted text begin countiesdeleted text end new text begin governmental unitsnew text end to issue debt obligations according to federal securities laws, rules, and regulations, including securities and exchange commission rules and regulations, section 240.15c2-12. The agreements or contracts may be in any form the authority deems reasonable and in the state's best interests.

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Amount of debt obligation authorized. new text end

new text begin The amount of debt outstanding under this section must not exceed $500,000,000. new text end

Sec. 40.

new text begin [446A.087] CREDIT ENHANCED BOND PROGRAM. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment of program. new text end

new text begin A credit enhanced bond program is established for the purposes set forth in subdivision 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin The purpose of the credit enhanced bond program is to provide loans to governmental units through the purchase of general obligation bonds of governmental units issued to finance all or a portion of the costs of a project. The program shall include providing credit enhancement to the general obligation bonds of the governmental unit through the guarantee program as provided in section 446A.086. The authority shall obtain funds to make the loans authorized pursuant to this section through the issuance of its revenue bonds payable from loan repayments pledged to the bonds, and such other sources and security as are specifically pledged by the authority. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) Terms used in this section have the meanings given to them in this subdivision. new text end

new text begin (b) "Applicant" means any governmental unit applying to the authority for a loan pursuant to this section. new text end

new text begin (c) "Borrower" means any governmental unit that has entered into a commitment for the sale of its general obligation bonds to the authority pursuant to this section and subsequently sells its general obligation bonds to the authority and enters into a regulatory agreement. new text end

new text begin (d) "Commitment" means a written agreement between a governmental unit and the authority obligating the governmental unit to deliver its general obligation bonds to the authority on a date in the future evidencing a loan pursuant to this section and to enter into a regulatory agreement with the authority, all upon the terms and conditions set forth in the commitment. new text end

new text begin (e) "Eligible cost" means any cost of a project authorized by law to be financed from the proceeds of general obligation bonds of a governmental unit. new text end

new text begin (f) "General obligation bonds" means bonds or notes secured by the full faith and credit and unlimited taxing powers of a governmental unit. new text end

new text begin (g) "Project" means the construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of any publicly owned building or infrastructure improvement that has received partial funding from grants awarded by the commissioner of employment and economic development related to redevelopment, contaminated site cleanup, bioscience, small cities development programs, and rural business infrastructure programs. new text end

new text begin (h) "Regulatory agreement" means a written agreement entered into by the authority and a borrower in connection with the purchase of the borrower's general obligation bonds by the authority pursuant to this section. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Establishment of fund and accounts. new text end

new text begin A credit enhancement bond program fund is established for the purposes described in subdivision 2. Other accounts may be established in the fund as necessary for its management and administration. Money in the fund is annually appropriated to the authority and does not lapse. The fund must be credited with investment income, and with repayments of principal and interest, except for fees assessed under section 446A.04, subdivisions 5 and 15. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Management of fund and accounts. new text end

new text begin The authority shall manage and administer the credit enhancement bond program fund and individual accounts in the fund. For those purposes, the authority may exercise all powers provided in this chapter. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Applications. new text end

new text begin (a) Applicants for participation in the credit enhancement bond program must submit an application to the authority on forms prescribed by the authority. The applicant shall provide information customary to that needed for the disclosure purposes in issuing general obligation bonds in the market, in addition to the following information: new text end

new text begin (1) the total estimated cost of the project and the amount of general obligation bond proceeds sought; new text end

new text begin (2) other sources of funding if the general obligation bond proceeds do not cover the entire costs identified; new text end

new text begin (3) the proposed sources of funds to be used for repayment of the general obligation bonds; new text end

new text begin (4) information showing the applicant's financial status and ability of the applicant to repay loans; new text end

new text begin (5) the proposed term and principal repayment schedule for the general obligation bonds of the applicant; and new text end

new text begin (6) the statutory authorization for the applicant to issue such general obligation bonds, together with a statement that the statutory provision authorizes the use of proceeds of such general obligation bonds to pay the costs of a project. new text end

new text begin (b) The authority may establish deadlines or time periods for the submission of applications to facilitate funding loans from the proceeds of a specific bond issue proposed or previously issued by the authority, or the authority may accept applications from time to time. new text end

new text begin (c) Each application must be complete and accurate to be considered delivered to and received by the authority or to be considered as having met any deadline established by the authority with respect to an application period. If any application is determined by the authority to be incomplete or inaccurate, the authority shall notify the applicant and specify the missing or inaccurate information. new text end

new text begin (d) The executive director and the staff of the authority shall evaluate the applications to determine if the application should be accepted or rejected by the authority. new text end

new text begin (e) The authority is not obligated to accept any application including those complete and accurate and submitted by any specified deadline for submission if the authority determines that it is not practicable to fund the loan for any reason including, but not limited to, the creditworthiness of the applicant, the proposed loan amount, the term and repayment schedule, the sources of funding available to the authority, and current market conditions. Upon acceptance and approval of an application by the authority, the authority may require that the applicant authorize, execute, and deliver a commitment to the authority within such time period specified by the authority in its acceptance of the application. The authority may reject an approved application for failure by the applicant to authorize, execute, and deliver a commitment by the specified deadline. new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Loan terms and conditions. new text end

new text begin (a) The terms and conditions of loans provided by the authority pursuant to the credit enhanced bond program are as provided by this section, any applicable bond resolution or series bond resolution of the authority, any trust indenture pursuant to which any series of bonds of the authority are issued, the regulatory agreement, the commitment and the general obligation bond, and the authorizing resolution of the borrower. new text end

new text begin (b) The loan must be made by the authority through its purchase of the general obligation bond of the borrower. The borrower shall provide the authority with the opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel as to the valid authorization, issuance, and enforceability of the general obligation bond of the borrower, and the exclusion of interest thereon from gross income for the purposes of federal taxation, subject to customary qualifications. The general obligation bond of the borrower may pledge other specified sources of revenues for repayment to the extent permitted or required by law, in addition to the full faith and credit and unlimited taxing powers of the borrower. new text end

new text begin (c) The authority may disburse the proceeds of the loan as a single payment for the general obligation bond or from time to time pursuant to draw requests if the general obligation bond of the borrower is structured as a periodic drawdown bond. In the event the authority pays for the general obligation bond in a single payment, the borrower shall establish a project account and disburse the proceeds of its general obligation bond solely for costs of the project approved in its application pursuant to such additional requirements specified in the regulatory agreement. new text end

new text begin (d) In order to facilitate the issuance of the authority's revenue bonds to finance a pool of loans to different borrowers, the authority may require the borrower in the commitment to issue its general obligation bond on a date certain in the future, and may require the borrower to pay the costs incurred by the authority as a result of the borrower's failure to deliver its general obligation bond as required by the commitment. The commitment may also require the borrower to provide to the authority full disclosure of all material facts and financial information relating to the borrower that would be required if the borrower issued its general obligation bond to the public, certified as to completeness and accuracy by authorized officers of the borrower, and authorization for the authority to use such information in connection with the sale of the authority's revenue bonds or disclosure relating to the authority's revenue bonds. new text end

new text begin (e) In addition to delivering its general obligation bond, each borrower shall enter into a regulatory agreement with the authority providing additional terms of the loan as the authority may specify, including providing to the authority periodic reports and information relating to the acquisition or construction of the project and use of the proceeds of the borrower's general obligation bond and periodic operating, financial, and other information as to the creditworthiness of the borrower, and providing and filing continuing secondary market disclosure to the extent required by the authority. new text end

new text begin (f) The purchase or commitment to purchase general obligation bonds of borrowers by the authority shall be subject to the availability of proceeds of revenue bonds of the authority for such purpose and the authority is not liable to any borrower for the failure to purchase its general obligation bond pursuant to a commitment or any other agreement if proceeds of the authority's revenue bonds are not available for any reason. new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Interest rate determination. new text end

new text begin The rate of interest on the general obligation bonds of the borrower must be the true interest cost on the revenue bonds of the authority issued to purchase such general obligation bonds of the borrower plus the ongoing percentage fee charged by the authority under subdivision 10; provided that the interest rate must not exceed any limit imposed by federal tax law with respect to the authority's revenue bonds. new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Market considerations. new text end

new text begin The authority may suspend offering loans if it is determined by the executive director that there are extreme or unusual events impacting the bond market and that to continue making loans would be detrimental to holders of the authority's revenue bonds or the financial viability of the credit enhanced bond program, or if the state is warned by one of its rating agencies that continuing to make loans will result in lowering the state's bond rating. If the making of loans is suspended under this section, the authority shall have the option to resume making loans once it has determined that the conditions for suspending the program no longer exist. new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Fees. new text end

new text begin The authority shall charge a nonrefundable application fee of $1,000 payable by each applicant upon submission of an application to the authority. A separate application fee must be payable for each application submitted, including a resubmitted application for an application that was rejected by the authority or determined to be incomplete or inaccurate by the authority. The authority shall charge an ongoing periodic fee of ten basis points of the outstanding principal amount of the loan to be added to, and be a component of, the interest rate on the general obligation bonds of the borrower. new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Authority revenue bonds. new text end

new text begin (a) The authority is authorized to issue revenue bonds as provided in this chapter to fund the credit enhanced bond program. The revenue bonds may be issued in one or more series pursuant to a resolution of the authority or a series resolution or pursuant to a trust indenture with a financial institution with trust powers as trustee, authorized by resolution of the authority. Any issue of bonds may be used to fund one or more loans, may be payable by the loans funded from such issue of bonds and such additional loans as pledged by the authority, and may be payable on a subordinated basis to other bonds. As permitted by the terms of any revenue bonds issued by the authority, the authority may sell the general obligations pledged to the payment of the revenue bonds and any proceeds of the sale in excess of those used to pay the principal of the revenue bonds must be deposited to the credit enhanced bond program fund and may be used to purchase additional general obligation bonds of borrowers, to provide credit enhancement for the authority's revenue bonds, or to pay any other expense of the credit enhanced bond program. new text end

new text begin (b) The authority may issue short-term bonds in anticipation of issuing long-term bonds for the purpose of acquiring general obligation bonds of borrowers. new text end

new text begin (c) Bonds issued by the authority for the credit enhanced bond program must not be general obligations of the authority to the payment of which the general assets of the authority are pledged or available for payment. All bonds issued for the credit enhanced bond programs by the authority must be revenue bonds payable solely from the sources specified in the bond. new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Reports, disclosure, audits. new text end

new text begin (a) During the term of the loan the borrower shall provide written reports to the authority. The content and timing of these reports must be as specified in the regulatory agreement. new text end

new text begin (b) During the term of the loan the borrower shall disclose to the authority any material information or events adversely affecting the creditworthiness of the borrower as specified in the regulatory agreement. If required by the authority in a regulatory agreement, the borrower shall enter into a continuing disclosure undertaking to provide disclosure to the market. new text end

new text begin (c) During the term of the loan, the borrower shall provide to the authority on an annual basis financial statements of the borrower audited by an independent accounting firm, as further specified in the regulatory agreement. new text end

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 446A.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Bonding authority.

The authority may issue negotiable bonds in a principal amount that the authority determines necessary to provide sufficient funds for achieving its purposes, including the making of loans and purchase of securities, the payment of interest on bonds of the authority, the establishment of reserves to secure its bonds, the payment of fees to a third party providing credit enhancement, and the payment of all other expenditures of the authority incident to and necessary or convenient to carry out its corporate purposes and powers, but not including the making of grants. Bonds of the authority may be issued as bonds or notes or in any other form authorized by law. The principal amount of bonds issued and outstanding under this section at any time may not exceed $1,500,000,000, excluding bonds for which refunding bonds or crossover refunding bonds have been issueddeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin , and excluding any bonds issued for the credit enhanced bond program or refunding or crossover refunding bonds issued under the program. The principal amount of bonds issued and outstanding under section 446A.087, may not exceed $500,000,000, excluding bonds for which refunding bonds or crossover refunding bonds have been issued.new text end

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462A.22, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Debt ceiling.

The aggregate principal amount of bonds and notes which are outstanding at any time, excluding the principal amount of any bonds and notes refunded by the issuance of new bonds or notes, shall not exceed the sum of deleted text begin $3,000,000,000deleted text end new text begin $5,000,000,000new text end .

Sec. 43.

new text begin [469.35] TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT AREA ACCOUNTS. new text end

new text begin Two transit improvement area accounts are created, one in the general fund and one in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the accounts may be used to make grants or loans as provided in section 469.351 and for the commissioner's costs in reviewing applications and making loans or grants. Money in the accounts must not be used to pay for the operation of transit lines or the construction or operating costs of transit stations. new text end

Sec. 44.

new text begin [469.351] TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT AREA LOAN PROGRAM. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) The terms defined in this section have the meanings given them and apply to sections 469.35 and 469.351. new text end

new text begin (b) "Applicant" means a local governmental unit or a joint powers board, established under section 471.59. new text end

new text begin (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development. new text end

new text begin (d) "Eligible organization" means an applicant that has been designated as a transit improvement area by the commissioner. new text end

new text begin (e) "Local governmental unit" means a statutory or home rule charter city or town, or a county. new text end

new text begin (f) "Transit improvement area" means a geographic area designated by the commissioner composed of land parcels that are in proximity to a transit station. new text end

new text begin (g) "Transit station" means a physical structure to support the interconnection of public transit modes including at least one of the following modes: bus rapid transit, light rail transit, and commuter rail. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Designation of transit improvement areas. new text end

new text begin A transit improvement area must increase the effectiveness of a transit project by incorporating one or more public transit modes with commercial, residential, or mixed-use development and by providing for safe and pedestrian-friendly use. The commissioner, in consultation with affected state and regional agencies, must designate transit improvement areas that meet the objectives under this subdivision. Affected state and regional agencies include, but are not limited to, the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, and the Metropolitan Council for transit improvement areas located in the seven-county metropolitan region. To be eligible for designation, an applicant must submit a transit area improvement plan according to the requirements and timelines established by the commissioner. At a minimum, the plan must include the information specified under subdivision 3. The commissioner may modify an applicant's plan to better achieve the objectives of transit improvement areas. The commissioner must notify applicants of the designations and must provide a statement of any changes to an applicant's plan with justification for all changes. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Transit area improvement plan. new text end

new text begin (a) An applicant must adopt a transit area improvement plan by resolution before submitting the application to the commissioner with the information required in this subdivision. Each transit area improvement plan must include the following: new text end

new text begin (1) a map indicating the geographic boundaries of the transit improvement area; new text end

new text begin (2) a description of the project for which funding under subdivision 4 is being requested; new text end

new text begin (3) an analysis of the demographic mix of people who are anticipated to use the transit station; new text end

new text begin (4) a description of the ownership and intended use of public and private facilities to be constructed in the transit improvement area, including infrastructure, buildings and other structures, and parks; new text end

new text begin (5) a description of pedestrian-friendly improvements to be provided, including walkways, parkways, and signage; new text end

new text begin (6) a statement of findings that the redevelopment or development of the transit improvement area promotes higher density land uses resulting in increased transit ridership; new text end

new text begin (7) a statement of the anticipated sources and amounts of local public funds; new text end

new text begin (8) a statement of the anticipated sources and amounts of private funds; new text end

new text begin (9) a statement of the anticipated sources and amounts of leveraged regional, state, and federal funds; new text end

new text begin (10) a description of the linkages to existing and proposed local, regional, and state transit systems; and new text end

new text begin (11) a description of other factors in the proposed development to increase ridership. new text end

new text begin (b) Transit improvement area plans with a residential component must propose at least 12 residential units per acre or a density bonus that allows for an increase in the number of residential units over what is permitted by the underlying zoning. The plan must include a description of the variety of housing types, including housing appropriate for low income persons, disabled persons, and senior citizens and the prices for each housing type within the transit improvement area. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Transit improvement area loans. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner may make loans to eligible organizations to be used for eligible costs under paragraph (b). A loan must be used for a designated transit improvement area, under the following terms: new text end

new text begin (1) the eligible organization must guarantee repayment of 100 percent of the loan; new text end

new text begin (2) a loan must be for a term of ten years, unless repayment is from a tax increment financing district or other state or federal funds, at an interest rate of two percent; new text end

new text begin (3) the eligible organization must make annual interest-only payments during the ten-year term of the loan; new text end

new text begin (4) the eligible organization must pay the entire principal amount of the initial loan at the end of the ten-year term; new text end

new text begin (5) a loan may not exceed $2,000,000; new text end

new text begin (6) the commissioner must disburse the loan on a cash-needs basis, based on costs incurred by the eligible organization, as well as reporting and other requirements outlined in subdivision 5; new text end

new text begin (7) the eligible organization must maintain the funds in accounts that allow the funds to be readily available for business investments; new text end

new text begin (8) the eligible organization and the commissioner may agree on contract specifications that are consistent with payback from a tax increment financing district or from any other state and federal funds that may be forthcoming; and new text end

new text begin (9) an eligible organization that receives a loan must report annually, in a format prescribed by the commissioner, on the nature and amount of the business investments in the transit improvement area, including an account of each financing transaction involving loans received under this section, the types and amounts of financing from sources other than the transit improvement area loan, the number of jobs created, and the amount of private sector and nonstate investment leveraged. new text end

new text begin (b) Loans under this section must be used to supplement and not replace funding from existing sources or programs. Loans must not be used for the construction costs of transit stations; transit systems; or the operating costs of public transit or transportation, including, but not limited to, the costs of maintaining, staffing, or operating transit stations. Loans from the bond proceeds fund must be spent to acquire and to better publicly owned land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature. Loans can be used for the following eligible expenditures according to an approved transit area improvement plan: new text end

new text begin (1) clearing land; new text end

new text begin (2) relocation costs; new text end

new text begin (3) corrections for soil, including removing or remediation of hazardous substances; new text end

new text begin (4) construction or installation of walkways, bridges or tunnels for pedestrians, bikeways, parking facilities, and signage; new text end

new text begin (5) improvements to streetscapes; new text end

new text begin (6) construction of public infrastructure to support construction of new affordable housing, senior housing, or housing for disabled persons; new text end

new text begin (7) construction of public infrastructure to support job creation in the area, especially small business development; new text end

new text begin (8) developing green spaces and parks; and new text end

new text begin (9) administrative expenses of the local authority. new text end

new text begin (c) All loan repayments under this section must be made to the appropriate account under section 469.35 for reinvestment in transit improvement areas. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Loan requirements. new text end

new text begin All loans under this section are subject to an investment agreement that must include: new text end

new text begin (1) a description of the eligible organization, including business finance experience, qualifications, and investment history; new text end

new text begin (2) a description of the uses of investment proceeds by the eligible organization; new text end

new text begin (3) an explanation of the investment objectives; and new text end

new text begin (4) a description of the method of payment. new text end

Sec. 45.

Laws 2002, chapter 382, article 2, section 5, subdivision 3, as added by Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 9, section 10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Removal of area.

After adopting the first plan, any of the local governmental units can elect not to be included within the central iron range sanitary sewer district by delivering a written resolution of the governing body of the governmental unit to the central iron range sanitary sewer district within deleted text begin 60deleted text end new text begin 180new text end days of adoption of the first comprehensive plan. The area of the local governmental unit shall then be removed from the district.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the governing bodies of the cities of Hibbing, Buhl, Chisholm, and Kinney, and the town boards of Balkan and Great Scott, and their chief clerical officers have timely complied with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021. new text end

Sec. 46.

new text begin CENTRAL IRON RANGE SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT. new text end

new text begin Local approval of Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 9, amending portions of Laws 2002, chapter 382, article 2, having been timely completed by the cities of Hibbing, Buhl, Chisholm, and Kinney, and the town boards of the towns of Balkan and Great Scott, is approval of Laws 2002, chapter 382, article 2. Laws 2002, chapter 382, article 2, is effective December 27, 2003, upon completion of local approval of this section under Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021. Actions undertaken in accordance with Laws 2002, chapter 382, article 2, as amended by Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 9, are validated by this section. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the governing bodies of the cities of Hibbing, Buhl, Chisholm, and Kinney, and the town boards of Balkan and Great Scott, and their chief clerical officers have timely complied with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021. new text end

Sec. 47.

new text begin [116J.578] BIOSCIENCE SUBSIDY. new text end

new text begin Any bioscience or biotechnology project financed in whole or in part by state appropriations or other public subsidies must document how and to what it extent the project will provide a benefit to consumers in the form of more affordable pricing of the products or services being publicly subsidized. The documentation must be reported to the committees of the legislature with responsibility for economic development and to committees with responsibility for finance. new text end

Sec. 48.

new text begin INITIAL ADMINISTRATION. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Convening authority. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of employment and economic development or the commissioner's designee shall convene the initial organizational meeting of the trade policy advisory group. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Deadline for appointments and designations. new text end

new text begin The appointments and designations authorized by Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.977, subdivision 2, must be complete by September 30, 2008. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008. new text end

Sec. 49.

new text begin MINNESOTA VACATION RENTAL LODGING STUDY. new text end

new text begin Explore Minnesota Tourism shall conduct a study of vacation rental lodging in Minnesota and report to the legislature any recommendations needed to protect consumers, ensure tax compliance, promote safe rentals, and promote tourism in Minnesota. new text end

new text begin Explore Minnesota Tourism shall consult with the Minnesota Department of Revenue, Minnesota Department of Health, political subdivisions, and representatives of the tourism industry including resorts, bed and breakfast establishments, cabin owner associations, convention and visitor bureaus, and others to determine and recommend regulations or legislation to define and promote the vacation rental lodging. new text end

new text begin Explore Minnesota Tourism shall report by January 15, 2009, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over any recommendations developed from the study, including any proposed legislation. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 50.

new text begin MINNESOTA UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL; RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED. new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council must provide a recommendation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over unemployment insurance by January 15, 2009, on modifications to the additional unemployment insurance benefits provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 268.125, to better meet the needs of Minnesota's changing workforce. Consideration in determining benefit entitlement must be given, but is not limited to, the following: new text end

new text begin (1) if the applicant's residence within a county, or some other type of regional or labor market area, should be a factor; new text end

new text begin (2) if prior work history should be a factor; new text end

new text begin (3) if the industry worked in should be a factor; new text end

new text begin (4) if the applicant's primary occupation should be a factor; new text end

new text begin (5) if benefits should be limited to applicants unemployed only because of a layoff due to lack of work; and new text end

new text begin (6) if the size of the prior employer's workforce and the percentage decrease in employment should be a factor. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 51.

new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION; UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TECHNICAL CHANGES. new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall make the following changes in Minnesota Statutes: new text end

new text begin (1) renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 268.196, subdivision 3, as Minnesota Statutes, section 268.199; new text end

new text begin (2) renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 268.196, subdivision 4, as Minnesota Statutes, section 268.211; new text end

new text begin (3) change "additional assessments" to "special assessments" and change "shall" to "must" in Minnesota Statutes, section 268.051, subdivision 1; new text end

new text begin (4) change "referee" to "unemployment law judge" in Minnesota Statutes, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, clause (11); new text end

new text begin (5) change "determination of eligibility or ineligibility" to "determination of eligibility or determination of ineligibility" in Minnesota Statutes, section 268.101, subdivision 4; new text end

new text begin (6) change "shall be" to "is" in Minnesota Statutes, section 268.115, subdivision 8; new text end

new text begin (7) change "shall be" to "is" in Minnesota Statutes, section 268.145, subdivision 5; and new text end

new text begin (8) renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 268.03, subdivision 2, as Minnesota Statutes, section 268.031. new text end

Sec. 52.

new text begin REPEALER. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.31, 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 the day following final enactment. new text end

Presented to the governor May 8, 2008

Signed by the governor May 12, 2008, 1:34 p.m.

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