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CHAPTER 144--S.F.No. 1664

An act

relating to legislative enactments; correcting miscellaneous oversights, inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 15.985; 62A.65, subdivision 3a, as added, if enacted; 120B.024, subdivision 2, as amended, if enacted; 120B.36, subdivision 1, as amended, if enacted; 124D.10, subdivision 4, as amended, if enacted; 124D.4531, subdivision 1, as amended, if enacted; 125A.76, subdivisions 1, as amended, 2c, as added, if enacted; 260B.171, subdivision 9, as added; 477A.013, subdivision 9, as amended, if enacted; 477A.12, subdivision 1, as amended, if enacted; 2013 H.F. 630, article 1, section 58, subdivision 2, article 2, section 18, subdivision 2, article 3, section 37, subdivision 20, article 4, section 1, article 5, section 31, subdivision 2, if enacted; H.F. 677, article 3, sections 1, 7, article 4, section 48, subdivision 5, article 5, section 27, subdivision 1, article 11, section 10, if enacted; 2013 H.F. No. 729, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision, article 6, section 8, subdivision 3, if enacted; 2013 H.F. No. 1233, article 12, section 110, article 14, section 2, subdivisions 4, 6, if enacted; 2013 S.F. No. 671, article 1, section 12, subdivision 3, if enacted.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15.985, is amended to read:

15.985 ADVISORY INSPECTIONS.

(a) Upon the voluntary request of a person to a state agency for an advisory inspection for the purpose of complying with state law, the agency must, except as provided in paragraphs (f) and (g), conduct an advisory inspection. An agency is not required to conduct an advisory inspection if the agency has a regularly scheduled inspection that would occur within 90 days after the request for the advisory inspection, or if before an advisory inspection is requested, the agency has notified the person that it will be conducting an inspection within 45 days. If an advisory inspection results in findings that potentially could make a person subject to a fine or other penalty imposed by the agency, the agency must notify the person in writing of those findings within ten days of the inspection.

(1) Except as provided in clause (2), if within 60 days of receiving notice, the person notifies the agency that it has corrected the situation that made the person potentially subject to the fine or penalty, and the agency later determines that the situation is corrected, the agency may not impose a fine or penalty as a result of the findings in the advisory inspection.

(2) For violations of chapter 177, if the person notifies the agency within the time period for remedying violations required under the applicable section of chapter 177 that it has corrected the situation that made the person potentially subject to the fine or penalty, and the agency later determines that the situation is corrected, the agency may not impose a fine or penalty as a result of the finding in the advisory inspection.

(3) A person may not request more than one advisory inspection from the same agency in a calendar year. A person may not request an advisory inspection after an inspection resulting in a fine or other penalty has been determined and the violator notified of the amount to be paid, until fines or penalties have been paid or settled.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) "inspection" includes an examination of real or personal property or an audit or other examination of financial or other documents;

(2) "penalty" includes a civil or administrative fine or other financial sanction;

(3) "person" includes a real person and businesses, including corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and unincorporated associations; and

(4) "state agency" means a department, agency, board, commission, constitutional office, or other group in the executive branch of state government.

(c) If an agency revises, amends, extends, or adds additional violations to a notice, the person has 60 days from the date of those changes to correct the situation without fine or penalty. For violations of chapter 177, the person has the time period for remedying violations under the applicable section of chapter 177 to correct the situation without fine or penalty.

(d) An agency conducting an inspection under this section may impose and collect from the person requesting the inspection a fee equal to the costs incurred by the agency related to the inspection. Fees under this section shall be considered charges for goods and services provided for the direct and primary use of a private individual, business, or other entity under section 16A.1283, paragraph (b), clause (3). Fee revenue collected under this section must be deposited in an appropriate fund other than the general fund and is appropriated from that fund to the agency collecting the fee for the purpose of conducting inspections under this section.

(e) Nothing in this section shall prohibit or interfere with an agency offering similar programs that allow independent audits or inspections, including the environmental improvement program under chapter 114C. If a person conducts a self-audit under chapter 114C, the terms and conditions of this section do not apply. For advisory inspections conducted by the Pollution Control Agency, terms and conditions of sections 114C.20 to deleted text begin 144C.28deleted text end new text begin 114C.28 new text end shall be used instead of those in paragraphs (a) to (c) and (g).

(f) If agency staff resources are limited, an agency must give higher priority to the agency's regular inspections over advisory inspections under this section. Insofar as conducting advisory inspections reduces an agency's costs, the savings must be reflected in the charges for advisory inspections. Before hiring additional staff complement for purposes of this section, an agency must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative budget committees with jurisdiction over the agency documenting: (1) the demand for advisory inspections and why additional staff complement is needed to meet the demand; and (2) that the revenue generated by advisory inspections will cover the expenses of the additional staff complement. If a person requests an advisory inspection, but the agency does not have staff resources necessary to conduct the advisory inspection before a regular inspection is conducted, and the regular inspection results in findings that could make a person subject to a fine or penalty, the agency must take into account the person's request for an advisory inspection and the person's desire to take corrective action before taking any enforcement action against the person.

(g) This section does not apply to:

(1) criminal penalties;

(2) situations in which implementation of this section is prohibited by federal law or would result in loss of federal funding or in other federal sanctions or in which implementation would interfere with multistate agreements, international agreements, or agreements between state and federal regulatory agencies;

(3) conduct constituting fraud;

(4) violations in a manner that endangers human life or presents significant risk of major injury or severe emotional harm to humans;

(5) violations that are part of a pattern that has occurred repeatedly and shows willful intent;

(6) violations for which it may be demonstrated that the alternative inspections process is being used to avoid enforcement;

(7) violations that occur within three years of violating an applicable law;

(8) the Department of Revenue;

(9) the Workers' Compensation Division at the Department of Labor and Industry;

(10) violations of vehicle size weight limits under sections 169.80 to 169.88;

(11) commercial motor vehicle inspections under section 169.781 and motor carrier regulations under chapter 221;

(12) the Dairy and Food Inspection Division of the Department of Agriculture, if the division provides free inspections similar to those under this section;

(13) state inspections or surveys of hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient surgical centers, supervised living facilities, board and lodging with special services, home care, housing with services and assisted living settings, hospice, and supplemental nursing services agencies;

(14) examinations of health maintenance organizations or county-based purchasing entities regulated under chapter 62D;

(15) special transportation services under section 174.30; and

(16) entities regulated by the Department of Commerce's Financial Institutions and Insurance Divisions for purposes of regulatory requirements of those divisions.

If an agency determines that this section does not apply due to situations specified in clause (2), the agency must report the basis for that determination to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the agency.

(h) An agency may terminate an advisory inspection and proceed as if an inspection were a regular inspection if, in the process of conducting an advisory inspection, the agency finds a situation that the agency determines: could lead to criminal penalties; endangers human life or presents significant risk of major injury or severe emotional harm to humans; presents a severe and imminent threat to animals, food, feed, crops, commodities, or the environment; or evidences a pattern of willful violations.

Sec. 2.

[CORR13-01A]

2013 H.F. No. 729, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Workforce Development

16,386,00014,881,000
Appropriations by Fund
General2,776,0001,789,000
Workforce Development13,610,00013,092,000

(a) $1,039,000 each year from the general fund and $2,244,000 each year from the workforce development fund are for the adult workforce development competitive grant program. Of this amount, up to five percent is for administration and monitoring of the adult workforce development competitive grant program. All grant awards shall be for two consecutive years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year.

(b) $3,500,000 each year is from the workforce development fund for the Minnesota youth program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.56 and 116L.561.

(c) $1,000,000 each year is from the workforce development fund and $250,000 each year is from the general fund for the youthbuild program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.361 to 116L.366. Of this appropriation and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, $250,000 each year is for the Little Earth youthbuild program and is available until expended. The appropriation from the general fund and the appropriation to Little Earth youthbuild program are onetime.

(d) $200,000 each year is from the workforce development fund for a grant to Minnesota Diversified Industries, Inc., to provide progressive development and employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

(e) $2,848,000 each year is from the workforce development fund for the youth workforce development competitive grant program. Of this amount, up to five percent is for administration and monitoring of the youth workforce development competitive grant program. All grant awards shall be for two consecutive years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year.

(f) $1,500,000 each year is from the workforce development fund for a grant to FastTRAC - Minnesota Adult Careers Pathways Programnew text begin for low-skilled, low-income adultsnew text end . Up to ten percent of this appropriation may be used to provide leadership, oversight, and technical assistance services deleted text begin for low-skilled, low-income adultsdeleted text end .

(g) $987,000 in fiscal year 2014 is a onetime appropriation from the general fund for the pilot customized training program for manufacturing industries under article 3. Of this amount:

(1) $240,000 is for the commissioner for coordination, oversight, and reporting responsibilities related to the customized training program;

(2) $187,000 is for a grant to Alexandria Technical College for the customized training center;

(3) $380,000 is for a grant to Century College for the purposes of this paragraph;

(4) $90,000 is for Hennepin Technical College for the purposes of this paragraph; and

(5) $90,000 is for Central Lakes College for the purposes of this paragraph.

(h) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 the second year are from the workforce development fund for a grant to the Minnesota High Tech Association to support SciTechsperience, a program that supports science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) internship opportunities for two- and four-year college and university students in their field of study. The internship opportunities must match students with paid internships within STEM disciplines at small, for-profit companies located in the seven-county metropolitan area, with fewer than 150 total employees, or at small or medium, for-profit companies located outside of the seven-county metropolitan area, with fewer than 250 total employees. At least 100 students must be matched in the first year and at least 125 students must be matched in the second year. Selected hiring companies shall receive from the grant 50 percent of the wages paid to the intern, capped at $2,500 per intern. The program must work toward increasing the participation among women or other underserved populations. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until expended.

(i) $500,000 each year is from the workforce development fund for the Opportunities Industrialization Center programs. This appropriation shall be divided equally among the eligible centers.

(j) $450,000 the first year is from the workforce development fund for the foreign-trained health care professionals grant program modeled after the pilot program conducted under Laws 2006, chapter 282, article 11, section 2, subdivision 12, to encourage state licensure of foreign-trained health care professionals, including: physicians, with preference given to primary care physicians who commit to practicing for at least five years after licensure in underserved areas of the state; nurses; dentists; pharmacists; mental health professionals; and other allied health care professionals. The commissioner must collaborate with health-related licensing boards and Minnesota workforce centers to award grants to foreign-trained health care professionals sufficient to cover the actual costs of taking a course to prepare health care professionals for required licensing examinations and the fee for the state licensing examinations. When awarding grants, the commissioner must consider the following factors:

(1) whether the recipient's training involves a medical specialty that is in high demand in one or more communities in the state;

(2) whether the recipient commits to practicing in a designated rural area or an underserved urban community, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1501;

(3) whether the recipient's language skills provide an opportunity for needed health care access for underserved Minnesotans; and

(4) any additional criteria established by the commissioner. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until expended.

(k) $68,000 the first year from the workforce development fund is for a grant to Olmsted County for employment supports and independent living services to county residents diagnosed with high-functioning autism, Asperger's syndrome, nonverbal learning disorders, and pervasive development disorder, not otherwise specified, and for education, outreach, and support services to area employers to encourage the hiring and promotion of workers with high-functioning autism, Asperger's syndrome, nonverbal learning disorders, and pervasive development disorder, not otherwise specified. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until expended.

(l) $750,000 each year is from the workforce development fund for a grant to the Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs to administer a statewide project of youth jobs skills development. This project, which may have career guidance components, including health and life skills, is to encourage, train, and assist youth in job-seeking skills, workplace orientation, and job-site knowledge through coaching. This grant requires a 25 percent match from nonstate resources.

(m) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year are appropriated from the general fund for the publication, dissemination, and use of labor market information under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.4011, and for pilot programs in the workforce service areas specified in this act, to combine career and higher education advising.

(n) $125,000 each year is from the workforce development fund for a grant to Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities for workforce readiness, employment exploration, and skills development for youth ages 12 to 21. The grant must serve youth in the Twin Cities, Central Minnesota and Southern Minnesota Big Brothers, Big Sisters chapters.

Sec. 3.

[CORR13-01B]

2013 H.F. No. 729, article 1, section 3, if enacted, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 8.new text end

new text begin Competitive Grant Limitationsnew text end

new text begin An organization that receives a direct appropriation under this section is not eligible to participate in competitive grant programs under this section during the fiscal years in which the direct appropriations are received.new text end

Sec. 4.

[CORR13-01C]

2013 H.F. No. 729, article 6, section 8, subdivision 3, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Content of the notice.

The notice must contain the following verbatim language:

"IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CONTRACTS FOR DEED

Know What You Are Getting Into

(1) A contract for deed is a complex legal agreement. You are NOT a tenant. Mortgage foreclosure laws don't apply.

(2) You should know ALL of your obligations and rights before you sign a purchase agreement or contract for deed.

(3) You (seller must circle one):

(a)DODO NOThave to pay homeowner's insurance.
(b)DODO NOThave to pay property taxes.
(c)DODO NOThave to make and pay for some or all of the repairs or maintenance, as described in the contract for deed.

(4) After some time, you may need to make a large lump sum payment (called a "balloon payment"). Know when it is due and how much it will be. You'll probably need to get a new mortgage, another financial arrangement, or pay for the balance in cash at that time.

(5) If you miss just a single payment or can't make the balloon payment, the seller can cancel your contract. You will likely lose all the money you have already paid. You will likely lose your ability to purchase the home. The seller can begin an eviction action against you in just a few months.

(6) Within four months of signing the contract for deed, you must "record" it in the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles in the county in which the property is located. If you do not do so, you could face a fine.

Key Things Highly Recommended Before You Sign

(1) Get advice from a lawyer or the Minnesota Home Ownership Center at 1-866-462-6466 or go to www.hocmn.org. To find a lawyer through the Minnesota State Bar Association, go to www.mnfindalawyer.com.

(2) Get an independent, professional appraisal of the property to learn what it is worth.

(3) Get an independent, professional inspection of the property.

(4) Buy title insurance or ask a real estate lawyer for a "title opinion."

(5) Check with the city or county to find out if there are inspection reports or unpaid utility bills.

(6) Check with a title company or the county where the property is located to find out if there is a mortgage or other lien on the property and if the property taxes have been paid.

(7) Ensure that your interest rate does not exceed the maximum allowed by law by calling the Department of Commerce deleted text begin at 651-297-7053deleted text end to get a recorded message for the current month's maximum rate.

If You Are Entering into a Purchase Agreement

(1) If you haven't already signed the contract for deed, you can cancel the purchase agreement (and get all your money back) if you do so within five business days after getting this notice.

(2) To cancel the purchase agreement, you must follow the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 559.217, subdivision 4. Ask a lawyer for help."

Sec. 5.

[CORR13-02]

2013 S.F. No. 671, article 1, section 12, subdivision 3, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Criminal Apprehension

47,588,00047,197,000
Appropriations by Fund
General42,315,00042,924,000
Special Revenue3,000,0002,000,000
State Government Special Revenue7,0007,000
Trunk Highway2,266,0002,266,000
(a) DWI Lab Analysis; Trunk Highway Fund

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 161.20, subdivision 3, $1,941,000 each year is from the trunk highway fund for laboratory analysis related to driving-while-impaired cases.

(b) Criminal History System

$50,000 the first year and $580,000 the second year from the general fund and, notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, subdivision 4, $3,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year from the vehicle services account in the special revenue fund are to replace the state criminal history system. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until expended. Of this amount, $2,980,000 the first year and $2,580,000 the second year are for a onetime transfer to the Office of Enterprise Technology for start-up costs. Service level agreements must document all project-related transfers under this paragraph. Ongoing operating and support costs for this system shall be identified and incorporated into future service level agreements.

The commissioner is authorized to use funds appropriated under this paragraph for the purposes specified in paragraph (c).

(c) Criminal Reporting System

$1,360,000 the first year and $1,360,000 the second year from the general fund are to replace the state's crime reporting system. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until expended. Of these amounts, $1,360,000 the first year and $1,360,000 the second year are for a onetime transfer to the Office of Enterprise Technology for start-up costs. Service level agreements must document all project-related transfers under this paragraph. Ongoing operating and support costs for this system shall be identified and incorporated into future service level agreements.

The commissioner is authorized to use funds appropriated under this paragraph for the purposes specified in paragraph (b).

(d) Forensic Laboratory

$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the second year from the general fund and, notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 161.20, subdivision 3, $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the second year from the trunk highway fund are to replace forensic laboratory equipment at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year from the general fund and, notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 161.20, subdivision 3, $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year from the trunk highway fund are to improve forensic laboratory staffing at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

(e) Livescan Fingerprinting

$310,000 the first year and $389,000 the second year from the general fund are to maintain Livescan fingerprinting machines. This is a onetime appropriation.

deleted text begin (f) General Fund Basedeleted text end

deleted text begin The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's general fund base is reduced by $1,720,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $2,329,000 in fiscal year 2015 to reflect onetime appropriations.deleted text end

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end Report

If the vehicle services special revenue account accrues an unallocated balance in excess of 50 percent of the previous fiscal year's expenditures, the commissioner of public safety shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation and public safety policy and finance. The report must contain specific policy and legislative recommendations for reducing the fund balance and avoiding future excessive fund balances. The report is due within three months of the fund balance exceeding the threshold established in this paragraph.

Sec. 6.

[CORR13-03A]

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1, as amended by 2013 H.F. No. 630, article 1, section 14, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Career and technical revenue.

(a) A district with a career and technical program approved under this section for the fiscal year in which the levy is certified is eligible for career and technical revenue equal to 35 percent of approved expenditures in the fiscal year in which the levy is certified for the following:

(1) salaries paid to essential, licensed personnel providing direct instructional services to students in that fiscal year, including extended contracts, for services rendered in the district's approved career and technical education programs, excluding salaries reimbursed by another school district under clause (2);

(2) amounts paid to another Minnesota school district for salaries of essential, licensed personnel providing direct instructional services to students in that fiscal year for services rendered in the district's approved career and technical education programs;

(3) contracted services provided by a public or private agency other than a Minnesota school district or cooperative center under subdivision 7;

(4) necessary travel between instructional sites by licensed career and technical education personnel;

(5) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for vocational student organization activities held within the state for instructional purposes;

(6) curriculum development activities that are part of a five-year plan for improvement based on program assessment;

(7) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for noncollegiate credit-bearing professional development; and

(8) specialized vocational instructional supplies.

(b) Up to ten percent of a district's career and technical revenue may be spent on equipment purchases. Districts using the career and technical revenue for equipment purchases must report to the department on the improved learning opportunities for students that result from the investment in equipment.

(c) The district must recognize the full amount of this levy as revenue for the fiscal year in which it is certified.

(d) The amount of the revenue calculated under this subdivision may not exceed $17,850,000 for taxes payable in 2012, $15,520,000 for taxes payable in 2013, and $20,657,000 for taxes payable in 2014.

(e) If the estimated revenue exceeds the amount in paragraph (d), the commissioner must reduce the percentage in paragraph (a), deleted text begin clause (2),deleted text end until the estimated revenue no longer exceeds the limit in paragraph (d).

Sec. 7.

[CORR13-03B]

2013 H.F. No. 630, article 1, section 58, subdivision 2, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

General education aid.

For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

$deleted text begin 6,051,766,000deleted text end
new text begin 6,051,675,000new text end
.....2014
$deleted text begin 6,370,640,000deleted text end
new text begin 6,311,493,000new text end
.....2015

The 2014 appropriation includes $781,842,000 for 2013 and $deleted text begin 5,269,924,000deleted text end new text begin $5,269,833,000 new text end for 2014.

The 2015 appropriation includes deleted text begin $823,040,000deleted text end new text begin $829,511,000 new text end for 2014 and deleted text begin $5,547,600,000deleted text end new text begin $5,481,982,000 new text end for 2015.

Sec. 8.

[CORR13-03C]

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.36, subdivision 1, as amended by 2013 H.F. No. 630, article 2, section 16, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

School performance reports.

(a) The commissioner shall report student academic performance under section 120B.35, subdivision 2; the percentages of students showing low, medium, and high growth under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); school safety and student engagement and connection under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (d); rigorous coursework under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (c); the percentage of students under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2), whose progress and performance levels are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under sections 120B.30, subdivision 1, and 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (e); longitudinal data on the progress of eligible districts in reducing disparities in students' academic achievement and new text begin realizing new text end racial and economic integration under section 124D.861; two separate student-to-teacher ratios that clearly indicate the definition of teacher consistent with sections 122A.06 and 122A.15 for purposes of determining these ratios; staff characteristics excluding salaries; student enrollment demographics; district mobility; and extracurricular activities. The report also must indicate a school's adequate yearly progress status under applicable federal law, and must not set any designations applicable to high- and low-performing schools due solely to adequate yearly progress status.

(b) The commissioner shall develop, annually update, and post on the department Web site school performance reports.

(c) The commissioner must make available performance reports by the beginning of each school year.

(d) A school or district may appeal its adequate yearly progress status in writing to the commissioner within 30 days of receiving the notice of its status. The commissioner's decision to uphold or deny an appeal is final.

(e) School performance data are nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9, until the commissioner publicly releases the data. The commissioner shall annually post school performance reports to the department's public Web site no later than September 1, except that in years when the reports reflect new performance standards, the commissioner shall post the school performance reports no later than October 1.

Sec. 9.

[CORR13-03D]

2013 H.F. No. 630, article 2, section 18, subdivision 2, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Membership.

The Career Pathways Advisory Task Force shall have deleted text begin 15deleted text end new text begin 21new text end members appointed by July 15, 2013, as follows:

(1) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Career and Technical Administrators;

(2) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association for Career and Technical Education;

(3) one member appointed by the University of Minnesota who is a faculty member working to develop career and technical educators in Minnesota;

(4) one member appointed by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities who is a faculty member working to develop career and technical educators in Minnesota;

(5) one member appointed by the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education;

(6) one member appointed by the Minnesota Department of Education;

(7) one member appointed by the Minnesota Board of Teaching;

(8) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher Education;

(9) one member appointed by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities from faculty for foundational skills and general education;

(10) one member representing licensed career and technical education teachers appointed by Education Minnesota;

(11) one member appointed by the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development;

(12) one member appointed by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce;

(13) one member appointed by the Minnesota Business Partnership;

(14) one member appointed by the Minnesota Secondary School Principals Association;

(15) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators;

(16) one member appointed by the Minnesota School Counselors Association;

(17) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools; and

(18) four members appointed by the commissioner of education who have expertise in any of the areas with which the task force has been charged in subdivision 1.

Sec. 10.

[CORR13-03E]

2013 H.F. No. 630, article 3, section 37, subdivision 20, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subd. 20.

Alternative compensation.

For alternative teacher compensation aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:

$deleted text begin 60,340,000deleted text end
new text begin 59,223,000 new text end
.....2015

The 2015 appropriation includes $0 for 2014 and deleted text begin $59,711,000deleted text end new text begin $59,223,000 new text end for 2015.

Sec. 11.

[CORR13-03F]

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.10, subdivision 4, as amended by 2013 H.F. No. 630, article 4, section 1, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Formation of school.

(a) An authorizer, after receiving an application from a school developer, may charter a licensed teacher under section 122A.18, subdivision 1, or a group of individuals that includes one or more licensed teachers under section 122A.18, subdivision 1, to operate a school subject to the commissioner's approval of the authorizer's affidavit under paragraph (b). The school must be organized and operated as a nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A and the provisions under the applicable chapter shall apply to the school except as provided in this section.

Notwithstanding sections 465.717 and 465.719, a school district, subject to this section and section 124D.11, may create a corporation for the purpose of establishing a charter school.

(b) Before the operators may establish and operate a school, the authorizer must file an affidavit with the commissioner stating its intent to charter a school. An authorizer must file a separate affidavit for each school it intends to charter. The affidavit must state the terms and conditions under which the authorizer would charter a school and how the authorizer intends to oversee the fiscal and student performance of the charter school and to comply with the terms of the written contract between the authorizer and the charter school board of directors under subdivision 6. The commissioner must approve or disapprove the authorizer's affidavit within 60 business days of receipt of the affidavit. If the commissioner disapproves the affidavit, the commissioner shall notify the authorizer of the deficiencies in the affidavit and the authorizer then has 20 business days to address the deficiencies. If the authorizer does not address deficiencies to the commissioner's satisfaction, the commissioner's disapproval is final. Failure to obtain commissioner approval precludes an authorizer from chartering the school that is the subject of this affidavit.

(c) The authorizer may prevent an approved charter school from opening for operation if, among other grounds, the charter school violates this section or does not meet the ready-to-open standards that are part of the authorizer's oversight and evaluation process or are stipulated in the charter school contract.

(d) The operators authorized to organize and operate a school, before entering into a contract or other agreement for professional or other services, goods, or facilities, must incorporate as a nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A and must establish a board of directors composed of at least five members who are not related parties until a timely election for members of the ongoing charter school board of directors is held according to the school's articles and bylaws under paragraph (f). A charter school board of directors must be composed of at least five members who are not related parties. Staff members employed at the school, including teachers providing instruction under a contract with a cooperative, members of the board of directors, and all parents or legal guardians of children enrolled in the school are the voters eligible to elect the members of the school's board of directors. A charter school must notify eligible voters of the school board election dates at least 30 days before the election. Board of director meetings must comply with chapter 13D.

(e) A charter school shall publish and maintain on the school's official Web site: (1) the minutes of meetings of the board of directors, and of members and committees having any board-delegated authority, for at least one calendar year from the date of publication; (2) directory information for members of the board of directors and committees having board-delegated authority; and (3) identifying and contact information for the school's authorizer. Identifying and contact information for the school's authorizer must be included in other school materials made available to the public. Upon request of an individual, the charter school must also make available in a timely fashion financial statements showing all operations and transactions affecting income, surplus, and deficit during the school's last annual accounting period; and a balance sheet summarizing assets and liabilities on the closing date of the accounting period. A charter school also must include that same information about its authorizer in other school materials that it makes available to the public.

(f) Every charter school board member shall attend annual training throughout the member's term on the board. All new board members shall attend initial training on the board's role and responsibilities, employment policies and practices, and financial management. A new board member who does not begin the required initial training within six months after being seated and complete that training within 12 months of being seated on the board is automatically ineligible to continue to serve as a board member. The school shall include in its annual report the training attended by each board member during the previous year.

(g) The ongoing board must be elected before the school completes its third year of operation. Board elections must be held during the school year but may not be conducted on days when the school is closed for holidays, breaks, or vacations. The charter school board of directors shall be composed of at least five nonrelated members and include: (i) at least one licensed teacher employed as a teacher at the school or providing instruction under contract between the charter school and a cooperative; (ii) at least one parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in the charter school who is not an employee of the charter school; and (iii) at least one interested community member who resides in Minnesota and is not employed by the charter school and does not have a child enrolled in the school. The board may include a majority of teachers described in this paragraph or parents or community members, or it may have no clear majority. The chief financial officer and the chief administrator may only serve as ex-officio nonvoting board members. No charter school employees shall serve on the board other than teachers under item (i). Contractors providing facilities, goods, or services to a charter school shall not serve on the board of directors of the charter school. Board bylaws shall outline the process and procedures for changing the board's governance structure, consistent with chapter 317A. A board may change its governance structure only:

(1) by a majority vote of the board of directors and a majority vote of the licensed teachers employed by the school as teachers, including licensed teachers providing instruction under a contract between the school and a cooperative; and

(2) with the authorizer's approval.

Any change in board governance structure must conform with the composition of the board established under this paragraph.

(h) The granting or renewal of a charter by an authorizer must not be conditioned upon the bargaining unit status of the employees of the school.

(i) The granting or renewal of a charter school by an authorizer must not be contingent on the charter school being required to contract, lease, or purchase services from the authorizer. Any potential contractnew text begin , lease, new text end or purchase of service from an authorizer must be disclosed to the commissioner, accepted through an open bidding process, and be a separate contract from the charter contract. The school must document the open bidding process. An authorizer must not enter into a contract to provide management and financial services for a school that it authorizes, unless the school documents that it received at least two competitive bids.

(j) An authorizer may permit the board of directors of a charter school to expand the operation of the charter school to additional sites or grades at the school beyond those described in the authorizer's original affidavit as approved by the commissioner only after submitting a supplemental affidavit for approval to the commissioner in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. The supplemental affidavit must document that:

(1) the proposed expansion plan demonstrates need and projected enrollment;

(2) the expansion is warranted, at a minimum, by longitudinal data demonstrating students' improved academic performance and growth on statewide assessments under chapter 120B;

(3) the charter school is financially sound and the financing it needs to implement the proposed expansion exists; and

(4) the charter school has the governance structure and management capacity to carry out its expansion.

(k) The commissioner shall have 30 business days to review and comment on the supplemental affidavit. The commissioner shall notify the authorizer of any deficiencies in the supplemental affidavit and the authorizer then has 20 business days to address, to the commissioner's satisfaction, any deficiencies in the supplemental affidavit. The school may not expand grades or add sites until the commissioner has approved the supplemental affidavit. The commissioner's approval or disapproval of a supplemental affidavit is final.

Sec. 12.

[CORR13-03G]

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76, subdivision 1, as amended by 2013 H.F. No. 630, article 5, section 17, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this section and section 125A.79, the definitions in this subdivision apply.

(b) "Basic revenue" has the meaning given it in section 126C.10, subdivision 2. For the purposes of computing basic revenue pursuant to this section, each child with a disability shall be counted as prescribed in section 126C.05, subdivision 1.

(c) "Essential personnel" means teachers, cultural liaisons, related services, and support services staff providing services to students. Essential personnel may also include special education paraprofessionals or clericals providing support to teachers and students by preparing paperwork and making arrangements related to special education compliance requirements, including parent meetings and individualized education programs. Essential personnel does not include administrators and supervisors.

(d) "Average daily membership" has the meaning given it in section 126C.05.

(e) "Program growth factor" means 1.046 for fiscal years 2012 though 2015, 1.0 for fiscal year 2016, 1.046 for fiscal year 2017, and the product of 1.046 and the program growth factor for the previous year for fiscal year 2018 and later.

(f) "Nonfederal special education expenditure" means all direct expenditures that are necessary and essential to meet the district's obligation to provide special instruction and services to children with a disability according to sections 124D.454, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.259 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 as submitted by the district and approved by the department under section 125A.75, subdivision 4, excluding expenditures:

(1) reimbursed with federal funds;

(2) reimbursed with other state aids under this chapter;

(3) for general education costs of serving students with a disability;

(4) for facilities;

(5) for pupil transportation; and

(6) for postemployment benefits.

(g) "Old formula special education expenditures" means expenditures eligible for revenue under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76, subdivision 2.

For the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, expenditures are limited to the salary and fringe benefits of one-to-one instructional and behavior management aides assigned to a child attending the academy, if the aides are required by the child's individualized education program.

(h) "Cross subsidy reduction aid percentage" means 1.0 percent for fiscal year 2014 and deleted text begin 4.48deleted text end new text begin 2.27 new text end percent for fiscal year 2015.

(i) "Cross subsidy reduction aid limit" means $20 for fiscal year 2014 and $48 for fiscal year 2015.

(j) "Special education aid increase limit" means $80 for fiscal year 2016, $100 for fiscal year 2017, and, for fiscal year 2018 and later, the sum of the special education aid increase limit for the previous fiscal year and $40.

Sec. 13.

[CORR13-03H]

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76, subdivision 2c, as added by 2013 H.F. No. 630, article 5, section 20, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subd. 2c.

Special education aid.

(a) For fiscal year 2014 and fiscal year 2015, a district's special education aid equals the sum of the district's special education initial aid under subdivision deleted text begin 2adeleted text end new text begin 5new text end , the district's cross subsidy reduction aid under subdivision 2b, and the district's excess cost aid under section 125A.79, subdivision deleted text begin 5deleted text end new text begin 7new text end .

(b) For fiscal year 2016 and later, a district's special education aid equals the sum of the district's special education initial aid under subdivision 2a and the district's excess cost aid under section 125A.79, subdivision 5.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2016, the special education aid for a school district must not exceed the sum of the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7, and the product of the district's average daily membership served and the special education aid increase limit.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2017 and later, the special education aid for a school district must not exceed the sum of: (i) the product of the district's average daily membership served and the special education aid increase limit and (ii) the product of the sum of the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7, the ratio of the district's average daily membership served for the current fiscal year to the district's average daily membership served for fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor.

(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2016 and later the special education aid for a school district, not including a charter school, must not be less than the lesser of (1) the district's nonfederal special education expenditures for that fiscal year or (2) the product of the sum of the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7, the ratio of the district's adjusted daily membership for the current fiscal year to the district's average daily membership for fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor.

Sec. 14.

[CORR13-03I]

2013 H.F. No. 630, article 5, section 31, subdivision 2, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Special education; regular.

For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75:

$997,725,000.....2014
$1,108,211,000
.....2015

The 2014 appropriation includes $118,232,000 for 2013 and deleted text begin $802,884,000deleted text end new text begin $879,493,000 new text end for 2014.

The 2015 appropriation includes $169,929,000 for 2014 and $938,282,000 for 2015.

Sec. 15.

[CORR13-04]

2013 H.F. No. 1233, article 12, if enacted, is amended by adding a section 110 to read:

new text begin Sec. 110.new text end new text begin ELIMINATING HEALTH DISPARITIES GRANTS; ORGANIZATIONS WITH LIMITED FISCAL CAPACITY.new text end

new text begin For grants awarded from the general fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.928, during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, and June 30, 2014, the commissioner of health may provide working capital advanced to grantees determined during the application process to have limited financial capacity, in accordance with Office of Grants Management policies.new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2013.new text end

Sec. 16.

[CORR13-05A]

2013 H.F. No. 677, article 3, section 1, the effective date, if enacted, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later. Subdivision 5 is effective for taxes payable in 2014 deleted text begin onlydeleted text end new text begin and thereafternew text end .

Sec. 17.

[CORR13-05B]

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.12, subdivision 1, as amended by 2013 H.F. No. 677, article 2, section 28, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Types of land; payments.

The following amounts are annually appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources from the general fund for transfer to the commissioner of revenue. The commissioner of revenue shall pay the transferred funds to counties as required by sections 477A.11 to 477A.14. The amounts, based on the acreage as of July 1 of each year prior to the payment year, are:

(1) $5.133 multiplied by the total number of acres of acquired natural resources land or, at the county's option three-fourths of one percent of the appraised value of all acquired natural resources land in the county, whichever is greater;

(2) $5.133, multiplied by the total number of acres of transportation wetland or, at the county's option, three-fourths of one percent of the appraised value of all deleted text begin acquired natural resources landdeleted text end new text begin transportation wetlandnew text end in the county, whichever is greater;

(3) three-fourths of one percent of the appraised value of all wildlife management land in the county;

(4) 50 percent of the dollar amount as determined under clause (1), multiplied by the number of acres of military refuge land in the county;

(5) $1.50, multiplied by the number of acres of county-administered other natural resources land in the county;

(6) $5.133, multiplied by the total number of acres of land utilization project land in the county;

(7) $1.50, multiplied by the number of acres of commissioner-administered other natural resources land in the county; and

(8) without regard to acreage, $300,000 for local assessments under section 84A.55, subdivision 9.

Sec. 18.

[CORR13-05C]

2013 H.F. No. 677, article 4, section 48, subdivision 5, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Limit on levies.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law or municipal charter to the contrary which authorize ad valorem taxes in excess of the limits established by this section, the provisions of this section apply to local governmental units for all purposes other than those for which special levies under Minnesota Statutes, section 275.70, subdivision 5, clauses (1) to (5) deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end (7), new text begin (9), and (16), new text end and special assessments are made.

Sec. 19.

[CORR13-05D]

2013 H.F. No. 677, article 5, section 27, subdivision 1, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Report to legislature.

(a) The commissioner of revenue shall report to the 2014 legislature on the tobacco tax collection system, including recommendations to improve compliance under the excise tax for both cigarettes and other tobacco products. The purpose of the report is to provide information and guidance to the legislature on improvements to the tobacco tax collection system to:

(1) provide a unified system of collecting both the cigarette and other tobacco taxes, regardless of category, size, or shape, that ensures the highest reasonable rates of tax collection;

(2) discourage tax evasion; and

(3) help to prevent illegal sale of tobacco products, which may make these products more accessible to youth.

(b) In the report, the commissioner shall:

(1) provide a detailed review of the present excise tax collection and compliance system as it applies to both cigarettes and other tobacco products. This must include an assessment of the levels of compliance for each category of products and the effect of the stamping requirement on compliance for each category of products and the effect of the stamping requirement on compliance rates for cigarettes relative to other tobacco products. It also must identify any weaknesses in the system;

(2) survey the methods of collection and enforcement used by other states or nations, including identifying and discussing emerging best practices that ensure tracking of both cigarettes and other tobacco products and result in the highest rates of tax collection and compliance. These best practices must consider high-technology alternatives, such as use of bar codes, radio-frequency identification tags, or similar mechanisms for tracking compliance;

(3) evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the existing penalties and other sanctions for noncompliance;

(4) evaluate the adequacy of the resources allocated by the state to enforce the tobacco tax and prevention laws; and

(5) make recommendations on implementation of a comprehensive tobacco tax collection system for Minnesota that can be implemented by January 1, deleted text begin 2014deleted text end new text begin 2015new text end , including:

(i) recommendations on the specific steps needed to institute and implement the new system, including estimates of the state's costs of doing so and any additional personnel requirements;

(ii) recommendations on methods to recover the cost of implementing the system from the industry;

(iii) evaluation of the extent to which the proposed system is sufficiently flexible and adaptable to adjust to modifications in the construction, packaging, formatting, and marketing of tobacco products by the industry; and

(iv) recommendations to modify existing penalties or to impose new penalties or other sanctions to ensure compliance with the system.

Sec. 20.

[CORR13-05E]

2013 H.F. No. 677, article 3, if enacted, is amended by adding a section to read:

Sec. 7.

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Education. new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated and are in addition to any amounts appropriated in any other bill for the same purpose. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin General education aid. new text end

new text begin For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13, subdivision 4: new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 33,290,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2014 new text end
new text begin $ new text end new text begin 55,601,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2015 new text end

new text begin The 2014 appropriation includes $0 for fiscal year 2013 and $33,290,000 for fiscal year 2014. new text end

new text begin The 2015 appropriation includes $0 for fiscal year 2014 and $55,601,000 for fiscal year 2015. new text end

Sec. 21.

[CORR13-06]

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 62A.65, subdivision 3a, as added by 2013 H.F. No. 779, article 1, section 27, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subd. 3a.

Disclosure.

(a) In connection with the offering for sale of a health plan in the individual market, a health carrier shall make a reasonable disclosure, as part of its solicitation and sales materials, of all of the following:

(1) the provisions of the coverage concerning the health carrier's right to change premium rates and the factors that may affect changes in premium rates; and

(2) a listing of and descriptive information, including benefits and premiums, about all individual health plans actively marketed by the health carrier and the availability of the individual health plans for which the individual is qualified.

(b) Paragraph (a), clause deleted text begin (1)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end , may be satisfied by referring individuals to the Health and Human Services Web portal, as defined under the Affordable Care Act.

Sec. 22.

[CORR13-07]

2013 H.F. No. 630, article 4, section 1, the effective date, if enacted, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective July 1, 2013, except subdivision new text begin 3, paragraph (b), clause (5), is effective July 1, 2014, and subdivision new text end 6 is effective August 1, 2013.

Sec. 23.

[CORR13-08]

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.024, subdivision 2, as amended by 2013 H.F. No. 630, article 2, section 5, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Credit equivalencies.

(a) A one-half credit of economics taught in a school's agriculture education or business department may fulfill a one-half credit in social studies under subdivision 1, clause (5), if the credit is sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in economics.

(b) An agriculture science or career and technical education credit may fulfill deleted text begin the elective science credit requirement under subdivision 1, clause (4), if the course meets academic standards in science as approved by the district. An agriculture science or career and technical education credit may fulfilldeleted text end the credit in chemistry or physics or the elective science credit required under subdivision 1, clause (4), if deleted text begin (1)deleted text end the credit meets the new text begin state new text end chemistrydeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ornew text end physics, or new text begin district new text end biology academic standards or a combination of these academic standards as approved by the district deleted text begin and (2) thedeleted text end new text begin . Anew text end student deleted text begin satisfiesdeleted text end new text begin must satisfynew text end either all of the chemistry academic standardsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ornew text end all of the physics academic standardsdeleted text begin , or all of the applicable elective science standardsdeleted text end prior to graduation. An agriculture science or career and technical education credit may not fulfill the required biology credit under subdivision 1, clause (4).

(c) A career and technical education credit may fulfill a mathematics or arts credit requirement under subdivision 1, clause (2) or (6).

(d) An agriculture education teacher is not required to meet the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1150, subpart 1, item B, to meet the credit equivalency requirements of paragraph (b) above.

Sec. 24.

[CORR13-09A]

2013 H.F. No. 1233, article 14, section 2, subdivision 4, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Central Office

The amounts that may be spent from this appropriation for each purpose are as follows:

(a) Operations
Appropriations by Fund
General101,979,00096,858,000
State Government Special Revenue3,974,0004,385,000
Health Care Access13,177,00013,004,000
Federal TANF100,000100,000

DHS Receipt Center Accounting. The commissioner is authorized to transfer appropriations to, and account for DHS receipt center operations in, the special revenue fund.

Administrative Recovery; Set-Aside. The commissioner may invoice local entities through the SWIFT accounting system as an alternative means to recover the actual cost of administering the following provisions:

(1) Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.744, subdivision 3;

(2) Minnesota Statutes, section 245.495, paragraph (b);

(3) Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625, subdivision 20, paragraph (k);

(4) Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0924, subdivision 6, paragraph (g);

(5) Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0945, subdivision 4, paragraph (d); and

(6) Minnesota Statutes, section 256F.10, subdivision 6, paragraph (b).

Systems Modernization. The following amounts are appropriated for transfer to the state systems account authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 256.014:

(1) $1,825,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $2,502,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for the state share of Medicaid-allocated costs of the health insurance exchange information technology and operational structure. The funding base is $3,222,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $3,037,000 in fiscal year 2017 but shall not be included in the base thereafter; and

(2) $9,344,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $3,660,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for the modernization and streamlining of agency eligibility and child support systems. The funding base is $5,921,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $1,792,000 in fiscal year 2017 but shall not be included in the base thereafter.

The unexpended balance of the $9,344,000 appropriation in fiscal year 2014 and the $3,660,000 appropriation in fiscal year 2015 must be transferred from the Department of Human Services state systems account to the Office of Enterprise Technology when the Office of Enterprise Technology has negotiated a federally approved internal service fund rates and billing process with sufficient internal accounting controls to properly maximize federal reimbursement to Minnesota for human services system modernization projects, but not later than June 30, 2015.

If contingent funding is fully or partially disbursed under article 15, section 3, and transferred to the state systems account, the unexpended balance of that appropriation must be transferred to the Office of Enterprise Technology in accordance with this clause. Contingent funding must not exceed $11,598,000 for the biennium.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $2,868,000 in fiscal year 2016 and decreased by $1,206,000 in fiscal year 2017. The health access fund base is decreased by $551,000 in fiscal years 2016 and 2017. The state government special revenue fund base is increased by $4,000 in fiscal year 2016 and decreased by $236,000 in fiscal year 2017.

(b) Children and Families
Appropriations by Fund
General8,023,0008,015,000
Federal TANF2,282,0002,282,000

Financial Institution Data Match and Payment of Fees. The commissioner is authorized to allocate up to $310,000 each year in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 from the PRISM special revenue account to make payments to financial institutions in exchange for performing data matches between account information held by financial institutions and the public authority's database of child support obligors as authorized by Minnesota Statutes, section 13B.06, subdivision 7.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $300,000 in fiscal years 2016 and 2017. The TANF fund base is increased by $300,000 in fiscal years 2016 and 2017.

(c) Health Care
Appropriations by Fund
General14,028,00013,826,000
Health Care Access28,442,00031,137,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $86,000 in fiscal year 2016 and by $86,000 in fiscal year 2017. The health care access fund base is increased by $6,954,000 in fiscal year 2016 and by $5,489,000 in fiscal year 2017.

(d) Continuing Care
Appropriations by Fund
General20,993,00022,359,000
State Government Special Revenue125,000125,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $1,690,000 in fiscal year 2016 and by $798,000 in fiscal year 2017.

(e) Chemical and Mental Health
Appropriations by Fund
General4,639,0004,490,000
Lottery Prize Fund157,000157,000

new text begin Of the general fund appropriation, $68,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $59,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for compulsive gambling treatment under Minnesota Statutes, section 297E.02, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).new text end

Sec. 25.

[CORR13-09B]

2013 H.F. No. 1233, article 14, section 2, subdivision 6, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Grant Programs

The amounts that may be spent from this appropriation for each purpose are as follows:

(a) Support Services Grants
Appropriations by Fund
General8,915,00013,333,000
Federal TANF94,611,00094,611,000

Paid Work Experience. $2,168,000 each year in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 is from the general fund for paid work experience for long-term MFIP recipients. Paid work includes full and partial wage subsidies and other related services such as job development, marketing, preworksite training, job coaching, and postplacement services. These are onetime appropriations. Unexpended funds for fiscal year 2015 do not cancel, but are available to the commissioner for this purpose in fiscal year 2016.

Work Study Funding for MFIP Participants. $250,000 each year in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 is from the general fund to pilot work study jobs for MFIP recipients in approved postsecondary education programs. This is a onetime appropriation. Unexpended funds for fiscal year 2015 do not cancel, but are available for this purpose in fiscal year 2016.

Local Strategies to Reduce Disparities. $2,000,000 each year in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 is from the general fund for local projects that focus on services for subgroups within the MFIP caseload who are experiencing poor employment outcomes. These are onetime appropriations. Unexpended funds for fiscal year 2015 do not cancel, but are available to the commissioner for this purpose in fiscal year 2016.

Home Visiting Collaborations for MFIP Teen Parents. $200,000 per year in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 is from the general fund and $200,000 in fiscal year 2016 is from the federal TANF fund for technical assistance and training to support local collaborations that provide home visiting services for MFIP teen parents. The general fund appropriation is onetime. The federal TANF fund appropriation is added to the base.

Performance Bonus Funds for Counties. The TANF fund base is increased by $1,500,000 each year in fiscal years 2016 and 2017. The commissioner must allocate this amount each year to counties that exceed their expected range of performance on the annualized three-year self-support index as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 256J.751, subdivision 2, clause (6). This is a permanent base adjustment. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions in this article, this provision expires June 30, 2016.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $200,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $4,618,000 in fiscal year 2017. The TANF fund base is increased by $1,700,000 in fiscal years 2016 and 2017.

(b) Basic Sliding Fee Child Care Assistance Grants36,836,00042,318,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $3,778,000 in fiscal year 2016 and by $3,849,000 in fiscal year 2017.

(c) Child Care Development Grants1,612,0001,737,000
(d) Child Support Enforcement Grants50,00050,000

Federal Child Support Demonstration Grants. Federal administrative reimbursement resulting from the federal child support grant expenditures authorized under United States Code, title 42, section 1315, is appropriated to the commissioner for this activity.

(e) Children's Services Grants
Appropriations by Fund
General49,760,00052,961,000
Federal TANF140,000140,000

Adoption Assistance and Relative Custody Assistance. $37,453,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $37,453,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for the adoption assistance and relative custody assistance programs. The commissioner shall determine with the commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget the appropriation for Northstar Care for Children effective January 1, 2015. The commissioner may transfer appropriations for adoption assistance, relative custody assistance, and Northstar Care for Children between fiscal years and among programs to adjust for transfers across the programs.

Title IV-E Adoption Assistance. Additional federal reimbursements to the state as a result of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act's expanded eligibility for Title IV-E adoption assistance are appropriated for postadoption services, including a parent-to-parent support network.

Privatized Adoption Grants. Federal reimbursement for privatized adoption grant and foster care recruitment grant expenditures is appropriated to the commissioner for adoption grants and foster care and adoption administrative purposes.

Adoption Assistance Incentive Grants. Federal funds available during fiscal years 2014 and 2015 for adoption incentive grants are appropriated for postadoption services, including a parent-to-parent support network.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $5,913,000 in fiscal year 2016 and by $10,297,000 in fiscal year 2017.

(f) Child and Community Service Grants53,301,00053,301,000
(g) Child and Economic Support Grants21,047,00020,848,000

Minnesota Food Assistance Program. Unexpended funds for the Minnesota food assistance program for fiscal year 2014 do not cancel but are available for this purpose in fiscal year 2015.

Transitional Housing. $250,000 each year is for the transitional housing programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.33.

Emergency Services. $250,000 each year is for emergency services grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.36.

Family Assets for Independence. $250,000 each year is for the Family Assets for Independence Minnesota program. This appropriation is available in either year of the biennium and may be transferred between fiscal years.

Food Shelf Programs. $375,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $375,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for food shelf programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.34. If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is available for it. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.34, subdivision 4, no portion of this appropriation may be used by Hunger Solutions for its administrative expenses, including but not limited to rent and salaries.

Homeless Youth Act. $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.45.

Safe Harbor Shelter and Housing. $500,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for a safe harbor shelter and housing fund for housing and supportive services for youth who are sexually exploited.

(h) Health Care Grants
Appropriations by Fund
General190,000190,000
Health Care Access190,000190,000

Emergency Medical Assistance Referral and Assistance Grants. (a) The commissioner of human services shall award grants to nonprofit programs that provide immigration legal services based on indigency to provide legal services for immigration assistance to individuals with emergency medical conditions or complex and chronic health conditions who are not currently eligible for medical assistance or other public health care programs, but who may meet eligibility requirements with immigration assistance.

(b) The grantees, in collaboration with hospitals and safety net providers, shall provide referral assistance to connect individuals identified in paragraph (a) with alternative resources and services to assist in meeting their health care needs. $100,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2014 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2015. This is a onetime appropriation.

Base Adjustment. The general fund is decreased by $100,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2017.

(i) Aging and Adult Services Grants14,827,00015,010,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund is increased by $1,150,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $1,151,000 in fiscal year 2017.

Community Service Development Grants and Community Services Grants. Community service development grants and community services grants are reduced by $1,150,000 each year. This is a onetime reduction.

(j) Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Grants1,771,0001,785,000
(k) Disabilities Grants18,605,00018,823,000

Advocating Change Together. $310,000 in fiscal year 2014 is for a grant to Advocating Change Together (ACT) to maintain and promote services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout the state. This appropriation is onetime. Of this appropriation:

(1) $120,000 is for direct costs associated with the delivery and evaluation of peer-to-peer training programs administered throughout the state, focusing on education, employment, housing, transportation, and voting;

(2) $100,000 is for delivery of statewide conferences focusing on leadership and skill development within the disability community; and

(3) $90,000 is for administrative and general operating costs associated with managing or maintaining facilities, program delivery, staff, and technology.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $535,000 in fiscal year 2016 and by $709,000 in fiscal year 2017.

(l) Adult Mental Health Grants
Appropriations by Fund
General71,199,00069,530,000
Health Care Access750,000750,000
Lottery Prize1,733,0001,733,000

new text begin Compulsive Gambling Treatment.new text end new text begin Of the general fund appropriation, $602,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $747,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for compulsive gambling treatment under Minnesota Statutes, section 297E.02, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).new text end

Problem Gambling. $225,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $225,000 in fiscal year 2015 is appropriated from the lottery prize fund for a grant to the state affiliate recognized by the National Council on Problem Gambling. The affiliate must provide services to increase public awareness of problem gambling, education and training for individuals and organizations providing effective treatment services to problem gamblers and their families, and research relating to problem gambling.

Funding Usage. Up to 75 percent of a fiscal year's appropriations for adult mental health grants may be used to fund allocations in that portion of the fiscal year ending December 31.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $4,427,000 in fiscal years 2016 and 2017.

Mental Health Pilot Project. $230,000 each year is for a grant to the Zumbro Valley Mental Health Center. The grant shall be used to implement a pilot project to test an integrated behavioral health care coordination model. The grant recipient must report measurable outcomes and savings to the commissioner of human services by January 15, 2016. This is a onetime appropriation.

High-risk adults. $200,000 in fiscal year 2014 is for a grant to the nonprofit organization selected to administer the demonstration project for high-risk adults under Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, section 19, in order to complete the project. This is a onetime appropriation.

(m) Child Mental Health Grants18,246,00020,636,000

Text Message Suicide Prevention Program. $625,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $625,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for a grant to a nonprofit organization to establish and implement a statewide text message suicide prevention program. The program shall implement a suicide prevention counseling text line designed to use text messaging to connect with crisis counselors and to obtain emergency information and referrals to local resources in the local community. The program shall include training within schools and communities to encourage the use of the program.

Mental Health First Aid Training. $22,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $23,000 in fiscal year 2015 is to train teachers, social service personnel, law enforcement, and others who come into contact with children with mental illnesses, in children and adolescents mental health first aid training.

Funding Usage. Up to 75 percent of a fiscal year's appropriation for child mental health grants may be used to fund allocations in that portion of the fiscal year ending December 31.

(n) CD Treatment Support Grants1,816,0001,816,000

SBIRT Training. (1) $300,000 each year is for grants to train primary care clinicians to provide substance abuse brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT). This is a onetime appropriation. The commissioner of human services shall apply to SAMHSA for an SBIRT professional training grant.

(2) If the commissioner of human services receives a grant under clause (1) funds appropriated under this clause, equal to the grant amount, up to the available appropriation, shall be transferred to the Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS). MOFAS must use the funds for grants. Grant recipients must be selected from communities that are not currently served by federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant funds. Grant money must be used to reduce the rates of fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects, and the number of drug-exposed infants. Grant money may be used for prevention and intervention services and programs, including, but not limited to, community grants, professional eduction, public awareness, and diagnosis.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Grant. $180,000 each year from the general fund is for a grant to the Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS) to support nonprofit Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) outreach prevention programs in Olmsted County. This is a onetime appropriation.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $480,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $480,000 in fiscal year 2017.

Sec. 26.

[CORR13-10]

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260B.171, subdivision 9, as added by Laws 2013, chapter 109, section 1, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Electronic case records.

There shall be no direct public access to juvenile delinquency records maintained in electronic format in court information systems related to juvenile court proceedings that are public under section 260B.163, subdivision 1, except, unless the juvenile and the prosecutor agree otherwise, in cases where:

(1) the prosecutor filed a motion for certification;

(2) the prosecutor designated or requested that the proceeding be designated an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution; or

(3) the juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent of a crime of violence as defined in section deleted text begin 624.715,deleted text end new text begin 624.712,new text end subdivision 5, and not codified in chapter 152.

Sec. 27.

[CORR13-12]

2013 H.F. No. 677, article 11, section 10, if enacted, is amended to read:

Sec. 10.

2013 DISTRIBUTION ONLY.

For the 2013 distribution, a special fund is established to receive 38.7 cents per ton of any excess of the balance remaining after distribution of amounts required under Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28, subdivision 6. The following amounts are allocated to St. Louis County acting as the fiscal agent for the recipients for the following specific purposes:

(1) 5.1 cents per ton to the city of Hibbing for improvements to the city's water supply system;

(2) 4.3 cents per ton to the city of Mountain Iron for the cost of moving utilities required as a result of actions undertaken by United States Steel Corporation;

(3) 2.5 cents per ton to the city of Biwabik for improvements to the city's water supply system, payable upon agreement with ArcelorMittal to satisfy water permit conditions;

(4) 2 cents per ton to the city of Tower for the Tower Marina;

(5) 2.4 cents per ton to the city of Grand Rapids for an eco-friendly heat transfer system to replace aging effluent lines and for parking lot repaving;

(6) 2.4 cents per ton to the city of Two Harbors for wastewater treatment plant improvements;

(7) 0.9 cents per ton to the city of Ely for the sanitary sewer replacement project;

(8) 0.6 cents per ton to the town of Crystal Bay for debt service of the Claire Nelson Intermodal Transportation Center;

(9) 0.5 cents per ton to the Greenway Joint Recreation Board for the Coleraine hockey arena renovations;

(10) 1.2 cents per ton for the West Range Regional Fire Hall and Training Center to merge the existing fire services of Coleraine, Bovey, Taconite Marble, Calumet, and Greenway Township;

(11) 2.5 cents per ton to the city of Hibbing for the Memorial Building;

(12) 0.7 cents per ton to the city of Chisholm for public works infrastructure;

(13) 1.8 cents per ton to the Crane Lake Water and Sanitary District for sanitary sewer extension;

(14) 2.5 cents per ton for the city of Buhl for the roof on the Mesabi Academy;

(15) 1.2 cents per ton to the city of Gilbert for the New Jersey/Ohio Avenue project;

(16) 1.5 cents per ton to the city of Cook for street improvements, business park infrastructure, and a maintenance garage;

(17) 0.5 cents per ton to the city of Cook for a water line project;

(18) 1.8 cents per ton to the city of Eveleth to be used for Jones Street reconstruction and the city auditorium;

(19) 0.5 cents for the city of Keewatin for an electrical substation and water line replacements;

(20) 3.3 cents for the city of Virginia for Fourth Street North infrastructure and Franklin Park improvement; and

(21) 0.5 cents per ton to the city of Grand deleted text begin Rapidsdeleted text end new text begin Maraisnew text end for an economic development project.

Sec. 28.

[CORR13-21]

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.013, subdivision 9, as amended by 2013 H.F. No. 677, article 2, section 15, if enacted, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

City aid distribution.

(a) In calendar year 2014 and thereafter, each city shall receive an aid distribution equal to the sum of (1) the city formula aid under subdivision 8, and (2) its aid adjustment under subdivision 13.

(b) For aids payable in 2014 only, the total aid for a city may not be less than the amount it was certified to receive in 2013new text begin plus any increase under subdivision 13new text end . For aids payable in 2015 and thereafter, the total aid for a city must not be less than the amount it was certified to receive in the previous year minus the lesser of $10 multiplied by its population, or five percent of its net levy in the year prior to the aid distribution.

Sec. 29.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Unless otherwise provided, each section of this act takes effect at the time the provision being corrected takes effect. new text end

Presented to the governor May 22, 2013

Signed by the governor May 24, 2013, 2:42 p.m.

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