1.1             CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H.F. NO. 1515 
  1.2                          A bill for an act 
  1.3             relating to education; providing for family and early 
  1.4             childhood education; modifying Head Start program; 
  1.5             consolidating child care assistance programs; 
  1.6             modifying early childhood screening, early childhood 
  1.7             family education, and school readiness programs; 
  1.8             directing allocation of federal child care development 
  1.9             funds; consolidating certain advisory councils; 
  1.10            establishing youth after-school enrichment program; 
  1.11            modifying adult basic education program; requiring a 
  1.12            report; providing for early childhood program 
  1.13            evaluation; making various clarifying and technical 
  1.14            changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota 
  1.15            Statutes 2000, sections 119A.12, by adding 
  1.16            subdivisions; 119A.13, subdivision 4; 119A.21; 
  1.17            119A.22; 119A.51, by adding a subdivision; 119A.52; 
  1.18            119A.53; 119B.011, subdivisions 5, 7, 11, 12, 18, 19, 
  1.19            by adding subdivisions; 119B.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 
  1.20            by adding subdivisions; 119B.061, subdivisions 1, 2, 
  1.21            4, 5; 121A.17, subdivision 1; 121A.30; 124D.135, by 
  1.22            adding subdivisions; 124D.16, subdivision 2, by adding 
  1.23            subdivisions; 124D.19, by adding subdivisions; 
  1.24            124D.20, subdivisions 1, 5, by adding a subdivision; 
  1.25            124D.221, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 
  1.26            124D.518, subdivision 5; 124D.52, subdivision 2; 
  1.27            124D.522; 124D.531, subdivisions 1, 3, 7; 125A.28; 
  1.28            125B.20, subdivision 1; 134.31, subdivision 5; 
  1.29            proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
  1.30            chapters 119A; 119B; 124D; 134; repealing Minnesota 
  1.31            Statutes 2000, sections 119A.13, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 
  1.32            119A.14, subdivision 2; 119A.23; 119B.011, subdivision 
  1.33            20; 119B.03; 119B.04; 119B.05; 119B.06; 119B.07; 
  1.34            119B.074; 119B.08; 119B.09; 119B.10; 119B.11; 119B.12; 
  1.35            119B.13; 119B.14; 119B.15; 119B.16; 124D.16, 
  1.36            subdivision 4; 124D.33; 124D.331; 125B.20, subdivision 
  1.37            3; Minnesota Rules, parts 3530.2610; 3530.2612; 
  1.38            3530.2614; 3530.2616; 3530.2618; 3530.2620; 3530.2622; 
  1.39            3530.2624; 3530.2626; 3530.2628; 3530.2630; 3530.2632; 
  1.40            3530.2634; 3530.2636; 3530.2638; 3530.2640; 3530.2642; 
  1.41            3530.2644. 
  1.42                                                 May 21, 2001
  1.43  The Honorable Steve Sviggum 
  2.1   Speaker of the House of Representatives
  2.3   The Honorable Don Samuelson 
  2.4   President of the Senate
  2.6      We, the undersigned conferees for H.F. No. 1515, report 
  2.7   that we have agreed upon the items in dispute and recommend as 
  2.8   follows: 
  2.9      
  2.10     That the Senate recede from its amendment and that H.F. No. 
  2.11  1515 be further amended as follows: 
  2.12     Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert: 
  2.13                             "ARTICLE 1 
  2.14                CHILDREN AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS 
  2.15     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119B.011, 
  2.16  subdivision 19, is amended to read: 
  2.17     Subd. 19.  [PROVIDER.] "Provider" means ~~a child care~~ 
  2.18  ~~license holder who operates a family child care home, a group~~ 
  2.19  ~~family child care home, a child care center, a nursery school, a~~ 
  2.20  ~~day nursery, a school age care program; a license-exempt school~~ 
  2.21  ~~age care program operating under the auspices of a local school~~ 
  2.22  ~~board or a park or recreation board of a city of the first class~~ 
  2.23  ~~that has adopted school age care guidelines which meet or exceed~~ 
  2.24  ~~guidelines recommended by the department, or a nonlicensed~~ an 
  2.25  individual or child care center or facility, either licensed or 
  2.26  unlicensed, providing legal child care services as defined under 
  2.27  section 245A.03.  A legally unlicensed registered family child 
  2.28  care provider ~~who is~~ must be at least 18 years of age, and ~~who~~ 
  2.29  ~~is~~ not a member of the MFIP assistance unit or a member of the 
  2.30  family receiving child care assistance under this chapter.  
  2.31     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119B.06, is 
  2.32  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.33     Subd. 3.  [CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT FUND PLAN DEVELOPMENT; 
  2.34  REVIEW.] In an effort to improve state legislative involvement 
  2.35  in the development of the Minnesota child care and development 
  2.36  fund plan, the commissioner must present a draft copy of the 
  2.37  plan to the legislative finance committees that oversee child 
  2.38  care assistance funding no less than 30 days prior to the 
  3.1   required deadline for submission of the plan to the federal 
  3.2   government.  The legislature must submit any adjustments to the 
  3.3   plan to the commissioner for consideration within ten business 
  3.4   days of receiving the draft plan.  The commissioner must present 
  3.5   a copy of the final plan to the chairs of the legislative 
  3.6   finance committees that oversee child care assistance funding no 
  3.7   less than four days prior to the deadline for submission of the 
  3.8   plan to the federal government.  
  3.9      Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119B.061, 
  3.10  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  3.11     Subd. 4.  [ASSISTANCE.] (a) A family is limited to a 
  3.12  lifetime total of 12 months of assistance under ~~this~~ 
  3.13  ~~section~~ subdivision 2.  The maximum rate of assistance is equal 
  3.14  to ~~75~~ 90 percent of the rate established under section 119B.13 
  3.15  for care of infants in licensed family child care in the 
  3.16  applicant's county of residence.  Assistance must be calculated 
  3.17  to reflect the parent fee requirement under section 119B.12 for 
  3.18  the family's actual income level and family size while the 
  3.19  family is participating in the at-home infant child care program 
  3.20  under this section. 
  3.21     (b) A participating family must report income and other 
  3.22  family changes as specified in the county's plan under section 
  3.23  119B.08, subdivision 3.  ~~The family must treat any assistance~~ 
  3.24  ~~received under this section as unearned income.~~ 
  3.25     (c) Persons who are admitted to the at-home infant care 
  3.26  program retain their position in any basic sliding fee program 
  3.27  or on any waiting list attained at the time of admittance.  If 
  3.28  they are on the waiting list, they must advance as if they had 
  3.29  not been admitted to the program.  Persons leaving the at-home 
  3.30  infant care program re-enter the basic sliding fee program at 
  3.31  the position they would have occupied or the waiting list at the 
  3.32  position to which they would have advanced.  Persons who would 
  3.33  have attained eligibility for the basic sliding fee program must 
  3.34  be given assistance or advance to the top of the waiting list 
  3.35  when they leave the at-home infant care program.  Persons 
  3.36  admitted to the at-home infant care program who are not on a 
  4.1   basic sliding fee waiting list may apply to the basic sliding 
  4.2   fee program, and if eligible, be placed on the waiting list. 
  4.3      (d) The time that a family receives assistance under this 
  4.4   section must be deducted from the one-year exemption from work 
  4.5   requirements under the MFIP program. 
  4.6      (e) Assistance under this section does not establish an 
  4.7   employer-employee relationship between any member of the 
  4.8   assisted family and the county or state. 
  4.9      Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119B.24, is 
  4.10  amended to read: 
  4.11     119B.24 [DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.] 
  4.12     In addition to the powers and duties already conferred by 
  4.13  law, the commissioner of children, families, and learning shall: 
  4.14     (1) administer the child care fund, including the basic 
  4.15  sliding fee program authorized under sections 119B.011 to 
  4.16  119B.16; 
  4.17     (2) monitor the child care resource and referral programs 
  4.18  established under section 119B.19; and 
  4.19     (3) encourage child care providers to participate in a 
  4.20  nationally recognized accreditation system for early 
  4.21  childhood and school-age care programs.  ~~The commissioner shall~~ 
  4.22  ~~reimburse licensed~~ Subject to approval by the commissioner, 
  4.23  family child care providers and early childhood and school-age 
  4.24  care programs shall be reimbursed for one-half of the direct 
  4.25  cost of accreditation fees, upon successful completion of 
  4.26  accreditation. 
  4.27     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.135, is 
  4.28  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  4.29     Subd. 8.  [RESERVE ACCOUNT LIMIT.] Under this section, the 
  4.30  average annual revenue, during the most recent three-year 
  4.31  period, in a district's early childhood family education reserve 
  4.32  account on June 30 of each year must not be greater than 25 
  4.33  percent of the district's early childhood family education 
  4.34  annual revenue for the prior year.  If a district's average 
  4.35  early childhood family education reserve, over the most recent 
  4.36  three-year period, is in excess of 25 percent of the prior year 
  5.1   annual revenue, the district's early childhood family education 
  5.2   state aid and levy authority must be reduced by the excess 
  5.3   reserve amount no more than 30 months after the excess occurs.  
  5.4   The commissioner must reallocate aid reduced under this 
  5.5   subdivision to other eligible early childhood family education 
  5.6   programs.  
  5.7      Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.135, is 
  5.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  5.9      Subd. 9.  [WAIVER.] If a district anticipates that the 
  5.10  reserve account may exceed the 25 percent limit established 
  5.11  under subdivision 8 because of extenuating circumstances, prior 
  5.12  approval to exceed the limit must be obtained in writing from 
  5.13  the commissioner. 
  5.14     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.16, is 
  5.15  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  5.16     Subd. 5.  [RESERVE ACCOUNT.] School readiness revenue, 
  5.17  which includes aids, fees, grants, and all other revenues 
  5.18  received by the district school readiness programs, must be 
  5.19  maintained in a reserve account within the community service 
  5.20  fund.  
  5.21     Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.16, is 
  5.22  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  5.23     Subd. 6.  [RESERVE ACCOUNT LIMIT.] Under this section, the 
  5.24  average annual revenue, during the most recent three-year 
  5.25  period, in a district's school readiness reserve account on June 
  5.26  30 of each year must not be greater than 25 percent of the 
  5.27  district's school readiness annual revenue for the prior year.  
  5.28  If a district's average school readiness reserve, over the most 
  5.29  recent three-year period, is in excess of 25 percent of the 
  5.30  prior year annual revenue, the district's current year school 
  5.31  readiness state aid must be reduced by the excess reserve 
  5.32  amount.  The commissioner must reallocate aid reduced under this 
  5.33  subdivision to other eligible school readiness programs.  
  5.34     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.16, is 
  5.35  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  5.36     Subd. 7.  [WAIVER.] If a district anticipates that the 
  6.1   reserve account may exceed the 25 percent limit established 
  6.2   under subdivision 6 because of extenuating circumstances, prior 
  6.3   approval to exceed the limit must be obtained in writing from 
  6.4   the commissioner. 
  6.5      Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 125A.28, is 
  6.6   amended to read: 
  6.7      125A.28 [STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.] 
  6.8      An interagency coordinating council of at least 17, but not 
  6.9   more than 25 members is established, in compliance with Public 
  6.10  Law Number 102-119, section 682.  The members must be appointed 
  6.11  by the governor.  Council members must elect the council chair.  
  6.12  The representative of the commissioner may not serve as the 
  6.13  chair.  The council must be composed of at least five parents, 
  6.14  including persons of color, of children with disabilities under 
  6.15  age 12, including at least three parents of a child with a 
  6.16  disability under age seven, five representatives of public or 
  6.17  private providers of services for children with disabilities 
  6.18  under age five, including a special education director, county 
  6.19  social service director, local Head Start director, and a 
  6.20  community health services or public health nursing 
  6.21  administrator, one member of the senate, one member of the house 
  6.22  of representatives, one representative of teacher preparation 
  6.23  programs in early childhood-special education or other 
  6.24  preparation programs in early childhood intervention, at least 
  6.25  one representative of advocacy organizations for children with 
  6.26  disabilities under age five, one physician who cares for young 
  6.27  children with special health care needs, one representative each 
  6.28  from the commissioners of commerce, children, families, and 
  6.29  learning, health, human services, a representative from the 
  6.30  state agency responsible for child care, and a representative 
  6.31  from Indian health services or a tribal council.  Section 
  6.32  15.059, subdivisions 2 to 5, apply to the council.  The council 
  6.33  must meet at least quarterly.  
  6.34     The council must address methods of implementing the state 
  6.35  policy of developing and implementing comprehensive, 
  6.36  coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency programs of early 
  7.1   intervention services for children with disabilities and their 
  7.2   families. 
  7.3      The duties of the council include recommending policies to 
  7.4   ensure a comprehensive and coordinated system of all state and 
  7.5   local agency services for children under age five with 
  7.6   disabilities and their families.  The policies must address how 
  7.7   to incorporate each agency's services into a unified state and 
  7.8   local system of multidisciplinary assessment practices, 
  7.9   individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find 
  7.10  children in need of services, methods to improve public 
  7.11  awareness, and assistance in determining the role of interagency 
  7.12  early intervention committees.  
  7.13     By ~~June~~ September 1, the council must recommend to the 
  7.14  governor and the commissioners of children, families, and 
  7.15  learning, health, human services, commerce, and economic 
  7.16  security policies for a comprehensive and coordinated system. 
  7.17     Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the state 
  7.18  interagency coordinating council expires on June 30, ~~2001~~ 2003.  
  7.19     Sec. 11.  [INTERAGENCY AUTISM COORDINATING COMMITTEE.] 
  7.20     (a) The commissioner of children, families, and learning 
  7.21  shall establish an interagency committee to coordinate state 
  7.22  efforts related to serving children with autism.  The committee 
  7.23  shall include representatives of the departments of children, 
  7.24  families, and learning and human services; parents or guardians 
  7.25  of children with autism; pediatricians; local public health 
  7.26  officials; and representatives of private or nonprofit 
  7.27  organizations that advocate on behalf of children with autism. 
  7.28     (b) The interagency autism coordinating committee shall 
  7.29  study and recommend by December 1, 2001, to the committees in 
  7.30  the legislature charged with early childhood through grade 12 
  7.31  education policy and finance matters a plan for improving 
  7.32  efforts at early assessment and identification of autism in 
  7.33  young children.  The plan must consider: 
  7.34     (1) all existing assessment program options; 
  7.35     (2) public and private funding sources including 
  7.36  programmatic funding for early and periodic screening, 
  8.1   diagnosis, and treatment; and 
  8.2      (3) current, research-based best practice models. 
  8.3   The plan must be designed to make optimal use of existing public 
  8.4   resources. 
  8.5      (c) The committee expires June 30, 2003. 
  8.6      Sec. 12.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  8.7      Subdivision 1.  [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND 
  8.8   LEARNING.] The sums indicated in this section are appropriated 
  8.9   from the general fund to the department of children, families, 
  8.10  and learning for the fiscal years designated, unless otherwise 
  8.11  indicated.  
  8.12     Subd. 2.  [SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM REVENUE.] For revenue 
  8.13  for school readiness programs according to Minnesota Statutes, 
  8.14  sections 124D.15 and 124D.16: 
  8.15       $10,395,000    .....     2002
  8.16       $10,395,000    .....     2003
  8.17     The 2002 appropriation includes $1,039,000 for 2001 and 
  8.18  $9,356,000 for 2002. 
  8.19     The 2003 appropriation includes $1,039,000 for 2002 and 
  8.20  $9,356,000 for 2003.  
  8.21     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
  8.22  available in the second year. 
  8.23     Subd. 3.  [EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY EDUCATION AID.] For early 
  8.24  childhood family education aid according to Minnesota Statutes, 
  8.25  section 124D.135: 
  8.26       $20,758,000    .....     2002 
  8.27       $20,663,000    .....     2003
  8.28     The 2002 appropriation includes $2,036,000 for 2001 and 
  8.29  $18,722,000 for 2002.  
  8.30     The 2003 appropriation includes $2,081,000 for 2002 and 
  8.31  $18,582,000 for 2003.  
  8.32     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
  8.33  available in the second year. 
  8.34     Subd. 4.  [HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AID.] For 
  8.35  health and developmental screening aid according to Minnesota 
  8.36  Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19: 
  9.1        $2,661,000     .....     2002 
  9.2        $2,661,000     .....     2003 
  9.3      The 2002 appropriation includes $266,000 for 2001 and 
  9.4   $2,395,000 for 2002.  
  9.5      The 2003 appropriation includes $266,000 for 2002 and 
  9.6   $2,395,000 for 2003.  
  9.7      Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
  9.8   available in the second year. 
  9.9      Subd. 5.  [WAY TO GROW.] For grants for existing way to 
  9.10  grow programs according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.17:  
  9.11       $475,000       .....     2002
  9.12       $475,000       .....     2003
  9.13     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
  9.14  available in the second year. 
  9.15     Subd. 6.  [HEAD START PROGRAM.] For Head Start programs 
  9.16  according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.52: 
  9.17       $18,375,000    .....     2002
  9.18       $18,375,000    .....     2003
  9.19     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
  9.20  available in the second year. 
  9.21     Subd. 7.  [SCHOOL AGE CARE AID.] For school age care aid 
  9.22  according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.22: 
  9.23       $221,000       .....     2002 
  9.24       $133,000       .....     2003
  9.25     The 2002 appropriation includes $30,000 for 2001 and 
  9.26  $191,000 for 2002. 
  9.27     The 2003 appropriation includes $21,000 for 2002 and 
  9.28  $112,000 for 2003. 
  9.29     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
  9.30  available in the second year. 
  9.31     Subd. 8.  [BASIC SLIDING FEE.] For child care assistance 
  9.32  according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03: 
  9.33       $51,999,000    .....     2002 
  9.34       $51,999,000    .....     2003
  9.35     Subd. 9.  [MFIP CHILD CARE.] For child care assistance 
  9.36  according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.05: 
 10.1        $82,253,000    .....     2002 
 10.2        $78,606,000    .....     2003 
 10.3      Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 10.4   available in the second year. 
 10.5      Subd. 10.  [CHILD CARE INTEGRITY.] For the administrative 
 10.6   costs of program integrity and fraud prevention for child care 
 10.7   assistance under chapter 119B: 
 10.8        $175,000       .....     2002 
 10.9        $175,000       .....     2003 
 10.10     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 10.11  available in the second year. 
 10.12     Subd. 11.  [CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT.] For child care 
 10.13  development grants according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
 10.14  119B.21: 
 10.15       $1,865,000      .....     2002
 10.16       $1,865,000      .....     2003
 10.17     These funds must be used in accordance with section 49, 
 10.18  subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (2). 
 10.19     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 10.20  available in the second year. 
 10.21     Sec. 13.  [SPECIAL REVENUE; CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTIONS.] 
 10.22     Subdivision 1.  [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND 
 10.23  LEARNING.] Appropriations in this section are from child support 
 10.24  collection payments in the special revenue fund pursuant to 
 10.25  Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.014.  The sums indicated are 
 10.26  appropriated to the department of children, families, and 
 10.27  learning for the fiscal years designated. 
 10.28     Subd. 2.  [CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE.] For child care 
 10.29  assistance according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.014: 
 10.30       $2,441,439     .....     2002 
 10.31       $2,340,251     .....     2003
 10.32     Sec. 14.  [FEDERAL TANF TRANSFERS.] 
 10.33     Subdivision 1.  [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, and 
 10.34  LEARNING.] The sums indicated in this section are transferred 
 10.35  from the federal TANF fund to the child care and development 
 10.36  fund and appropriated to the department of children, families, 
 11.1   and learning for the fiscal years designated. 
 11.2      Subd. 2.  [BASIC SLIDING FEE.] For child care assistance 
 11.3   according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03:  
 11.4        $20,458,000    .....     2002 
 11.5        $20,379,000    .....     2003 
 11.6      Any balance the first year does not cancel but is available 
 11.7   in the second year. 
 11.8      Subd. 3.  [MFIP CHILD CARE.] For childcare assistance 
 11.9   according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.05: 
 11.10       $5,015,000     .....     2002 
 11.11       $4,659,000     .....     2003 
 11.12     Any balance the first year does not cancel but is available 
 11.13  in the second year. 
 11.14     Sec. 15.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 11.15     Sections 2 and 11 are effective the day following final 
 11.16  enactment. 
 11.17                             ARTICLE 2 
 11.18                             PREVENTION 
 11.19     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119A.12, is 
 11.20  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 11.21     Subd. 4.  [AUTHORITY TO DISBURSE FUNDS.] The commissioner 
 11.22  may disburse trust fund money to any public or private nonprofit 
 11.23  agency to fund a child abuse prevention program.  State funds 
 11.24  appropriated for child maltreatment prevention grants may be 
 11.25  transferred to the children's trust fund special revenue account 
 11.26  and are available to carry out this section. 
 11.27     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119A.12, is 
 11.28  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 11.29     Subd. 5.  [PLAN FOR DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.] The 
 11.30  commissioner shall develop a plan to disburse money from the 
 11.31  trust fund.  The plan must ensure that all geographic areas of 
 11.32  the state have an equal opportunity to establish prevention 
 11.33  programs and receive trust fund money. 
 11.34     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119A.12, is 
 11.35  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 11.36     Subd. 6.  [OPERATIONAL COSTS.] $120,000 each year is 
 12.1   appropriated from the children's trust fund to the special 
 12.2   revenue fund for administration and indirect costs of the 
 12.3   children's trust fund program. 
 12.4      Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119A.13, 
 12.5   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 12.6      Subd. 4.  [RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMISSIONER.] (a) The 
 12.7   commissioner shall: 
 12.8      (1) provide for the coordination and exchange of 
 12.9   information on the establishment and maintenance of prevention 
 12.10  programs; 
 12.11     (2) develop and publish criteria for receiving trust fund 
 12.12  money by prevention programs; 
 12.13     (3) review, approve, and monitor the spending of trust fund 
 12.14  money by prevention programs; 
 12.15     (4) provide statewide educational and public informational 
 12.16  seminars to develop public awareness on preventing child abuse; 
 12.17  to encourage professional persons and groups to recognize 
 12.18  instances of child abuse and work to prevent them; to make 
 12.19  information on child abuse prevention available to the public 
 12.20  and to organizations and agencies; and to encourage the 
 12.21  development of prevention programs, including programs that 
 12.22  provide support for adolescent parents, fathering education 
 12.23  programs, and other prevention activities designed to prevent 
 12.24  teen pregnancy; 
 12.25     (5) establish a procedure for an annual, internal 
 12.26  evaluation of the functions, responsibilities, and performance 
 12.27  of the commissioner in carrying out Laws 1986, chapter 423; 
 12.28     (6) provide technical assistance to local councils and 
 12.29  agencies working in the area of child abuse prevention; and 
 12.30     (7) accept and review grant applications beginning June 1, 
 12.31  1987. 
 12.32     (b) The commissioner shall recommend to the governor 
 12.33  changes in state programs, statutes, policies, budgets, and 
 12.34  standards that will reduce the problems of child abuse, improve 
 12.35  coordination among state agencies that provide prevention 
 12.36  services, and improve the condition of children, parents, or 
 13.1   guardians in need of prevention program services. 
 13.2      Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119A.21, is 
 13.3   amended to read: 
 13.4      119A.21 [GRANTS TO SERVICE PROVIDER PROGRAMS.] 
 13.5      Subdivision 1.  [GRANTS AWARDED.] The commissioner shall 
 13.6   award grants to programs ~~which~~ that provide ~~abused children~~ 
 13.7   services to abused or neglected children.  Grants shall be 
 13.8   awarded in a manner that ensures that they are equitably 
 13.9   distributed to programs serving metropolitan and nonmetropolitan 
 13.10  populations.  
 13.11     Subd. 2.  [APPLICATIONS.] Any public or private nonprofit 
 13.12  agency may apply to the commissioner for a grant ~~to provide~~ 
 13.13  ~~abused children services~~.  The application shall be submitted ~~in~~ 
 13.14  on a form ~~approved~~ prescribed by the commissioner ~~after~~ 
 13.15  ~~consultation with the abused children advisory council and shall~~ 
 13.16  ~~include:~~.  
 13.17     ~~(1) a proposal for the provision of abused children~~ 
 13.18  ~~services to, or on behalf of, abused children, children at risk,~~ 
 13.19  ~~and their families;~~ 
 13.20     ~~(2) a proposed budget;~~ 
 13.21     ~~(3) evidence of ability to represent the interests of~~ 
 13.22  ~~abused children and their families to local law enforcement~~ 
 13.23  ~~agencies and courts, social services, and health agencies;~~ 
 13.24     ~~(4) evidence of ability to do outreach to unserved and~~ 
 13.25  ~~underserved populations and to provide culturally and~~ 
 13.26  ~~linguistically appropriate services; and~~ 
 13.27     ~~(5) any other information the commissioner may require by~~ 
 13.28  ~~policy or by rule adopted under chapter 14, after considering~~ 
 13.29  ~~the recommendations of the abused children advisory council.~~  
 13.30     ~~Programs which have been approved for grants in prior years~~ 
 13.31  ~~may submit materials which indicate changes in items listed in~~ 
 13.32  ~~clauses (1) to (5), in order to qualify for renewal funding.~~  
 13.33  ~~Nothing in this subdivision may be construed to require programs~~ 
 13.34  ~~to submit complete applications for each year of funding.~~  
 13.35     Subd. 3.  [DUTIES.] Every public or private nonprofit 
 13.36  agency which receives a grant under this section ~~to provide~~ 
 14.1   ~~abused children services~~ shall comply with all requirements of 
 14.2   the commissioner related to the administration of the grants.  
 14.3      Subd. 4.  [CLASSIFICATION OF DATA COLLECTED BY GRANTEES.] 
 14.4   Personal history information and other information collected, 
 14.5   used, or maintained by a grantee from which the identity of any 
 14.6   abused child or family members may be determined is private data 
 14.7   on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, and 
 14.8   the grantee shall maintain the data in accordance with 
 14.9   provisions of chapter 13. 
 14.10     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119A.22, is 
 14.11  amended to read: 
 14.12     119A.22 [DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER.] 
 14.13     The commissioner shall:  
 14.14     (1) review applications and award grants to programs 
 14.15  pursuant to section 119A.21 ~~after considering the recommendation~~ 
 14.16  ~~of the abused children advisory council~~; 
 14.17     (2) ~~appoint members of the abused children advisory council~~ 
 14.18  ~~created under section 119A.23 and provide consultative staff and~~ 
 14.19  ~~other administrative services to the council;~~ 
 14.20     ~~(3) after considering the recommendation of the abused~~ 
 14.21  ~~children advisory council, appoint a program director to perform~~ 
 14.22  ~~the duties set forth in this clause.  In appointing the program~~ 
 14.23  ~~director the commissioner shall give due consideration to the~~ 
 14.24  ~~list of applicants submitted to the commissioner pursuant to~~ 
 14.25  ~~this section.  The program director shall administer the funds~~ 
 14.26  ~~appropriated for sections 119A.20 to 119A.23, consult with and~~ 
 14.27  ~~provide staff to the advisory council and perform other duties~~ 
 14.28  ~~related to abused children's programs as the commissioner may~~ 
 14.29  ~~assign;~~ 
 14.30     ~~(4)~~ design a uniform method of collecting data ~~on abused~~ 
 14.31  ~~children's programs~~ to be used to monitor and assure compliance 
 14.32  of the programs funded under section 119A.21; 
 14.33     ~~(5)~~ (3) provide technical ~~aid~~ assistance to applicants in 
 14.34  the development of grant requests and to ~~programs~~ grantees in 
 14.35  meeting the data collection requirements established by the 
 14.36  commissioner; and 
 15.1      ~~(6)~~ (4) adopt, under chapter 14, all rules necessary to 
 15.2   implement the provisions of sections 119A.20 to 119A.23.  
 15.3      Sec. 7.  [119A.35] [ADVISORY COUNCIL.] 
 15.4      Subdivision 1.  [GENERALLY.] The advisory council is 
 15.5   established under section 15.059 to advise the commissioner on 
 15.6   the implementation and continued operations of sections 119A.10 
 15.7   to 119A.16 and 119A.20 to 119A.22.  The council shall expire 
 15.8   June 30, 2005. 
 15.9      Subd. 2.  [COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP.] The council shall consist 
 15.10  of a total of 22 members.  The governor shall appoint 18 of 
 15.11  these members.  The commissioners of human services and health 
 15.12  shall each appoint one member.  The senate shall appoint one 
 15.13  member from the senate committee with jurisdiction over family 
 15.14  and early childhood education and the house of representatives 
 15.15  shall appoint one member from the house committee with 
 15.16  jurisdiction over family and early childhood education. 
 15.17     Council members shall have knowledge in the areas of child 
 15.18  abuse and neglect prevention and intervention and knowledge of 
 15.19  the risk factors that can lead to child abuse and neglect.  
 15.20  Council members shall be representative of:  local government, 
 15.21  criminal justice, parents, consumers of services, health and 
 15.22  human services professionals, faith community, professional and 
 15.23  volunteer providers of child abuse and neglect prevention and 
 15.24  intervention services, racial and ethnic minority communities, 
 15.25  and the demographic and geographic composition of the state.  
 15.26  Ten council members shall reside in the seven-county 
 15.27  metropolitan area and eight shall reside in nonmetropolitan 
 15.28  areas. 
 15.29     Subd. 3.  [RESPONSIBILITIES.] The council shall: 
 15.30     (1) advise the commissioner on planning, policy 
 15.31  development, data collection, rulemaking, funding, and 
 15.32  evaluation of the programs under the sections listed in 
 15.33  subdivision 1; 
 15.34     (2) coordinate and exchange information on the 
 15.35  establishment and ongoing operation of the programs listed in 
 15.36  subdivision 1; 
 16.1      (3) develop and publish criteria and guidelines for 
 16.2   receiving grants relating to child abuse and neglect prevention 
 16.3   and safety and support of child victims, including, but not 
 16.4   limited to, funds dedicated to the children's trust fund and 
 16.5   abused children program; 
 16.6      (4) provide guidance in the development of statewide 
 16.7   education and public information activities that increase public 
 16.8   awareness in the prevention and intervention of child abuse and 
 16.9   neglect and encourage the development of prevention and 
 16.10  intervention programs, which includes the safety of child 
 16.11  victims; 
 16.12     (5) guide, analyze, and disseminate results in the 
 16.13  development of appropriate evaluation procedures for all 
 16.14  programs receiving funds under subdivision 1; and 
 16.15     (6) assist the commissioner in identifying service gaps or 
 16.16  duplication in services including geographic dispersion of 
 16.17  resources, programs reflecting the cycle of child abuse, and the 
 16.18  availability of culturally appropriate intervention and 
 16.19  prevention services. 
 16.20     Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.19, is 
 16.21  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 16.22     Subd. 12.  [YOUTH AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS.] Each 
 16.23  district operating a community education program under this 
 16.24  section may establish a youth after-school enrichment program to 
 16.25  maintain and expand participation by school-age youth in 
 16.26  supervised activities during nonschool hours.  The youth 
 16.27  after-school enrichment programs must include activities that 
 16.28  support development of social, mental, physical, and creative 
 16.29  abilities of school-age youth; provide structured youth programs 
 16.30  during high-risk times; and design programming to promote youth 
 16.31  leadership development and improved academic performance.  Youth 
 16.32  after-school enrichment programs must collaborate with former 
 16.33  after-school enrichment grantees. 
 16.34     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.19, is 
 16.35  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 16.36     Subd. 13.  [YOUTH AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM 
 17.1   GOALS.] The goals of youth after-school enrichment programs are 
 17.2   to: 
 17.3      (1) collaborate with and leverage existing community 
 17.4   resources that have demonstrated effectiveness; 
 17.5      (2) reach out to children and youth, including at-risk 
 17.6   youth, in the community; 
 17.7      (3) increase the number of children participating in 
 17.8   adult-supervised programs during nonschool hours; 
 17.9      (4) support academic achievement; and 
 17.10     (5) increase skills in technology, the arts, sports, and 
 17.11  other activities. 
 17.12     Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.19, is 
 17.13  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 17.14     Subd. 14.  [COMMUNITY EDUCATION; ANNUAL REPORT.] Each 
 17.15  district offering a community education program under this 
 17.16  section must annually report to the department of children, 
 17.17  families, and learning information regarding the cost per 
 17.18  participant and cost per contact hour for each community 
 17.19  education program, including youth after-school enrichment 
 17.20  programs, that receive aid or levy.  The department of children, 
 17.21  families, and learning must include cost per participant and 
 17.22  cost per contact hour information by program in the community 
 17.23  education annual report. 
 17.24     Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.20, 
 17.25  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 17.26     Subdivision 1.  [TOTAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION REVENUE.] Total 
 17.27  community education revenue equals the sum of a district's 
 17.28  general community education revenue ~~and~~, youth service program 
 17.29  revenue, and youth after-school enrichment revenue. 
 17.30     Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.20, is 
 17.31  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 17.32     Subd. 4a.  [YOUTH AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT REVENUE.] In 
 17.33  fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, youth after-school enrichment 
 17.34  revenue equals: 
 17.35     (1) 1.85 times the greater of 1,335 or the population of 
 17.36  the district, as defined in section 275.14, not to exceed 
 18.1   10,000; and 
 18.2      (2) 0.43 times the population of the district, as defined 
 18.3   in section 275.14, in excess of 10,000.  Youth after-school 
 18.4   enrichment revenue must be reserved for youth after-school 
 18.5   enrichment programs. 
 18.6      Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.20, 
 18.7   subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 18.8      Subd. 5.  [TOTAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION LEVY.] To obtain total 
 18.9   community education revenue, a district may levy the amount 
 18.10  raised by a maximum tax rate of ~~.4795~~ .7431 percent times the 
 18.11  adjusted net tax capacity of the district.  This amount reflects 
 18.12  a community education levy of .4795 percent times the adjusted 
 18.13  net tax capacity of the district plus a youth after-school 
 18.14  enrichment levy of .2636 percent times the adjusted net tax 
 18.15  capacity of the district.  If the amount of the total community 
 18.16  education levy would exceed the total community education 
 18.17  revenue, the total community education levy shall be determined 
 18.18  according to subdivision 6. 
 18.19     Sec. 14.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 18.20     Subdivision 1.  [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND 
 18.21  LEARNING.] The sums indicated in this section are appropriated 
 18.22  from the general fund to the department of children, families, 
 18.23  and learning for the fiscal years designated. 
 18.24     Subd. 2.  [FAMILY COLLABORATIVES.] For family 
 18.25  collaboratives according to Laws 1995, First Special Session 
 18.26  chapter 3, article 4, section 29, subdivision 10, as amended by 
 18.27  Laws 1996, chapter 412, article 4, section 27: 
 18.28       $1,477,000     .....     2002
 18.29       $  863,000     .....     2003
 18.30     No new family services collaboratives shall be funded with 
 18.31  this appropriation. 
 18.32     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 18.33  available in the second year. 
 18.34     Subd. 3.  [COMMUNITY EDUCATION AID.] For community 
 18.35  education aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.20: 
 18.36       $14,209,000    .....     2002
 19.1        $13,111,000    .....     2003
 19.2      The 2002 appropriation includes $1,528,000 for 2001 and 
 19.3   $12,681,000 for 2002.  
 19.4      The 2003 appropriation includes $1,409,000 for 2002 and 
 19.5   $11,702,000 for 2003.  
 19.6      Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 19.7   available in the second year. 
 19.8      Subd. 4.  [ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM AID.] For 
 19.9   adults with disabilities programs according to Minnesota 
 19.10  Statutes, section 124D.56: 
 19.11       $710,000       .....     2002 
 19.12       $710,000       .....     2003 
 19.13     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 19.14  available in the second year. 
 19.15     Subd. 5.  [HEARING-IMPAIRED ADULTS.] For programs for 
 19.16  hearing-impaired adults according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
 19.17  124D.57: 
 19.18       $70,000        .....     2002
 19.19       $70,000        .....     2003
 19.20     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 19.21  available in the second year. 
 19.22     Subd. 6.  [VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION GRANTS.] For 
 19.23  violence prevention education grants according to Minnesota 
 19.24  Statutes, section 120B.23: 
 19.25       $1,450,000     .....     2002
 19.26       $1,450,000     .....     2003
 19.27     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 19.28  available in the second year. 
 19.29     Subd. 7.  [ABUSED CHILDREN.] For abused children programs 
 19.30  according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.21: 
 19.31       $945,000       .....     2002 
 19.32       $945,000       .....     2003 
 19.33     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 19.34  available in the second year. 
 19.35     Subd. 8.  [CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND.] For children's trust 
 19.36  fund according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 119A.12 and 
 20.1   119A.13: 
 20.2        $875,000       .....     2002
 20.3        $875,000       .....     2003
 20.4      Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 20.5   available in the second year. 
 20.6      Subd. 9.  [FAMILY VISITATION CENTERS.] (a) For family 
 20.7   visitation centers according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
 20.8   119A.37: 
 20.9        $200,000       .....     2002
 20.10       $200,000       .....     2003
 20.11     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 20.12  available in the second year. 
 20.13     (b) An additional $96,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $96,000 
 20.14  in fiscal year 2003 are appropriated from the special revenue 
 20.15  fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 517.08, subdivision 1c, 
 20.16  for family visitation centers.  Any balance in the first year 
 20.17  does not cancel but is available for the second year. 
 20.18     Subd. 10.  [AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT GRANTS.] For 
 20.19  after-school enrichment grants according to Minnesota Statutes, 
 20.20  section 124D.221:  
 20.21       $5,510,000     .....     2002
 20.22       $5,510,000     .....     2003
 20.23     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 20.24  available in the second year. 
 20.25     Subd. 11.  [CHEMICAL ABUSE PREVENTION GRANTS.] (a) For 
 20.26  grants with funds received under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 20.27  171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (4): 
 20.28       $200,000       .....     2002
 20.29       $200,000       .....     2003
 20.30     (b) These appropriations are from the alcohol-impaired 
 20.31  driver account of the special revenue fund for chemical abuse 
 20.32  prevention grants.  
 20.33     (c) $25,000 in each year is for a grant to the city of St. 
 20.34  Louis Park for the Meadowbrook Collaborative Housing Project to 
 20.35  continue cooperative activities that support at-risk children 
 20.36  and youth programming and to provide advice to the after-school 
 21.1   substance abuse prevention program and other grantees that seek 
 21.2   to replicate the Meadowbrook Collaborative Housing Project 
 21.3   program model. 
 21.4      (d) $175,000 in each year is to establish an after-school 
 21.5   substance abuse prevention grant program to provide eligible 
 21.6   community and nonprofit organizations with grants of up to 
 21.7   $20,000 per year for after-school substance abuse prevention 
 21.8   programs. 
 21.9      Sec. 15.  [REVISOR INSTRUCTION.] 
 21.10     In the next and subsequent editions of Minnesota Statutes 
 21.11  and Minnesota Rules, the revisor shall renumber Minnesota 
 21.12  Statutes, section 119A.13, subdivision 4, as Minnesota Statutes, 
 21.13  section 119A.12, subdivision 4, and make necessary 
 21.14  cross-reference changes consistent with the renumbering. 
 21.15     Sec. 16.  [REPEALER.] 
 21.16     Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 119A.13, subdivisions 1, 
 21.17  2, and 3; 119A.14, subdivision 2; 119A.23; 124D.33; and 
 21.18  124D.331, are repealed. 
 21.19     Sec. 17.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 21.20     Section 12 is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2003. 
 21.21                             ARTICLE 3 
 21.22               SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING 
 21.23     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.52, 
 21.24  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 21.25     Subd. 2.  [PROGRAM APPROVAL.] (a) To receive aid under this 
 21.26  section, a district, a consortium of districts, the department 
 21.27  of corrections, or a private nonprofit organization must submit 
 21.28  an application by June 1 describing the program, on a form 
 21.29  provided by the department.  The program must be approved by the 
 21.30  commissioner according to the following criteria:  
 21.31     (1) how the needs of different levels of learning will be 
 21.32  met; 
 21.33     (2) for continuing programs, an evaluation of results; 
 21.34     (3) anticipated number and education level of participants; 
 21.35     (4) coordination with other resources and services; 
 21.36     (5) participation in a consortium, if any, and money 
 22.1   available from other participants; 
 22.2      (6) management and program design; 
 22.3      (7) volunteer training and use of volunteers; 
 22.4      (8) staff development services; 
 22.5      (9) program sites and schedules; 
 22.6      (10) program expenditures that qualify for aid; 
 22.7      (11) program ability to provide data related to learner 
 22.8   outcomes as required by law; and 
 22.9      (12) a copy of the memorandum of understanding described in 
 22.10  subdivision 1 submitted to the commissioner.  
 22.11     (b) Adult basic education programs may be approved under 
 22.12  this subdivision for up to five years.  Five-year program 
 22.13  approval must be granted to an applicant who has demonstrated 
 22.14  the capacity to: 
 22.15     (1) offer comprehensive learning opportunities and support 
 22.16  service choices appropriate for and accessible to adults at all 
 22.17  basic skill need levels; 
 22.18     (2) provide a participatory and experiential learning 
 22.19  approach based on the strengths, interests, and needs of each 
 22.20  adult, that enables adults with basic skill needs to: 
 22.21     (i) identify, plan for, and evaluate their own progress 
 22.22  toward achieving their defined educational and occupational 
 22.23  goals; 
 22.24     (ii) master the basic academic reading, writing, and 
 22.25  computational skills, as well as the problem-solving, decision 
 22.26  making, interpersonal effectiveness, and other life and learning 
 22.27  skills they need to function effectively in a changing society; 
 22.28     (iii) locate and be able to use the health, governmental, 
 22.29  and social services and resources they need to improve their own 
 22.30  and their families' lives; and 
 22.31     (iv) continue their education, if they desire, to at least 
 22.32  the level of secondary school completion, with the ability to 
 22.33  secure and benefit from continuing education that will enable 
 22.34  them to become more employable, productive, and responsible 
 22.35  citizens; 
 22.36     (3) plan, coordinate, and develop cooperative agreements 
 23.1   with community resources to address the needs that the adults 
 23.2   have for support services, such as transportation, flexible 
 23.3   course scheduling, convenient class locations, and child care; 
 23.4      (4) collaborate with business, industry, labor unions, and 
 23.5   employment-training agencies, as well as with family and 
 23.6   occupational education providers, to arrange for resources and 
 23.7   services through which adults can attain economic 
 23.8   self-sufficiency; 
 23.9      (5) provide sensitive and well trained adult education 
 23.10  personnel who participate in local, regional, and statewide 
 23.11  adult basic education staff development events to master 
 23.12  effective adult learning and teaching techniques; 
 23.13     (6) participate in regional adult basic education peer 
 23.14  program reviews and evaluations; 
 23.15     (7) submit accurate and timely performance and fiscal 
 23.16  reports; 
 23.17     (8) submit accurate and timely reports related to program 
 23.18  outcomes and learner follow-up information; and 
 23.19     (9) spend adult basic education aid on adult basic 
 23.20  education purposes only, which are specified in sections 
 23.21  124D.518 to 124D.531.  
 23.22     (c) The commissioner shall require each district to provide 
 23.23  notification by February 1, 2001, of its intent to apply for 
 23.24  funds under this section as a single district or as part of an 
 23.25  identified consortium of districts.  A district receiving funds 
 23.26  under this section must notify the commissioner by February 1 of 
 23.27  its intent to change its application status for applications due 
 23.28  the following June 1. 
 23.29     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.522, is 
 23.30  amended to read: 
 23.31     124D.522 [ADULT BASIC EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE 
 23.32  GRANTS.] 
 23.33     (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the policy 
 23.34  review task force under section 124D.521, may make grants to 
 23.35  nonprofit organizations to provide services that are not offered 
 23.36  by a district adult basic education program or that are 
 24.1   supplemental to either the statewide adult basic education 
 24.2   program, or a district's adult basic education program.  The 
 24.3   commissioner may make grants for:  staff development for adult 
 24.4   basic education teachers and administrators; training for 
 24.5   volunteer tutors; training, services, and materials for serving 
 24.6   disabled students through adult basic education programs; 
 24.7   statewide promotion of adult basic education services and 
 24.8   programs; development and dissemination of instructional and 
 24.9   administrative technology for adult basic education programs; 
 24.10  programs which primarily serve communities of color; adult basic 
 24.11  education distance learning projects, including television 
 24.12  instruction programs; and other supplemental services to support 
 24.13  the mission of adult basic education and innovative delivery of 
 24.14  adult basic education services.  
 24.15     (b) The commissioner must establish eligibility criteria 
 24.16  and grant application procedures.  Grants under this section 
 24.17  must support services throughout the state, focus on educational 
 24.18  results for adult learners, and promote outcome-based 
 24.19  achievement through adult basic education programs.  Beginning 
 24.20  in fiscal year 2002, the commissioner may make grants under this 
 24.21  section from ~~funds specifically appropriated~~ the state total 
 24.22  adult basic education aid set aside for supplemental service 
 24.23  grants under section 124D.531.  Up to ~~one-third~~ one-fourth of 
 24.24  the appropriation for supplemental service grants must be used 
 24.25  for grants for adult basic education programs to encourage and 
 24.26  support innovations in adult basic education instruction and 
 24.27  service delivery.  A grant to a single organization cannot 
 24.28  exceed $100,000.  Nothing in this section prevents an approved 
 24.29  adult basic education program from using state or federal aid to 
 24.30  purchase supplemental services. 
 24.31     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.531, 
 24.32  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 24.33     Subdivision 1.  [STATE TOTAL ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AID.] 
 24.34  (a) The state total adult basic education aid for fiscal year 
 24.35  2001 equals $30,157,000.  The state total adult basic education 
 24.36  aid for later years equals: 
 25.1      (1) the state total adult basic education aid for the 
 25.2   preceding fiscal year; times 
 25.3      (2) the lesser of: 
 25.4      (i) 1.08, or 
 25.5      (ii) the greater of 1.00 or the ratio of the state total 
 25.6   contact hours in the first prior program year to the state total 
 25.7   contact hours in the second prior program year.  Beginning in 
 25.8   fiscal year 2002, two percent of the state total adult basic 
 25.9   education aid must be set aside for adult basic education 
 25.10  supplemental service grants under section 124D.522.  
 25.11     (b) The state total adult basic education aid, excluding 
 25.12  basic population aid, equals the difference between the amount 
 25.13  computed in paragraph (a), and the state total basic population 
 25.14  aid under subdivision 2. 
 25.15     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.531, 
 25.16  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 25.17     Subd. 3.  [PROGRAM REVENUE.] Adult basic education programs 
 25.18  established under section 124D.52 and approved by the 
 25.19  commissioner are eligible for revenue under this subdivision.  
 25.20  For fiscal year 2001 and later, adult basic education revenue 
 25.21  for each approved program equals the sum of: 
 25.22     (1) the basic population aid under subdivision 2 for 
 25.23  districts participating in the program during the current 
 25.24  program year; plus 
 25.25     (2) 84 percent times the amount computed in subdivision 1, 
 25.26  paragraph (b), times the ratio of the contact hours for students 
 25.27  participating in the program during the first prior program year 
 25.28  to the state total contact hours during the first prior program 
 25.29  year; plus 
 25.30     (3) eight percent times the amount computed in subdivision 
 25.31  1, paragraph (b), times the ratio of the enrollment of students 
 25.32  with limited English proficiency during the second prior school 
 25.33  year in districts participating in the program during the 
 25.34  current program year to the state total enrollment of students 
 25.35  with limited English proficiency during the second prior school 
 25.36  year in districts participating in adult basic education 
 26.1   programs during the current program year; plus 
 26.2      (4) eight percent times the amount computed in subdivision 
 26.3   1, paragraph (b), times the ratio of the latest federal census 
 26.4   count of the number of adults aged 20 or older with no diploma 
 26.5   residing in the districts participating in the program during 
 26.6   the current program year to the latest federal census count of 
 26.7   the state total number of adults aged 20 or older with no 
 26.8   diploma residing in the districts participating in adult basic 
 26.9   education programs during the current program year. 
 26.10     Sec. 5.  [REVISOR INSTRUCTION.] 
 26.11     In the next and subsequent editions of Minnesota Statutes 
 26.12  and Minnesota Rules, the revisor must replace all references to 
 26.13  the "Minnesota Foodshelf Association" with "Hunger Solutions." 
 26.14     Sec. 6.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 26.15     Subdivision 1.  [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND 
 26.16  LEARNING.] The sums indicated in this section are appropriated 
 26.17  from the general fund to the department of children, families, 
 26.18  and learning for the fiscal years designated. 
 26.19     Subd. 2.  [MINNESOTA ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY GRANTS.] For 
 26.20  Minnesota economic opportunity grants, sections 119A.374 to 
 26.21  119A.376: 
 26.22       $8,514,000     .....     2002
 26.23       $8,514,000     .....     2003
 26.24     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 26.25  available in the second year. 
 26.26     Subd. 3.  [TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS.] For transitional 
 26.27  housing programs according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
 26.28  119A.43: 
 26.29       $1,988,000     .....     2002
 26.30       $1,988,000     .....     2003
 26.31     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 26.32  available in the second year. 
 26.33     Subd. 4.  [EMERGENCY SERVICES.] For emergency services 
 26.34  according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.43: 
 26.35       $350,000       .....     2002
 26.36       $350,000       .....     2003
 27.1      Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 27.2   available in the second year. 
 27.3      Subd. 5.  [ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AID.] For adult basic 
 27.4   education aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.531: 
 27.5        $32,150,000    .....     2002 
 27.6        $34,732,000    .....     2003
 27.7      The 2002 appropriation includes $3,019,000 for 2001 and 
 27.8   $29,131,000 for 2002.  
 27.9      The 2003 appropriation includes $3,237,000 for 2002 and 
 27.10  $31,494,000 for 2003.  
 27.11     Subd. 6.  [ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AUDITS; STATE 
 27.12  COORDINATOR.] 
 27.13     For adult basic education audits under Minnesota Statutes, 
 27.14  section 124D.531 and for a state adult basic education 
 27.15  coordinator: 
 27.16       $175,000       .....     2002 
 27.17       $175,000       .....     2003 
 27.18     Of this appropriation, $70,000 in each fiscal year must be 
 27.19  used for adult basic education audits and $75,000 must be used 
 27.20  to hire an additional permanent, full-time state adult basic 
 27.21  education coordinator.  Any balance in the first year does not 
 27.22  cancel but is available in the second year. 
 27.23     Subd. 7.  [ADULT GRADUATION AID.] For adult graduation aid 
 27.24  according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.54: 
 27.25       $3,195,000     .....     2002 
 27.26       $3,356,000     .....     2003 
 27.27     The 2002 appropriation includes $305,000 for 2001 and 
 27.28  $2,890,000 for 2002.  
 27.29     The 2003 appropriation includes $321,000 for 2002 and 
 27.30  $3,035,000 for 2003.  
 27.31     Subd. 8.  [GED TESTS.] For payment of 60 percent of the 
 27.32  costs of GED tests according to Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 
 27.33  4, section 44, subdivision 10: 
 27.34       $125,000       .....     2002
 27.35       $125,000       .....     2003
 27.36     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 28.1   available in the second year. 
 28.2      Subd. 9.  [FOODSHELF PROGRAM.] For foodshelf programs 
 28.3   according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.44: 
 28.4        $1,278,000     .....     2002
 28.5        $1,278,000     .....     2003
 28.6      Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 28.7   available in the second year. 
 28.8      Subd. 10.  [FAMILY ASSETS FOR INDEPENDENCE.] 
 28.9        $500,000       .....     2002
 28.10     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 28.11  available in the second year. 
 28.12     Subd. 11.  [LEAD ABATEMENT.] For lead abatement according 
 28.13  to Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.46: 
 28.14       $100,000       .....     2002
 28.15       $100,000       .....     2003
 28.16     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 28.17  available in the second year. 
 28.18     Sec. 7.  [TANF APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 28.19     Subdivision 1.  [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND 
 28.20  LEARNING.] The sums indicated in this section are appropriated 
 28.21  to the commissioner of children, families, and learning from the 
 28.22  federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant for 
 28.23  the fiscal years designated.  These amounts are available for 
 28.24  expenditure until June 30, 2003.  Appropriations under this 
 28.25  section are one-time appropriations and are not added to the 
 28.26  base for fiscal years 2004 and 2005. 
 28.27     Subd. 2.  [INTENSIVE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.] For 
 28.28  intensive English as a second language for eligible MFIP 
 28.29  participants under Laws 2000, chapter 489, article 1, section 39:
 28.30       $1,100,000     .....     2002 
 28.31       $1,100,000     .....     2003 
 28.32     Subd. 3.  [TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.] For reimbursement grants 
 28.33  to transitional housing programs under Minnesota Statutes, 
 28.34  section 119A.43: 
 28.35       $1,900,000     .....     2002 
 28.36       $1,950,000     .....     2003 
 29.1      These appropriations must be used for up to four months of 
 29.2   transitional housing for families with incomes below 200 percent 
 29.3   of the federal poverty guidelines.  Payment must be made to 
 29.4   programs on a reimbursement basis. 
 29.5                              ARTICLE 4 
 29.6                              LIBRARIES 
 29.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 125B.20, 
 29.8   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 29.9      Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.] The purpose of 
 29.10  developing a statewide school district telecommunications 
 29.11  network is to expand the availability of a broad range of 
 29.12  courses and degrees to students throughout the state, to share 
 29.13  information resources to improve access, quality, and 
 29.14  efficiency, to improve learning, and distance cooperative 
 29.15  learning opportunities, and to promote the exchange of ideas 
 29.16  among students, parents, teachers, media generalists, 
 29.17  librarians, and the public.  In addition, through the 
 29.18  development of this statewide telecommunications network 
 29.19  emphasizing cost-effective, competitive connections, all 
 29.20  Minnesotans will benefit by enhancing access to 
 29.21  telecommunications technology throughout the state.  Network 
 29.22  connections for school districts and public libraries are 
 29.23  coordinated and fully integrated into the existing state 
 29.24  telecommunications and interactive television networks to 
 29.25  achieve comprehensive and efficient interconnectivity of school 
 29.26  districts and libraries to higher education institutions, state 
 29.27  agencies, other governmental units, agencies, and institutions 
 29.28  throughout Minnesota.  A school district may apply to the 
 29.29  commissioner for a grant under subdivision 2~~, and a regional~~ 
 29.30  ~~public library may apply under subdivision 3~~.  The Minnesota 
 29.31  education telecommunications council established in Laws 1995, 
 29.32  First Special Session chapter 3, article 12, section 7, shall 
 29.33  establish priorities for awarding grants, making grant awards, 
 29.34  and being responsible for the coordination of networks. 
 29.35     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 134.31, 
 29.36  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 30.1      Subd. 5.  [ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] The commissioner shall 
 30.2   appoint an advisory committee of five members to advise the 
 30.3   staff of the Minnesota library for the blind and physically 
 30.4   handicapped on long-range plans and library services.  Members 
 30.5   shall be people who use the library.  Section 15.059 governs 
 30.6   this committee except that the committee shall expire on June 
 30.7   30, ~~2001~~ 2003. 
 30.8      Sec. 3.  [134.47] [REGIONAL LIBRARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
 30.9   AID.] 
 30.10     Subdivision 1.  [ELIGIBILITY.] (a) A regional public 
 30.11  library system may apply for regional library telecommunications 
 30.12  aid.  The aid must be used for data and video access costs and 
 30.13  other related costs to improve or maintain electronic access and 
 30.14  connect the library system with the state information 
 30.15  infrastructure administered by the department of administration 
 30.16  under section 16B.465.  Priority shall be given to public 
 30.17  libraries that have not received access.  To be eligible, a 
 30.18  regional public library system must be officially designated by 
 30.19  the commissioner of children, families, and learning as a 
 30.20  regional public library system as defined in section 134.34, 
 30.21  subdivision 3, and each of its participating cities and counties 
 30.22  must meet local support levels defined in section 134.34, 
 30.23  subdivision 1.  A public library building that receives aid 
 30.24  under this section must be open a minimum of 20 hours per week. 
 30.25     (b) Aid received under this section may not be used to 
 30.26  substitute for any existing local funds allocated to provide 
 30.27  electronic access, equipment for library staff or the public, or 
 30.28  local funds dedicated to other library operations. 
 30.29     (c) An application for regional library telecommunications 
 30.30  aid must, at a minimum, contain information to document the 
 30.31  following: 
 30.32     (1) the connections are adequate and employ an open network 
 30.33  architecture that will ensure interconnectivity and 
 30.34  interoperability with school districts, post-secondary 
 30.35  education, or other governmental agencies; 
 30.36     (2) that the connection is established through the most 
 31.1   cost-effective means and that the regional library has explored 
 31.2   and coordinated connections through school districts, 
 31.3   post-secondary education, or other governmental agencies; 
 31.4      (3) that the regional library system has filed an e-rate 
 31.5   application; and 
 31.6      (4) other information, as determined by the commissioner of 
 31.7   children, families, and learning, to ensure that connections are 
 31.8   coordinated, efficient, and cost-effective, take advantage of 
 31.9   discounts, and meet applicable state standards. 
 31.10     The library system may include costs associated with 
 31.11  cooperative arrangements with post-secondary institutions, 
 31.12  school districts, and other governmental agencies. 
 31.13     Subd. 2.  [AWARD OF FUNDS.] The commissioner of children, 
 31.14  families, and learning shall develop an application and a 
 31.15  reporting form and procedures for regional library 
 31.16  telecommunications aid.  Aid shall be based on actual costs of 
 31.17  connections and funds available for this purpose.  The 
 31.18  commissioner shall make payments directly to the regional public 
 31.19  library system. 
 31.20     Subd. 3.  [EXPIRATION.] This section expires on July 1, 
 31.21  2003. 
 31.22     Sec. 4.  Laws 2000, chapter 489, article 5, section 23, is 
 31.23  amended to read: 
 31.24     Sec. 23.  [COMMISSIONER RECOMMENDATION.] 
 31.25     By February 1, 2002, the commissioner of children, 
 31.26  families, and learning, in cooperation with the commissioner of 
 31.27  administration and the Minnesota education telecommunication 
 31.28  council, shall recommend to the legislature a permanent method 
 31.29  for funding telecommunications access as part of the general 
 31.30  education revenue formula under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 31.31  126C.10, for school districts and charter schools and a 
 31.32  permanent method for funding telecommunications access as part 
 31.33  of the basic support grants for public libraries.  The 
 31.34  commissioner shall consider the following in making the 
 31.35  recommendation: 
 31.36     (1) the range of costs for providing a minimum level of 
 32.1   telecommunications access for all students and library users; 
 32.2      (2) the flexibility that is necessary to accommodate 
 32.3   emerging technological advances in the telecommunications field; 
 32.4   and 
 32.5      (3) other related efforts within the state, including the 
 32.6   state's higher education and public library systems. 
 32.7      Sec. 5.  [REPEALER.] 
 32.8      (a) Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 125B.20, subdivision 
 32.9   3, is repealed. 
 32.10     (b) Minnesota Rules, parts 3530.2610; 3530.2612; 3530.2614; 
 32.11  3530.2616; 3530.2618; 3530.2620; 3530.2622; 3530.2624; 
 32.12  3530.2626; 3530.2628; 3530.2630; 3530.2632; 3530.2634; 
 32.13  3530.2636; 3530.2638; 3530.2640; 3530.2642; and 3530.2644, are 
 32.14  repealed. 
 32.15     Sec. 6.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 32.16     Subdivision 1.  [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND 
 32.17  LEARNING.] The sums indicated in this section are appropriated 
 32.18  from the general fund to the department of children, families, 
 32.19  and learning for the fiscal years designated.  
 32.20     Subd. 2.  [BASIC SUPPORT GRANTS.] For basic support grants 
 32.21  according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 134.32 to 134.35: 
 32.22       $8,570,000     .....     2002 
 32.23       $8,570,000     .....     2003 
 32.24     The 2002 appropriation includes $857,000 for 2001 and 
 32.25  $7,713,000 for 2002. 
 32.26     The 2003 appropriation includes $857,000 for 2002 and 
 32.27  $7,713,000 for 2003. 
 32.28     Subd. 3.  [MULTICOUNTY, MULTITYPE LIBRARY SYSTEMS.] For 
 32.29  grants according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 134.353 and 
 32.30  134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems: 
 32.31       $903,000       .....     2002 
 32.32       $903,000       .....     2003 
 32.33     The 2002 appropriation includes $90,000 for 2001 and 
 32.34  $813,000 for 2002. 
 32.35     The 2003 appropriation includes $90,000 for 2002 and 
 32.36  $813,000 for 2003. 
 33.1      Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 33.2   available in the second year. 
 33.3      Subd. 4.  [REGIONAL LIBRARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS AID.] For 
 33.4   aid to regional public library systems under Minnesota Statutes, 
 33.5   section 134.47: 
 33.6        $1,200,000     .....     2002 
 33.7        $1,200,000     .....     2003 
 33.8      This is a one-time appropriation. 
 33.9      Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 33.10  available in the second year." 
 33.11     Amend the title accordingly 
 34.1      We request adoption of this report and repassage of the 
 34.3   bill. 
 34.6      House Conferees: 
 34.9   .........................     .........................
 34.10  Barbara Sykora                Bill Haas 
 34.13  .........................     .........................
 34.14  Richard Mulder                Rob Eastlund  
 34.17  ......................... 
 34.18  Bud Nornes  
 34.23     Senate Conferees: 
 34.26  .........................     .........................
 34.27  Becky Lourey                  Julie A. Sabo  
 34.30  .........................     .........................
 34.31  Anthony G. Kinkel             John C. Hottinger  
 34.34  ......................... 
 34.35  Claire A. Robling