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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to state government; modifying laws governing certain executive branch <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>advisory groups;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3.922, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>8; 15B.11, subdivision 2; 16B.055, subdivision 1; 16C.137, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>28A.21, subdivision 6; 43A.316, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 62J.495, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>2; 79A.02, subdivision 1; 85.0146, subdivision 1; 89A.03, subdivision 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>89A.08, subdivision 1; 92.35; 93.0015, subdivision 3; 97A.055, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>4b; 103F.518, subdivision 1; 115.55, subdivision 12; 115.741, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>subdivision; 116U.25; 134.31, subdivision 6; 144.1255, subdivision 1; 144.1481, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>subdivision 1; 144.608, subdivision 2; 144G.06; 145A.10, subdivision 10; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>148.7805, subdivision 2; 152.126, subdivision 3; 153A.20, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>162.07, subdivision 5; 162.13, subdivision 3; 174.52, subdivision 3; 175.007, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>subdivision 1; 182.656, subdivision 3; 206.805; 214.13, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>216B.813, subdivision 2; 216B.815; 216C.02, subdivision 1; 240.18, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>4; 241.021, subdivision 4c; 243.1606, subdivision 4; 252.30; 256B.0625, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>subdivisions 13c, 13i; 256B.27, subdivision 3; 256C.28, subdivision 1; 270C.12, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>subdivision 5; 298.2213, subdivision 5; 298.2214, subdivision 1; 298.297; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>299A.62, subdivision 2; 299E.04, subdivision 5; 326B.07, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>611A.32, subdivision 2; 611A.33; 611A.35; 629.342, subdivision 2; Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 103I.105; 125A.28; 136A.031, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>3; 144.98, subdivision 10; 254A.035, subdivision 2; 254A.04; 256B.064, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>subdivision 1a; 256B.093, subdivision 1; 260.835, subdivision 2; proposing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 162; repealing Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>Statutes 2012, sections 6.81; 15.059, subdivision 5; 15B.32, subdivision 7; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>16E.0475; 43A.316, subdivision 4; 43A.317, subdivision 4; 62U.09; 82B.021, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>subdivision 10; 82B.05, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7; 82B.06; 84.964; 103F.518, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>subdivision 11; 116C.711; 116C.712; 116L.361, subdivision 2; 116L.363; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>124D.94; 127A.70, subdivision 3; 136A.031, subdivision 5; 144.011, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>2; 145.98, subdivisions 1, 3; 147E.35, subdivision 4; 162.02, subdivisions 2, 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>162.09, subdivisions 2, 3; 174.86, subdivision 5; 196.30; 197.585, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>216C.265, subdivision 4; 245.97, subdivision 7; 252.31; 270C.991, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>4; 299A.63; 299C.156; 299M.02; 402A.15; 611A.34; Minnesota Statutes 2013 <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>Supplement, sections 15.059, subdivision 5b; 197.585, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><b>STATE GOVERNMENT</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.137, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>SmartFleet Committee.</b> (a) The commissioner of administration, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>commissioner's designee, shall chair a SmartFleet Committee consisting of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>designated by the commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency, the Departments of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>Agriculture and Commerce, and other state departments that wish to participate. To <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>ensure effective and efficient state participation, the SmartFleet Committee must assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>state departments in implementing the requirements of this section, including providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>information, guidance, sample policies and procedures, and technical and planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>(b) The SmartFleet Committee must evaluate the goals and directives established <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>in this section by December 2006 and periodically thereafter. The committee may make <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>recommendations to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature for new or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>adjusted goals and directives, in light of the progress the state has made implementing this <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>section, and of the availability of new or improved technologies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>(c) For the systematic and efficient monitoring of progress in implementing this <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>section by the SmartFleet Committee, The Department of Administration shall implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>a fleet reporting and information management system. Each department will use this <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>management system to demonstrate its progress in complying with this section.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purpose of this section, the terms defined in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>subdivision have the meaning given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>(a) <b>Commissioner.</b> "Commissioner" means the commissioner of management and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>budget.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>(b) <b>Employee.</b> "Employee" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>(1) a person who is a public employee within the definition of section 
         <statute_ref>179A.03, <br />
            		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>subdivision 14
         </statute_ref>, who is insurance eligible and is employed by an eligible employer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>(2) an elected public official of an eligible employer who is insurance eligible;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>(3) a person employed by a labor organization or employee association certified as <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>an exclusive representative of employees of an eligible employer or by another public <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>employer approved by the commissioner, so long as the plan meets the requirements of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>governmental plan under United States Code, title 29, section 1002(32); or<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>(4) a person employed by a county or municipal hospital.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(c) <b>Eligible employer.</b> "Eligible employer" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>(1) a public employer within the definition of section 
         <statute_ref>179A.03, subdivision 15</statute_ref>, that <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>is a town, county, city, school district as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>120A.05</statute_ref>, service cooperative <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>123A.21</statute_ref>, intermediate district as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>136D.01</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>Cooperative Center for Vocational Education as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>123A.22</statute_ref>, regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>management information center as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>123A.23</statute_ref>, or an education unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>organized under the joint powers action, section 
         <statute_ref>471.59</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>(2) an exclusive representative of employees, as defined in paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>(3) a county or municipal hospital; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>(4) another public employer approved by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>(d) <b>Exclusive representative.</b> "Exclusive representative" means an exclusive <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>representative as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>179A.03, subdivision 8</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>(e) <b>Labor-Management Committee.</b> "Labor-Management Committee" means the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>committee established by subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>(f) (e) <b>Program.</b> "Program" means the statewide public employees insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>program created by subdivision 3.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Public employee insurance program.</b> The commissioner shall be the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>administrator of the public employee insurance program and may determine its funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>arrangements. The commissioner shall model the program after the plan established <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, but may modify that plan, in consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>Labor-Management Committee.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Coverage.</b> (a) By January 1, 1989, the commissioner shall announce the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>benefits of the program. The program shall include employee hospital, medical, dental, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>and life insurance for employees and hospital and medical benefits for dependents. Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>maintenance organization options and other delivery system options may be provided if <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>they are available, cost-effective, and capable of servicing the number of people covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>in the program. Participation in optional coverages may be provided by collective <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>bargaining agreements. For employees not represented by an exclusive representative, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>employer may offer the optional coverages to eligible employees and their dependents <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>provided in the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>(b) The commissioner, with the assistance of the Labor-Management Committee,<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var> shall periodically assess whether it is financially feasible for the program to offer or to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>continue an individual retiree program that has competitive premium rates and benefits. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>If the commissioner determines it to be feasible to offer an individual retiree program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>the commissioner shall announce the applicable benefits, premium rates, and terms of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>participation. Eligibility to participate in the individual retiree program is governed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>subdivision 8, but applies to retirees of eligible employers that do not participate in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>program and to those retirees' dependents and surviving spouses.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 206.805, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var><b>206.805 STATE VOTING SYSTEMS CONTRACTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Contracts required.</b> (a) The secretary of state, with the assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>of the commissioner of administration, shall establish one or more state voting systems <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>contracts. The contracts should, if practical, include provisions for maintenance of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>equipment purchased. The voting systems contracts must address precinct-based optical <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>scan voting equipment, and ballot marking equipment for persons with disabilities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>other voters. The contracts must give the state a perpetual license to use and modify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>software. The contracts must include provisions to escrow the software source code, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>provided in subdivision 2. Bids for voting systems and related election services must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>solicited from each vendor selling or leasing voting systems that have been certified for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>use by the secretary of state. The contracts must be renewed from time to time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>(b) The secretary of state shall appoint an advisory committee, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>representatives of the state chief information officer, county auditors, municipal clerks who <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>have had operational experience with the use of electronic voting systems, and members <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>of the disabilities community to advise the secretary of state in reviewing and evaluating <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>the merits of proposals submitted from voting equipment vendors for the state contracts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>(c) (b) Counties and municipalities may purchase or lease voting systems and obtain <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>related election services from the state contracts. All counties and municipalities are <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>members of the cooperative purchasing venture of the Department of Administration for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>the purpose of this section. For the purpose of township elections, counties must aggregate <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>orders under contracts negotiated under this section for products and services and may <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>apportion the costs of those products and services proportionally among the townships <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>receiving the products and services. The county is not liable for the timely or accurate <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>delivery of those products or services.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 6.81; 15.059, subdivision 5; 16E.0475; <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>43A.316, subdivision 4; 43A.317, subdivision 4; 196.30; 197.585, subdivision 4; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>270C.991, subdivision 4, are repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 15.059, subdivision 5b; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>197.585, subdivision 2, are repealed.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var><b>ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND AGRICULTURE</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 92.35, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var><b>92.35 DUTIES AND POWERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>The commissioner of natural resources must classify all public and private lands in <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>the state by the use to which the lands are adapted, but principally as to adaptability to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>present known uses, such as agriculture and forestry. This classification must be based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>consideration of the known physical and economic factors affecting use of the land. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>commissioner must consult private, state, and federal agencies concerned with land use. <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>The commissioner may appoint advisory committees of residents of the state concerned <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>with and interested in land use. The advisory committees shall serve without pay, at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>pleasure of the commissioner. The advisory committee must consider and report on land <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>use problems submitted by the commissioner. The classification must be done first in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>counties having land classification committees. In determining the land classification, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>commissioner must consult and cooperate with the land classification committee. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>determination of the land classification committee is final.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103F.518, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment of program.</b> (a) The board, in consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>technical committee established in subdivision 11, shall establish and administer a reinvest <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>in Minnesota (RIM) clean energy program that is in addition to the program under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>103F.515
         </statute_ref>. Selection of land for the clean energy program must be based on its potential <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>benefits for bioenergy crop production, water quality, soil health, reduction of chemical <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>inputs, soil carbon storage, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For the purposes of this section, "diverse native prairie" means a prairie planted <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>from a mix of local Minnesota native prairie species. A selection from all available native <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>prairie species may be made so as to match species appropriate to local site conditions.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115.55, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Advisory committee; county subsurface sewage treatment system </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var><b>management plan.</b> (a) A county may adopt a subsurface sewage treatment system <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>management plan that describes how the county plans on carrying out subsurface sewage <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>treatment system needs. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall form an <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>advisory committee to determine what the plans should address. The advisory committee <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>shall be made up of representatives of the Association of Minnesota Counties, Pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>Control Agency, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Department of Health, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>public agencies or local units of government that have an interest in subsurface sewage <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>treatment systems.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The advisory committee shall advise the agency on the standards, management, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>monitoring, and reporting requirements for performance-based systems.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84.964; 103F.518, subdivision 11; 116C.711; <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>116C.712; and 216C.265, subdivision 4, are repealed.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var><b>EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.031, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Student Advisory Council.</b> (a) A Student Advisory Council (SAC) to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>Minnesota office of Higher Education is established. The members of SAC shall include: <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>the chair of the University of Minnesota student senate; the state chair of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>State University Student Association; the president of the Minnesota State College Student <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>Association and an officer of the Minnesota State College Student Association, one in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>a community college course of study and one in a technical college course of study; the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>president of the Minnesota Association of Private College Students; and a student who is <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>enrolled in a private vocational school, to be appointed by the Minnesota Career College <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>Association a student who is enrolled in a private nonprofit postsecondary institution, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>be elected by students enrolled in Minnesota Private College Council institutions; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>a student who is enrolled in a private for-profit postsecondary institution, to be elected <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>by students enrolled in Minnesota Career College Association institutions. If students <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>from the Minnesota Private College Council institutions do not elect a representative, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>Minnesota Private College Council must appoint the private nonprofit representative. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>If students from the Minnesota Career College Association institutions do not elect <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>a representative, the Minnesota Career College Association must appoint the private <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>for-profit representative. A member may be represented by a student designee who attends <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>an institution from the same system that the absent member represents. The SAC shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>select one of its members to serve as chair.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Minnesota office of Higher Education shall inform the SAC of all matters <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>related to student issues under consideration. The SAC shall report to the Minnesota office <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>of Higher Education quarterly and at other times that the SAC considers desirable. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>SAC shall determine its meeting times, but it shall also meet with the office within 30 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>after the commissioner's request for a meeting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The SAC shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) bring to the attention of the Minnesota office of Higher Education any matter that <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>the SAC believes needs the attention of the office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) make recommendations to the Minnesota office of Higher Education as it finds <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>appropriate; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) approve student appointments by the Minnesota office of Higher Education for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>each advisory group as provided in subdivision 4.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.94, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var><b>ARTICLE 4</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var><b>TRANSPORTATION</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[162.152] RULES; ADVISORY COMMITTEE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Advisory committee membership.</b> The rules referenced in sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>162.02, subdivision 1, and 162.09, subdivision 1, shall be made and promulgated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>commissioner acting with the advice of a committee selected as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>(1) nine members must be selected by the county boards acting through the officers <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>of the statewide association of county commissioners. The committee members shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>selected so that each member is from a different state highway construction district. Not <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>more than five of the nine members shall be county commissioners, and the remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>members shall be county highway engineers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>(2) 12 members must be selected by the governing bodies of cities, acting through <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>the officers of the statewide association of municipal officials. The committee members <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>shall be selected so that there is one member from each state highway construction district <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>and one member from each city of the first class. Not more than six of the 12 members <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>shall be elected officials of the cities, and the remaining members shall be city engineers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Commissioner's determination.</b> If agreement cannot be reached on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>rule, the commissioner's determination on what rule will be proposed for adoption is final.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Rules have force of law.</b> The rules have the force and effect of law as <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>provided in chapter 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>No expiration.</b> The committee created in this section does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 162.02, subdivisions 2 and 3; 162.09, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>2 and 3; and 174.86, subdivision 5, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var><b>ARTICLE 5</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var><b>COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.813, subdivision 2, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Grants.</b> (a) The commissioner of commerce shall operate a competitive <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>grant program for projects to assist the state in attaining its renewable hydrogen energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>goals. The commissioner of commerce shall assemble an advisory committee made up of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>industry, university, government, and nongovernment organizations to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) help identify the most promising technology deployment projects for public <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>investment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) advise on the technical specifications for those projects; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) make recommendations on project grants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner shall give preference to project concepts included in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>department's most recent biennial report: Strategic Demonstration Projects to Accelerate <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>the Commercialization of Renewable Hydrogen and Related Technologies in Minnesota. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>Projects eligible for funding must combine one or more of the hydrogen production <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>options listed in the department's report with an end use that has significant commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>potential, preferably high visibility, and relies on fuel cells or related technologies. Each <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>funded technology deployment must include an explicit education and awareness-raising <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>component, be compatible with the renewable hydrogen deployment criteria defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>section 
         <statute_ref>216B.812</statute_ref>, and receive 50 percent of its total cost from nonstate sources. The 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>percent requirement does not apply for recipients that are public institutions.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.815, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var><b>216B.815 REGIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var><b>PARTNERSHIP.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>(a) The state's public research and higher education institutions should work with <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>one another and with similar institutions in the region to establish Minnesota and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>Upper Midwest as a center of research, education, outreach, and technology transfer for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>the production of renewable energy and products, including hydrogen, fuel cells, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>related technologies. The partnership should be designed to create a critical mass of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>research and education capability that can compete effectively for federal and private <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>investment in these areas.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>(b) The partnership must include an advisory committee comprised of government, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>industry, academic, and nonprofit representatives to help focus its research and education <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>efforts on the most critical issues.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>(c) (b) Initiatives undertaken by the partnership may include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>(1) collaborative and interdisciplinary research, demonstration projects, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>commercialization of market-ready technologies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>(2) creation of undergraduate and graduate course offerings and eventually degreed <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>and vocational programs with reciprocity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>(3) establishment of fellows programs at the region's institutes of higher learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>that provide financial incentives for relevant study, research, and exchange; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>(4) development and field-testing of relevant curricula, teacher kits for all educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>levels, and widespread teacher training, in collaboration with state energy offices, teachers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>nonprofits, businesses, the United States Department of Energy, and other interested parties.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Powers.</b> (a) The commissioner may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>(1) apply for, receive, and spend money received from federal, municipal, county, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>regional, and other government agencies and private sources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>(2) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids from public and private <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>sources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>(3) contract for professional services if work or services required or authorized to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>be carried out by the commissioner cannot be satisfactorily performed by employees of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>the department or by another state agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>(4) enter into interstate compacts to carry out research and planning jointly with <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>other states or the federal government when appropriate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(5) upon reasonable request, distribute informational material at no cost to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>public; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>(6) enter into contracts for the performance of the commissioner's duties with <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>federal, state, regional, metropolitan, local, and other agencies or units of government and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>educational institutions, including the University of Minnesota, without regard to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>competitive bidding requirements of chapters 16A and 16C.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>(b) The commissioner shall collect information on conservation and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>energy-related programs carried on by other agencies, by public utilities, by cooperative <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>electric associations, by municipal power agencies, by other fuel suppliers, by political <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>subdivisions, and by private organizations. Other agencies, cooperative electric <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>associations, municipal power agencies, and political subdivisions shall cooperate <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>with the commissioner by providing information requested by the commissioner. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>commissioner may by rule require the submission of information by other program <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>operators. The commissioner shall make the information available to other agencies and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>to the public and, as necessary, shall recommend to the legislature changes in the laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>governing conservation and other energy-related programs to ensure that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>(1) expenditures on the programs are adequate to meet identified needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>(2) the needs of low-income energy users are being adequately addressed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>(3) duplication of effort is avoided or eliminated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>(4) a program that is ineffective is improved or eliminated; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>(5) voluntary efforts are encouraged through incentives for their operators.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>The commissioner shall appoint an advisory task force to help evaluate the information <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>collected and formulate recommendations to the legislature. The task force must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>low-income energy users.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>(c) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner shall report to the legislature on <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>the projected amount of federal money likely to be available to the state during the next <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>fiscal year, including grant money and money received by the state as a result of litigation <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>or settlements of alleged violations of federal petroleum-pricing regulations. The report <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>must also estimate the amount of money projected as needed during the next fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>to finance a level of conservation and other energy-related programs adequate to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>projected needs, particularly the needs of low-income persons and households, and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>recommend the amount of state appropriations needed to cover the difference between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>projected availability of federal money and the projected needs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 82B.021, subdivision 10; 82B.05, subdivisions 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>3, 5, 6, and 7; 82B.06; 116L.361, subdivision 2; and 116L.363, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var><b>ARTICLE 6</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><b>PUBLIC SAFETY</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.6.1.0"></a><a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299A.62, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Awarding grant.</b> Grants under this section shall be awarded by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>commissioner of public safety. Before any grants are awarded, a committee consisting <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>of the attorney general, and representatives from the Minnesota Chiefs of Police <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, and the Minnesota Police and Peace <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>Officers Association, shall evaluate the grant applications. Before grants are awarded, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>the commissioner shall meet and consult with the committee concerning its evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>of and recommendations on grant proposals. A grant under subdivision 1, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>(b), clause (1), may be awarded only to a law enforcement agency that demonstrates in <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>its application that it currently has a need for an additional officer to be assigned to: (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>community-oriented policing duties; or (2) the investigation and prevention of juvenile <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>crime, based on the juvenile crime rate in the area over which the agency has jurisdiction. <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>More than one grant under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), may be awarded to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>an agency; however, each grant may fund only one position. At least 50 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>grants awarded under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), must be awarded to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.2.0"></a><a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Applications.</b> Any public or private nonprofit agency may apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>commissioner for a grant to provide emergency shelter services to battered women, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>support services to domestic abuse victims, or both, to battered women and their children. <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>The application shall be submitted in a form approved by the commissioner by rule <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>adopted under chapter 14, after consultation with the advisory council, and shall include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>(1) a proposal for the provision of emergency shelter services for battered women, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>support services for domestic abuse victims, or both, for battered women and their children;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>(2) a proposed budget;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>(3) the agency's overall operating budget, including documentation on the retention <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>of financial reserves and availability of additional funding sources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>(4) evidence of an ability to integrate into the proposed program the uniform method <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>of data collection and program evaluation established under sections section 
         <statute_ref>611A.33 <br />
            		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var></statute_ref>and 
         <statute_ref>611A.34</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>(5) evidence of an ability to represent the interests of battered women and domestic <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>abuse victims and their children to local law enforcement agencies and courts, county <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>welfare agencies, and local boards or departments of health;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>(6) evidence of an ability to do outreach to unserved and underserved populations <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>and to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>(7) any other content the commissioner may require by rule adopted under chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>14, after considering the recommendations of the advisory council.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>Programs which have been approved for grants in prior years may submit materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>which indicate changes in items listed in clauses (1) to (7), in order to qualify for renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>funding. Nothing in this subdivision may be construed to require programs to submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>complete applications for each year of renewal funding.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.3.0"></a><a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.33, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var><b>611A.33 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>The commissioner shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>(1) review applications for and award grants to a program pursuant to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>611A.32, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, after considering the recommendation of the advisory council;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>(2) appoint the members of the advisory council created under section 
         <statute_ref>611A.34</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>provide consultative staff and other administrative services to the advisory council;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>(3) after considering the recommendation of the advisory council, (2) appoint a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>program director to perform the duties set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>611A.35</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>(4) (3) design and implement a uniform method of collecting data on domestic abuse <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>victims to be used to evaluate the programs funded under section 
         <statute_ref>611A.32</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>(5) (4) provide technical aid to applicants in the development of grant requests and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>provide technical aid to programs in meeting the data collection requirements established <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>by the commissioner; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>(6) (5) adopt, under chapter 14, all rules necessary to implement the provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>of sections 
         <statute_ref>611A.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>611A.36</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.4.0"></a><a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.35, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var><b>611A.35 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON BATTERED WOMEN AND DOMESTIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var><b>ABUSE PROGRAM DIRECTOR.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>The commissioner shall appoint a program director. In appointing the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>director the commissioner shall give due consideration to the list of applicants submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>to the commissioner pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>611A.34, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, clause (3). The program <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>director shall administer the funds appropriated for sections 
         <statute_ref>611A.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>611A.36</statute_ref>, consult <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>with and provide staff to the advisory council, and perform other duties related to battered <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>women's and domestic abuse programs as the commissioner may assign. The program <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>director shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner in the unclassified service.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.5.0"></a><a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 629.342, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Policies required.</b> (a) By July 1, 1993, each law enforcement agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>shall develop, adopt, and implement a written policy regarding arrest procedures for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>domestic abuse incidents. In the development of a policy, each law enforcement agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>shall consult with domestic abuse advocates, community organizations, and other law <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>enforcement agencies with expertise in the recognition and handling of domestic abuse <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>incidents. The policy shall discourage dual arrests, include consideration of whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>one of the parties acted in self defense, and provide guidance to officers concerning <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>instances in which officers should remain at the scene of a domestic abuse incident until <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>the likelihood of further imminent violence has been eliminated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>(b) The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and the Board of Peace Officer Standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>and Training, and the Advisory Council on Battered Women and Domestic Abuse <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>appointed by the commissioner of corrections under section 
         <statute_ref>611A.34</statute_ref>, in consultation with <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, shall develop a written model policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>regarding arrest procedures for domestic abuse incidents for use by local law enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>agencies. Each law enforcement agency may adopt the model policy in lieu of developing <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>its own policy under the provisions of paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>(c) Local law enforcement agencies that have already developed a written policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>regarding arrest procedures for domestic abuse incidents before July 1, 1992, are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>required to develop a new policy but must review their policies and consider the written <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>model policy developed under paragraph (b).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.6.0"></a><a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>CLARIFICATION OF CONTINUED EXISTENCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>This section clarifies that the groups listed in this section did not expire June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>2009. Actions taken by the groups listed in this section and public funds spent on behalf <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>of these groups since June 30, 2009, are valid:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>(1) Automobile Theft Prevention Advisory Board, created in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>section 65B.84, subdivision 4; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>(2) Fire Service Advisory Committee, created in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>299F.012, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>and applies retroactively from June 30, 2009.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.7.0"></a><a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 299A.63; 299C.156; 299M.02; and 611A.34, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var><b>ARTICLE 7</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var><b>HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.7.1.0"></a><a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115.741, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Repeal.</b> This section is repealed June 30, 2019.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.2.0"></a><a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 144.98, subdivision 10, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Establishing a selection committee.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>establish a selection committee for the purpose of recommending approval of qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>laboratory assessors and assessment bodies. Committee members shall demonstrate <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>competence in assessment practices. The committee shall initially consist of seven <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>members appointed by the commissioner as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>(1) one member from a municipal laboratory accredited by the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>(2) one member from an industrial treatment laboratory accredited by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>(3) one member from a commercial laboratory located in this state and accredited by <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>(4) one member from a commercial laboratory located outside the state and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>accredited by the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>(5) one member from a nongovernmental client of environmental laboratories;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>(6) one member from a professional organization with a demonstrated interest in <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>environmental laboratory data and accreditation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>(7) one employee of the laboratory accreditation program administered by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>department.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>(b) Committee appointments begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>same year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>(c) The commissioner shall appoint persons to fill vacant committee positions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>expand the total number of appointed positions, or change the designated positions upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>the advice of the committee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>(d) The commissioner shall rescind the appointment of a selection committee <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>member for sufficient cause as the commissioner determines, such as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>(1) neglect of duty;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>(2) failure to notify the commissioner of a real or perceived conflict of interest;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>(3) nonconformance with committee procedures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>(4) failure to demonstrate competence in assessment practices; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>(5) official misconduct.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>(e) Members of the selection committee shall be compensated according to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>provisions in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>(f) The selection committee expires June 30, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.3.0"></a><a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144G.06, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var><b>144G.06 UNIFORM CONSUMER INFORMATION GUIDE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>(a) The commissioner of health shall establish an advisory committee consisting <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>of representatives of consumers, providers, county and state officials, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>groups the commissioner considers appropriate. The advisory committee shall present <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>recommendations to the commissioner on:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>(1) a format for a guide to be used by individual providers of assisted living, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144G.01</statute_ref>, that includes information about services offered by that <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>provider, which services may be covered by Medicare, service costs, and other relevant <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>provider-specific information, as well as a statement of philosophy and values associated <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>with assisted living, presented in uniform categories that facilitate comparison with guides <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>issued by other providers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>(2) requirements for informing assisted living clients, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144G.01</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>of their applicable legal rights.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>(b) The commissioner, after reviewing the recommendations of the advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>committee, shall adopt a uniform format for the guide to be used by individual providers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>and the required components of materials to be used by providers to inform assisted <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>living clients of their legal rights, and shall make the uniform format and the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>components available to assisted living providers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.4.0"></a><a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 152.126, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Prescription Electronic Reporting Advisory Committee.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>board shall convene an advisory committee. The committee must include at least one <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>representative of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the Department of Health;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the Department of Human Services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) each health-related licensing board that licenses prescribers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a professional medical association, which may include an association of pain <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>management and chemical dependency specialists;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) a professional pharmacy association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a professional nursing association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) a professional dental association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) a consumer privacy or security advocate; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) a consumer or patient rights organization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The advisory committee shall advise the board on the development and operation <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>of the electronic reporting system, including, but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) technical standards for electronic prescription drug reporting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) proper analysis and interpretation of prescription monitoring data; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) an evaluation process for the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The advisory committee expires June 30, 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.5.0"></a><a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 252.30, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var><b>252.30 AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var><b>RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>The commissioner of human services may make grants to nonprofit organizations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>municipalities or local units of government to provide up to 25 percent of the cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>constructing, purchasing or remodeling small community residential facilities for persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>with developmental disabilities allowing such persons to live in a homelike atmosphere <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>near their families. Operating capital grants may also be made for up to three months of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>reimbursable operating costs after the facility begins processing applications for admission <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>and prior to reimbursement for services. Repayment of the operating grants shall be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>to the commissioner of human services at the end of the provider's first fiscal year, or at <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>the conclusion of the interim rate period, whichever occurs first. No aid under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>shall be granted to a facility providing for more than 16 residents in a living unit and with <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>more than two living units. The advisory council established by section 
         <statute_ref>252.31</statute_ref> shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>recommend to the commissioner appropriate disbursement of the funds appropriated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>Laws 1973, chapter 673, section 3. Prior to any disbursement of funds the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>shall review the plans and location of any proposed facility to determine whether such <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>a facility is needed. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules for the making of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>grants and for the administration of this section as the commissioner deems proper. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>The remaining portion of the cost of constructing, purchasing, remodeling facilities, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>of operating capital shall be borne by nonstate sources including federal grants, local <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>government funds, funds from charitable sources, gifts and mortgages.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.6.0"></a><a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 254A.035, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Membership terms, compensation, removal and expiration.</b> The <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>membership of this council shall be composed of 17 persons who are American Indians <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>and who are appointed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall appoint one <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>representative from each of the following groups: Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians; <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>Fond du Lac Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Grand Portage Band, Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>Chippewa Tribe; Leech Lake Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Mille Lacs Band, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Bois Forte Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; White Earth <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Lower Sioux Indian Reservation; Prairie Island Sioux <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>Indian Reservation; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Indian Reservation; Upper Sioux <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>Indian Reservation; International Falls Northern Range; Duluth Urban Indian Community; <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>and two representatives from the Minneapolis Urban Indian Community and two from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>St. Paul Urban Indian Community. The terms, compensation, and removal of American <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>Indian Advisory Council members shall be as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>. The council <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>expires June 30, 2014 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.7.0"></a><a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 254A.04, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var><b>254A.04 CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There is hereby created an Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Advisory Council to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>advise the Department of Human Services concerning the problems of alcohol and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>other drug dependency and abuse, composed of ten members. Five members shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>individuals whose interests or training are in the field of alcohol dependency and abuse; <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>and five members whose interests or training are in the field of dependency and abuse of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>drugs other than alcohol. The terms, compensation and removal of members shall be as <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>. The council expires June 30, 2014 2018. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>of human services shall appoint members whose terms end in even-numbered years. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>commissioner of health shall appoint members whose terms end in odd-numbered years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.8.0"></a><a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13c, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13c. <b>Formulary committee.</b> The commissioner, after receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>recommendations from professional medical associations and professional pharmacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>associations, and consumer groups shall designate a Formulary Committee to carry <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>out duties as described in subdivisions 13 to 13g. The Formulary Committee shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>comprised of four licensed physicians actively engaged in the practice of medicine in <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>Minnesota one of whom must be actively engaged in the treatment of persons with mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>illness; at least three licensed pharmacists actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>in Minnesota; and one consumer representative; the remainder to be made up of health <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>care professionals who are licensed in their field and have recognized knowledge in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>clinically appropriate prescribing, dispensing, and monitoring of covered outpatient drugs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>Members of the Formulary Committee shall not be employed by the Department of Human <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>Services, but the committee shall be staffed by an employee of the department who shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the committee. The department's medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>director shall also serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member for the committee. Committee <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>members shall serve three-year terms and may be reappointed by the commissioner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>The Formulary Committee shall meet at least twice per year. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>require more frequent Formulary Committee meetings as needed. An honorarium of $100 <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>per meeting and reimbursement for mileage shall be paid to each committee member in <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>attendance. The Formulary Committee expires June 30, 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.9.0"></a><a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.064, subdivision 1a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Grounds for sanctions against vendors.</b> The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>impose sanctions against a vendor of medical care for any of the following: (1) fraud, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>theft, or abuse in connection with the provision of medical care to recipients of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>assistance; (2) a pattern of presentment of false or duplicate claims or claims for services <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>not medically necessary; (3) a pattern of making false statements of material facts for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>the purpose of obtaining greater compensation than that to which the vendor is legally <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>entitled; (4) suspension or termination as a Medicare vendor; (5) refusal to grant the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>state agency access during regular business hours to examine all records necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>disclose the extent of services provided to program recipients and appropriateness of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>claims for payment; (6) failure to repay an overpayment or a fine finally established under <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>this section; (7) failure to correct errors in the maintenance of health service or financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>records for which a fine was imposed or after issuance of a warning by the commissioner; <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>and (8) any reason for which a vendor could be excluded from participation in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>Medicare program under section 1128, 1128A, or 1866(b)(2) of the Social Security Act. <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>The determination of services not medically necessary may be made by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>in consultation with a peer advisory task force appointed by the commissioner on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>recommendation of appropriate professional organizations. The task force expires as <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.10.0"></a><a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.093, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>State traumatic brain injury program.</b> The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>human services shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) maintain a statewide traumatic brain injury program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) supervise and coordinate services and policies for persons with traumatic brain <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>injuries;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) contract with qualified agencies or employ staff to provide statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>administrative case management and consultation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) maintain an advisory committee to provide recommendations in reports to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>commissioner regarding program and service needs of persons with brain injuries;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) investigate the need for the development of rules or statutes for the brain injury <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>home and community-based services waiver;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) investigate present and potential models of service coordination which can be <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>delivered at the local level; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the advisory committee required by clause (4) must consist of no fewer than <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>ten members and no more than 30 members. The commissioner shall appoint all <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>advisory committee members to one- or two-year terms and appoint one member as <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>chair. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, The advisory committee does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>terminate until June 30, 2014 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.11.0"></a><a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.27, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Access to medical records.</b> The commissioner of human services, with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>written consent of the recipient, on file with the local welfare agency, shall be allowed <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>access to all personal medical records of medical assistance recipients solely for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>purposes of investigating whether or not: (a) a vendor of medical care has submitted a <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>claim for reimbursement, a cost report or a rate application which is duplicative, erroneous, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>or false in whole or in part, or which results in the vendor obtaining greater compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>than the vendor is legally entitled to; or (b) the medical care was medically necessary. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>vendor of medical care shall receive notification from the commissioner at least 24 hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>before the commissioner gains access to such records. The determination of provision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>services not medically necessary shall be made by the commissioner. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>may consult with an advisory task force of vendors the commissioner may appoint, on <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>the recommendation of appropriate professional organizations. The task force expires as <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 6</statute_ref>. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>a vendor of medical care shall not be subject to any civil or criminal liability for providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>access to medical records to the commissioner of human services pursuant to this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.12.0"></a><a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 260.835, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Expiration.</b> Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the American <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council expires June 30, 2014 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.13.0"></a><a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>CLARIFICATION OF CONTINUED EXISTENCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>This section clarifies that the groups listed in this section did not expire June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>2009. Actions taken by the groups listed in this section and public funds spent on behalf <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>of these groups since June 30, 2009, are valid: <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>(1) Medical Assistance Drug Formulary Committee, created in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>section 256B.0625, subdivision 13c; <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>(2) Environmental Health Tracking and Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, created <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.998; <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>(3) Water Supply Systems and Wastewater Treatment Facilities Advisory Council, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>created in Minnesota Statutes, section 115.741; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>(4) Prescription Electronic Reporting Advisory Committee, created in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>Statutes, section 152.126, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>and applies retroactively from June 30, 2009.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.14.0"></a><a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 62U.09; 144.011, subdivision 2; 145.98, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>subdivisions 1 and 3; 252.31; and 402A.15, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var><b>ARTICLE 8</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var><b>CONFORMING CHANGES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.8.1.0"></a><a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.922, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Advisory board.</b> An advisory board on urban Indians shall advise the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>council on the unique problems and concerns of Minnesota Indians who reside in urban <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>areas of the state. The board must be appointed by the council at the direction of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>elected tribal leadership and consist of six Indians residing in the vicinity of Minneapolis, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>St. Paul, Bemidji, and Duluth. At least one member of the board must be a resident of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>each city. The terms, compensation, and removal of members are as provided in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>15.059
         </statute_ref>, but the expiration dates provided in that section do not apply.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.2.0"></a><a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15B.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Advisory committee.</b> (a) A three-member advisory committee to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>CAAPB is established. Each of the three must be either an architect or a planner. One <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>must be appointed by the CAAPB; one, by the State Board of the Arts; and one, by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>Minnesota Society of the American Institute of Architects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>(b) The advisory committee must advise the CAAPB on all architectural and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>planning matters.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>(c) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, or other law, the authority for <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>appointment of an advisory committee does not expire.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>(d) (c) An advisory committee member must not be a contestant in a CAAPB <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>competition.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.3.0"></a><a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Federal Assistive Technology Act.</b> (a) The Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>Administration is designated as the lead agency to carry out all the responsibilities under <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as amended. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>The Minnesota Assistive Technology Advisory Council is established to fulfill the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>responsibilities required by the Assistive Technology Act, as provided by Public Law <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>108-364, as amended. Because the existence of this council is required by federal law, this <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>council does not expire and the expiration date provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>5
         </statute_ref>, does not apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The governor shall appoint the membership of the council as required by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as amended. <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>After the governor has completed the appointments required by this subdivision, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>commissioner of administration, or the commissioner's designee, shall convene the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>first meeting of the council following the appointments. Members shall serve two-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>terms commencing July 1 of each odd-numbered year, and receive the compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>specified by the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>amended. The members of the council shall select their chair at the first meeting following <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>their appointment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.4.0"></a><a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 28A.21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Expiration.</b> Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, This section <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>expires June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.5.0"></a><a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 62J.495, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>E-Health Advisory Committee.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish an <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>e-Health Advisory Committee governed by section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref> to advise the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>on the following matters:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) assessment of the adoption and effective use of health information technology by <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>the state, licensed health care providers and facilities, and local public health agencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) recommendations for implementing a statewide interoperable health information <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>infrastructure, to include estimates of necessary resources, and for determining standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>for clinical data exchange, clinical support programs, patient privacy requirements, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>maintenance of the security and confidentiality of individual patient data;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) recommendations for encouraging use of innovative health care applications <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>using information technology and systems to improve patient care and reduce the cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>of care, including applications relating to disease management and personal health <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>management that enable remote monitoring of patients' conditions, especially those with <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>chronic conditions; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) other related issues as requested by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The members of the e-Health Advisory Committee shall include the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>commissioners, or commissioners' designees, of health, human services, administration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>and commerce and additional members to be appointed by the commissioner to include <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>persons representing Minnesota's local public health agencies, licensed hospitals and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>licensed facilities and providers, private purchasers, the medical and nursing professions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>health insurers and health plans, the state quality improvement organization, academic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>research institutions, consumer advisory organizations with an interest and expertise in <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>health information technology, and other stakeholders as identified by the commissioner to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>fulfill the requirements of section 3013, paragraph (g), of the HITECH Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner shall prepare and issue an annual report not later than January <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>30 of each year outlining progress to date in implementing a statewide health information <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>infrastructure and recommending action on policy and necessary resources to continue the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>promotion of adoption and effective use of health information technology.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>(d) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, This subdivision expires June 30, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.6.0"></a><a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 79A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Membership.</b> For the purposes of assisting the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>there is established a Workers' Compensation Self-insurers' Advisory Committee of five <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>members that are employers authorized to self-insure in Minnesota. Three of the members <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>and three alternates shall be elected by the self-insurers' security fund board of trustees and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>two members and two alternates shall be appointed by the commissioner. Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, the advisory committee does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.7.0"></a><a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.0146, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Advisory council created.</b> The Cuyuna Country State Recreation <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>Area Citizens Advisory Council is established. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>council does not expire. Membership on the advisory council shall include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a representative of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Recreation Area Joint Powers <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a representative of the Croft Mine Historical Park Joint Powers Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a designee of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Reclamation Committee who has <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>worked as a miner in the local area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a representative of the Crow Wing County Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) an elected state official;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a representative of the Grand Rapids regional office of the Department of Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>Resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) a designee of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) a designee of the local business community selected by the area chambers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>commerce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) a designee of the local environmental community selected by the Crow Wing <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>County District 5 commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) a designee of a local education organization selected by the Crosby-Ironton <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>School Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) a designee of one of the recreation area user groups selected by the Cuyuna <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>Range Chamber of Commerce; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) a member of the Cuyuna Country Heritage Preservation Society.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.8.0"></a><a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89A.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Membership regulation.</b> Terms, compensation, nomination, appointment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>and removal of council members are governed by section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>. Section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, <br />
            		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>, does not govern the expiration date of the council.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.9.0"></a><a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The council shall appoint a Forest Resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>Research Advisory Committee. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, the council does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>expire. The committee must consist of representatives of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>(1) the College of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>(2) the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>(3) the department;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>(4) the North Central Forest Experiment Station, United States Forest Service; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>(5) other organizations as deemed appropriate by the council.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.10.0"></a><a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 93.0015, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Expiration.</b> Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, or other law to <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>the contrary, The committee expires June 30, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.11.0"></a><a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4b. <b>Citizen oversight committees.</b> (a) The commissioner shall appoint <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>committees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; review <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes in policies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant information; <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for improvements in <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees, each comprised <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>of at least ten affected persons:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a Fisheries Oversight Committee to review fisheries funding and expenditures, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>including activities related to trout and salmon stamps and walleye stamps; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a Wildlife Oversight Committee to review wildlife funding and expenditures, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>including activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and wild turkey management <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>and deer and big game management.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>Committee, and four additional members from each committee, shall form a Budgetary <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>Oversight Committee to coordinate the integration of the fisheries and wildlife oversight <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>committee reports into an annual report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>level in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; and provide a forum <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>to address issues that transcend the fisheries and wildlife oversight committees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>to the commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>jurisdiction over natural resources finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>Committee shall be chosen by their respective committees. The chair of the Budgetary <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not be the chair of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>either of the other oversight committees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee may make recommendations to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>over natural resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, or other law to the contrary, The <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>Fisheries Oversight Committee, the Wildlife Oversight Committee, and the Budgetary <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>Oversight Committee do not expire until June 30, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.12.0"></a><a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 103I.105, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var><b>103I.105 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON WELLS AND BORINGS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>(a) The Advisory Council on Wells and Borings is established as an advisory council <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>to the commissioner. The advisory council shall consist of 18 voting members. Of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>18 voting members:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>(1) one member must be from the Department of Health, appointed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>commissioner of health;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>(2) one member must be from the Department of Natural Resources, appointed <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>by the commissioner of natural resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>(3) one member must be a member of the Minnesota Geological Survey of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>University of Minnesota, appointed by the director;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>(4) one member must be a responsible individual for a licensed explorer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>(5) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed elevator boring <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>contractor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>(6) two members must be members of the public who are not connected with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>boring or well drilling industry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>(7) one member must be from the Pollution Control Agency, appointed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>(8) one member must be from the Department of Transportation, appointed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>commissioner of transportation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>(9) one member must be from the Board of Water and Soil Resources appointed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>its chair;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>(10) one member must be a certified representative of a monitoring well contractor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>(11) six members must be residents of this state appointed by the commissioner, who <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>are certified representatives of licensed well contractors, with not more than two from <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>the seven-county metropolitan area and at least four from other areas of the state who <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>represent different geographical regions; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>(12) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed bored geothermal <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>heat exchanger contractor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>(b) An appointee of the well drilling industry may not serve more than two <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>consecutive terms.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>(c) The appointees to the advisory council from the well drilling industry must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>(1) have been residents of this state for at least three years before appointment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>(2) have at least five years' experience in the well drilling business.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>(d) The terms of the appointed members and the compensation and removal of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>members are governed by section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, except section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, relating to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>expiration of the advisory council does not apply.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.13.0"></a><a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116U.25, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var><b>116U.25 EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM COUNCIL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>(a) The director shall be advised by the Explore Minnesota Tourism Council <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>consisting of up to 28 voting members appointed by the governor for four-year terms, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>(1) the director of Explore Minnesota Tourism who serves as the chair;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>(2) eleven representatives of statewide associations representing bed and breakfast <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>establishments, golf, festivals and events, counties, convention and visitor bureaus, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>lodging, resorts, trails, campgrounds, restaurants, and chambers of commerce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>(3) one representative from each of the tourism marketing regions of the state as <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>designated by the office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>(4) six representatives of the tourism business representing transportation, retail, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>travel agencies, tour operators, travel media, and convention facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>(5) one or more ex officio nonvoting members including at least one from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>University of Minnesota Tourism Center;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>(6) four legislators, two from each house, one each from the two largest political <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>party caucuses in each house, appointed according to the rules of the respective houses; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>(7) other persons, if any, as designated from time to time by the governor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>(b) The council shall act to serve the broader interests of tourism in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>by promoting activities that support, maintain, and expand the state's domestic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>international travel market, thereby generating increased visitor expenditures, tax revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>and employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>(c) Filling of membership vacancies is as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>. The terms of <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>one-half of the members shall be coterminous with the governor and the terms of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>remaining one-half of the members shall end on the first Monday in January one year after <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>the terms of the other members. Members may serve until their successors are appointed <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>and qualify. Members are not compensated. A member may be reappointed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>(d) The council shall meet at least four times per year and at other times determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>by the council. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, the council does not expire.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>(e) If compliance with section 
         <statute_ref>13D.02</statute_ref> is impractical, the Explore Minnesota Tourism <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>Council may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>long as the following conditions are met:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>(1) all members of the council participating in the meeting, wherever their physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>(2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the council can <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the council and, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>needed, receive those services required by sections 
         <statute_ref>15.44</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>15.441</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>(3) at least one member of the council is physically present at the regular meeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>location; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>(4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>identified and recorded.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>(f) Each member of the council participating in a meeting by telephone or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>quorum and participating in all proceedings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>(g) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the council, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>remote location. The council may require the person making such a connection to pay for <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>documented marginal costs that the council incurs as a result of the additional connection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>(h) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>emergency meeting, the council shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>the provisions of paragraph (g). The timing and method of providing notice is governed <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>by section 
         <statute_ref>13D.04</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.14.0"></a><a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.28, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var><b>125A.28 STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>An Interagency Coordinating Council of at least 17, but not more than 25 members is <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>established, in compliance with Public Law 108-446, section 641. The members must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>appointed by the governor and reasonably represent the population of Minnesota. Council <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>members must elect the council chair, who may not be a representative of the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>of Education. The council must be composed of at least five parents, including persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>of color, of children with disabilities under age 12, including at least three parents of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>child with a disability under age seven, five representatives of public or private providers <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>of services for children with disabilities under age five, including a special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>director, county social service director, local Head Start director, and a community health <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>services or public health nursing administrator, one member of the senate, one member of <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>the house of representatives, one representative of teacher preparation programs in early <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>childhood-special education or other preparation programs in early childhood intervention, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>at least one representative of advocacy organizations for children with disabilities under <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>age five, one physician who cares for young children with special health care needs, one <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>representative each from the commissioners of commerce, education, health, human <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>services, a representative from the state agency responsible for child care, foster care, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>mental health, homeless coordinator of education of homeless children and youth, and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>representative from Indian health services or a tribal council. Section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>2 to 5 4, apply to the council. The council must meet at least quarterly.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>The council must address methods of implementing the state policy of developing <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>and implementing comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency programs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>early intervention services for children with disabilities and their families.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>The duties of the council include recommending policies to ensure a comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>and coordinated system of all state and local agency services for children under age five <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>with disabilities and their families. The policies must address how to incorporate each <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>agency's services into a unified state and local system of multidisciplinary assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>practices, individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find children in need of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>services, methods to improve public awareness, and assistance in determining the role of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>interagency early intervention committees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>On the date that Minnesota Part C Annual Performance Report is submitted to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>federal Office of Special Education, the council must recommend to the governor and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>commissioners of education, health, human services, commerce, and employment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>economic development policies for a comprehensive and coordinated system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>Annually, the council must prepare and submit a report to the governor and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>secretary of the federal Department of Education on the status of early intervention <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>services and programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families under <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>1471 to 1485 (Part C, Public Law 102-119), as operated in Minnesota. The Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>Part C annual performance report may serve as the report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State Interagency Coordinating <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>Council does not expire unless federal law no longer requires the existence of the council <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>or committee.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.15.0"></a><a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.31, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Advisory committee.</b> The commissioner shall appoint an advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>committee of five members to advise the staff of the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>Library on long-range plans and library services. Members shall be people who use the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>library. Section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref> governs this committee except that the committee shall not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.16.0"></a><a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.1255, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation and membership.</b> (a) By July 1, 2003, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>of health shall appoint an advisory committee to provide advice and recommendations to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>the commissioner concerning tests and treatments for heritable and congenital disorders <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>found in newborn children. Membership of the committee shall include, but not be limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>to, at least one member from each of the following representative groups:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>(1) parents and other consumers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>(2) primary care providers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>(3) clinicians and researchers specializing in newborn diseases and disorders;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>(4) genetic counselors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>(5) birth hospital representatives;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>(6) newborn screening laboratory professionals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>(7) nutritionists; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>(8) other experts as needed representing related fields such as emerging technologies <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>and health insurance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>(b) The terms and removal of members are governed by section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>. Members <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>shall not receive per diems but shall be compensated for expenses. Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the advisory committee does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.17.0"></a><a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.1481, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; membership.</b> The commissioner of health shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>establish a 15-member Rural Health Advisory Committee. The committee shall consist of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>the following members, all of whom must reside outside the seven-county metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>area, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>(1) two members from the house of representatives of the state of Minnesota, one <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>from the majority party and one from the minority party;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>(2) two members from the senate of the state of Minnesota, one from the majority <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>party and one from the minority party;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>(3) a volunteer member of an ambulance service based outside the seven-county <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>metropolitan area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>(4) a representative of a hospital located outside the seven-county metropolitan area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>(5) a representative of a nursing home located outside the seven-county metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>(6) a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy licensed under chapter 147;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>(7) a midlevel practitioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>(8) a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>(9) a licensed health care professional from an occupation not otherwise represented <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>on the committee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>(10) a representative of an institution of higher education located outside the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>seven-county metropolitan area that provides training for rural health care providers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>(11) three consumers, at least one of whom must be an advocate for persons who are <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>mentally ill or developmentally disabled.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>The commissioner will make recommendations for committee membership. <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>Committee members will be appointed by the governor. In making appointments, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>governor shall ensure that appointments provide geographic balance among those areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>the state outside the seven-county metropolitan area. The chair of the committee shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>elected by the members. The advisory committee is governed by section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>that the members do not receive per diem compensation. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>the advisory committee does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.18.0"></a><a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.608, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Council administration.</b> (a) The council must meet at least twice a year <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>but may meet more frequently at the call of the chair, a majority of the council members, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>or the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>(b) The terms, compensation, and removal of members of the council are governed <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>by section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, except that. The council expires June 30, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>(c) The council may appoint subcommittees and work groups. Subcommittees shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>consist of council members. Work groups may include noncouncil members. Noncouncil <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>members shall be compensated for work group activities under section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>3
         </statute_ref>, but shall receive expenses only.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.19.0"></a><a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 145A.10, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>State and local advisory committees.</b> (a) A State Community Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>Advisory Committee is established to advise, consult with, and make recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>to the commissioner on the development, maintenance, funding, and evaluation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>community health services. Each community health board may appoint a member to serve <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>on the committee. The committee must meet at least quarterly, and special meetings <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>may be called by the committee chair or a majority of the members. Members or their <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>alternates may be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses while engaged <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>in their official duties. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, the State Community Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>Advisory Committee does not expire.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>(b) The city councils or county boards that have established or are members of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>community health board may appoint a community health advisory committee to advise, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>consult with, and make recommendations to the community health board on the duties <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>under subdivision 5a.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.20.0"></a><a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 148.7805, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Administration.</b> The advisory council is established and administered <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the council shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.21.0"></a><a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 153A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Organization.</b> The advisory council shall be organized and administered <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, except that, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>advisory council shall not expire. The council may form committees to carry out its duties.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.22.0"></a><a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Screening board.</b> (a) On or before September 1 of each year the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>engineer of each county shall forward to the commissioner, on forms prepared by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>commissioner, all information relating to the mileage, in lane-miles, of the county state-aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>highway system in the county, and the money needs of the county that the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>deems necessary in order to apportion the county state-aid highway fund in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>with the formula heretofore set forth. Upon receipt of the information the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>shall appoint a board consisting of the following county engineers:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>(1) two county engineers from the metropolitan highway construction district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>(2) one county engineer from each nonmetropolitan highway district; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>(3) one additional county engineer from each county with a population of 175,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>or more.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No county engineer shall be appointed under clause (1) or (2) so as to serve <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>consecutively for more than four years. The board shall investigate and review the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>information submitted by each county and shall on or before the first day of November <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>of each year submit its findings and recommendations in writing as to each county's <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>lane-mileage and money needs to the commissioner on a form prepared by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>commissioner. Final determination of the lane-mileage of each system and the money <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>needs of each county shall be made by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the committee does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.23.0"></a><a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Screening board.</b> (a) On or before September 1 of each year, the engineer <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>of each city having a population of 5,000 or more shall forward to the commissioner on <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>forms prepared by the commissioner, all information relating to the money needs of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>city that the commissioner deems necessary in order to apportion the municipal state-aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>street fund in accordance with the apportionment formula heretofore set forth. Upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>receipt of the information the commissioner shall appoint a board of city engineers. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>board shall be composed of one engineer from each state highway construction district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>and in addition thereto, one engineer from each city of the first class. The board shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>investigate and review the information submitted by each city. On or before November <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>1 of each year, the board shall submit its findings and recommendations in writing as to <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>each city's money needs to the commissioner on a form prepared by the commissioner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>Final determination of the money needs of each city shall be made by the commissioner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>In the event that any city shall fail to submit the information provided for herein, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>commissioner shall estimate the money needs of the city. The estimate shall be used in <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>solving the apportionment formula. The commissioner may withhold payment of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>amount apportioned to the city until the information is submitted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the board does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.24.0"></a><a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Advisory committee.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish an advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>committee consisting of five members, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>(1) one county commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>(2) one county engineer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>(3) one city engineer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>(4) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>population over 5,000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>(5) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>population under 5,000. The advisory committee shall provide recommendations to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>commissioner regarding expenditures from the trunk highway corridor projects account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the committee does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.25.0"></a><a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 175.007, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation; composition.</b> (a) There is created a permanent Council on <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>Workers' Compensation consisting of 12 voting members as follows: the presidents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>largest statewide Minnesota business and organized labor organizations as measured by <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>the number of employees of its business members and in its affiliated labor organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>in Minnesota on July 1, 1992, and every five years thereafter; five additional members <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>representing business, and five additional members representing organized labor. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>commissioner of labor and industry shall serve as chair of the council and shall be a <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>nonvoting member. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, This council does not expire unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>the council no longer fulfills the purpose for which the council was established, the council <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>has not met in the last 18 months, or the council does not comply with the registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>15.0599, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>(b) The governor, the majority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the house of representatives shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>each select a business and a labor representative. At least four of the labor representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>shall be chosen from the affiliated membership of the Minnesota AFL-CIO. At least two <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>of the business representatives shall be representatives of small employers as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>section 
         <statute_ref>177.24, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (2). None of the council members <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>shall represent attorneys, health care providers, qualified rehabilitation consultants, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>insurance companies. If the appointing officials cannot agree on a method of appointing <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>the required number of Minnesota AFL-CIO and small business representatives by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>second Monday in June of the year in which appointments are made, they shall notify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>secretary of state. The distribution of appointments shall then be determined publicly by <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>lot by the secretary of state or a designee in the presence of the appointing officials or their <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>designees on the third Monday in June.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>(c) Each council member shall appoint an alternate. Alternates shall serve in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>absence of the member they replace.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>(d) The ten appointed voting members shall serve for terms of five years and may <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>be reappointed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>(e) The council shall designate liaisons to the council representing workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>compensation insurers; medical, hospital, and rehabilitation providers; and the legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>profession. The speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives shall each <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>appoint a caucus member as a liaison to the council. The majority and minority leaders of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>the senate shall each appoint a caucus member to serve as a liaison to the council.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>(f) The compensation and removal of members shall be as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.26.0"></a><a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 182.656, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Meetings.</b> A majority of the council members constitutes a quorum. <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>The council shall meet at the call of its chair, or upon request of any six members. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>tape recording of the meeting with the tape being retained for a one-year period will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>available upon the request and payment of costs to any interested party. The council shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>expire and the terms, compensation, and removal of members shall be as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, except that the council shall not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.27.0"></a><a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 214.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Delegation of regulation activities.</b> The commissioner of health shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>wherever possible delegate the administration of regulation activities to a health-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>licensing board with the concurrence of that board. If the commissioner of health delegates <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>this function, the licensing board may regularly bill the commissioner of health for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>cost of performing this function. The licensing board may directly set and charge fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>in accordance with the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>214.06</statute_ref>. The commissioner of health may <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>establish an advisory council to advise the commissioner or the appropriate health-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>licensing board on matters relating to the registration and regulation of an occupation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>A council shall have seven members appointed by the commissioner of which five are <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>members of the registered occupation or related registered or licensed occupations, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>two are public members. A council shall expire, and The terms, compensation, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>removal of members shall be as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.28.0"></a><a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Rules; advisory committees.</b> The commission shall adopt rules governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>the distribution of the fund. The commission may establish advisory committees to advise <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>it on the distribution of money under this section, provided that the members of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>advisory committee shall serve without compensation. The expiration date provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, does not apply to this subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.29.0"></a><a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 241.021, subdivision 4c, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4c. <b>Duration of peer review committee.</b> The peer review committee under <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>subdivision 4b does not expire and the expiration date provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>subdivision 5, does not apply to this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.30.0"></a><a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 243.1606, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Expiration; expenses.</b> The provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref> apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>council except that it does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.31.0"></a><a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13i, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13i. <b>Drug Utilization Review Board; report.</b> (a) A nine-member Drug <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>Utilization Review Board is established. The board must be comprised of at least three <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>but no more than four licensed physicians actively engaged in the practice of medicine <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>in Minnesota; at least three licensed pharmacists actively engaged in the practice of <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>pharmacy in Minnesota; and one consumer representative. The remainder must be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>up of health care professionals who are licensed in their field and have recognized <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>knowledge in the clinically appropriate prescribing, dispensing, and monitoring of covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>outpatient drugs. Members of the board must be appointed by the commissioner, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>serve three-year terms, and may be reappointed by the commissioner. The board shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>annually elect a chair from among its members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>(b) The board must be staffed by an employee of the department who shall serve as <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>an ex officio nonvoting member of the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>(c) The commissioner shall, with the advice of the board:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>(1) implement a medical assistance retrospective and prospective drug utilization <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>review program as required by United States Code, title 42, section 1396r-8, subsection <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>(g), paragraph (3);<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>(2) develop and implement the predetermined criteria and practice parameters for <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>appropriate prescribing to be used in retrospective and prospective drug utilization review;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>(3) develop, select, implement, and assess interventions for physicians, pharmacists, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>and patients that are educational and not punitive in nature;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>(4) establish a grievance and appeals process for physicians and pharmacists under <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>(5) publish and disseminate educational information to physicians and pharmacists <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>regarding the board and the review program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>(6) adopt and implement procedures designed to ensure the confidentiality of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>information collected, stored, retrieved, assessed, or analyzed by the board, staff to <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>the board, or contractors to the review program that identifies individual physicians, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>pharmacists, or recipients;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>(7) establish and implement an ongoing process to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>(i) receive public comment regarding drug utilization review criteria and standards; <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>(ii) consider the comments along with other scientific and clinical information in <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>order to revise criteria and standards on a timely basis; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>(8) adopt any rules necessary to carry out this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>(d) The board may establish advisory committees. The commissioner may contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>with appropriate organizations to assist the board in carrying out the board's duties. <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>The commissioner may enter into contracts for services to develop and implement a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>retrospective and prospective review program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>(e) The board shall report to the commissioner annually on the date the drug <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.35"></a><var>36.35</var>utilization review annual report is due to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.36"></a><var>36.36</var>This report must cover the preceding federal fiscal year. The commissioner shall make the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>report available to the public upon request. The report must include information on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>activities of the board and the program; the effectiveness of implemented interventions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>administrative costs; and any fiscal impact resulting from the program. An honorarium <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>of $100 per meeting and reimbursement for mileage must be paid to each board member <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>in attendance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>(f) This subdivision is exempt from the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the board is permanent and does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.32.0"></a><a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256C.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Membership.</b> The Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans consists of seven members appointed at large and one <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>member from each advisory committee established under section 
         <statute_ref>256C.24, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>At least 50 percent of the members must be deaf or deafblind or hard of hearing. Members <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>shall include persons who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing, parents of children who <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing, and representatives of county and regional human <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>services, including representatives of private service providers. Commission members <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>are appointed by the governor for a three-year term and shall serve no more than two <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>consecutive terms. The commission shall select one member as chair. Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, the commission does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.33.0"></a><a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 270C.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Duration.</b> Notwithstanding the provisions of any statutes to the contrary, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>including section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, the coordinating committee as established by this section to <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>oversee and coordinate preparation of the microdata samples of income tax returns and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>other information shall not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.34.0"></a><a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.2213, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Advisory committees.</b> Before submission to the board of a proposal for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>project for expenditure of money appropriated under this section, the commissioner of Iron <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>Range resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>of at least seven persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>the proposal. If the project involves investment in a scientific research proposal, at <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>least four of the committee members must be knowledgeable in the specific scientific <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>research area relating to the project. Members of the committees must be compensated as <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. The board shall not act on a proposal until it <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>has received the evaluation and recommendations of the technical advisory committee. <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, the committees do not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.35.0"></a><a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.2214, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation of committee; purpose.</b> A committee is created to <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>advise the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation on providing higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>education programs in the taconite assistance area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>committee is subject to section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref> but does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.36.0"></a><a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.297, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var><b>298.297 ADVISORY COMMITTEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>Before submission of a project to the board, the commissioner of Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting of <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>one or more persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>proposal. Members of the committees shall be compensated as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, <br />
            		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>. The board shall not act on a proposal until it has received the evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>and recommendations of the technical advisory committee or until 15 days have elapsed <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>since the proposal was transmitted to the advisory committee, whichever occurs first. <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, the committees do not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.37.0"></a><a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299E.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Expiration.</b> Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, The advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>committee on Capitol Area Security expires June 30, 2022.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.38.0"></a><a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Membership.</b> (a) The Construction Codes Advisory Council <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>consists of the following members:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee representing the department's <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>Construction Codes and Licensing Division;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner of public safety's <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>designee representing the Department of Public Safety's State Fire Marshal Division;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) one member, appointed by the commissioner, engaged in each of the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>occupations or industries:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) certified building officials;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) fire chiefs or fire marshals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) licensed architects;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) licensed professional engineers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) commercial building owners and managers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) the licensed residential building industry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) the commercial building industry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) the heating and ventilation industry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) a member of the Plumbing Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) a member of the Board of Electricity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xi) a member of the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xii) the boiler industry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xiii) the manufactured housing industry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xiv) public utility suppliers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xv) the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xvi) local units of government.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee representing the department's <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>Construction Codes and Licensing Division shall serve as chair of the advisory council. <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>For members who are not state officials or employees, compensation and removal of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>members of the advisory council are governed by section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>. The terms of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>members of the advisory council shall be four years. The terms of eight of the appointed <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>members shall be coterminous with the governor and the terms of the remaining nine <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>appointed members shall end on the first Monday in January one year after the terms of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>the other appointed members expire. An appointed member may be reappointed. Each <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>council member shall appoint an alternate to serve in their absence. The committee is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>subject to the expiration provision of section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 5</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.39.0"></a><a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>The revisor of statutes shall: (1) remove cross-references to the sections repealed <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>in articles 1 to 8 wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>(2) make changes necessary to correct the punctuation, grammar, or structure of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>remaining text and preserve its meaning.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.40.0"></a><a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 15B.32, subdivision 7; 127A.70, subdivision 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>136A.031, subdivision 5; 147E.35, subdivision 4; and 245.97, subdivision 7, are repealed.<br />
         		
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