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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 finance; making supplemental appropriations and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>reductions in appropriations for cultural and outdoor resources; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>certain statutory provisions; requiring waiver requests for limitations of certain <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>employment; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>116U.25; 116U.26.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="7">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>in this act.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var><br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2010</b><br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2011</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><b>General</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(964,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(1,536,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(2,500,000)</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The dollar amounts in the columns under "Appropriations" are added to, or, if shown <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>in parentheses, subtracted from appropriations enacted in the 2009 regular legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>session. The appropriations and reductions in appropriations are from the general fund, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>another named fund, and are for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>"2010" and "2011" mean that the appropriations or reductions in appropriations listed <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>under them are for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>"The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal year 2011. "The biennium" <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>is fiscal years 2010 and 2011. Appropriations and reductions in appropriations for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2010</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2011</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(11,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(7,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
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         </table><br />
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               <td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(311,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(313,000)</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>(a) $251,000 the first year and $300,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>the second year are reductions to Explore <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>Minnesota Tourism. Of the reduction in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>the first year, $13,000 is a reduction in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>carryforward from fiscal year 2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>(b) $2,000 the first year and $2,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>second year are reductions to the incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>grants program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(c) $11,000 the first year and $11,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>second year are reductions to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>Film and TV Board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(d) $47,000 the first year is a reduction to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>grant to the Minnesota Film and TV Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>for the film jobs production program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116U.26.<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 5.<b>MINNESOTA HISTORICAL </b><br />
                  		<b>SOCIETY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(238,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(554,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Education and Outreach</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
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         </table><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>$136,000 the first year and $314,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>second year are reductions to education and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>outreach.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Preservation and Access</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
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         </table><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>$102,000 the first year and $236,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>second year are reductions to the preservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>and access program.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>(c) <b>Minnesota International Center</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>$1,000 the second year is a reduction to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>Minnesota International Center.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>(d) <b>Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive </b><br />
                  		<b>Center</b><br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
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         </table><a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>$2,000 the second year is a reduction to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>(e) <b>Hockey Hall of Fame Museum</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>$1,000 the second year is a reduction to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>Hockey Hall of Fame Museum.<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Sec. 6.<b>BOARD OF THE ARTS</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right"><b>(284,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(284,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td><a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Operations and Services</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>$21,000 the first year and $21,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>second year are reductions to operations and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>services.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Grants Program</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>$182,000 the first year and $182,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>second year are reductions to the grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>program.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Regional Arts Council</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
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         </table><a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>$81,000 the first year and $81,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>year are reductions to the Regional Arts <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>Council.<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 7. <b>MINNESOTA HUMANITIES </b><br />
                  		<b>CENTER</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(7,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
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         </table><br />
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               <td><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 8. <b>PUBLIC BROADCASTING</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(65,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(83,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>(a) $38,000 the first year and $48,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>second year are reductions to matching <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>grants for public television.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>(b) $7,000 the first year and $10,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>the second year are reductions to public <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>television equipment grants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(c) $1,000 the second year is a reduction to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>the grant to the Twin Cities regional cable <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>channel.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>(d) $9,000 the first year and $9,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>second year are reductions to the community <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>service grants to public educational radio <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>stations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>(e) $3,000 the first year and $3,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>second year are reductions to the equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>grants to public educational radio stations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>(f) $8,000 the first year and $12,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>second year are reductions to the equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>grants to Minnesota Public Radio, Inc.<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 9. <b>AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(4,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(9,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 10. <b>COUNCIL ON BLACK </b><br />
                  		<b>MINNESOTANS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(5,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(9,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 11. <b>COUNCIL ON CHICANO/LATINO </b><br />
                  		<b>AFFAIRS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(6,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(9,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 12. <b>COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC </b><br />
                  		<b>MINNESOTANS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(5,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(8,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 13. <b>INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(9,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(14,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 14. <b>ZOOLOGICAL BOARD</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(26,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(216,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 15. <b>SCIENCE MUSEUM OF </b><br />
                  		<b>MINNESOTA</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>(18,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 16. <b>DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(5,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>(a) $4,000 is a reduction to the second-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>appropriation for the Minnesota Children's <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>Museum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(b) $1,000 is a reduction to the second-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>appropriation for the Duluth Children's <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>Museum.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116U.25, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var><b>116U.25 EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM COUNCIL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>(a) The director shall be advised by the Explore Minnesota Tourism Council <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>consisting of up to 28 voting members appointed by the governor for four-year terms, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>(1) the director of Explore Minnesota Tourism who serves as the chair;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>(2) eleven representatives of statewide associations representing bed and breakfast <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>establishments, golf, festivals and events, counties, convention and visitor bureaus, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>lodging, resorts, trails, campgrounds, restaurants, and chambers of commerce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>(3) one representative from each of the ~~four~~ tourism marketing regions of the state as <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>designated by the office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>(4) six representatives of the tourism business representing transportation, retail, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>travel agencies, tour operators, travel media, and convention facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>(5) one or more ex officio nonvoting members including at least one from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>University of Minnesota Tourism Center;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>(6) four legislators, two from each house, one each from the two largest political <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>party caucuses in each house, appointed according to the rules of the respective houses; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>(7) other persons, if any, as designated from time to time by the governor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>(b) The council shall act to serve the broader interests of tourism in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>by promoting activities that support, maintain, and expand the state's domestic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>international travel market, thereby generating increased visitor expenditures, tax revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>and employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>(c) Filling of membership vacancies is as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>. The terms of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>one-half of the members shall be coterminous with the governor and the terms of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>remaining one-half of the members shall end on the first Monday in January one year after <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>the terms of the other members. Members may serve until their successors are appointed <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>and qualify. Members are not compensated. A member may be reappointed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>(d) The council shall meet at least four times per year and at other times determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>by the council. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, the council does not expire.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>(e) If compliance with section 
         <statute_ref>13D.02</statute_ref> is impractical, the Explore Minnesota Tourism <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>Council may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>long as the following conditions are met:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(1) all members of the council participating in the meeting, wherever their physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>(2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the council can <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the council and, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</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.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>(3) at least one member of the council is physically present at the regular meeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>location; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>(4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>identified and recorded.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>(f) Each member of the council participating in a meeting by telephone or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>quorum and participating in all proceedings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>(g) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the council, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>remote location. The council may require the person making such a connection to pay for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>documented marginal costs that the council incurs as a result of the additional connection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>(h) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>emergency meeting, the council shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>the provisions of paragraph (g). The timing and method of providing notice is governed <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>by section 
         <statute_ref>13D.04</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116U.26, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var><b>116U.26 FILM PRODUCTION JOBS PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The film production jobs program is created. The program shall be operated <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>by the Minnesota Film and TV Board with administrative oversight and control by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>director of Explore Minnesota Tourism. The program shall make payment to producers <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>of feature films, national television or Internet programs, documentaries, music videos, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>and commercials that directly create new film jobs in Minnesota. To be eligible for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>payment, a producer must submit documentation to the Minnesota Film and TV Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>expenditures for production costs incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>production in Minnesota of a film product. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Minnesota Film and TV Board shall make recommendations to the director of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>Explore Minnesota Tourism about program payment, but the director has the authority to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>make the final determination on payments. The director's determination must be based <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>on proper documentation of eligible production costs submitted for payments. No more <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>than five percent of the funds appropriated for the program in any year may be expended <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>for administration. <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For the purposes of this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) "production costs" means the cost of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) a story and scenario to be used for a film;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) salaries of talent, management, and labor, including payments to personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>services corporations for the services of a performing artist;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) set construction and operations, wardrobe, accessories, and related services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) photography, sound synchronization, lighting, and related services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) editing and related services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) rental of facilities and equipment; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) other direct costs of producing the film in accordance with generally accepted <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>entertainment industry practice; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) "film" means a feature film, television or Internet show, documentary, music <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>video, or television commercial, whether on film, video, or digital media. Film does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>include news, current events, public programming, or a program that includes weather <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>or market reports; a talk show; a production with respect to a questionnaire or contest; a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>sports event or sports activity; a gala presentation or awards show; a finished production <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>that solicits funds; or a production for which the production company is required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>United States Code, title 18, section 2257, to maintain records with respect to a performer <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>portrayed in a single-media or multimedia program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Minnesota Film and TV <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>Board may make reimbursements of: (1) up to 20 percent of film production costs for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>films that locate production outside the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>subdivision 2, or that incur production costs in excess of $5,000,000 in ~~Minnesota~~ the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>metropolitan area within a 12-month period; or (2) up to 15 percent of film production <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>costs for films that incur production costs of $5,000,000 or less in the metropolitan area <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>within a 12-month period.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.19.0"></a><a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; WAIVER REQUEST.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>The commissioner of the Department of Education shall formally request a waiver of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>any executive order or executive branch requirement that employment be frozen, delayed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>or otherwise limited. The waiver shall request an ability to proceed with hiring with <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>respect to federally funded positions at the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library. <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>A copy of this requested waiver shall be given to the chairs of the legislative committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>with jurisdiction over state government and education.<br />
         		
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