<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 729<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to state government; appropriating money for jobs and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>development, commerce and consumer protection, and housing; making <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>changes to labor and industry provisions; modifying and providing for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>certain fees; modifying employment, economic development, and workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>development provisions; making unemployment insurance changes; reducing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>the unemployment insurance tax; establishing notice for contracts for deed <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>involving residential property; providing remedies; establishing the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>Broadband Development in the Department of Commerce and assigning it duties; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>requiring the Department of Transportation to post a database on its Web site; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>appropriating money to various boards, departments, and the Housing Finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>Agency; requiring reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 60A.14, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>subdivision 1; 116J.70, subdivision 2a; 116J.8731, subdivisions 2, 3, 8, 9; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>116L.17, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 116U.26; 136F.37; 154.001, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>adding a subdivision; 154.003; 154.02; 154.05; 154.06; 154.065, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>154.07, subdivision 1; 154.08; 154.09; 154.10, subdivision 1; 154.11, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>1; 154.12; 154.14; 154.15, subdivision 2; 154.26; 155A.23, subdivisions 3, 8, 11; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>155A.25, subdivisions 1a, 4; 155A.27, subdivisions 4, 10; 155A.29, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>2; 155A.30, by adding a subdivision; 177.27, subdivision 4; 237.012, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>3; 239.101, subdivision 3; 245.4712, subdivision 1; 268.051, subdivision 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>268.07, subdivision 3b; 268.125, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; 268.136, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>1, 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 268.199; 268.23; 268A.13; 268A.14, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>subdivision 1; 326.02, subdivision 5; 326A.04, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 7; 326A.10; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>326B.081, subdivision 3; 326B.082, subdivision 11; 326B.093, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>326B.101; 326B.103, subdivision 11; 326B.121, subdivision 1; 326B.163, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>adding subdivisions; 326B.184, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>326B.187; 326B.31, by adding a subdivision; 326B.33, subdivisions 19, 21; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>326B.36, subdivision 7; 326B.37, by adding a subdivision; 326B.43, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>2; 326B.49, subdivisions 2, 3; 326B.89, subdivision 1; 327B.04, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>4; 341.21, subdivision 3a; 341.221; 341.27; 341.29; 341.30, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>341.32, subdivision 2; 341.321; 507.235, subdivision 2; 559.211, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>2; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 3, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>4; Laws 2012, chapter 201, article 1, section 3; proposing coding for new law <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 116L; 154; 155A; 161; 179; 237; 268; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>326B; 383D; 559; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>80G; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 116W.01; 116W.02; 116W.03; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>116W.035; 116W.04; 116W.05; 116W.06; 116W.20; 116W.21; 116W.23; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>116W.24; 116W.25; 116W.26; 116W.27; 116W.28; 116W.29; 116W.30; 116W.31; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.40"></a><var>1.40</var>116W.32; 116W.33; 116W.34; 155A.25, subdivision 1; 326A.03, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.41"></a><var>1.41</var>2, 5, 8; 326B.31, subdivisions 18, 19, 22; 326B.978, subdivision 4; 507.235, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.42"></a><var>1.42</var>subdivision 4; Minnesota Rules, parts 1105.0600; 1105.2550; 1105.2700; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.43"></a><var>1.43</var>1307.0032; 3800.3520, subpart 5, items C, D; 3800.3602, subpart 2, item B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>May 15, 2013<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>The Honorable Paul Thissen<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 729 report that we have agreed upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>That the Senate recede from its amendments and that H. F. No. 729 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>"<b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><table>
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               <td><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>in this article.<br />
         		
         <table>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">197,787,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">170,068,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">367,855,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">21,469,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">20,951,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">42,420,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,400,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' Compensation <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">23,535,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">23,325,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">46,860,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">940,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,240,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,180,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Petroleum Tank Release<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,052,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,052,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,104,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>245,483,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>217,336,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>462,819,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
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               <td><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>for each purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015.<br />
         		
         <table>
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               <td><a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <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>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <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>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <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 />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table>
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               <td><a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.37"></a><var>2.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT </b><br />
                  		<b>AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
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               <td><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>107,134,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>97,364,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
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               <td><a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">85,994,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">76,742,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">20,440,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">19,922,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Business and Community </b><br />
                  		<b>Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">53,642,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">45,407,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
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            <col width="124px"></col>
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               <td><a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">52,942,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">44,707,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>(a)(1) $15,000,000 each year is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>the Minnesota investment fund under <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>appropriation is available until spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>(2) Of the amount available under clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>(1), up to $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>is for a loan to facilitate initial investment <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>in the purchase and operation of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility. <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>This loan is not subject to the loan limitations <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>and shall be forgiven by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>of employment and economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>upon verification of meeting performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>goals. Purchases related to and for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>purposes of this loan award must be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>between January 1, 2013, and June 30, 2015. <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>The amount under this clause is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(3) Of the amount available under clause (1), <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>up to $2,000,000 is available for subsequent <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>investment in the biopharmaceutical facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>project in clause (2). The amount under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>clause is available until expended. Loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>thresholds under clause (2) must be achieved <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>and maintained to receive funding. Loans <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>are not subject to the loan limitations under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>shall be forgiven by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>employment and economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>upon verification of meeting performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>goals. Purchases related to and for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>purposes of loan awards must be made during <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>the biennium the loan was received.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>(4) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>the biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>in this paragraph shall be deemed eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>for the Minnesota job creation fund under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8748, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>by having at least $25,000,000 in capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>investment and 190 retained employees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>(5) For purposes of clauses (1) to (4), <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>"biopharmaceutical" and "biologics" are <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>interchangeable and mean medical drugs <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>or medicinal preparations produced using <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>technology that uses biological systems, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>living organisms, or derivatives of living <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>organisms, to make or modify products or <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>processes for specific use. The medical drugs <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>or medicinal preparations include but are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>limited to proteins, antibodies, nucleic acids, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>and vaccines.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>(b) $12,000,000 each year is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>Minnesota job creation fund under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>Statutes, section 116J.8748. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>the commissioner of employment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>economic development may use up to three <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>percent for administrative expenses. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>appropriation is available until spent. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>base funding for this program shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>$12,500,000 each year in the fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>2016-2017 biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>(c) $1,272,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>general fund for contaminated site cleanup <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>and development grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>Statutes, sections 116J.551 to 116J.558. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>appropriation is available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>(d) $700,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>remediation fund for contaminated site <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>cleanup and development grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.551 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>116J.558. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>(e) $1,425,000 the first year and $1,425,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>the second year are from the general fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>the business development competitive grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>program. Of this amount, up to five percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>is for administration and monitoring of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>business development competitive grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>program. All grant awards shall be for two <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>consecutive years. Grants shall be awarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>in the first year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>(f) $4,195,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>fund for the Minnesota job skills partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>116L.01 to 116L.17. If the appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>for the other year is available. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>appropriation is available until spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(g) $6,000,000 the first year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>general fund for the redevelopment program <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.571. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>available until spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>(h) $12,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>fund for a grant to the Upper Minnesota Film <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>Office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>(i) $325,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>fund for the Minnesota Film and TV Board. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>The appropriation in each year is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>only upon receipt by the board of $1 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>matching contributions of money or in-kind <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>contributions from nonstate sources for every <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>$3 provided by this appropriation, except that <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>each year up to $50,000 is available on July <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>1 even if the required matching contribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>has not been received by that date.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>(j) $100,000 each year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>Northern Lights International Music Festival.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>(k) $5,000,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>fund for a grant to the Minnesota Film <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>and TV Board for the film production jobs <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>116U.26. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>until expended. The base funding for this <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>program shall be $1,500,000 each year in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>fiscal year 2016-2017 biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>(l) $375,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>fund for a grant  to Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>for the small business growth acceleration <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>116O.115. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>(m) $160,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>fund for a grant to develop and implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>a southern and southwestern Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>initiative foundation collaborative pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>project. Funds available under this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>must be used to support and develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>entrepreneurs in diverse populations in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>southern and southwestern Minnesota. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>is a onetime appropriation and is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>until expended. <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>(n) $100,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>fund for the Center for Rural Policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>and Development. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>(o) $250,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>fund for the Broadband Development Office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>(p) $250,000 the first year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>general fund for a onetime grant to the St. <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>Paul Planning and Economic Development <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>Department for neighborhood stabilization <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>use in NSP3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>(q) $1,235,000 the first year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>general fund for a onetime grant to a city <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>of the second class that is designated as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>economically depressed area by the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>States Department of Commerce. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>appropriation is for economic development, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>redevelopment, and job creation programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>and projects. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>(r) $875,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>fund for the Host Community Economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>Development Program established in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.548.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>(s) $750,000 the first year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>fund for a onetime grant to the city of Morris <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>for loans or grants to agricultural processing <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>facilities for energy efficiency improvements. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>Funds available under this section shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>used to increase conservation and promote <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>energy efficiency through retrofitting existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>systems and installing new systems to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>recover waste heat from industrial processes <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>and reuse energy. This appropriation is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>available until the commissioner determines <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>that at least $1,250,000 is committed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>the project from nonpublic sources. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>appropriation is available until expended.<br />
         		
         <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.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Workforce Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">16,386,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">14,881,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,776,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,789,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">13,610,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">13,092,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>(a) $1,039,000 each year from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>fund and $2,244,000 each year from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>workforce development fund are for the adult <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>workforce development competitive grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>program. Of this amount, up to five percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>is for administration and monitoring of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>adult workforce development competitive <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>grant program. All grant awards shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>for two consecutive years. Grants shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>awarded in the first year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>(b) $3,500,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>workforce development fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>Minnesota youth program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>Statutes, sections 116L.56 and 116L.561.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>(c) $1,000,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>workforce development fund and $250,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>each year is from the general fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>the youthbuild program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>Statutes, sections 116L.361 to 116L.366. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>this appropriation and notwithstanding any <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>law to the contrary, $250,000 each year is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>the Little Earth youthbuild program and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>available until expended. The appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>from the general fund and the appropriation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>Little Earth youthbuild program are onetime.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>(d) $200,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>development fund for a grant to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>Diversified Industries, Inc., to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>progressive development and employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>opportunities for people with disabilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>(e) $2,848,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>workforce development fund for the youth <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>workforce development competitive grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>program. Of this amount, up to five percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>is for administration and monitoring of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>youth workforce development competitive <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>grant program. All grant awards shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>for two consecutive years. Grants shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>awarded in the first year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>(f) $1,500,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>workforce development fund for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>to FastTRAC - Minnesota Adult Careers <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>Pathways Program. Up to ten percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>of this appropriation may be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>provide leadership, oversight, and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>assistance services for low-skilled, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>low-income adults.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>(g) $987,000 in fiscal year 2014 is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>appropriation from the general fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>the pilot customized training program for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>manufacturing industries under article 3. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>this amount:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>(1) $240,000 is for the commissioner for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>coordination, oversight, and reporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>responsibilities related to the customized <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>training program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>(2) $187,000 is for a grant to Alexandria <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>Technical College for the customized training <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>center;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>(3) $380,000 is for a grant to Century College <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>for the purposes of this paragraph;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>(4) $90,000 is for Hennepin Technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>College for the purposes of this paragraph; <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>(5) $90,000 is for Central Lakes College for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>the purposes of this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>(h) $425,000 the first year and $425,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>the second year are from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>development fund for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>Minnesota High Tech Association to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>SciTechsperience, a program that supports <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>science, technology, engineering, and math <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>(STEM) internship opportunities for two- <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>and four-year college and university students <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>in their field of study. The internship <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>opportunities must match students with <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>paid internships within STEM disciplines <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>at small, for-profit companies located in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>seven-county metropolitan area, with fewer <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>than 150 total employees, or at small or <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>medium, for-profit companies located outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>of the seven-county metropolitan area, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>fewer than 250 total employees. At least 100 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>students must be matched in the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>and at least 125 students must be matched in <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>the second year. Selected hiring companies <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>shall receive from the grant 50 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>wages paid to the intern, capped at $2,500 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>per intern. The program must work toward <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>increasing the participation among women <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>or other underserved populations. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>(i) $500,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>development fund for the Opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>Industrialization Center programs. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>appropriation shall be divided equally among <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>the eligible centers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>(j) $450,000 the first year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>workforce development fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>foreign-trained health care professionals <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>grant program modeled after the pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>program conducted under Laws 2006, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>chapter 282, article 11, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>12, to encourage state licensure of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>foreign-trained health care professionals, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>including: physicians, with preference given <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>to primary care physicians who commit <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>to practicing for at least five years after <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>licensure in underserved areas of the state; <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>nurses; dentists; pharmacists; mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>professionals; and other allied health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>professionals. The commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>collaborate with health-related licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>boards and Minnesota workforce centers to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>award grants to foreign-trained health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>professionals sufficient to cover the actual <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>costs of taking a course to prepare health <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>care professionals for required licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>examinations and the fee for the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>licensing examinations. When awarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>grants, the commissioner must consider the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>following factors:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>(1) whether the recipient's training involves <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>a medical specialty that is in high demand in <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>one or more communities in the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>(2) whether the recipient commits to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>practicing in a designated rural area or an <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>underserved urban community, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1501;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>(3) whether the recipient's language skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>provide an opportunity for needed health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>access for underserved Minnesotans; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>(4) any additional criteria established <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>by the commissioner. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>appropriation and is available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>(k) $68,000 the first year from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>development fund is for a grant to Olmsted <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>County for employment supports and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>independent living services to county <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>residents diagnosed with high-functioning <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>autism, Asperger's syndrome, nonverbal <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>learning disorders, and pervasive <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>development disorder, not otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>specified, and for education, outreach, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>and support services to area employers <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>to encourage the hiring and promotion <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>of workers with high-functioning autism, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>Asperger's syndrome, nonverbal learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>disorders, and pervasive development <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>disorder, not otherwise specified. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>(l) $750,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>development fund for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>Clubs to administer a statewide project <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>of youth jobs skills development. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>project, which may have career guidance <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>components, including health and life skills, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>is to encourage, train, and assist youth in <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>job-seeking skills, workplace orientation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>and job-site knowledge through coaching. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>This grant requires a 25 percent match from <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>nonstate resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>(m) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>second year are appropriated from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>fund for the publication, dissemination, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>and use of labor market information under <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.4011, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>for pilot programs in the workforce service <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>areas specified in this act, to combine career <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>and higher education advising.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>(n) $125,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>development fund for a grant to Big <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>Brothers, Big Sisters of the Greater Twin <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>Cities for workforce readiness, employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>exploration, and skills development for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>youth ages 12 to 21. The grant must serve <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>youth in the Twin Cities, Central Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>and Southern Minnesota Big Brothers, Big <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>Sisters chapters.<br />
         		
         <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.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>General Support Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,168,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,168,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>$150,000 each year is from the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>for the cost-of-living study required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.013.<br />
         		
         <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.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Minnesota Trade Office</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,322,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,292,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>(a) $330,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $300,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>in fiscal year 2015 are for the STEP grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.979. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>the fiscal year 2014 appropriation, $30,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>is for establishing trade, export, and cultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>exchange relations between the state of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>Minnesota and east African nations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>(b) $180,000 in fiscal year 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>$180,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for the Invest <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>Minnesota marketing initiative in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>Statutes, section 116J.9801. Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>any other law, this provision does not expire.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>(c) $270,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>fund for the expansion of Minnesota Trade <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>Offices under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>116J.978.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>(d) $50,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>fund  for the trade policy advisory group <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.9661.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>(e) The commissioner of employment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>economic development, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>with the commissioner of agriculture, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>identify and increase export opportunities for <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>Minnesota agricultural products.<br />
         		
         <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.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Vocational Rehabilitation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">27,691,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">27,691,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">20,861,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">20,861,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,830,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,830,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>(a) $10,800,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>fund for the state's vocational rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>268A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>(b) $2,261,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>fund for grants to centers for independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>living under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>268A.11.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>(c) $5,745,000 each year from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>fund and $6,830,000 each year from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>workforce development fund is for extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>employment services for persons with <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>severe disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>section 268A.15. The allocation of extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>employment funds to Courage Center from <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>contracted to Allina Health systems from <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>extended employment services in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>with Minnesota Rules, parts 3300.2005 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>3300.2055.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>(d) $2,055,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>fund for grants to programs that provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>employment support services to persons with <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>mental illness under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>sections 268A.13 and 268A.14. The base <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>appropriation for this program is $1,555,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>each year in the fiscal year 2016-2017 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>biennium.<br />
         		
         <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.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Services for the Blind</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">5,925,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">5,925,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></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.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <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.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>58,748,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>42,748,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>Unless otherwise specified, this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>is for transfer to the housing development <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>fund for the programs specified in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>section. Except as otherwise indicated, this <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>transfer is part of the agency's permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>budget base.<br />
         		
         <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.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Challenge Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">19,203,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">9,203,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>(a) This appropriation is for the economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>development and housing challenge program <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33. <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>The agency must continue to strengthen its <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>efforts to address the disparity rate between <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>white households and indigenous American <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>Indians and communities of color. Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>amount, $1,208,000 each year shall be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>available during the first 11 months of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>fiscal year exclusively for housing projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>for American Indians. Any funds not <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>committed to housing projects for American <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>Indians in the first 11 months of the fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>shall be available for any eligible activity <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>under Minnesota Statues, section 462A.33.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>(b) Of this amount, $10,000,000 is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>appropriation and is targeted for housing in <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>communities and regions that have:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>(1)(i) low housing vacancy rates; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>(ii) cooperatively developed a plan that <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>identifies current and future housing needs; <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>(2)(i) experienced job growth since 2005 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>have at least 2,000 jobs within the commuter <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>shed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>(ii) evidence of anticipated job expansion; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>(iii) a significant portion of area employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>who commute more than 30 miles between <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>their residence and their employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>(c) Priority shall be given to programs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>projects that are land trust programs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>programs that work in coordination with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>land trust program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>(d) The base funding for this program in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>2016-2017 biennium is $12,925,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>year.<br />
         		
         <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.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Housing Trust Fund</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">13,276,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">10,276,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>(a) This appropriation is for deposit in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>housing trust fund account created under <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.201, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>may be used for the purposes provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>that section. To the extent that these funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>are used for the acquisition of housing, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>agency shall give priority among comparable <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>projects to projects that focus on creating <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>safe and stable housing for homeless youth <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>or projects that provide housing to trafficked <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>women and children.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>(b) $2,000,000 in the first year is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>appropriation for temporary rental assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>for families with school-age children who <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>have changed school or home at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>once in the last school year. The agency, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>in consultation with the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>Education, may establish additional targeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>criteria.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>(c) Of this amount, $500,000 the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>is a onetime appropriation for temporary <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>rental assistance for adults who are in <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>the process of being released from state <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>correctional facilities or on supervised <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>release in the community who are homeless <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>or at risk of becoming homeless. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>agency, in consultation with the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>of Corrections, may establish additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>targeting criteria to identify those adults <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>most at risk of reentering state correctional <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>facilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>(d) Of this amount, $500,000 the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>is a onetime appropriation for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>nonprofit organization selected to administer <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>the state demonstration project for high-risk <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>adults established under Laws 2007, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>54, article 1, section 19.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>(e) The base funding for this program in <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>fiscal years 2016 and 2017 is $11,471,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>each year.<br />
         		
         <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.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,838,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,838,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>This appropriation is for the rental housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>assistance program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>Statutes, section 462A.2097.<br />
         		
         <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.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Family Homeless Prevention</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,862,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,862,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>This appropriation is for the family homeless <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>prevention and assistance programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204. <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>The base funding for this program in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>2016-2017 biennium is $8,519,000 each year.<br />
         		
         <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.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Home Ownership Assistance Fund</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">830,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">830,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>This appropriation is for the home ownership <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>assistance program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 8. <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>The agency shall continue to strengthen <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>its efforts to address the disparity gap in <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>the homeownership rate between white <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>households and indigenous American Indians <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>and communities of color.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>The base funding for this program in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>years 2016 and 2017 is $885,000 each year.<br />
         		
         <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.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Affordable Rental Investment Fund</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,218,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,218,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>(a) This appropriation is for the affordable <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>rental investment fund program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>subdivision 8b, to finance the acquisition, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>rehabilitation, and debt restructuring of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>federally assisted rental property and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>for making equity take-out loans under <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.05, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>subdivision 39.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>(b) The owner of federally assisted rental <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>property must agree to participate in <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>the applicable federally assisted housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>program and to extend any existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>low-income affordability restrictions on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>housing for the maximum term permitted. <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>The owner must also enter into an agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>that gives local units of government, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>housing and redevelopment authorities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>and nonprofit housing organizations the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>right of first refusal if the rental property <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>is offered for sale. Priority must be given <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>among comparable federally assisted rental <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>properties to properties with the longest <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>remaining term under an agreement for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>federal assistance. Priority must also be <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>given among comparable rental housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>developments to developments that are or <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>will be owned by local government units, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>housing and redevelopment authority, or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>nonprofit housing organization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>(c) The appropriation also may be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>debt restructuring of existing supportive <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>housing properties. For purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>subdivision, "supportive housing" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>affordable rental housing with links to <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>services necessary for individuals, youth, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>families with children to maintain housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>stability.<br />
         		
         <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.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 8.<b>Housing Rehabilitation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,772,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,772,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>This appropriation is for housing assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>for the rehabilitation of single-family homes <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>under the housing rehabilitation program <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.05, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>subdivision 14.<br />
         		
         <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.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Homeownership Education, </b><br />
                  		<b>Counseling, and Training</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">791,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">791,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>This appropriation is for the homeownership <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>education, counseling, and training program <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.209. <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>Priority may be given to funding programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>that are aimed at culturally specific groups <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>who are providing services to members of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>their communities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>The base funding for this program in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>years 2016 and 2017 is $857,000 each year.<br />
         		
         <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.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 10.<b>Capacity Building Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">375,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">375,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>This appropriation is for nonprofit capacity <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>building grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>section 462A.21, subdivision 3b. <br />
         		
         <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.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 11.<b>Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">445,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">445,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>(a) This appropriation is for the grants in <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>paragraphs (b) to (d) and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>expended. This appropriation is added to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>agency's base.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>(b) $70,000 each year is for a grant to Open <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>Access Connection to provide free voice mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>services for homeless and low-income people <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>so that they have a reliable and consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>communication tool to aid in their search <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>for affordable housing and their search for <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>and maintenance of jobs so that they have <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>income to maintain affordable housing. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>service is provided in the metropolitan area <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>and through a toll-free number in greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>(c) $200,000 each year is for a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>HOME Line for the tenant's rights advocacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>and services program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>(d) $175,000 each year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>Voice of East African Women Organization <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>to provide safe housing for victims of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>domestic abuse and trafficking. The program <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>shall provide shelter to East African women <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>and children in Minnesota and other victims <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>of domestic violence. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>available in either year.<br />
         		
         <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.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 12.<b>Rental Rehabilitation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,138,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,138,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>This appropriation is for the rental housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>rehabilitation loan program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 14. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>The base funding for this program in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>years 2016 and 2017 is $3,743,000 each year.<br />
         		
         <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.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 13.<b>Transfers and Appropriations</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>(a) The remaining balance of appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>in Laws 2012, First Special Session chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>1, article 1, section 7, for the economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>development and housing challenge program <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>that is unobligated to loans to homeowners <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>or rental property owners as of June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>2013, estimated to be $3,000,000 is canceled <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>to the general fund. By August 1, 2013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>the commissioner of the Housing Finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>Agency shall provide the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>management and budget with the information <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>necessary to determine the amount that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>uncommitted and available for transfer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>(b) The amount canceled to the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>under paragraph (a) is appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>Housing Finance Agency from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>fund for transfer to the housing development <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>fund for the rehabilitation loan program <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.05, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>subdivision 14. Until August 1, 2014, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>priority in the use of these funds shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>given to assistance for eligible homeowners <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>residing in the area included in DR-4069 <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>whose homes were damaged as a result of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>the storms and flooding that occurred June <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>14 to June 21, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></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.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>13,988,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>13,988,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>To develop maximum private sector <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>involvement in tourism, $500,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>year 2014 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>must be matched by Explore Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>Tourism from nonstate sources. Each $1 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>state incentive must be matched with $6 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>private sector funding. Cash match is defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>as revenue to the state or documented cash <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>expenditures directly expended to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>Explore Minnesota Tourism programs. Up <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>to one-half of the private sector contribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>may be in-kind or soft match. The incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>in fiscal year 2014 shall be based on fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>year 2013 private sector contributions. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>incentive in fiscal year 2015 shall be based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>fiscal year 2014 private sector contributions. <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>This incentive is ongoing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>Funding for the marketing grants is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>either year of the biennium. Unexpended <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>grant funds from the first year are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>in the second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></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.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND </b><br />
                  		<b>INDUSTRY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <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.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>22,966,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>22,966,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="94px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,066,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,066,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' <br />
                  		Compensation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">20,871,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">20,871,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,029,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,029,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <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.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Workers' Compensation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,678,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,678,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>compensation fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>$200,000 each year is for grants to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>Vinland Center for rehabilitation services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>Grants shall be distributed as the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>refers injured workers to the Vinland Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>for rehabilitation services.<br />
         		
         <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.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Labor Standards and Apprenticeship</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,095,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,095,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,066,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,066,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,029,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,029,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>(a) $816,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>general fund for the labor standards and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>apprenticeship program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>(b) $150,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>fund for a child labor initiative for expanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>education and outreach to high schools and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>targeted industries to ensure minors entering <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>the workforce are safe.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>(c) $879,000 each year is appropriated from <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>the workforce development fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>apprenticeship program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>Statutes, chapter 178, and includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>$100,000 each year for labor education and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>advancement program grants and to expand <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>and promote registered apprenticeship <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>training in nonconstruction trade programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>(d) $150,000 each year is appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>from the workforce development fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>prevailing wage enforcement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>(e) $70,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>fund for implementing and administering a <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>minimum wage inflation adjustment. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>appropriation is available only if a law is <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>enacted in 2013 that includes an automatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>inflation adjustment to the state minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>wage. The availability of this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>is effective in the same fiscal year that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>inflation adjustment is first effective.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>(f) $100,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>fund for wage enforcement.<br />
         		
         <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.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Workplace Safety</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,154,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,154,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>compensation fund.<br />
         		
         <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.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>General Support</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,039,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,039,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>compensation fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></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.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>BUREAU OF MEDIATION </b><br />
                  		<b>SERVICES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,129,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,033,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>(a) $68,000 each year is for grants to area <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>labor management committees. Grants may <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>be awarded for a 12-month period beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>July 1 each year. Any unencumbered balance <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>remaining at the end of the first year does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>cancel but is available for the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>(b) $100,000 in fiscal year 2014 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>appropriated from the general fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>Bureau of Mediation Services for transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>to the Office of Enterprise Technology to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>develop a new business management system <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>for case and document management. This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>a onetime appropriation and is available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>spending until June 30, 2015. Any ongoing <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>information technology support or costs for <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>this application will be incorporated into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>service level agreement and will be paid to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>the Office of Enterprise Technology by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>Bureau of Mediation Services under the rates <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>and mechanism specified in that agreement. <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>Of this amount, $25,000 each year is added <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>to the Bureau of Mediation Services base <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>budget to cover the information technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>support costs for this application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>(c) $256,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>fund for the Office of Collaboration and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>Dispute Resolution under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>Statutes, section 179.90. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>$160,000 each year is for grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 179.91, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>$96,000 each year is for intergovernmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>and public policy collaboration and operation <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>of the office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>(d) The bureau's general fund base <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>is $2,058,000 in fiscal year 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>$2,058,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.8.0"></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.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 8. <b>BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>705,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>618,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.9.0"></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.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 9. <b>BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE, </b><br />
                  		<b>ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, </b><br />
                  		<b>LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, </b><br />
                  		<b>GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>774,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>774,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.10.0"></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.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 10. <b>BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST </b><br />
                  		<b>EXAMINERS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,346,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,346,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.11.0"></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.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 11. <b>BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>317,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>317,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.12.0"></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.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 12. <b>WORKERS' COMPENSATION </b><br />
                  		<b>COURT OF APPEALS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,913,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,703,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>compensation fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>Of this appropriation, $210,000 is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>onetime appropriation and is available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>spending until June 30, 2015. $100,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>fiscal year 2014 is appropriated from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>workers' compensation fund to the Workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>Compensation Court of Appeals for transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>to the Office of Enterprise Technology to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>develop a paperless case management system <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>and to ensure that services and hardware <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>are accessible and compatible with systems <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>with which the Workers' Compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>Court of Appeals must interact. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>onetime appropriation and is available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>spending until June 30, 2015. Any ongoing <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>information technology support or costs for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>this application will be incorporated into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>service level agreement and will be paid to <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>the Office of Enterprise Technology by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>under the rates and mechanism specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>that agreement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.13.0"></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.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 13. <b>DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <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.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>29,006,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>27,038,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">26,263,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">23,995,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">940,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,240,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Petroleum Tank<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,052,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,052,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Workers' <br />
                  		Compensation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">751,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">751,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <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.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Financial Institutions</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,885,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,885,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>$142,000 each year is for the regulation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>mortgage originators and servicers under <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapters 58 and 58A.<br />
         		
         <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.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Petroleum Tank Release </b><br />
                  		<b>Compensation Board</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,052,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,052,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>This appropriation is from the petroleum <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>tank fund.<br />
         		
         <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.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Administrative Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">6,615,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">6,615,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>$375,000 each year is for additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>compliance efforts with unclaimed property. <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>The commissioner may issue contracts for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>these services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>$25,000 each year is for newspaper <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>advertising directed at persons who own or <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>may own unclaimed property. By June 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>of each year, the commissioner shall submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>a report to the house and senate committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>with jurisdiction over the department of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>results of the newspaper advertisements <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>in returning property to the owners. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>appropriation for newspaper advertising and <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>the requirement of a report is for fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>2014 and 2015 only.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>$100,000 each year is for the support of <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>broadband development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>Fees for the Weights and Measures Unit are <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>increased by 30 percent during fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>2014. All fees are deposited to the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>fund as nondedicated revenue.<br />
         		
         <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.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Telecommunications</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,949,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,249,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,009,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,009,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">940,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,240,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>$940,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $1,240,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>commissioner from the telecommunication <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>access fund for the following transfers. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>appropriation is added to the department's <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>base.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>(1) $500,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $800,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>in fiscal year 2015 to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>human services to supplement the ongoing <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>operational expenses of the Commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>Minnesotans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>(2) $290,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $290,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>in fiscal year 2015 to the chief information <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>officer for the purpose of coordinating <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>technology accessibility and usability; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>(3) $150,000 in fiscal year 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>$150,000 in fiscal year 2015 to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>Legislative Coordinating Commission for <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>captioning of legislative coverage.<br />
         		
         <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.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Enforcement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,824,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,820,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,626,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,622,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Workers' <br />
                  		Compensation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">198,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">198,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>Of the general fund amount, $646,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>fiscal year 2014 and $642,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>year 2015 is to establish the regulation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>gold bullion dealers. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>only available if a law is enacted in 2013 <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>to establish the regulation of gold bullion <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>dealers.<br />
         		
         <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.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Energy Resources</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">5,766,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,502,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>$2,000,000 the first year is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>weatherization assistance program. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>June 30, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>$150,000 each year is for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>providers of low-income weatherization <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>services to install renewable energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>equipment in households that are eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>weatherization assistance under Minnesota's <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>weatherization assistance program state <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>plan as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>section 239.101.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>The general fund base budget for energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>resources is $3,424,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>and $3,415,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <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.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Insurance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,915,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,915,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,362,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,362,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Workers' <br />
                  		Compensation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">553,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">553,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.14.0"></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.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 14. <b>PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>6,457,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>6,441,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>The general fund base for the Public Utilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>Commission is $6,241,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>2016 and $6,205,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>TRANSFERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>(a) The deposits in each year of the biennium into the contingent account created <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 268.199, estimated to be $7,500,000 each year, shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>transferred before the closing of each fiscal year to the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>(b) By June 30, 2014, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>$10,000,000 in assets of the workers' compensation assigned risk plan created under <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 79.252, to the general fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var><b>LABOR AND INDUSTRY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.70, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>License; exceptions.</b> "Business license" or "license" does not include <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>(1) any occupational license or registration issued by a licensing board listed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>section 
         <statute_ref>214.01</statute_ref> or any occupational registration issued by the commissioner of health <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>214.13</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>(2) any license issued by a county, home rule charter city, statutory city, township, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>other political subdivision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>(3) any license required to practice the following occupation regulated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>following sections:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>(i) abstracters regulated pursuant to chapter 386;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>(ii) accountants regulated pursuant to chapter 326A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>(iii) adjusters regulated pursuant to chapter 72B;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>(iv) architects regulated pursuant to chapter 326;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>(v) assessors regulated pursuant to chapter 270;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>(vi) athletic trainers regulated pursuant to chapter 148;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>(vii) attorneys regulated pursuant to chapter 481;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>(viii) auctioneers regulated pursuant to chapter 330;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>(ix) barbers and cosmetologists regulated pursuant to chapter 154;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>(x) boiler operators regulated pursuant to chapter 183 326B;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>(xi) chiropractors regulated pursuant to chapter 148;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>(xii) collection agencies regulated pursuant to chapter 332;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>(xiii) dentists, registered dental assistants, and dental hygienists regulated pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>to chapter 150A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>(xiv) detectives regulated pursuant to chapter 326;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>(xv) electricians regulated pursuant to chapter 326 326B;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>(xvi) mortuary science practitioners regulated pursuant to chapter 149A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>(xvii) engineers regulated pursuant to chapter 326;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>(xviii) insurance brokers and salespersons regulated pursuant to chapter 60A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>(xix) certified interior designers regulated pursuant to chapter 326;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>(xx) midwives regulated pursuant to chapter 147D;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>(xxi) nursing home administrators regulated pursuant to chapter 144A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>(xxii) optometrists regulated pursuant to chapter 148;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>(xxiii) osteopathic physicians regulated pursuant to chapter 147;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>(xxiv) pharmacists regulated pursuant to chapter 151;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>(xxv) physical therapists regulated pursuant to chapter 148;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>(xxvi) physician assistants regulated pursuant to chapter 147A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>(xxvii) physicians and surgeons regulated pursuant to chapter 147;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>(xxviii) plumbers regulated pursuant to chapter 326 326B;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>(xxix) podiatrists regulated pursuant to chapter 153;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>(xxx) practical nurses regulated pursuant to chapter 148;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>(xxxi) professional fund-raisers regulated pursuant to chapter 309;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>(xxxii) psychologists regulated pursuant to chapter 148;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>(xxxiii) real estate brokers, salespersons, and others regulated pursuant to chapters <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>82 and 83;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>(xxxiv) registered nurses regulated pursuant to chapter 148;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>(xxxv) securities brokers, dealers, agents, and investment advisers regulated <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>pursuant to chapter 80A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>(xxxvi) steamfitters regulated pursuant to chapter 326 326B;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>(xxxvii) teachers and supervisory and support personnel regulated pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>chapter 125;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.36"></a><var>31.36</var>(xxxviii) veterinarians regulated pursuant to chapter 156;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>(xxxix) water conditioning contractors and installers regulated pursuant to chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>326 326B;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>(xl) water well contractors regulated pursuant to chapter 103I;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>(xli) water and waste treatment operators regulated pursuant to chapter 115;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>(xlii) motor carriers regulated pursuant to chapter 221;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>(xliii) professional firms regulated under chapter 319B;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>(xliv) real estate appraisers regulated pursuant to chapter 82B;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>(xlv) residential building contractors, residential remodelers, residential roofers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>manufactured home installers, and specialty contractors regulated pursuant to chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>326 326B;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>(xlvi) licensed professional counselors regulated pursuant to chapter 148B;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>(4) any driver's license required pursuant to chapter 171;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>(5) any aircraft license required pursuant to chapter 360;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>(6) any watercraft license required pursuant to chapter 86B;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>(7) any license, permit, registration, certification, or other approval pertaining to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>regulatory or management program related to the protection, conservation, or use of or <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>interference with the resources of land, air, or water, which is required to be obtained <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>from a state agency or instrumentality; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>(8) any pollution control rule or standard established by the Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>Agency or any health rule or standard established by the commissioner of health or any <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>licensing rule or standard established by the commissioner of human services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 177.27, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Compliance orders.</b> The commissioner may issue an order requiring <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>an employer to comply with sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.435</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.02</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.03</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.031</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>181.032
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.101</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.11</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.12</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.13</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.14</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.145</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.15, 181.275, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>2a
         </statute_ref>, 181.722, and 
         <statute_ref>181.79</statute_ref>, or with any rule promulgated under section 
         <statute_ref>177.28</statute_ref>. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>commissioner shall issue an order requiring an employer to comply with sections 
         <statute_ref>177.41</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>to 
         <statute_ref>177.435</statute_ref> if the violation is repeated. For purposes of this subdivision only, a violation <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>is repeated if at any time during the two years that preceded the date of violation, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>commissioner issued an order to the employer for violation of sections 
         <statute_ref>177.41</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.435</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>and the order is final or the commissioner and the employer have entered into a settlement <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>agreement that required the employer to pay back wages that were required by sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>177.41
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.435</statute_ref>. The department shall serve the order upon the employer or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>employer's authorized representative in person or by certified mail at the employer's place <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>of business. An employer who wishes to contest the order must file written notice of <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>objection to the order with the commissioner within 15 calendar days after being served <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>with the order. A contested case proceeding must then be held in accordance with sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>14.57
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>14.69</statute_ref>. If, within 15 calendar days after being served with the order, the employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>fails to file a written notice of objection with the commissioner, the order becomes a <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>final order of the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Limitation.</b> The provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>326.02</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326.15</statute_ref> shall not apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>to the preparation of plans and specifications for the erection, enlargement, or alteration <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>of any building or other structure by any person, for that person's exclusive occupancy <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>or use, unless such occupancy or use involves the public health or safety or the health <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>or safety of the employees of said person, or of the buildings listed in section 
         <statute_ref>326.03, <br />
            		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, nor to any detailed or shop plans required to be furnished by a contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>to a registered engineer, landscape architect, architect, or certified interior designer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>nor to any standardized manufactured product, nor to any construction superintendent <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>supervising the execution of work designed by an architect, landscape architect, engineer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>or certified interior designer licensed or certified in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>326.03</statute_ref>, nor <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>to the planning for and supervision of the construction and installation of work by an <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>electrical or elevator contractor or master plumber as defined in and licensed pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>chapter 326B, where such work is within the scope of such licensed activity and not <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>within the practice of professional engineering, or architecture, or where the person does <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>not claim to be a certified interior designer as defined in subdivision 2, 3, or 4b.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Applicable law.</b> "Applicable law" means the provisions of sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>181.723
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>325E.66</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>327.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>327.36</statute_ref>, and this chapter, and chapter 341, and all rules, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>orders, stipulation agreements, settlements, compliance agreements, licenses, registrations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>certificates, and permits adopted, issued, or enforced by the department under sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>181.723, 325E.66, 327.31
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>327.36</statute_ref>, or this chapter, or chapter 341.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.082, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Licensing orders; grounds; reapplication.</b> (a) The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>deny an application for a permit, license, registration, or certificate if the applicant does <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>not meet or fails to maintain the minimum qualifications for holding the permit, license, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>registration, or certificate, or has any unresolved violations or unpaid fees or monetary <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>penalties related to the activity for which the permit, license, registration, or certificate has <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>been applied for or was issued.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner may deny, suspend, limit, place conditions on, or revoke a <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>person's permit, license, registration, or certificate, or censure the person holding the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>permit, license, registration, or certificate, if the commissioner finds that the person:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) committed one or more violations of the applicable law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) submitted false or misleading information to the state in connection with <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>activities for which the permit, license, registration, or certificate was issued, or in <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>connection with the application for the permit, license, registration, or certificate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) allowed the alteration or use of the person's own permit, license, registration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>or certificate by another person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) within the previous five years, was convicted of a crime in connection with <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>activities for which the permit, license, registration, or certificate was issued;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) violated: (i) a final administrative order issued under subdivision 7 or, (ii) a final <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>stop order issued under subdivision 10, or (iii) injunctive relief issued under subdivision 9, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>or (iv) a consent order or final order of the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) failed to cooperate with a commissioner's request to give testimony, to produce <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>documents, things, apparatus, devices, equipment, or materials, or to access property <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>under subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) retaliated in any manner against any employee or person who is questioned by, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>cooperates with, or provides information to the commissioner or an employee or agent <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>authorized by the commissioner who seeks access to property or things under subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) engaged in any fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest act or practice; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) performed work in connection with the permit, license, registration, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>certificate or conducted the person's affairs in a manner that demonstrates incompetence, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>untrustworthiness, or financial irresponsibility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the commissioner revokes or denies a person's permit, license, registration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>or certificate under paragraph (b), the person is prohibited from reapplying for the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>type of permit, license, registration, or certificate for at least two years after the effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>date of the revocation or denial. The commissioner may, as a condition of reapplication, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>require the person to obtain a bond or comply with additional reasonable conditions the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>commissioner considers necessary to protect the public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) If a permit, license, registration, or certificate expires, or is surrendered, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>withdrawn, or terminated, or otherwise becomes ineffective, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>institute a proceeding under this subdivision within two years after the permit, license, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>registration, or certificate was last effective and enter a revocation or suspension order as <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>of the last date on which the permit, license, registration, or certificate was in effect.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.093, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Examination results.</b> If the applicant receives a passing score on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>examination and meets all other requirements for licensure, the commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>approve the application and notify the applicant of the approval within 60 days of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>date of the passing score. The applicant must, within 90 180 days after the notification <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>of approval, pay the license fee. Upon receipt of the license fee, the commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>issue the license. If the applicant does not pay the license fee within 90 180 days after <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>the notification of approval, the commissioner will rescind the approval and must deny <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>the application. If the applicant does not receive a passing score on the examination, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>the commissioner must deny the application. If the application is denied because of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>applicant's failure to receive a passing score on the examination, then the applicant cannot <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>submit a new application for the license until at least 30 days after the notification of denial.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.101, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var><b>326B.101 POLICY AND PURPOSE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>The State Building Code governs the construction, reconstruction, alteration, and<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var> repair, and use of buildings and other structures to which the code is applicable. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>commissioner shall administer and amend a state code of building construction which will <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>provide basic and uniform performance standards, establish reasonable safeguards for <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>health, safety, welfare, comfort, and security of the residents of this state and provide for <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>the use of modern methods, devices, materials, and techniques which will in part tend to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>lower construction costs. The construction of buildings should be permitted at the least <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>possible cost consistent with recognized standards of health and safety.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.103, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Public building.</b> "Public building" means a building and its grounds the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>cost of which is paid for by the state or a state agency regardless of its cost, and a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>district building project or charter school building project the cost of which is $100,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>or more.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.121, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> (a) The State Building Code is the standard that applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>statewide for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, and repair, and use of buildings <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>and other structures of the type governed by the code.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>(b) The State Building Code supersedes the building code of any municipality.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>(c) The State Building Code does not apply to agricultural buildings except:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>(1) with respect to state inspections required or rulemaking authorized by sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>103F.141
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>216C.19, subdivision 9</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>326B.36</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>(2) translucent panels or other skylights without raised curbs shall be supported to <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>have equivalent load-bearing capacity as the surrounding roof.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.163, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Direct supervision.</b> "Direct supervision" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>(1) an unlicensed individual is being directly supervised by an individual licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>to perform the elevator work being supervised during the entire time the unlicensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>individual is performing elevator work;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>(2) the licensed individual is physically present at the location where the unlicensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>individual is performing elevator work and immediately available to the unlicensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>individual at all times for assistance and direction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>(3) the licensed individual shall review the elevator work performed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>unlicensed individual before the elevator work is operated; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>(4) the licensed individual is able to and does determine that all elevator work <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>performed by the unlicensed individual is performed in compliance with the elevator code.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.163, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Elevator contractor.</b> "Elevator contractor" means a licensed contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>whose responsible licensed individual is a master elevator constructor. An elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>contractor license does not itself qualify its holder to perform or supervise elevator work <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>authorized by holding a personal license issued by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.163, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Limited elevator contractor.</b>  "Limited elevator contractor" means a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>licensed contractor whose responsible licensed individual is a limited master elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>constructor. A limited elevator contractor or its employees may only install, test, or alter <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>residential elevators, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, dumbwaiters, material lifts, limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>use or limited application elevator equipment, conveyors, and special purpose personnel <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>elevators. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.163, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11a. <b>Limited elevator work.</b> "Limited elevator work" means the installing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>maintaining, altering, repairing, testing, planning, or laying out of residential elevators, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, dumbwaiters, material lifts, limited use or limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>application elevator equipment, conveyors, and special purpose personnel elevators <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>as covered by Minnesota Rules, chapters 1307 and 1315. Limited elevator work also <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>includes electrical wiring on the load side of the elevator equipment disconnect and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>decommissioning of elevator equipment to enable safe removal.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.163, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Elevator work.</b> "Elevator work" means the installing, maintaining, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>altering, repairing, testing, planning, or laying out of elevator apparatus or equipment as <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>covered by Minnesota Rules, chapters 1307 and 1315. Elevator work also includes the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>disconnection of electrical wiring on the load side of the elevator equipment disconnect <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>and the decommissioning of elevator equipment to enable safe removal.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.163, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Master elevator constructor.</b> "Master elevator constructor" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>an individual having the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>knowledge to properly plan, lay out, supervise, and perform the installation, maintenance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>altering, testing, wiring, and repair of apparatus and equipment for elevators, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>electrical wiring on the load side of the elevator equipment disconnect and who is licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>as a master elevator constructor by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.163, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Limited master elevator constructor.</b> "Limited master elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>constructor" means an individual having the necessary qualifications, training, experience, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>and technical knowledge to properly plan, lay out, supervise, and perform the testing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>altering, installation, maintenance, and repair of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>residential elevators, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, dumbwaiters, material lifts, limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>use or limited application elevator equipment, conveyors, and special purpose personnel <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>elevators, including wiring on the load side of the elevator equipment disconnect and who <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>is licensed as a limited master elevator constructor by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.163, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14a. <b>Limited journeyman elevator constructor.</b> "Limited journeyman <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>elevator constructor" means an individual having the necessary qualifications, training, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>experience, and technical knowledge to install, maintain, alter, test, and repair apparatus <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>and equipment for residential elevators, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, dumbwaiters, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>material lifts, limited use or limited application elevator equipment, conveyors, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>special purpose personnel elevators, including electrical wiring on the load side of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>elevator equipment disconnect and who is licensed as a limited journeyman elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>constructor by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.163, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Journeyman elevator constructor.</b> "Journeyman elevator constructor" <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>means an individual having the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>technical knowledge to install, maintain, alter, test, and repair apparatus and equipment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>elevators, including electrical wiring on the load side of the elevator equipment disconnect <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>and who is licensed as a journeyman elevator constructor by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.163, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 16. <b>Registered unlicensed elevator constructor.</b> "Registered unlicensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>elevator constructor" means an individual who has registered with the department but is <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>not licensed by the commissioner to perform elevator work.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.163, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 17. <b>Residential dwelling.</b> "Residential dwelling" is a single dwelling unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>that is contained in a one-family, two-family, or multifamily dwelling. A residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>dwelling also includes outdoor space at a one-family dwelling.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.163, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18. <b>Responsible licensed individual.</b> "Responsible licensed individual" <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>means an individual licensed as a master elevator constructor or limited master elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>constructor who is identified as the responsible licensed individual on an elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>contractor license application.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. <b>[326B.164] LICENSES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Master elevator constructor.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided by <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>law, no individual shall perform or supervise elevator work, unless:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>(1) the individual is licensed by the commissioner as a master elevator constructor; <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>(2) the elevator work is for a licensed elevator contractor and the individual is an <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>employee, partner, or officer of, or is the licensed contractor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>(b) An applicant for a master elevator constructor license shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>(1) have at least one year of experience, acceptable to the commissioner, as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>licensed journeyman elevator constructor; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>(2) have at least six years' experience, acceptable to the commissioner, in planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>for, laying out, supervising, and installing apparatus, equipment, and wiring for elevators.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>(c) Individuals licensed as master elevator constructors under section 326B.33, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>subdivision 11, as of December 31, 2013, shall not be required to pass an examination <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>under this section but, effective January 1, 2014, shall be subject to the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>sections 326B.163 to 326B.191.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>(d) Except for the initial license term, as a condition of license renewal, master <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>elevator constructors must attain a minimum of 16 hours of continuing education credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>approved by the commissioner every renewal period. Not less than 12 hours shall be based <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>on the Minnesota Elevator Code or elevator technology, and not less than four hours shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>be based on the National Electrical Code.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Limited master elevator constructor.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>by law, no individual shall perform or supervise elevator work on residential elevators, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, dumbwaiters, material lifts, limited use or limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>application elevator equipment, conveyors, and special purpose personnel elevators, unless:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>(1) the individual is licensed by the commissioner as a limited master elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>constructor; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>(2) the elevator work is for a limited elevator contractor and the individual is an <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>employee, partner, or officer of, or is the licensed contractor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>(b) An applicant for a limited master elevator constructor license shall have at <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>least three years of experience, acceptable to the commissioner, in installing apparatus, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>equipment, and wiring for elevators.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>(c) Except for the initial license term, as a condition of license renewal, limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>master elevator constructors must attain a minimum of eight hours of continuing education <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>credit approved by the commissioner every renewal period. Not less than six hours shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>be based on the Minnesota Elevator Code or elevator technology, and not less than two <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>hours on the National Electrical Code.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Journeyman elevator constructor.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>by law, no individual shall perform and supervise elevator work except for planning or <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>laying out of elevator work, unless:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>(1) the individual is licensed by the commissioner as a journeyman elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>constructor; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>(2) the elevator work is for an elevator contractor, and the individual is an employee, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>partner, or officer of the licensed elevator contractor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>(b) An applicant for a journeyman elevator constructor license shall have completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>a four-year elevator mechanics apprenticeship registered with the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>Department of Labor or worked at least 9,000 hours in five consecutive years for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>licensed elevator contractor, acceptable to the commissioner, installing, maintaining, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>modernizing, testing, wiring, and repairing elevators.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>(c) Individuals licensed as journeyman elevator constructors under section 326B.33, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>subdivision 8, as of December 31, 2013, shall not be required to pass an examination <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>under this section but, effective January 1, 2014, shall be subject to the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>sections 326B.163 to 326B.191.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>(d) As a condition of license renewal, journeyman elevator constructors must attain <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>a minimum of 16 hours of continuing education credit approved by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>every renewal period. Not less than 12 hours shall be based on the Minnesota Elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>Code or elevator technology, and not less than four hours shall be based on the National <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>Electrical Code.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Limited journeyman elevator constructor.</b> (a) Except as otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>provided by law, no individual shall perform or supervise elevator work on residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>elevators, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, dumbwaiters, material lifts, limited use <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>or limited application elevator equipment, conveyors, and special purpose personnel <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>elevators, except for planning or laying out of elevator work, unless:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.35"></a><var>40.35</var>(1) the individual is licensed by the commissioner as a limited journeyman  elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.36"></a><var>40.36</var>constructor; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>(2) the elevator work is for a limited elevator contractor or an elevator contractor, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>and the individual is an employee, partner, or officer of the licensed limited elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>contractor or licensed elevator contractor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>(b) An applicant for a limited journeyman elevator constructor license shall have <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>at least two years of experience, acceptable to the commissioner, in installing apparatus, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>equipment, and wiring for elevators.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>(c) Except for the initial license term, as a condition of license renewal, limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>journeyman elevator constructors must attain a minimum of eight hours of continuing <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>education credit approved by the commissioner every renewal period.  Not less than six <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>hours shall be based on the Minnesota Elevator Code or elevator technology, and not less <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>than two hours on the National Electrical Code.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Registered unlicensed elevator constructor.</b> (a) An unlicensed individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>shall not perform elevator work, unless the individual has first registered with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>department as an unlicensed elevator constructor. Except as allowed by subdivision 12, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>registered unlicensed elevator constructor shall not perform elevator work unless the work <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>is performed under the direct supervision of an individual actually licensed to perform <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>such work. The licensed elevator constructor and the registered unlicensed elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>constructor must be employed by the same employer. Unlicensed individuals shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>supervise the performance of elevator work or make assignments of elevator work to <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>unlicensed individuals. Licensed elevator constructors shall provide direct supervision for <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>no more than two registered unlicensed elevator constructors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no individual other than a <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>master elevator constructor or limited master elevator constructor shall plan or lay out <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>elevator wiring, apparatus, or equipment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>(c) Contractors employing registered unlicensed elevator constructors performing <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>elevator work shall maintain records establishing compliance with this subdivision that <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>shall identify all unlicensed individuals performing elevator work and shall permit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>department to examine and copy all such records.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>(d) When a licensed elevator constructor supervises the elevator work of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>unlicensed individual, the licensed elevator constructor is responsible for ensuring that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>elevator work complies with this section and the Minnesota Elevator Code.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>(e) A registered unlicensed elevator constructor with a minimum of one year <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>experience may perform the following maintenance tasks for elevator equipment without <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>being provided with direct supervision: oiling, cleaning, greasing, painting, relamping, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.35"></a><var>41.35</var>and replacing of escalator and moving walk comb teeth.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Registration of unlicensed individuals.</b> (a) Unlicensed individuals <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>performing elevator work for a contractor shall register with the department in the manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>prescribed by the commissioner. Experience credit for elevator work performed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>Minnesota after January 1, 2009, by an applicant for a license identified in this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>shall not be granted where the applicant has not registered with the department or is <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>not licensed by the department.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>(b) As a condition of renewal of registration, unlicensed individuals shall attain a <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>minimum of two hours of continuing education credit, approved by the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>every renewal period. The continuing education course shall be based on the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>Elevator Code or elevator technology.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>(c) Individuals registered under section 326B.33, subdivision 13, whose registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>expires after July 31, 2013, shall be subject to the registration requirements of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>subdivision and the requirements of sections 326B.163 to 326B.191.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Contractor's license required.</b> (a) No individual, other than an employee, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>partner, or officer of a licensed contractor, as defined by section 326B.163, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>10, shall perform or offer to perform elevator work with or without compensation, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>the individual obtains a contractor's license. A contractor's license does not of itself <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>qualify its holder to perform or supervise the elevator work authorized by holding any <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>class of personal license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>(b) Companies licensed under section 326B.33, subdivision 14, as of July 31, 2013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>shall not be required to comply with this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Bond required.</b> As a condition of licensing, each contractor shall give <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>and maintain bond to the state in the sum of $25,000, conditioned upon the faithful and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>lawful performance of all work contracted for or performed by the contractor within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>state of Minnesota, and such bond shall be for the benefit of persons injured or suffering <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>financial loss by reason of failure of such performance. The bond shall be filed with <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>the commissioner and shall be in lieu of all other license bonds to any other political <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>subdivision. The bond shall be written by a corporate surety licensed to do business <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>in the state of Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Insurance required.</b> Each elevator contractor shall have and maintain <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>in effect general liability insurance, which includes premises and operations insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>and products and completed operations insurance, with limits of at least $100,000 per <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>occurrence, $300,000 aggregate limit for bodily injury, and property damage insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>with limits of at least $50,000, or a policy with a single limit for bodily injury and property <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>damage of $300,000 per occurrence and $300,000 aggregate limits. The insurance shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.36"></a><var>42.36</var>written by an insurer licensed to do business in the state of Minnesota, and each contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>shall maintain on file with the commissioner a certificate evidencing such insurance. In the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>event of a policy cancellation, the insurer shall send written notice to the commissioner at <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>the same time that a cancellation request is received from or a notice is sent to the insured.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Employment of responsible individual.</b> (a) Each elevator contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>must designate a responsible master elevator constructor or limited master elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>constructor who shall be the responsible individual for the performance of all elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>work in accordance with the requirements of sections 326B.163 to 326B.191, all rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>adopted under these sections, and all orders issued under section 326B.082. The classes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>work that a licensed contractor is authorized to perform shall be limited to the classes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>work that the responsible individual is allowed to perform.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>(b) When a contractor's license is held by an individual, sole proprietorship, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, and the individual, proprietor, one <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>of the partners, one of the members, or an officer of the corporation, respectively, is not the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>responsible master elevator constructor or limited master elevator constructor, all elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>permits shall be submitted by the responsible master elevator constructor or limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>master elevator constructor. If the contractor is an individual or a sole proprietorship, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>the responsible master or limited master elevator constructor must be the individual, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>proprietor, or managing employee. If the contractor is a partnership, the responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>master or limited master elevator constructor must be a general partner or managing <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>employee. If the licensed contractor is a limited liability company, the responsible master <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>or limited master elevator constructor must be a chief manager or managing employee. <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>If the contractor is a corporation, the responsible master or limited master elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>constructor must be an officer or managing employee. If the responsible master or limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>master elevator constructor is a managing employee, the responsible individual must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>actively engaged in performing elevator work on behalf of the contractor and cannot be <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>employed in any capacity performing elevator work for any other elevator contractor or <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>employer. An individual may be the responsible individual for only one contractor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>(c) All applications and renewals for contractor licenses shall include a verified <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>statement that the applicant and responsible individual are in compliance with this <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Examination.</b> In addition to the other requirements described in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>section and sections 326B.091 to 326B.098, as a precondition to issuance of a personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>license, each applicant must pass a written or oral examination developed and administered <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>by the commissioner to ensure the competence of each applicant for license. An oral <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>examination shall be administered only to an applicant who furnishes a written statement <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.36"></a><var>43.36</var>from a certified teacher or other professional, trained in the area of reading disabilities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>stating that the applicant has a specific reading disability that would prevent the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>from performing satisfactorily on a written test. The oral examination shall be structured <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>so that an applicant who passes the examination will not impair the applicant's own safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>or that of others while acting as a licensed individual.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>License, registration, and renewal fees; expiration.</b> (a) Unless revoked <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>or suspended under this chapter, all licenses issued or renewed under this section expire on <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>the following schedule:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>(1) master licenses expire March 1 of each odd-numbered year after issuance or <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>(2) elevator contractor licenses expire March 1 of each even-numbered year after <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>issuance or renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>(3) journeyman elevator constructor licenses expire two years from the date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>original issuance and every two years thereafter; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>(4) registrations of unlicensed individuals expire one year from the date of original <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>issuance and every year thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>(b) For purposes of calculating license fees and renewal license fees required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>section 326B.092:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>(1) the registration of an unlicensed individual under subdivision 5 shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>considered an entry-level license;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>(2) the journeyman elevator constructor and the limited journeyman elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>constructor shall be considered a journeyman license;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>(3) the master elevator constructor and limited master elevator constructor licenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>shall be considered master licenses; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>(4) an elevator contractor license shall be considered a business license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Exemption from licensing.</b> Employees of a licensed elevator contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>or licensed limited elevator contractor are not required to hold or obtain a license <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>under this section or be provided with direct supervision by a licensed master elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>constructor, licensed limited master elevator constructor, licensed elevator constructor, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>or licensed limited elevator constructor to install, maintain, or repair platform lifts and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>stairway chairlifts. Unlicensed employees performing elevator work under this exemption <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>must comply with subdivision 5. This exemption does not include the installation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>maintenance, repair, or replacement of electrical wiring for elevator equipment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Reciprocity.</b> (a) The commissioner may enter into reciprocity agreements <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>for personal licenses with another state and issue a personal license without requiring the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.35"></a><var>44.35</var>applicant to pass an examination provided the applicant:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.36"></a><var>44.36</var>(1) submits an application under this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>(2) pays the application and examination fee and license fee required under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>326B.092; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>(3) holds a valid comparable license in the state participating in the agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>(b) Reciprocity agreements are subject to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>(1) the parties to the agreement must administer a statewide licensing program that <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>includes examination and qualifying experience or training comparable to Minnesota's;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>(2) the experience and training requirements under which an individual applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>qualified for examination in the qualifying state must be deemed equal to or greater than <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>required for an applicant making application in Minnesota at the time the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>acquired the license in the qualifying state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>(3) the applicant must have acquired the license in the qualifying state through an <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>examination deemed equivalent to the same class of license examination in Minnesota. <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>A lesser class of license may be granted where the applicant has acquired a greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>class of license in the qualifying state, and the applicant otherwise meets the conditions <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>of this subdivision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>(4) at the time of application, the applicant must hold a valid license in the qualifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>state and have held the license continuously for at least one year before making application <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>(5) an applicant is not eligible for a license under this subdivision if the applicant has <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>failed the same or greater class of license examination in Minnesota, or if the applicant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>license of the same or greater class has been revoked or suspended; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>(6) an applicant who has failed to renew a personal license for two years or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>after its expiration is not eligible for a license under this subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.184, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Permits.</b> No person may construct, install, alter, repair, or remove <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>an elevator without first filing an application for a permit with the department or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>municipality authorized by subdivision 4 to inspect elevators. A permit issued by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>department is valid for work commenced within 12 months of application and completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>within two years of application. Where no work is commenced within 12 months of <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>application, an applicant may cancel the permit and request a refund of inspection fees.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.184, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Department permit and inspection fees.</b> (a) The department permit and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>inspection fees to construct, install, alter, repair, or remove an elevator are as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>(1) the permit fee is $100;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>(2) the inspection fee is 0.015 of the total cost of the permitted work for labor and <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>materials, including related electrical and mechanical equipment. The inspection fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>covers two inspections. The inspection fee for additional inspections is $80 per hour;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>(3) when inspections scheduled by the permit submitter are not able to be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>because the work is not complete, a fee equal to two hours at the hourly rate of $80 must <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>be paid by the permit submitter; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>(4) when the owner or permit holder requests inspections be performed outside of <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>normal work hours or on weekends or holidays, an hourly rate of $120 in addition to <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>the inspection fee must be paid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>(b) The department fees for inspection of existing elevators when requested by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>elevator owner or as a result of an accident resulting in personal injury are at an hourly rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>of $80 during normal work hours or $120 outside of normal work hours or on weekends or <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>holidays, with a one-hour minimum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.184, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b> Operating permits and fees; periodic inspections.</b> (a) No person may <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>operate an elevator without first obtaining an annual operating permit from the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>or a municipality authorized by subdivision 4 to issue annual operating permits. A $100 <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>annual operating permit fee must be paid to the department for each annual operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>permit issued by the department, except that the original annual operating permit must <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>be included in the permit fee for the initial installation of the elevator. Annual operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>permits must be issued at 12-month intervals from the date of the initial annual operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>permit. For each subsequent year, an owner must be granted an annual operating permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>for the elevator upon the owner's or owner's agent's submission of a form prescribed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>the commissioner and payment of the $100 fee. Each form must include the location of <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>the elevator, the results of any periodic test required by the code, and any other criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>established by rule. An annual operating permit may be revoked by the commissioner upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>an audit of the periodic testing results submitted with the application or a failure to comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>with elevator code requirements, inspections, or any other law related to elevators. Except <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>for an initial operating permit fee, hand-powered manlifts and electric endless belt manlifts,<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var> and vertical reciprocating conveyors are not subject to a subsequent operating permit fee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>(b) All elevators are subject to periodic inspections by the department or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>municipality authorized by subdivision 4 to perform periodic inspections, except that <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>hand-powered manlifts and electric endless belt manlifts are exempt from periodic <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>inspections. Periodic inspections by the department shall be performed at the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>intervals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>(1) a special purpose personnel elevator is subject to inspection not more than once <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>every five years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>(2) an elevator located within a house of worship that does not have attached school <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>facilities is subject to inspection not more than once every three years; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>(3) all other elevators are subject to inspection not more than once each year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.187, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var><b>326B.187 RULES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner may adopt rules for the following purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to establish minimum qualifications for elevator inspectors that must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>possession of a current elevator constructor electrician's license issued by the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>and proof of successful completion of the national elevator industry education program <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>examination or equivalent experience;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to establish minimum qualifications for limited elevator inspectors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to establish criteria for the qualifications of elevator contractors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to establish elevator standards under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.106</statute_ref>, subdivisions 1 and 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>and 
         <statute_ref>326B.13</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to establish procedures for appeals of decisions of the commissioner under <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>chapter 14 and procedures allowing the commissioner, before issuing a decision, to seek <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>advice from the elevator trade, building owners or managers, and others knowledgeable in <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>the installation, construction, and repair of elevators; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to establish requirements for the registration of all elevators.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.31, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 26a. <b>Request for inspection.</b> "Request for inspection" means the application <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>for and issuance of a permit for an electrical installation that is required to be inspected <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>under section 326B.36.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.33, subdivision 19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 19. <b>License, registration, and renewal fees; expiration.</b>  (a) Unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>revoked or suspended under this chapter, all licenses issued or renewed under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>expire on the date specified in this subdivision. Master licenses expire March 1 of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>odd-numbered year after issuance or renewal. Electrical contractor licenses expire March <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>1 of each even-numbered year after issuance or renewal. Technology system contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>and satellite system contractor licenses expire August 1 of each even-numbered year after <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>issuance or renewal. All other personal licenses expire two years from the date of original <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>issuance and every two years thereafter. Registrations of unlicensed individuals expire <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>one year from the date of original issuance and every year thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>(b) For purposes of calculating license fees and renewal license fees required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326B.092</statute_ref>:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>(1) the registration of an unlicensed individual under subdivision 12 shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>considered an entry level license;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>(2) the following licenses shall be considered journeyman licenses: Class A <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>journeyman electrician, Class B journeyman electrician, Class A installer, Class B <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>installer, elevator constructor, lineman, maintenance electrician, satellite system installer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>and power limited technician;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>(3) the following licenses shall be considered master licenses: Class A master <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>electrician, and Class B master electrician, and master elevator constructor; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>(4) the following licenses shall be considered business licenses: Class A electrical <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>contractor, Class B electrical contractor, elevator contractor, satellite system contractor, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>and technology systems contractor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>(c) For each filing of a certificate of responsible person by an employer, the fee is <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>$100.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.33, subdivision 21, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 21. <b>Exemptions from licensing.</b> (a) An individual who is a maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>electrician is not required to hold or obtain a license under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.399 </statute_ref>if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the individual is engaged in the maintenance and repair of electrical equipment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>apparatus, and facilities that are owned or leased by the individual's employer and that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>located within the limits of property operated, maintained, and either owned or leased by <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>the individual's employer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the individual is supervised by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the responsible master electrician for a contractor who has contracted with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>individual's employer to provide services for which a contractor's license is required; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) a licensed master electrician, a licensed maintenance electrician, an electrical <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>engineer, or, if the maintenance and repair work is limited to technology circuits or <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>systems work, a licensed power limited technician; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the individual's employer has on file with the commissioner a current certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.35"></a><var>48.35</var>of responsible person, signed by the responsible master electrician of the contractor, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>licensed master electrician, the licensed maintenance electrician, the electrical engineer, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>the licensed power limited technician, and stating that the person signing the certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>is responsible for ensuring that the maintenance and repair work performed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>employer's employees complies with the Minnesota Electrical Act and the rules adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>under that act. The employer must pay a filing fee to file a certificate of responsible person <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>with the commissioner. The certificate shall expire two years from the date of filing. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>order to maintain a current certificate of responsible person, the employer must resubmit a <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>certificate of responsible person, with a filing fee, no later than two years from the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>of the previous submittal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Employees of a licensed electrical or technology systems contractor or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>employer where provided with supervision by a master electrician in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>subdivision 1, or power limited technician in accordance with subdivision 7, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>(a), clause (1), are not required to hold a license under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.399 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>for the planning, laying out, installing, altering, and repairing of technology circuits or <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>systems except planning, laying out, or installing:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) in other than residential dwellings, class 2 or class 3 remote control circuits that <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>control circuits or systems other than class 2 or class 3, except circuits that interconnect <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>these systems through communication, alarm, and security systems are exempted from <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>this paragraph;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) class 2 or class 3 circuits in electrical cabinets, enclosures, or devices containing <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>physically unprotected circuits other than class 2 or class 3; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) technology circuits or systems in hazardous classified locations as covered by <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>chapter 5 of the National Electrical Code.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Companies and their employees that plan, lay out, install, alter, or repair class <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>2 and class 3 remote control wiring associated with plug or cord and plug connected <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>appliances other than security or fire alarm systems installed in a residential dwelling are <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>not required to hold a license under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.399</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration contractors and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>employees are not required to hold or obtain a license under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.399 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>when performing heating, ventilating, air conditioning, or refrigeration work as described <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>326B.38</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Employees of any electrical, communications, or railway utility, cable <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>communications company as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>238.02</statute_ref>, or a telephone company as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>237.01</statute_ref> or its employees, or of any independent contractor performing work <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.35"></a><var>49.35</var>on behalf of any such utility, cable communications company, or telephone company, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.36"></a><var>49.36</var>not be required to hold a license under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.399</statute_ref>:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) while performing work on installations, materials, or equipment which are owned <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>or leased, and operated and maintained by such utility, cable communications company, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>telephone company in the exercise of its utility, antenna, or telephone function, and which<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) are used exclusively for the generation, transformation, distribution, transmission, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>or metering of electric current, or the operation of railway signals, or the transmission <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>of intelligence and do not have as a principal function the consumption or use of electric <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>current or provided service by or for the benefit of any person other than such utility, cable <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>communications company, or telephone company, and<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) are generally accessible only to employees of such utility, cable communications <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>company, or telephone company or persons acting under its control or direction, and<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) are not on the load side of the service point or point of entrance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>communication systems;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) while performing work on installations, materials, or equipment which are a part <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>of the street lighting operations of such utility; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) while installing or performing work on outdoor area lights which are directly <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>connected to a utility's distribution system and located upon the utility's distribution poles, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>and which are generally accessible only to employees of such utility or persons acting <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>under its control or direction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) An owner shall not be required to hold or obtain a license under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.31 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>to 
         <statute_ref>326B.399</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>(g) Companies and their employees licensed under section 326B.164 shall not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>required to hold or obtain a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399 while performing <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>elevator work.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.36, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Exemptions from inspections.</b> Installations, materials, or equipment shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>not be subject to inspection under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.399</statute_ref>:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) when owned or leased, operated and maintained by any employer whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>maintenance electricians are exempt from licensing under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.399</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>while performing electrical maintenance work only as defined by rule;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) when owned or leased, and operated and maintained by any electrical, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>communications, or railway utility, cable communications company as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>238.02
         </statute_ref>, or telephone company as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>237.01</statute_ref>, in the exercise of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>utility, antenna, or telephone function; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) are used exclusively for the generations, transformation, distribution, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.35"></a><var>50.35</var>transmission, or metering of electric current, or the operation of railway signals, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>transmission of intelligence, and do not have as a principal function the consumption or <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>use of electric current by or for the benefit of any person other than such utility, cable <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>communications company, or telephone company; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) are generally accessible only to employees of such utility, cable communications <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>company, or telephone company or persons acting under its control or direction; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) are not on the load side of the service point or point of entrance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>communication systems;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) when used in the street lighting operations of an electrical utility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) when used as outdoor area lights which are owned and operated by an electrical <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>utility and which are connected directly to its distribution system and located upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>utility's distribution poles, and which are generally accessible only to employees of such <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>utility or persons acting under its control or direction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) when the installation, material, and equipment are in facilities subject to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>jurisdiction of the federal Mine Safety and Health Act; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) when the installation, material, and equipment is part of an elevator installation <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>for which the elevator contractor, licensed under section 
         <statute_ref>326B.33</statute_ref> 326B.164, is required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>obtain a permit from the authority having jurisdiction as provided by section 
         <statute_ref>326B.184</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>and the inspection has been or will be performed by an elevator inspector certified and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>licensed by the department. This exemption shall apply only to installations, material, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>equipment permitted or required to be connected on the load side of the disconnecting <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>means required for elevator equipment under National Electrical Code Article 620, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>elevator communications and alarm systems within the machine room, car, hoistway, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>elevator lobby.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.37, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Utility interconnected wind generation installations.</b> (a) Fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>associated with utility interconnected generation installations consisting of one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>generator sources interconnected with a utility power system and not supplying other <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>premises loads are calculated according to paragraph (b) or (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>(b) The inspection fee is calculated according to subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 6, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>paragraphs (d), (f), (j), and (k). A fee must be included for the generators and utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>interconnect feeders, but not for a utility service.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>(c) There is a plan review fee and an inspection fee for the entire electrical <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>installation. The plan review fee is based on the valuation of the electrical installation <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.35"></a><var>51.35</var>related to one of the generator systems that is part of the overall installation, not to include <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>the supporting tower or other nonelectrical equipment or structures, calculated according <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>to section 326B.153, subdivision 2. The inspection fee is $80 for each individual tower, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>including any voltage matching transformers located at the tower, and the fee for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>feeders interconnecting the individual towers to the utility power system is calculated <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>according to subdivisions 4 and 6, paragraph (k).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.43, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Agreement with municipality.</b> The commissioner may enter into an <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>agreement with a municipality, in which the municipality agrees to perform plan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>specification reviews required to be performed by the commissioner under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>Rules, part 4715.3130, if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the municipality has adopted:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the plumbing code;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) an ordinance that requires plumbing plans and specifications to be submitted to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>reviewed, and approved by the municipality, except as provided in paragraph (n);<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) an ordinance that authorizes the municipality to perform inspections required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>the plumbing code; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) an ordinance that authorizes the municipality to enforce the plumbing code in its <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>entirety, except as provided in paragraph (p);<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) the municipality agrees to review plumbing plans and specifications for all <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>construction for which the plumbing code requires the review of plumbing plans and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>specifications, except as provided in paragraph (n);<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) the municipality agrees that, when it reviews plumbing plans and specifications <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>under paragraph (b), the review will:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) reflect the degree to which the plans and specifications affect the public health <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>and conform to the provisions of the plumbing code;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) ensure that there is no physical connection between water supply systems that <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>are safe for domestic use and those that are unsafe for domestic use; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) ensure that there is no apparatus through which unsafe water may be discharged <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>or drawn into a safe water supply system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) the municipality agrees to perform all inspections required by the plumbing <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>code in connection with projects for which the municipality reviews plumbing plans and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>specifications under paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) the commissioner determines that the individuals who will conduct the inspections <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>and the plumbing plan and specification reviews for the municipality do not have any <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.35"></a><var>52.35</var>conflict of interest in conducting the inspections and the plan and specification reviews;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) individuals who will conduct the plumbing plan and specification reviews for <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>the municipality are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) licensed master plumbers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) licensed professional engineers; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) individuals who are working under the supervision of a licensed professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>engineer or licensed master plumber and who are licensed master or journeyman plumbers <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>or hold a postsecondary degree in engineering;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) individuals who will conduct the plumbing plan and specification reviews for <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>the municipality have passed a competency assessment required by the commissioner to <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>assess the individual's competency at reviewing plumbing plans and specifications;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) individuals who will conduct the plumbing inspections for the municipality <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>are licensed master or journeyman plumbers, or inspectors meeting the competency <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>requirements established in rules adopted under section 
         <statute_ref>326B.135</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the municipality agrees to enforce in its entirety the plumbing code on all <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>projects, except as provided in paragraph (p);<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) the municipality agrees to keep official records of all documents received, <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>including plans, specifications, surveys, and plot plans, and of all plan reviews, permits <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>and certificates issued, reports of inspections, and notices issued in connection with <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>plumbing inspections and the review of plumbing plans and specifications;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) the municipality agrees to maintain the records described in paragraph (j) in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>official records of the municipality for the period required for the retention of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>records under section 
         <statute_ref>138.17</statute_ref>, and shall make these records readily available for review at <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>the request of the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) the municipality and the commissioner agree that if at any time during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>agreement the municipality does not have in effect the plumbing code or any of ordinances <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>described in paragraph (a), or if the commissioner determines that the municipality is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>properly administering and enforcing the plumbing code or is otherwise not complying <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>with the agreement:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the commissioner may, effective 14 days after the municipality's receipt of <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>written notice, terminate the agreement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the municipality may challenge the termination in a contested case before the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>commissioner pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) while any challenge is pending under clause (2), the commissioner shall perform <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>plan and specification reviews within the municipality under Minnesota Rules, part <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.35"></a><var>53.35</var>4715.3130;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m) the municipality and the commissioner agree that the municipality may terminate <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>the agreement with or without cause on 90 days' written notice to the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) the municipality and the commissioner agree that the municipality shall forward <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>to the state for review all plumbing plans and specifications for the following types of <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>projects within the municipality:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) hospitals, nursing homes, supervised living facilities licensed for eight or <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>more individuals, and similar health-care-related facilities regulated by the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>Department of Health state-licensed facilities as defined in section 326B.103, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>13;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) buildings owned by the federal or state government public buildings as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>in section 326B.103, subdivision 11; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) projects of a special nature for which department review is requested by either <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>the municipality or the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o) where the municipality forwards to the state for review plumbing plans and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>specifications, as provided in paragraph (n), the municipality shall not collect any fee for <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>plan review, and the commissioner shall collect all applicable fees for plan review; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(p) no municipality shall revoke, suspend, or place restrictions on any plumbing <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>license issued by the state.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.49, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Fees for plan reviews and audits.</b> Plumbing system plans and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>specifications that are submitted to the commissioner for review shall be accompanied by <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>the appropriate plan examination fees. If the commissioner determines, upon review of <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>the plans, that inadequate fees were paid, the necessary additional fees shall be paid prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>to plan approval. The commissioner shall charge the following fees for plan reviews and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>audits of plumbing installations for public, commercial, and industrial buildings:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) systems with both water distribution and drain, waste, and vent systems and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>having:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) 25 or fewer drainage fixture units, $150;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) 26 to 50 drainage fixture units, $250;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) 51 to 150 drainage fixture units, $350;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) 151 to 249 drainage fixture units, $500;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) 250 or more drainage fixture units, $3 per drainage fixture unit to a maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>of $4,000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) interceptors, separators, or catch basins, $70 per interceptor, separator, or catch <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>basin design;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) building sewer service only, $150;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) building water service only, $150;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) building water distribution system only, no drainage system, $5 per supply <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>fixture unit or $150, whichever is greater;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) storm drainage system, a minimum fee of $150 or:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) $50 per drain opening, up to a maximum of $500; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) $70 per interceptor, separator, or catch basin design;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) manufactured home park or campground, one to 25 sites, $300;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) manufactured home park or campground, 26 to 50 sites, $350;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) manufactured home park or campground, 51 to 125 sites, $400;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) manufactured home park or campground, more than 125 sites, $500; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) accelerated review, double the regular fee, one-half to be refunded if no <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>response from the commissioner within 15 business days; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) (10) revision to previously reviewed or incomplete plans:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) review of plans for which the commissioner has issued two or more requests for <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>additional information, per review, $100 or ten percent of the original fee, whichever <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>is greater;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) proposer-requested revision with no increase in project scope, $50 or ten percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>of original fee, whichever is greater; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) proposer-requested revision with an increase in project scope, $50 plus the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>difference between the original project fee and the revised project fee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.49, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Inspection</b><b> Permits;</b><b> fees.</b> The commissioner shall charge the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>fees for inspections under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.42</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.49</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="35"></col>
            <col width="3"></col>
            <col width="6"></col>
            <col width="6"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Residential inspection fee (each visit)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">50<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Public, Commercial, and Industrial Inspections<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td colspan="2" align="right" valign="top">Inspection Fee<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>25 or fewer drainage fixture units<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">300<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>26 to 50 drainage fixture units<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">900<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>51 to 150 drainage fixture units<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,200<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>151 to 249 drainage fixture units<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>250 or more drainage fixture units<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,800<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Callback fee (each visit)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">100<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>(a) Before commencement of a plumbing installation to be inspected by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.35"></a><var>55.35</var>commissioner, the plumbing contractor or registered plumbing employer performing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>plumbing work must submit to the commissioner an application for a permit and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>permit and inspection fees in paragraphs (b) to (f).<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>(b) The permit fee is $100.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>(c) The residential inspection fee is $50 for each inspection trip.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>(d) The public, commercial, and industrial inspection fees are as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>(1) for systems with water distribution, drain, waste, and vent system connection:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>(i) $25 for each fixture, permanently connected appliance, floor drain, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>appurtenance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) $25 for each water conditioning, water treatment, or water filtration system; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>(iii) $25 for each interceptor, separator, catch basin, or manhole;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>(2) roof drains, $25 for each drain;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>(3) building sewer service only, $100;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>(4) building water service only, $100;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>(5) building water distribution system only, no drainage system, $5 for each fixture <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>supplied;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>(6) storm drainage system, a minimum fee of $25 for each drain opening, interceptor, <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>separator, or catch basin;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>(7) manufactured home park or campground, $25 for each site;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>(8) reinspection fee to verify corrections, regardless of the total fee submitted, $100 <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>for each reinspection; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>(9) each $100 in fees paid covers one inspection trip.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>(e) In addition to the fees in paragraph (c), the fee submitter must pay an hourly rate of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>$80 during regular business hours, or $120 when inspections are requested to be performed <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>outside of normal work hours or on weekends and holidays, with a two-hour minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>where the fee submitter requests inspections of installations as systems are being installed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>(f) The fee submitter must pay a fee equal to two hours at the hourly rate of $80 <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>when inspections scheduled by the submitter are not able to be completed because the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>work is not complete.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.89, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Gross annual receipts" means the total amount derived from residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>contracting or residential remodeling activities, regardless of where the activities are <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>performed, and must not be reduced by costs of goods sold, expenses, losses, or any <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.35"></a><var>56.35</var>other amount.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Licensee" means a person licensed as a residential contractor or residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>remodeler.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Residential real estate" means a new or existing building constructed for <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>habitation by one to four families, and includes detached garages.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) "Fund" means the contractor recovery fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>(f) "Owner" when used in connection with real property, means a person who has <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>any legal or equitable interest in real property and includes a condominium or townhome <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>association that owns common property located in a condominium building or townhome <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>building or an associated detached garage. Owner does not include any real estate <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>developer or any owner using, or intending to use, the property for a business purpose and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>not as owner-occupied residential real estate.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 327B.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>License prerequisites.</b> No application shall be granted nor license issued <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>until the applicant proves to the commissioner that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the applicant has a permanent, established place of business at each licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>location. An "established place of business" means a permanent enclosed building other <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>than a residence, or a commercial office space, either owned by the applicant or leased by <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>the applicant for a term of at least one year, located in an area where zoning regulations <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>allow commercial activity, and where the books, records and files necessary to conduct <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>the business are kept and maintained. The owner of a licensed manufactured home park <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>who resides in or adjacent to the park may use the residence as the established place of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>business required by this subdivision, unless prohibited by local zoning ordinance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If a license is granted, the licensee may use unimproved lots and premises for sale, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>storage, and display of manufactured homes, if the licensee first notifies the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>in writing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) if the applicant desires to sell, solicit or advertise the sale of new manufactured <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>homes, it has a bona fide contract or franchise in effect with a manufacturer or distributor <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>of the new manufactured home it proposes to deal in;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) the applicant has secured: (1) a surety bond in the amount of $20,000 for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>agency and each subagency location that bears the applicant's name and the name under <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>which the applicant will be licensed and do business in this state. Each bond is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>protection of consumer customers, and must be executed by the applicant as principal and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>issued by a surety company admitted to do business in this state. Each bond shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>exclusively for the purpose of reimbursing consumer customers and shall be conditioned <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.35"></a><var>57.35</var>upon the faithful compliance by the applicant with all of the laws and rules of this state <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>pertaining to the applicant's business as a dealer or manufacturer, including sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>325D.44
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>325F.67</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>325F.69</statute_ref>, and upon the applicant's faithful performance of all its <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>legal obligations to consumer customers; and (2) a certificate of liability insurance in <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>the amount of $1,000,000 that provides aggregate coverage for the agency and each <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>subagency location. In the event of a policy cancellation, the insurer shall send written <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>notice to the commissioner at the same time that a cancellation request is received from <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>or a notice is sent to the insured;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) the applicant has established a trust account as required by section 
         <statute_ref>327B.08, <br />
            		<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, unless the applicant states in writing its intention to limit its business to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>selling, offering for sale, soliciting or advertising the sale of new manufactured homes; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) the applicant has provided evidence of having had at least two years' prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>experience in the sale of manufactured homes, working for a licensed dealer. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>applicant does not have to satisfy the two-year prior experience requirement if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>(1) the applicant sells or brokers used manufactured homes as permitted under <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>section 327B.01, subdivision 7; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the applicant:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) has met all other licensing requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) is the owner of a manufactured home park; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) is selling new manufactured homes installed in the manufactured home park <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>that the applicant owns.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.21, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Commissioner.</b> "Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>and industry or a duly designated representative of the commissioner who is either an <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>employee of the Department of Labor and Industry or a person working under contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>with the department.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.221, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var><b>341.221 ADVISORY COUNCIL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>(a) The commissioner must appoint a Combative Sports Advisory Council to advise <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>the commissioner on the administration of duties under this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>(b) The council shall have nine members appointed by the commissioner. One <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>member must be a retired judge of the Minnesota District Court, Minnesota Court of <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>Appeals, Minnesota Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>Minnesota, or the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. At least four members must have <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>knowledge of the boxing industry. At least four members must have knowledge of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>mixed martial arts industry. The commissioner shall make serious efforts to appoint <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>qualified women to serve on the council.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>(c) Council members shall serve terms of four years with the terms ending on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>first Monday in January.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>(d) The council shall annually elect from its membership a chair.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>(e) The commissioner shall convene the first meeting of the council by July 1, 2012. <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>The council shall elect a chair at its first meeting. Thereafter, Meetings shall be convened <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>by the commissioner, or by the chair with the approval of the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>(f) For the first appointments to the council, the commissioner shall appoint the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>members currently serving on the Combative Sports Commission established under <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>section 
         <statute_ref>341.22</statute_ref>, to the council. The commissioner shall designate two of the members to <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>serve until the first Monday in January 2013; two members to serve until the first Monday <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>in January 2014; two members to serve until the first Monday in January 2015; and three <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>members to serve until the first Monday in January 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>(g) Removal of members, filling of vacancies, and compensation of members shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>be as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.27, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var><b>341.27 COMMISSIONER DUTIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) issue, deny, renew, suspend, or revoke licenses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) make and maintain records of its acts and proceedings including the issuance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>denial, renewal, suspension, or revocation of licenses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) keep public records of the council open to inspection at all reasonable times;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) develop rules to be implemented under this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) conform to the rules adopted under this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) develop policies and procedures for regulating boxing and mixed martial arts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) immediately suspend an individual license for a medical condition, including but <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>not limited to a medical condition resulting from an injury sustained during a match, bout, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>or contest that has been confirmed by the ringside physician. The medical suspension must <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>be lifted after the commissioner receives written information from a physician licensed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>the home state of the licensee indicating that the combatant may resume competition, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>any other information that the commissioner may by rule require. Medical suspensions <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>are not subject to section 
         <statute_ref>214.10</statute_ref>.  326B.082 or the contested case procedures provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>in sections 14.57 to 14.69; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) immediately suspend an individual combatant license for a mandatory rest period, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>which must commence at the conclusion of every combative sports contest in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>license holder competes and does not receive a medical suspension. A rest suspension <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>must automatically lift after seven calendar days from the date the combative sports <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>contest passed without notice or additional proceedings. Rest suspensions are not subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>to section 326B.082 or the contested case procedures provided in sections 14.57 to 14.69.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.40.0"></a><a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.29, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var><b>341.29 JURISDICTION OF COMMISSIONER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) have sole direction, supervision, regulation, control, and jurisdiction over all <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>combative sport contests that are held within this state unless a contest is exempt from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>application of this chapter under federal law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) have sole control, authority, and jurisdiction over all licenses required by this <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>chapter; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) grant a license to an applicant if, in the judgment of the commissioner, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>financial responsibility, experience, character, and general fitness of the applicant are <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>consistent with the public interest, convenience, or necessity and the best interests of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>combative sports and conforms with this chapter and the commissioner's rules.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) deny, suspend, or revoke a license using the enforcement provisions of section <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>326B.082.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.41.0"></a><a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.30, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Prelicensure requirements.</b> (a) Before the commissioner issues a license <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>to a promoter, corporation, or other business entity, the applicant shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) provide the commissioner with a copy of any agreement between a combatant <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>and the applicant that binds the applicant to pay the combatant a certain fixed fee or <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>percentage of the gate receipts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) show on the application the owner or owners of the applicant entity and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>percentage of interest held by each owner holding a 25 percent or more interest in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>applicant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) provide the commissioner with a copy of the latest financial statement of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>entity; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) provide the commissioner with a copy or other proof acceptable to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>commissioner of the insurance contract or policy required by this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Before the commissioner issues a license to a promoter, the applicant shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>deposit with the commissioner a cash bond or surety bond in an amount set by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>commissioner, which must not be less than $10,000. The bond shall be executed in favor <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>of this state and shall be conditioned on the faithful performance by the promoter of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>promoter's obligations under this chapter and the rules adopted under it. An applicant for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>license as a promoter and licensed promoters shall submit an application for each event a <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>minimum of six weeks before the combative sport contest is scheduled to occur.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Before the commissioner issues a license to a combatant, the applicant shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>submit to the commissioner:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a mixed martial arts combatant national identification number or federal boxing <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>identification number that is unique to the applicant, or both; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the results of a current medical examination on forms furnished or approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>by the commissioner. The medical examination must include an ophthalmological and <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>neurological examination, and documentation of test results for HBV, HCV, and HIV, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>any other blood test as the commissioner by rule may require. The ophthalmological <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>examination must be designed to detect any retinal defects or other damage or condition <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>of the eye that could be aggravated by combative sports. The neurological examination <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>must include an electroencephalogram or medically superior test if the combatant has <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>been knocked unconscious in a previous contest. The commissioner may also order an <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>electroencephalogram or other appropriate neurological or physical examination before <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>any contest if it determines that the examination is desirable to protect the health of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>combatant. The commissioner shall not issue a license to an applicant submitting positive <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>test results for HBV, HCV, or HIV.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.42.0"></a><a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Expiration and renewal.</b> A license issued after July 1, 2007, is valid for <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>one year from the date it is issued and Licenses expire annually on December 31, and may <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>be renewed by filing an application for renewal with the commissioner and payment of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>license fees established in section 
         <statute_ref>341.321</statute_ref>. An application for a license and renewal of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>license must be on a form provided by the commissioner. There is a 30-day grace period <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>during which a license may be renewed if a late filing penalty fee equal to the license fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>is submitted with the regular license fee. A licensee that files late shall not conduct any <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>activity regulated by this chapter until the commissioner has renewed the license. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>licensee fails to apply to the commissioner within the 30-day grace period, the licensee <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>must apply for a new license under subdivision 1.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.43.0"></a><a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.321, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var><b>341.321 FEE SCHEDULE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The fee schedule for professional licenses issued by the commissioner is as <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) referees, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) promoters, $400 $700 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) judges and knockdown judges, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) trainers, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) ring announcers, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) seconds, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) timekeepers, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) combatants, $45 $100 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) managers, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) ringside physicians, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>In addition to the license fee and the late filing penalty fee in section 
         <statute_ref>341.32, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>2
         </statute_ref>, if applicable, an individual who applies for a professional license on the same day the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>combative sporting event is held shall pay a late fee of $100 plus the original license fee of <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>$45 $120 at the time the application is submitted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The fee schedule for amateur licenses issued by the commissioner is as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) referees, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) promoters, $400 $700 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) judges and knockdown judges, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) trainers, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) ring announcers, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) seconds, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) timekeepers, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) combatant, $25 $60 for each initial license and each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) managers, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) ringside physicians, $45 $80 for each initial license and each renewal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner shall establish a contest fee for each combative sport contest. <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>The professional combative sport contest fee is $1,500 per event or not more than four <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>percent of the gross ticket sales, whichever is greater, as determined by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>when the combative sport contest is scheduled, except that the amateur combative sport <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>contest fee shall be $500 $1,500 or not more than four percent of the gross ticket sales, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.35"></a><var>62.35</var>whichever is greater. The commissioner shall consider the size and type of venue when <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.36"></a><var>62.36</var>establishing a contest fee. The commissioner may establish the maximum number <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>of complimentary tickets allowed for each event by rule. A professional or amateur <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>combative sport contest fee is nonrefundable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) All fees and penalties collected by the commissioner must be deposited in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>commissioner account in the special revenue fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.44.0"></a><a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 326B.31, subdivisions 18, 19, and 22; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>326B.978, subdivision 4, are repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>(b) Minnesota Rules, part 1307.0032, is repealed effective December 31, 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>(c) Minnesota Rules, parts 3800.3520, subpart 5, items C and D; and 3800.3602, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>subpart 2, item B, subitems (5) and (6), are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var><b>EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND </b><br />
            		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var><b>WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[116J.013] COST-OF-LIVING STUDY; ANNUAL REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>(a) The commissioner shall conduct an annual cost-of-living study in Minnesota. <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>The study shall include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>(1) a calculation of the statewide basic needs cost of living, adjusted for family size;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>(2) a calculation of the basic needs cost of living, adjusted for family size, for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>county;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>(3) an analysis of statewide and county cost-of-living data, employment data, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>job vacancy data; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>(4) recommendations to aid in the assessment of employment and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>development planning needs throughout the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>(b) The commissioner shall report on the cost-of-living study and recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>by February 1 of each year to the governor and to the chairs of the standing committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>of the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction over employment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>economic development issues.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[116J.4011] LABOR MARKET INFORMATION DATA PRODUCTION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var><b>REQUIREMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>(a) As part of the commissioner's obligation under section 116J.401, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>commissioner must, in collaboration with the Office of Higher Education and local <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>workforce councils, produce and publish labor market analysis describing the alignment <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>between employer requirements and workforce qualifications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>(b) The analysis must include a description of job trends that supports career choice <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>and job seeking including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>(1) measures of current job growth, projected future job growth, and current job <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>vacancies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>(2) a breakdown of these measures, whenever feasible, by industry, occupation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>statewide and substate region, by educational requirement, state employee retirement <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>trends, and by racial trends;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>(3) a description of industry- or occupation-based credentials and minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>educational standards necessary for successful employment in each area; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>(4) a designation of areas of opportunity based on high growth, high vacancy, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>high pay conditions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>(c) The analysis must include a description of workforce supply and quality, <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>(1) a description of the current educational attainment of the workforce and its <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>distribution across industries, occupations, and regions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>(2) the number and distribution of recent graduates of and current enrollees in <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>postsecondary institutions by academic concentration or major and by credential type; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>(3) the completion rate, employment outcome, and average debt for recent <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>postsecondary graduates by program of study, institution type, and credential.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>(d) The analysis must be reviewed on a regular basis by representatives from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>business and postsecondary sectors, and any feedback should be incorporated into data <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>collection and presentation where feasible. This feedback may also include surveys of <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>employers on their skill, credential, and other workforce requirements when necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>(e) Analysis, data, and reports required by this section must be easily accessible, easily <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>readable, and prominently presented on the Department of Employment and Economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>Development Web site and Web sites of workforce centers. Information on job vacancies <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>and areas of potential employment opportunities should link to educational or credential <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>requirements, appropriate training or educational offerings, prevailing wages, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>indicators of market conditions deemed important to career choosers and job seekers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[116J.548] HOST COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var><b>GRANTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation of account.</b> A host community economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>grant program is created in the Department of Employment and Economic Development. <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>Grants awarded under this section may only be spent for capital costs of an eligible project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.35"></a><var>64.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>(1) "Capital costs" means expenditures for the acquisition and betterment of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>lands and buildings, and for other publicly owned capital improvements. Capital costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>also include expenditures for predesign, design, engineering, and similar activities for <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>specifically identified eligible projects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>(2) "Eligible project" means a development or redevelopment project that will <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>generate economic development within a host community.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>(3) "Economic development" means job creation, an increase in the tax base, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>capacity of the eligible project to attract private investment, and other objective criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>established by the commissioner that demonstrate a public benefit to the host community.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>(4) "Host community" means a city located within the seven-county metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, that is the site of a waste disposal <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>facility that meets the standards in section 473.849, that accepts unprocessed mixed <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>municipal solid waste generated in the metropolitan area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Application.</b> Host communities may apply for a grant under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. In awarding grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>this section, the commissioner shall give priority to eligible projects that, based on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>cost-benefit analysis, provide the highest return on public investment. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>must allocate available money between host communities as evenly as practicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>No match required.</b> Notwithstanding section 16A.86 or any other law to <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>the contrary, the state share of a project covered by this section shall cover 100 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>the total cost of the project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Report.</b> The commissioner must report to committees of the legislature <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>with jurisdiction over economic development by February 15 of each year on grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>awarded under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8731, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Administration. </b> Except as otherwise provided in this section, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>commissioner shall administer the fund as part of the Small Cities Development Block <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>Grant Program. and funds shall be made available to local communities and recognized <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>Indian tribal governments in accordance with the rules adopted for economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>grants in the small cities community development block grant program, except that.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var> All units of general purpose local government are eligible applicants for Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>investment funds. The commissioner may provide forgivable loans directly to a private <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>enterprise and not require a local community or recognized Indian tribal government <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.35"></a><var>65.35</var>application other than a resolution supporting the assistance. Eligible applicants for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>state-funded portion of the fund also include development authorities as defined in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>116J.552, subdivision 4, provided that the governing body of the municipality approves, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>by resolution, the application of the development authority. The commissioner may also <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>make funds available within the department for eligible expenditures under subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>clause (2). A home rule charter or statutory city, county, or town may loan or grant money <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>received from repayment of funds awarded under this section to a regional development <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>commission, other regional entity, or statewide community capital fund as determined by <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>the commissioner, to capitalize or to provide the local match required for capitalization of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>a regional or statewide revolving loan fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8731, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Eligible expenditures.</b> The money appropriated for this section may <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>be used to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>(1) fund loans or grants for infrastructure, loans, loan guarantees, interest buy-downs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>and other forms of participation with private sources of financing, provided that a loan to <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>a private enterprise must be for a principal amount not to exceed one-half of the cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>the project for which financing is sought;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>(2) fund strategic investments in renewable energy market development, such as <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>low interest loans for renewable energy equipment manufacturing, training grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>support renewable energy workforce, development of a renewable energy supply chain <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>that represents and strengthens the industry throughout the state, and external marketing <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>to garner more national and international investment into Minnesota's renewable sector. <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>Expenditures in external marketing for renewable energy market development are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>subject to the limitations in clause (1); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>(3) provide private entrepreneurs with training, other technical assistance, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>financial assistance, as provided in the small cities development block grant program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8731, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Disaster contingency account; repayments.</b> There is created a Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>investment fund disaster contingency account in the special revenue fund. Repayment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>loan amounts to the local government unit or development authority under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>shall be forwarded to the commissioner and deposited in the disaster contingency account <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>in the Minnesota investment fund to be appropriated by law for future disaster relief.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8731, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Requirements for assistance.</b> (a) All awards under section 
         <statute_ref>12A.07</statute_ref> are <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>subject to the following requirements in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>(a) Eligible applicants include the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>(b) Eligible applicants are subject to the following requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>(1) Applicants may be any business or nonprofit organization in the area included <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>in the disaster declaration that was directly and adversely affected by the disaster. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>includes: businesses, cooperatives, utilities, industrial, commercial, retail, and nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>organizations, including those nonprofits that provide residential, health care, child care, <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>social, or other services on behalf of the Department of Human Services to residents <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>included in the disaster area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Business applicants must be organized as a proprietorship, partnership, LLC, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>a corporation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Applicants must have been in operation before the date of the disaster.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Eligible activities. (c) Loan funds may be used to assist businesses only in their <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>recovery efforts but are not available to provide relief from economic losses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Eligible costs. (d) Eligible costs may include the following: repair of buildings, <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>leasehold improvements, fixtures and/or equipment, loss of inventory, and cleanup costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) (e) Ineligible activities include all of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Ineligible applicants. Any applicants not meeting the eligibility requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>outlined in this subdivision are ineligible to receive recovery loan funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Ineligible activities. Funds may not be used for lending or investment operations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>land speculation, or any activity deemed illegal by federal, state, or local law or ordinance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Ineligible costs. Ineligible costs include but are not limited to: economic injury <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>losses, relocation, management fees, financing costs, franchise fees, debt consolidation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>moving costs, refinancing debt existing prior to the date of the disaster, and operating costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) (f) Loan application:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Application process. All parties seeking recovery loan funds must file an <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>application with the local unit of government or development authority. Small Business <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>Administration (SBA) application forms may be used. Applications must be transmitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Application information. (g) Only completed applications will be reviewed for <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>consideration. Submittal of the following information constitutes a complete application:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Minnesota investment fund recovery loan fund application;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) business SBA disaster application, if applicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.35"></a><var>67.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) regional development organization or responsible local government application, <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.36"></a><var>67.36</var>if applicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) administrative contact;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) business release for local government to review SBA damage assessment/loss <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>verification, if applicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) proof of loss statement from insurer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) construction cost estimates;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) invoices for work completed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) quotes for equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) proposed security;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) company historical financial statements for the 24 months immediately prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>the application date;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) credit check release;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) number of jobs to be retained;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) wages paid;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) amount of loan request;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) documentation of damages incurred;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(17) property taxes paid and current;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(18) judgments, liens, agreements, consent decrees, stipulations for settlements, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>other such actions which would prevent the applicant from participating in any program <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>administered by the responsible local, state, or regional government;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(19) compliance with all applicable local ordinances and plans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(20) documentation through financial and tax records that the business was a viable <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>operating entity at the time of the flood;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(21) business tax identification number; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(22) other documentation as requested.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) (h) Incomplete applications will be assigned pending status and the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>will be informed in writing of the missing documentation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) Determination of eligibility. (i) Applicant eligibility will be determined using <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>criteria enumerated in paragraph (a) (b). A credit check for the company and each of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>principal owners may be conducted. An owner's encumbrance report will be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>by the Recorder's Office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) A grant recipient is eligible for assistance provided under this section only after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>recipient has claimed all applicable private insurance and the recipient has utilized all other <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>sources of applicable assistance available under the act appropriating funding for the grant.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[116J.8748] MINNESOTA JOB CREATION FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>(b) "Agreement" or "business subsidy agreement" means a business subsidy <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>agreement under section 116J.994 that must include, but is not limited to: specification <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>of the duration of the agreement, job goals and a timeline for achieving those goals over <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>the duration of the agreement, construction and other investment goals and a timeline for <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>achieving those goals over the duration of the agreement, and the value of benefits the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>firm may receive following achievement of capital investment and employment goals. <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>The local government and business must report to the commissioner on the business <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>performance using the forms developed by the commissioner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>(c) "Business" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>company, association, or other entity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>(d) "Capital investment" means money that is expended for the purpose of building <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>or improving real fixed property where employees under paragraphs (g) and (h) are or <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>will be employed and also includes construction materials, services, and supplies, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>purchase and installation of equipment and machinery as provided under subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>paragraph (b), clause (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>(e) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>(f) "Minnesota job creation fund business" means a business that is designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>by the commissioner under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>(g) "New full-time employee" means an employee who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>(1) begins work at a Minnesota job creation fund business facility noted in a business <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>subsidy agreement and following the designation as a job creation fund business; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>(2) has expected work hours of at least 2,080 hours annually.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>(h) "Retained job" means a full-time position:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>(1) that existed at the facility prior to the designation as a job creation fund business; <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>(2) has expected work hours of at least 2,080 hours annually.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>(i) "Wages" has the meaning given in section 290.92, subdivision 1, clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Application.</b> (a) In order to qualify for designation as a Minnesota job <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>creation fund business under subdivision 3, a business must submit an application to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>local government entity where the facility is or will be located.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>(b) A local government must submit the business application along with other <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.35"></a><var>69.35</var>application materials to the commissioner for approval.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>(c) The applications required under paragraphs (a) and (b) must be in the form and <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>be made under the procedures specified by the commissioner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Minnesota job creation fund business designation; requirements.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>To receive designation as a Minnesota job creation fund business, a business must satisfy <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>all of the following conditions:<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>(1) the business is or will be engaged in, within Minnesota, one of the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>as its primary business activity:<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>(i) manufacturing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>(ii) warehousing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>(iii) distribution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>(iv) information technology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>(v) finance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>(vi) insurance; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>(vii) professional or technical services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>(2) the business must not be primarily engaged in lobbying; gambling; entertainment; <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>professional sports; political consulting; leisure; hospitality; or professional services <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>provided by attorneys, accountants, business consultants, physicians, or health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>consultants, or primarily engaged in making retail sales to purchasers who are physically <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>present at the business's location; <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>(3) the business must enter into a binding construction and job creation business <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>subsidy agreement with the commissioner to expend at least $500,000 in capital investment <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>in a capital investment project that includes a new, expanded, or remodeled facility within <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>one year following designation as a Minnesota job creation fund business and:<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>(i) create at least ten new full-time employee positions within two years of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>benefit date following the designation as a Minnesota job creation fund business; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>(ii) expend at least $25,000,000, which may include the installation and purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>of machinery and equipment, in capital investment and retain at least 200 employees for <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>projects located in the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 24, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>75 employees for projects located outside the metropolitan area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>(4) positions or employees moved or relocated from another Minnesota location <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>of the Minnesota job creation fund business must not be included in any calculation or <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>determination of job creation or new positions under this paragraph; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>(5) a Minnesota job creation fund business must not terminate, lay off, or reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>the working hours of an employee for the purpose of hiring an individual to satisfy job <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.35"></a><var>70.35</var>creation goals under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>(b) Prior to approving the proposed designation of a business under this subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>the commissioner shall consider the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>(1) the economic outlook of the industry in which the business engages;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>(2) the projected sales of the business that will be generated from outside the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>(3) how the business will build on existing regional, national, and international <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>strengths to diversify the state's economy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>(4) whether the business activity would occur without financial assistance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>(5) whether the business is unable to expand at an existing Minnesota operation <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>due to facility or land limitations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>(6) whether the business has viable location options outside Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>(7) the effect of financial assistance on industry competitors in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>(8) financial contributions to the project made by local governments; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>(9) any other criteria the commissioner deems necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>(c) Upon receiving notification of local approval under subdivision 2, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>commissioner shall review the determination by the local government and consider the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>conditions listed in paragraphs (a) and (b) to determine whether it is in the best interests of <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>the state and local area to designate a business as a Minnesota job creation fund business. <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>(d) If the commissioner designates a business as a Minnesota job creation fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>business, the business subsidy agreement shall include the performance outcome <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>commitments and the expected financial value of any Minnesota job creation fund benefits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>(e) The commissioner may amend an agreement once, upon request of a local <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>government on behalf of a business, only if the performance is expected to exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>thresholds stated in the original agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>(f) A business may apply to be designated as a Minnesota job creation fund business <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>at the same location more than once only if all goals under a previous Minnesota job <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>creation fund agreement have been met and the agreement is completed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Certification; benefits.</b> (a) The commissioner may certify a Minnesota job <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>creation fund business as eligible to receive a specific value of benefit under paragraphs <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>(b) and (c) when the business has achieved its job creation and capital investment goals <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>noted in its agreement under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>(b) A qualified Minnesota job creation fund business may be certified eligible for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>benefits in this paragraph for up to five years for projects located in the metropolitan area <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 24, and seven years for projects located outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.35"></a><var>71.35</var>the metropolitan area, as determined by the commissioner when considering the best <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.36"></a><var>71.36</var>interests of the state and local area. The eligibility for the following benefits begins the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>date the commissioner certifies the business as a qualified Minnesota job creation fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>business under this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>(1) up to five percent rebate for projects located in the metropolitan area as <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>defined in section 200.02, subdivision 24, and 7.5 percent for projects located outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>the metropolitan area, on capital investment on qualifying purchases as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>subdivision 5 with the total rebate for a project not to exceed $500,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>(2) an award of up to $500,000 based on full-time job creation and wages paid as <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>provided in subdivision 6 with the total award not to exceed $500,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>(3) up to $1,000,000 in capital investment rebates and $1,000,000 in job creation <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>awards are allowable for projects that have at least $25,000,000 in capital investment <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>and 200 new employees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>(4) up to $1,000,000 in capital investment rebates are allowable for projects that <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>have at least $25,000,000 in capital investment and 200 retained employees for projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>located in the metropolitan area as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 24, and 75 <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>employees for projects located outside the metropolitan area; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>(5) for clauses (3) and (4) only, the capital investment expenditure requirements may <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>include the installation and purchases of machinery and equipment. These expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>are not eligible for the capital investment rebate provided under subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>(c) The job creation award may be provided in multiple years as long as the qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>Minnesota job creation fund business continues to meet the job creation goals provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>for in its agreement under subdivision 3 and the total award does not exceed $500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>except as provided under paragraph (b), clauses (3) and (4).<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>(d) No rebates or award may be provided until the Minnesota job creation fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>business has at least $500,000 in capital investment in the project and at least ten full-time <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>jobs have been created and maintained for at least one year or the retained employees, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>provided in paragraph (b), clause (4), remain for at least one year. The agreement may <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>require additional performance outcomes that need to be achieved before rebates and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>awards are provided. If fewer retained jobs are maintained, but still above the minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>under this subdivision, the capital investment award shall be reduced on a proportionate <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>basis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>(e) The forms needed to be submitted to document performance by the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>job creation fund business must be in the form and be made under the procedures specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>by the commissioner. The forms shall include documentation and certification by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var>business that it is in compliance with the business subsidy agreement, sections 116J.871 <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.35"></a><var>72.35</var>and 116L.66, and other provisions as specified by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>(f) Minnesota job creation fund businesses must pay each new full-time employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>added pursuant to the agreement total compensation, including benefits not mandated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>law, that on an annualized basis is equal to at least 110 percent of the federal poverty <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>level for a family of four.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>(g) A Minnesota job creation fund business must demonstrate reasonable progress on <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>its capital investment expenditures within six months following designation as a Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>job creation fund business to ensure that the capital investment goal in the agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>under subdivision 1 will be met. Businesses not making reasonable progress will not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>eligible for benefits under the submitted application and will need to work with the local <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>government unit to resubmit a new application and request to be a Minnesota job creation <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>fund business. Notwithstanding the goals noted in its agreement under subdivision 1, this <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>action shall not be considered a default of the business subsidy agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Capital investment rebate.</b> (a) A qualified Minnesota job creation fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>business is eligible for a rebate on the purchase and use of construction materials, services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>and supplies used for or consumed in the construction project as described in the goals <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>under the agreement provided under subdivision 1, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>(b) The rebate under this subdivision applies regardless of whether the purchases are <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>made by the qualified Minnesota job creation fund business or a contractor hired to perform <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>work or provide services at the qualified Minnesota job creation fund business location.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>(c) Minnesota job creation fund businesses seeking the rebate for capital investment <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>provided under subdivision 4 must submit forms and applications to the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>Employment and Economic Development as prescribed by the commissioner of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>department.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Job creation award.</b> (a) A qualified Minnesota job creation fund business <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>is eligible for an annual award for each new job created and maintained by the business <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>using the following schedule: $1,000 for each job position paying annual wages at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>$26,000 but less than $35,000; $2,000 for each job position paying at least $35,000 but <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>less than $45,000; and $3,000 for each job position paying at least $45,000; and as noted <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>in the goals under the agreement provided under subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>(b) The job creation award schedule must be adjusted annually using the percentage <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>increase in the federal poverty level for a family of four.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>(c) Minnesota job creation fund businesses seeking an award credit provided under <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>subdivision 4 must submit forms and applications to the Department of Employment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>Economic Development as prescribed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Rulemaking.</b> (a) If the commissioner's policies, procedures, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>statements are rules, as defined in section 14.02, subdivision 4, the requirements in either <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>paragraph (b) or (c) apply, as applicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>(b) Effective upon enactment until January 1, 2015:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>(1) the commissioner shall publish notice of proposed rules in the State Register <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>after complying with section 14.07, subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>(2) interested parties have 21 days to comment on the proposed rules. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>commissioner must consider comments it receives. After the commissioner has considered <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>all comments and has complied with section 14.07, subdivision 2, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>publish notice of the final rule in the State Register;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>(3) if the adopted rules are the same as the proposed rules, the notice shall state that <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>the rules have been adopted as proposed and shall cite the prior publication. If the adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>rules differ from the proposed rules, the portions of the adopted rules that differ from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>proposed rules shall be included in the notice of adoption, together with a citation to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>prior State Register that contained the notice of the proposed rules; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>(4) rules published in the State Register before January 1, 2014, take effect upon  <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>publication of the notice. Rules published in the State Register on and after January 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>2014, take effect 30 days after publication of the notice.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>(c) Beginning January 1, 2015, the commissioner may adopt rules to implement any <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>provisions in this section using the expedited rulemaking process in section 14.389.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>(d) The notice of proposed rules required in paragraph (b) must provide information <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>as to where the public may obtain a copy of the rules. The commissioner shall post the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>proposed rules on the department Web site at the same time the notice is published in <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>the State Register.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>[116J.9661] TRADE POLICY ADVISORY COUNCIL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The Trade Policy Advisory Council is established to <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>advise and assist the governor and the legislature regarding United States trade agreements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b> (a) The Trade Policy Advisory Council shall have 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>members, as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>(1) the commissioner of employment and economic development or designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>(2) the commissioner of agriculture or designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>(3) the commissioner of administration or designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.34"></a><var>74.34</var>(4) two senators, including one appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.35"></a><var>74.35</var>the Committee on Rules and Administration, and one appointed by the minority leader;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>(5) two members of the house of representatives, including one member appointed <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>by the speaker of the house and one member appointed by the minority leader; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>(6) eight members appointed by the governor. The governor's appointees shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>represent specified interests, including organized labor, environmental interests, family <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>farmers, business and industry, and international trade and development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>(b) The Trade Policy Advisory Council may invite representatives from other state <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>agencies, industries, trade and labor organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>local governments to join the council as nonvoting ex officio members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>(c) Except for initial appointments, the appointing authorities shall make <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>appointments by the first Monday in January of each odd-numbered year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Term.</b> Except for the initial appointees, members of the Trade Policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>Advisory Council shall serve for a term of two years and may be reappointed. Members <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>shall serve until their successors have been appointed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Administration.</b>  The commissioner of employment and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>development or the commissioner's designee shall provide meeting space and <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>administrative services for the council.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Initial appointments and first meeting.</b> The appointing authorities shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>appoint the first members of the council by January 15, 2014. The first appointees shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>serve until the first Monday in January 2015. The commissioner of the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>Employment and Economic Development shall convene the first meeting by February 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>2014, and shall act as chair until the council elects a chair at its first meeting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Chair.</b>  The members shall elect a chair from the legislative members <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>of the advisory council. <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>No compensation.</b>  Public members of the advisory council serve without <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>compensation or payment of expenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Duties.</b> The Trade Policy Advisory Council shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>(1) advise the governor and the legislature on matters relating to United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>trade agreements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>(2) assess the potential impact of federal trade agreements on the state's economy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>(3) advise the governor and the legislature of the group's findings and make <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>recommendations, including any draft legislation necessary to implement the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>recommendations, to the governor and the legislature;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>(4) determine, on a case-by-case basis, the impact of a specific federal trade <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>agreement by requesting input from state agencies, seeking expert advice, convening <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.35"></a><var>75.35</var>public hearings, and taking other reasonable and appropriate actions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>(5) request information from the Office of the United States Trade Representative <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>necessary to conduct an appropriate review of government procurement agreements or <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>other trade issues; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>(6) receive information obtained by the United States Trade Representative's single <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>point of contact for Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Meeting.</b> The Trade Policy Advisory Council shall meet at least once <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>per fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Sunset.</b> The council shall sunset January 1, 2020.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>[116J.978] MINNESOTA TRADE OFFICES IN FOREIGN MARKETS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>(a) The commissioner of employment and economic development shall establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>three new Minnesota Trade Offices in key foreign markets selected for their potential to <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>increase Minnesota exports and attract foreign direct investment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>(b) The commissioner shall establish a performance rating system for the new offices <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>established under this section and create specific annual goals for the offices to meet. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>commissioner shall monitor activities of the office, including, but not limited to, the number <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>of inquiries and projects received and completed, meetings arranged between Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>companies and potential investors, distributors, or customers, and agreements signed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>[116J.979] MINNESOTA STEP GRANTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The commissioner of employment and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>development shall create a State Trade and Export Promotion grants program, hereafter <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>STEP grants, to provide financial and technical assistance to eligible Minnesota small <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>businesses with an active interest in exporting products or services to foreign markets.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Grants.</b> Recipients may apply, on an application devised by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>commissioner, for up to $7,500 in reimbursement for approved export-development <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>activities, including, but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>(1) participation in trade missions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>(2) export training;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>(3) exhibition at trade shows or industry-specific events;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>(4) translation of marketing materials;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>(5) development of foreign language Web sites, Gold Key, or other business <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>matchmaking services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>(6) company-specific international sales activities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>(7) testing and certification required to sell products in foreign markets.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>[116J.9801] INVEST MINNESOTA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>The commissioner shall establish the Invest Minnesota marketing initiative. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>initiative must focus on branding the state's economic development initiatives and <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>promoting Minnesota business opportunities. The initiative may include measures to <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>communicate the benefits of doing business in Minnesota to companies considering <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>relocating, establishing a United States presence, or expanding.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>[116J.998] OFFICE OF BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>(b) "Broadband" or "broadband service" means any service providing advanced <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>telecommunications capability and Internet access with transmission speeds that, at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>minimum, meet the Federal Communications Commission definition for broadband.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>(c) "Local unit of government" has the meaning given in section 116G.03, <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>(d) "Office" means the Office of Broadband Development established in subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>2, paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Office established; purpose.</b> (a) An Office of Broadband Development is <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>established within the Department of Employment and Economic Development and shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>remain in existence until the commissioner certifies that the state has met the broadband <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>goals established in section 237.012. The director shall be appointed by the governor and <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>shall serve in the unclassified service. The director must be qualified by experience and <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>training in broadband. The office may employ staff necessary to carry out the office's <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>duties under subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>(b) The purpose of the office is to encourage, foster, develop, and improve broadband <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>within the state in order to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>(1) drive job creation, promote innovation, and expand markets for Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>businesses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>(2) serve the ongoing and growing needs of Minnesota's education systems, health <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>care system, public safety system, industries and businesses, governmental operations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>and citizens; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>(3) improve accessibility for underserved communities and populations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Organization.</b> The office shall consist of a director of the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>Broadband Development, as well as any staff necessary to carry out the office's duties <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>under subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.35"></a><var>77.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Duties.</b> (a) The office shall have the power and duty to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>(1) serve as the central broadband planning body for the state of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>(2) coordinate with state, regional, local, and private entities to develop, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>maximum extent practicable, a uniform statewide broadband access and usage policy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>(3) develop, recommend, and implement a statewide plan to encourage cost-effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>broadband access, and to make recommendations for increased usage, particularly in <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>rural and other underserved areas;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>(4) coordinate efforts, in consultation and cooperation with the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>commerce, local units of government, and private entities, to meet the state's broadband <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>goals in section 237.012;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>(5) develop, coordinate, and implement the state's broadband infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>development program under section 116J.999;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>(6) provide consultation services to local units of government or other project <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>sponsors in connection with the planning, acquisition, improvement, construction, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>development of any broadband deployment project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>(7) encourage public-private partnerships to increase deployment and adoption <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>of broadband services and applications, including recommending funding options and <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>possible incentives to encourage investment in broadband expansion;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>(8) monitor the broadband development efforts of other states and nations in areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>such as business, education, public safety, and health;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>(9) consult with the commissioner of commerce to monitor broadband-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>activities at the federal level, including regulatory and policy changes and the potential <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>impact on broadband deployment and sustainability in the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>(10) serve as an information clearinghouse for federal programs providing financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>assistance to institutions located in rural areas seeking to obtain access to high-speed <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>broadband service, and use this information as an outreach tool to make institutions <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>located in rural areas that are unserved or underserved with respect to broadband service <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>aware of the existence of federal assistance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>(11) provide logistical and administrative support for the Governor's Broadband <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>Task Force;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>(12) provide an annual report, as required by subdivision 5;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>(13) coordinate an ongoing collaborative effort of stakeholders to evaluate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>address security, vulnerability, and redundancy issues in order to ensure the reliability of <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>broadband networks; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.34"></a><var>78.34</var>(14) perform any other activities consistent with the office's purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>(b) In carrying out its duties under this subdivision, the Office of Broadband <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>Development shall have no authority to regulate or compel action on the part of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>provider of broadband service.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Reporting.</b> (a) Beginning January 15, 2014, and each year thereafter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>the Office of Broadband Development shall report to the legislative committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>jurisdiction over broadband policy and finance on the office's activities during the previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>(b) The report shall contain, at a minimum:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>(1) an analysis of the current availability and use of broadband, including average <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>broadband speeds, within the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>(2) information gathered from schools, libraries, hospitals, and public safety facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>across the state, determining the actual speed and capacity of broadband currently in use <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>and the need, if any, for increases in speed and capacity to meet current or anticipated needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>(3) an analysis of incumbent broadband infrastructure within the state and its ability <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>to spur economic development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>(4) an analysis of the degree to which new, additional, or improved broadband <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>infrastructure would spur economic development in the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>(5) a summary of the office's activities in coordinating broadband infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>development under section 116J.999;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>(6) suggested policies, incentives, and legislation designed to accelerate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>achievement of the goals under section 237.012, subdivisions 1 and 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>(7) any proposed legislative and policy initiatives; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>(8) any other information requested by the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>over broadband policy and finance, or that the office deems necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>(c) The report may be submitted electronically and is subject to section 3.195, <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. <b>[116J.999] COORDINATION OF BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var><b>DEVELOPMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>(b) "Broadband" or "broadband service" has the meaning given in section 116J.998, <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>(c) "Broadband conduit" means a conduit, pipe, innerduct, or microduct for fiber <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.35"></a><var>79.35</var>optic or other cables that support broadband and wireless facilities for broadband service.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>(d) "Local unit of government" has the meaning given in section 116G.03, <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>(e) "Office" means the Office of Broadband Development established in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>116J.998.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Broadband infrastructure development.</b> (a) The office shall, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>collaboration with the Department of Transportation and private entities, encourage and <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>coordinate "dig once" efforts for the planning, relocation, installation, or improvement of <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>broadband conduit within the right-of-way in conjunction with any current or planned <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>construction, including, but not limited to, trunk highways and bridges. To the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>necessary, the office shall, in collaboration with the Department of Transportation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>evaluate engineering and design standards, procedures and criteria for contracts or lease <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>agreements with private entities, and pricing requirements, and provide for allocation <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>of risk, costs, and any revenue generated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>(b) The office shall, in collaboration with other state departments and agencies as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>office deems necessary, develop a strategy to facilitate the timely and efficient deployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>of broadband conduit or other broadband facilities on state-owned lands and buildings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>(c) To the extent practicable, the office shall encourage and assist local units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>government to adopt and implement policies similar to those under paragraphs (a) and (b) <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>for construction or other improvements to county state-aid highways, municipal state-aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>roads, and any other rights-of-way under the local unit of government's jurisdiction, and to <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>other lands or buildings owned by the local unit of government.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>(d) Special consideration must be paid to projects under this subdivision that will <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>likely improve access to broadband by rural or underserved communities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Reporting.</b> As part of its annual report under section 116J.998, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>5, the office shall report on activities taken under this section, including, but not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>the number of current and planned projects using the "dig once" approach, any gains in <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>broadband speed or access associated with the project, and any costs or cost savings to <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>the state, private entity, or end user of broadband services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>No right of action.</b> Nothing in this section shall be construed to create <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>party against the state of Minnesota; its departments, agencies, or entities; its officers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>employees, or agents; or any other person.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.80.34"></a><var>80.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>[116L.191] WORKFORCE CENTER; CREDENTIAL ASSISTANCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>(a) The commissioner shall provide at local workforce centers services that <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>assist individuals in identifying and obtaining industry-recognized credentials for jobs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>particularly jobs in high demand. The workforce centers must consult and cooperate <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>with training institutions, particularly postsecondary institutions, to identify credential <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>programs to individuals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>(b) Each workforce center shall provide information under section 116J.4011, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>paragraph (b), clause (3), linked as a shortcut from the desktop of each workforce center <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>computer and available in hard copy. Prominent signs should be posted in workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>centers directing individuals to where they can find a list of top job vacancies and related <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>credential information.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116U.26, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var><b>116U.26 FILM PRODUCTION JOBS PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The film production jobs program is created. The program shall be operated <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>by the Minnesota Film and TV Board with administrative oversight and control by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>commissioner of administration employment and economic development. The program <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>shall make payment to producers of feature films, national television or Internet programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>documentaries, music videos, and commercials that directly create new film jobs in <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>Minnesota. To be eligible for a payment, a producer must submit documentation to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>Minnesota Film and TV Board of expenditures for production costs incurred in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>that are directly attributable to the production in Minnesota of a film product.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Minnesota Film and TV Board shall make recommendations to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>commissioner of administration employment and economic development about program <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>payment, but the commissioner has the authority to make the final determination on <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>payments. The commissioner's determination must be based on proper documentation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>eligible production costs submitted for payments. No more than five percent of the funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>appropriated for the program in any year may be expended for administration, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>costs for independent audits and financial reviews of projects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For the purposes of this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) "production costs" means the cost of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) a story and scenario to be used for a film;<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) salaries of talent, management, and labor, including payments to personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>services corporations for the services of a performing artist;<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.33"></a><var>81.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) set construction and operations, wardrobe, accessories, and related services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.34"></a><var>81.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) photography, sound synchronization, lighting, and related services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.35"></a><var>81.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) editing and related services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) rental of facilities and equipment; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) other direct costs of producing the film in accordance with generally accepted <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>entertainment industry practice; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>(viii) above-the-line talent fees for nonresident talent; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>(ix) costs incurred during postproduction; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) "film" means a feature film, television or Internet show, pilot, program, series, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>documentary, music video, or television commercial, whether on film, video, or digital <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>media. Film does not include news, current events, public programming, or a program <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>that includes weather or market reports; a talk show; a production with respect to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>questionnaire or contest; a sports event or sports activity; a gala presentation or awards <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>show; a finished production that solicits funds; or a production for which the production <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>company is required under United States Code, title 18, section 2257, to maintain records <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>with respect to a performer portrayed in a single-media or multimedia program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Minnesota Film and TV Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>may make reimbursements of: (1) up to 20 25 percent of film production costs for films that <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>locate production outside the metropolitan area, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121</statute_ref>, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>2, or that incur production costs in excess of $5,000,000 a minimum Minnesota expenditure <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>of $1,000,000 in the metropolitan area within a 12-month period; or (2) up to 15 20 <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>percent of film production costs for films that incur less than $1,000,000 in Minnesota<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var> production costs of $5,000,000 or less in the metropolitan area within a 12-month period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.37, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var><b>136F.37 JOB PLACEMENT IMPACT ON PROGRAM REVIEW; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var><b>INFORMATION TO STUDENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Colleges; technical occupational program.</b> The board must <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>assess labor market data when conducting college program reviews. Colleges must <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>provide prospective students with the job placement rate for graduates of technical and <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>occupational programs offered at the colleges.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>DEED labor market survey; MnSCU usage and disclosure.</b> The data <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>assessed under subdivision 1 must include labor market data compiled by the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>of Employment and Economic Development under section 116J.4011. The board and its <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>colleges and universities must use this market data when deciding upon course and program <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>offerings. The board must provide a link to this labor market data on its Internet portal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.34"></a><var>82.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. <b>[161.462] FIBER COLLABORATION DATABASE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Purpose.</b> The purpose of the fiber collaboration database is <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>to provide broadband providers with advance notice of upcoming Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>Transportation construction projects so that they may notify the department of their <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>interest in installing broadband infrastructure within the right-of-way during construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>in order to minimize installation costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Database.</b> (a) The Department of Transportation shall post on its Web site, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>and update annually, the list of upcoming construction projects contained in its statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>transportation improvement program, including, for each project:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>(1) the geographical location where construction will occur;<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>(2) the estimated start and end dates of construction; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>(3) a description of the nature of the construction project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>(b) The commissioner shall post the information required in paragraph (a) as far in <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>advance of the beginning of construction as is feasible.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>(c) The department's Web site must allow a provider of broadband service to register <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>to receive from the department electronic information on proposed construction projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>added to the database in specific geographical areas of the state as soon as it is updated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245.4712, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Availability of community support services.</b> (a) County boards <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>must provide or contract for sufficient community support services within the county to <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>meet the needs of adults with serious and persistent mental illness who are residents of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>county. Adults may be required to pay a fee according to section 
         <statute_ref>245.481</statute_ref>. The community <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>support services program must be designed to improve the ability of adults with serious <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>and persistent mental illness to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) work in a regular or supported work environment find and maintain competitive <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) handle basic activities of daily living;<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) participate in leisure time activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) set goals and plans; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) obtain and maintain appropriate living arrangements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The community support services program must also be designed to reduce the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>need for and use of more intensive, costly, or restrictive placements both in number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.34"></a><var>83.34</var>admissions and length of stay.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Community support services are those services that are supportive in nature and <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>not necessarily treatment oriented, and include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) conducting outreach activities such as home visits, health and wellness checks, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>and problem solving;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) connecting people to resources to meet their basic needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) finding, securing, and supporting people in their housing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) attaining and maintaining health insurance benefits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) assisting with job applications, finding and maintaining employment, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>securing a stable financial situation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) fostering social support, including support groups, mentoring, peer support, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>other efforts to prevent isolation and promote recovery; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) educating about mental illness, treatment, and recovery.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Community support services shall use all available funding streams. The county <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>shall maintain the level of expenditures for this program, as required under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>245.4835
         </statute_ref>. County boards must continue to provide funds for those services not covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>by other funding streams and to maintain an infrastructure to carry out these services. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>county is encouraged to fund evidence-based practices such as Individual Placement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>Supported Employment and Illness Management and Recovery.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The commissioner shall collect data on community support services programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>including, but not limited to, demographic information such as age, sex, race, the number <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>of people served, and information related to housing, employment, hospitalization, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>symptoms, and satisfaction with services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268A.13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var><b>268A.13 EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var><b>MENTAL ILLNESS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>The commissioner of employment and economic development, in cooperation <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>with the commissioner of human services, shall develop a statewide program of grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>as outlined in section 
         <statute_ref>268A.14</statute_ref> to provide services for persons with mental illness who <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>want to work in supported employment. Projects funded under this section must: (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>assist persons with mental illness in obtaining and retaining competitive employment; (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>emphasize individual community placements for clients client preferences; (3) ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>interagency collaboration at the local level between vocational rehabilitation field offices, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>county service agencies, community support programs operating under the authority of <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245.4712</statute_ref>, and community rehabilitation providers, in assisting clients; (4) ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.35"></a><var>84.35</var>services are integrated with mental health treatment; (5) provide benefits counseling; <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>(6) conduct rapid job search; and (4) (7) involve clients in the planning, development, <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>oversight, and delivery of support services. Project funds may not be used to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>services in segregated settings such as the center-based employment subprograms as <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>268A.01</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>The commissioner of employment and economic development, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>with the commissioner of human services, shall develop a request for proposals which is <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>consistent with the requirements of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>268A.14</statute_ref> and which specifies <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>the types of services that must be provided by grantees. Priority for funding shall be given <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>to organizations with experience in developing innovative employment support services <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>for persons with mental illness carrying out evidence-based practices. Each applicant for <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>funds under this section shall submit an evaluation protocol as part of the grant application.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268A.14, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Employment support services and programs.</b> The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>of employment and economic development, in cooperation with the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>human services, shall operate a statewide system to reimburse providers for employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>support services for persons with mental illness. The system shall be operated to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>employment programs and services where:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>(1) services provided are readily accessible to all persons with mental illness who <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>want to work, including rapid competitive job search, so they can make progress toward <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>economic self-sufficiency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>(2) services provided are made an integral part of all mental health treatment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>rehabilitation programs for persons with mental illness to ensure that they have the ability <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>and opportunity to consider a variety of work options;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>(3) programs help persons with mental illness form long-range plans for employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>that fit their skills and abilities by ensuring that ongoing time-unlimited support, crisis <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>management, placement, and career planning services are available;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>(4) services provided give persons with mental illness the information needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>to make informed choices about employment expectations and options, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>information on the types of employment available in the local community, the types of <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>employment services available, the impact of employment on eligibility for governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>benefits, and career options;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>(5) programs assess whether persons with mental illness being serviced are satisfied <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>with the services and outcomes. Satisfaction assessments shall address at least whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.34"></a><var>85.34</var>persons like their jobs, whether quality of life is improved, whether potential for <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.35"></a><var>85.35</var>advancement exists, and whether there are adequate support services in place;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>(6) programs encourage persons with mental illness being served to be involved in <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>employment support services issues by allowing them to participate in the development of <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>individual rehabilitation plans and to serve on boards, committees, task forces, and review <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>bodies that shape employment services policies and that award grants, and by encouraging <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>and helping them to establish and participate in self-help and consumer advocacy groups;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>(7) programs encourage employers to expand employment opportunities for <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>persons with mental illness and, to maximize the hiring of persons with mental illness, <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>educate employers about the needs and abilities of persons with mental illness and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>(8) programs encourage persons with mental illness, vocational rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>professionals, and mental health professionals to learn more about current work incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>provisions in governmental benefits programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>(9) programs establish and maintain linkages with a wide range of other programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>and services, including educational programs, housing programs, economic assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>services, community support services, and clinical services to ensure that persons with <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>mental illness can obtain and maintain employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>(10) programs participate in ongoing training across agencies and service delivery <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>systems so that providers in human services systems understand their respective roles, <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>rules, and responsibilities and understand the options that exist for providing employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>and community support services to persons with mental illness; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>(11) programs work with local communities to expand system capacity to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>access to employment services to all persons with mental illness who want them.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. <b>[383D.412] DAKOTA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var><b>AGENCY; MINNESOTA INVESTMENT FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Treatment.</b> As long as the conditions set forth in subdivision 2 are met <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>and notwithstanding the provisions of section 116J.8731, the Dakota County Community <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>Development Agency will be treated as if it were a general purpose local governmental unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>and may apply for and receive state-funded money from the Minnesota investment fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Conditions precedent.</b>  Conditions precedent to the treatment of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>Dakota County Community Development Agency as a general purpose local governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>unit as described in subdivision 1 are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>(a) the board of commissioners of Dakota County shall have adopted a resolution <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var>approving such treatment of the Dakota County Community Development Agency, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.34"></a><var>86.34</var>such resolution shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been revoked by <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.35"></a><var>86.35</var>Dakota County; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>(b) the members of the board of commissioners of Dakota County shall be the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>persons as the members of the board of commissioners of the Dakota County Community <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>Development Agency.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.23.0"></a><a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. <b>EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var><b>FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM, ASPERGER'S </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var><b>SYNDROME, NONVERBAL LEARNING DISORDERS, AND PERVASIVE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var><b>DEVELOPMENT DISORDER, NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PILOT </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>(b) "Communication" means the ability to effectively give and receive information <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>through spoken words, writing, speaking, listening, or other means of communication, <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>including but not limited to nonverbal expressions, gestures, or other adaptive methods.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>(c) "Functional areas" means communication, interpersonal skills, mobility, self-care, <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>self-direction, preemployment skills, work tolerance, and independent living skills.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>(d) "Independent living assessment" means an active, performance-based skill <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>assessment in the functional areas of communication, interpersonal skills, mobility, <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>self-care, self-direction, preemployment skills, and independent living skills, that provides <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>an analysis of the individual's ability to independently achieve certain skills and which <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>is performed through direct observation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>(e) "Interpersonal skills" means the ability to establish and maintain personal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>family, work, and community relationships.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>(f) "Mobility" means the physical and psychological ability to move about from <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>place to place, including travel to and from destinations in the community for activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>of daily living, training, or work.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>(g) "Natural supports" means the process of assisting an employer to expand its <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>capacity for training, supervising, and supporting workers with disabilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>(h) "Ongoing employment support services" means any of the following services:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>(1) facilitation of natural supports at the work site;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>(2) disability awareness training for the worker, the worker's employer, supervisor, <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>or coworkers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>(3) services necessary to increase the worker's inclusion at the work site;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var>(4) job skills training at the work site;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.34"></a><var>87.34</var>(5) regular observation or supervision of the worker; <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.35"></a><var>87.35</var>(6) coordination of support services; <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>(7) job-related safety training; <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>(8) job-related advocacy skills training to advance employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>(9) training in independent living skills and support including self-advocacy, money <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>management and organization, grooming and personal care, communication, interpersonal <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>skills, problem solving, orientation and mobility, and using public transportation or <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>driver's training;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>(10) follow-up services necessary to reinforce and stabilize employment, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>regular contact with the worker's employer, supervisor or coworkers, parents, family <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>members, advocates, legal representatives, other suitable professionals, and informed <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>advisors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>(11) training in job seeking skills; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>(12) internships or career planning to assist the individual's advancement in <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>meaningful employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>(i) "Preemployment skills" means the abilities and skills to successfully apply for, <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>secure, and maintain competitive employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>(j) "Self-care" means skills needed to manage one's self or living environment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>including but not limited to money management, personal health care, personal hygiene, <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>and safety needs, including medication management.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>(k) "Self-direction" means the ability to plan, initiate, organize, or carry out <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>goal-directed activities or solve problems related to self-care, socialization, recreation, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>working independently.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>(l) "Severe impairment to employment" means limitations experienced by persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>diagnosed with high-functioning autism, Asperger's syndrome, nonverbal learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>disorders, or pervasive development disorder, not otherwise specified, due to an extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>history of unemployment or underemployment; limited education, training, or job skills; <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>and physical, intellectual, or emotional characteristics that seriously impair the individual's <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>ability to obtain and retain permanent employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>(m) "Work tolerance" means the ability to effectively and efficiently perform jobs <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>with various levels of sensory and environmental components including scent, noise, <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>visual stimuli, physical space, and psychological demands.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Employment support plan and outcomes.</b> An individual participating in <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>the program under this section must develop an employment support plan that includes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>(1) employment goals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.34"></a><var>88.34</var>(2) ongoing support services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.35"></a><var>88.35</var>(3) program outcomes that focus on competitive employment in the community; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>(4) ongoing independent living services and employment supports necessary for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>individual to secure, maintain, and advance in employment that best fits the individual's <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>strengths and career goals.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.24.0"></a><a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. <b>CUSTOMIZED TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM FOR SKILLED </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var><b>MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Program.</b> The commissioner of employment and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>development in consultation with the commissioner of labor and industry shall collaborate <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>with Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) institutions and employers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>to develop a customized training program for skilled manufacturing industries that <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>integrates academic instruction and job-related learning in the workplace and MnSCU <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>institutions. The commissioner shall actively recruit participants in a customized training <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>program for skilled manufacturing industries from the following groups: secondary and <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>postsecondary school systems; individuals with disabilities; dislocated workers; retired <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>and disabled veterans; individuals enrolled in MFIP under Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>256J; minorities; previously incarcerated individuals; individuals residing in labor surplus <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>areas as defined by the United States Department of Labor; and any other disadvantaged <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>group as determined by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>subdivision have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>(c) "Employer" means a skilled manufacturing industry employer within the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>who enters into the agreements with MnSCU institutions and the commissioner under <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>subdivisions 3 to 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>(d) "MnSCU institution" means Alexandria Technical and Community College, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>Century College, Hennepin Technical College, and Central Lakes College.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>(e) "Participant" means an employee who enters into a customized training program <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>for skilled manufacturing industries participation agreement under subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>(f) "Related instruction" means classroom instruction or technical or vocational <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>training required to perform the duties of the skilled manufacturing job.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>(g) "Skilled manufacturing" means occupations in manufacturing industry sectors 31 <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>to 33 as defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Skilled manufacturing customized training program employer </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.89.34"></a><var>89.34</var><b>agreement.</b> (a) The commissioner, employer, and MnSCU institution shall enter into a <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>skilled manufacturing customized training program employer agreement that is specific to <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>the identified skilled manufacturing training needs of an employer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>(b) The agreement must contain the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>(1) the name of the employer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>(2) a statement showing the number of hours to be spent by a participant in work and <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>the number of hours to be spent, if any, in concurrent, supplementary instruction in related <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>subjects. The maximum number of hours of work per week, not including time spent in <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>related instruction, for any participant shall not exceed either the number prescribed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>law or the customary regular number of hours per week for the employees of the employer. <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>A participant may be allowed to work overtime provided that the overtime work does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>conflict with supplementary instruction course attendance. All time spent by the participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>in excess of the number of hours of work per week as specified in the skilled manufacturing <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>customized training program participation agreement shall be considered overtime;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>(3) the hourly wage to be paid to the participant and requirements for reporting to <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>the commissioner on actual wages paid to the participant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>(4) an explanation of how the employer agreement or participant agreement may <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>be terminated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>(5) a statement setting forth a schedule of the processes in the occupation in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>the participant is to be trained and the approximate time to be spent at each process;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>(6) a statement by the MnSCU institution and the employer describing the related <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>instruction that will be offered, if any, under subdivision 5, paragraph (c); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>(7) any other provision the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>(c) The commissioner may periodically review the adherence to the terms of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>customized training program employer agreement. If the commissioner determines that <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>an employer or employee has failed to comply with the terms of the agreement, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>commissioner shall terminate the agreement. An employer must report to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>any change in status for the participant within 30 days of the change in status.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Skilled manufacturing customized training program participation </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var><b>agreement.</b> (a) The commissioner, the prospective participant, and the employer shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>enter into a skilled manufacturing customized training program participation agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var>that is specific to the training to be provided to the participant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var>(b) The participation agreement must contain the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var>(1) the name of the employer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.35"></a><var>90.35</var>(2) the name of the participant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>(3) a statement setting forth a schedule of the processes of the occupation in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>the participant is to be trained and the approximate time to be spent at each process;<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>(4) a description of any related instruction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var>(5) a statement showing the number of hours to be spent by a participant in work and <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var>the number of hours to be spent, if any, in concurrent, supplementary instruction in related <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>subjects. The maximum number of hours of work per week, not including time spent in <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>related instruction, for any participant shall not exceed either the number prescribed <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>by law or the customary regular number of hours per week for the employees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var>employer. A participant may be allowed to work overtime provided that the overtime <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>work does not conflict with supplementary instruction course attendance. All time spent <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>by the participant in excess of the number of hours of work per week as specified in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>customized training program participation agreement shall be considered overtime;<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>(6) the hourly wage to be paid to the participant; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>(7) an explanation of how the parties may terminate the participation agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var>(c) The commissioner may periodically review the adherence to the terms of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>customized training program participation agreement. If the commissioner determines <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>that an employer or participant has failed to comply with the terms of the agreement, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>commissioner shall terminate the agreement. An employer must report to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>any change in status for the participant within 30 days of the change in status.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>MnSCU instruction.</b> (a) MnSCU institutions shall collaborate with <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>an employer to provide related instruction which the employer deems necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>instruct participants of a skilled manufacturing customized training program. The related <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>instruction provided must be, for the purposes of this section, career-level, as negotiated <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>by the commissioner and the MnSCU institution. The related instruction may be for credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var>or noncredit, and credit earned may be transferable to a degree program, as determined by <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var>the MnSCU institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var>(b) The commissioner, in conjunction with the MnSCU institution, shall issue a <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>certificate of completion to a participant who completes all required components of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>skilled manufacturing customized training program participation agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>(c) As part of the skilled manufacturing customized training program, an employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>shall collaborate with a MnSCU institution for any related instruction required to perform <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>the skilled manufacturing job. The agreement shall include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.33"></a><var>91.33</var>(1) a detailed explanation of the related instruction; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.34"></a><var>91.34</var>(2) the number of hours of related instruction needed to receive a certificate of <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.35"></a><var>91.35</var>completion.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.25.0"></a><a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. <b>SKILLED MANUFACTURING REPORTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>(a) The commissioner of employment and economic development shall study the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>training needs of skilled manufacturing industry employers in the state and report study <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>findings and recommendations to the standing committees of the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>and the senate having jurisdiction over employment and workforce development by <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>March 1, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>(b) The commissioner of employment and economic development shall coordinate <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>and monitor customized training programs for skilled manufacturing industries at Century <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>College, Alexandria Technical and Community College, Hennepin Technical College, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>Central Lakes College. By January 15, 2015, the commissioner, in conjunction with <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>each MnSCU institution listed in this section, shall report to the standing committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>of the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction over employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>and workforce development. The report must address the progress and success of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>implementation of a customized training program for skilled manufacturing industries <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>at each MnSCU institution. The report must give recommendations on where a skilled <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>manufacturing customized training program should next be implemented, taking into <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>consideration all current and potential skilled manufacturing training providers available.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.26.0"></a><a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. <b>STATE BROADBAND STRATEGY; REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>The Office of Broadband Development shall conduct research and produce a report <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>recommending a set of programs and strategies the state can pursue to promote the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>improvement, more efficient and effective use, and expansion of broadband services in <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>ways that will have the greatest impact on the state's economic development, by which is <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>meant enhancing the ability of Minnesota citizens and businesses to develop their skills, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>to expand businesses to new markets, develop new products, reach more customers, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>lower costs. While the state's broadband goals in Minnesota Statutes, section 237.012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>address the universal provision of greater broadband access and speed statewide, this report <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>must consider broadband as an economic development tool and must examine and analyze:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>(1) how the state can best use its limited resources to adopt strategies and make <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>investments to improve the use of broadband services by subgroups of broadband users, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>including mobile broadband users, that promise to deliver the greatest economic impact <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>per dollar of state investment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>(2) roles the state can play in addition to financial assistance for broadband <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.33"></a><var>92.33</var>infrastructure, including supporting education and training for Minnesotans to enable <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.34"></a><var>92.34</var>them to use broadband more effectively; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>(3) strategies and opportunities for state investment to leverage additional amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>of private capital and financial assistance from the federal government in order to achieve <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>these goals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>By January 15, 2014, the office shall submit the report to the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>broadband issues.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.27.0"></a><a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. <b>PILOT PROGRAMS; COMBINING CAREER AND HIGHER </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var><b>EDUCATION ADVISING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>The workforce council in each of the workforce service areas of Hennepin/Carver, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>Northeast Minnesota, Stearns/Benton, and rural Minnesota CEP must with at least one <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>public school district in its service area, cooperate in operating a program to assist high <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>school students in selecting careers of interest to a student and a postsecondary path to <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>prepare for that career. The local workforce council shall individually advise a student on <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>jobs in high demand in areas of interest to a student. Advising must include information <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>on various career paths and associated jobs, the salary profile of those jobs, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>credentials and other training desired by employers for those jobs. A district may assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>the local workforce council by, among other activities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>(1) describing to the local workforce council what kind of vocational exploration the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>student already received;<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>(2) identifying opportunities for the council to assist students by providing office <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>space at school to meet with students, access to assemblies and other groups for testing <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>and career exploration, access to teachers through in-service and in other manners, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>support students to use a pilot program; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>(3) working with students after testing and advising by the local workforce council.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.28.0"></a><a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 237.012, subdivision 3, is repealed.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var><b>ARTICLE 4</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var><b>UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116L.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Use of funds.</b> Funds granted by the board under this section may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>for any combination of the following, except as otherwise provided in this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) employment transition services such as developing readjustment plans for <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>individuals; outreach and intake; early readjustment; job or career counseling; testing; <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>orientation; assessment of skills and aptitudes; provision of occupational and labor market <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var>information; job placement assistance; job search; job development; prelayoff assistance; <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>relocation assistance; and programs provided in cooperation with employers or labor <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>organizations to provide early intervention in the event of plant closings or substantial <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>layoffs; and entrepreneurial training and business consulting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) support services, including assistance to help the participant relocate to employ <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>existing skills; out-of-area job search assistance; family care assistance, including child <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>care; commuting assistance; emergency housing and rental assistance; counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>assistance, including personal and financial; health care; emergency health assistance; <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>emergency financial assistance; work-related tools and clothing; and other appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>support services that enable a person to participate in an employment and training program <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>with the goal of reemployment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) specific, short-term training to help the participant enhance current skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>in a similar occupation or industry; entrepreneurial training, customized training, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>on-the-job training; basic and remedial education to enhance current skills; and literacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>and work-related English training for non-English speakers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) long-term training in a new occupation or industry, including occupational skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>training or customized training in an accredited program recognized by one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>relevant industries. Long-term training shall only be provided to dislocated workers <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>whose skills are obsolete and who have no other transferable skills likely to result in <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>employment at a comparable wage rate. Training shall only be provided for occupations or <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>industries with reasonable expectations of job availability based on the service provider's <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>thorough assessment of local labor market information where the individual currently <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>resides or is willing to relocate. This clause shall not restrict training in personal services <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>or other such industries.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116L.17, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Converting layoffs into Minnesota businesses (CLIMB).</b> Converting <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>layoffs into Minnesota businesses (CLIMB) is created to assist dislocated workers in <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>starting or growing a business. CLIMB must offer entrepreneurial training, business <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>consulting, and technical assistance to dislocated workers seeking to start or grow a <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.34"></a><var>94.34</var>business. The commissioner, in cooperation with local workforce councils, must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.35"></a><var>94.35</var>the assistance in this subdivision by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>(1) encouraging closer ties between the Small Business Development Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>network, Small Business Development Center training providers, and workforce centers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>as well as other dislocated worker program service providers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>(2) eliminating grantee performance data disincentives that would otherwise prevent <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>enrollment of dislocated workers in entrepreneurship-related training.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.051, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Tax rate for new employers.</b> (a) Each new taxpaying employer that does <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var>not qualify for an experience rating under subdivision 3, except new employers in a high <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>experience rating industry, must be assigned, for a calendar year, a tax rate the higher of <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>(1) one percent, or (2) the tax rate computed, to the nearest 1/100 of a percent, by dividing <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var>the total amount of unemployment benefits paid all applicants during the 48 calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>months ending on June 30 of the prior calendar year by the total taxable wages of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>taxpaying employers during the same period, plus the applicable base tax rate and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>additional assessments under subdivision 2, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Each new taxpaying employer in a high experience rating industry that does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var>qualify for an experience rating under subdivision 3, must be assigned, for a calendar year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var>a tax rate the higher of (1) that assigned under paragraph (a), or (2) the tax rate, computed <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>to the nearest 1/100 of a percent, by dividing the total amount of unemployment benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var>paid to all applicants from high experience rating industry employers during the 48 <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var>calendar months ending on June 30 of the prior calendar year by the total taxable wages <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>of all high experience rating industry employers during the same period, to a maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>provided for under subdivision 3, paragraph (b), plus the applicable base tax rate and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>additional assessments under subdivision 2, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) An employer is considered to be in a high experience rating industry if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the employer is engaged in residential, commercial, or industrial construction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var>including general contractors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the employer is engaged in sand, gravel, or limestone mining;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the employer is engaged in the manufacturing of concrete, concrete products, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var>or asphalt; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the employer is engaged in road building, repair, or resurfacing, including bridge <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.31"></a><var>95.31</var>and tunnels and residential and commercial driveways and parking lots.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.32"></a><var>95.32</var>(d) Regardless of any law to the contrary, a taxpaying employer must be assigned a <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.33"></a><var>95.33</var>tax rate under this subdivision if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.34"></a><var>95.34</var>(1) the employer registers for a tax account under section 
         <statute_ref>268.042</statute_ref> and for each of <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.35"></a><var>95.35</var>the five calendar quarters after registering files a "no wages paid" report on wage detail <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>268.044</statute_ref>; or had no taxable wages during the experience rating period under <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>(2) the employer has filed 14 consecutive quarterly "no wages paid" reports on <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>wage detail under section 
         <statute_ref>268.044</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The commissioner must send to the new employer, by mail or electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>transmission, a determination of tax rate. An employer may appeal the determination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>tax rate in accordance with the procedures in subdivision 6, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.07, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3b. <b>Limitations on applications and benefit accounts.</b> (a) An application for <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>unemployment benefits is effective the Sunday of the calendar week that the application <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var>was filed. An application for unemployment benefits may be backdated one calendar week <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var>before the Sunday of the week the application was actually filed if the applicant requests <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var>the backdating at the time the application is filed. An application may be backdated only if <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>the applicant had no employment was unemployed during the period of the backdating. <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>If an individual attempted to file an application for unemployment benefits, but was <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>prevented from filing an application by the department, the application is effective the <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>Sunday of the calendar week the individual first attempted to file an application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A benefit account established under subdivision 2 is effective the date the <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var>application for unemployment benefits was effective.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A benefit account, once established, may later be withdrawn only if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the applicant has not been paid any unemployment benefits on that benefit <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var>account; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var>(2) a new application for unemployment benefits is filed and a new benefit account is <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var>established at the time of the withdrawal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A determination or amended determination of eligibility or ineligibility issued under <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268.101</statute_ref>, that was sent before the withdrawal of the benefit account, remains in <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var>effect and is not voided by the withdrawal of the benefit account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.29"></a><var>96.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) An application for unemployment benefits is not allowed before the Sunday <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.30"></a><var>96.30</var>following the expiration of the benefit year on a prior benefit account. Except as allowed <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.31"></a><var>96.31</var>under paragraph (c), an applicant may establish only one benefit account each 52 calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.32"></a><var>96.32</var>weeks.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.96.33"></a><var>96.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.125, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Additional unemployment benefits; when available.</b> Additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var>unemployment benefits are available if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) MS 2008 [Expired, 2008 c 300 s 15]<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)(i) at a facility that had 100 or more employees, the employer reduced operations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var>resulting within a one-month period in the layoff of 50 percent or more of the facility's <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var>work force, including reductions caused as a result of a major natural disaster declared by <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var>the president;<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the employer has no expressed plan to resume operations that would lead to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>reemployment of those employees in the immediate future; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the county that the facility is <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>located was ten percent or more during the month of the reduction or any of the three <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>months before or after the month of the reduction; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the applicant stopped working because of a lockout. The term "lockout" has the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>meaning given in section 179.01, subdivision 9. This clause does not apply to professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>athletes who are locked out by a professional sports team.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.125, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility conditions.</b> (a) An applicant is eligible to receive additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>unemployment benefits for any week during the applicant's benefit year if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) for any week during which benefits are available under subdivision 1, clause (1):<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the applicant resides in a county that meets the requirements of subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var>clause (1), and resided in that county each week that regular unemployment benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var>were paid;<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the applicant was not paid unemployment benefits for any week in the 12 months <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var>before the effective date of the applicant's benefit account;<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the applicant meets the same eligibility requirements that are required for <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var>regular unemployment benefits under section 
         <statute_ref>268.069</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) MS 2008 [Expired, 2008 c 300 s 17]<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) (1)  the applicant was laid off from employment as a result of a reduction under <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>subdivision 1, clause (2), or was laid off because of lack of work from that employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</var>during the three-month period before, or the three-month period after, the month of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>reduction under subdivision 1, clause (2);<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.33"></a><var>97.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) (2) the applicant meets the same eligibility requirements that are required for <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.34"></a><var>97.34</var>regular unemployment benefits under section 
         <statute_ref>268.069</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) (3) the applicant has exhausted regular unemployment benefits under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var>268.07
         </statute_ref>, is not entitled to receive extended unemployment benefits under section 
         <statute_ref>268.115</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>and is not entitled to receive unemployment benefits under any other state or federal law <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var>for that week; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (4) a majority of the applicant's wage credits were from the employer that had a <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var>reduction in operations under subdivision 1, clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>(b) An applicant who stopped working because of a lockout is eligible to receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var>additional unemployment benefits for any week if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var>(1) the applicant meets the eligibility requirements under section 268.069;<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>(2) the applicant has exhausted regular unemployment benefits under section 268.07 <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var>or the law of another state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>(3) the applicant is not eligible for extended unemployment benefits or <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>unemployment benefits under any federal law; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>(4) the lockout is in active progress.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>Section 268.085, subdivision 1, clause (2), does not apply to this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.125, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Weekly unemployment benefit amount.</b> An applicant's weekly additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var>unemployment benefit amount is the same as the applicant's weekly regular unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var>benefit amount during the current benefit year under section 
         <statute_ref>268.07</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.125, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Maximum amount of unemployment benefits.</b> (a) For an applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</var>who qualifies for additional unemployment benefits under subdivision 1, clause (2), the <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var>maximum amount of additional unemployment benefits available in the applicant's benefit <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var>year is one-half of the applicant's maximum amount of regular unemployment benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var>available under section 
         <statute_ref>268.07, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. Extended unemployment benefits paid and <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var>unemployment benefits paid under any federal law other than regular unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var>benefits must be deducted from the maximum amount of additional unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var>benefits available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var>(b) For an applicant who qualifies for additional unemployment benefits under <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.32"></a><var>98.32</var>subdivision 1, clause (3), the applicant may receive additional unemployment benefits for <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.33"></a><var>98.33</var>up to 26 weeks so long as the lockout is in active progress.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>[268.133] UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WHILE IN </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var><b>ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var>Unemployment benefits are available to dislocated workers participating in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var>converting layoffs into Minnesota businesses (CLIMB) program under section 116L.17, <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var>subdivision 11. Applicants participating in CLIMB are considered in reemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var>assistance training under section 268.035, subdivision 21c. All requirements under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>268.069, subdivision 1, must be met, except the commissioner may waive:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>(1) the deductible earnings provisions in section 268.085, subdivision 5; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.10"></a><var>99.10</var>(2) the 32 hours of work limitation in section 268.085, subdivision 2, clause (6). A <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.11"></a><var>99.11</var>maximum of 500 applicants may receive a waiver at any given time.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.136, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Shared work </b><b>agreement</b><b> plan</b><b> requirements.</b> (a) An employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var>may submit a proposed shared work plan for an employee group to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var>for approval in a manner and format set by the commissioner. The proposed agreement<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var> shared work plan must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var>(1) a certified statement that the normal weekly hours of work of all of the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var>participating employees were full time or regular part time but are now reduced, or will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var>reduced, with a corresponding reduction in pay, in order to prevent layoffs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>(2) the name and Social Security number of each participating employee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>(3) the number of layoffs that would have occurred absent the employer's ability to <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>participate in a shared work plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var>(4) a certified statement of when that each participating employee was first hired by <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>the employer, which must be at least one year before the proposed agreement shared work <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var>plan is submitted and is not a seasonal, temporary, or intermittent worker;<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>(4) (5) the hours of work each participating employee will work each week for <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>the duration of the agreement shared work plan, which must be at least 20 50 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var>of the normal weekly hours and but no more than 32 hours per week 90 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var>normal weekly hours, except that the agreement plan may provide for a uniform vacation <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var>shutdown of up to two weeks;<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.31"></a><var>99.31</var>(6) a certified statement that any health benefits and pension benefits provided by <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.32"></a><var>99.32</var>the employer to participating employees will continue to be provided under the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.33"></a><var>99.33</var>terms and conditions as though the participating employees' hours of work each week had <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.34"></a><var>99.34</var>not been reduced;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var>(7) a certified statement that the terms and implementation of the shared work plan is <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var>consistent with the employer's obligations under state and federal law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var>(8) an acknowledgement that the employer understands that unemployment benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var>paid under a shared work plan will be used in computing the future tax rate of a taxpaying <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>employer or charged to the reimbursable account of a nonprofit or government employer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>(5) (9) the proposed duration of the agreement shared work plan, which must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>at least two months and not more than one year, although an agreement a plan may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>extended for up to an additional year upon approval of the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var>(6) (10) a starting date beginning on a Sunday at least 15 calendar days after the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var>the proposed agreement shared work plan is submitted; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>(7) (11) a signature of an owner or officer of the employer who is listed as an owner <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>or officer on the employer's account under section 
         <statute_ref>268.045</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var>(b) An agreement may not be approved for an employer that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>(1) has any unemployment tax or reimbursements, including any interest, fees, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>or penalties, due but unpaid; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var>(2) has the maximum experience rating provided for under section 
         <statute_ref>268.051</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>subdivision 3.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.136, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Agreement</b><b> Approval</b><b> by commissioner.</b> (a) The commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>promptly review a proposed agreement shared work plan and notify the employer, by mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var>or electronic transmission, within 15 days of receipt, whether the proposal satisfies the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>requirements of this section and has been approved. If the proposal does not comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>with this section, the commissioner must specifically state why the proposal is not in <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>compliance. If a proposed agreement complies with this section shared work plan has <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var>been approved, it must be implemented according to its terms.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var>(b) The commissioner may reject an agreement not approve a proposed shared work <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var>plan if the commissioner has cause to believe the proposal is not was submitted for the a<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var> purpose of other than preventing layoffs due to lack of work.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>(c) The commissioner may not approve a proposed shared work plan if the employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>has any unemployment tax or reimbursements, including any interest, fees, or penalties, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var>due but unpaid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.32"></a><var>100.32</var>(d) A shared work plan that has been approved by the commissioner is considered <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.33"></a><var>100.33</var>a contract that is binding on the employer and the department. This contract may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.34"></a><var>100.34</var>canceled or modified under subdivision 5.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.12.0"></a><a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.136, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Notice to participating employee.</b> The employer must provide written <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>notification to each participating employee that the employer has submitted a proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var>shared work plan. The notification must be provided to the employee no later than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var>time the commissioner notifies the employer that a proposed shared work plan has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var>approved. The notification must inform the employee of the proposed terms of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var>shared work plan along with notice to the employee of the employee's right to apply for <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var>unemployment benefits.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.13.0"></a><a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.136, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Applicant requirements.</b> (a) An applicant, in order to be paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var>unemployment benefits under this section, must meet all of the requirements under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var>268.069, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>. The following provisions of section 268.085 do not apply to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var>applicant under this section in an approved shared work plan:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var>(1) the deductible earnings provision of section 
         <statute_ref>268.085</statute_ref>, under subdivision 5;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var>(2) the restriction under section 
         <statute_ref>268.085</statute_ref>, subdivision 6 2, clause (6), if the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var>works exactly 32 hours in a week;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>(3) the requirement of being available for suitable employment under subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var>clause (4), but only if the applicant is (i) available for the normal hours of work per week <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>with the shared work employer, or (ii) is in a training program when not working; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>(4) the requirement of actively seeking suitable employment under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>1, clause (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>(b) An applicant is ineligible for unemployment benefits under this section for <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var>any week, if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var>(1) the applicant works more than 32 hours in a week in employment with one or <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var>more employer; or.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var>(2) the applicant works more hours in a week for the shared work employer than <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var>the reduced weekly hours provided for in the agreement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.14.0"></a><a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.136, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Amount of unemployment benefits available.</b> (a) The weekly benefit <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.31"></a><var>101.31</var>amount and maximum amount of unemployment benefits available are computed <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.32"></a><var>101.32</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>268.07</statute_ref>, except that an applicant is paid the amount of benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.33"></a><var>101.33</var>available is a reduced amount in direct proportion to the reduction in hours set out in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.34"></a><var>101.34</var>shared work plan from the lesser of (1) 40 hours per week; or (2) the normal weekly hours.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var>(b) Regardless of paragraph (a), if the applicant works more hours or less hours in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var>week for the shared work employer than provided for in the shared work plan, the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var>of unemployment benefits available is in direct proportion to the reduction in hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var>actually worked from the lesser of (1) 40 hours per week; or (2) the normal weekly hours.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.15.0"></a><a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.136, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Cancellation</b><b>; modification</b><b>.</b> (a) An employer may cancel an agreement a <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var>shared work plan at any time upon seven calendar days' notice to the commissioner in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>manner and format prescribed by the commissioner. The cancellation must be signed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>an owner or officer of the employer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var>(b) An employer may request that the commissioner allow modification of the shared <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.11"></a><var>102.11</var>work plan as to the hours of work each participating employee will work each week. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.12"></a><var>102.12</var>request must be sent in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. The request <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var>must be signed by an owner or officer of the employer. The commissioner must notify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var>employer as soon as possible if the modification is allowed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var>(b) (c) An employer that cancels an agreement or requests modification of a shared <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var>work plan must provide written notice to each participating employee in the group of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var>cancellation or requested modification at the time notice is sent to the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>(c) (d) If an employer cancels an agreement a shared work plan before the expiration <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var>date provided for in subdivision 1, a new agreement shared work plan may not be entered <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var>into with approved for that employer under this section for at least 60 calendar days.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var>(d) (e) The commissioner may immediately cancel any agreement shared work plan<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var> if the commissioner determines the agreement plan was based upon false information or <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var>the employer is in breach has failed to adhere to the terms of the contract shared work plan. <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var>The commissioner must immediately send written notice of cancellation to the employer. <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var>An employer that receives notice of cancellation by the commissioner must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var>written notice to each participating employer in the group employee of the cancellation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.16.0"></a><a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.23, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var><b>268.23 SEVERABLE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event that If the United States Department of Labor or a court of competent <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>jurisdiction determines that any provision of the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>Law, or any other provision of Minnesota Statutes relating to the unemployment insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.32"></a><var>102.32</var>program, is not in conformity with, or is inconsistent with, the requirements of federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.33"></a><var>102.33</var>law, the provision has no force or effect; but. If only a portion of the provision, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.34"></a><var>102.34</var>the application to any person or circumstances, is held determined not in conformity,<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var> or determined inconsistent, the remainder of the provision and the application of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var>provision to other persons or circumstances are not affected.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.17.0"></a><a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Laws 2012, chapter 201, article 1, section 3, the effective date, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012, except the amendments <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>to paragraph (d) are effective for penalties imposed credited on or after July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.18.0"></a><a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. <b>UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE EMPLOYER TAX REDUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 268.051, subdivision 2, if, on <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var>September 30, 2013, the balance in the Minnesota Unemployment Trust Fund is more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>$800,000,000, the base tax rate for calendar year 2014 is 0.1 percent, and there will be no <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>additional assessment assigned. If, on September 30, 2014, the balance in the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var>Unemployment Trust Fund is more than $900,000,000, the base tax rate for calendar year <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var>2015 is 0.1 percent, and there will be no additional assessment assigned.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>(b) This section expires December 31, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.19.0"></a><a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>COMMISSIONER AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST SHARED WORK </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var><b>FUNDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>The commissioner of employment and economic development is authorized to <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>request federal funding for Minnesota's shared work unemployment benefit program <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 268.136. Federal funding is available under the Middle <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112-96. Federal funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var>provided under that act for the shared work program must be immediately deposited in <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var>the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. The exception under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>Statutes, section 268.047, subdivision 2, clause (10), does not apply to the federal money.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.20.0"></a><a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>Unless otherwise specified, this article is effective for shared work plans approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>on or after July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var><b>ARTICLE 5</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var><b>MISCELLANEOUS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.122, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Purchases; printing.</b> (a) Whenever practicable, a public entity shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>(1) purchase uncoated office paper and printing paper;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>(2) purchase recycled content paper with at least ten percent postconsumer material <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var>by weight;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>(3) purchase paper which has not been dyed with colors, excluding pastel colors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var>(4) purchase recycled content paper that is manufactured using little or no chlorine <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var>bleach or chlorine derivatives;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>(5) use no more than two colored inks, standard or processed, except in formats <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var>where they are necessary to convey meaning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var>(6) use reusable binding materials or staples and bind documents by methods that do <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var>not use glue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var>(7) use soy-based inks; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var>(8) produce reports, publications, and periodicals that are readily recyclable within <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var>the state resource recovery program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var>(9) purchase paper which has been made on a paper machine located in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var>(b) Paragraph (a), clause (1), does not apply to coated paper that is made with at <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var>least 50 percent postconsumer material.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var>(c) A public entity shall print documents on both sides of the paper where commonly <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var>accepted publishing practices allow.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (2), and section 
         <statute_ref>16B.121</statute_ref>, copier paper <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var>purchased by a state agency must contain at least ten percent postconsumer material by <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var>fiber content.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.001, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Comprehensive examination.</b> "Comprehensive examination" means all <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var>parts of a test administered by the board, including but not limited to written, oral, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>practical components.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.104.31"></a><var>104.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.003, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.32"></a><var>104.32</var><b>154.003 FEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The fees collected, as required in this chapter, chapter 214, and the rules of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var>board, shall be paid to the board. The board shall deposit the fees in the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var>in the state treasury.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The board shall charge the following fees:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) examination and certificate, registered barber, $85;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var>(2) retake of written examination, registered barber, $10;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) (3) examination and certificate, apprentice, $80;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>(4) retake of written examination, apprentice, $10;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) (5) examination, instructor, $180;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) (6) certificate, instructor, $65;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.11"></a><var>105.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (7) temporary teacher or apprentice permit, $80;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.12"></a><var>105.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (8) renewal of license, registered barber, $80;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) (9) renewal of license, apprentice, $70;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) (10) renewal of license, instructor, $80;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) (11) renewal of temporary teacher permit, $65;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) (12) student permit, $45;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>(13) renewal of student permit, $25;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) (14) initial shop registration, $85;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) (15) initial school registration, $1,030;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) (16) renewal shop registration, $85;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) (17) renewal school registration, $280;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) (18) restoration of registered barber license, $95;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) (19) restoration of apprentice license, $90;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(17) (20) restoration of shop registration, $105;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(18) (21) change of ownership or location, $55;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(19) (22) duplicate license, $40; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(20) (23) home study course, $95 $75;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var>(24) letter of license verification, $25; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>(25) reinspection, $100.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.02, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.31"></a><var>105.31</var><b>154.02 WHAT CONSTITUTES BARBERING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.105.32"></a><var>105.32</var>Any one or any combination of the following practices when done upon the head <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.33"></a><var>105.33</var>and neck for cosmetic purposes and not for the treatment of disease or physical or mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.34"></a><var>105.34</var>ailments and when done for payment directly or indirectly or without payment for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.35"></a><var>105.35</var>public generally constitutes the practice of barbering within the meaning of sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.106.1"></a><var>106.1</var>154.001
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.002</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.003</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.161</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.19</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.21</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>154.24</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.26</statute_ref>: <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.2"></a><var>106.2</var>to shave the face or neck, trim the beard, cut or bob the hair of any person of either sex <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var>for compensation or other reward received by the person performing such service or any <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var>other person; to give facial and scalp massage or treatments with oils, creams, lotions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>or other preparations either by hand or mechanical appliances; to singe, shampoo the <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var>hair, or apply hair tonics; or to apply cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>clays, or lotions to hair, scalp, face, or neck.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.05, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var><b>154.05 WHO MAY RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION AS A </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var><b>REGISTERED BARBER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>A person is qualified to receive a certificate of registration as a registered barber:<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>(1) who is qualified under the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>154.06</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>(2) who has practiced as a registered apprentice for a period of 12 months under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>immediate personal supervision of a registered barber; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var>(3) who has passed an examination conducted by the board to determine fitness to <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var>practice barbering.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var>An apprentice applicant for a certificate of registration to practice as a registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var>barber who fails to pass the comprehensive examination conducted by the board and <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var>who fails to pass a onetime retake of the written examination, shall continue to practice <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>as an apprentice for an additional two months 300 hours before being again entitled to <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var>take eligible to retake the comprehensive examination for a registered barber as many <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var>times as necessary to pass.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.6.0"></a><a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.06, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var><b>154.06 WHO MAY RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION AS A </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var><b>REGISTERED APPRENTICE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var>A person is qualified to receive a certificate of registration as a registered apprentice:<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var>(1) who has completed at least ten grades of an approved school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var>(2) who has graduated from a barber school approved by the a barber board within <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var>the previous four years; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>(3) who has passed an examination conducted by the board to determine fitness to <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>practice as a registered apprentice. An applicant who graduated from a barber school <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var>approved by a barber board more than four years prior to application is required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.33"></a><var>106.33</var>complete a further course of study of at least 500 hours.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var>An applicant for a an initial certificate of registration to practice as an apprentice,<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var> who fails to pass the comprehensive examination conducted by the board, and who fails to <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.3"></a><var>107.3</var>pass a onetime retake of the written examination,  is required to complete a further course <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.4"></a><var>107.4</var>of study of at least 500 hours, of not more than eight hours in any one working day, in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var>barber school approved by the board before being eligible to retake the comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var>examination as many times as necessary to pass.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>A certificate of registration of an apprentice shall be valid for four years from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var>date the certificate of registration is issued by the board and shall not be renewed for a fifth <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var>year. During the four-year period the certificate of registration shall remain in full force <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var>and effect only if the apprentice complies with all the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>154.001</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>154.002
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.003</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.161</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.19</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.21</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>154.24</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.26</statute_ref>, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var>the payment of an annual fee, and the rules of the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var>If a registered apprentice, during the term in which the certificate of registration is in <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>effect, enters full-time active duty in the armed forces of the United States of America, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var>the expiration date of the certificate of registration shall be extended by a period of time <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>equal to the period or periods of active duty.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>If a registered apprentice graduates from a barber school approved by the board and <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.18"></a><var>107.18</var>is issued a certificate of registration while incarcerated by the Department of Corrections <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.19"></a><var>107.19</var>of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the expiration date of the certificate of registration shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.20"></a><var>107.20</var>be extended one time so that it expires four years from the date of first release from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.21"></a><var>107.21</var>correctional facility.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.7.0"></a><a id="pl.107.22"></a><var>107.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.065, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.23"></a><var>107.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Qualifications.</b> A person is qualified to receive a certificate of registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.24"></a><var>107.24</var>as an instructor of barbering who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.25"></a><var>107.25</var>(1) is a graduate from of an approved high school, or its equivalent, as determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.26"></a><var>107.26</var>by examination by the Department of Education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.27"></a><var>107.27</var>(2) has qualified for a teacher's or instructor's vocational certificate; successfully <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.28"></a><var>107.28</var>completed vocational instructor training from a board-approved program or accredited <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.29"></a><var>107.29</var>college or university program that includes the following courses or their equivalents as <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.30"></a><var>107.30</var>determined by the board:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.31"></a><var>107.31</var>(i) introduction to career and technical education training;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.32"></a><var>107.32</var>(ii) philosophy and practice of career and technical education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.33"></a><var>107.33</var>(iii) course development for career and technical education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.34"></a><var>107.34</var>(iv) instructional methods for career and technical education; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.35"></a><var>107.35</var>(v) human relations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.1"></a><var>108.1</var>(3) is currently a registered barber and has at least three years experience as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.2"></a><var>108.2</var>registered barber in this state, or its equivalent as determined by the board; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.3"></a><var>108.3</var>(4) has passed an examination conducted by the board to determine fitness to <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.4"></a><var>108.4</var>instruct in barbering.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.5"></a><var>108.5</var>A certificate of registration under this section is provisional until a teacher's or <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.6"></a><var>108.6</var>instructor's vocational certificate has been issued by the Department of Education. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.7"></a><var>108.7</var>provisional certificate of registration is valid for 30 days and is not renewable.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.8.0"></a><a id="pl.108.8"></a><var>108.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.9"></a><var>108.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Admission requirements; course of instruction.</b> No barber school <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.10"></a><var>108.10</var>shall be approved by the board unless it requires, as a prerequisite to admission, ten grades <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.11"></a><var>108.11</var>of an approved school or its equivalent, as determined by an examination conducted by <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.12"></a><var>108.12</var>the commissioner of education, which shall issue a certificate that the student has passed <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.13"></a><var>108.13</var>the required examination, and unless it requires, as a prerequisite to graduation, a course <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.14"></a><var>108.14</var>of instruction of at least 1,500 hours, of not more than eight hours in any one working day. <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.15"></a><var>108.15</var>The course of instruction must include the following subjects: scientific fundamentals <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.16"></a><var>108.16</var>for barbering; hygiene; practical study of the hair, skin, muscles, and nerves; structure of <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.17"></a><var>108.17</var>the head, face, and neck; elementary chemistry relating to sterilization and antiseptics; <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.18"></a><var>108.18</var>diseases of the skin, hair, and glands; massaging and manipulating the muscles of the face <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.19"></a><var>108.19</var>and neck; haircutting; shaving; trimming the beard; bleaching, tinting and dyeing the hair; <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.20"></a><var>108.20</var>and the chemical waving and straightening of hair.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.9.0"></a><a id="pl.108.21"></a><var>108.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.08, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.22"></a><var>108.22</var><b>154.08 APPLICATION; FEE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.108.23"></a><var>108.23</var>Each applicant for an examination shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.24"></a><var>108.24</var>(1) make application to the Board of Barber Examiners on blank forms prepared and <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.25"></a><var>108.25</var>furnished by it, the application to contain proof under the applicant's oath of the particular <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.26"></a><var>108.26</var>qualifications and identity of the applicant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.27"></a><var>108.27</var>(2) furnish to the board two five-inch x three-inch signed photographs of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.28"></a><var>108.28</var>applicant, one to accompany the application and one to be returned to the applicant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.29"></a><var>108.29</var>to be presented to the board when the applicant appears for examination provide all <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.30"></a><var>108.30</var>documentation required in support of the application; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.31"></a><var>108.31</var>(3) pay to the board the required fee; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.32"></a><var>108.32</var>(4) present a government-issued photo identification as proof of identity upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.33"></a><var>108.33</var>application and when the applicant appears for examination.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.10.0"></a><a id="pl.109.1"></a><var>109.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.09, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.2"></a><var>109.2</var><b>154.09 EXAMINATIONS, CONDUCT AND SCOPE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.109.3"></a><var>109.3</var>The board shall conduct examinations of applicants for certificates of registration to <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.4"></a><var>109.4</var>practice as barbers and apprentices not more than six times each year, at such time and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.5"></a><var>109.5</var>place as the board may determine. Additional written examinations may be scheduled <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.6"></a><var>109.6</var>by the board and conducted by board staff as designated by the board. The proprietor <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.7"></a><var>109.7</var>of a barber school must file an affidavit shall be filed with the board by the proprietor <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.8"></a><var>109.8</var>of a barber school that of hours completed by students applying to take the apprentice <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.9"></a><var>109.9</var>examination have completed. Students must complete 1,500 hours in a barber school <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.10"></a><var>109.10</var>registered with approved by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.11"></a><var>109.11</var>The examination of applicants for certificates of registration as barbers and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.12"></a><var>109.12</var>apprentices shall include both a practical demonstration and a written and oral test and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.13"></a><var>109.13</var>embrace. The examination must cover the subjects usually taught in barber schools <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.14"></a><var>109.14</var>registered with the board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.11.0"></a><a id="pl.109.15"></a><var>109.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.16"></a><var>109.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> Each applicant for an initial certificate of registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.17"></a><var>109.17</var>shall make application to the board on forms prepared and furnished by the board with <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.18"></a><var>109.18</var>proof under oath of the particular qualifications and identity of each applicant. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.19"></a><var>109.19</var>application shall be accompanied by a fee prescribed by law or the rules of the board to <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.20"></a><var>109.20</var>defray the expenses of making investigation and for the examination of such applicant.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.12.0"></a><a id="pl.109.21"></a><var>109.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.22"></a><var>109.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Examination of nonresidents.</b> A person who meets all of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.23"></a><var>109.23</var>requirements for barber registration in sections 
         <statute_ref>154.001</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.002</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.003</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.01</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.109.24"></a><var>109.24</var>154.161
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.19</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.21</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>154.24</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.26</statute_ref> and either has a license, certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.25"></a><var>109.25</var>of registration, or an equivalent as a practicing barber or instructor of barbering from <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.26"></a><var>109.26</var>another state or country which in the discretion of the board has substantially the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.27"></a><var>109.27</var>requirements for registering barbers and instructors of barbering as required by sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.109.28"></a><var>109.28</var>154.001
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.002</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.003</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.161</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.19</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.21</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>154.24</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.26</statute_ref> or <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.29"></a><var>109.29</var>can prove by sworn affidavits practice as a barber or instructor of barbering in another <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.30"></a><var>109.30</var>state or country for at least five years immediately prior to making application in this state, <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.31"></a><var>109.31</var>shall, upon payment of the required fee, be issued a certificate of registration without <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.32"></a><var>109.32</var>examination, provided that the other state or country grants the same privileges to holders <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.33"></a><var>109.33</var>of Minnesota certificates of registration.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.13.0"></a><a id="pl.110.1"></a><var>110.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.2"></a><var>110.2</var><b>154.12 EXAMINATION OF NONRESIDENT APPRENTICES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.110.3"></a><var>110.3</var>A person who meets all of the requirements for registration as a barber in sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.110.4"></a><var>110.4</var>154.001
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.002</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.003</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.161</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.19</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.21</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>154.24</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.26</statute_ref> and <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.5"></a><var>110.5</var>who has a license, a certificate of registration, or its equivalent as an apprentice in a state <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.6"></a><var>110.6</var>or country which in the discretion of the board has substantially the same requirements for <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.7"></a><var>110.7</var>registration as an apprentice as is provided by sections 
         <statute_ref>154.001</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.002</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.003</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.01</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.8"></a><var>110.8</var>to 
         <statute_ref>154.161</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.19</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.21</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>154.24</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.26</statute_ref>, shall, upon payment of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.9"></a><var>110.9</var>fee, be issued a certificate of registration without examination, provided that the other state <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.10"></a><var>110.10</var>or country grants the same privileges to holders of Minnesota certificates of registration.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.14.0"></a><a id="pl.110.11"></a><var>110.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.14, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.12"></a><var>110.12</var><b>154.14 CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION AND TEMPORARY PERMITS </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.110.13"></a><var>110.13</var><b>TO BE DISPLAYED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.110.14"></a><var>110.14</var>Every holder of a certificate of registration as a registered barber or registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.15"></a><var>110.15</var>apprentice or temporary apprentice permit shall display it the certificate or permit, with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.16"></a><var>110.16</var>photograph of the certificate or permit holder that meets the same standards as required for <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.17"></a><var>110.17</var>a United States passport, in a conspicuous place adjacent to or near the chair where work <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.18"></a><var>110.18</var>is performed. Every holder of a certificate of registration as an instructor of barbering or <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.19"></a><var>110.19</var>as a barber school, of a temporary permit as an instructor of barbering, shall display the <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.20"></a><var>110.20</var>certificate or permit, with a photograph of the certificate or permit holder that meets the <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.21"></a><var>110.21</var>same standards as required for a United States passport, in a conspicuous place accessible <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.22"></a><var>110.22</var>to the public. Every holder of a certificate of registration as a barber school  and of a shop <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.23"></a><var>110.23</var>registration card shall display it in a conspicuous place accessible to the public.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.15.0"></a><a id="pl.110.24"></a><var>110.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.25"></a><var>110.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Effect of failure to renew.</b> A registered barber or a registered apprentice <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.26"></a><var>110.26</var>who has not renewed a certificate of registration may be reinstated within one year four <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.27"></a><var>110.27</var>years of such failure to renew without examination upon the payment of the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.28"></a><var>110.28</var>restoration fee for each year the certificate is lapsed. A registered instructor of barbering <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.29"></a><var>110.29</var>who has not renewed a certificate of registration may be reinstated within three four years <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.30"></a><var>110.30</var>of such failure to renew without examination upon payment of the required restoration fee<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.31"></a><var>110.31</var> for each year the certificate is lapsed. All registered barbers and registered apprentices <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.32"></a><var>110.32</var>who allow their certificates of registration to lapse for more than one year four years shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.33"></a><var>110.33</var>be required to reexamine before being issued a certificate of registration. All registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.34"></a><var>110.34</var>instructors of barbering who allow their certificates of registration to lapse for more <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.1"></a><var>111.1</var>than three four years shall be required to reexamine before being issued a certificate of <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.2"></a><var>111.2</var>registration. A barber shop owner who has not renewed the barber shop certificate for more <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.3"></a><var>111.3</var>than one year may reinstate the barber shop registration upon payment of the restoration <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.4"></a><var>111.4</var>fee for each year the shop card was lapsed. If lapsed or unlicensed status is discovered by <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.5"></a><var>111.5</var>the barber inspector during inspection, penalties under section 154.162 shall apply.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.16.0"></a><a id="pl.111.6"></a><var>111.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. <b>[154.162] ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.111.7"></a><var>111.7</var>The board shall impose and collect the following penalties:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.8"></a><var>111.8</var>(1) missing or lapsed shop registration discovered upon inspection; penalty imposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.9"></a><var>111.9</var>on shop owner: $500;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.10"></a><var>111.10</var>(2) unlicensed or unregistered apprentice or registered barber, first occurrence <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.11"></a><var>111.11</var>discovered upon inspection; penalty imposed on shop owner and unlicensed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.12"></a><var>111.12</var>unregistered individual: $500; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.13"></a><var>111.13</var>(3) unlicensed or unregistered apprentice or registered barber, second occurrence <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.14"></a><var>111.14</var>discovered upon inspection; penalty imposed on shop owner and unlicensed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.15"></a><var>111.15</var>unregistered individual: $1,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.17.0"></a><a id="pl.111.16"></a><var>111.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.26, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.17"></a><var>111.17</var><b>154.26 MUNICIPALITIES </b><b>MAY REGULATE HOURS</b><b>; REGULATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.111.18"></a><var>111.18</var><b>AUTHORIZED</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.111.19"></a><var>111.19</var>The governing body of any city of this state may regulate by ordinance the opening <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.20"></a><var>111.20</var>and closing hours of barber shops within its municipal limits in addition to all other <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.21"></a><var>111.21</var>applicable local regulations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.18.0"></a><a id="pl.111.22"></a><var>111.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. <b>[154.27] MISREPRESENTATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.111.23"></a><var>111.23</var>No person shall represent themselves to the public, solicit business, advertise as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.24"></a><var>111.24</var>licensed barber or as operating a licensed barber shop, use the title or designation of barber <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.25"></a><var>111.25</var>or barber shop, engage in any other act or practice that would create the impression to <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.26"></a><var>111.26</var>members of the public that the person is a licensed barber or is operating a licensed barber <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.27"></a><var>111.27</var>shop unless the person holds the appropriate license under this chapter. Violation of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.28"></a><var>111.28</var>section is a petty misdemeanor.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.19.0"></a><a id="pl.111.29"></a><var>111.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>[154.28] SYMBOLS; BARBER POLE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.111.30"></a><var>111.30</var>No person shall place a barber pole in a location that would create or tend to create <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.31"></a><var>111.31</var>the impression to the public that the business is a barber shop unless the operator holds a <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.32"></a><var>111.32</var>valid license under this chapter. For the purposes of this section, "barber pole" means a <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.1"></a><var>112.1</var>red and white or red, white, and blue striped vertical cylinder commonly recognized as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.2"></a><var>112.2</var>barber pole. Violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.20.0"></a><a id="pl.112.3"></a><var>112.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 155A.23, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.4"></a><var>112.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Cosmetology.</b> "Cosmetology" is the practice of personal services, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.5"></a><var>112.5</var>compensation, for the cosmetic care of the hair, nails, and skin. These services include <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.6"></a><var>112.6</var>cleaning, conditioning, shaping, reinforcing, coloring and enhancing the body surface in <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.7"></a><var>112.7</var>the areas of the head, scalp, face, arms, hands, legs, and feet, and trunk of the body, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.8"></a><var>112.8</var>where these services are performed by a barber under sections 
         <statute_ref>154.001</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.002</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.003</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.112.9"></a><var>112.9</var>154.01
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.161</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.19</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.21</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>154.24</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.26</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.21.0"></a><a id="pl.112.10"></a><var>112.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 155A.23, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.11"></a><var>112.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Manager.</b> A "manager" is any person who conducts, operates, or manages a <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.12"></a><var>112.12</var>cosmetology school or salon and who also instructs in or provides any services, as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.13"></a><var>112.13</var>in subdivision 3. A school manager must maintain an active salon manager's license.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.22.0"></a><a id="pl.112.14"></a><var>112.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 155A.23, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.15"></a><var>112.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Instructor.</b> An "instructor" is any person employed by a school to prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.16"></a><var>112.16</var>and present the theoretical and practical education of cosmetology to persons who seek to <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.17"></a><var>112.17</var>practice cosmetology. An instructor must maintain an active operator or manager's license <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.18"></a><var>112.18</var>in the area in which the instructor holds an instructor's license.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.23.0"></a><a id="pl.112.19"></a><var>112.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 155A.25, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.20"></a><var>112.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Schedule.</b> The fee schedule for licensees is as follows for licenses issued <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.21"></a><var>112.21</var>after June 30, 2010, and prior to July 1, 2013:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.22"></a><var>112.22</var>(a) Three-year license fees:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.23"></a><var>112.23</var>(1) cosmetologist, manicurist  nail technician, or esthetician:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.24"></a><var>112.24</var>(i) $90 for each initial license and a $40 nonrefundable initial license application fee, <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.25"></a><var>112.25</var>for a total of $130; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.26"></a><var>112.26</var>(ii) $60 for each renewal and a $15 nonrefundable renewal application fee, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.27"></a><var>112.27</var>a total of $75;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.28"></a><var>112.28</var>(2) instructor or manager:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.29"></a><var>112.29</var>(i) $120 for each initial license and a $40 nonrefundable initial license application <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.30"></a><var>112.30</var>fee, for a total of $160; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.31"></a><var>112.31</var>(ii) $90 for each renewal and a $15 nonrefundable renewal application fee, for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.32"></a><var>112.32</var>total of $105;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.1"></a><var>113.1</var>(3) salon:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.2"></a><var>113.2</var>(i) $130 for each initial license and a $100 nonrefundable initial license application <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.3"></a><var>113.3</var>fee, for a total of $230; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.4"></a><var>113.4</var>(ii) $100 for each renewal and a $50 nonrefundable renewal application fee, for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.5"></a><var>113.5</var>total of $150; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.6"></a><var>113.6</var>(4) school:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.7"></a><var>113.7</var>(i) $1,500 for each initial license and a $1,000 nonrefundable initial license <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.8"></a><var>113.8</var>application fee, for a total of $2,500; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.9"></a><var>113.9</var>(ii) $1,500 for each renewal and a $500 nonrefundable renewal application fee, <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.10"></a><var>113.10</var>for a total of $2,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.11"></a><var>113.11</var>(b) Penalties:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.12"></a><var>113.12</var>(1) reinspection fee, variable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.13"></a><var>113.13</var>(2) manager and owner with lapsed practitioner found on inspection, $150 each;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.14"></a><var>113.14</var>(3) lapsed practitioner or instructor found on inspection, $200;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.15"></a><var>113.15</var>(4) lapsed salon found on inspection, $500;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.16"></a><var>113.16</var>(5) lapsed school found on inspection, $1,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.17"></a><var>113.17</var>(6) failure to display current license, $100;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.18"></a><var>113.18</var>(7) failure to dispose of single-use equipment, implements, or materials as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.19"></a><var>113.19</var>under section 155A.355, subdivision 1, $500;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.20"></a><var>113.20</var>(8) use of prohibited razor-type callus shavers, rasps, or graters under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.21"></a><var>113.21</var>155A.355, subdivision 2, $500;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.22"></a><var>113.22</var>(9) performing manicuring or cosmetology services in esthetician salon, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.23"></a><var>113.23</var>performing esthetician or cosmetology services in manicure salon, $500;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.24"></a><var>113.24</var>(10) owner and manager allowing an operator to work as an independent contractor, <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.25"></a><var>113.25</var>$200;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.26"></a><var>113.26</var>(11) operator working as an independent contractor, $100;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.27"></a><var>113.27</var>(12) refusal or failure to cooperate with an inspection, $500;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.28"></a><var>113.28</var>(3) (13) expired cosmetologist, manicurist, esthetician, manager, school manager, <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.29"></a><var>113.29</var>and instructor license, $45; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.30"></a><var>113.30</var>(4) (14) expired salon or school license, $50.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.31"></a><var>113.31</var>(c) Administrative fees:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.32"></a><var>113.32</var>(1) certificate of identification, $20;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.33"></a><var>113.33</var>(2) name change, $20;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.34"></a><var>113.34</var>(3) letter of license verification, $30;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.35"></a><var>113.35</var>(4) duplicate license, $20;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.36"></a><var>113.36</var>(5) processing fee, $10;<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.1"></a><var>114.1</var>(6) special event permit, $75 per year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.2"></a><var>114.2</var>(7) registration of hair braiders, $20 per year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.24.0"></a><a id="pl.114.3"></a><var>114.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 155A.25, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.4"></a><var>114.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>License expiration date.</b> The board shall, in a manner determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.5"></a><var>114.5</var>board and without the need for rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in changes to initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.6"></a><var>114.6</var>and renewal license expiration dates so that by January 1, 2014:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.7"></a><var>114.7</var>(1) individual licenses expire on the last day of the licensee's birth month of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.8"></a><var>114.8</var>year due; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.9"></a><var>114.9</var>(2) salon and school licenses expire on the last day of the month of initial licensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.10"></a><var>114.10</var>of the year due.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.25.0"></a><a id="pl.114.11"></a><var>114.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 155A.27, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.12"></a><var>114.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Testing.</b> All theory, practical, and Minnesota law and rule testing must <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.13"></a><var>114.13</var>be done by a board-approved provider. Appropriate standardized tests shall be used and <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.14"></a><var>114.14</var>shall include subject matter relative to the application of Minnesota law. In every case, <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.15"></a><var>114.15</var>the primary consideration shall be to safeguard the health and safety of consumers by <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.16"></a><var>114.16</var>determining the competency of the applicants to provide the services indicated.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.26.0"></a><a id="pl.114.17"></a><var>114.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 155A.27, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.18"></a><var>114.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Renewals.</b> Renewal of license shall be for a period of three years <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.19"></a><var>114.19</var>under conditions and process established by rule and subject to continuing education <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.20"></a><var>114.20</var>requirements of section 155A.271.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.27.0"></a><a id="pl.114.21"></a><var>114.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 155A.27, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.22"></a><var>114.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Nonresident licenses.</b> (a) A nonresident cosmetologist, manicurist, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.23"></a><var>114.23</var>esthetician may be licensed in Minnesota if the individual has completed cosmetology <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.24"></a><var>114.24</var>school in a state or country with the same or greater school hour requirements, has an <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.25"></a><var>114.25</var>active license in that state or country, and has passed a board-approved theory and <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.26"></a><var>114.26</var>practice-based examination, the Minnesota-specific written operator examination for <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.27"></a><var>114.27</var>cosmetologist, manicurist, or esthetician. If a test is used to verify the qualifications of <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.28"></a><var>114.28</var>trained cosmetologists, the test should be translated into the nonresident's native language <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.29"></a><var>114.29</var>within the limits of available resources. Licenses shall not be issued under this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.30"></a><var>114.30</var>for managers or instructors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.31"></a><var>114.31</var>(b) If an individual has less than the required number of school hours, the individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.32"></a><var>114.32</var>must have had a current active license in another state or country for at least three <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.1"></a><var>115.1</var>years and have passed a board-approved theory and practice-based examination, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.2"></a><var>115.2</var>the Minnesota-specific written operator examination for cosmetologist, manicurist, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.3"></a><var>115.3</var>esthetician. If a test is used to verify the qualifications of trained cosmetologists, the test <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.4"></a><var>115.4</var>should be translated into the nonresident's native language within the limits of available <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.5"></a><var>115.5</var>resources. Licenses must not be issued under this subdivision for managers or instructors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.6"></a><var>115.6</var>(c) Applicants claiming training and experience in a foreign country shall supply <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.7"></a><var>115.7</var>official English-language translations of all required documents from a board-approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.8"></a><var>115.8</var>source.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.28.0"></a><a id="pl.115.9"></a><var>115.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. <b>[155A.271] CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.115.10"></a><var>115.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Continuing education requirements.</b>  Effective August 1, 2014, <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.11"></a><var>115.11</var>to qualify for license renewal under this chapter as an individual cosmetologist, nail <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.12"></a><var>115.12</var>technician, esthetician, or salon manager, the applicant must attest to the completion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.13"></a><var>115.13</var>four hours of continuing education credits from an accredited school or a professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.14"></a><var>115.14</var>association of cosmetology during the three years prior to the applicant's renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.15"></a><var>115.15</var>date. One credit hour of the requirement must include instruction pertaining to state <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.16"></a><var>115.16</var>laws and rules governing the practice of cosmetology. Three credit hours must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.17"></a><var>115.17</var>instruction pertaining to health, safety, and sanitation matters consistent with the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.18"></a><var>115.18</var>States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.19"></a><var>115.19</var>applicable to the practice of cosmetology, or other applicable federal health, sanitation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.20"></a><var>115.20</var>and safety standards, and must be regularly updated so as to incorporate newly developed <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.21"></a><var>115.21</var>standards and accepted professional best practices. Credit hours earned are valid for three <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.22"></a><var>115.22</var>years and may be applied simultaneously to all individual licenses held by a licensee under <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.23"></a><var>115.23</var>this chapter. This subdivision does not apply to instructors or inactive licenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.24"></a><var>115.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Schools and professional associations.</b> Only a board-licensed school of <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.25"></a><var>115.25</var>cosmetology, a postsecondary institution as defined in section 136A.103, paragraph (a), or <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.26"></a><var>115.26</var>a board-recognized professional association may offer continuing education curriculum <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.27"></a><var>115.27</var>for credit under this section. The school and professional association may offer online <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.28"></a><var>115.28</var>and independent study options to achieve maximum involvement of licensees and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.29"></a><var>115.29</var>encouraged to offer classes available in foreign language formats.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.30"></a><var>115.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Proof of credits.</b> The school or professional association shall provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.31"></a><var>115.31</var>to licensees who attend a class a receipt to prove completion of the class. Licensees <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.32"></a><var>115.32</var>shall retain proof of their continuing education credits for one year beyond the credit's <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.33"></a><var>115.33</var>expiration. The school or professional association shall retain documentation of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.34"></a><var>115.34</var>licensees successfully completing a class and the licensee's credit hours for five years. <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.1"></a><var>116.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Audit.</b> The board shall conduct random audits of active licensees <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.2"></a><var>116.2</var>periodically to ensure compliance with continuing education requirements. To initiate <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.3"></a><var>116.3</var>an audit, the board shall notify an active licensee of the audit and request proof of <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.4"></a><var>116.4</var>credits earned during a specified period. The licensee must provide the requested proof <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.5"></a><var>116.5</var>to the board within 30 days of an audit notice. The board may request that a school or <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.6"></a><var>116.6</var>professional association verify a licensee's credits. The school or professional association <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.7"></a><var>116.7</var>must furnish verification, or a written statement that the credits are not verified, within <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.8"></a><var>116.8</var>15 days of the board's request for verification. If the board determines that a licensee has <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.9"></a><var>116.9</var>failed to provide proof of necessary credits earned during the specified time, the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.10"></a><var>116.10</var>may revoke the individual's license and may deem the individual a lapsed practitioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.11"></a><var>116.11</var>subject to penalty under section 155A.25 or 155A.36.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.29.0"></a><a id="pl.116.12"></a><var>116.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 155A.29, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.13"></a><var>116.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Requirements.</b> (a) The conditions and process by which a salon is licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.14"></a><var>116.14</var>shall be established by the board by rule. In addition to those requirements, no license <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.15"></a><var>116.15</var>shall be issued unless the board first determines that the conditions in clauses (1) to (5) <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.16"></a><var>116.16</var>have been satisfied:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.17"></a><var>116.17</var>(1) compliance with all local and state laws, particularly relating to matters of <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.18"></a><var>116.18</var>sanitation, health, and safety;<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.19"></a><var>116.19</var>(2) the employment of a manager, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>155A.23, subdivision 8</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.20"></a><var>116.20</var>(3) inspection and licensing prior to the commencing of business;<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.21"></a><var>116.21</var>(4) (3) if applicable, evidence of compliance with section 
         <statute_ref>176.182</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.22"></a><var>116.22</var>(5) (4) evidence of continued professional liability insurance coverage of at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.23"></a><var>116.23</var>$25,000 for each claim and $50,000 total coverage for each policy year for each operator.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.24"></a><var>116.24</var>(b) A licensed esthetician or manicurist who complies with the health, safety, <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.25"></a><var>116.25</var>sanitation, inspection, and insurance rules promulgated by the board to operate a salon <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.26"></a><var>116.26</var>solely for the performance of those personal services defined in section 
         <statute_ref>155A.23, <br />
            		<a id="pl.116.27"></a><var>116.27</var>subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>, in the case of an esthetician, or subdivision 7, in the case of a manicurist.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.30.0"></a><a id="pl.116.28"></a><var>116.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 155A.30, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.29"></a><var>116.29</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.30"></a><var>116.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Instruction requirements.</b> (a) Instruction may be offered for no more <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.31"></a><var>116.31</var>than ten hours per day per student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.32"></a><var>116.32</var>(b) Instruction must be given within a licensed school building. Online instruction is <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.33"></a><var>116.33</var>permitted for board-approved theory-based classes. Practice-based classes must not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.34"></a><var>116.34</var>given online.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.31.0"></a><a id="pl.117.1"></a><var>117.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. <b>[155A.355] PROHIBITED USES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.117.2"></a><var>117.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Single-use equipment and materials.</b>  Single-use equipment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.3"></a><var>117.3</var>implements, or materials that are made or constructed of paper, wood, or other porous <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.4"></a><var>117.4</var>materials must only be used for one application or client service. Presence of used articles <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.5"></a><var>117.5</var>in the work area is prima facie evidence of reuse. Failure to dispose of the materials in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.6"></a><var>117.6</var>subdivision is punishable by penalty under section 155A.25, subdivision 1a, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.7"></a><var>117.7</var>(b), clause (7).<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.8"></a><var>117.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Skin-cutting equipment.</b>  Razor-type callus shavers, rasps, or graters <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.9"></a><var>117.9</var>designed and intended to cut growths of skin such as corns and calluses, including but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.10"></a><var>117.10</var>limited to credo blades, are prohibited. Presence of these articles in the work area is prima <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.11"></a><var>117.11</var>facie evidence of use and is punishable by penalty in section 155A.25, subdivision 1a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.12"></a><var>117.12</var>paragraph (b), clause (8).<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.13"></a><var>117.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Substances.</b>  Licensees must not use any of the following substances or <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.14"></a><var>117.14</var>products in performing cosmetology services:<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.15"></a><var>117.15</var>(1) methyl methacrylate liquid monomers, also known as MMA; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.16"></a><var>117.16</var>(2) fumigants, including but not limited to formalin tablets or formalin liquids.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.32.0"></a><a id="pl.117.17"></a><var>117.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. <b>[179.90] OFFICE OF COLLABORATION AND DISPUTE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.117.18"></a><var>117.18</var><b>RESOLUTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.117.19"></a><var>117.19</var>The commissioner of mediation services shall establish an Office of Collaboration <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.20"></a><var>117.20</var>and Dispute Resolution within the bureau. The office must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.21"></a><var>117.21</var>(1) promote the broad use of community mediation in the state, ensuring that all areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.22"></a><var>117.22</var>of the state have access to services by providing grants to private nonprofits entities certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.23"></a><var>117.23</var>by the state court administrator under chapter 494 that assist in resolution of disputes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.24"></a><var>117.24</var>(2) assist state agencies, offices of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.25"></a><var>117.25</var>and units of local government in improving collaboration and dispute resolution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.26"></a><var>117.26</var>(3) support collaboration and dispute resolution in the public and private sector by <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.27"></a><var>117.27</var>providing technical assistance and information on best practices and new developments in <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.28"></a><var>117.28</var>dispute resolution options; <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.29"></a><var>117.29</var>(4) educate the public and governmental entities on dispute resolution options; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.30"></a><var>117.30</var>(5) promote and utilize collaborative dispute resolution models and processes based <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.31"></a><var>117.31</var>on documented best practices including, but not limited to, the Minnesota Solutions model:<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.32"></a><var>117.32</var>(i) establishing criteria and procedures for identification and assessment of dispute <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.33"></a><var>117.33</var>resolution projects;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.34"></a><var>117.34</var>(ii) designating projects and appointing impartial convenors by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.35"></a><var>117.35</var>or the commissioner's designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.1"></a><var>118.1</var>(iii) forming multidisciplinary conflict resolution teams; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.2"></a><var>118.2</var>(iv) utilizing collaborative techniques, processes, and standards through facilitated <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.3"></a><var>118.3</var>meetings until consensus among parties is reached in resolving a dispute.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.33.0"></a><a id="pl.118.4"></a><var>118.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. <b>[179.91] GRANTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.118.5"></a><var>118.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Authority.</b> The commissioner of mediation services shall to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.6"></a><var>118.6</var>extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, make grants to private nonprofit community <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.7"></a><var>118.7</var>mediation entities certified by the state court administrator under chapter 494 that assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.8"></a><var>118.8</var>in resolution of disputes. The commissioner shall establish a grant review committee to <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.9"></a><var>118.9</var>assist in the review of grant applications and the allocation of grants under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.10"></a><var>118.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility.</b>  To be eligible for a grant under this section, a nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.11"></a><var>118.11</var>organization must meet the requirements of section 494.05, subdivision 1, clauses (1), <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.12"></a><var>118.12</var>(2), (4), and (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.13"></a><var>118.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Conditions and exclusions.</b>  A nonprofit entity receiving a grant must <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.14"></a><var>118.14</var>agree to comply with guidelines adopted by the state court administrator under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.15"></a><var>118.15</var>494.015, subdivision 1. Sections 16B.97 and 16B.98 and policies adopted under those <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.16"></a><var>118.16</var>sections apply to grants under this section. The exclusions in section 494.03 apply to <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.17"></a><var>118.17</var>grants under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.18"></a><var>118.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Reporting.</b>  Grantees must report data required under chapter 494 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.19"></a><var>118.19</var>evaluate quality and outcomes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.34.0"></a><a id="pl.118.20"></a><var>118.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.22, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.21"></a><var>118.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>The office of the commissioner of Iron Range resources and </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.118.22"></a><var>118.22</var><b>rehabilitation.</b> (1) The office of the commissioner of Iron Range resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.23"></a><var>118.23</var>rehabilitation is created as an agency in the executive branch of state government. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.24"></a><var>118.24</var>governor shall appoint the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation under <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.25"></a><var>118.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>15.06</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.26"></a><var>118.26</var>(2) The commissioner may hold other positions or appointments that are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.27"></a><var>118.27</var>incompatible with duties as commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.28"></a><var>118.28</var>commissioner may appoint a deputy commissioner. All expenses of the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.29"></a><var>118.29</var>including the payment of staff and other assistance as may be necessary, must be paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.30"></a><var>118.30</var>out of the amounts appropriated by section 
         <statute_ref>298.28</statute_ref> or otherwise made available by law <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.31"></a><var>118.31</var>to the commissioner. Notwithstanding chapters 16A, 16B, and 16C, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.32"></a><var>118.32</var>may utilize contracting options available under section 471.345 when the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.33"></a><var>118.33</var>determines it is in the best interest of the agency. The agency is not subject to sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.34"></a><var>118.34</var>16E.016 and 16C.05.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.1"></a><var>119.1</var>(3) When the commissioner determines that distress and unemployment exists or <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.2"></a><var>119.2</var>may exist in the future in any county by reason of the removal of natural resources or <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.3"></a><var>119.3</var>a possibly limited use of natural resources in the future and any resulting decrease in <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.4"></a><var>119.4</var>employment, the commissioner may use whatever amounts of the appropriation made to <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.5"></a><var>119.5</var>the commissioner of revenue in section 
         <statute_ref>298.28</statute_ref> that are determined to be necessary and <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.6"></a><var>119.6</var>proper in the development of the remaining resources of the county and in the vocational <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.7"></a><var>119.7</var>training and rehabilitation of its residents, except that the amount needed to cover cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.8"></a><var>119.8</var>overruns awarded to a contractor by an arbitrator in relation to a contract awarded by <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.9"></a><var>119.9</var>the commissioner or in effect after July 1, 1985, is appropriated from the general fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.10"></a><var>119.10</var>For the purposes of this section, "development of remaining resources" includes, but is <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.11"></a><var>119.11</var>not limited to, the promotion of tourism.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.35.0"></a><a id="pl.119.12"></a><var>119.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.28, subdivision 9c, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.13"></a><var>119.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9c. <b>Temporary</b><b> Distribution; city of Eveleth.</b> 0.20 cent per taxable ton <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.14"></a><var>119.14</var>must be paid to the city of Eveleth for distribution in 2007 through 2011 only 2013 <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.15"></a><var>119.15</var>and thereafter, to be used for the support of the Hockey Hall of Fame, provided that it <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.16"></a><var>119.16</var>continues to operate in that city, and provided that the city of Eveleth certifies to the St. <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.17"></a><var>119.17</var>Louis County auditor that it has received donations for the support of the Hockey Hall of <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.18"></a><var>119.18</var>Fame from professional hockey organizations or other donors in an amount at least equal<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.19"></a><var>119.19</var> to the amount of the distribution under this subdivision. If the Hockey Hall of Fame <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.20"></a><var>119.20</var>ceases to operate in the city of Eveleth prior to receipt of the distribution in either any <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.21"></a><var>119.21</var>year, and the governing body of the city determines that it is unlikely to resume operation <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.22"></a><var>119.22</var>there within a six-month period, the distribution under this subdivision shall be made to <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.23"></a><var>119.23</var>the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. If the amount of the distribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.24"></a><var>119.24</var>authorized under this subdivision exceeds the total amount of donations for the support of <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.25"></a><var>119.25</var>the Hockey Hall of Fame during the 12-month period ending 30 days before the date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.26"></a><var>119.26</var>the distribution, the amount by which 0.20 cent per ton exceeds the donations shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.27"></a><var>119.27</var>distributed to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.36.0"></a><a id="pl.119.28"></a><var>119.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326A.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.29"></a><var>119.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Timing.</b> (a) Certificates must be initially issued and renewed for periods of <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.30"></a><var>119.30</var>not more than three years annually but in any event must expire on December 31 in the year <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.31"></a><var>119.31</var>prescribed by the board by rule. Applications for certificates must be made in the form, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.32"></a><var>119.32</var>in the case of applications for renewal between the dates, specified by the board in rule. <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.33"></a><var>119.33</var>The board shall grant or deny an application no later than 90 days after the application is <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.34"></a><var>119.34</var>filed in proper form. If the applicant seeks the opportunity to show that issuance or renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.1"></a><var>120.1</var>of a certificate was mistakenly denied, or if the board is unable to determine whether it <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.2"></a><var>120.2</var>should be granted or denied, the board may issue to the applicant a provisional certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.3"></a><var>120.3</var>that expires 90 days after its issuance, or when the board determines whether or not to <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.4"></a><var>120.4</var>issue or renew the certificate for which application was made, whichever occurs first.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.5"></a><var>120.5</var>(b) Certificate holders who do not provide professional services and do not use the <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.6"></a><var>120.6</var>certified public accountant designation in any manner are not required to renew their <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.7"></a><var>120.7</var>certificates provided they have notified the board as provided in board rule and comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.8"></a><var>120.8</var>with the requirements for nonrenewal as specified in board rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.9"></a><var>120.9</var>(c) Applications for renewal of a certificate that are complete and timely filed with <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.10"></a><var>120.10</var>the board and are not granted or denied by the board before January 1 are renewed on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.11"></a><var>120.11</var>provisional basis as of January 1 and for 90 days thereafter, or until the board grants or <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.12"></a><var>120.12</var>denies the renewal of the certificate, whichever occurs first, provided the licensee meets <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.13"></a><var>120.13</var>the requirements in this chapter and rules adopted by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.14"></a><var>120.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for licenses issued or renewed after <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.15"></a><var>120.15</var>January 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.37.0"></a><a id="pl.120.16"></a><var>120.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326A.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.17"></a><var>120.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Residents of other states.</b> (a) With regard to an applicant who must <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.18"></a><var>120.18</var>obtain a certificate in this state because the applicant does not qualify under the substantial <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.19"></a><var>120.19</var>equivalency standard in section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, the board shall issue a certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.20"></a><var>120.20</var>to a holder of a certificate, license, or permit issued by another state upon a showing that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.21"></a><var>120.21</var>(1) the applicant passed the examination required for issuance of a certificate in <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.22"></a><var>120.22</var>this state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.23"></a><var>120.23</var>(2) the applicant had four years of experience of the type described in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.120.24"></a><var>120.24</var>326A.03, subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), if application is made on or after July 1, 2006, <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.25"></a><var>120.25</var>or section 
         <statute_ref>326A.03, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, if application is made before July 1, 2006; or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.26"></a><var>120.26</var>applicant meets equivalent requirements prescribed by the board by rule, after passing <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.27"></a><var>120.27</var>the examination upon which the applicant's certificate was based and within the ten years <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.28"></a><var>120.28</var>immediately preceding the application;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.29"></a><var>120.29</var>(3) if the applicant's certificate, license, or permit was issued more than four years <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.30"></a><var>120.30</var>prior to the application for issuance of an initial certificate under this subdivision, that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.31"></a><var>120.31</var>applicant has fulfilled the requirements of continuing professional education that would <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.32"></a><var>120.32</var>have been applicable under subdivision 4; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.33"></a><var>120.33</var>(4) the applicant has met the qualifications prescribed by the board by rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.34"></a><var>120.34</var>(b) A certificate holder licensed by another state who establishes a principal place <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.35"></a><var>120.35</var>of business in this state shall request the issuance of a certificate from the board prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.1"></a><var>121.1</var>establishing the principal place of business. The board shall issue a certificate to the person <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.2"></a><var>121.2</var>if the person's individual certified public accountant qualifications, upon verification, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.3"></a><var>121.3</var>substantially equivalent to the certified public accountant licensure requirements of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.4"></a><var>121.4</var>chapter or the person meets equivalent requirements as the board prescribes by rule. <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.5"></a><var>121.5</var>Residents of this state who provide professional services in this state at an office location <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.6"></a><var>121.6</var>in this state shall be considered to have their principal place of business in this state.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.38.0"></a><a id="pl.121.7"></a><var>121.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326A.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.8"></a><var>121.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Fee.</b> (a) The board shall charge a fee for each application for initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.9"></a><var>121.9</var>issuance or renewal of a certificate under this section as provided in paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.10"></a><var>121.10</var>(b) The board shall charge the following fees:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.11"></a><var>121.11</var>(1) initial issuance of certificate, $150;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.12"></a><var>121.12</var>(2) renewal of certificate with an active status, $100 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.13"></a><var>121.13</var>(3) initial CPA firm permits, except for sole practitioners, $100;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.14"></a><var>121.14</var>(4) renewal of CPA firm permits, except for sole practitioners and those firms <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.15"></a><var>121.15</var>specified in clause (17), $35 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.16"></a><var>121.16</var>(5) initial issuance and renewal of CPA firm permits for sole practitioners, except for <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.17"></a><var>121.17</var>those firms specified in clause (17), $35 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.18"></a><var>121.18</var>(6) annual late processing delinquency fee for permit, certificate, or registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.19"></a><var>121.19</var>renewal applications not received prior to expiration date, $50;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.20"></a><var>121.20</var>(7) copies of records, per page, 25 cents;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.21"></a><var>121.21</var>(8) registration of noncertificate holders, nonlicensees, and nonregistrants in <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.22"></a><var>121.22</var>connection with renewal of firm permits, $45 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.23"></a><var>121.23</var>(9) applications for reinstatement, $20;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.24"></a><var>121.24</var>(10) initial registration of a registered accounting practitioner, $50;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.25"></a><var>121.25</var>(11) initial registered accounting practitioner firm permits, $100;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.26"></a><var>121.26</var>(12) renewal of registered accounting practitioner firm permits, except for sole <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.27"></a><var>121.27</var>practitioners, $100 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.28"></a><var>121.28</var>(13) renewal of registered accounting practitioner firm permits for sole practitioners, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.29"></a><var>121.29</var>$35 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.30"></a><var>121.30</var>(14) CPA examination application, $40;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.31"></a><var>121.31</var>(15) CPA examination, fee determined by third-party examination administrator;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.32"></a><var>121.32</var>(16) renewal of certificates with an inactive status, $25 per year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.33"></a><var>121.33</var>(17) renewal of CPA firm permits for firms that have one or more offices located in <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.34"></a><var>121.34</var>another state, $68 per year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.39.0"></a><a id="pl.122.1"></a><var>122.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326A.04, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.2"></a><var>122.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Certificates issued by foreign countries.</b> The board shall issue a <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.3"></a><var>122.3</var>certificate to a holder of a generally equivalent foreign country designation, provided that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.4"></a><var>122.4</var>(1) the foreign authority that granted the designation makes similar provision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.5"></a><var>122.5</var>allow a person who holds a valid certificate issued by this state to obtain the foreign <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.6"></a><var>122.6</var>authority's comparable designation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.7"></a><var>122.7</var>(2) the foreign designation:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.8"></a><var>122.8</var>(i) was duly issued by a foreign authority that regulates the practice of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.9"></a><var>122.9</var>accountancy and the foreign designation has not expired or been revoked or suspended;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.10"></a><var>122.10</var>(ii) entitles the holder to issue reports upon financial statements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.11"></a><var>122.11</var>(iii) was issued upon the basis of educational, examination, and experience <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.12"></a><var>122.12</var>requirements established by the foreign authority or by law; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.13"></a><var>122.13</var>(3) the applicant:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.14"></a><var>122.14</var>(i) received the designation, based on educational and examination standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.15"></a><var>122.15</var>generally equivalent to those in effect in this state, at the time the foreign designation <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.16"></a><var>122.16</var>was granted;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.17"></a><var>122.17</var>(ii) has, within the ten years immediately preceding the application, completed an <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.18"></a><var>122.18</var>experience requirement that is generally equivalent to the requirement in section 
         <statute_ref>326A.03, <br />
            		<a id="pl.122.19"></a><var>122.19</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), if application is made on or after July 1, 2006, or section <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.20"></a><var>122.20</var><statute_ref>326A.03, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, if application is made before July 1, 2006, in the jurisdiction that <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.21"></a><var>122.21</var>granted the foreign designation; completed four years of professional experience in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.22"></a><var>122.22</var>state; or met equivalent requirements prescribed by the board by rule; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.23"></a><var>122.23</var>(iii) passed a uniform qualifying examination in national standards and an <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.24"></a><var>122.24</var>examination on the laws, regulations, and code of ethical conduct in effect in this state <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.25"></a><var>122.25</var>as the board prescribes by rule.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.40.0"></a><a id="pl.122.26"></a><var>122.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326A.10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.27"></a><var>122.27</var><b>326A.10 UNLAWFUL ACTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.122.28"></a><var>122.28</var>(a) Only a licensee and individuals who have been granted practice privileges <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.29"></a><var>122.29</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14 </statute_ref>may issue a report on financial statements of any person, firm, <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.30"></a><var>122.30</var>organization, or governmental unit that results from providing attest services, or offer to <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.31"></a><var>122.31</var>render or render any attest service. Only a certified public accountant, an individual who <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.32"></a><var>122.32</var>has been granted practice privileges under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14</statute_ref>, a CPA firm, or, to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.33"></a><var>122.33</var>permitted by board rule, a person registered under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, may <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.34"></a><var>122.34</var>issue a report on financial statements of any person, firm, organization, or governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.35"></a><var>122.35</var>unit that results from providing compilation services or offer to render or render any <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.1"></a><var>123.1</var>compilation service. These restrictions do not prohibit any act of a public official or <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.2"></a><var>123.2</var>public employee in the performance of that person's duties or prohibit the performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.3"></a><var>123.3</var>by any nonlicensee of other services involving the use of accounting skills, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.4"></a><var>123.4</var>the preparation of tax returns, management advisory services, and the preparation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.5"></a><var>123.5</var>financial statements without the issuance of reports on them. Nonlicensees may prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.6"></a><var>123.6</var>financial statements and issue nonattest transmittals or information on them which do not <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.7"></a><var>123.7</var>purport to be in compliance with the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.8"></a><var>123.8</var>Services (SSARS). Nonlicensees registered under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, may, <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.9"></a><var>123.9</var>to the extent permitted by board rule, prepare financial statements and issue nonattest <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.10"></a><var>123.10</var>transmittals or information on them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.11"></a><var>123.11</var>(b) Licensees and individuals who have been granted practice privileges under <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.12"></a><var>123.12</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14 </statute_ref>performing attest or compilation services must provide those services in <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.13"></a><var>123.13</var>accordance with professional standards. To the extent permitted by board rule, registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.14"></a><var>123.14</var>accounting practitioners performing compilation services must provide those services in <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.15"></a><var>123.15</var>accordance with standards specified in board rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.16"></a><var>123.16</var>(c) A person who does not hold a valid certificate issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.123.17"></a><var>123.17</var>or a practice privilege granted under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.14 </statute_ref>shall not use or assume the title <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.18"></a><var>123.18</var>"certified public accountant," the abbreviation "CPA," or any other title, designation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.19"></a><var>123.19</var>words, letters, abbreviation, sign, card, or device tending to indicate that the person is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.20"></a><var>123.20</var>certified public accountant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.21"></a><var>123.21</var>(d) A firm shall not provide attest services or assume or use the title "certified public <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.22"></a><var>123.22</var>accountants," the abbreviation "CPA's," or any other title, designation, words, letters, <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.23"></a><var>123.23</var>abbreviation, sign, card, or device tending to indicate that the firm is a CPA firm unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.24"></a><var>123.24</var>(1) the firm has complied with section 
         <statute_ref>326A.05</statute_ref>, and (2) ownership of the firm is in <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.25"></a><var>123.25</var>accordance with this chapter and rules adopted by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.26"></a><var>123.26</var>(e) A person or firm that does not hold a valid certificate or permit issued under <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.27"></a><var>123.27</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>326A.05 </statute_ref>or has not otherwise complied with section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref> or <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.123.28"></a><var>123.28</var>326A.05
         </statute_ref> as required in this chapter shall not assume or use the title "certified accountant," <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.29"></a><var>123.29</var>"chartered accountant," "enrolled accountant," "licensed accountant," "registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.30"></a><var>123.30</var>accountant," "accredited accountant," "accounting practitioner," "public accountant," <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.31"></a><var>123.31</var>"licensed public accountant," or any other title or designation likely to be confused <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.32"></a><var>123.32</var>with the title "certified public accountant," or use any of the abbreviations "CA," "LA," <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.33"></a><var>123.33</var>"RA," "AA," "PA," "AP," "LPA," or similar abbreviation likely to be confused with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.34"></a><var>123.34</var>abbreviation "CPA." The title "enrolled agent" or "EA" may only be used by individuals <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.35"></a><var>123.35</var>so designated by the Internal Revenue Service.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.1"></a><var>124.1</var>(f) Persons registered under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, may use the title <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.2"></a><var>124.2</var>"registered accounting practitioner" or the abbreviation "RAP." A person who does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.3"></a><var>124.3</var>hold a valid registration under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, shall not assume or use <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.4"></a><var>124.4</var>such title or abbreviation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.5"></a><var>124.5</var>(g) Except to the extent permitted in paragraph (a), nonlicensees may not use <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.6"></a><var>124.6</var>language in any statement relating to the financial affairs of a person or entity that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.7"></a><var>124.7</var>conventionally used by licensees in reports on financial statements. In this regard, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.8"></a><var>124.8</var>board shall issue by rule safe harbor language that nonlicensees may use in connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.9"></a><var>124.9</var>with such financial information. A person or firm that does not hold a valid certificate or <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.10"></a><var>124.10</var>permit, or a registration issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>326A.05</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>326A.06, paragraph <br />
            		<a id="pl.124.11"></a><var>124.11</var>(b)
         </statute_ref>, or has not otherwise complied with section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>326A.05</statute_ref> as required in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.12"></a><var>124.12</var>chapter shall not assume or use any title or designation that includes the word "accountant" <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.13"></a><var>124.13</var>or "accounting" in connection with any other language, including the language of a report, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.14"></a><var>124.14</var>that implies that the person or firm holds such a certificate, permit, or registration or has <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.15"></a><var>124.15</var>special competence as an accountant. A person or firm that does not hold a valid certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.16"></a><var>124.16</var>or permit issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>326A.05 </statute_ref>or has not otherwise complied with <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.17"></a><var>124.17</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>326A.05</statute_ref> as required in this chapter shall not assume or use any title <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.18"></a><var>124.18</var>or designation that includes the word "auditor" in connection with any other language, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.19"></a><var>124.19</var>including the language of a report, that implies that the person or firm holds such a <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.20"></a><var>124.20</var>certificate or permit or has special competence as an auditor. However, this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.21"></a><var>124.21</var>does not prohibit any officer, partner, member, manager, or employee of any firm or <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.22"></a><var>124.22</var>organization from affixing that person's own signature to any statement in reference to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.23"></a><var>124.23</var>financial affairs of such firm or organization with any wording designating the position, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.24"></a><var>124.24</var>title, or office that the person holds, nor prohibit any act of a public official or employee in <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.25"></a><var>124.25</var>the performance of the person's duties as such.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.26"></a><var>124.26</var>(h)(1) No person holding a certificate or registration or firm holding a permit under <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.27"></a><var>124.27</var>this chapter shall use a professional or firm name or designation that is misleading about <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.28"></a><var>124.28</var>the legal form of the firm, or about the persons who are partners, officers, members, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.29"></a><var>124.29</var>managers, or shareholders of the firm, or about any other matter. However, names of one <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.30"></a><var>124.30</var>or more former partners, members, managers, or shareholders may be included in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.31"></a><var>124.31</var>name of a firm or its successor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.32"></a><var>124.32</var>(2) A common brand name or network name part, including common initials, used <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.33"></a><var>124.33</var>by a CPA firm in its name, is not misleading if the firm is a network firm as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.34"></a><var>124.34</var>the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Code of Professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.35"></a><var>124.35</var>Conduct in effect July 1, 2011, and when offering or rendering services that require <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.1"></a><var>125.1</var>independence under AICPA standards, the firm must comply with the AICPA code's <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.2"></a><var>125.2</var>applicable standards on independence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.3"></a><var>125.3</var>(i) Paragraphs (a) to (h) do not apply to a person or firm holding a certification, <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.4"></a><var>125.4</var>designation, degree, or license granted in a foreign country entitling the holder to engage <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.5"></a><var>125.5</var>in the practice of public accountancy or its equivalent in that country, if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.6"></a><var>125.6</var>(1) the activities of the person or firm in this state are limited to the provision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.7"></a><var>125.7</var>professional services to persons or firms who are residents of, governments of, or business <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.8"></a><var>125.8</var>entities of the country in which the person holds the entitlement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.9"></a><var>125.9</var>(2) the person or firm performs no attest or compilation services and issues no reports <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.10"></a><var>125.10</var>with respect to the financial statements of any other persons, firms, or governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.11"></a><var>125.11</var>units in this state; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.12"></a><var>125.12</var>(3) the person or firm does not use in this state any title or designation other than <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.13"></a><var>125.13</var>the one under which the person practices in the foreign country, followed by a translation <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.14"></a><var>125.14</var>of the title or designation into English, if it is in a different language, and by the name <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.15"></a><var>125.15</var>of the country.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.16"></a><var>125.16</var>(j) No holder of a certificate issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.04</statute_ref> may perform attest services <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.17"></a><var>125.17</var>through any business form that does not hold a valid permit issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.05</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.18"></a><var>125.18</var>(k) No individual licensee may issue a report in standard form upon a compilation <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.19"></a><var>125.19</var>of financial information through any form of business that does not hold a valid permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.20"></a><var>125.20</var>issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.05</statute_ref>, unless the report discloses the name of the business through <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.21"></a><var>125.21</var>which the individual is issuing the report, and the individual:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.22"></a><var>125.22</var>(1) signs the compilation report identifying the individual as a certified public <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.23"></a><var>125.23</var>accountant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.24"></a><var>125.24</var>(2) meets the competency requirement provided in applicable standards; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.25"></a><var>125.25</var>(3) undergoes no less frequently than once every three years, a peer review <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.26"></a><var>125.26</var>conducted in a manner specified by the board in rule, and the review includes verification <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.27"></a><var>125.27</var>that the individual has met the competency requirements set out in professional standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.28"></a><var>125.28</var>for such services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.29"></a><var>125.29</var>(l) No person registered under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, may issue a report <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.30"></a><var>125.30</var>in standard form upon a compilation of financial information unless the board by rule <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.31"></a><var>125.31</var>permits the report and the person:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.32"></a><var>125.32</var>(1) signs the compilation report identifying the individual as a registered accounting <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.33"></a><var>125.33</var>practitioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.34"></a><var>125.34</var>(2) meets the competency requirements in board rule; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.1"></a><var>126.1</var>(3) undergoes no less frequently than once every three years a peer review conducted <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.2"></a><var>126.2</var>in a manner specified by the board in rule, and the review includes verification that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.3"></a><var>126.3</var>individual has met the competency requirements in board rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.4"></a><var>126.4</var>(m) Nothing in this section prohibits a practicing attorney or firm of attorneys from <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.5"></a><var>126.5</var>preparing or presenting records or documents customarily prepared by an attorney or firm <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.6"></a><var>126.6</var>of attorneys in connection with the attorney's professional work in the practice of law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.7"></a><var>126.7</var>(n) The board shall adopt rules that place limitations on receipt by a licensee or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.8"></a><var>126.8</var>person who holds a registration under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.06</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.9"></a><var>126.9</var>(1) contingent fees for professional services performed; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.10"></a><var>126.10</var>(2) commissions or referral fees for recommending or referring to a client any <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.11"></a><var>126.11</var>product or service.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.12"></a><var>126.12</var>(o) Anything in this section to the contrary notwithstanding, it shall not be a violation <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.13"></a><var>126.13</var>of this section for a firm not holding a valid permit under section 
         <statute_ref>326A.05</statute_ref> and not having <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.14"></a><var>126.14</var>an office in this state to provide its professional services in this state so long as it complies <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.15"></a><var>126.15</var>with the applicable requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>326A.05, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.41.0"></a><a id="pl.126.16"></a><var>126.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462.358, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.17"></a><var>126.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2b. <b>Dedication.</b> (a) The regulations may require that a reasonable portion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.18"></a><var>126.18</var>the buildable land, as defined by municipal ordinance, of any proposed subdivision be <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.19"></a><var>126.19</var>dedicated to the public or preserved for public use as streets, roads, sewers, electric, <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.20"></a><var>126.20</var>gas, and water facilities, storm water drainage and holding areas or ponds and similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.21"></a><var>126.21</var>utilities and improvements, parks, recreational facilities as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>471.191</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.22"></a><var>126.22</var>playgrounds, trails, wetlands, or open space. The requirement must be imposed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.23"></a><var>126.23</var>ordinance or under the procedures established in section 
         <statute_ref>462.353</statute_ref>, subdivision 4a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.24"></a><var>126.24</var>(b) If a municipality adopts the ordinance or proceeds under section 
         <statute_ref>462.353</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.25"></a><var>126.25</var>subdivision 4a, as required by paragraph (a), the municipality must adopt a capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.26"></a><var>126.26</var>improvement budget and have a parks and open space plan or have a parks, trails, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.27"></a><var>126.27</var>open space component in its comprehensive plan subject to the terms and conditions in <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.28"></a><var>126.28</var>this paragraph and paragraphs (c) to (i).<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.29"></a><var>126.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The municipality may choose to accept a cash fee as set by ordinance from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.30"></a><var>126.30</var>applicant for some or all of the new lots created in the subdivision, based on the average <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.31"></a><var>126.31</var>fair market value of the unplatted land for which park fees have not already been paid that <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.32"></a><var>126.32</var>is, no later than at the time of final approval or under the city's adopted comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.33"></a><var>126.33</var>plan, to be served by municipal sanitary sewer and water service or community septic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.34"></a><var>126.34</var>private well as authorized by state law. For purposes of redevelopment on developed <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.35"></a><var>126.35</var>land, the municipality may choose to accept a cash fee based on fair market value of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.1"></a><var>127.1</var>land no later than the time of final approval. "Fair market value" means the value of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.2"></a><var>127.2</var>land as determined by the municipality annually based on tax valuation or other relevant <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.3"></a><var>127.3</var>data. If the municipality's calculation of valuation is objected to by the applicant, then <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.4"></a><var>127.4</var>the value shall be as negotiated between the municipality and the applicant, or based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.5"></a><var>127.5</var>the market value as determined by the municipality based on an independent appraisal of <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.6"></a><var>127.6</var>land in a same or similar land use category.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.7"></a><var>127.7</var>(d) In establishing the portion to be dedicated or preserved or the cash fee, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.8"></a><var>127.8</var>regulations shall give due consideration to the open space, recreational, or common areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.9"></a><var>127.9</var>and facilities open to the public that the applicant proposes to reserve for the subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.10"></a><var>127.10</var>(e) The municipality must reasonably determine that it will need to acquire that <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.11"></a><var>127.11</var>portion of land for the purposes stated in this subdivision as a result of approval of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.12"></a><var>127.12</var>subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.13"></a><var>127.13</var>(f) Cash payments received must be placed by the municipality in a special fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.14"></a><var>127.14</var>be used only for the purposes for which the money was obtained.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.15"></a><var>127.15</var>(g) Cash payments received must be used only for the acquisition and development <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.16"></a><var>127.16</var>or improvement of parks, recreational facilities, playgrounds, trails, wetlands, or open <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.17"></a><var>127.17</var>space based on the approved park systems plan. Cash payments must not be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.18"></a><var>127.18</var>ongoing operation or maintenance of parks, recreational facilities, playgrounds, trails, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.19"></a><var>127.19</var>wetlands, or open space.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.20"></a><var>127.20</var>(h) The municipality must not deny the approval of a subdivision based solely on <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.21"></a><var>127.21</var>an inadequate supply of parks, open spaces, trails, or recreational facilities within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.22"></a><var>127.22</var>municipality.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.23"></a><var>127.23</var>(i) Previously subdivided property from which a park dedication has been received, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.24"></a><var>127.24</var>being resubdivided with the same number of lots, is exempt from park dedication <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.25"></a><var>127.25</var>requirements. If, as a result of resubdividing the property, the number of lots is increased, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.26"></a><var>127.26</var>then the park dedication or per-lot cash fee must apply only to the net increase of lots.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.42.0"></a><a id="pl.127.27"></a><var>127.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.28"></a><var>127.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.29"></a><var>127.29</var>have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.30"></a><var>127.30</var>(b) "Abandoned property" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>117.025, subdivision 5</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.31"></a><var>127.31</var>(c) "Community land trust" means an entity that meets the requirements of section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.127.32"></a><var>127.32</var>462A.31, subdivisions 1
         </statute_ref> and 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.33"></a><var>127.33</var>(d) "Debt service" means the amount payable in any fiscal year of principal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.34"></a><var>127.34</var>premium, if any, and interest on housing infrastructure bonds and the fees, charges, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.35"></a><var>127.35</var>expenses related to the bonds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.1"></a><var>128.1</var>(e) "Foreclosed property" means residential property where foreclosure proceedings <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.2"></a><var>128.2</var>have been initiated or have been completed and title transferred or where title is transferred <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.3"></a><var>128.3</var>in lieu of foreclosure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.4"></a><var>128.4</var>(f) "Housing infrastructure bonds" means bonds issued by the agency under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.5"></a><var>128.5</var>chapter that are qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, within the meaning of Section 145(a) of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.6"></a><var>128.6</var>Internal Revenue Code, finance qualified residential rental projects within the meaning of <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.7"></a><var>128.7</var>Section 142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, or are tax-exempt bonds that are not private <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.8"></a><var>128.8</var>activity bonds, within the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.9"></a><var>128.9</var>purpose of financing or refinancing affordable housing authorized under this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.10"></a><var>128.10</var>(g) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.11"></a><var>128.11</var>(h) "Supportive housing" means housing that is not time-limited and provides or <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.12"></a><var>128.12</var>coordinates with linkages to services necessary for residents to maintain housing stability <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.13"></a><var>128.13</var>and maximize opportunities for education and employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.14"></a><var>128.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.43.0"></a><a id="pl.128.15"></a><var>128.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. Laws 2006, chapter 269, section 2, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 331, <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.16"></a><var>128.16</var>section 11, and Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 17, section 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.17"></a><var>128.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>DEDICATION FEE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.128.18"></a><var>128.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the Minneapolis City Council <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.19"></a><var>128.19</var>may jointly exercise the powers conferred under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>462.358</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.20"></a><var>128.20</var>with respect to requiring require that a reasonable portion of land be dedicated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.21"></a><var>128.21</var>public or imposing impose a dedication fee on in conjunction with the construction permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.22"></a><var>128.22</var>required for new housing units and new commercial and industrial development in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.23"></a><var>128.23</var>city, wherever located, for public parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, wetlands, <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.24"></a><var>128.24</var>trails, or open space. The dedication of land or dedication fee must be imposed by an <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.25"></a><var>128.25</var>ordinance jointly enacted by the park board and the city council. The cash fee may be set <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.26"></a><var>128.26</var>at a flat fee rate per net new residential unit. The ordinance may exclude senior housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.27"></a><var>128.27</var>and affordable housing from paying the fee or the dedication of land. The provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.28"></a><var>128.28</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>462.358, subdivisions 2b</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), and 2c, apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.29"></a><var>128.29</var>imposition, application, and use of the dedication of land or the dedication fee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.30"></a><var>128.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day after the Minneapolis City <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.31"></a><var>128.31</var>Council and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and their chief clerical officers <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.32"></a><var>128.32</var>timely complete their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.33"></a><var>128.33</var>2 and 3, and applies to joint dedication fee ordinances adopted or amended by the city <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.34"></a><var>128.34</var>of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board before, on, or after that <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.1"></a><var>129.1</var>date, provided that no dedication of land or collection of park dedication fees can be <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.2"></a><var>129.2</var>effective until after December 31, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.44.0"></a><a id="pl.129.3"></a><var>129.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. <b>CITY OF ST. PAUL DEDICATION FEE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.129.4"></a><var>129.4</var>The city of St. Paul may require that a reasonable portion of land be dedicated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.5"></a><var>129.5</var>public or impose a dedication fee in conjunction with the construction permit required for <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.6"></a><var>129.6</var>new housing units and new commercial and industrial development in the city, wherever <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.7"></a><var>129.7</var>located, for public parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, wetlands, trails, or open <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.8"></a><var>129.8</var>space. The dedication of land or dedication fee must be imposed by an ordinance enacted <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.9"></a><var>129.9</var>by the city council. The cash fee may be set at a flat fee rate per net new residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.10"></a><var>129.10</var>unit. The ordinance may exclude senior housing and affordable housing from paying the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.11"></a><var>129.11</var>fee or the dedication of land. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 462.358, <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.12"></a><var>129.12</var>subdivisions 2b, paragraph (b); and 2c, apply to the application and use of the dedication <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.13"></a><var>129.13</var>of land or the dedication fee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.14"></a><var>129.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2014, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.15"></a><var>129.15</var>dedication fee ordinances adopted or amended by the city of St. Paul before, on, or after <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.16"></a><var>129.16</var>that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.45.0"></a><a id="pl.129.17"></a><var>129.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. <b>GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.129.18"></a><var>129.18</var>The Board of Cosmetology may amend Minnesota Rules so that they conform <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.19"></a><var>129.19</var>with this article. The Board of Cosmetology may use the good cause exemption under <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.20"></a><var>129.20</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), in adopting the amendment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.21"></a><var>129.21</var>and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply, except as it relates to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.22"></a><var>129.22</var>Statutes, section 14.388.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.46.0"></a><a id="pl.129.23"></a><var>129.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. <b>2013 DISTRIBUTION ONLY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.129.24"></a><var>129.24</var>For the 2013 distribution, a special fund is established to receive 38.7 cents per ton of <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.25"></a><var>129.25</var>any excess of the balance remaining after distribution of amounts required under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.26"></a><var>129.26</var>Statutes, section 298.28, subdivision 6. The following amounts are allocated to St. Louis <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.27"></a><var>129.27</var>County acting as the fiscal agent for the recipients for the following specific purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.28"></a><var>129.28</var>(1) 5.1 cents per ton to the city of Hibbing for improvements to the city's water <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.29"></a><var>129.29</var>supply system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.30"></a><var>129.30</var>(2) 4.3 cents per ton to the city of Mountain Iron for the cost of moving utilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.31"></a><var>129.31</var>required as a result of actions undertaken by United States Steel Corporation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.32"></a><var>129.32</var>(3) 2.5 cents per ton to the city of Biwabik for improvements to the city's water supply <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.33"></a><var>129.33</var>system, payable upon agreement with ArcelorMittal to satisfy water permit conditions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.1"></a><var>130.1</var>(4) 2.5 cents per ton to the city of Tower for the Tower Marina;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.2"></a><var>130.2</var>(5) 2.4 cents per ton to the city of Grand Rapids for an eco-friendly heat transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.3"></a><var>130.3</var>system to replace aging effluent lines and for parking lot repaving;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.4"></a><var>130.4</var>(6) 2.4 cents per ton to the city of Two Harbors for wastewater treatment plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.5"></a><var>130.5</var>improvements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.6"></a><var>130.6</var>(7) 0.9 cents per ton to the city of Ely for the sanitary sewer replacement project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.7"></a><var>130.7</var>(8) 0.6 cents per ton to the town of Crystal Bay for debt service of the Claire Nelson <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.8"></a><var>130.8</var>Intermodal Transportation Center;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.9"></a><var>130.9</var>(9) 0.5 cents per ton to the Greenway Joint Recreation Board for the Coleraine <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.10"></a><var>130.10</var>hockey arena renovations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.11"></a><var>130.11</var>(10) 1.2 cents per ton for the West Range Regional Fire Hall and Training Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.12"></a><var>130.12</var>to merge the existing fire services of Coleraine, Bovey, Taconite Marble, Calumet, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.13"></a><var>130.13</var>Greenway Township;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.14"></a><var>130.14</var>(11) 2.5 cents per ton to the city of Hibbing for the Memorial Building;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.15"></a><var>130.15</var>(12) 0.7 cents per ton to the city of Chisholm for public works infrastructure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.16"></a><var>130.16</var>(13) 1.8 cents per ton to the Crane Lake Water and Sanitary District for sanitary <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.17"></a><var>130.17</var>sewer extension;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.18"></a><var>130.18</var>(14) 2.5 cents per ton for the city of Buhl for the roof on the Mesabi Academy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.19"></a><var>130.19</var>(15) 1.2 cents per ton to the city of Gilbert for the New Jersey/Ohio Avenue project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.20"></a><var>130.20</var>(16) 1.5 cents per ton to the city of Cook for street improvements, business park <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.21"></a><var>130.21</var>infrastructure, and a maintenance garage;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.22"></a><var>130.22</var>(17) 0.5 cents per ton to the city of Cook for a water line project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.23"></a><var>130.23</var>(18) 1.8 cents per ton to the city of Eveleth to be used for Jones Street reconstruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.24"></a><var>130.24</var>and the city auditorium;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.25"></a><var>130.25</var>(19) 0.5 cents for the city of Keewatin for an electrical substation and water line <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.26"></a><var>130.26</var>replacements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.27"></a><var>130.27</var>(20) 3.3 cents for the city of Virginia for Fourth Street North infrastructure and <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.28"></a><var>130.28</var>Franklin Park improvement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.29"></a><var>130.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2013 distribution, and all <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.30"></a><var>130.30</var>payments must be made separately and within ten days of the date of the August 2013 <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.31"></a><var>130.31</var>payment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.47.0"></a><a id="pl.130.32"></a><var>130.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. <b>ST. PAUL RIVERCENTRE ARENA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.130.33"></a><var>130.33</var>Notwithstanding Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 23, subdivision 6, as amended <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.34"></a><var>130.34</var>by Laws 2002, chapter 220, Article 10, section 35, the repayment amounts due from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.35"></a><var>130.35</var>city of St. Paul in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 shall be reduced by $500,000 each year. No <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.1"></a><var>131.1</var>repayments are required from the city of St. Paul from fiscal years 2016 through 2021. <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.2"></a><var>131.2</var>Amounts scheduled to be repaid in fiscal years 2016 through 2021 must be used solely <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.3"></a><var>131.3</var>to pay for or finance design, construction, or equipment to make arena improvements <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.4"></a><var>131.4</var>according to a project list mutually agreed to between the lessee and the city of St. Paul's <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.5"></a><var>131.5</var>lease representative.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.48.0"></a><a id="pl.131.6"></a><var>131.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. <b>WHISKEY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.131.7"></a><var>131.7</var>The money held by St. Louis County for the Whiskey Road improvement project <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.8"></a><var>131.8</var>shall accrue interest at the current market rate and must be used for improvements to <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.9"></a><var>131.9</var>the road near the city of Biwabik.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.49.0"></a><a id="pl.131.10"></a><var>131.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 49. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.131.11"></a><var>131.11</var>(a) The revisor of statutes shall change the term "manicurist" to "nail technician" <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.12"></a><var>131.12</var>wherever it appears in Minnesota Rules and Statutes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.13"></a><var>131.13</var>(b) The revisor of statutes shall change the term "licensed" to "registered" and <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.14"></a><var>131.14</var>"license" to "registration" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 154, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.15"></a><var>131.15</var>applicable Minnesota Rules.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.50.0"></a><a id="pl.131.16"></a><var>131.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 50. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.131.17"></a><var>131.17</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 116W.01; 116W.02; 116W.03; 116W.035; <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.18"></a><var>131.18</var>116W.04; 116W.05; 116W.06; 116W.20; 116W.21; 116W.23; 116W.24; 116W.25; <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.19"></a><var>131.19</var>116W.26; 116W.27; 116W.28; 116W.29; 116W.30; 116W.31; 116W.32; 116W.33; <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.20"></a><var>131.20</var>116W.34; 155A.25, subdivision 1; and 326A.03, subdivisions 2, 5, and 8, are repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.21"></a><var>131.21</var>(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 1105.0600; 1105.2550; and 1105.2700, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.131.22"></a><var>131.22</var><b>ARTICLE 6</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.131.23"></a><var>131.23</var><b>COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.6.1.0"></a><a id="pl.131.24"></a><var>131.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 45.0135, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.25"></a><var>131.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Insurance fraud prevention account.</b> The insurance fraud prevention <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.26"></a><var>131.26</var>account is created in the state treasury. Money received from assessments under <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.27"></a><var>131.27</var>subdivision 7 and transferred from the automobile theft prevention account in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.28"></a><var>131.28</var>65B.84, subdivision 1, is deposited in the account. Money in this fund is appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.29"></a><var>131.29</var>to the commissioner of commerce for the purposes specified in this section and sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.131.30"></a><var>131.30</var>60A.951
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>60A.956</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.2.0"></a><a id="pl.131.31"></a><var>131.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 60A.14, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.1"></a><var>132.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Fees other than examination fees.</b> In addition to the fees and <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.2"></a><var>132.2</var>charges provided for examinations, the following fees must be paid to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.3"></a><var>132.3</var>for deposit in the general fund:<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.4"></a><var>132.4</var>(a) by township mutual fire insurance companies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.5"></a><var>132.5</var>(1) for filing certificate of incorporation $25 and amendments thereto, $10;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.6"></a><var>132.6</var>(2) for filing annual statements, $15;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.7"></a><var>132.7</var>(3) for each annual certificate of authority, $15;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.8"></a><var>132.8</var>(4) for filing bylaws $25 and amendments thereto, $10;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.9"></a><var>132.9</var>(b) by other domestic and foreign companies including fraternals and reciprocal <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.10"></a><var>132.10</var>exchanges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.11"></a><var>132.11</var>(1) for filing an application for an initial certification of authority to be admitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.12"></a><var>132.12</var>to transact business in this state, $1,500;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.13"></a><var>132.13</var>(2) for filing certified copy of certificate of articles of incorporation, $100;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.14"></a><var>132.14</var>(3) for filing annual statement, $225;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.15"></a><var>132.15</var>(4) for filing certified copy of amendment to certificate or articles of incorporation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.16"></a><var>132.16</var>$100;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.17"></a><var>132.17</var>(5) for filing bylaws, $75 or amendments thereto, $75;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.18"></a><var>132.18</var>(6) for each company's certificate of authority, $575, annually;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.19"></a><var>132.19</var>(c) the following general fees apply:<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.20"></a><var>132.20</var>(1) for each certificate, including certified copy of certificate of authority, renewal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.21"></a><var>132.21</var>valuation of life policies, corporate condition or qualification, $25;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.22"></a><var>132.22</var>(2) for each copy of paper on file in the commissioner's office 50 cents per page, <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.23"></a><var>132.23</var>and $2.50 for certifying the same;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.24"></a><var>132.24</var>(3) for license to procure insurance in unadmitted foreign companies, $575;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.25"></a><var>132.25</var>(4) for valuing the policies of life insurance companies, one cent per $1,000 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.26"></a><var>132.26</var>insurance so valued, provided that the fee shall not exceed $13,000 per year for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.27"></a><var>132.27</var>company. The commissioner may, in lieu of a valuation of the policies of any foreign life <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.28"></a><var>132.28</var>insurance company admitted, or applying for admission, to do business in this state, accept <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.29"></a><var>132.29</var>a certificate of valuation from the company's own actuary or from the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.30"></a><var>132.30</var>insurance of the state or territory in which the company is domiciled;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.31"></a><var>132.31</var>(5) for receiving and filing certificates of policies by the company's actuary, or by <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.32"></a><var>132.32</var>the commissioner of insurance of any other state or territory, $50;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.33"></a><var>132.33</var>(6) for each appointment of an agent filed with the commissioner, $10 $30;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.34"></a><var>132.34</var>(7) for filing forms, rates, and compliance certifications under section 
         <statute_ref>60A.315</statute_ref>, $140 <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.35"></a><var>132.35</var>per filing, or $125 per filing when submitted via electronic filing system. Filing fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.1"></a><var>133.1</var>may be paid on a quarterly basis in response to an invoice. Billing and payment may <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.2"></a><var>133.2</var>be made electronically;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.3"></a><var>133.3</var>(8) for annual renewal of surplus lines insurer license, $300.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.4"></a><var>133.4</var>The commissioner shall adopt rules to define filings that are subject to a fee.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.3.0"></a><a id="pl.133.5"></a><var>133.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 65B.84, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.6"></a><var>133.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Program described; commissioner's duties; appropriation.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.7"></a><var>133.7</var>The commissioner of commerce shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.8"></a><var>133.8</var>(1) develop and sponsor the implementation of statewide plans, programs, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.9"></a><var>133.9</var>strategies to combat automobile theft, improve the administration of the automobile theft <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.10"></a><var>133.10</var>laws, and provide a forum for identification of critical problems for those persons dealing <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.11"></a><var>133.11</var>with automobile theft;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.12"></a><var>133.12</var>(2) coordinate the development, adoption, and implementation of plans, programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.13"></a><var>133.13</var>and strategies relating to interagency and intergovernmental cooperation with respect <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.14"></a><var>133.14</var>to automobile theft enforcement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.15"></a><var>133.15</var>(3) annually audit the plans and programs that have been funded in whole or in part <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.16"></a><var>133.16</var>to evaluate the effectiveness of the plans and programs and withdraw funding should the <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.17"></a><var>133.17</var>commissioner determine that a plan or program is ineffective or is no longer in need <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.18"></a><var>133.18</var>of further financial support from the fund;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.19"></a><var>133.19</var>(4) develop a plan of operation including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.20"></a><var>133.20</var>(i) an assessment of the scope of the problem of automobile theft, including areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.21"></a><var>133.21</var>of the state where the problem is greatest;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.22"></a><var>133.22</var>(ii) an analysis of various methods of combating the problem of automobile theft;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.23"></a><var>133.23</var>(iii) a plan for providing financial support to combat automobile theft;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.24"></a><var>133.24</var>(iv) a plan for eliminating car hijacking; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.25"></a><var>133.25</var>(v) an estimate of the funds required to implement the plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.26"></a><var>133.26</var>(5) distribute money, in consultation with the commissioner of public safety, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.27"></a><var>133.27</var>pursuant to subdivision 3 from the automobile theft prevention special revenue account <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.28"></a><var>133.28</var>for automobile theft prevention activities, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.29"></a><var>133.29</var>(i) paying the administrative costs of the program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.30"></a><var>133.30</var>(ii) providing financial support to the State Patrol and local law enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.31"></a><var>133.31</var>agencies for automobile theft enforcement teams;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.32"></a><var>133.32</var>(iii) providing financial support to state or local law enforcement agencies for <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.33"></a><var>133.33</var>programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile theft and for improved <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.34"></a><var>133.34</var>equipment and techniques for responding to automobile thefts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.1"></a><var>134.1</var>(iv) providing financial support to local prosecutors for programs designed to reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.2"></a><var>134.2</var>the incidence of automobile theft;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.3"></a><var>134.3</var>(v) providing financial support to judicial agencies for programs designed to reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.4"></a><var>134.4</var>the incidence of automobile theft;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.5"></a><var>134.5</var>(vi) providing financial support for neighborhood or community organizations or <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.6"></a><var>134.6</var>business organizations for programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.7"></a><var>134.7</var>theft and to educate people about the common methods of automobile theft, the models <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.8"></a><var>134.8</var>of automobiles most likely to be stolen, and the times and places automobile theft is <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.9"></a><var>134.9</var>most likely to occur; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.10"></a><var>134.10</var>(vii) providing financial support for automobile theft educational and training <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.11"></a><var>134.11</var>programs for state and local law enforcement officials, driver and vehicle services exam <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.12"></a><var>134.12</var>and inspections staff, and members of the judiciary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.13"></a><var>134.13</var>(b) The commissioner may not spend in any fiscal year more than ten percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.14"></a><var>134.14</var>money in the fund for the program's administrative and operating costs. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.15"></a><var>134.15</var>is annually appropriated and must distribute the amount of the proceeds credited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.16"></a><var>134.16</var>the automobile theft prevention special revenue account each year, less the transfer of <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.17"></a><var>134.17</var>$1,300,000 each year to the general fund described in section 
         <statute_ref>168A.40, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.18"></a><var>134.18</var>(c) At the end of each fiscal year, the commissioner may transfer any unobligated <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.19"></a><var>134.19</var>balances in the auto theft prevention account to the insurance fraud prevention account <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.20"></a><var>134.20</var>under section 45.0135, subdivision 6.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.4.0"></a><a id="pl.134.21"></a><var>134.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>[80G.01] REGISTRATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.134.22"></a><var>134.22</var>(a) The fee for each registration under this chapter shall be as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.23"></a><var>134.23</var>(1) bullion coin dealers, $25; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.24"></a><var>134.24</var>(2) coin dealer representatives, $10.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.25"></a><var>134.25</var>(b) The commissioner, based on the cost of processing registrations, may adjust the <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.26"></a><var>134.26</var>registration fee on an annual basis as needed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.5.0"></a><a id="pl.134.27"></a><var>134.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 239.101, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.28"></a><var>134.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Petroleum inspection fee; appropriation, uses.</b> (a) An inspection fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.29"></a><var>134.29</var>is imposed (1) on petroleum products when received by the first licensed distributor, <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.30"></a><var>134.30</var>and (2) on petroleum products received and held for sale or use by any person when the <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.31"></a><var>134.31</var>petroleum products have not previously been received by a licensed distributor. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.32"></a><var>134.32</var>petroleum inspection fee is $1 for every 1,000 gallons received. The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.33"></a><var>134.33</var>revenue shall collect the fee. The revenue from 81 89 cents of the fee is appropriated to <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.34"></a><var>134.34</var>the commissioner of commerce for the cost of operations of the Division of Weights and <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.1"></a><var>135.1</var>Measures, petroleum supply monitoring, and to make grants to providers of low-income <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.2"></a><var>135.2</var>weatherization services to install renewable energy equipment in households that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.3"></a><var>135.3</var>eligible for weatherization assistance under Minnesota's weatherization assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.4"></a><var>135.4</var>program state plan. The remainder of the fee must be deposited in the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.5"></a><var>135.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner of revenue shall credit a person for inspection fees previously <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.6"></a><var>135.6</var>paid in error or for any material exported or sold for export from the state upon filing of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.7"></a><var>135.7</var>report as prescribed by the commissioner of revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.8"></a><var>135.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner of revenue may collect the inspection fee along with any <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.9"></a><var>135.9</var>taxes due under chapter 296A.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.6.0"></a><a id="pl.135.10"></a><var>135.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 507.235, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.11"></a><var>135.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Penalty for failure to file.</b> (a) A vendee who fails to record a contract for <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.12"></a><var>135.12</var>deed, as required by subdivision 1, is subject to a civil penalty, payable under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.13"></a><var>135.13</var>5, equal to two percent of the principal amount of the contract debt, unless the vendee <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.14"></a><var>135.14</var>has not received a copy of the contract for deed in recordable form, as required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.15"></a><var>135.15</var>subdivision 1a. Payments of the penalty shall be deposited in the general fund of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.16"></a><var>135.16</var>county. The penalty may be enforced as a lien against the vendee's interest in the property.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.17"></a><var>135.17</var>(b) A person receiving an assignment of a vendee's interest in a contract for deed <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.18"></a><var>135.18</var>who fails to record the assignment as required by subdivision 1 is subject to a civil penalty, <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.19"></a><var>135.19</var>payable under subdivision 5, equal to two percent of the original principal amount of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.20"></a><var>135.20</var>contract debt. Payments of the penalty must be deposited in the general fund of the county. <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.21"></a><var>135.21</var>The penalty may be enforced as a lien against the vendee's interest in the property.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.7.0"></a><a id="pl.135.22"></a><var>135.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[559.201] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.135.23"></a><var>135.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> The definitions in this section apply to section 559.202.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.24"></a><var>135.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Business day.</b> "Business day" means any day other than a Saturday, <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.25"></a><var>135.25</var>Sunday, or holiday as defined in section 645.44, subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.26"></a><var>135.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Family farm security loan.</b> "Family farm security loan" has the meaning <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.27"></a><var>135.27</var>given in Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 41.52, subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.28"></a><var>135.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Multiple seller.</b> "Multiple seller" means a person that has acted as a seller <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.29"></a><var>135.29</var>in four or more contracts for deed involving residential real property during the 12-month <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.30"></a><var>135.30</var>period that precedes either: (1) the date on which the purchaser executes a purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.31"></a><var>135.31</var>agreement under section 559.202; or (2) if there is no purchase agreement, the date on <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.32"></a><var>135.32</var>which the purchaser executes a contract for deed under section 559.202. A contract for <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.33"></a><var>135.33</var>deed transaction that is exempt under section 559.202, subdivision 2, is a contract for deed <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.34"></a><var>135.34</var>for the purposes of determining whether a seller is a multiple seller.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.1"></a><var>136.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Person.</b> "Person" means a natural person, partnership, corporation, limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.2"></a><var>136.2</var>liability company, association, trust, or other legal entity, however organized.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.3"></a><var>136.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Purchase agreement.</b> "Purchase agreement" means a purchase agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.4"></a><var>136.4</var>for a contract for deed, an earnest money contract, or an executed option contemplating <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.5"></a><var>136.5</var>that, at closing, the seller and the purchaser will enter into a contract for deed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.6"></a><var>136.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Purchaser.</b> "Purchaser" means a natural person who enters into a contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.7"></a><var>136.7</var>for deed to purchase residential real property. Purchaser includes all purchasers who enter <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.8"></a><var>136.8</var>into the same contract for deed to purchase residential real property.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.9"></a><var>136.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Residential real property.</b> "Residential real property" means real property <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.10"></a><var>136.10</var>consisting of one to four family dwelling units, one of which the purchaser intends to <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.11"></a><var>136.11</var>occupy as the purchaser's principal place of residence. Residential real property does <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.12"></a><var>136.12</var>not include property subject to a family farm security loan or a transaction subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.13"></a><var>136.13</var>sections 583.20 to 583.32. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.8.0"></a><a id="pl.136.14"></a><var>136.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[559.202] CONTRACTS FOR DEED INVOLVING RESIDENTIAL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.136.15"></a><var>136.15</var><b>PROPERTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.136.16"></a><var>136.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Notice required.</b> (a) In addition to the disclosures required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.17"></a><var>136.17</var>sections 513.52 to 513.60, a multiple seller must deliver the notice specified under <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.18"></a><var>136.18</var>subdivision 3 to a prospective purchaser as provided under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.19"></a><var>136.19</var>(b) If there is a purchase agreement, the notice must be affixed to the front of <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.20"></a><var>136.20</var>the purchase agreement. A contract for deed for which notice is required under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.21"></a><var>136.21</var>subdivision may not be executed for five business days following the execution of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.22"></a><var>136.22</var>purchase agreement and delivery of the notice and instructions for cancellation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.23"></a><var>136.23</var>(c) If there is no purchase agreement, a multiple seller must deliver the notice in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.24"></a><var>136.24</var>document separate from any other document or writing to a prospective purchaser no less <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.25"></a><var>136.25</var>than five business days before the prospective purchaser executes the contract for deed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.26"></a><var>136.26</var>(d) The notice must be:<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.27"></a><var>136.27</var>(1) written in at least 12-point type; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.28"></a><var>136.28</var>(2) signed and dated by the purchaser.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.29"></a><var>136.29</var>(e) If a dispute arises concerning whether or when the notice required by this <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.30"></a><var>136.30</var>subdivision was provided to the purchaser, there is a rebuttable presumption that the notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.31"></a><var>136.31</var>was not provided unless the original executed contract for deed contains the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.32"></a><var>136.32</var>statement, initialed by the purchaser: "By initialing here ....... purchaser acknowledges <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.33"></a><var>136.33</var>receipt at least five business days before signing this contract for deed of the disclosure <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.34"></a><var>136.34</var>statement entitled "Important Information About Contracts for Deed" required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.35"></a><var>136.35</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 559.202, subdivision 3." <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.1"></a><var>137.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Exception.</b> This section does not apply if the purchaser is represented <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.2"></a><var>137.2</var>throughout the transaction by either:<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.3"></a><var>137.3</var>(1) a person licensed to practice law in this state; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.4"></a><var>137.4</var>(2) a person licensed as a real estate broker or salesperson under chapter 82, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.5"></a><var>137.5</var>provided that the representation does not create a dual agency, as that term is defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.6"></a><var>137.6</var>in section 82.55, subdivision 6.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.7"></a><var>137.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Content of the notice.</b> The notice must contain the following verbatim <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.8"></a><var>137.8</var>language:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.137.9"></a><var>137.9</var><b>"IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CONTRACTS FOR DEED</b><br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.137.10"></a><var>137.10</var><b>Know What You Are Getting Into</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.137.11"></a><var>137.11</var>(1) A contract for deed is a complex legal agreement. You are NOT a tenant. Mortgage <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.12"></a><var>137.12</var>foreclosure laws don't apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.13"></a><var>137.13</var>(2) You should know ALL of your obligations and rights before you sign a purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.14"></a><var>137.14</var>agreement or contract for deed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.15"></a><var>137.15</var>(3) You (seller must circle one):<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.137.16"></a><var>137.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>(a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>DO<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>DO NOT<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>have to pay homeowner's insurance.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.137.17"></a><var>137.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>(b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>DO<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>DO NOT<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>have to pay property taxes.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.18"></a><var>137.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.137.19"></a><var>137.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">(c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">DO<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">DO NOT<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="bottom">have to make and pay for some or all of the repairs or <br />
                  		maintenance, as described in the contract for deed.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.137.20"></a><var>137.20</var>(4) After some time, you may need to make a large lump sum payment (called a "balloon <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.21"></a><var>137.21</var>payment"). Know when it is due and how much it will be. You'll probably need to get a <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.22"></a><var>137.22</var>new mortgage, another financial arrangement, or pay for the balance in cash at that time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.23"></a><var>137.23</var>(5) If you miss just a single payment or can't make the balloon payment, the seller can <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.24"></a><var>137.24</var>cancel your contract. You will likely lose all the money you have already paid. You will <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.25"></a><var>137.25</var>likely lose your ability to purchase the home. The seller can begin an eviction action <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.26"></a><var>137.26</var>against you in just a few months.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.27"></a><var>137.27</var>(6) Within four months of signing the contract for deed, you must "record" it in the office <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.28"></a><var>137.28</var>of the county recorder or registrar of titles in the county in which the property is located. <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.29"></a><var>137.29</var>If you do not do so, you could face a fine.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.30"></a><var>137.30</var><b>Key Things Highly Recommended Before You Sign</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.137.31"></a><var>137.31</var>(1) Get advice from a lawyer or the Minnesota Home Ownership Center at 1-866-462-6466 <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.32"></a><var>137.32</var>or go to www.hocmn.org. To find a lawyer through the Minnesota State Bar Association, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.33"></a><var>137.33</var>go to www.mnfindalawyer.com.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.34"></a><var>137.34</var>(2) Get an independent, professional appraisal of the property to learn what it is worth.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.35"></a><var>137.35</var>(3) Get an independent, professional inspection of the property.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.36"></a><var>137.36</var>(4) Buy title insurance or ask a real estate lawyer for a "title opinion."<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.1"></a><var>138.1</var>(5) Check with the city or county to find out if there are inspection reports or unpaid <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.2"></a><var>138.2</var>utility bills.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.3"></a><var>138.3</var>(6) Check with a title company or the county where the property is located to find out if <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.4"></a><var>138.4</var>there is a mortgage or other lien on the property and if the property taxes have been paid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.5"></a><var>138.5</var>(7) Ensure that your interest rate does not exceed the maximum allowed by law by calling <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.6"></a><var>138.6</var>the Department of Commerce at 651-297-7053 to get a recorded message for the current <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.7"></a><var>138.7</var>month's maximum rate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.8"></a><var>138.8</var><b>If You Are Entering into a Purchase Agreement</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.138.9"></a><var>138.9</var>(1) If you haven't already signed the contract for deed, you can cancel the purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.10"></a><var>138.10</var>agreement (and get all your money back) if you do so within five business days after <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.11"></a><var>138.11</var>getting this notice. <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.12"></a><var>138.12</var>(2) To cancel the purchase agreement, you must follow the provisions of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.13"></a><var>138.13</var>Statutes, section 559.217, subdivision 4. Ask a lawyer for help."<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.14"></a><var>138.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Right to cancel purchase agreement.</b> (a) A prospective purchaser may <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.15"></a><var>138.15</var>cancel a purchase agreement within five business days after actually receiving the notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.16"></a><var>138.16</var>required under subdivision 1 if a multiple seller fails to timely deliver the notice, provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.17"></a><var>138.17</var>that the contract for deed has not been executed by all parties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.18"></a><var>138.18</var>(b) A prospective purchaser may cancel the purchase agreement in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.19"></a><var>138.19</var>the provisions of section 559.217, subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.20"></a><var>138.20</var>(c) In the event of cancellation, the multiple seller may not impose a penalty and  must <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.21"></a><var>138.21</var>promptly refund all payments made by the prospective purchaser prior to cancellation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.22"></a><var>138.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Remedies for failure to timely deliver notices.</b> (a) Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.23"></a><var>138.23</var>any contrary provision in the purchase agreement or contract for deed, a purchaser has <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.24"></a><var>138.24</var>a private right of action against a multiple seller who fails to timely deliver the notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.25"></a><var>138.25</var>required under subdivision 1. The multiple seller is liable to the purchaser for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.26"></a><var>138.26</var>(1) the greater of actual damages or statutory damages of $2,500; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.27"></a><var>138.27</var>(2) reasonable attorney fees and court costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.28"></a><var>138.28</var>(b) A multiple seller who knowingly fails to timely deliver the notice required <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.29"></a><var>138.29</var>under subdivision 1 is liable to the purchaser for triple the actual or statutory damages <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.30"></a><var>138.30</var>available under paragraph (a), whichever is greater, provided that the purchaser must elect <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.31"></a><var>138.31</var>the remedy provided under either paragraph (a) or this paragraph and may not recover <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.32"></a><var>138.32</var>damages under both paragraphs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.33"></a><var>138.33</var>(c) The rights and remedies provided in this subdivision are cumulative to, and not <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.34"></a><var>138.34</var>a limitation of, any other rights and remedies provided under law. An action brought <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.35"></a><var>138.35</var>pursuant to this subdivision must be commenced within four years from the date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.36"></a><var>138.36</var>alleged violation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.1"></a><var>139.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Effects of violation.</b> A violation of this section has no effect on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.2"></a><var>139.2</var>validity of the contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.3"></a><var>139.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Duty of multiple seller to account.</b> Upon reasonable request by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.4"></a><var>139.4</var>purchaser and no more than once every 12-month period, a multiple seller must provide an <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.5"></a><var>139.5</var>accounting of all payments made pursuant to the contract for deed, the amount of interest <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.6"></a><var>139.6</var>paid, and the amount remaining to satisfy the principal balance under the contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.7"></a><var>139.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>No waiver.</b> The provisions of this section may not be waived.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.8"></a><var>139.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2013, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.9"></a><var>139.9</var>transactions in which the contract for deed and the purchase agreement for the contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.10"></a><var>139.10</var>for deed, if any, were both executed on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.9.0"></a><a id="pl.139.11"></a><var>139.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 559.211, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.12"></a><var>139.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Remedies additional.</b> The remedies provided in this section are in <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.13"></a><var>139.13</var>addition to and do not limit other rights or remedies available to purchasers or vendors of <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.14"></a><var>139.14</var>real estate. Subject to the provisions of sections 559.213 and 559.217, subdivision 7, this <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.15"></a><var>139.15</var>section shall not be construed to bar a court from determining the validity, effectiveness, <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.16"></a><var>139.16</var>or consequences of proceeding under section 559.21 or 559.217, or granting other relief in <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.17"></a><var>139.17</var>connection therewith, by reason of the failure of a purchaser to seek or obtain relief under <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.18"></a><var>139.18</var>this section prior to the purported effective date of the termination of the contract.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.10.0"></a><a id="pl.139.19"></a><var>139.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 3, subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.20"></a><var>139.20</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.139.21"></a><var>139.21</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Administrative Services</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,247,000<br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.139.22"></a><var>139.22</var>$375,000 each year is for additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.23"></a><var>139.23</var>compliance efforts with unclaimed property. <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.24"></a><var>139.24</var>The commissioner may issue contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.25"></a><var>139.25</var>for these services. This additional amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.26"></a><var>139.26</var>shall be added to the base budget for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.27"></a><var>139.27</var>years 2014 and 2015 only. The enhanced <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.28"></a><var>139.28</var>unclaimed property compliance program <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.29"></a><var>139.29</var>shall sunset June 30, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.11.0"></a><a id="pl.139.30"></a><var>139.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.139.31"></a><var>139.31</var>No solar photovoltaic module may be installed that is financed directly or indirectly, <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.32"></a><var>139.32</var>wholly or in part, with money appropriated in this act, unless the solar photovoltaic <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.1"></a><var>140.1</var>module is made in Minnesota as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.323, <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.2"></a><var>140.2</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.12.0"></a><a id="pl.140.3"></a><var>140.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>INFORMATION ON COUNSELING AGENCIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.140.4"></a><var>140.4</var>The commissioner of commerce shall consult with interested stakeholders in <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.5"></a><var>140.5</var>studying the possibility of providing on its Internet Web site a link, including contact <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.6"></a><var>140.6</var>information, for each of the counseling certification entities identified in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.7"></a><var>140.7</var>Statutes, section 58.13, subdivision 1, where a list of certified counselors and counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.8"></a><var>140.8</var>agencies, including designations for nonprofit organizations, is available.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.13.0"></a><a id="pl.140.9"></a><var>140.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.140.10"></a><var>140.10</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 507.235, subdivision 4, is repealed effective the <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.11"></a><var>140.11</var>day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.140.12"></a><var>140.12</var><b>ARTICLE 7</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.140.13"></a><var>140.13</var><b>UTILITY REGULATION</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.7.1.0"></a><a id="pl.140.14"></a><var>140.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.16, subdivision 7b, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.15"></a><var>140.15</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.16"></a><var>140.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7b. <b>Transmission cost adjustment.</b> (a) Notwithstanding any other provision <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.17"></a><var>140.17</var>of this chapter, the commission may approve a tariff mechanism for the automatic annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.18"></a><var>140.18</var>adjustment of charges for the Minnesota jurisdictional costs net of associated revenues of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.19"></a><var>140.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) new transmission facilities that have been separately filed and reviewed and <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.20"></a><var>140.20</var>approved by the commission under section 
         <statute_ref>216B.243 </statute_ref>or are certified as a priority project <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.21"></a><var>140.21</var>or deemed to be a priority transmission project under section 
         <statute_ref>216B.2425</statute_ref>; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.22"></a><var>140.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) new transmission facilities approved by the regulatory commission of the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.23"></a><var>140.23</var>in which the new transmission facilities are to be constructed, to the extent approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.24"></a><var>140.24</var>is required by the laws of that state, and determined by the Midcontinent Independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.25"></a><var>140.25</var>System Operator to benefit the utility or integrated transmission system; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.26"></a><var>140.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) charges incurred by a utility under a federally approved tariff that accrue <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.27"></a><var>140.27</var>from other transmission owners' regionally planned transmission projects that have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.28"></a><var>140.28</var>determined by the Midwest Midcontinent Independent System Operator to benefit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.29"></a><var>140.29</var>utility, as provided for under a federally approved tariff or integrated transmission system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.30"></a><var>140.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Upon filing by a public utility or utilities providing transmission service, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.31"></a><var>140.31</var>commission may approve, reject, or modify, after notice and comment, a tariff that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.1"></a><var>141.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) allows the utility to recover on a timely basis the costs net of revenues of <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.2"></a><var>141.2</var>facilities approved under section 
         <statute_ref>216B.243</statute_ref> or certified or deemed to be certified under <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.3"></a><var>141.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>216B.2425</statute_ref> or exempt from the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>216B.243</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.4"></a><var>141.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) allows the utility to recover charges incurred by a utility under a federally <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.5"></a><var>141.5</var>approved tariff that accrue from other transmission owners' regionally planned <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.6"></a><var>141.6</var>transmission projects that have been determined by the Midwest Midcontinent Independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.7"></a><var>141.7</var>System Operator to benefit the utility, as provided for under a federally approved tariff<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.8"></a><var>141.8</var> or integrated transmission system. These charges must be reduced or offset by revenues <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.9"></a><var>141.9</var>received by the utility and by amounts the utility charges to other regional transmission <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.10"></a><var>141.10</var>owners, to the extent those revenues and charges have not been otherwise offset;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.11"></a><var>141.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) allows the utility to recover on a timely basis the costs net of revenues of facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.12"></a><var>141.12</var>approved by the regulatory commission of the state in which the new transmission <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.13"></a><var>141.13</var>facilities are to be constructed and determined by the Midcontinent Independent System <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.14"></a><var>141.14</var>Operator to benefit the utility or integrated transmission system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.15"></a><var>141.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) allows a return on investment at the level approved in the utility's last general <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.16"></a><var>141.16</var>rate case, unless a different return is found to be consistent with the public interest;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.17"></a><var>141.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) (5) provides a current return on construction work in progress, provided that <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.18"></a><var>141.18</var>recovery from Minnesota retail customers for the allowance for funds used during <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.19"></a><var>141.19</var>construction is not sought through any other mechanism;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.20"></a><var>141.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (6) allows for recovery of other expenses if shown to promote a least-cost project <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.21"></a><var>141.21</var>option or is otherwise in the public interest;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.22"></a><var>141.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (7) allocates project costs appropriately between wholesale and retail customers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.23"></a><var>141.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) (8) provides a mechanism for recovery above cost, if necessary to improve the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.24"></a><var>141.24</var>overall economics of the project or projects or is otherwise in the public interest; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.25"></a><var>141.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) (9) terminates recovery once costs have been fully recovered or have otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.26"></a><var>141.26</var>been reflected in the utility's general rates.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.27"></a><var>141.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A public utility may file annual rate adjustments to be applied to customer bills <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.28"></a><var>141.28</var>paid under the tariff approved in paragraph (b). In its filing, the public utility shall provide:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.29"></a><var>141.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a description of and context for the facilities included for recovery;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.30"></a><var>141.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a schedule for implementation of applicable projects;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.31"></a><var>141.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the utility's costs for these projects;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.32"></a><var>141.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a description of the utility's efforts to ensure the lowest costs to ratepayers for <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.33"></a><var>141.33</var>the project; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.34"></a><var>141.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) calculations to establish that the rate adjustment is consistent with the terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.35"></a><var>141.35</var>of the tariff established in paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.1"></a><var>142.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Upon receiving a filing for a rate adjustment pursuant to the tariff established in <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.2"></a><var>142.2</var>paragraph (b), the commission shall approve the annual rate adjustments provided that, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.3"></a><var>142.3</var>after notice and comment, the costs included for recovery through the tariff were or are <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.4"></a><var>142.4</var>expected to be prudently incurred and achieve transmission system improvements at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.5"></a><var>142.5</var>lowest feasible and prudent cost to ratepayers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.2.0"></a><a id="pl.142.6"></a><var>142.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.1635, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.7"></a><var>142.7</var><b>216B.1635 RECOVERY OF GAS UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.142.8"></a><var>142.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) "Gas utility" means a public utility as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.9"></a><var>142.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>216B.02, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, that furnishes natural gas service to retail customers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.10"></a><var>142.10</var>(b) "Gas utility infrastructure costs" or "GUIC" means costs incurred in gas utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.11"></a><var>142.11</var>projects that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.12"></a><var>142.12</var>(1) do not serve to increase revenues by directly connecting the infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.13"></a><var>142.13</var>replacement to new customers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.14"></a><var>142.14</var>(2) are in service but were not included in the gas utility's rate base in its most recent <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.15"></a><var>142.15</var>general rate case; and, or are planned to be in service during the period covered by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.16"></a><var>142.16</var>report submitted under subdivision 2, but in no case longer than the one year forecast <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.17"></a><var>142.17</var>period in the report; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.18"></a><var>142.18</var>(3) replace or modify existing infrastructure if the replacement or modification does <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.19"></a><var>142.19</var>not constitute a betterment, unless the betterment is required by a political subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.20"></a><var>142.20</var>as evidenced by specific documentation from the government entity requiring the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.21"></a><var>142.21</var>replacement or modification of infrastructure do not constitute a betterment, unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.22"></a><var>142.22</var>betterment is based on requirements by a political subdivision or a federal or state agency, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.23"></a><var>142.23</var>as evidenced by specific documentation, an order, or other similar requirement from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.24"></a><var>142.24</var>government entity requiring the replacement or modification of infrastructure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.25"></a><var>142.25</var>(c) "Gas utility projects" means relocation and:<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.26"></a><var>142.26</var>(1) replacement of natural gas facilities located in the public right-of-way required <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.27"></a><var>142.27</var>by the construction or improvement of a highway, road, street, public building, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.28"></a><var>142.28</var>public work by or on behalf of the United States, the state of Minnesota, or a political <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.29"></a><var>142.29</var>subdivision.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.30"></a><var>142.30</var>(2) replacement or modification of existing natural gas facilities, including surveys, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.31"></a><var>142.31</var>assessments, reassessment, and other work necessary to determine the need for replacement <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.32"></a><var>142.32</var>or modification of existing infrastructure that is required by a federal or state agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.33"></a><var>142.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Gas infrastructure </b><b>filing.</b> (a) The commission may approve a gas utility's <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.34"></a><var>142.34</var>petition for a rate schedule A public utility submitting a petition to recover GUIC gas <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.35"></a><var>142.35</var>infrastructure costs under this section. A gas utility may must submit to the commission, <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.1"></a><var>143.1</var>the department, and interested parties a gas infrastructure project plan report and a petition <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.2"></a><var>143.2</var>the commission to recover a rate of return, income taxes on the rate of return, incremental <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.3"></a><var>143.3</var>property taxes, plus incremental depreciation expense associated with GUIC for rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.4"></a><var>143.4</var>recovery of only incremental costs associated with projects under subdivision 1, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.5"></a><var>143.5</var>(c). The report and petition must be made at least 150 days in advance of implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.6"></a><var>143.6</var>of the rate schedule, provided that the rate schedule will not be implemented until the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.7"></a><var>143.7</var>petition is approved by the commission pursuant to subdivision 5. The report must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.8"></a><var>143.8</var>for a forecast period of one year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.9"></a><var>143.9</var>(b) The filing is subject to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.10"></a><var>143.10</var>(1) A gas utility may submit a filing under this section no more than once per year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.11"></a><var>143.11</var>(2) A gas utility must file sufficient information to satisfy the commission regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.12"></a><var>143.12</var>the proposed GUIC or be subject to denial by the commission. The information includes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.13"></a><var>143.13</var>but is not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.14"></a><var>143.14</var>(i) the government entity ordering the gas utility project and the purpose for which <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.15"></a><var>143.15</var>the project is undertaken;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.16"></a><var>143.16</var>(ii) the location, description, and costs associated with the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.17"></a><var>143.17</var>(iii) a description of the costs, and salvage value, if any, associated with the existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.18"></a><var>143.18</var>infrastructure replaced or modified as a result of the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.19"></a><var>143.19</var>(iv) the proposed rate design and an explanation of why the proposed rate design <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.20"></a><var>143.20</var>is in the public interest;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.21"></a><var>143.21</var>(v) the magnitude and timing of any known future gas utility projects that the utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.22"></a><var>143.22</var>may seek to recover under this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.23"></a><var>143.23</var>(vi) the magnitude of GUIC in relation to the gas utility's base revenue as approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.24"></a><var>143.24</var>by the commission in the gas utility's most recent general rate case, exclusive of gas <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.25"></a><var>143.25</var>purchase costs and transportation charges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.26"></a><var>143.26</var>(vii) the magnitude of GUIC in relation to the gas utility's capital expenditures since <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.27"></a><var>143.27</var>its most recent general rate case;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.28"></a><var>143.28</var>(viii) the amount of time since the utility last filed a general rate case and the utility's <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.29"></a><var>143.29</var>reasons for seeking recovery outside of a general rate case; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.30"></a><var>143.30</var>(ix) documentation supporting the calculation of the GUIC.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.31"></a><var>143.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Gas infrastructure project plan report. </b> The gas infrastructure project <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.32"></a><var>143.32</var>plan report required to be filed under subdivision 2 shall include all pertinent information <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.33"></a><var>143.33</var>and supporting data on each proposed project including, but not limited to, project <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.34"></a><var>143.34</var>description and scope, estimated project costs, and project in-service date.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.35"></a><var>143.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Cost recovery petition for utility's facilities.</b> Notwithstanding any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.36"></a><var>143.36</var>provision of this chapter, the commission may approve a rate schedule for the automatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.1"></a><var>144.1</var>annual adjustment of charges for gas utility infrastructure costs net of revenues under <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.2"></a><var>144.2</var>this section, including a rate of return, income taxes on the rate of return, incremental <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.3"></a><var>144.3</var>property taxes, incremental depreciation expense, and any incremental operation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.4"></a><var>144.4</var>maintenance costs. A gas utility's petition for approval of a rate schedule to recover <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.5"></a><var>144.5</var>gas utility infrastructure costs outside of a general rate case under section 216B.16, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.6"></a><var>144.6</var>subject to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.7"></a><var>144.7</var>(1) a gas utility may submit a filing under this section no more than once per year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.8"></a><var>144.8</var>(2) a gas utility must file sufficient information to satisfy the commission regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.9"></a><var>144.9</var>the proposed GUIC. The information includes, but is not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.10"></a><var>144.10</var>(i) the information required to be included in the gas infrastructure project plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.11"></a><var>144.11</var>report under subdivision 3;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.12"></a><var>144.12</var>(ii) the government entity ordering or requiring the gas utility project and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.13"></a><var>144.13</var>purpose for which the project is undertaken;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.14"></a><var>144.14</var>(iii) a description of the estimated costs and salvage value, if any, associated with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.15"></a><var>144.15</var>existing infrastructure replaced or modified as a result of the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.16"></a><var>144.16</var>(iv) a comparison of the utility's estimated costs included in the gas infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.17"></a><var>144.17</var>project plan and the actual costs incurred, including a description of the utility's efforts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.18"></a><var>144.18</var>ensure the costs of the facilities are reasonable and prudently incurred;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.19"></a><var>144.19</var>(v) calculations to establish that the rate adjustment is consistent with the terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.20"></a><var>144.20</var>of the rate schedule, including the proposed rate design and an explanation of why the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.21"></a><var>144.21</var>proposed rate design is in the public interest;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.22"></a><var>144.22</var>(vi) the magnitude and timing of any known future gas utility projects that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.23"></a><var>144.23</var>utility may seek to recover under this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.24"></a><var>144.24</var>(vii) the magnitude of GUIC in relation to the gas utility's base revenue as approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.25"></a><var>144.25</var>by the commission in the gas utility's most recent general rate case, exclusive of gas <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.26"></a><var>144.26</var>purchase costs and transportation charges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.27"></a><var>144.27</var>(viii) the magnitude of GUIC in relation to the gas utility's capital expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.28"></a><var>144.28</var>since its most recent general rate case; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.29"></a><var>144.29</var>(ix) the amount of time since the utility last filed a general rate case and the utility's <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.30"></a><var>144.30</var>reasons for seeking recovery outside of a general rate case.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.31"></a><var>144.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Commission action.</b> Upon receiving a gas utility report and petition for <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.32"></a><var>144.32</var>cost recovery under subdivision 2 and assessment and verification under subdivision 4, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.33"></a><var>144.33</var>commission may approve the annual GUIC rate adjustments provided that, after notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.34"></a><var>144.34</var>and comment, the costs included for recovery through the rate schedule are prudently <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.35"></a><var>144.35</var>incurred and achieve gas facility improvements at the lowest reasonable and prudent <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.36"></a><var>144.36</var>cost to ratepayers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.1"></a><var>145.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Rate of return.</b> The return on investment for the rate adjustment shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.2"></a><var>145.2</var>at the level approved by the commission in the public utility's last general rate case, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.3"></a><var>145.3</var>the commission determines that a different rate of return is in the public interest.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.4"></a><var>145.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3 7. <b>Commission authority; rules.</b> The commission may issue orders and <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.5"></a><var>145.5</var>adopt rules necessary to implement and administer this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.6"></a><var>145.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.3.0"></a><a id="pl.145.7"></a><var>145.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2e, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.8"></a><var>145.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2e. <b>Rate impact of standard compliance; report.</b> Each electric utility must <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.9"></a><var>145.9</var>submit to the commission and the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.10"></a><var>145.10</var>energy policy a report containing an estimation of the rate impact of activities of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.11"></a><var>145.11</var>electric utility necessary to comply with this section. In consultation with the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.12"></a><var>145.12</var>of Commerce, the commission shall determine a uniform reporting system to ensure that <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.13"></a><var>145.13</var>individual utility reports are consistent and comparable, and shall, by order, require each <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.14"></a><var>145.14</var>electric utility subject to this section to use that reporting system. The rate impact estimate <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.15"></a><var>145.15</var>must be for wholesale rates and, if the electric utility makes retail sales, the estimate <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.16"></a><var>145.16</var>shall also be for the impact on the electric utility's retail rates. Those activities include, <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.17"></a><var>145.17</var>without limitation, energy purchases, generation facility acquisition and construction, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.18"></a><var>145.18</var>transmission improvements. An initial report must be submitted within 150 days of May <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.19"></a><var>145.19</var>28, 2011. After the initial report, a report must be updated and submitted as part of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.20"></a><var>145.20</var>integrated resource plan or plan modification filed by the electric utility under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.145.21"></a><var>145.21</var>216B.2422
         </statute_ref>. The reporting obligation of an electric utility under this subdivision expires <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.22"></a><var>145.22</var>December 31, 2025, for an electric utility subject to subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), and <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.23"></a><var>145.23</var>December 31, 2020, for an electric utility subject to subdivision 2a, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.4.0"></a><a id="pl.145.24"></a><var>145.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.1692, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.25"></a><var>145.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Qualifying projects.</b> (a) Projects that may be approved for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.26"></a><var>145.26</var>emissions reduction-rate rider allowed in this section must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.27"></a><var>145.27</var>(1) be installed on existing large electric generating power plants, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.28"></a><var>145.28</var>section 
         <statute_ref>216B.2421, subdivision 2, clause (1)</statute_ref>, that are located in the state and that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.29"></a><var>145.29</var>currently not subject to emissions limitations for new power plants under the federal Clean <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.30"></a><var>145.30</var>Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 et seq.;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.31"></a><var>145.31</var>(2) not increase the capacity of the existing electric generating power plant more <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.32"></a><var>145.32</var>than ten percent or more than 100 megawatts, whichever is greater; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.33"></a><var>145.33</var>(3) result in the existing plant either:<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.1"></a><var>146.1</var>(i) complying with applicable new source review standards under the federal Clean <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.2"></a><var>146.2</var>Air Act; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.3"></a><var>146.3</var>(ii) emitting air contaminants at levels substantially lower than allowed for new <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.4"></a><var>146.4</var>facilities by the applicable new source performance standards under the federal Clean <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.5"></a><var>146.5</var>Air Act; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.6"></a><var>146.6</var>(iii) reducing emissions from current levels at a unit to the lowest cost-effective level <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.7"></a><var>146.7</var>when, due to the age or condition of the generating unit, the public utility demonstrates <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.8"></a><var>146.8</var>that it would not be cost-effective to reduce emissions to the levels in item (i) or (ii).<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.9"></a><var>146.9</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a project may be approved for the emission <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.10"></a><var>146.10</var>reduction rate rider allowed in this section if the project is to be installed on existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.11"></a><var>146.11</var>large electric generating power plants, as defined in section 216B.2421, subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.12"></a><var>146.12</var>clause (1), that are located outside the state and are needed to comply with state or federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.13"></a><var>146.13</var>air quality standards, but only if the project has received an advance determination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.14"></a><var>146.14</var>prudence from the commission under section 216B.1695.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.15"></a><var>146.15</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.146.16"></a><var>146.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.1692, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.17"></a><var>146.17</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.18"></a><var>146.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Exemption.</b> Subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, paragraph (c), clause (1), do not <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.19"></a><var>146.19</var>apply to projects qualifying under subdivision 1, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.20"></a><var>146.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.6.0"></a><a id="pl.146.21"></a><var>146.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.1692, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.22"></a><var>146.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Sunset.</b> This section is effective until December 31, 2015 2020, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.23"></a><var>146.23</var>applies to plans, projects, and riders approved before that date and modifications made to <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.24"></a><var>146.24</var>them after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.7.0"></a><a id="pl.146.25"></a><var>146.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.1695, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.26"></a><var>146.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Cost recovery.</b> The utility may begin recovery of costs that have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.27"></a><var>146.27</var>incurred by the utility in connection with implementation of the project in the next rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.28"></a><var>146.28</var>case following an advance determination of prudence or in a rider approved under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.29"></a><var>146.29</var>216B.1692. The commission shall review the costs incurred by the utility for the project. <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.30"></a><var>146.30</var>The utility must show that the project costs are reasonable and necessary, and demonstrate <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.31"></a><var>146.31</var>its efforts to ensure the lowest reasonable project costs. Notwithstanding the commission's <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.32"></a><var>146.32</var>prior determination of prudence, it may accept, modify, or reject any of the project costs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.1"></a><var>147.1</var>The commission may determine whether to require an allowance for funds used during <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.2"></a><var>147.2</var>construction offset.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.3"></a><var>147.3</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.147.4"></a><var>147.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.1695, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.5"></a><var>147.5</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.6"></a><var>147.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5a. <b>Rate of return.</b> The return on investment in the rider shall be at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.7"></a><var>147.7</var>level approved by the commission in the public utility's last general rate case, unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.8"></a><var>147.8</var>commission determines that a different rate of return is in the public interest.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.9"></a><var>147.9</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.147.10"></a><var>147.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Laws 2005, chapter 97, article 10, section 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.11"></a><var>147.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>SUNSET.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.147.12"></a><var>147.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections 1 and 2 shall expire on June 30, 2015 2023.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.147.13"></a><var>147.13</var><b>ARTICLE 8</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.147.14"></a><var>147.14</var><b>PACE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.8.1.0"></a><a id="pl.147.15"></a><var>147.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.435, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.16"></a><var>147.16</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.17"></a><var>147.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Cost-effective energy improvements.</b> "Cost-effective energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.18"></a><var>147.18</var>improvements" mean energy improvements that have been identified in an energy audit <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.19"></a><var>147.19</var>or renewable energy system feasibility study as repaying their purchase and installation <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.20"></a><var>147.20</var>costs in 20 years or less, based on the amount of future energy saved and estimated future <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.21"></a><var>147.21</var>energy prices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.22"></a><var>147.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.2.0"></a><a id="pl.147.23"></a><var>147.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.435, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.24"></a><var>147.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Qualifying real property.</b> "Qualifying real property" means a <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.25"></a><var>147.25</var>single-family or multifamily residential dwelling, or a commercial or industrial building, <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.26"></a><var>147.26</var>that the implementing entity has determined, after review of an energy audit or renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.27"></a><var>147.27</var>energy system feasibility study, can be benefited by installation of cost-effective energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.28"></a><var>147.28</var>improvements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.29"></a><var>147.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.3.0"></a><a id="pl.148.1"></a><var>148.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.436, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.2"></a><var>148.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Program requirements.</b> A financing program must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.3"></a><var>148.3</var>(1) impose requirements and conditions on financing arrangements to ensure timely <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.4"></a><var>148.4</var>repayment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.5"></a><var>148.5</var>(2) require an energy audit or renewable energy system feasibility study to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.6"></a><var>148.6</var>conducted on the qualifying real property and reviewed by the implementing entity prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.7"></a><var>148.7</var>to approval of the financing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.8"></a><var>148.8</var>(3) require the inspection of all installations and a performance verification of at <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.9"></a><var>148.9</var>least ten percent of the energy improvements financed by the program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.10"></a><var>148.10</var>(4) not prohibit the financing of all cost-effective energy improvements not otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.11"></a><var>148.11</var>prohibited by this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.12"></a><var>148.12</var>(5) require that all cost-effective energy improvements be made to a qualifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.13"></a><var>148.13</var>real property prior to, or in conjunction with, an applicant's repayment of financing for <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.14"></a><var>148.14</var>energy improvements for that property;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.15"></a><var>148.15</var>(5) (6) have energy improvements financed by the program performed by licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.16"></a><var>148.16</var>contractors as required by chapter 326B or other law or ordinance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.17"></a><var>148.17</var>(6) (7) require disclosures to borrowers by the implementing entity of the risks <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.18"></a><var>148.18</var>involved in borrowing, including the risk of foreclosure if a tax delinquency results from <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.19"></a><var>148.19</var>a default;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.20"></a><var>148.20</var>(7) (8) provide financing only to those who demonstrate an ability to repay;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.21"></a><var>148.21</var>(8) (9) not provide financing for a qualifying real property in which the owner is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.22"></a><var>148.22</var>current on mortgage or real property tax payments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.23"></a><var>148.23</var>(9) (10) require a petition to the implementing entity by all owners of the qualifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.24"></a><var>148.24</var>real property requesting collections of repayments as a special assessment under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.148.25"></a><var>148.25</var>429.101
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.26"></a><var>148.26</var>(10) (11) provide that payments and assessments are not accelerated due to a default <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.27"></a><var>148.27</var>and that a tax delinquency exists only for assessments not paid when due; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.28"></a><var>148.28</var>(11) (12) require that liability for special assessments related to the financing runs <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.29"></a><var>148.29</var>with the qualifying real property.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.30"></a><var>148.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.4.0"></a><a id="pl.148.31"></a><var>148.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.436, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.32"></a><var>148.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Repayment.</b> An implementing entity that finances an energy improvement <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.33"></a><var>148.33</var>under this section must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.34"></a><var>148.34</var>(1) secure payment with a lien against the benefited qualifying real property; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.1"></a><var>149.1</var>(2) collect repayments as a special assessment as provided for in section 
         <statute_ref>429.101 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.149.2"></a><var>149.2</var>or by charter, provided that special assessments may be made payable in up to 20 equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.3"></a><var>149.3</var>annual installments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.4"></a><var>149.4</var>If the implementing entity is an authority, the local government that authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.5"></a><var>149.5</var>the authority to act as implementing entity shall impose and collect special assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.6"></a><var>149.6</var>necessary to pay debt service on bonds issued by the implementing entity under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.7"></a><var>149.7</var>8, and shall transfer all collections of the assessments upon receipt to the authority.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.8"></a><var>149.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.5.0"></a><a id="pl.149.9"></a><var>149.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.436, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.10"></a><var>149.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Bond issuance; repayment.</b> (a) An implementing entity may issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.11"></a><var>149.11</var>revenue bonds as provided in chapter 475 for the purposes of this section, provided the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.12"></a><var>149.12</var>revenue bond must not be payable more than 20 years from the date of issuance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.13"></a><var>149.13</var>(b) The bonds must be payable as to both principal and interest solely from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.14"></a><var>149.14</var>revenues from the assessments established in subdivision 7.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.15"></a><var>149.15</var>(c) No holder of bonds issued under this subdivision may compel any exercise of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.16"></a><var>149.16</var>taxing power of the implementing entity that issued the bonds to pay principal or interest <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.17"></a><var>149.17</var>on the bonds, and if the implementing entity is an authority, no holder of the bonds may <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.18"></a><var>149.18</var>compel any exercise of the taxing power of the local government. Bonds issued under <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.19"></a><var>149.19</var>this subdivision are not a debt or obligation of the issuer or any local government that <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.20"></a><var>149.20</var>issued them, nor is the payment of the bonds enforceable out of any money other than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.21"></a><var>149.21</var>revenue pledged to the payment of the bonds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.22"></a><var>149.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.6.0"></a><a id="pl.149.23"></a><var>149.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 429.101, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.24"></a><var>149.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Procedure for assessment.</b> Any special assessment levied under <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.25"></a><var>149.25</var>subdivision 1 shall be payable in a single installment, or by up to ten equal annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.26"></a><var>149.26</var>installments as the council may provide, except that a special assessment made under an <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.27"></a><var>149.27</var>energy improvements financing program under subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.28"></a><var>149.28</var>repayable in up to 20 equal installments. With this exception these exceptions, sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.149.29"></a><var>149.29</var>429.061
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>429.071</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>429.081</statute_ref> shall apply to assessments made under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.30"></a><var>149.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.150.1"></a><var>150.1</var><b>ARTICLE 9</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.150.2"></a><var>150.2</var><b>DISTRIBUTED GENERATION</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.9.1.0"></a><a id="pl.150.3"></a><var>150.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.164, subdivision 2, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.4"></a><var>150.4</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.5"></a><var>150.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Applicability.</b> This section as well as any rules promulgated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.6"></a><var>150.6</var>commission to implement this section or the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.7"></a><var>150.7</var>of 1978, Public Law 95-617, Statutes at Large, volume 92, page 3117, and the Federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.8"></a><var>150.8</var>Energy Regulatory Commission regulations thereunder, Code of Federal Regulations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.9"></a><var>150.9</var>title 18, part 292, shall, unless otherwise provided in this section,  apply to all Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.10"></a><var>150.10</var>electric utilities, including cooperative electric associations and municipal electric utilities.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.9.2.0"></a><a id="pl.150.11"></a><var>150.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.164, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.12"></a><var>150.12</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.13"></a><var>150.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.14"></a><var>150.14</var>have the meanings given them:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.15"></a><var>150.15</var>(b) "Aggregated meter" means a meter located on the premises of a customer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.16"></a><var>150.16</var>owned or leased property that is contiguous with property containing the customer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.17"></a><var>150.17</var>designated meter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.18"></a><var>150.18</var>(c) "Capacity" means the number of megawatts alternating current (AC) at the point <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.19"></a><var>150.19</var>of interconnection between a distributed generation facility and a utility's electric system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.20"></a><var>150.20</var>(d) "Cogeneration" means a combined process whereby electrical and useful thermal <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.21"></a><var>150.21</var>energy are produced simultaneously.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.22"></a><var>150.22</var>(e) "Contiguous property" means property owned or leased by the customer sharing <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.23"></a><var>150.23</var>a common border, without regard to interruptions in contiguity caused by easements, <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.24"></a><var>150.24</var>public thoroughfares, transportation rights-of-way, or utility rights-of-way.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.25"></a><var>150.25</var>(f) "Customer" means the person who is named on the utility electric bill for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.26"></a><var>150.26</var>premises.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.27"></a><var>150.27</var>(g) "Designated meter" means a meter that is physically attached to the customer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.28"></a><var>150.28</var>facility that the customer-generator designates as the first meter to which net metered <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.29"></a><var>150.29</var>credits are to be applied as the primary meter for billing purposes when the customer is <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.30"></a><var>150.30</var>serviced by more than one meter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.31"></a><var>150.31</var>(h) "Distributed generation" means a facility that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.32"></a><var>150.32</var>(1) has a capacity of ten megawatts or less;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.33"></a><var>150.33</var>(2) is interconnected with a utility's distribution system, over which the commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.34"></a><var>150.34</var>has jurisdiction; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.1"></a><var>151.1</var>(3) generates electricity from natural gas, renewable fuel, or a similarly clean fuel, <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.2"></a><var>151.2</var>and may include waste heat, cogeneration, or fuel cell technology.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.3"></a><var>151.3</var>(i) "High-efficiency distributed generation" means a distributed energy facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.4"></a><var>151.4</var>that has a minimum efficiency of 40 percent, as calculated under section 272.0211, <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.5"></a><var>151.5</var>subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.6"></a><var>151.6</var>(j) "Net metered facility" means an electric generation facility constructed for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.7"></a><var>151.7</var>purpose of offsetting energy use through the use of renewable energy or high-efficiency <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.8"></a><var>151.8</var>distributed generation sources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.9"></a><var>151.9</var>(k) "Renewable energy" has the meaning given in section 216B.2411, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.10"></a><var>151.10</var>(l) "Standby charge" means a charge imposed by an electric utility upon a distributed <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.11"></a><var>151.11</var>generation facility for the recovery of costs for the provision of standby services, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.12"></a><var>151.12</var>provided for in a utility's tariffs approved by the commission, necessary to make electricity <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.13"></a><var>151.13</var>service available to the distributed generation facility.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.3.0"></a><a id="pl.151.14"></a><var>151.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.164, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.15"></a><var>151.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Purchases; small facilities.</b> (a) This paragraph applies to cooperative <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.16"></a><var>151.16</var>electric associations and municipal utilities. For a qualifying facility having less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.17"></a><var>151.17</var>40-kilowatt capacity, the customer shall be billed for the net energy supplied by the utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.18"></a><var>151.18</var>according to the applicable rate schedule for sales to that class of customer. In the case <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.19"></a><var>151.19</var>of net input into the utility system by a qualifying facility having less than 40-kilowatt <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.20"></a><var>151.20</var>capacity, compensation to the customer shall be at a per kilowatt-hour rate determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.21"></a><var>151.21</var>under paragraph (b) or (c) or (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.22"></a><var>151.22</var>(b)  This paragraph applies to public utilities. For a qualifying facility having less <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.23"></a><var>151.23</var>than 1,000-kilowatt capacity, the customer shall be billed for the net energy supplied by <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.24"></a><var>151.24</var>the utility according to the applicable rate schedule for sales to that class of customer. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.25"></a><var>151.25</var>the case of net input into the utility system by a qualifying facility having: (1) more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.26"></a><var>151.26</var>40-kilowatt but less than 1,000-kilowatt capacity, compensation to the customer shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.27"></a><var>151.27</var>at a per kilowatt-hour rate determined under paragraph (c); or (2) less than 40-kilowatt <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.28"></a><var>151.28</var>capacity, compensation to the customer shall be at a per-kilowatt rate determined under <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.29"></a><var>151.29</var>paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.30"></a><var>151.30</var>(c) In setting rates, the commission shall consider the fixed distribution costs to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.31"></a><var>151.31</var>utility not otherwise accounted for in the basic monthly charge and shall ensure that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.32"></a><var>151.32</var>costs charged to the qualifying facility are not discriminatory in relation to the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.33"></a><var>151.33</var>charged to other customers of the utility. The commission shall set the rates for net <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.34"></a><var>151.34</var>input into the utility system based on avoided costs as defined in the Code of Federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.1"></a><var>152.1</var>Regulations, title 18, section 292.101, paragraph (b)(6), the factors listed in Code of <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.2"></a><var>152.2</var>Federal Regulations, title 18, section 292.304, and all other relevant factors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.3"></a><var>152.3</var>(c) (d)  Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, a qualifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.4"></a><var>152.4</var>facility having less than 40-kilowatt capacity may elect that the compensation for net input <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.5"></a><var>152.5</var>by the qualifying facility into the utility system shall be at the average retail utility energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.6"></a><var>152.6</var>rate. "Average retail utility energy rate" is defined as the average of the retail energy rates, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.7"></a><var>152.7</var>exclusive of special rates based on income, age, or energy conservation, according to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.8"></a><var>152.8</var>applicable rate schedule of the utility for sales to that class of customer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.9"></a><var>152.9</var>(d) (e)  If the qualifying facility or net metered facility is interconnected with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.10"></a><var>152.10</var>nongenerating utility which has a sole source contract with a municipal power agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.11"></a><var>152.11</var>or a generation and transmission utility, the nongenerating utility may elect to treat its <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.12"></a><var>152.12</var>purchase of any net input under this subdivision as being made on behalf of its supplier <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.13"></a><var>152.13</var>and shall be reimbursed by its supplier for any additional costs incurred in making the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.14"></a><var>152.14</var>purchase. Qualifying facilities or net metered facilities having less than 40-kilowatt<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.15"></a><var>152.15</var> 1,000-kilowatt capacity if interconnected to a public utility, or less than 40-kilowatt <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.16"></a><var>152.16</var>capacity if interconnected to a cooperative electric association or municipal utility may, at <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.17"></a><var>152.17</var>the customer's option, elect to be governed by the provisions of subdivision 4.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.9.4.0"></a><a id="pl.152.18"></a><var>152.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.164, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.19"></a><var>152.19</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.20"></a><var>152.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Net metered facility.</b> (a) Except for customers receiving a value of <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.21"></a><var>152.21</var>solar rate under subdivision 10, a customer with a net metered facility having more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.22"></a><var>152.22</var>40-kilowatt and less than 1,000-kilowatt capacity that is interconnected to a public utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.23"></a><var>152.23</var>may elect to be compensated for the customer's net input into the utility system in the form <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.24"></a><var>152.24</var>of a kilowatt-hour credit on the customer's energy bill carried forward and applied to <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.25"></a><var>152.25</var>subsequent energy bills. Any net input supplied by the customer into the utility system <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.26"></a><var>152.26</var>that exceeds energy supplied to the customer by the utility during a calendar year must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.27"></a><var>152.27</var>compensated at the applicable rate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.28"></a><var>152.28</var>(b) A public utility may not impose a standby charge on a net metered or qualifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.29"></a><var>152.29</var>facility:<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.30"></a><var>152.30</var>(1) of 100 kilowatts or less capacity; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.31"></a><var>152.31</var>(2) of more than 100 kilowatts capacity, except in accordance with an order of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.32"></a><var>152.32</var>commission establishing the allowable costs to be recovered through standby charges.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.9.5.0"></a><a id="pl.152.33"></a><var>152.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.164, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.1"></a><var>153.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Purchases; wheeling; costs.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.2"></a><var>153.2</var>(c), this subdivision shall apply to all qualifying facilities having 40-kilowatt capacity or <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.3"></a><var>153.3</var>more as well as qualifying facilities as defined in subdivision 3 and net metered facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.4"></a><var>153.4</var>under subdivision 3a, if interconnected to a cooperative electric association or municipal <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.5"></a><var>153.5</var>utility, or 1,000-kilowatt capacity or more if interconnected to a public utility, which elect <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.6"></a><var>153.6</var>to be governed by its provisions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.7"></a><var>153.7</var>(b) The utility to which the qualifying facility is interconnected shall purchase all <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.8"></a><var>153.8</var>energy and capacity made available by the qualifying facility. The qualifying facility shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.9"></a><var>153.9</var>be paid the utility's full avoided capacity and energy costs as negotiated by the parties, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.10"></a><var>153.10</var>set by the commission, or as determined through competitive bidding approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.11"></a><var>153.11</var>commission. The full avoided capacity and energy costs to be paid a qualifying facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.12"></a><var>153.12</var>that generates electric power by means of a renewable energy source are the utility's least <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.13"></a><var>153.13</var>cost renewable energy facility or the bid of a competing supplier of a least cost renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.14"></a><var>153.14</var>energy facility, whichever is lower, unless the commission's resource plan order, under <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.15"></a><var>153.15</var>section 
         <statute_ref>216B.2422, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, provides that the use of a renewable resource to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.16"></a><var>153.16</var>the identified capacity need is not in the public interest.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.17"></a><var>153.17</var>(c) For all qualifying facilities having 30-kilowatt capacity or more, the utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.18"></a><var>153.18</var>shall, at the qualifying facility's or the utility's request, provide wheeling or exchange <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.19"></a><var>153.19</var>agreements wherever practicable to sell the qualifying facility's output to any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.20"></a><var>153.20</var>Minnesota utility having generation expansion anticipated or planned for the ensuing ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.21"></a><var>153.21</var>years. The commission shall establish the methods and procedures to insure that except <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.22"></a><var>153.22</var>for reasonable wheeling charges and line losses, the qualifying facility receives the full <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.23"></a><var>153.23</var>avoided energy and capacity costs of the utility ultimately receiving the output.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.24"></a><var>153.24</var>(d) The commission shall set rates for electricity generated by renewable energy.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.6.0"></a><a id="pl.153.25"></a><var>153.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.164, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.26"></a><var>153.26</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.27"></a><var>153.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4a. <b>Aggregation of meters.</b> (a) For the purpose of measuring electricity <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.28"></a><var>153.28</var>under subdivisions 3 and 3a, a public utility must aggregate for billing purposes a <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.29"></a><var>153.29</var>customer's designated meter with one or more aggregated meters if a customer requests <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.30"></a><var>153.30</var>that it do so. To qualify for aggregation under this subdivision, a meter must be owned by <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.31"></a><var>153.31</var>the customer requesting the aggregation, must be located on contiguous property owned <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.32"></a><var>153.32</var>by the customer requesting the aggregation, and the total of all aggregated meters must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.33"></a><var>153.33</var>subject to the size limitation in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.34"></a><var>153.34</var>(b) A public utility must comply with a request by a customer-generator to aggregate <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.35"></a><var>153.35</var>additional meters within 90 days. The specific meters must be identified at the time of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.1"></a><var>154.1</var>request. In the event that more than one meter is identified, the customer must designate <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.2"></a><var>154.2</var>the rank order for the aggregated meters to which the net metered credits are to be applied. <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.3"></a><var>154.3</var>At least 60 days prior to the beginning of the next annual billing period, a customer may <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.4"></a><var>154.4</var>amend the rank order of the aggregated meters, subject to this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.5"></a><var>154.5</var>(c) The aggregation of meters applies only to charges that use kilowatt-hours as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.6"></a><var>154.6</var>billing determinant. All other charges applicable to each meter account shall be billed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.7"></a><var>154.7</var>the customer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.8"></a><var>154.8</var>(d) A public utility will first apply the kilowatt-hour credit to the charges for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.9"></a><var>154.9</var>designated meter and then to the charges for the aggregated meters in the rank order <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.10"></a><var>154.10</var>specified by the customer. If the net metered facility supplies more electricity to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.11"></a><var>154.11</var>public utility than the energy usage recorded by the customer-generator's designated and <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.12"></a><var>154.12</var>aggregated meters during a monthly billing period, the public utility shall apply credits to <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.13"></a><var>154.13</var>the customer's next monthly bill for the excess kilowatt-hours.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.14"></a><var>154.14</var>(e) With the commission's prior approval, a public utility may charge the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.15"></a><var>154.15</var>customer-generator requesting to aggregate meters a reasonable fee to cover the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.16"></a><var>154.16</var>administrative costs incurred in implementing the costs of this subdivision, pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.17"></a><var>154.17</var>a tariff approved by the commission for a public utility.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.7.0"></a><a id="pl.154.18"></a><var>154.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.164, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.19"></a><var>154.19</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.20"></a><var>154.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4b. <b>Limiting cumulative generation.</b> The commission may limit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.21"></a><var>154.21</var>cumulative generation of net metered facilities under subdivisions 3 and 3a. A public <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.22"></a><var>154.22</var>utility may request the commission to limit the cumulative generation of net metered <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.23"></a><var>154.23</var>facilities under subdivisions 3 and 3a upon a showing that such generation has reached <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.24"></a><var>154.24</var>four percent of the public utility's annual retail electricity sales. The commission may limit <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.25"></a><var>154.25</var>additional net metering obligations under this subdivision only after providing notice and <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.26"></a><var>154.26</var>opportunity for public comment. In determining whether to limit additional net metering <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.27"></a><var>154.27</var>obligations under this subdivision, the commission shall consider:<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.28"></a><var>154.28</var>(1) the environmental and other public policy benefits of net metered facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.29"></a><var>154.29</var>(2) the impact of net metered facilities on electricity rates for customers without <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.30"></a><var>154.30</var>net metered systems;<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.31"></a><var>154.31</var>(3) the effects of net metering on the reliability of the electric system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.32"></a><var>154.32</var>(4) technical advances or technical concerns; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.33"></a><var>154.33</var>(5) other statutory obligations imposed on the commission or on a utility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.1"></a><var>155.1</var>The commission may limit additional net metering obligations under clauses (2) to (4) only <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.2"></a><var>155.2</var>if it determines that additional net metering obligations would cause significant rate impact, <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.3"></a><var>155.3</var>require significant measures to address reliability, or raise significant technical issues.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.8.0"></a><a id="pl.155.4"></a><var>155.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.164, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.5"></a><var>155.5</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.6"></a><var>155.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4c. <b>Individual system capacity limits.</b> (a) A public utility that provides retail <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.7"></a><var>155.7</var>electric service may require customers with a facility of 40-kilowatt capacity or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.8"></a><var>155.8</var>and participating in net metering and net billing to limit the total generation capacity of <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.9"></a><var>155.9</var>individual distributed generation systems by either:<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.10"></a><var>155.10</var>(1) for wind generation systems, limiting the total generation system capacity kilowatt <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.11"></a><var>155.11</var>alternating current to 120 percent of the customer's on-site maximum electric demand; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.12"></a><var>155.12</var>(2) for solar photovoltaic and other distributed generation limiting the total <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.13"></a><var>155.13</var>generation system annual energy production kilowatt hours alternating current to 120 <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.14"></a><var>155.14</var>percent of the customer's on-site annual electric energy consumption. <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.15"></a><var>155.15</var>(b) Limits under paragraph (a) must be based on standard 15-minute intervals, <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.16"></a><var>155.16</var>measured during the previous 12 calendar months, or on a reasonable estimate of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.17"></a><var>155.17</var>average monthly maximum demand or average annual consumption if the customer has <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.18"></a><var>155.18</var>either:<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.19"></a><var>155.19</var>(i) less than 12 calendar months of actual electric usage; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.20"></a><var>155.20</var>(ii) no demand metering available.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.9.0"></a><a id="pl.155.21"></a><var>155.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.164, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.22"></a><var>155.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Rules and uniform contract.</b> (a) The commission shall promulgate rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.23"></a><var>155.23</var>to implement the provisions of this section. The commission shall also establish a uniform <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.24"></a><var>155.24</var>statewide form of contract for use between utilities and a net metered or qualifying facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.25"></a><var>155.25</var>having less than 40-kilowatt 1,000-kilowatt capacity if interconnected to a public utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.26"></a><var>155.26</var>or less than 40-kilowatt capacity if interconnected to a cooperative electric association <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.27"></a><var>155.27</var>or municipal utility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.28"></a><var>155.28</var>(b) The commission shall require the qualifying facility to provide the utility with <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.29"></a><var>155.29</var>reasonable access to the premises and equipment of the qualifying facility if the particular <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.30"></a><var>155.30</var>configuration of the qualifying facility precludes disconnection or testing of the qualifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.31"></a><var>155.31</var>facility from the utility side of the interconnection with the utility remaining responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.32"></a><var>155.32</var>for its personnel.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.33"></a><var>155.33</var>(c) The uniform statewide form of contract shall be applied to all new and existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.34"></a><var>155.34</var>interconnections established between a utility and a net metered or qualifying facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.1"></a><var>156.1</var>having less than 40-kilowatt capacity, except that existing contracts may remain in force <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.2"></a><var>156.2</var>until written notice of election that the uniform statewide contract form applies is given by <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.3"></a><var>156.3</var>either party to the other, with the notice being of the shortest time period permitted under <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.4"></a><var>156.4</var>the existing contract for termination of the existing contract by either party, but not less <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.5"></a><var>156.5</var>than ten nor longer than 30 days terminated by mutual agreement between both parties.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.10.0"></a><a id="pl.156.6"></a><var>156.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.164, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.7"></a><var>156.7</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.8"></a><var>156.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Alternative tariff; compensation for resource value.</b> (a) A public utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.9"></a><var>156.9</var>may apply for commission approval for an alternative tariff that compensates customers <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.10"></a><var>156.10</var>through a bill credit mechanism for the value to the utility, its customers, and society for <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.11"></a><var>156.11</var>operating distributed solar photovoltaic resources interconnected to the utility system and <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.12"></a><var>156.12</var>operated by customers primarily for meeting their own energy needs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.13"></a><var>156.13</var>(b) If approved, the alternative tariff shall apply to customers' interconnections <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.14"></a><var>156.14</var>occurring after the date of approval. The alternative tariff is in lieu of the applicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.15"></a><var>156.15</var>rate under subdivisions 3 and 3a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.16"></a><var>156.16</var>(c) The commission shall after notice and opportunity for public comment approve <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.17"></a><var>156.17</var>the alternative tariff provided the utility has demonstrated the alternative tariff:<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.18"></a><var>156.18</var>(1) appropriately applies the methodology established by the department and <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.19"></a><var>156.19</var>approved by the commission under this subdivision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.20"></a><var>156.20</var>(2) includes a mechanism to allow recovery of the cost to serve customers receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.21"></a><var>156.21</var>the alternative tariff rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.22"></a><var>156.22</var>(3) charges the customer for all electricity consumed by the customer at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.23"></a><var>156.23</var>applicable rate schedule for sales to that class of customer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.24"></a><var>156.24</var>(4) credits the customer for all electricity generated by the solar photovoltaic device <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.25"></a><var>156.25</var>at the distributed solar value rate established under this subdivision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.26"></a><var>156.26</var>(5) applies the charges and credits in clauses (3) and (4) to a monthly bill that <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.27"></a><var>156.27</var>includes a provision so that the unused portion of the credit in any month or billing period <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.28"></a><var>156.28</var>shall be carried forward and credited against all charges. In the event that the customer <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.29"></a><var>156.29</var>has a positive balance after the 12-month cycle ending on the last day in February, that <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.30"></a><var>156.30</var>balance will be eliminated and the credit cycle will restart the following billing period <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.31"></a><var>156.31</var>beginning on March 1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.32"></a><var>156.32</var>(6) complies with the size limits specified in subdivision 3a;<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.33"></a><var>156.33</var>(7) complies with the interconnection requirements under section 216B.1611; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.34"></a><var>156.34</var>(8) complies with the standby charge requirements in subdivision 3a, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.1"></a><var>157.1</var>(d) A utility must provide to the customer the meter and any other equipment needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.2"></a><var>157.2</var>to provide service under the alternative tariff.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.3"></a><var>157.3</var>(e) The department must establish the distributed solar value methodology in <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.4"></a><var>157.4</var>paragraph (c), clause (1), no later than January 31, 2014. The department must submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.5"></a><var>157.5</var>the methodology to the commission for approval. The commission must approve, modify <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.6"></a><var>157.6</var>with the consent of the department, or disapprove the methodology within 60 days of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.7"></a><var>157.7</var>submission. When developing the distributed solar value methodology, the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.8"></a><var>157.8</var>shall consult stakeholders with experience and expertise in power systems, solar <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.9"></a><var>157.9</var>energy, and electric utility ratemaking regarding the proposed methodology, underlying <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.10"></a><var>157.10</var>assumptions, and preliminary data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.11"></a><var>157.11</var>(f) The distributed solar value methodology established by the department must, <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.12"></a><var>157.12</var>at a minimum, account for the value of energy and its delivery, generation capacity, <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.13"></a><var>157.13</var>transmission capacity, transmission and distribution line losses, and environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.14"></a><var>157.14</var>value. The department may, based on known and measurable evidence of the cost or <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.15"></a><var>157.15</var>benefit of solar operation to the utility, incorporate other values into the methodology, <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.16"></a><var>157.16</var>including credit for locally manufactured or assembled energy systems, systems installed <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.17"></a><var>157.17</var>at high-value locations on the distribution grid, or other factors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.18"></a><var>157.18</var>(g) The credit for distributed solar value applied to alternative tariffs approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.19"></a><var>157.19</var>under this section shall represent the present value of the future revenue streams of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.20"></a><var>157.20</var>value components identified in paragraph (f).<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.21"></a><var>157.21</var>(h) The utility shall recalculate the alternative tariff on an annual cycle, and shall file <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.22"></a><var>157.22</var>the recalculated alternative tariff with the commission for approval.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.23"></a><var>157.23</var>(i) Renewable energy credits for solar energy credited under this subdivision belong <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.24"></a><var>157.24</var>to the electric utility providing the credit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.25"></a><var>157.25</var>(j) The commission may not authorize a utility to charge an alternative tariff rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.26"></a><var>157.26</var>that is lower than the utility's applicable retail rate until three years after the commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.27"></a><var>157.27</var>approves an alternative tariff for the utility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.28"></a><var>157.28</var>(k) A utility must enter into a contract with an owner of a solar photovoltaic device <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.29"></a><var>157.29</var>receiving an alternative tariff rate under this section that has a term of at least 20 years, <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.30"></a><var>157.30</var>unless a shorter term is agreed to by the parties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.31"></a><var>157.31</var>(l) An owner of a solar photovoltaic device receiving an alternative tariff rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.32"></a><var>157.32</var>under this section must be paid the same rate per kilowatt-hour generated each year for <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.33"></a><var>157.33</var>the term of the contract.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.10.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.158.1"></a><var>158.1</var><b>ARTICLE 10</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.158.2"></a><var>158.2</var><b>SOLAR ENERGY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.1.0"></a><a id="pl.158.3"></a><var>158.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[116C.7792] SOLAR ENERGY INCENTIVE PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.158.4"></a><var>158.4</var>The utility subject to section 116C.779 shall operate a program to provide solar <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.5"></a><var>158.5</var>energy production incentives for solar energy systems of no more than a total nameplate <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.6"></a><var>158.6</var>capacity of 20 kilowatts direct current. The program shall be operated for five consecutive <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.7"></a><var>158.7</var>calendar years commencing in 2014. $5,000,000 shall be allocated for each of the five <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.8"></a><var>158.8</var>years from the renewable development account established in section 116C.779 to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.9"></a><var>158.9</var>separate account for the purpose of the solar production incentive program. The solar <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.10"></a><var>158.10</var>system must be sized to less than 120 percent of the customer's on-site annual energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.11"></a><var>158.11</var>consumption. The production incentive must be paid for ten years commencing with <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.12"></a><var>158.12</var>the commissioning of the system. The utility must file a plan to operate the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.13"></a><var>158.13</var>with the commissioner of commerce. The utility may not operate the program until it is <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.14"></a><var>158.14</var>approved by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.2.0"></a><a id="pl.158.15"></a><var>158.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[216B.1641] COMMUNITY SOLAR GARDEN.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.158.16"></a><var>158.16</var>(a) The public utility subject to section 116C.779 shall file by September 30, 2013, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.17"></a><var>158.17</var>plan with the commission to operate a community solar garden program which shall begin <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.18"></a><var>158.18</var>operations within 90 days after commission approval of the plan. Other public utilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.19"></a><var>158.19</var>may file an application at their election. The community solar garden program must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.20"></a><var>158.20</var>designed to offset the energy use of not less than five subscribers in each community <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.21"></a><var>158.21</var>solar garden facility of which no single subscriber has more than a 40 percent interest. <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.22"></a><var>158.22</var>The owner of the community solar garden may be a public utility or any other entity or <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.23"></a><var>158.23</var>organization that contracts to sell the output from the community solar garden to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.24"></a><var>158.24</var>utility under section 216B.164. There shall be no limitation on the number or cumulative <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.25"></a><var>158.25</var>generating capacity of community solar garden facilities other than the limitations imposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.26"></a><var>158.26</var>under section 216B.164, subdivision 4c or other limitations provided in law or regulations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.27"></a><var>158.27</var>(b) A solar garden is a facility that generates electricity by means of a ground <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.28"></a><var>158.28</var>mounted or roof mounted solar photovoltaic device whereby subscribers receive a bill <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.29"></a><var>158.29</var>credit for the electricity generated in proportion to the size of their subscription. The solar <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.30"></a><var>158.30</var>garden must have a nameplate capacity of no more than one megawatt. Each subscription <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.31"></a><var>158.31</var>shall be sized to represent at least 200 watts of the community solar garden's generating <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.32"></a><var>158.32</var>capacity and to supply, when combined with other distributed generation resources serving <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.33"></a><var>158.33</var>the premises, no more than 120 percent of the average annual consumption of electricity <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.34"></a><var>158.34</var>by each subscriber at the premises to which the subscription is attributed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.1"></a><var>159.1</var>(c) The solar generation facility must be located in the service territory of the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.2"></a><var>159.2</var>utility filing the plan. Subscribers must be retail customers of the public utility located in <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.3"></a><var>159.3</var>the same county or a county contiguous to where the facility is located.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.4"></a><var>159.4</var>(d) The public utility must purchase from the community solar garden all energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.5"></a><var>159.5</var>generated by the solar garden. The purchase shall be at the rate calculated under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.6"></a><var>159.6</var>216B.164, subdivision 10, or, until that rate for the public utility has been approved by <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.7"></a><var>159.7</var>the commission, the applicable retail rate. A solar garden is eligible for any incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.8"></a><var>159.8</var>programs offered under either section 116C.7792 or section 216C.415. A subscriber's <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.9"></a><var>159.9</var>portion of the purchase shall be provided by a credit on the subscriber's bill.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.10"></a><var>159.10</var>(e) The commission may approve, disapprove, or modify a community solar garden <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.11"></a><var>159.11</var>program. Any plan approved by the commission must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.12"></a><var>159.12</var>(1) reasonably allow for the creation, financing, and accessibility of community <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.13"></a><var>159.13</var>solar gardens;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.14"></a><var>159.14</var>(2) establish uniform standards, fees, and processes for the interconnection <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.15"></a><var>159.15</var>of community solar garden facilities that allow the utility to recover reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.16"></a><var>159.16</var>interconnection costs for each community solar garden;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.17"></a><var>159.17</var>(3) not apply different requirements to utility and non-utility community solar <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.18"></a><var>159.18</var>garden facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.19"></a><var>159.19</var>(4) be consistent with the public interest;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.20"></a><var>159.20</var>(5) identify the information that must be provided to potential subscribers to ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.21"></a><var>159.21</var>fair disclosure of future costs and benefits of subscriptions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.22"></a><var>159.22</var>(6) include a program implementation schedule;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.23"></a><var>159.23</var>(7) identify all proposed rules, fees, and charges; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.24"></a><var>159.24</var>(8) identify the means by which the program will be promoted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.25"></a><var>159.25</var>(f) Notwithstanding any other law, neither the manager of nor the subscribers to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.26"></a><var>159.26</var>community solar garden facility shall be considered a utility solely as a result of their <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.27"></a><var>159.27</var>participation in the community solar garden facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.28"></a><var>159.28</var>(g) Within 180 days of commission approval of a plan under this section, a utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.29"></a><var>159.29</var>shall begin crediting subscriber accounts for each community solar garden facility in <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.30"></a><var>159.30</var>its service territory, and shall file with the commissioner of commerce a description of <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.31"></a><var>159.31</var>its crediting system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.32"></a><var>159.32</var>(h) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.33"></a><var>159.33</var>(1) "subscriber" means a retail customer of a utility who owns one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.34"></a><var>159.34</var>subscriptions of a community solar garden facility interconnected with that utility; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.35"></a><var>159.35</var>(2) "subscription" means a contract between a subscriber and the owner of a solar <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.36"></a><var>159.36</var>garden.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.3.0"></a><a id="pl.160.1"></a><var>160.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.1691, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.2"></a><var>160.2</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.3"></a><var>160.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2f. <b>Solar energy standard.</b> (a) In addition to the requirements of subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.4"></a><var>160.4</var>2a and 2b, each public utility shall generate or procure sufficient electricity generated <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.5"></a><var>160.5</var>by solar energy to serve its retail electricity customers in Minnesota so that by the end <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.6"></a><var>160.6</var>of 2020, at least 1.5 percent of the utility's total retail electric sales to retail customers in <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.7"></a><var>160.7</var>Minnesota is generated by solar energy. At least ten percent of the 1.5 percent goal must <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.8"></a><var>160.8</var>be met by solar energy generated by or procured from solar photovoltaic devices with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.9"></a><var>160.9</var>nameplate capacity of 20 kilowatts or less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.10"></a><var>160.10</var>(b) The solar energy standard established in this subdivision is subject to all the <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.11"></a><var>160.11</var>provisions of this section governing a utility's standard obligation under subdivision 2a .<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.12"></a><var>160.12</var>(c) It is an energy goal of the state of Minnesota that by 2030, ten percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.13"></a><var>160.13</var>retail electric sales in Minnesota be generated by solar energy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.14"></a><var>160.14</var>(d) For the purposes of calculating the total retail electric sales of a public utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.15"></a><var>160.15</var>under this subdivision, there shall be excluded retail electric sales to customers that are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.16"></a><var>160.16</var>(1) an iron mining extraction and processing facility, including a scram mining <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.17"></a><var>160.17</var>facility as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 6130.0100, subpart 16; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.18"></a><var>160.18</var>(2) a paper mill, wood products manufacturer, sawmill, or oriented strand board <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.19"></a><var>160.19</var>manufacturer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.20"></a><var>160.20</var>Those customers may not have included in the rates charged to them by the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.21"></a><var>160.21</var>utility any costs of satisfying the solar standard specified by this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.22"></a><var>160.22</var>(e) A public utility may not use energy used to satisfy the solar energy standard <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.23"></a><var>160.23</var>under this subdivision to satisfy its standard obligation under subdivision 2a. A public <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.24"></a><var>160.24</var>utility may not use energy used to satisfy the standard obligation under subdivision 2a to <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.25"></a><var>160.25</var>satisfy the solar standard under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.26"></a><var>160.26</var>(f) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a solar renewable energy credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.27"></a><var>160.27</var>associated with a solar photovoltaic device installed and generating electricity in <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.28"></a><var>160.28</var>Minnesota after the effective date of this act but before 2020 may be used to meet the solar <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.29"></a><var>160.29</var>energy standard established under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.30"></a><var>160.30</var>(g) Beginning July 1, 2014, and each July 1 through 2020, each public utility shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.31"></a><var>160.31</var>file a report with the commission reporting its progress in achieving the solar energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.32"></a><var>160.32</var>standard established under this subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.4.0"></a><a id="pl.160.33"></a><var>160.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.2411, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.34"></a><var>160.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Other provisions.</b> (a) Electricity generated by a facility constructed with <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.35"></a><var>160.35</var>funds provided under this section and using an eligible renewable energy source may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.1"></a><var>161.1</var>counted toward the renewable energy objectives in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.1691</statute_ref>, subject to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.2"></a><var>161.2</var>provisions of that section, except as provided in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.3"></a><var>161.3</var>(b) Two or more entities may pool resources under this section to provide assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.4"></a><var>161.4</var>jointly to proposed eligible renewable energy projects. The entities shall negotiate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.5"></a><var>161.5</var>agree among themselves for allocation of benefits associated with a project, such as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.6"></a><var>161.6</var>ability to count energy generated by a project toward a utility's renewable energy objectives <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.7"></a><var>161.7</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>216B.1691</statute_ref>, except as provided in paragraph (c). The entities shall provide a <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.8"></a><var>161.8</var>summary of the allocation of benefits to the commissioner. A utility may spend funds under <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.9"></a><var>161.9</var>this section for projects in Minnesota that are outside the service territory of the utility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.10"></a><var>161.10</var>(c) Electricity generated by a solar photovoltaic device constructed with funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.11"></a><var>161.11</var>provided under this section may be counted toward a public utility's solar energy standard <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.12"></a><var>161.12</var>under section 216B.1691, subdivision 2f.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.161.13"></a><var>161.13</var><b>ARTICLE 11</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.161.14"></a><var>161.14</var><b>MADE IN MINNESOTA</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.11.1.0"></a><a id="pl.161.15"></a><var>161.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[216C.411] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.161.16"></a><var>161.16</var>For the purposes of sections 216C.411 to 216C.415, the following terms have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.17"></a><var>161.17</var>meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.18"></a><var>161.18</var>(a) "Made in Minnesota" means the manufacture in this state of solar photovoltaic <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.19"></a><var>161.19</var>modules:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.20"></a><var>161.20</var>(1) at a manufacturing facility located in Minnesota that is registered and authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.21"></a><var>161.21</var>to manufacture and apply the UL 1703 certification mark to solar photovoltaic modules by <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.22"></a><var>161.22</var>Underwriters Laboratory (UL), CSA International, Intertek, or an equivalent UL-approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.23"></a><var>161.23</var>independent certification agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.24"></a><var>161.24</var>(2) that bear UL 1703 certification marks from UL, CSA International, Intertek, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.25"></a><var>161.25</var>an equivalent UL-approved independent certification agency, which must be physically <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.26"></a><var>161.26</var>applied to the modules at a manufacturing facility described in clause (1); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.27"></a><var>161.27</var>(3) that are manufactured in Minnesota:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.28"></a><var>161.28</var>(i) by manufacturing processes that must include tabbing, stringing, and lamination; <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.29"></a><var>161.29</var>or<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.30"></a><var>161.30</var>(ii) by interconnecting low-voltage direct current photovoltaic elements that produce <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.31"></a><var>161.31</var>the final useful photovoltaic output of the modules.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.32"></a><var>161.32</var>A solar photovoltaic module that is manufactured by attaching microinverters, direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.33"></a><var>161.33</var>current optimizers, or other power electronics to a laminate or solar photovoltaic <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.34"></a><var>161.34</var>module that has received UL 1703 certification marks outside Minnesota from UL, CSA <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.1"></a><var>162.1</var>International, Intertek, or an equivalent UL-approved independent certification agency is <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.2"></a><var>162.2</var>not "Made in Minnesota" under this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.3"></a><var>162.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Solar photovoltaic module" has the meaning given in section 116C.7791, <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.4"></a><var>162.4</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.5"></a><var>162.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.2.0"></a><a id="pl.162.6"></a><var>162.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[216C.412] "MADE IN MINNESOTA" SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.162.7"></a><var>162.7</var><b>INCENTIVE ACCOUNT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.162.8"></a><var>162.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Account established; account management.</b> A "Made in <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.9"></a><var>162.9</var>Minnesota" solar energy production incentive account is established as a separate account <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.10"></a><var>162.10</var>in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. Earnings, such as interest, dividends, <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.11"></a><var>162.11</var>and any other earnings arising from account assets, must be credited to the account. <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.12"></a><var>162.12</var>Funds remaining in the account at the end of a fiscal year do not cancel to the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.13"></a><var>162.13</var>fund but remain in the account. There is annually appropriated from the account to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.14"></a><var>162.14</var>commissioner of commerce money sufficient to make the incentive payments under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.15"></a><var>162.15</var>216C.415, the transfers under 216C.416, and to administer sections 216C.412 to 216C.415.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.16"></a><var>162.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Payments from public utilities.</b> (a) Beginning January 1, 2014, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.17"></a><var>162.17</var>each January 1 thereafter, through 2023, for a total of ten years, each electric public <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.18"></a><var>162.18</var>utility subject to section 216B.241 must annually pay to the commissioner of commerce <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.19"></a><var>162.19</var>five percent of the minimum amount it is required to spend on energy conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.20"></a><var>162.20</var>improvements under section 216B.241, subdivision 1a. Payments under this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.21"></a><var>162.21</var>must be included in the calculation of whether a utility's other spending on generation <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.22"></a><var>162.22</var>exceeds the limits authorized for spending on generation under section 216B.2411, <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.23"></a><var>162.23</var>subdivision 1, for investments proposed for commissioner of commerce approval after <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.24"></a><var>162.24</var>July 1, 2013. The limits on spending in section 216B.2411 do not limit or apply to <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.25"></a><var>162.25</var>payments required by this subdivision. Payments made under this paragraph count <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.26"></a><var>162.26</var>towards satisfying expenditure obligations of a public utility under section 216B.241, <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.27"></a><var>162.27</var>subdivision 1a. The commissioner shall, upon receipt of the funds, deposit them in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.28"></a><var>162.28</var>account established in subdivision 1. A public utility subject to this paragraph must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.29"></a><var>162.29</var>credited energy-savings for the purpose of satisfying its energy savings requirement under <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.30"></a><var>162.30</var>section 216B.241, subdivision 1c, based on its payment to the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.31"></a><var>162.31</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph (g), beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.32"></a><var>162.32</var>January 1, 2014, and continuing through January 1, 2023, for a total of ten years, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.33"></a><var>162.33</var>public utility that manages the account under section 116C.779 must annually pay from <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.34"></a><var>162.34</var>that account to the commissioner an amount that, when added to the total amount paid to <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.35"></a><var>162.35</var>the commissioner of commerce under paragraph (a), totals $15,000,000 annually. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.1"></a><var>163.1</var>commissioner shall, upon receipt of the payment, deposit it in the account established in <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.2"></a><var>163.2</var>subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.3"></a><var>163.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.3.0"></a><a id="pl.163.4"></a><var>163.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[216C.413] "MADE IN MINNESOTA" SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.163.5"></a><var>163.5</var><b>INCENTIVE; QUALIFICATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.163.6"></a><var>163.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> A manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules seeking <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.7"></a><var>163.7</var>to qualify those modules as eligible to receive the "Made in Minnesota" solar energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.8"></a><var>163.8</var>production incentive must submit an application to the commissioner of commerce on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.9"></a><var>163.9</var>form prescribed by the commissioner. The application must contain:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.10"></a><var>163.10</var>(1) a technical description of the solar photovoltaic module and the processes used <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.11"></a><var>163.11</var>to manufacture it, excluding proprietary details;<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.12"></a><var>163.12</var>(2) documentation that the solar photovoltaic module meets all the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.13"></a><var>163.13</var>applicable parts of the "Made in Minnesota" definition in section 216C.411, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.14"></a><var>163.14</var>evidence of the UL 1703 right to mark for all solar photovoltaic modules seeking to <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.15"></a><var>163.15</var>qualify as "Made in Minnesota";<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.16"></a><var>163.16</var>(3) any additional nonproprietary information requested by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.17"></a><var>163.17</var>of commerce; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.18"></a><var>163.18</var>(4) certification signed by the chief executive officer of the manufacturing company <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.19"></a><var>163.19</var>attesting to the truthfulness of the contents of the application and supporting materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.20"></a><var>163.20</var>under penalty of perjury.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.21"></a><var>163.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Certification.</b> If the commissioner determines that a manufacturer's solar <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.22"></a><var>163.22</var>photovoltaic module meets the definition of "Made in Minnesota" in section 216C.411, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.23"></a><var>163.23</var>commissioner shall issue the manufacturer a "Made in Minnesota" certificate containing <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.24"></a><var>163.24</var>the name and model numbers of the certified solar photovoltaic modules and the date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.25"></a><var>163.25</var>certification. The commissioner must issue or deny the issuance of a certificate within 90 <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.26"></a><var>163.26</var>days of receipt of a completed application. A copy of the certificate must be provided to <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.27"></a><var>163.27</var>each purchaser of the solar photovoltaic module.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.28"></a><var>163.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Revocation of certification.</b> The commissioner may revoke a certification <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.29"></a><var>163.29</var>of a module as "Made in Minnesota" if the commissioner finds that the module no longer <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.30"></a><var>163.30</var>meets the requirements to be certified. The revocation does not affect incentive payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.31"></a><var>163.31</var>awarded prior to the revocation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.32"></a><var>163.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.4.0"></a><a id="pl.164.1"></a><var>164.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>[216C.414] "MADE IN MINNESOTA" SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.164.2"></a><var>164.2</var><b>INCENTIVE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.164.3"></a><var>164.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Setting incentive.</b> Within 90 days of a module being certified as <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.4"></a><var>164.4</var>"Made in Minnesota" the commissioner of commerce shall set a solar energy production <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.5"></a><var>164.5</var>incentive amount for that solar photovoltaic module for the purpose of the incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.6"></a><var>164.6</var>payment under section 216C.415. The incentive is a performance-based financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.7"></a><var>164.7</var>incentive expressed as a per kilowatt-hour amount. The amount shall be used for incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.8"></a><var>164.8</var>applications approved in the year to which the incentive amount is applicable for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.9"></a><var>164.9</var>ten-year duration of the incentive payments. An incentive amount must be calculated for <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.10"></a><var>164.10</var>each module for each calendar year, through 2023.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.11"></a><var>164.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Criteria for determining incentive amount. </b> (a) The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.12"></a><var>164.12</var>set the incentive payment amount by determining the average amount of incentive payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.13"></a><var>164.13</var>required to allow an average owner of installed solar photovoltaic modules a reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.14"></a><var>164.14</var>return on their investment. In setting the incentive amount the commissioner shall consider:<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.15"></a><var>164.15</var>(1) an estimate of the installed cost per kilowatt-direct current, based on the cost data <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.16"></a><var>164.16</var>supplied by the manufacturer in the application submitted under section 216C.413, and an <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.17"></a><var>164.17</var>estimate of the average installation cost based on a representative sample of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.18"></a><var>164.18</var>solar photovoltaic installed projects;<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.19"></a><var>164.19</var>(2) the average insolation rate in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.20"></a><var>164.20</var>(3) an estimate of the decline in the generation efficiency of the solar photovoltaic <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.21"></a><var>164.21</var>modules over time;<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.22"></a><var>164.22</var>(4) the rate paid by public utilities to owners of solar photovoltaic modules under <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.23"></a><var>164.23</var>section 216B.164 or other law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.24"></a><var>164.24</var>(5) applicable federal tax incentives for installing solar photovoltaic modules; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.25"></a><var>164.25</var>(6) the estimated levelized cost per kilowatt-hour generated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.26"></a><var>164.26</var>(b) The commissioner shall annually, for incentive applications received in a year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.27"></a><var>164.27</var>revise each incentive amount based on the factors in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6), <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.28"></a><var>164.28</var>general market conditions, and the availability of other incentives. In no case shall the <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.29"></a><var>164.29</var>"Made in Minnesota" incentive amount result in the "Made in Minnesota" incentives paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.30"></a><var>164.30</var>exceeding 40 percent, net of average applicable taxes on the ten-year incentive payments, <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.31"></a><var>164.31</var>of the average historic installation cost per kilowatt. The commissioner may exceed the 40 <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.32"></a><var>164.32</var>percent cap if the commissioner determines it is necessary to fully expend funds available <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.33"></a><var>164.33</var>for incentive payments in a particular year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.34"></a><var>164.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Metering of production.</b> A public utility must, at the expense of a customer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.35"></a><var>164.35</var>provide a meter to measure the production of a solar photovoltaic module system that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.36"></a><var>164.36</var>approved to receive incentive payments. The public utility must furnish the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.1"></a><var>165.1</var>with information sufficient for the commissioner to determine the incentive payment. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.2"></a><var>165.2</var>information must be provided on a calendar year basis by no later than March 1. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.3"></a><var>165.3</var>commissioner shall provide a public utility with forms to use to provide the production <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.4"></a><var>165.4</var>information. A customer must attest to the accuracy of the production information.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.5"></a><var>165.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Payment due date.</b> Payments must be made no later than July 1 following <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.6"></a><var>165.6</var>the year of production.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.7"></a><var>165.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Renewable energy credits.</b> Renewable energy credits associated with <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.8"></a><var>165.8</var>energy provided to a public utility for which an incentive payment is made belong to <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.9"></a><var>165.9</var>the utility.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.5.0"></a><a id="pl.165.10"></a><var>165.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>[216C.415] "MADE IN MINNESOTA" SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.165.11"></a><var>165.11</var><b>INCENTIVE; PAYMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.165.12"></a><var>165.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Incentive payment.</b> Incentive payments may be made under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.13"></a><var>165.13</var>section only to an owner of grid-connected solar photovoltaic modules with a total <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.14"></a><var>165.14</var>nameplate capacity below 40 kilowatts direct current who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.15"></a><var>165.15</var>(1) has submitted to the commissioner, on a form established by the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.16"></a><var>165.16</var>an application to receive the incentive that has been approved by the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.17"></a><var>165.17</var>(2) has received a "Made in Minnesota" certificate under section 216C.413 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.18"></a><var>165.18</var>the module; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.19"></a><var>165.19</var>(3) has installed on residential or commercial property solar photovoltaic modules <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.20"></a><var>165.20</var>that are generating electricity and has received a "Made in Minnesota" certificate under <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.21"></a><var>165.21</var>section 216C.413.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.22"></a><var>165.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Application process.</b> Applications for an incentive payment must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.23"></a><var>165.23</var>received by the commissioner between January 1 and February 28. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.24"></a><var>165.24</var>shall by a random method approve the number of applications the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.25"></a><var>165.25</var>reasonably determines will exhaust the funds available for payment for the ten-year period <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.26"></a><var>165.26</var>of incentive payments. Applications for residential and commercial installations shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.27"></a><var>165.27</var>separately randomly approved.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.28"></a><var>165.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Commissioner approval of incentive application.</b> The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.29"></a><var>165.29</var>must approve an application for an incentive for an owner to be eligible for incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.30"></a><var>165.30</var>payments. The commissioner must not approve an application in a calendar year if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.31"></a><var>165.31</var>commissioner determines there will not be sufficient funding available to pay an incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.32"></a><var>165.32</var>to the applicant for any portion of the ten-year duration of payment. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.33"></a><var>165.33</var>shall annually establish a cap on the cumulative capacity for a program year based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.34"></a><var>165.34</var>funds available and historic average installation costs. Receipt of an incentive is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.1"></a><var>166.1</var>an entitlement and payment need only be made from available funds in the "Made in <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.2"></a><var>166.2</var>Minnesota" solar production incentive account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.3"></a><var>166.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Eligibility window; payment duration.</b> (a) Payments may be made under <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.4"></a><var>166.4</var>this section only for electricity generated from new solar photovoltaic module installations <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.5"></a><var>166.5</var>that are commissioned between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2023.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.6"></a><var>166.6</var>(b) The payment eligibility window of the incentive begins and runs consecutively <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.7"></a><var>166.7</var>from the date the solar system is commissioned.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.8"></a><var>166.8</var>(c) An owner of solar photovoltaic modules may receive payments under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.9"></a><var>166.9</var>section for a particular module for a period of ten years provided that sufficient funds are <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.10"></a><var>166.10</var>available in the account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.11"></a><var>166.11</var>(d) No payment may be made under this section for electricity generated after <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.12"></a><var>166.12</var>December 31, 2033.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.13"></a><var>166.13</var>(e) An owner of solar photovoltaic modules may not first begin to receive payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.14"></a><var>166.14</var>under this section after December 31, 2024.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.15"></a><var>166.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Allocation of payments.</b> (a) If there are sufficient applications, <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.16"></a><var>166.16</var>approximately 50 percent of the incentive payment shall be for owners of eligible solar <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.17"></a><var>166.17</var>photovoltaic modules installed on residential property, and approximately 50 percent shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.18"></a><var>166.18</var>be for owners of eligible solar photovoltaic modules installed on commercial property.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.19"></a><var>166.19</var>(b) The commissioner shall endeavor to distribute incentives paid under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.20"></a><var>166.20</var>to owners of solar photovoltaic modules installed in a manner so that the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.21"></a><var>166.21</var>payments received in an area of the state reasonably approximates the amount of payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.22"></a><var>166.22</var>made by a utility serving that area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.23"></a><var>166.23</var>(c) For purposes of this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.24"></a><var>166.24</var>(1) "residential property" means residential real estate that is occupied and used as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.25"></a><var>166.25</var>homestead by its owner or by a renter and includes "multifamily housing development" <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.26"></a><var>166.26</var>as defined in section 462C.02, subdivision 5, except that residential property on which <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.27"></a><var>166.27</var>solar photovoltaic modules (i) whose capacity exceeds 10 kilowatts is installed; or (ii) <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.28"></a><var>166.28</var>connected to a utility's distribution system and whose electricity is purchased by several <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.29"></a><var>166.29</var>residents, each of whom own a share of the electricity generated, shall be deemed <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.30"></a><var>166.30</var>commercial property; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.31"></a><var>166.31</var>(2) "commercial property" means real property on which is located a business, <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.32"></a><var>166.32</var>government, or nonprofit establishment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.33"></a><var>166.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Limitation.</b> An owner receiving an incentive payment under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.34"></a><var>166.34</var>may not receive a rebate under section 116C.7791 for the same solar photovoltaic modules.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.35"></a><var>166.35</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.11.6.0"></a><a id="pl.167.1"></a><var>167.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[216C.416] SOLAR THERMAL REBATES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.167.2"></a><var>167.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Rebate program created.</b> The commissioner of commerce shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.3"></a><var>167.3</var>operate a program to provide rebates for the installation of "Made in Minnesota" solar <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.4"></a><var>167.4</var>thermal systems in the state. "Solar thermal system" means a flat plate or evacuated tube <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.5"></a><var>167.5</var>that meets the requirements of section 216C.25 with a fixed orientation that collects the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.6"></a><var>167.6</var>sun's radiant energy and transfers it to a storage medium for distribution as energy to heat <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.7"></a><var>167.7</var>or cool air or water. A solar thermal system is "Made in Minnesota" if components of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.8"></a><var>167.8</var>system are manufactured in Minnesota and the solar thermal system is certified by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.9"></a><var>167.9</var>Solar Rating and Certification Corporation. The solar thermal system may be installed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.10"></a><var>167.10</var>residential and commercial facilities for, among other purposes, hot water, space heating, <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.11"></a><var>167.11</var>or pool heating purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.12"></a><var>167.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Account; funding.</b> (a) The solar thermal system rebate account is created <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.13"></a><var>167.13</var>as a separate account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. Earnings, such as <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.14"></a><var>167.14</var>interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising from account assets, must be credited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.15"></a><var>167.15</var>the account. Funds in the account are appropriated to the commissioner of commerce for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.16"></a><var>167.16</var>purpose of making the rebate payments under this section and administering this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.17"></a><var>167.17</var>(b) Beginning January 1, 2014, and each January 1 thereafter to January 1, 2023, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.18"></a><var>167.18</var>commissioner of commerce shall annually transfer $250,000 from the account created in <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.19"></a><var>167.19</var>section 216C.412, for deposit in the account created in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.20"></a><var>167.20</var>(c) To the extent there are sufficient applications, the commissioner shall annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.21"></a><var>167.21</var>spend for rebates under this section from 2014 to 2023, for a total of ten years, <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.22"></a><var>167.22</var>approximately $250,000 per year. If sufficient applications are not received to spend the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.23"></a><var>167.23</var>money available for rebates in a year under this section, the unspent money must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.24"></a><var>167.24</var>returned to the account from which it was transferred, provided that funds available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.25"></a><var>167.25</var>2014 applications shall remain available for 2015 applications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.26"></a><var>167.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Individual incentives.</b> The maximum rebate for a single family residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.27"></a><var>167.27</var>dwelling installation is the lesser of 25 percent of the installed cost of a complete system or <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.28"></a><var>167.28</var>$2,500. The maximum rebate for a multiple family residential dwelling installation is the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.29"></a><var>167.29</var>lesser of 25 percent of the installed cost of a complete system or $5,000. The maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.30"></a><var>167.30</var>rebate for a commercial installation is the lesser of 25 percent of the installation cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.31"></a><var>167.31</var>the complete system or $25,000. The system must be installed by a factory authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.32"></a><var>167.32</var>installer. The commissioner shall allocate approximately 50 percent of the rebates in each <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.33"></a><var>167.33</var>year to solar thermal hot water and 50 percent to solar thermal air projects if sufficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.34"></a><var>167.34</var>applications are made for each.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.35"></a><var>167.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Application process.</b> Applications for incentives must be made to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.36"></a><var>167.36</var>commissioner of commerce on forms provided by the commissioner. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.1"></a><var>168.1</var>shall use a random process for the selection of recipients of incentives except to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.2"></a><var>168.2</var>necessary to allocate rebates as required by this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.3"></a><var>168.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.12.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.168.4"></a><var>168.4</var><b>ARTICLE 12</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.168.5"></a><var>168.5</var><b>ENERGY POLICY DEVELOPMENT</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.12.1.0"></a><a id="pl.168.6"></a><var>168.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[3.8852] PLANNING STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.168.7"></a><var>168.7</var><b>FUTURE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.168.8"></a><var>168.8</var>(a) The Legislative Energy Commission, in consultation with the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.9"></a><var>168.9</var>commerce and other state agencies, shall develop a framework for the state of Minnesota to <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.10"></a><var>168.10</var>transition to a renewable energy economy that ends Minnesota's contribution to greenhouse <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.11"></a><var>168.11</var>gases from burning fossil fuels within the next few decades. The framework and strategy <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.12"></a><var>168.12</var>should aim to make Minnesota the first state in the nation to use only renewable energy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.13"></a><var>168.13</var>(b) In developing the framework for this transition, the commission must consult <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.14"></a><var>168.14</var>with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, representatives from cooperative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.15"></a><var>168.15</var>municipal, and investor-owned utilities, natural resources and environmental advocacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.16"></a><var>168.16</var>groups, labor and industry, and technical and scientific experts to examine the challenges <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.17"></a><var>168.17</var>and opportunities involved to develop a strategy and timeline to protect the environment <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.18"></a><var>168.18</var>and create jobs. The timeline must establish goals and strategies to reach the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.19"></a><var>168.19</var>renewable energy standards and prepare for the steps beyond reaching those standards. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.20"></a><var>168.20</var>Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources shall provide technical support.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.21"></a><var>168.21</var>(c) The commission and its stakeholders must consider the following in creating <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.22"></a><var>168.22</var>the framework:<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.23"></a><var>168.23</var>(1) the economic and environmental costs of continued reliance on fossil fuels;<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.24"></a><var>168.24</var>(2) the creation of jobs and industry in the state that result from moving ahead of <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.25"></a><var>168.25</var>other states in transitioning to a sustainable energy economy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.26"></a><var>168.26</var>(3) the appropriate energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.27"></a><var>168.27</var>Minnesota to reduce the economic losses to the Minnesota economy from importation <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.28"></a><var>168.28</var>of fossil fuels; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.29"></a><var>168.29</var>(4) the new technologies for energy efficiency, storage, transmission, and renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.30"></a><var>168.30</var>generation needed to reliably meet the demand for energy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.31"></a><var>168.31</var>(d) The framework shall be modified as needed to take advantage of new <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.32"></a><var>168.32</var>technological developments to facilitate ending fossil fuel use in power generation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.33"></a><var>168.33</var>heating and cooling, industry, and transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.1"></a><var>169.1</var>(e) The commission shall report to the legislative committees and divisions with <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.2"></a><var>169.2</var>jurisdiction over energy policy by January 15, 2014, and annually thereafter, on progress <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.3"></a><var>169.3</var>towards achieving the framework goals.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.12.2.0"></a><a id="pl.169.4"></a><var>169.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.2401, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.5"></a><var>169.5</var><b>216B.2401 ENERGY </b><b>CONSERVATION</b><b> SAVINGS</b><b> POLICY GOAL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.169.6"></a><var>169.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The legislature finds that energy savings are an energy resource, and that <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.7"></a><var>169.7</var>cost-effective energy savings are preferred over all other energy resources. The legislature <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.8"></a><var>169.8</var>further finds that cost-effective energy savings should be procured systematically and <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.9"></a><var>169.9</var>aggressively in order to reduce utility costs for businesses and residents, improve the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.10"></a><var>169.10</var>competitiveness and profitability of businesses, create more energy-related jobs, reduce the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.11"></a><var>169.11</var>economic burden of fuel imports, and reduce pollution and emissions that cause climate <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.12"></a><var>169.12</var>change. Therefore, it is the energy policy of the state of Minnesota to achieve annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.13"></a><var>169.13</var>energy savings equal to at least 1.5 percent of annual retail energy sales of electricity and <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.14"></a><var>169.14</var>natural gas directly through cost-effective  energy conservation improvement programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.15"></a><var>169.15</var>and rate design, and indirectly through energy efficiency achieved by energy consumers <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.16"></a><var>169.16</var>without direct utility involvement, energy codes and appliance standards, programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.17"></a><var>169.17</var>designed to transform the market or change consumer behavior, energy savings resulting <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.18"></a><var>169.18</var>from efficiency improvements to the utility infrastructure and system, and other efforts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.19"></a><var>169.19</var>promote energy efficiency and energy conservation.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.12.3.0"></a><a id="pl.169.20"></a><var>169.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.05, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.21"></a><var>169.21</var><b>216C.05 FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.169.22"></a><var>169.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Energy planning.</b> The legislature finds and declares that continued <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.23"></a><var>169.23</var>growth in demand for energy will cause severe social and economic dislocations, and that <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.24"></a><var>169.24</var>the state has a vital interest in providing for: increased efficiency in energy consumption, <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.25"></a><var>169.25</var>the development and use of renewable energy resources wherever possible, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.26"></a><var>169.26</var>creation of an effective energy forecasting, planning, and education program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.27"></a><var>169.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The legislature further finds and declares that the protection of life, safety, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.28"></a><var>169.28</var>financial security for citizens during an energy crisis is of paramount importance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.29"></a><var>169.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Therefore, the legislature finds that it is in the public interest to review, analyze, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.30"></a><var>169.30</var>encourage those energy programs that will minimize the need for annual increases in fossil <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.31"></a><var>169.31</var>fuel consumption by 1990 and the need for additional electrical generating plants, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.32"></a><var>169.32</var>provide for an optimum combination of energy sources and energy conservation consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.33"></a><var>169.33</var>with environmental protection and the protection of citizens.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.1"></a><var>170.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The legislature intends to monitor, through energy policy planning and <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.2"></a><var>170.2</var>implementation, the transition from historic growth in energy demand to a period when <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.3"></a><var>170.3</var>demand for traditional fuels becomes stable and the supply of renewable energy resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.4"></a><var>170.4</var>is readily available and adequately utilized.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.5"></a><var>170.5</var>The legislature further finds that for economic growth, environmental improvement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.6"></a><var>170.6</var>and protection of citizens, it is in the public interest to encourage those energy programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.7"></a><var>170.7</var>that will provide an optimum combination of energy resources, including energy savings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.8"></a><var>170.8</var>Therefore, the legislature, through its committees, must monitor and evaluate <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.9"></a><var>170.9</var>progress towards greater reliance on cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.10"></a><var>170.10</var>energy and lesser dependence on fossil fuels in order to reduce the economic burden <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.11"></a><var>170.11</var>of fuel imports, diversify utility-owned and consumer-owned energy resources, reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.12"></a><var>170.12</var>utility costs for businesses and residents, improve the competitiveness and profitability of <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.13"></a><var>170.13</var>Minnesota businesses, create more energy-related jobs that contribute to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.14"></a><var>170.14</var>economy, and reduce pollution and emissions that cause climate change.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.15"></a><var>170.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Energy policy goals.</b> It is the energy policy of the state of Minnesota that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.16"></a><var>170.16</var>(1) annual energy savings equal to at least 1.5 percent of annual retail energy sales of <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.17"></a><var>170.17</var>electricity and natural gas be achieved through cost-effective energy efficiency; <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.18"></a><var>170.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) (2) the per capita use of fossil fuel as an energy input be reduced by 15 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.19"></a><var>170.19</var>by the year 2015, through increased reliance on energy efficiency and renewable energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.20"></a><var>170.20</var>alternatives; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.21"></a><var>170.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) (3) 25 percent of the total energy used in the state be derived from renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.22"></a><var>170.22</var>energy resources by the year 2025.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.12.4.0"></a><a id="pl.170.23"></a><var>170.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>INTEGRATION AND TRANSMISSION STUDY FOR FUTURE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.170.24"></a><var>170.24</var><b>RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.170.25"></a><var>170.25</var>(a) The commission shall order all Minnesota electric utilities, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.26"></a><var>170.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and all transmission <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.27"></a><var>170.27</var>companies, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.02, to conduct an engineering <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.28"></a><var>170.28</var>study of the impacts on reliability and costs of, and to study and develop plans for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.29"></a><var>170.29</var>transmission network enhancements necessary to support, increasing the renewable energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.30"></a><var>170.30</var>standard established in Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2a, to 40 <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.31"></a><var>170.31</var>percent by 2030, and to higher proportions thereafter, while maintaining system reliability.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.32"></a><var>170.32</var>(b) The Minnesota electric utilities and transmission companies must complete the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.33"></a><var>170.33</var>study work under the direction of the commissioner of commerce. Prior to the start of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.34"></a><var>170.34</var>study, the commissioner, in consultation with Minnesota electric utilities and transmission <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.35"></a><var>170.35</var>companies, shall appoint a technical review committee consisting of up to 15 individuals <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.1"></a><var>171.1</var>with experience and expertise in electric transmission system engineering, electric power <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.2"></a><var>171.2</var>systems operations, and renewable energy generation technology to review the study's <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.3"></a><var>171.3</var>proposed methods and assumptions, ongoing work, and preliminary results.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.4"></a><var>171.4</var>(c) As part of the planning process, the Minnesota electric utilities and transmission <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.5"></a><var>171.5</var>companies must incorporate and build upon the analyses that have previously been done <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.6"></a><var>171.6</var>or that are in progress including but not limited to the 2006 Minnesota Wind Integration <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.7"></a><var>171.7</var>Study and ongoing work to address geographically dispersed development plans, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.8"></a><var>171.8</var>2007 Minnesota Transmission for Renewable Energy Standard Study, the 2008 and 2009 <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.9"></a><var>171.9</var>Statewide Studies of Dispersed Renewable Generation, the 2009 Minnesota RES Update, <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.10"></a><var>171.10</var>Corridor, and Capacity Validation Studies, the 2010 Regional Generation Outlet Study, <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.11"></a><var>171.11</var>the 2011 Multi Value Project Portfolio Study, and recent and ongoing Midcontinent <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.12"></a><var>171.12</var>Independent System Operator transmission expansion planning work. The utilities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.13"></a><var>171.13</var>transmission companies shall collaborate with the Midcontinent Independent System <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.14"></a><var>171.14</var>Operator to optimize and integrate, to the extent possible, Minnesota's transmission plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.15"></a><var>171.15</var>with other regional considerations and to encourage the Midcontinent Independent System <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.16"></a><var>171.16</var>Operator to incorporate Minnesota's planning work into its transmission expansion future <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.17"></a><var>171.17</var>planning.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.18"></a><var>171.18</var>(d) The study must be completed and submitted to the Minnesota Public Utilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.19"></a><var>171.19</var>Commission by November 1, 2014. The report shall include a description of the analyses <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.20"></a><var>171.20</var>that have been conducted and the results, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.21"></a><var>171.21</var>(1) a conceptual plan for transmission necessary for generation interconnection and <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.22"></a><var>171.22</var>delivery and for access to regional geographic diversity and regional supply and demand <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.23"></a><var>171.23</var>side flexibility; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.24"></a><var>171.24</var>(2) identification and development of potential solutions to any critical issues <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.25"></a><var>171.25</var>encountered to support increasing the renewable energy standard to 40 percent by 2030, <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.26"></a><var>171.26</var>and to higher proportions thereafter, while maintaining system reliability.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.5.0"></a><a id="pl.171.27"></a><var>171.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>VALUE OF ON-SITE ENERGY STORAGE STUDY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.171.28"></a><var>171.28</var>(a) The commissioner of commerce shall contract with an independent consultant <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.29"></a><var>171.29</var>selected through a request for proposal process to produce a report analyzing the potential <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.30"></a><var>171.30</var>costs and benefits of installing utility-managed, grid-connected energy storage devices in <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.31"></a><var>171.31</var>residential and commercial buildings in this state. The study must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.32"></a><var>171.32</var>(1) estimate the potential value of on-site energy storage devices as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.33"></a><var>171.33</var>load-management tool to reduce costs for individual customers and for the utility, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.34"></a><var>171.34</var>but not limited to reductions in energy, particularly peaking, costs, and capacity costs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.1"></a><var>172.1</var>(2) examine the interaction of energy storage devices with on-site solar photovoltaic <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.2"></a><var>172.2</var>devices; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.3"></a><var>172.3</var>(3) analyze existing barriers to the installation of on-site energy storage devices by <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.4"></a><var>172.4</var>utilities, and examine strategies and design potential economic incentives to overcome <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.5"></a><var>172.5</var>those barriers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.6"></a><var>172.6</var>(b) The commissioner of commerce shall assess an amount necessary under <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.7"></a><var>172.7</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.241, subdivision 1e, in addition to the assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.8"></a><var>172.8</var>already authorized under that subdivision, for the purpose of completing the study <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.9"></a><var>172.9</var>described in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.10"></a><var>172.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) By January 1, 2014, the commissioner of commerce shall submit the study to <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.11"></a><var>172.11</var>the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.12"></a><var>172.12</var>over energy policy and finance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.6.0"></a><a id="pl.172.13"></a><var>172.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>VALUE OF SOLAR THERMAL STUDY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.172.14"></a><var>172.14</var>(a) The commissioner of commerce shall contract with an independent consultant <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.15"></a><var>172.15</var>selected through a request for proposal process to produce a report analyzing the potential <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.16"></a><var>172.16</var>costs and benefits of expanding the installation of solar thermal projects, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.17"></a><var>172.17</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.2411, subdivision 2, in residential and commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.18"></a><var>172.18</var>buildings in this state. The study must examine the potential for solar thermal projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.19"></a><var>172.19</var>to reduce heating and cooling costs for individual customers and to reduce costs at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.20"></a><var>172.20</var>utility level as well. The study must also analyze existing barriers to the installation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.21"></a><var>172.21</var>on-site energy storage devices by utilities and examine strategies and design potential <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.22"></a><var>172.22</var>economic incentives to overcome those barriers. By January 1, 2014, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.23"></a><var>172.23</var>of commerce shall submit the study to the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.24"></a><var>172.24</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over energy policy and finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.25"></a><var>172.25</var>(b) The commissioner of commerce shall assess an amount necessary under <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.26"></a><var>172.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.241, subdivision 1e, in addition to the assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.27"></a><var>172.27</var>already authorized under that subdivision, for the purpose of completing the study <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.28"></a><var>172.28</var>described in this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.7.0"></a><a id="pl.172.29"></a><var>172.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>SCOPING FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY STUDY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.172.30"></a><var>172.30</var>(a) The commissioner of commerce, in consultation with the Legislative Energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.31"></a><var>172.31</var>Commission, shall develop the scope for a Minnesota energy future study on how <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.32"></a><var>172.32</var>Minnesota can achieve a sustainable energy system that does not rely on the burning <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.33"></a><var>172.33</var>of fossil fuels.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.1"></a><var>173.1</var>(b) The study must include energy use in the electrical, transportation, thermal and <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.2"></a><var>173.2</var>industrial sectors of the state economy. The study shall evaluate options for different <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.3"></a><var>173.3</var>mixes of renewable energy, efficiency, energy storage, and new technologies that can <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.4"></a><var>173.4</var>best transform each sector of energy use to become fully sustainable and no longer rely <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.5"></a><var>173.5</var>on fossil fuels in a cost-effective manner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.6"></a><var>173.6</var>(c) The study must analyze both costs and benefits. The study must include at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.7"></a><var>173.7</var>the following considerations: system reliability, utility rates, energy prices, jobs, economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.8"></a><var>173.8</var>development, public health, and environmental quality. Calculation of costs and benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.9"></a><var>173.9</var>must be based on full cost, life-cycle accounting methods that include the benefits of <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.10"></a><var>173.10</var>avoided externalities. The study must be designed to develop appropriate timelines and <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.11"></a><var>173.11</var>accommodate modifications that will occur as new technologies and efficiencies develop.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.12"></a><var>173.12</var>(d) In developing the scope, the commissioner shall engage stakeholders concerning <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.13"></a><var>173.13</var>the study's parameters and assumptions. The commissioner must report the results of <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.14"></a><var>173.14</var>the scoping process to the Legislative Energy Commission by January 1, 2014. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.15"></a><var>173.15</var>commissioner may assess up to $100,000 under Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.62, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.16"></a><var>173.16</var>scope and develop this energy study proposal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.17"></a><var>173.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.8.0"></a><a id="pl.173.18"></a><var>173.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; DIVISION OF ENERGY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.173.19"></a><var>173.19</var><b>RESOURCES; STUDY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.173.20"></a><var>173.20</var>(a) The Division of Energy Resources of the Department of Commerce must conduct <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.21"></a><var>173.21</var>public meetings with stakeholders and members of the public and shall produce a report <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.22"></a><var>173.22</var>on findings and legislative recommendations to accomplish the following purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.23"></a><var>173.23</var>(1) clarify statewide energy-savings policies and utility energy-savings goals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.24"></a><var>173.24</var>(2) maximize long-term cost-effective energy savings and minimize energy waste;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.25"></a><var>173.25</var>(3) maximize carbon reductions and economic benefits by increasing the efficiency <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.26"></a><var>173.26</var>of all sectors of the state's energy system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.27"></a><var>173.27</var>(4) minimize total utility costs and rate impacts for ratepayers in all sectors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.28"></a><var>173.28</var>(5) determine appropriate funding sources for nonconservation projects and <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.29"></a><var>173.29</var>programs, cogeneration, and combined heat and power projects; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.30"></a><var>173.30</var>(6) determine the appropriate consideration in the integrated resource planning and <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.31"></a><var>173.31</var>certificate of need processes of the requirements to meet the state's energy conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.32"></a><var>173.32</var>and renewable energy goals; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.33"></a><var>173.33</var>(7) provide the utility the appropriate incentives to meet the state's energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.34"></a><var>173.34</var>conservation and renewable energy goals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.1"></a><var>174.1</var>(b) The report must be submitted by January 15, 2014, to the chairs and ranking <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.2"></a><var>174.2</var>minority members of the committees of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.3"></a><var>174.3</var>energy policy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.4"></a><var>174.4</var>(c) The division must provide public notice of the meetings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.5"></a><var>174.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.174.6"></a><var>174.6</var><b>ARTICLE 13</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.174.7"></a><var>174.7</var><b>MISCELLANEOUS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.13.1.0"></a><a id="pl.174.8"></a><var>174.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.144, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.9"></a><var>174.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Guaranteed energy-savings agreement.</b> The commissioner may enter <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.10"></a><var>174.10</var>into a guaranteed energy-savings agreement with a qualified provider if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.11"></a><var>174.11</var>(1) the qualified provider is selected through a competitive process in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.12"></a><var>174.12</var>with the guaranteed energy-savings program guidelines within the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.13"></a><var>174.13</var>Administration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.14"></a><var>174.14</var>(2) the qualified provider agrees to submit an engineering report prior to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.15"></a><var>174.15</var>execution of the guaranteed energy-savings agreement. The cost of the engineering report <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.16"></a><var>174.16</var>may be considered as part of the implementation costs if the commissioner enters into a <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.17"></a><var>174.17</var>guaranteed energy-savings agreement with the provider;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.18"></a><var>174.18</var>(3) the term of the guaranteed energy-savings agreement shall not exceed 15 25<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.19"></a><var>174.19</var> years from the date of final installation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.20"></a><var>174.20</var>(4) the commissioner finds that the amount it would spend on the utility cost-savings <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.21"></a><var>174.21</var>measures recommended in the engineering report will not exceed the amount to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.22"></a><var>174.22</var>saved in utility operation and maintenance costs over 15 25 years from the date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.23"></a><var>174.23</var>implementation of utility cost-savings measures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.24"></a><var>174.24</var>(5) the qualified provider provides a written guarantee that the annual utility, <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.25"></a><var>174.25</var>operation, and maintenance cost savings during the term of the guaranteed energy-savings <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.26"></a><var>174.26</var>agreement will meet or exceed the annual payments due under a lease purchase agreement. <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.27"></a><var>174.27</var>The qualified provider shall reimburse the state for any shortfall of guaranteed utility, <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.28"></a><var>174.28</var>operation, and maintenance cost savings; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.29"></a><var>174.29</var>(6) the qualified provider gives a sufficient bond in accordance with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.174.30"></a><var>174.30</var>574.26
         </statute_ref> to the commissioner for the faithful implementation and installation of the utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.31"></a><var>174.31</var>cost-savings measures.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.2.0"></a><a id="pl.174.32"></a><var>174.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.241, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.33"></a><var>174.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>216B.16, <br />
            		<a id="pl.174.34"></a><var>174.34</var>subdivision 6b
         </statute_ref>, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.1"></a><var>175.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) "Commission" means the Public Utilities Commission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.2"></a><var>175.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.3"></a><var>175.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Department" means the Department of Commerce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.4"></a><var>175.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Energy conservation" means demand-side management of energy supplies <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.5"></a><var>175.5</var>resulting in a net reduction in energy use. Load management that reduces overall energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.6"></a><var>175.6</var>use is energy conservation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.7"></a><var>175.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) "Energy conservation improvement" means a project that results in energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.8"></a><var>175.8</var>efficiency or energy conservation. Energy conservation improvement may include waste <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.9"></a><var>175.9</var>heat recovery that is recovered and converted into electricity, but does not include electric <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.10"></a><var>175.10</var>utility infrastructure projects approved by the commission under section 
         <statute_ref>216B.1636</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.11"></a><var>175.11</var> Energy conservation improvement also includes waste heat recovered and used as thermal <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.12"></a><var>175.12</var>energy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.13"></a><var>175.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) "Energy efficiency" means measures or programs, including energy conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.14"></a><var>175.14</var>measures or programs, that target consumer behavior, equipment, processes, or devices <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.15"></a><var>175.15</var>designed to produce either an absolute decrease in consumption of electric energy or natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.16"></a><var>175.16</var>gas or a decrease in consumption of electric energy or natural gas on a per unit of production <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.17"></a><var>175.17</var>basis without a reduction in the quality or level of service provided to the energy consumer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.18"></a><var>175.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) "Gross annual retail energy sales" means annual electric sales to all retail <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.19"></a><var>175.19</var>customers in a utility's or association's Minnesota service territory or natural gas <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.20"></a><var>175.20</var>throughput to all retail customers, including natural gas transportation customers, on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.21"></a><var>175.21</var>utility's distribution system in Minnesota. For purposes of this section, gross annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.22"></a><var>175.22</var>retail energy sales exclude:<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.23"></a><var>175.23</var>(1) gas sales to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.24"></a><var>175.24</var>(i) a large energy facility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.25"></a><var>175.25</var>(ii) a large customer facility whose natural gas utility has been exempted by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.26"></a><var>175.26</var>commissioner under subdivision 1a, paragraph (b), with respect to natural gas sales made <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.27"></a><var>175.27</var>to the large customer facility; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.28"></a><var>175.28</var>(iii) a commercial gas customer facility whose natural gas utility has been exempted <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.29"></a><var>175.29</var>by the commissioner under subdivision 1a, paragraph (c), with respect to natural gas sales <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.30"></a><var>175.30</var>made to the commercial gas customer facility; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.31"></a><var>175.31</var>(2) electric sales to a large customer facility whose electric utility has been exempted <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.32"></a><var>175.32</var>by the commissioner under subdivision 1a, paragraph (b), with respect to electric sales <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.33"></a><var>175.33</var>made to the large customer facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.34"></a><var>175.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) "Investments and expenses of a public utility" includes the investments <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.35"></a><var>175.35</var>and expenses incurred by a public utility in connection with an energy conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.36"></a><var>175.36</var>improvement, including but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.1"></a><var>176.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the differential in interest cost between the market rate and the rate charged on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.2"></a><var>176.2</var>no-interest or below-market interest loan made by a public utility to a customer for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.3"></a><var>176.3</var>purchase or installation of an energy conservation improvement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.4"></a><var>176.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the difference between the utility's cost of purchase or installation of energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.5"></a><var>176.5</var>conservation improvements and any price charged by a public utility to a customer for <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.6"></a><var>176.6</var>such improvements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.7"></a><var>176.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) "Large customer facility" means all buildings, structures, equipment, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.8"></a><var>176.8</var>installations at a single site that collectively (1) impose a peak electrical demand on an <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.9"></a><var>176.9</var>electric utility's system of not less than 20,000 kilowatts, measured in the same way as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.10"></a><var>176.10</var>utility that serves the customer facility measures electrical demand for billing purposes or <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.11"></a><var>176.11</var>(2) consume not less than 500 million cubic feet of natural gas annually. In calculating <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.12"></a><var>176.12</var>peak electrical demand, a large customer facility may include demand offset by on-site <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.13"></a><var>176.13</var>cogeneration facilities and, if engaged in mineral extraction, may aggregate peak energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.14"></a><var>176.14</var>demand from the large customer facility's mining and processing operations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.15"></a><var>176.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) "Large energy facility" has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.2421</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.16"></a><var>176.16</var>subdivision 2, clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.17"></a><var>176.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) "Load management" means an activity, service, or technology to change the <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.18"></a><var>176.18</var>timing or the efficiency of a customer's use of energy that allows a utility or a customer to <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.19"></a><var>176.19</var>respond to wholesale market fluctuations or to reduce peak demand for energy or capacity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.20"></a><var>176.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) "Low-income programs" means energy conservation improvement programs that <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.21"></a><var>176.21</var>directly serve the needs of low-income persons, including low-income renters.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.22"></a><var>176.22</var>(m) "Qualifying utility" means a utility that supplies the energy to a customer that <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.23"></a><var>176.23</var>enables the customer to qualify as a large customer facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.24"></a><var>176.24</var>(n) "Waste heat recovered and used as thermal energy" means capturing heat energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.25"></a><var>176.25</var>that would otherwise be exhausted or dissipated to the environment from machinery, <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.26"></a><var>176.26</var>buildings, or industrial processes and productively using such recovered thermal energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.27"></a><var>176.27</var>where it was captured or distributing it as thermal energy to other locations where it is <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.28"></a><var>176.28</var>used to reduce demand side consumption of natural gas, electric energy, or both.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.29"></a><var>176.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) (o) "Waste heat recovery converted into electricity" means an energy recovery <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.30"></a><var>176.30</var>process that converts otherwise lost energy from the heat of exhaust stacks or pipes used <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.31"></a><var>176.31</var>for engines or manufacturing or industrial processes, or the reduction of high pressure <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.32"></a><var>176.32</var>in water or gas pipelines.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.3.0"></a><a id="pl.176.33"></a><var>176.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.241, subdivision 1e, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.34"></a><var>176.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1e. <b>Applied research and development grants.</b> (a) The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.35"></a><var>176.35</var>may, by order, approve and make grants for applied research and development projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.1"></a><var>177.1</var>of general applicability that identify new technologies or strategies to maximize energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.2"></a><var>177.2</var>savings, improve the effectiveness of energy conservation programs, or document <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.3"></a><var>177.3</var>the carbon dioxide reductions from energy conservation programs. When approving <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.4"></a><var>177.4</var>projects, the commissioner shall consider proposals and comments from utilities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.5"></a><var>177.5</var>other interested parties. The commissioner may assess up to $3,600,000 annually for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.6"></a><var>177.6</var>purposes of this subdivision. The assessments must be deposited in the state treasury <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.7"></a><var>177.7</var>and credited to the energy and conservation account created under subdivision 2a. An <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.8"></a><var>177.8</var>assessment made under this subdivision is not subject to the cap on assessments provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.9"></a><var>177.9</var>by section 
         <statute_ref>216B.62</statute_ref>, or any other law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.10"></a><var>177.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner, as part of the assessment authorized under paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.11"></a><var>177.11</var>shall annually assess and grant up to $500,000 for the purpose of subdivision 9.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.12"></a><var>177.12</var>(c) The commissioner, as part of the assessment authorized under paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.13"></a><var>177.13</var>each state fiscal year shall assess $500,000 for a grant to the partnership created by section <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.14"></a><var>177.14</var>216C.385, subdivision 2. The grant must be used to exercise the powers and perform the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.15"></a><var>177.15</var>duties specified in section 216C.385, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.16"></a><var>177.16</var>(d) By February 15 annually, the commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.17"></a><var>177.17</var>minority members of the committees of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.18"></a><var>177.18</var>energy policy and energy finance on the assessments made under this subdivision for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.19"></a><var>177.19</var>previous calendar year and the use of the assessment. The report must clearly describe the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.20"></a><var>177.20</var>activities supported by the assessment and the parties that engaged in those activities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.21"></a><var>177.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (c) is effective for assessments for state fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.22"></a><var>177.22</var>years commencing on or after July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.4.0"></a><a id="pl.177.23"></a><var>177.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.241, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.24"></a><var>177.24</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.25"></a><var>177.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Waste heat recovery; thermal energy distribution.</b> Demand side <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.26"></a><var>177.26</var>natural gas or electric energy displaced by use of waste heat recovered and used as thermal <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.27"></a><var>177.27</var>energy, including the recovered thermal energy from a cogeneration or combined heat and <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.28"></a><var>177.28</var>power facility, is eligible to be counted towards a utility's natural gas or electric energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.29"></a><var>177.29</var>savings goals, subject to department approval.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.5.0"></a><a id="pl.177.30"></a><var>177.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>SEVERABILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.177.31"></a><var>177.31</var>If any provision of this act is found to be unconstitutional and void, the remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.32"></a><var>177.32</var>provisions of this act are valid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.33"></a><var>177.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.6.0"></a><a id="pl.178.1"></a><var>178.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.178.2"></a><var>178.2</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.1637, is repealed."<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.3"></a><var>178.3</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.178.4"></a><var>178.4</var>"A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.178.5"></a><var>178.5</var>relating to state government; appropriating money for jobs and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.6"></a><var>178.6</var>development; modifying labor and industry; employment, economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.7"></a><var>178.7</var>development, and workforce development; unemployment insurance; <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.8"></a><var>178.8</var>miscellaneous provisions; commerce and consumer protection; utility regulation; <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.9"></a><var>178.9</var>energy and solar energy regulations; creating various renewable energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.10"></a><var>178.10</var>incentives; imposing penalties; increasing fees; requiring reports; authorizing <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.11"></a><var>178.11</var>rulemaking; appropriating money to various state boards, agencies, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.12"></a><var>178.12</var>departments;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 16B.122, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.13"></a><var>178.13</var>2; 16C.144, subdivision 2; 45.0135, subdivision 6; 60A.14, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.14"></a><var>178.14</var>65B.84, subdivision 1; 116J.70, subdivision 2a; 116J.8731, subdivisions 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.15"></a><var>178.15</var>3, 8, 9; 116L.17, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 116U.26; 136F.37; <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.16"></a><var>178.16</var>154.001, by adding a subdivision; 154.003; 154.02; 154.05; 154.06; 154.065, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.17"></a><var>178.17</var>subdivision 2; 154.07, subdivision 1; 154.08; 154.09; 154.10, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.18"></a><var>178.18</var>154.11, subdivision 1; 154.12; 154.14; 154.15, subdivision 2; 154.26; 155A.23, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.19"></a><var>178.19</var>subdivisions 3, 8, 11; 155A.25, subdivisions 1a, 4; 155A.27, subdivisions 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.20"></a><var>178.20</var>7, 10; 155A.29, subdivision 2; 155A.30, by adding a subdivision; 177.27, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.21"></a><var>178.21</var>subdivision 4; 216B.16, subdivision 7b; 216B.1635; 216B.164, subdivisions 2, 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.22"></a><var>178.22</var>4, 6, by adding subdivisions; 216B.1691, subdivision 2e, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.23"></a><var>178.23</var>216B.1692, subdivisions 1, 8, by adding a subdivision; 216B.1695, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.24"></a><var>178.24</var>5, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2401; 216B.241, subdivisions 1, 1e, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.25"></a><var>178.25</var>a subdivision; 216B.2411, subdivision 3; 216C.05; 216C.435, subdivision 8, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.26"></a><var>178.26</var>by adding a subdivision; 216C.436, subdivisions 2, 7, 8; 239.101, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.27"></a><var>178.27</var>3; 245.4712, subdivision 1; 268.051, subdivision 5; 268.07, subdivision 3b; <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.28"></a><var>178.28</var>268.125, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; 268.136, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.29"></a><var>178.29</var>a subdivision; 268.23; 268A.13; 268A.14, subdivision 1; 298.22, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.30"></a><var>178.30</var>1; 298.28, subdivision 9c; 326.02, subdivision 5; 326A.04, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.31"></a><var>178.31</var>7; 326A.10; 326B.081, subdivision 3; 326B.082, subdivision 11; 326B.093, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.32"></a><var>178.32</var>subdivision 4; 326B.101; 326B.103, subdivision 11; 326B.121, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.33"></a><var>178.33</var>326B.163, by adding subdivisions; 326B.184, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.34"></a><var>178.34</var>subdivision; 326B.187; 326B.31, by adding a subdivision; 326B.33, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.35"></a><var>178.35</var>19, 21; 326B.36, subdivision 7; 326B.37, by adding a subdivision; 326B.43, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.36"></a><var>178.36</var>subdivision 2; 326B.49, subdivisions 2, 3; 326B.89, subdivision 1; 327B.04, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.37"></a><var>178.37</var>subdivision 4; 341.21, subdivision 3a; 341.221; 341.27; 341.29; 341.30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.38"></a><var>178.38</var>subdivision 4; 341.32, subdivision 2; 341.321; 429.101, subdivision 2; 462.358, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.39"></a><var>178.39</var>subdivision 2b; 462A.37, subdivision 1; 507.235, subdivision 2; 559.211, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.40"></a><var>178.40</var>subdivision 2; Laws 2005, chapter 97, article 10, section 3; Laws 2006, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.41"></a><var>178.41</var>269, section 2, as amended; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.42"></a><var>178.42</var>section 3, subdivision 4; Laws 2012, chapter 201, article 1, section 3; proposing <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.43"></a><var>178.43</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 116C; 116J; 116L; 154; <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.44"></a><var>178.44</var>155A; 161; 179; 216B; 216C; 268; 326B; 383D; 559; proposing coding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.45"></a><var>178.45</var>new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 80G; repealing Minnesota Statutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.46"></a><var>178.46</var>2012, sections 116W.01; 116W.02; 116W.03; 116W.035; 116W.04; 116W.05; <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.47"></a><var>178.47</var>116W.06; 116W.20; 116W.21; 116W.23; 116W.24; 116W.25; 116W.26; 116W.27; <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.48"></a><var>178.48</var>116W.28; 116W.29; 116W.30; 116W.31; 116W.32; 116W.33; 116W.34; 155A.25, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.49"></a><var>178.49</var>subdivision 1; 216B.1637; 237.012, subdivision 3; 326A.03, subdivisions 2, 5, 8; <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.50"></a><var>178.50</var>326B.31, subdivisions 18, 19, 22; 326B.978, subdivision 4; 507.235, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.51"></a><var>178.51</var>4; Minnesota Rules, parts 1105.0600; 1105.2550; 1105.2700; 1307.0032; <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.52"></a><var>178.52</var>3800.3520, subpart 5, items C, D; 3800.3602, subpart 2, item B."<br />
         		
         <table>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.1"></a><var>179.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.2"></a><var>179.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>House Conferees:<br />
                  		<span width="2em"></span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.3"></a><var>179.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
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               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
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               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.4"></a><var>179.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Tim Mahoney<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Joe Atkins<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.5"></a><var>179.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.6"></a><var>179.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Karen Clark<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Sheldon Johnson<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.7"></a><var>179.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.8"></a><var>179.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Bob Gunther<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.9"></a><var>179.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
                  		<span width="2em"></span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.10"></a><var>179.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.11"></a><var>179.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>David J. Tomassoni<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Tom Saxhaug<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.12"></a><var>179.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.13"></a><var>179.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Dan Sparks<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>James P. Metzen<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.14"></a><var>179.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.15"></a><var>179.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Torrey N. Westrom<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
      </div>