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The House of Representatives convened at 3:00 p.m. and was called to order by Steve Sviggum, Speaker of the House.

Prayer was offered by Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm, Dean of Lubavitch Yeshiva of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota.

The members of the House gave the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

The roll was called and the following members were present:

Abeler	Dibble	Holsten	Lieder	Paulsen	Swapinski
Abrams	Dorn	Howes	Lindner	Pawlenty	Swenson
Anderson, B.	Eastlund	Huntley	Lipman	Paymar	Sykora
Anderson, I.	Erhardt	Jacobson	Mahoney	Pelowski	Thompson
Bakk	Erickson	Jennings	Mares	Penas	Tingelstad
Bernardy	Evans	Johnson, J.	Mariani	Peterson	Tuma
Biernat	Finseth	Johnson, R.	Marquart	Pugh	Vandeveer
Bishop	Folliard	Johnson, S.	McElroy	Rhodes	Wagenius
Blaine	Fuller	Juhnke	McGuire	Rifenberg	Walker
Boudreau	Gerlach	Kahn	Milbert	Rukavina	Walz
Bradley	Gleason	Kalis	Molnau	Ruth	Wasiluk
Buesgens	Goodno	Kelliher	Mulder	Schumacher	Westerberg
Carlson	Goodwin	Kielkucki	Mullery	Seagren	Westrom
Cassell	Gray	Knoblach	Murphy	Seifert	Wilkin
Clark, J.	Greiling	Koskinen	Ness	Sertich	Winter
Clark, K.	Gunther	Krinkie	Nornes	Skoe	Wolf
Daggett	Haas	Kubly	Olson	Skoglund	Workman
Davids	Hackbarth	Kuisle	Opatz	Slawik	Spk. Sviggum
Davnie	Harder	Larson	Osskopp	Smith
Dawkins	Hausman	Leighton	Osthoff	Solberg
Dehler	Hilstrom	Lenczewski	Otremba	Stanek
Dempsey	Hilty	Leppik	Ozment	Stang

A quorum was present.

Dorman, Entenza, Holberg, Jaros and Marko were excused.

The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. Buesgens moved that further reading of the Journal be suspended and that the Journal be approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk. The motion prevailed.

The following communications were received:

The Honorable Steve Sviggum

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

Dear Speaker Sviggum:

It is my honor to inform you that I have received, approved, signed and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State the following House File:

H. F. No. 2681, concerning the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Sincerely,

Jesse Ventura

Governor

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable Don Samuelson

President of the Senate

I have the honor to inform you that the following enrolled Act of the 2002 Session of the State Legislature has been received from the Office of the Governor and is deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State for preservation, pursuant to the State Constitution, Article IV, Section 23:

Time and

S.F. H.F. Session Laws Date Approved Date Filed

No. No. Chapter No. 2002 2002

2681 Resolution No. 6 10:10 a.m. January 31 January 31

Sincerely,

Mary Kiffmeyer
Secretary of State

Davids from the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1413, A bill for an act relating to insurance; no-fault auto; regulating basic economic loss benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 65B.44, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 1, after "any" insert "preestablished"

Page 2, line 4, before the period, insert "and must be for necessary medical care as provided in subdivision 2" and after the period, insert "This paragraph shall not be deemed to alter the obligations of an insured or the rights of a reparation obligor as set forth in section 65B.56."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

The report was adopted.

Davids from the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1868, A bill for an act relating to public employees; establishing a mandatory statewide health insurance plan for school district employees; providing for postretirement health insurance coverage through individual trust funds; establishing a labor-management team to design the insurance plan; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. [43A.3175] [SCHOOL EMPLOYEE INSURANCE PLAN.]

Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] For purposes of this section:

(1) "eligible employee" means a person who is a public employee within the definition of section 179A.03 who is insurance eligible and is employed by an eligible employer, or by an exclusive representative of employees of an eligible employer, so long as the plan meets the requirements of a governmental plan under United States Code, title 29, section 1002(32); and

(2) "eligible employer" means a school district as defined in section 120A.05, a service cooperative as defined in section 123A.21, an intermediate district as defined in section 136D.01, a cooperative center for vocational education as defined in section 123A.22, a regional management information center as defined in section 123A.23, an education unit organized under section 471.59, or an exclusive representative of employees of an eligible employer or statewide affiliate.

Subd. 2. [INSURANCE PLAN.] All eligible employers may participate in the school employee insurance plan. The plan provides health insurance coverage for all eligible employees of eligible employers, except that an eligible employer may elect not to have its employees participate in the plan so long as they are eligible for health coverage through another plan, the cost of which is fully or partially covered by the eligible employer. In addition, the plan provides an individual trust fund for each retired eligible employee, to be used for health insurance, funded through contributions made while the retiree was an active eligible employee. 

Subd. 3. [PLAN PROVIDER.] The school employee insurance plan is provided through the public employees insurance program under section 43A.316.

Subd. 4. [LABOR-MANAGEMENT BOARD.] The plan is governed by a labor-management board that makes determinations regarding plan specifications, structure, benefits, and premiums. Each statewide affiliate of an exclusive representative of eligible employees with at least 1,500 employees participating in the plan is entitled to appoint one member to the board. A statewide affiliate of an exclusive representative of eligible employees is entitled to appoint one additional member for each additional 9,000 employees represented statewide who are participants in the plan. The Minnesota school boards association is entitled to appoint an equal number of members representing eligible employers to the board. Board members are eligible for expense reimbursement in the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted under section 43A.18, subdivision 2.

Sec. 2. [PLAN CREATION.]

The plan specifications, structure, benefits, and premiums must be determined by an interim labor-management committee consisting of members appointed by the statewide affiliates of exclusive representatives of eligible employees and an equal number of members appointed by eligible employers. The plan specifications must include the following:

(1) requirement that all eligible employees covered by the plan be in a single pool for purposes of coverage and premiums;

(2) provisions allowing eligible employers and the exclusive representatives of eligible employees to collectively bargain provision of health coverage and benefits in addition to the base benefits provided under the plan; and

(3) a mechanism for all retired employees to be eligible for coverage provided by the school employees insurance plan.

The final determination regarding plan specifications, structure, benefits, and premiums must be completed by March 1, 2003, allowing implementation no later than July 1, 2003.

Sec. 3. [CREATION OF INTERIM LABOR-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.]

(a) Each eligible statewide affiliate of an exclusive representative of eligible employees, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.3175, subdivision 1, with at least 1,500 members statewide is entitled to appoint one member to serve on the interim labor-management committee. A statewide affiliate of an exclusive representative of eligible employees is entitled to appoint one additional member for each additional 9,000 members statewide.

(b) The Minnesota school boards association is entitled to appoint an equal number of members representing eligible employers as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.3175, subdivision 1.

(c) All appointments must be made no later than 30 days after final enactment of this section.

(d) The commissioner of employee relations or the commissioner's designee shall also be a member of the interim labor-management committee, and the commissioner shall provide administrative support to the committee.

(e) Committee members are eligible for expense reimbursement in the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted under Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.18, subdivision 2.

(f) The committee expires upon appointment of a labor-management board, under Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.3175, subdivision 4. 

Sec. 4. [FUNDING MECHANISM.]

Each school district that participates in the school employee insurance plan shall receive $....... per pupil unit to be applied to the costs of providing employee health insurance. No school district shall require employees to pay premium costs that exceed an amount equal to the total premium cost less the pro rata amount of state aid applicable to the employee.

Sec. 5. [APPROPRIATION.]

$....... is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of employee relations for purposes of section 3.

Sec. 6. [EFFECTIVE DATES.]

Sections 1, 2, 3, and 5 are effective the day following final enactment. Section 4 is effective July 1, 2003."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to public employees; establishing a statewide health insurance plan for school district employees; providing for postretirement health insurance coverage; establishing a labor-management team to design the insurance plan; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy without further recommendation.

The report was adopted.

Bradley from the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2473, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; specifying that organ donor designation on driver's license or Minnesota identification card establishes intent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 525.9211.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 29, after "designation" insert "made by a will or by a document of gift, including a designation"

Page 3, after line 12, insert:

"Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]

Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Bradley from the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2515, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring notice of deaths of unidentified homeless persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 144.05, by adding a subdivision; 149A.90, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the following amendments: 

Pages 1 and 2, delete section 2 and insert:

"Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 149A.90, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. [DEATH RECORD.] (a) Except as provided in this section, a death record must be completed and filed for every known death by the mortician, funeral director, or other person lawfully in charge of the disposition of the body.

(b) If the body is that of a homeless individual whose identity is unknown, the person in charge of the disposition of the body must notify the commissioner for purposes of compliance with section 144.05, subdivision 4."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 4, delete "sections" and insert "section"

Page 1, line 5, after the semicolon, insert "Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

The report was adopted.

Bradley from the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2531, A bill for an act relating to health; regulating hospice care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 13.381, subdivision 10; 144A.43, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 144A.45, subdivisions 1, 2; 144A.46, subdivisions 3a, 3b, 4; 144A.4605, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 145C.01, subdivision 7; 157.17, subdivision 2; 609.7495, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.48.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 13.381, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10. [HOME CARE AND HOSPICE PROGRAM PROVIDER.] Data regarding a home care hospice program provider under sections 144A.43 to 144A.48 144A.47 are governed by section 144A.45. Data regarding a hospice provider under sections 144A.75 to 144A.756 are governed by sections 144A.752 and 144A.754.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.43, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. [APPLICABILITY.] The definitions in this section apply to sections 144.699, subdivision 2, and 144A.43 to 144A.48 144A.47.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.43, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. [HOME CARE SERVICE.] "Home care service" means any of the following services when delivered in a place of residence to a person whose illness, disability, or physical condition creates a need for the service:

(1) nursing services, including the services of a home health aide;

(2) personal care services not included under sections 148.171 to 148.285; 

(3) physical therapy;

(4) speech therapy;

(5) respiratory therapy;

(6) occupational therapy;

(7) nutritional services;

(8) home management services when provided to a person who is unable to perform these activities due to illness, disability, or physical condition. Home management services include at least two of the following services: housekeeping, meal preparation, and shopping;

(9) medical social services;

(10) the provision of medical supplies and equipment when accompanied by the provision of a home care service; and

(11) the provision of a hospice program as specified in section 144A.48; and

(12) other similar medical services and health-related support services identified by the commissioner in rule.

"Home care service" does not include the following activities conducted by the commissioner of health or a board of health as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 2: communicable disease investigations or testing; administering or monitoring a prescribed therapy necessary to control or prevent a communicable disease; or the monitoring of an individual's compliance with a health directive as defined in section 144.4172, subdivision 6.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.43, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. [HOME CARE PROVIDER.] "Home care provider" means an individual, organization, association, corporation, unit of government, or other entity that is regularly engaged in the delivery, directly or by contractual arrangement, of home care services for a fee. At least one home care service must be provided directly, although additional home care services may be provided by contractual arrangements. "Home care provider" includes a hospice program defined in section 144A.48. "Home care provider" does not include:

(1) any home care or nursing services conducted by and for the adherents of any recognized church or religious denomination for the purpose of providing care and services for those who depend upon spiritual means, through prayer alone, for healing;

(2) an individual who only provides services to a relative;

(3) an individual not connected with a home care provider who provides assistance with home management services or personal care needs if the assistance is provided primarily as a contribution and not as a business;

(4) an individual not connected with a home care provider who shares housing with and provides primarily housekeeping or homemaking services to an elderly or disabled person in return for free or reduced-cost housing;

(5) an individual or agency providing home-delivered meal services;

(6) an agency providing senior companion services and other older American volunteer programs established under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, Public Law Number 98-288; 

(7) an employee of a nursing home licensed under this chapter or an employee of a boarding care home licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56 who responds to occasional emergency calls from individuals residing in a residential setting that is attached to or located on property contiguous to the nursing home or boarding care home;

(8) a member of a professional corporation organized under chapter 319B that does not regularly offer or provide home care services as defined in subdivision 3;

(9) the following organizations established to provide medical or surgical services that do not regularly offer or provide home care services as defined in subdivision 3: a business trust organized under sections 318.01 to 318.04, a nonprofit corporation organized under chapter 317A, a partnership organized under chapter 323, or any other entity determined by the commissioner;

(10) an individual or agency that provides medical supplies or durable medical equipment, except when the provision of supplies or equipment is accompanied by a home care service;

(11) an individual licensed under chapter 147; or

(12) an individual who provides home care services to a person with a developmental disability who lives in a place of residence with a family, foster family, or primary caregiver.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.45, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. [RULES.] The commissioner shall adopt rules for the regulation of home care providers pursuant to sections 144A.43 to 144A.48 144A.47. The rules shall include the following:

(a) provisions to assure, to the extent possible, the health, safety and well-being, and appropriate treatment of persons who receive home care services;

(b) requirements that home care providers furnish the commissioner with specified information necessary to implement sections 144A.43 to 144A.48 144A.47;

(c) standards of training of home care provider personnel, which may vary according to the nature of the services provided or the health status of the consumer;

(d) standards for medication management which may vary according to the nature of the services provided, the setting in which the services are provided, or the status of the consumer. Medication management includes the central storage, handling, distribution, and administration of medications;

(e) standards for supervision of home care services requiring supervision by a registered nurse or other appropriate health care professional which must occur on site at least every 62 days, or more frequently if indicated by a clinical assessment, and in accordance with sections 148.171 to 148.285 and rules adopted thereunder;

(f) standards for client evaluation or assessment which may vary according to the nature of the services provided or the status of the consumer;

(g) requirements for the involvement of a consumer's physician, the documentation of physicians' orders, if required, and the consumer's treatment plan, and the maintenance of accurate, current clinical records;

(h) the establishment of different classes of licenses for different types of providers and different standards and requirements for different kinds of home care services; and

(i) operating procedures required to implement the home care bill of rights. 

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. [REGULATORY FUNCTIONS.] (a) The commissioner shall:

(1) evaluate, monitor, and license home care providers in accordance with sections 144A.45 to 144A.48 144A.47;

(2) inspect the office and records of a provider during regular business hours without advance notice to the home care provider;

(3) with the consent of the consumer, visit the home where services are being provided;

(4) issue correction orders and assess civil penalties in accordance with section 144.653, subdivisions 5 to 8, for violations of sections 144A.43 to 144A.48 144A.47 or the rules adopted under those sections. For certified home care providers, the commissioner shall assess a civil penalty for repeat violations of those Medicare requirements determined to be equivalent to state requirements relating to the same subject matter; and

(5) take other action reasonably required to accomplish the purposes of sections 144A.43 to 144A.48 144A.47.

(b) In the exercise of the authority granted in sections 144A.43 to 144A.48 144A.47, the commissioner shall comply with the applicable requirements of section 144.122, the Government Data Practices Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act.

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.46, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:

Subd. 3a. [INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.] In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the commissioner may bring an action in district court to enjoin a person who is involved in the management, operation, or control of a home care provider, or an employee of the home care provider from illegally engaging in activities regulated by sections 144A.43 to 144A.48 144A.47. The commissioner may bring an action under this subdivision in the district court in Ramsey county or in the district in which a home care provider is providing services. The court may grant a temporary restraining order in the proceeding if continued activity by the person who is involved in the management, operation, or control of a home care provider, or by an employee of the home care provider, would create an imminent risk of harm to a recipient of home care services.

Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.46, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:

Subd. 3b. [SUBPOENA.] In matters pending before the commissioner under sections 144A.43 to 144A.48 144A.47, the commissioner may issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all necessary papers, books, records, documents, and other evidentiary material. If a person fails or refuses to comply with a subpoena or order of the commissioner to appear or testify regarding any matter about which the person may be lawfully questioned or to produce any papers, books, records, documents, or evidentiary materials in the matter to be heard, the commissioner may apply to the district court in any district, and the court shall order the person to comply with the commissioner's order or subpoena. The commissioner of health may administer oaths to witnesses, or take their affirmation. Depositions may be taken in or outside the state in the manner provided by law for the taking of depositions in civil actions. A subpoena or other process or paper may be served upon a named person anywhere within the state by an officer authorized to serve subpoenas in civil actions, with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed by law for process issued out of a district court. A person subpoenaed under this subdivision shall receive the same fees, mileage, and other costs that are paid in proceedings in district court.

Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.46, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. [RELATION TO OTHER REGULATORY PROGRAMS.] In the exercise of the authority granted under sections 144A.43 to 144A.48 144A.47, the commissioner shall not duplicate or replace standards and requirements imposed under another state regulatory program. The commissioner shall not impose additional training or education requirements upon members of a licensed or registered occupation or profession, except as necessary to

address or prevent problems that are unique to the delivery of services in the home or to enforce and protect the rights of consumers listed in section 144A.44. The commissioner of health shall not require a home care provider certified under the Medicare program to comply with a rule adopted under section 144A.45 if the home care provider is required to comply with any equivalent federal law or regulation relating to the same subject matter. The commissioner of health shall specify in the rules those provisions that are not applicable to certified home care providers. The commissioner shall assess a civil penalty for repeat violations by certified home care providers of those Medicare requirements determined to be equivalent to state requirements relating to the same subject matter. To the extent possible, the commissioner shall coordinate the inspections required under sections 144A.45 to 144A.48 144A.47 with the health facility licensure inspections required under sections 144.50 to 144.58 or 144A.10 when the health care facility is also licensed under the provisions of Laws 1987, chapter 378.

Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.4605, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. [ASSISTED LIVING HOME CARE LICENSE ESTABLISHED.] A home care provider license category entitled assisted living home care provider is hereby established. A home care provider may obtain an assisted living license if the program meets the following requirements:

(a) nursing services, delegated nursing services, other services performed by unlicensed personnel, or central storage of medications under the assisted living license are provided solely for residents of one or more housing with services establishments registered under chapter 144D;

(b) unlicensed personnel perform home health aide and home care aide tasks identified in Minnesota Rules, parts 4668.0100, subparts 1 and 2, and 4668.0110, subpart 1. Qualifications to perform these tasks shall be established in accordance with subdivision 3;

(c) periodic supervision of unlicensed personnel is provided as required by rule;

(d) notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 4668.0160, subpart 6, item D, client records shall include:

(1) daily records or a weekly summary of home care services provided;

(2) documentation each time medications are administered to a client; and

(3) documentation on the day of occurrence of any significant change in the client's status or any significant incident, such as a fall or refusal to take medications.

All entries must be signed by the staff providing the services and entered into the record no later than two weeks after the end of the service day, except as specified in clauses (2) and (3);

(e) medication and treatment orders, if any, are included in the client record and are renewed at least every 12 months, or more frequently when indicated by a clinical assessment;

(f) the central storage of medications in a housing with services establishment registered under chapter 144D is managed under a system that is established by a registered nurse and addresses the control of medications, handling of medications, medication containers, medication records, and disposition of medications; and

(g) in other respects meets the requirements established by rules adopted under sections 144A.45 to 144A.48 144A.47.

Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.4605, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. [TRAINING OR COMPETENCY EVALUATIONS REQUIRED.] (a) Unlicensed personnel must:

(1) satisfy the training or competency requirements established by rule under sections 144A.45 to 144A.48 144A.47; or 

(2) be trained or determined competent by a registered nurse in each task identified under Minnesota Rules, part 4668.0100, subparts 1 and 2, when offered to clients in a housing with services establishment as described in paragraphs (b) to (e).

(b) Training for tasks identified under Minnesota Rules, part 4668.0100, subparts 1 and 2, shall use a curriculum which meets the requirements in Minnesota Rules, part 4668.0130.

(c) Competency evaluations for tasks identified under Minnesota Rules, part 4668.0100, subparts 1 and 2, must be completed and documented by a registered nurse.

(d) Unlicensed personnel performing tasks identified under Minnesota Rules, part 4668.0100, subparts 1 and 2, shall be trained or demonstrate competency in the following topics:

(1) an overview of sections 144A.43 to 144A.48 144A.47 and rules adopted thereunder;

(2) recognition and handling of emergencies and use of emergency services;

(3) reporting the maltreatment of vulnerable minors or adults under sections 626.556 and 626.557;

(4) home care bill of rights;

(5) handling of clients' complaints and reporting of complaints to the office of health facility complaints;

(6) services of the ombudsman for older Minnesotans;

(7) observation, reporting, and documentation of client status and of the care or services provided;

(8) basic infection control;

(9) maintenance of a clean, safe, and healthy environment;

(10) communication skills;

(11) basic elements of body functioning and changes in body function that must be reported to an appropriate health care professional; and

(12) physical, emotional, and developmental needs of clients, and ways to work with clients who have problems in these areas, including respect for the client, the client's property, and the client's family.

(e) Unlicensed personnel who administer medications must comply with rules relating to the administration of medications in Minnesota Rules, part 4668.0100, subpart 2, except that unlicensed personnel need not comply with the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 4668.0100, subpart 5.

Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 144A.4605, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. [LICENSE REQUIRED.] (a) A housing with services establishment registered under chapter 144D that is required to obtain a home care license must obtain an assisted living home care license according to this section or a class A or class E license according to rule. A housing with services establishment that obtains a class E license under this subdivision remains subject to the payment limitations in sections 256B.0913, subdivision 5, paragraph (h), and 256B.0915, subdivision 3, paragraph (g). 

(b) A board and lodging establishment registered for special services as of December 31, 1996, and also registered as a housing with services establishment under chapter 144D, must deliver home care services according to sections 144A.43 to 144A.48 144A.47, and may apply for a waiver from requirements under Minnesota Rules, parts 4668.0002 to 4668.0240, to operate a licensed agency under the standards of section 157.17. Such waivers as may be granted by the department will expire upon promulgation of home care rules implementing section 144A.4605.

(c) An adult foster care provider licensed by the department of human services and registered under chapter 144D may continue to provide health-related services under its foster care license until the promulgation of home care rules implementing this section.

(d) An assisted living home care provider licensed under this section must comply with the disclosure provisions of section 325F.72 to the extent they are applicable.

Sec. 13. [144A.75] [DEFINITIONS.]

Subdivision 1. [APPLICABILITY.] For the purposes of sections 144A.75 to 144A.756, the following terms have the meanings given them.

Subd. 2. [COMMISSIONER.] "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.

Subd. 3. [CORE SERVICES.] "Core services" means physician services, registered nursing services, medical social services, and counseling services. A hospice must ensure that at least two core services are regularly provided directly by hospice employees. A hospice provider may use contracted staff if necessary to supplement hospice employees in order to meet the needs of patients during peak patient loads or under extraordinary circumstances.

Subd. 4. [COUNSELING SERVICES.] "Counseling services" includes bereavement counseling provided after the patient's death and spiritual and other counseling services for the individual and the family while enrolled in hospice care. Bereavement services must be provided according to a plan of care that reflects the needs of the family for up to one year following the death of the patient.

Subd. 5. [HOSPICE PROVIDER.] "Hospice provider" means an individual, organization, association, corporation, unit of government, or other entity that is regularly engaged in the delivery, directly or by contractual arrangement, of hospice services for a fee to terminally ill hospice patients. A hospice must provide all core services.

Subd. 6. [HOSPICE PATIENT.] "Hospice patient" means an individual who has been diagnosed as terminally ill, with a probable life expectancy of under one year, as documented by the individual's attending physician and hospice medical director, who alone or, when unable, through the individual's family has voluntarily consented to and received admission to a hospice provider.

Subd. 7. [HOSPICE PATIENT'S FAMILY.] "Hospice patient's family" means relatives of the hospice patient, the hospice patient's guardian or primary caregiver, or persons identified by the hospice patient as having significant personal ties.

Subd. 8. [HOSPICE SERVICES OR HOSPICE CARE.] "Hospice services" or "hospice care" means palliative and supportive care and other services provided by an interdisciplinary team under the direction of an identifiable hospice administration to terminally ill hospice patients and their families to meet the physical, nutritional, emotional, social, spiritual, and special needs experienced during the final stages of illness, dying, and bereavement. These services are provided through a centrally coordinated program that ensures continuity and consistency of home and inpatient care that is provided directly or through an agreement.

Subd. 9. [INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM.] "Interdisciplinary team" means a group of qualified individuals with expertise in meeting the special needs of hospice patients and their families, including, at a minimum, those individuals who are providers of core services. 

Subd. 10. [MEDICAL DIRECTOR.] "Medical director" means a licensed physician who is knowledgeable about palliative medicine and assumes overall responsibility for the medical component of the hospice care program.

Subd. 11. [OTHER SERVICES.] "Other services" means physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nutritional counseling, and volunteers. These services must be made available and may be provided by employees or contracted staff.

Subd. 12. [PALLIATIVE CARE.] "Palliative care" means the total active care of patients whose treatment is not responsive to curative treatment. Control of pain, of other symptoms, and of psychological, social, and spiritual problems is paramount. The goal of palliative care is the achievement of the best quality of life for patients and their families.

Subd. 13. [RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE FACILITY.] "Residential hospice facility" means a facility that resembles a single-family home located in a residential area that directly provides 24-hour residential and support services in a home-like setting for hospice patients as an integral part of the continuum of home care provided by a hospice and that houses:

(1) no more than eight hospice patients; or

(2) at least nine and no more than 12 hospice patients with the approval of the local governing authority, notwithstanding section 462.357, subdivision 8.

Subd. 14. [VOLUNTEER SERVICES.] "Volunteer services" means services by volunteers who provide a personal presence that augments a variety of professional and nonprofessional services available to the hospice patient, the hospice patient's family, and the hospice provider.

Sec. 14. [144A.751] [HOSPICE BILL OF RIGHTS.]

Subdivision 1. [STATEMENT OF RIGHTS.] An individual who receives hospice care and the individual's family have the right to:

(1) receive written information about rights in advance of receiving hospice care or during the initial evaluation visit before the initiation of hospice care, including what to do if rights are violated;

(2) receive care and services according to a suitable hospice plan of care and subject to accepted hospice care standards and take an active part in creating and changing the plan and evaluating care and services;

(3) be told in advance of receiving care about the services that will be provided, the disciplines that will furnish care, the frequency of visits proposed to be furnished, other choices that are available, and the consequences of these choices, including the consequences of refusing these services;

(4) be told in advance, whenever possible, of any change in the hospice plan of care and take an active part in any change;

(5) refuse services or treatment;

(6) know, in advance, any limits to the services available from a provider, and the provider's grounds for a termination of services;

(7) know in advance of receiving care whether the services are covered by health insurance, medical assistance, or other health programs, the charges for services that will not be covered by Medicare, and the charges that the individual may have to pay;

(8) know what the charges are for services, no matter who will be paying the bill; 

(9) know that there may be other services available in the community, including other end of life services and other hospice providers, and know where to go for information about these services;

(10) choose freely among available providers and change providers after services have begun, within the limits of health insurance, medical assistance, or other health programs;

(11) have personal, financial, and medical information kept private and be advised of the provider's policies and procedures regarding disclosure of such information;

(12) be allowed access to records and written information from records according to section 144.335;

(13) be served by people who are properly trained and competent to perform their duties;

(14) be treated with courtesy and respect and have the patient's property treated with respect;

(15) be free from physical and verbal abuse;

(16) reasonable, advance notice of changes in services or charges, including at least ten days' advance notice of the termination of a service by a provider, except in cases where:

(i) the recipient of services engages in conduct that alters the conditions of employment as specified in the employment contract between the hospice provider and the individual providing hospice services or creates an abusive or unsafe work environment for the individual providing home care services; or

(ii) an emergency for the informal caregiver or a significant change in the recipient's condition has resulted in service needs that exceed the current service provider agreement and that cannot be safely met by the hospice provider;

(17) a coordinated transfer when there will be a change in the provider of services;

(18) voice grievances regarding treatment or care that is, or fails to be, furnished or regarding the lack of courtesy or respect to the patient or the patient's property;

(19) know how to contact an individual associated with the provider who is responsible for handling problems and have the provider investigate and attempt to resolve the grievance or complaint;

(20) know the name and address of the state or county agency to contact for additional information or assistance;

(21) assert these rights personally, or have them asserted by the hospice patient's family when the patient has been judged incompetent, without retaliation; and

(22) have pain and symptoms managed to the patient's desired level of comfort.

Subd. 2. [INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS.] The rights under this section are established for the benefit of individuals who receive hospice care. A hospice provider may not require a person to surrender these rights as a condition of receiving hospice care. A guardian or conservator or, when there is no guardian or conservator, a designated person may seek to enforce these rights. This statement of rights does not replace or diminish other rights and liberties that may exist relative to persons receiving hospice care, persons providing hospice care, or hospice providers licensed under section 144A.753.

Subd. 3. [DISCLOSURE.] A copy of these rights must be provided to an individual at the time hospice care is initiated. The copy shall contain the address and telephone number of the office of health facility complaints and the office of the ombudsman for older Minnesotans and a brief statement describing how to file a complaint with these offices. Information about how to contact the office of the ombudsman for older Minnesotans shall be included in notices of change in client fees and in notices where hospice providers initiate transfer or discontinuation of services. 

Sec. 15. [144A.752] [REGULATION OF HOSPICE CARE.]

Subdivision 1. [RULES.] The commissioner shall adopt rules for the regulation of hospice providers according to sections 144A.75 to 144A.756. The rules shall include the following:

(1) provisions to ensure, to the extent possible, the health, safety, well-being, and appropriate treatment of persons who receive hospice care;

(2) requirements that hospice providers furnish the commissioner with specified information necessary to implement sections 144A.75 to 144A.756;

(3) standards of training of hospice provider personnel;

(4) standards for medication management, which may vary according to the nature of the hospice care provided, the setting in which the hospice care is provided, or the status of the patient;

(5) standards for hospice patient and hospice patient's family evaluation or assessment, which may vary according to the nature of the hospice care provided or the status of the patient; and

(6) requirements for the involvement of a patient's physician; documentation of physicians' orders, if required, and the patient's hospice plan of care; and maintenance of accurate, current clinical records.

Subd. 2. [REGULATORY FUNCTIONS.] (a) The commissioner shall:

(1) evaluate, monitor, and license hospice providers according to sections 144A.75 to 144A.756;

(2) inspect the office and records of a hospice provider during regular business hours without advance notice to the hospice provider;

(3) with the consent of the patient, visit the home where services are being provided;

(4) issue correction orders and assess civil penalties according to section 144.653, subdivisions 5 to 8, for violations of sections 144A.75 to 144A.755 or rules adopted thereunder. For certified hospice providers, the commissioner shall assess a civil penalty for repeat violations of those Medicare requirements determined to be equivalent to state requirements relating to the same subject matter; and

(5) take other action reasonably required to accomplish the purposes of sections 144A.75 to 144A.756.

(b) In the exercise of the authority granted under this section, the commissioner shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Government Data Practices Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and other applicable law.

Subd. 3. [RELATION TO OTHER REGULATORY PROGRAMS.] In the exercise of the authority granted under sections 144A.75 to 144A.756, the commissioner shall not duplicate or replace standards and requirements imposed under another regulatory program of the state. The commissioner shall not impose additional training or education requirements upon members of a licensed or registered occupation or profession, except as necessary to address or prevent problems that are unique to the delivery of hospice care or to enforce and protect the rights of patients listed under section 144A.751. The commissioner shall not require a hospice care provider certified under the Medicare program and surveyed and enforced by the Minnesota department of health to comply with a rule adopted under this section if the hospice provider is required to comply with any equivalent federal law or regulation relating to the same subject matter. The commissioner shall specify in the rules those provisions that are not applicable to certified hospice providers. For certified hospice providers, the commissioner shall assess a civil penalty for repeat violations of those Medicare requirements determined to be equivalent to state requirements relating to the same subject matter using state civil penalty amounts as defined in rule.

Subd. 4. [MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT.] Certification by the federal Medicare program must not be a requirement of Medicaid payment for room and board services delivered in a residential hospice facility. 

Sec. 16. [144A.753] [LICENSURE.]

Subdivision 1. [LICENSE REQUIRED; APPLICATION.] (a) A hospice provider may not operate in the state without a valid license issued by the commissioner.

(b) Within ten days after receiving an application for a license, the commissioner shall acknowledge receipt of the application in writing. The acknowledgment must indicate whether the application appears to be complete or whether additional information is required before the application is considered complete. Within 90 days after receiving a complete application, the commissioner shall either grant or deny the license. If an applicant is not granted or denied a license within 90 days after submitting a complete application, the license must be deemed granted. An applicant whose license has been deemed granted must provide written notice to the commissioner before providing hospice care.

(c) Each application for a hospice provider license, or for a renewal of a license, shall be accompanied by a fee to be set by the commissioner.

Fees established under Minnesota Rules, chapter 4669, for class D hospice providers shall apply until new rules are adopted.

Subd. 2. [LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.] The commissioner shall license hospice providers using the authorities under sections 144A.75 to 144A.756. To receive a license, a hospice provider must:

(1) provide centrally coordinated core services in the home and inpatient settings;

(2) require that the medical components of the hospice care program be under the direction of a licensed physician who serves as medical director;

(3) require that the palliative care provided to a hospice patient be under the direction of a licensed physician;

(4) utilize an interdisciplinary team that meets regularly to develop, implement, and evaluate the hospice provider's plan of care for each hospice patient and the patient's family. Within 48 hours of admission, a licensee must enter a written service agreement with the patient or the patient's responsible person describing the cost of services. Services are provided according to the plan of care developed by the interdisciplinary team. Changes in the services provided that do not cause a change in fees do not require a written modification of the service plan agreed to by the patient or the patient's responsible person;

(5) provide accessible hospice care 24 hours a day seven days a week;

(6) utilize an ongoing system of quality assurance;

(7) require that volunteer services be provided by individuals who have completed a hospice volunteer training program and are trained to provide the services required;

(8) provide a planned program of supportive services and bereavement counseling available to patients and families during hospice care and the bereavement period following the death of the hospice patient; and

(9) require that inpatient services be provided directly or by arrangement in a licensed hospital or nursing home or residential hospice.

Subd. 3. [NOMENCLATURE.] A hospice provider may not operate in the state or use the words "hospice," "hospice care," "hospice care program," or "hospice provider" without a valid license issued by the commissioner. St. Anne Hospice in Winona county may continue to use the name "hospice." 

Sec. 17. [144A.754] [ENFORCEMENT.]

Subdivision 1. [ENFORCEMENT.] (a) The commissioner may refuse to grant or renew a license, or may suspend or revoke a license, for violation of statutes or rules relating to hospice or for conduct detrimental to the welfare of a patient. Prior to any suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a license, the hospice provider is entitled to notice and a hearing as provided by chapter 14.

(b) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the commissioner may, without a prior contested case hearing, temporarily suspend a license or prohibit delivery of hospice care by a provider for not more than 60 days if the commissioner determines that the health or safety of a patient is in imminent danger, provided:

(1) advance notice is given to the provider;

(2) after notice, the provider fails to correct the problem;

(3) the commissioner has reason to believe that other administrative remedies are not likely to be effective; and

(4) there is an opportunity for a contested case hearing within the 60 days.

(c) The process of suspending or revoking a license must include a plan for transferring affected patients to other providers.

(d) The owner and managerial officials of a hospice provider, the license of which has not been renewed or has been revoked because of noncompliance with applicable law, are not eligible to apply for and shall not be granted a license for five years following the effective date of the nonrenewal or revocation.

(e) The commissioner shall not issue a license to a hospice provider if an owner or managerial official includes an individual who was an owner or managerial official of a hospice provider or other type of licensed home care provider whose license was not renewed or was revoked as described in paragraph (d) for five years following the effective date of nonrenewal or revocation.

(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner shall not renew or shall suspend or revoke the license of a hospice provider that includes an individual as an owner or managerial official who was an owner or managerial official of a hospice provider whose license was not renewed or was revoked as described in paragraph (d) for five years following the effective date of the nonrenewal or revocation.

(g) The commissioner shall notify the hospice provider 30 days in advance of the date of nonrenewal, suspension, or revocation of the license. Within ten days after the receipt of this notification, the hospice provider may request, in writing, that the commissioner stay the nonrenewal, revocation, or suspension of the license. The hospice provider shall specify the reasons for requesting the stay; the steps that will be taken to attain or maintain compliance with the licensure laws; any limits on the authority or responsibility of the owners or managerial officials whose actions resulted in the notice of nonrenewal, revocation, or suspension; and any other information to establish that the continuing affiliation with these individuals will not jeopardize patient health, safety, or well-being. The commissioner shall determine whether the stay will be granted within 30 days of receiving the provider's request. The commissioner may propose additional restrictions or limitations on the provider's license and require that the granting of the stay be contingent upon compliance with those provisions. The commissioner shall take into consideration the following factors when determining whether the stay should be granted:

(1) the threat that continued involvement of the owners and managerial officials in the hospice provider poses to patient health, safety, and well-being;

(2) the compliance history of the hospice provider; and

(3) the appropriateness of any limits suggested by the hospice provider. 

(h) If the commissioner grants the stay, the order shall include any restrictions or limitations on the provider's license. The failure of the provider to comply with any restrictions or limitations shall result in the immediate removal of the stay and the commissioner shall take immediate action to suspend, revoke, or not renew the license.

(i) The provisions contained in paragraphs (d) and (e) apply to any nonrenewal or revocation of a hospice provider license occurring after the effective date of the rules adopted under section 144A.752.

(j) For the purposes of this subdivision, owners of a hospice provider are those individuals whose ownership interest provides sufficient authority or control to affect or change decisions related to the operation of the hospice provider. An owner includes a sole proprietor, a general partner, or any other individual whose individual ownership interest can affect the management and direction of the policies of the hospice provider. For the purposes of this subdivision, managerial officials are those individuals who had the responsibility for the ongoing management or direction of the policies, services, or employees of the hospice provider relating to the areas of noncompliance that led to the license revocation or nonrenewal.

Subd. 2. [INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.] In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the commissioner may bring an action in district court to enjoin a person who is involved in the management, operation, or control of a hospice provider or an employee of the hospice provider from illegally engaging in activities regulated under sections 144A.75 to 144A.756. The commissioner may bring an action under this subdivision in the district court in Ramsey county or in the district in which a hospice provider is providing hospice care. The court may grant a temporary restraining order in the proceeding if continued activity by the person who is involved in the management, operation, or control of a hospice provider or an employee of the hospice provider would create an imminent risk of harm to a recipient of hospice care.

Subd. 3. [SUBPOENA.] In matters pending before the commissioner under sections 144A.75 to 144A.755, the commissioner may issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all necessary papers, books, records, documents, and other evidentiary material. If a person fails or refuses to comply with a subpoena or order of the commissioner to appear or testify regarding any matter about which the person may be lawfully questioned or to produce any papers, books, records, documents, or evidentiary materials in the matter to be heard, the commissioner may apply to the district court in any district and the court shall order the person to comply with the commissioner's order or subpoena. The commissioner may administer oaths to witnesses or take their affirmation. Depositions may be taken in or outside the state in the manner provided by law for the taking of depositions in civil actions. A subpoena or other process or paper may be served upon a named person anywhere within the state by an officer authorized to serve subpoenas in civil actions, with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed by law for process issued out of a district court. A person subpoenaed under this subdivision shall receive the same fees, mileage, and other costs that are paid in proceedings in district court.

Subd. 4. [TIME LIMITS FOR APPEALS.] To appeal an assessment of civil penalties under section 144A.752, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (4); a denial of a waiver or variance; and an action against a license under subdivision 1, a hospice provider must request a hearing no later than 15 days after the provider receives notice of the action.

Subd. 5. [PRIOR CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS.] (a) Before the commissioner issues an initial or renewal license, an owner or managerial official is required to complete a background study under section 144.057. No person may be involved in the management, operation, or control of a hospice provider if the person has been disqualified under chapter 245A. Individuals disqualified under that chapter may request a reconsideration and, if the disqualification is set aside, are then eligible to be involved in the management, operation, or control of the provider. For purposes of this section, owners of a hospice provider subject to the background check requirement are those individuals whose ownership interest provides sufficient authority or control to affect or change decisions related to the operation of the hospice provider. An owner includes a sole proprietor, a general partner, or any other individual whose individual ownership interest can affect the management and direction of the policies of the hospice provider. For the purposes of this section, managerial officials subject to the background check requirement are those individuals who provide "direct contact" as defined in section 245A.04, subdivision 3, or those individuals who have the responsibility for the ongoing management or direction of the policies, services, or employees of the hospice provider. Data collected under this subdivision are classified as private data under section 13.02, subdivision 12. 

(b) Employees, contractors, and volunteers of a hospice provider are subject to the background study required by section 144.057. These individuals shall be disqualified under chapter 245A. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a hospice provider from requiring self-disclosure of criminal conviction information.

(c) Termination of an employee in good faith reliance on information or records obtained under paragraph (a) or (b) regarding a confirmed conviction does not subject the hospice provider to civil liability or liability for unemployment benefits.

Sec. 18. [144A.755] [INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES.]

The commissioner shall ensure that information and referral services relating to hospice care are available in all regions of the state. The commissioner shall collect and make available information about available hospice care, sources of payment, providers, and the rights of patients. The commissioner may require hospice providers to provide information requested for the purposes of this section as a condition of licensure. The commissioner may publish and make available:

(1) general information describing hospice care in the state;

(2) limitations on hours, availability of services, and eligibility for third-party payments, applicable to individual providers; and

(3) other information the commissioner determines to be appropriate.

Sec. 19. [144A.756] [PENALTY.]

A person involved in the management, operation, or control of a hospice provider who violates section 144A.753, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section does not apply to a person who had no legal authority to affect or change decisions related to the management, operation, or control of a hospice provider.

Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 145C.01, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7. [HEALTH CARE FACILITY.] "Health care facility" means a hospital or other entity licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.58, a nursing home licensed to serve adults under section 144A.02, or a home care provider licensed under sections 144A.43 to 144A.48 144A.47, or a hospice provider licensed under sections 144A.75 to 144A.756.

Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 157.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. [REGISTRATION.] At the time of licensure or license renewal, a boarding and lodging establishment or a lodging establishment that provides supportive services or health supervision services must be registered with the commissioner, and must register annually thereafter. The registration must include the name, address, and telephone number of the establishment, the name of the operator, the types of services that are being provided, a description of the residents being served, the type and qualifications of staff in the facility, and other information that is necessary to identify the needs of the residents and the types of services that are being provided. The commissioner shall develop and furnish to the boarding and lodging establishment or lodging establishment the necessary form for submitting the registration.

Housing with services establishments registered under chapter 144D shall be considered registered under this section for all purposes except that:

(1) the establishments shall operate under the requirements of chapter 144D; and

(2) the criminal background check requirements of sections 299C.66 to 299C.71 apply. The criminal background check requirements of section 144.057 apply only to personnel providing home care services under sections 144A.43 to 144A.48 144A.47 and personnel providing hospice care under sections 144A.75 to 144A.756. 

Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.7495, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them.

(a) "Facility" means any of the following:

(1) a hospital or other health institution licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56;

(2) a medical facility as defined in section 144.561;

(3) an agency, clinic, or office operated under the direction of or under contract with the commissioner of health or a community health board, as defined in section 145A.02;

(4) a facility providing counseling regarding options for medical services or recovery from an addiction;

(5) a facility providing emergency shelter services for battered women, as defined in section 611A.31, subdivision 3, or a facility providing transitional housing for battered women and their children;

(6) a facility as defined in section 626.556, subdivision 2, paragraph (f);

(7) a facility as defined in section 626.5572, subdivision 6, where the services described in that paragraph are provided;

(8) a place to or from which ambulance service, as defined in section 144E.001, is provided or sought to be provided; and

(9) a hospice program provider licensed under section 144A.48 144A.753.

(b) "Aggrieved party" means a person whose access to or egress from a facility is obstructed in violation of subdivision 2, or the facility.

Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 626.5572, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. [FACILITY.] (a) "Facility" means a hospital or other entity required to be licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.58; a nursing home required to be licensed to serve adults under section 144A.02; a residential or nonresidential facility required to be licensed to serve adults under sections 245A.01 to 245A.16; a home care provider licensed or required to be licensed under section 144A.46; a hospice provider licensed under sections 144A.75 to 144A.756; or a person or organization that exclusively offers, provides, or arranges for personal care assistant services under the medical assistance program as authorized under sections 256B.04, subdivision 16, 256B.0625, subdivision 19a, and 256B.0627.

(b) For home care providers and personal care attendants, the term "facility" refers to the provider or person or organization that exclusively offers, provides, or arranges for personal care services, and does not refer to the client's home or other location at which services are rendered.

Sec. 24. [REPEALER.]

Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.48, is repealed effective upon adoption of licensure rules under Minnesota Statutes, section 144A.752, subdivision 1.

Sec. 25. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]

(a) Section 15, subdivision 1, is effective the day following final enactment. 

(b) Sections 1 to 23, except section 15, subdivision 1, are effective upon adoption of licensure rules under Minnesota Statutes, section 144A.752, subdivision 1. Minnesota Rules, chapters 4668 and 4669, govern the licensure of hospices until new rules are adopted. With enactment of Minnesota Statutes, sections 144A.75 to 144A.756, licensure orders issued to licensed hospices under Minnesota Statutes, section 144A.45, and Minnesota Rules, chapters 4668 and 4669, shall remain valid and shall be subject to the issuance of a penalty assessment for failure to correct under Minnesota Statutes, section 144A.752."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to health; regulating hospice care providers; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 13.381, subdivision 10; 144A.43, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 144A.45, subdivisions 1, 2; 144A.46, subdivisions 3a, 3b, 4; 144A.4605, subdivisions 2, 3; 145C.01, subdivision 7; 157.17, subdivision 2; 609.7495, subdivision 1; 626.5572, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 144A.4605, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.48."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Wolf from the Committee on Regulated Industries to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2550, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying emergency 911 telephone system provisions to establish emergency 911 telecommunications system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 403.01; 403.02, subdivisions 3, 6, 7, by adding subdivisions; 403.05; 403.06; 403.07; 403.08; 403.09; 403.10, subdivision 1; 403.11, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 403.113, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 403.04; 403.11, subdivision 2; 403.113, subdivision 5; 403.12, subdivision 1; 403.13; 403.14; Minnesota Rules, parts 1215.0400; 1215.0600; 1215.0700; 1215.1200, subpart 3; 1215.1500.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Pages 11 to 13, delete section 13 and insert:

"Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 403.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. [EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE FEE.] (a) Each customer of a telephone company or communications carrier that provides wireless or wireline telecommunications service provider that furnishes service capable of originating a 911 emergency telephone call is assessed a fee to cover the costs of ongoing maintenance and related improvements for trunking and central office switching equipment for minimum 911 emergency telephone telecommunications service, plus administrative and staffing costs of the department of administration related to managing the 911 emergency telephone telecommunications service program. Recurring charges by a public utility providing telephone service wireless or wireline telecommunications service provider for updating the information required by section 403.07, subdivision 3, must be paid by the commissioner of administration if the utility wireless or wireline telecommunications service provider is included in an approved 911 plan and the charges have been certified and approved under subdivision 3 are made pursuant to tariff, price list, or contract. The commissioner of administration shall transfer an amount equal to two cents a month from the fee assessed under this section on cellular and other nonwire access wireless telecommunications services to the commissioner of public safety for the purpose of offsetting the costs, including administrative and staffing costs, incurred by the state patrol division of the department of public safety in handling 911 emergency calls made from cellular wireless phones. 

(b) Money remaining in the 911 emergency telephone telecommunications service account after all other obligations are paid must not cancel and is carried forward to subsequent years and may be appropriated from time to time to the commissioner of administration to provide financial assistance to counties for the improvement of local emergency telephone telecommunications services. The improvements may include providing access to minimum 911 service for telephone telecommunications service subscribers currently without access and upgrading existing 911 service to include automatic number identification, local location identification, automatic location identification, and other improvements specified in revised county 911 plans approved by the department.

(b) (c) The fee is 27 cents a month for each customer access line or other basic access service, including trunk equivalents as designated by the public utilities commission for access charge purposes and including cellular and other nonwire access wireless telecommunications services. The fee must be the same for all customers.

(c) (d) The fee must be collected by each company or carrier providing service wireless or wireline telecommunications service provider subject to the fee. Fees are payable to and must be submitted to the commissioner of administration monthly before the 25th of each month following the month of collection, except that fees may be submitted quarterly if less than $250 a month is due, or annually if less than $25 a month is due. Receipts must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a 911 emergency telephone telecommunications service account in the special revenue fund. The money in the account may only be used for 911 telephone telecommunications services as provided in paragraph (a). Interest accrued on the 911 emergency telecommunications service account must remain in the account.

(d) (e) This subdivision does not apply to customers of a telecommunications carrier as defined in section 237.01, subdivision 6 interexchange carriers.

(f) The installation and recurring charges for integrating wireless 911 calls into enhanced 911 systems must be paid by the commissioner if the 911 service provider is included in the statewide design plan and the charges are made pursuant to tariff, price list, or contract."

Page 14, line 1, after "invoice" insert "itemizing rate elements by county or service area"

Page 14, line 13, before "911" insert "recurring"

Page 15, line 6, after "other" insert "affected"

Page 15, line 7, after "changes" insert "related to 911 service"

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 8, delete "1,"

Page 1, line 9, after the semicolon, insert "Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 403.11, subdivision 1;"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.

The report was adopted. 

Rhodes from the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2567, A bill for an act relating to the military; requiring payment of a salary differential to certain state employees who are members of the national guard or other military reserve units and who have been called to active military duty on or after September 11, 2001; permitting local governments to pay a similar salary differential for their employees who are called from reserve status to active military service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 471.975; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, after line 24, insert:

"(f) This section is repealed June 30, 2006."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

The report was adopted.

Rhodes from the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2593, A bill for an act relating to elections; city elections; providing for the election of certain council members elected by ward after reapportionment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 205.84, subdivisions 1 and 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, delete lines 16 to 23 and insert:

"(b) In a city where council members are elected by ward to serve for four years to terms that are not staggered, if the population of any ward changes by five percent or more, all council members must be elected to new terms at the first municipal general election after ward boundaries are redefined under subdivision 2; provided, however, that if no municipal general election would otherwise occur in the year ending in "3," a municipal general election must be held in the year ending in "3.""

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

The report was adopted.

Dempsey from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2602, A bill for an act relating to the city of Rushford; allowing an extended duration for a redevelopment tax increment financing district.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes without further recommendation.

The report was adopted. 

Rhodes from the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2612, A bill for an act relating to occupations; revising circumstances in which the signature of a licensed architect, licensed engineer, licensed land surveyor, licensed landscape architect, licensed geoscientist, or certified interior designer is required; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 326.12, subdivision 3.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 326.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. [CERTIFIED SIGNATURE.] Each plan, drawing, specification, plat, report, or other document which under sections 326.02 to 326.15 is prepared by a licensed architect, licensed engineer, licensed land surveyor, licensed landscape architect, licensed geoscientist, or certified interior designer must bear the signature of the licensed or certified person preparing it, or the signature of the licensed or certified person under whose direct supervision it was prepared. Each signature shall be accompanied by a certification that the signer is licensed or certified under sections 326.02 to 326.15, by the person's license or certificate number, and by the date on which the signature was affixed. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any plans, drawings, specifications, plats, reports, or other documents of an intraoffice or intracompany nature. A government agency or local unit of government need sign and certify only the title page or first page of a highway construction document that is described in this subdivision; provided that all other pages must have printed or stamped on them a facsimile signature and the information required by this subdivision. The stamp or printed signature has the same force and effect as an actual signature or that are considered to be drafts or of a preliminary, schematic, or design development nature by licensed or certified individuals who would normally be responsible for their preparation. The required signature and certification must appear on all pages of plans and drawings that must be signed, but only on the first page of specifications, plats, reports, or other documents that must be signed. A stamp, printed signature, or electronically created signature has the same force and effect as an actual signature if it creates an accurate depiction of the licensed or certified professional's actual signature.

Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]

Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Dempsey from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2624, A bill for an act relating to the city of Shakopee; increasing its public utilities commission from three to five members.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.

The report was adopted. 

Dempsey from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2652, A bill for an act relating to Polk county; providing a process for making certain offices appointive in Polk county.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 21, delete "auditor" and insert "auditor-treasurer"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Dempsey from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2667, A bill for an act relating to the city of Albert Lea; authorizing creation of a tax increment financing district.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes without further recommendation.

The report was adopted.

Bradley from the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2698, A bill for an act relating to rulemaking; extending the authority of the board of physical therapy to adopt rules on licensee ethics.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.

The report was adopted.

Davids from the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2710, A bill for an act relating to trade practices; limiting unsolicited telephone calls to certain individuals; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. [325E.311] [DEFINITIONS.]

Subdivision 1. [SCOPE.] For the purposes of sections 325E.311 to 325E.316, the following terms have the meanings given them.

Subd. 2. [CALLER.] "Caller" means a person, corporation, firm, partnership, association, or legal or commercial entity that attempts to contact, or that contacts, a residential subscriber in this state by using a telephone or a telephone line. 

Subd. 3. [CALLER IDENTIFICATION SERVICE.] "Caller identification service" means a telephone service that permits telephone subscribers to see the telephone number of incoming telephone calls.

Subd. 4. [COMMISSIONER.] "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce.

Subd. 5. [RESIDENTIAL SUBSCRIBER.] "Residential subscriber" means a person who has subscribed to residential telephone services from a telephone company or the other persons living or residing with the subscribing person.

Subd. 6. [TELEPHONE SOLICITATION.] "Telephone solicitation" means any voice communication over a telephone line for the purpose of encouraging the purchase or rental of, or investment in, property, goods, or services, whether the communication is made by a live operator, through the use of an automatic dialing-announcing device as defined in section 325E.26, subdivision 2, or by other means. Telephone solicitation does not include communications:

(1) to any residential subscriber with that subscriber's prior express invitation or permission;

(2) by or on behalf of any person or entity with whom a residential subscriber has a prior or current business or personal relationship; or

(3) by or on behalf of an organization listed in section 290.091, subdivision 2, paragraph (f).

Sec. 2. [325E.312] [TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS.]

Subdivision 1. [PERSONS INCLUDED IN NO-CALL LIST.] No caller shall make or cause to be made any telephone solicitation to the telephone line of any residential subscriber in this state who has given notice to the commissioner, according to section 325E.313, of that residential subscriber's objection to receiving telephone solicitations.

Subd. 2. [IDENTIFICATION OF CALLER.] Any caller who makes a telephone solicitation to a residential subscriber in this state shall state the caller's identity and the telephone number of the caller clearly at the beginning of the call.

Subd. 3. [INTERFERENCE WITH CALLER IDENTIFICATION.] No caller who makes a telephone solicitation to a residential subscriber in this state shall knowingly use any method to block or otherwise deliberately circumvent the subscriber's use of a caller identification service.

Sec. 3. [325E.313] [NO-CALL LIST.]

Subdivision 1. [ESTABLISHMENT OF LIST.] The commissioner shall establish and maintain a list of telephone numbers of residential subscribers who object to receiving telephone solicitations. The commissioner may fulfill the requirements of this subdivision by contracting with an agent for the establishment and maintenance of the list. The list must be established by January 1, 2003.

Subd. 2. [OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF LIST.] (a) Each local exchange company must inform its residential subscribers of the opportunity to provide notification to the commission or its contractor that the subscriber objects to receiving telephone solicitations. The notification must be made in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.

(b) Any residential subscriber may contact the commissioner or the commissioner's agent and give notice, in the manner prescribed by the commissioner, that the subscriber objects to receiving telephone solicitations. The commissioner shall add the telephone number of any subscriber who gives notice of objection to the list maintained pursuant to subdivision 1 within 90 days of the date the notice is received. 

(c) Any notice given by a subscriber under this subdivision shall be effective for two years unless revoked by the subscriber. Any subsequent notices given by the same subscriber related to a different telephone number are separate from the original notice.

(d) The commissioner shall allow consumers to give notice under this subdivision by mail or electronically.

(e) The commissioner shall establish the procedures by which a person wishing to make telephone solicitations may obtain access to the list. Those procedures shall, to the extent practicable, allow for access to paper or electronic copies of the list.

Subd. 3. [USE OF FEDERAL LIST.] If, pursuant to United States Code, title 15, section 6102(a), the Federal Trade Commission establishes a single national list of telephone numbers of subscribers who object to receiving telephone solicitations, the commissioner shall include subscribers who live in Minnesota and are included in the national list in the list established under this section.

Sec. 4. [325E.314] [FEES.]

A person or entity desiring to make telephone solicitations shall pay a fee, payable to the commissioner, for access to, or for paper or electronic copies of, the list established under section 325E.313. The fee shall be $15 for each acquisition of the list. A caller who makes a telephone solicitation to the telephone line of any residential subscriber must, at the time of the call, have obtained access to a current version of the list at least once in the 180 days prior to the call.

Sec. 5. [325E.315] [RELEASE OF INFORMATION.]

Information contained in the list established under section 325E.313 shall be used only for the purposes of compliance with sections 325E.311 to 325E.316 or in a proceeding or action under section 325E.316. The information contained in the list is private data on individuals or nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02.

Sec. 6. [325E.316] [PENALTIES.]

Subdivision 1. [ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSIONER.] In enforcing sections 325E.311 to 325E.316, the commissioner has all powers provided by section 45.027, including, but not limited to, the power to impose a civil penalty to a maximum of $2,000 for each solicitation that violates section 325E.312.

Subd. 2. [PRIVATE REMEDIES.] A person who has received more than one telephone solicitation within any 12-month period by or on behalf of the same person or entity in violation of section 325E.312, may bring an action under section 8.31, subdivision 3a.

Subd. 3. [DEFENSES.] (a) In any action or proceeding against a person under this section, it shall be a defense that the defendant has established and implemented, with due care, reasonable practices and procedures to effectively prevent telephone solicitations in violation of section 325E.312.

(b) No provider of caller identification service shall be held liable for violations of section 325E.312 committed by other persons or entities.

Subd. 4. [TIME LIMITATIONS.] No action or proceeding may be brought under this section:

(1) more than two years after the person bringing the action knew or should have known of the alleged violation; or

(2) more than two years after the termination of any proceeding or action by the state of Minnesota, whichever is later. 

Subd. 5. [JURISDICTION.] A court of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over any nonresident or the nonresident's executor or administrator as to an action or proceeding authorized by this section according to the provisions of section 543.19.

Subd. 6. [OTHER REMEDIES.] The remedies, duties, prohibitions, and penalties of this section are not exclusive and are in addition to all other causes of action, remedies, and penalties provided by law."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Civil Law.

The report was adopted.

Smith from the Committee on Civil Law to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2780, A bill for an act relating to real property; creating a curative act for conveyances by counties; providing for recording of documents written in foreign language; providing for an affidavit of custodian; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 507; 527.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 4, after line 6, insert:

"Sec. 4. [REPEALER.]

Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 514.99, subdivision 6, is repealed."

Page 4, line 7, delete "4" and insert "5"

Page 4, after line 18, insert:

"(c) Section 4 is effective the day following final enactment."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 5, before "proposing" insert "repealing sunset on nonconsensual common law lien statute;"

Page 1, line 6, before the period, insert "; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 514.99, subdivision 6"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Rhodes from the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2793, A bill for an act relating to gambling; lawful gambling and gambling devices; making technical, clarifying, and conforming changes; deleting obsolete language; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 349.162, subdivision 2; 349.163, subdivisions 1, 3, 5; 349.165, subdivision 2; 349.167, subdivision 7; 349.168, subdivision 5; 349.19, subdivision 5; 349.191, subdivisions 1a, 1b; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 349.168, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 349.12, subdivision 14; 349.163, subdivision 6a; 349.17, subdivision 2a; 349.174.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.

The report was adopted. 

Dempsey from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2796, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the city of Minneapolis to construct a new asphalt plant as part of a joint venture with a private enterprise; requiring local approval.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 15, delete "shall" and insert "may"

Page 1, delete lines 16 and 17, and insert:

"(1) the ability of the joint venture to provide a lower cost and reliable supply of asphalt for municipal purposes over a 25-year period, as compared to public ownership and operation;"

Page 1, line 20, delete "and" and insert "costs or"

Page 2, line 1, delete the second "facility" and insert "site"

Page 2, delete lines 2 to 6, and insert:

"(5) the community development benefits from entry into the joint venture."

Page 2, line 17, after the period, insert "Nothing in this act shall be construed as requiring the city to enter into any joint venture, or to assume any costs necessary to implement the joint venture, including any costs of redevelopment or any costs or environmental remediation arising from the acquisition of private property transferred to the city or to the Minneapolis community development agency for redevelopment."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Molnau from the Committee on Transportation Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2798, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying provision for advance funding for interregional transportation corridor development; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 161.362, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 161.361, is amended to read:

161.361 [ADVANCE FUNDING FOR TRUNK HIGHWAY PROJECTS.]

Subdivision 1. [ADVANCE FUNDING.] A road authority other than the commissioner may by agreement with the commissioner make advances from any available funds to the commissioner to expedite construction of all or part of a trunk highway. Money may be advanced under this section only for projects already included in the commissioner's ten-year highway work program. The total amount of annual repayment to road authorities under this subdivision must never exceed $10,000,000. 

Subd. 1a. [INTERREGIONAL CORRIDORS.] By agreement with the commissioner, a road authority other than the commissioner or two or more road authorities that have entered into a joint powers agreement under section 471.59 may make advances from any available funds to the commissioner to expedite development of an interregional transportation corridor, including funds for design consultants, for right-of-way purchases, for construction, or for other related expenditures. The total amount of annual repayment to road authorities under this subdivision must never exceed $10,000,000.

Subd. 1b. [BOTTLENECKS.] By agreement with the commissioner, a road authority other than the commissioner or two or more road authorities that have entered into a joint powers agreement under section 471.59 may make advances from any available funds to the commissioner to expedite bottleneck reduction, including funds for design consultants, for right-of-way purchases, for construction, or for other related expenditures. The total amount of annual repayment to road authorities under this subdivision must never exceed $10,000,000.

Subd. 2. [REPAYMENT.] Subject to the availability of state money, the commissioner shall repay without interest the amount amounts advanced under subdivision 1 this section, up to the state's share of project costs, at the time the project is scheduled for completion in the highway work program. The total amount of annual repayment to road authorities under this section must never exceed the amount stated in the department's debt management policy or $10,000,000, whichever is less under terms of the agreement. The agreement may provide for payment of interest for funds advanced under subdivisions 1a and 1b. The maximum interest rate that may be paid is the rate earned by the state on invested treasurer's cash for the month before the date the agreement is executed or the actual interest paid by the road authority in borrowing for the amount advanced, whichever rate is less.

Sec. 2. [REPEALER.]

Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 161.362, is repealed."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to highways; providing for advance funding for interregional corridor, bottleneck reduction, and other trunk highway projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 161.361; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 161.362."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Goodno from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2863, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for demolition of the administration building at the Cambridge regional treatment center; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

The report was adopted. 

Goodno from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2900, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to the city of St. Paul for the construction of a high performance office building and educational center designed and constructed specifically with the health and safety of the building's occupants in mind; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be indefinitely postponed and be re-referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

The report was adopted.

Dempsey from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2933, A bill for an act relating to local government; directing the cities of Rockville and Pleasant Lake and the town of Rockville to joint develop a consolidation plan.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, delete lines 7 to 23, and insert:

"The cities of Rockville and Pleasant Lake and the town of Rockville may consolidate under Minnesota Statutes, section 414.041, and the town of Rockville must be treated as a municipality for that purpose."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, delete lines 2 to 4, and insert:

"relating to local government; permitting the cities of Rockville and Pleasant Lake and the town of Rockville to consolidate."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

H. F. Nos. 2473, 2531, 2612, 2624, 2652, 2780, 2793, 2796, 2798 and 2933 were read for the second time.

The following House Files were introduced:

Penas, Huntley, Skoe, Bradley, Goodno, Otremba and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 2935, A bill for an act relating to health; permitting a health maintenance organization rural demonstration project; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62D.30, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Knoblach, Opatz, Dehler, Schumacher and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 2936, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; directing the transfer of money from the assigned risk plan to the workforce development fund.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Abrams, Dorman, Leighton, Pawlenty, Kuisle, Erhardt, Daggett and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 2937, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise; phasing-in apportionment based solely on sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.191, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 290.191, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.191, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Buesgens; Holberg; Seifert; Pelowski; Anderson, B., and Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 2938, A bill for an act relating to education; providing that school districts need not comply with mandates unless revenue to comply is identified; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Workman, Lieder, Kuisle, Swenson, Wolf, Juhnke, Westerberg and Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 2939, A bill for an act relating to transportation; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5; article XIV, sections 5, 6, by adding a new section; removing constitutional limitations on issuing general obligation bonds for highways; establishing constitutional fund and dedicating proceeds of sales tax on vehicles to financing highways and public transit; increasing tax on motor fuels; authorizing bonding; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 296A.07, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 296A.08, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 297B.09, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.

Wasiluk; Clark, J., and Johnson, S., introduced:

H. F. No. 2940, A bill for an act relating to animals; prohibiting negligent interference with or unauthorized control of a service animal; requiring restitution for service animal interference; prescribing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 343.21, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 343.20, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention.

Blaine, Walz, Eastlund, Erickson and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 2941, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for military pay; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Blaine, Walz, Stanek and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 2942, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money to predesign the Camp Ripley Joint Military/Law Enforcement Anti-Terrorism Training Facility.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance.

Wasiluk, Hausman, Holsten, Mares and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2943, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for construction of the interchange at McKnight Road and Highway 36 in Ramsey county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

Walz and Fuller introduced:

H. F. No. 2944, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing the Cuyuna Lakes state trail; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 85.015, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.

Walz and Fuller introduced:

H. F. No. 2945, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for visitor facility improvements in the Cuyuna Country state recreation area in Crow Wing county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Murphy, Wagenius, Pugh, Hilstrom and Johnson, S., introduced:

H. F. No. 2946, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing public meetings to be closed under certain circumstances to discuss security issues; limiting duration of drivers' licenses and Minnesota identification cards for noncitizens with short-term admission authorization; expanding first-degree murder to include death resulting from an act of terrorism; imposing a term of life imprisonment without release; establishing crimes relating to the use of biological agents, toxic chemicals, or toxins; modifying and expanding provisions relating to terroristic threats; increasing penalties for trespass on a public utility; imposing criminal penalties; funding training for emergency personnel and antiterrorism equipment purchases; appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for homeland security; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 13D.05, subdivision 3; 171.07, subdivision 4; 171.27; 299A.62, subdivision 1; 609.106, subdivision 2; 609.185; 609.605, by adding a subdivision; 609.713, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 403.11, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299A; 609.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention.

Blaine introduced:

H. F. No. 2947, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing an on-farm biogas recovery facility loan program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance.

Walz and Fuller introduced:

H. F. No. 2948, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; adding to Cuyuna Country state recreation area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.

Kahn, Leppik, Wagenius, Hausman, Folliard, Skoglund, Kelliher, Huntley and Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 2949, A bill for an act relating to the environment; preventing littering in state parks and other areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 85.20, subdivision 6; 144.414, subdivision 1; 169.42, subdivision 1; 169.421, subdivision 3; 609.68.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.

Buesgens, Seagren, Mares, Mariani and Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 2950, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring the commissioner of children, families, and learning to develop the capacity to administer the basic skills test on line and to score and report test results to students and schools quickly; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 120B.30, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Sykora, Nornes, Gray, McGuire, Mulder and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 2951, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for early childhood and family education; making technical, clarifying, and conforming changes; removing obsolete language; modifying certain levies; eliminating a reporting requirement; authorizing rulemaking; allowing adult basic education consortia to act as own fiscal agents; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 119A.37, subdivision 3; 119A.374, by adding a subdivision; 119B.011, subdivision 7; 119B.02, subdivision 1; 119B.061, subdivision 5; 124D.22, subdivision 3; 124D.52, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 124D.135, subdivision 8; 124D.16, subdivision 6; 124D.20, subdivision 5; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 15, subdivision 9; repealing Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, sections 16; 18.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance.

Abeler and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2952, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; providing for designation of senior citizen crossings; deleting requirement that a senior citizen crossing on a trunk highway be with the consent of the commissioner of transportation; prescribing minimum size requirements of residential facilities in order to qualify for senior citizen crossing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.215, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.

Abeler, Huntley, Bradley and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 2953, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for the establishment of a volunteer health care provider program; specifying that health care providers providing volunteer services under the program are state employees for purposes of tort claims; requiring rules; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.

Abeler, Folliard, Erickson and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2954, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing school districts additional flexibility for staff development revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 122A.61, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 2955, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, section 3; providing for appointment of members of the University of Minnesota board of regents; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 137.023; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 137.024; 137.0245.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 2956, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating the sale of annuity contracts with surrender charges to elderly customers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 72A.20, subdivision 34.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.

Sertich introduced:

H. F. No. 2957, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; regulating abandoned motor vehicles; requiring notice of taking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 168B.06, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.

Vandeveer, Stanek, Tuma, Hackbarth, Murphy, Ozment, Abeler, Kuisle, Holberg, Holsten, Jacobson, Pawlenty, Swenson, Rhodes, Dempsey, Mares, Sviggum, Walz, Lenczewski, Howes, Osskopp, Fuller, Tingelstad, Cassell and Westerberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2958, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax checkoff to fund benefits for survivors of law enforcement officers and firefighters and providing for maintenance of peace officer and firefighter memorials; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.

Carlson; Greiling; Johnson, J.; Rhodes and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2959, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing an intermediate school district to levy for judgments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 126C.43, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Blaine introduced:

H. F. No. 2960, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a biogas recovery facility loan program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance.

Mares; Carlson; Johnson, J.; Rhodes and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2961, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing an intermediate school district to issue tax and aid anticipation certificates as if it were a school district; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 123B.78, subdivision 3; 126C.50.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Osthoff, Mares, Rhodes, Hausman and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 2962, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Blaine, Rifenberg, Gunther, Swenson, Erickson, Eastlund, Ozment, Dorman, Peterson, Mulder, Sviggum, Harder, Stang, Finseth, Westrom, Kuisle and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 2963, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; expanding eligibility for farm manure digester loans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 17.115, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance.

Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2964, A bill for an act relating to education; kindergarten through grade 12 education; providing for general education, education excellence, special education, facilities and technology, and nutrition and other programs; providing for rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 13.41, subdivision 5; 122A.64; 123B.04, subdivision 5; 123B.49, subdivisions 3, 4; 123B.57, subdivision 4; 123B.61; 123B.62; 123B.63; 123B.83, subdivision 4; 123B.88, subdivision 2; 124D.03, subdivisions 2, 6; 124D.09, subdivisions 3, 4, 12, 20; 124D.10, subdivision 16; 124D.11, subdivisions 1, 2; 124D.118; 125A.03; 125A.27, subdivision 10; 125A.43; 125A.76, subdivision 7; 126C.01, by adding a subdivision; 126C.10, subdivision 26; 126C.21, subdivision 3; 126C.42, subdivision 1; 126C.63, subdivision 5; 127A.47, subdivisions 7, 8; 475.61, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 13.32, subdivision 3; 13.46, subdivision 2; 121A.41, subdivision 10; 124D.65, subdivision 5;

125A.09, subdivision 3; 126C.10, subdivision 4; 126C.15, subdivision 1; 126C.17, subdivisions 7, 7a; 126C.63, subdivision 8; 126C.69, subdivisions 2, 9; 127A.42, subdivision 2; Laws 1965, chapter 705, as amended; Laws 2001, First Special Section chapter 5, article 2, section 15; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 67; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 124D; 125A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 123B.81, subdivision 6; 124D.65, subdivision 4; 126C.01, subdivisions 4, 11; 126C.14; 126C.40, subdivision 4; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 31; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 5, section 12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Kuisle and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2965, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying prohibition on the release of pollutants into state waters; prohibiting permits for the construction of new open air swine basins; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97C.065; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.

Peterson, by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 2966, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the profile of learning portion of the high school graduation rule; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 120B.02; 120B.31, subdivision 4; 136A.233, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 120B.07; 120B.30, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 120B.031; Minnesota Rules, parts 3501.0300; 3501.0310; 3501.0320; 3501.0330; 3501.0340; 3501.0350; 3501.0370; 3501.0380; 3501.0390; 3501.0400; 3501.0410; 3501.0420; 3501.0440; 3501.0441; 3501.0442; 3501.0443; 3501.0444; 3501.0445; 3501.0446; 3501.0447; 3501.0448; 3501.0449; 3501.0450; 3501.0460; 3501.0461; 3501.0462; 3501.0463; 3501.0464; 3501.0465; 3501.0466; 3501.0467; 3501.0468; 3501.0469.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Kahn, Skoglund, Kelliher, Huntley and Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 2967, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring laboratories that perform human genetic testing or forensic DNA testing to be accredited by or meet the standards of appropriate organizations; establishing fees; authorizing rulemaking; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 144.99, subdivision 1; 257.62, subdivisions 5, 6; 299C.155, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 299C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Vandeveer, Jacobson and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 2968, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing four percent salary decreases for legislators and constitutional officers until June 30, 2004.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

Kuisle; Juhnke; Wilkin; Paulsen; Marquart; Daggett; Harder; Jacobson; Rifenberg; Dorman; Dempsey; Erhardt; McElroy; Pawlenty; Kielkucki; Bradley; Gerlach; Holberg; Mullery; Lipman; Davids; Knoblach; Wolf; Gunther; Lindner; Clark, J.; Stang and Ruth introduced:

H. F. No. 2969, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting special education data to be recorded in an electronic format; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 13.32, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 2970, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for maintenance, monitoring, and enforcement related to recreational motor vehicle use.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 2971, A bill for an act relating to local government; shooting ranges; defining generally accepted operation practices; providing for relation to ordinances, closing and relocation, and nuisance liability; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 87A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Wolf and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2972, A bill for an act relating to energy; making technical corrections to the 2001 omnibus energy bill; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 216B.2425, subdivision 3; Laws 2001, chapter 212, article 1, section 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.

Holsten, Ozment, Osthoff and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2973, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for maintenance of leased property; permitting aquatic plant grants; making certain state park permit exemptions; providing for federal law compliance; modifying certain appropriations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 84.153; 84.975, by adding a subdivision; 85.054, by adding a subdivision; 97A.055, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, section 5, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Ruth; Sviggum; McElroy; Erhardt; Jennings; Gray; Dorn; Clark, J.; Kalis and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 2974, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; exempting certain utility attached machinery; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 272.02, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2975, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use taxes; exempting the purchase of construction materials used in constructing a fire and ambulance station for the city of Houston; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Holsten and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2976, A bill for an act relating to gambling; lawful purpose expenditures; modifying definition of trade area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 349.213, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.

Hackbarth; Anderson, I.; Kuisle; Rukavina and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 2977, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; providing that certain real property used as a shooting range shall be classified as class 4c property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Cassell introduced:

H. F. No. 2978, A bill for an act relating to local government; the city of Alexandria and the townships of Alexandria, Carlos, Hudson, and La Grand in Douglas county; establishing the lakes area economic development authority; granting the powers of an economic development authority; prescribing its duties and powers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2979, A bill for an act relating to taxation; Wyoming township; city of Chisago City; repealing an authorization for municipal reimbursements; repealing Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 88.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 2980, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a prison industry building at the Minnesota correctional facility-Faribault.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance.

Huntley, Swapinski, Jaros and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2981, A bill for an act relating to child advocacy centers; providing for grants; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance.

Howes, Sviggum, Otremba, Juhnke and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2982, A bill for an act relating to human services; implementing a hiring and layoff freeze at the Ah-Gwah-Ching center and requiring the provision of information on center programs; establishing a task force on collocation of services and functions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 251.013, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 2983, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota state retirement system and public employees retirement association; granting additional service credit for past uncredited legislative service and Itasca state park employment.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.

Seagren, Leppik and Johnson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 2984, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for alternative school district organization; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2985, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a low-income housing tax credit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2986, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for land acquisition for Vermilion Community College.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2987, A bill for an act relating to Cook county; authorizing the county to convey the Mineral Center cemetery to the Grand Portage Reservation.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 2988, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating certain licenses, fees, and coverages; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 62A.25, subdivision 2; 62A.31, subdivision 1h; 62E.14, subdivisions 4, 5, 6; 62L.02, subdivision 13a; 62L.03, subdivisions 1, 5; 62Q.185; 79A.04, subdivision 9; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 60A.14, subdivision 1; 60K.56, subdivisions 6, 8, 9; 62M.03, subdivision 2; Laws 2001, chapter 117, article 1, section 29.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 2989, A bill for an act relating to commerce; classifying certain data; regulating continuing education and licensing requirements for certain licensees; regulating the contractor's recovery fund; providing for the adoption and amendment of uniform conveyancing forms; repealing certain obsolete, unnecessary, or redundant rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 82.20, subdivision 13; 82.22, subdivision 6; 82B.19, subdivision 1; 155A.07, by adding a subdivision; 326.975, by adding subdivisions; 507.09; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 82.22, subdivision 13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 2705.3000; 2782.0100; 2782.0200; 2782.0300; 2782.0400; 2782.0500; 2782.0600; 2782.0700; 2782.0800; 2800.0100, subparts 6, 10; 2808.2200, subparts 6, 7, 8; 2830.0020; 2830.0030; 2830.0040; 2830.0050; 2830.0060; 2830.0070; 2870.0100; 2870.1100; 2870.1200; 2870.1400; 2870.1500; 2870.1700; 2870.1800; 2870.1900; 2870.2000; 2870.2100; 2870.2200; 2870.2300; 2870.3100; 2870.3200; 2870.3300; 2870.3400; 2870.3500; 2870.3600; 2870.3700; 2870.3800; 2870.3900; 2870.4000; 2870.4100; 2870.5100.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.

Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2990, A bill for an act relating to education finance; including certain residential costs for the Lakeview residential program in the tuition amounts billed to resident school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 125A.15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Knoblach, Schumacher, Olson, Opatz and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 2991, A bill for an act relating to human services; designating certain nursing facilities as metropolitan facilities for purposes of medical assistance reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

Rhodes, Koskinen, Haas, Solberg and Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 2992, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying terms of temporary licensure for occupational therapists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 148.6418, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Howes, McElroy, Jennings, Gunther and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 2993, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing limits on overtime for nurses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Bishop, Mares, Kahn, Rhodes and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 2994, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Rochester Art Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 2995, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; providing for a bidding exception for certain water tank service contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 471.345, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Mares, Murphy, Krinkie and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 2996, A bill for an act relating to retirement; eliminating contribution rate increases in the local government correctional service retirement plan; amending Laws 2000, chapter 461, article 10, section 3, as amended; repealing Laws 2000, chapter 461, article 10, section 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.

Rukavina and Sertich introduced:

H. F. No. 2997, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for capital improvements at Mesabi Range Community and Technical College.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.

Gray introduced:

H. F. No. 2998, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a facility to serve parents and families.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

Ozment, Dempsey, Marko and Holberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2999, A bill for an act relating to aggregate material; providing for a municipal aggregate material removal fee in the metropolitan area; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 298.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Rukavina, Bakk and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 3000, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; requiring that new snowmobiles be equipped with auxiliary light power and switches; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.821, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.

Rukavina, Stang, Opatz, Knoblach and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 3001, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying MinnesotaCare eligibility requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256L.07, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3002, A bill for an act relating to public safety; permitting certain emergency responders to operate vehicles with flashing lights and sirens; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.58, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.

Knoblach, Opatz, Dehler, Daggett, Schumacher and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 3003, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for grants to greater Minnesota public regional parks organizations; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Jacobson; Osskopp; Vandeveer; Anderson, B.; Lieder; Buesgens; Rukavina; Wilkin; Lipman; Erickson; Rifenberg; Daggett; Johnson, J.; Westerberg; Abeler and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3004, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; allowing as lawful purpose expenditures certain expenditures by veterans organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 349.12, subdivision 25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.

Howes, Kelliher, Sykora, Mares and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 3005, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; establishing the mighty books grant program; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 134.45.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance.

Gray, McElroy, Dawkins, Hausman, Harder and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 3006, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the education tax credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.0674, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 290.0674, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Olson; Schumacher; Juhnke; Osskopp; Anderson, B.; Holberg; Erickson; Tuma; Dehler and Johnson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 3007, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for local governments to opt out of certain state mandates; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Olson, Gerlach and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 3008, A bill for an act relating to state finance; exempting certain bakery products prepared by the seller from sales and use taxes; repealing the biomedical innovation and commercialization initiative; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 297A.61, subdivision 31; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 116J.885; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 19, section 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Olson and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 3009, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales; requiring sales tax on motor vehicles to be deposited in highway user tax distribution fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 297B.09, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Olson and Gerlach introduced:

H. F. No. 3010, A bill for an act relating to education; enacting the American Heritage Education in Minnesota Public Schools Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

McElroy, Pawlenty, Pugh, Milbert and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 3011, A bill for an act relating to housing; authorizing issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for matching grants to the Dakota county housing opportunity enhancement fund and for supportive housing.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 3012, A bill for an act relating to occupations; permitting the release of client information without the consent of the client under certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 3013, A bill for an act relating to occupations; modifying definition of practice of psychology; providing for emeritus registration of psychologists and psychological practitioners; providing for mental, physical, or chemical dependency examinations or evaluations for certain individuals regulated by the board of psychology; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 13.383, subdivision 8; 148.89, subdivision 5; 148.941, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Huntley, Swapinski and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 3014, A bill for an act relating to taxes; local sales tax administration; delaying the date for the state to start collecting the Duluth sales tax; amending Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 12, section 82, the effective date.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Seifert, Pelowski, Davids and Buesgens introduced:

H. F. No. 3015, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring the commissioner of children, families, and learning to take the state's 11th grade mathematics test.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Opatz; Schumacher; Dehler; Kubly; Skoglund; Pugh; Otremba; Davnie; Clark, K.; Johnson, R.; Carlson; Stang; Slawik and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 3016, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; transferring the excess surplus in the workers' compensation assigned risk plan to the state dislocated worker program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Clark, K.; Dawkins and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 3017, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for loans for transitional housing.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Ozment, Osthoff, Tingelstad and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 3018, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing funding for supplemental expenses of the citizens advisory committee for the environment and natural resources trust fund, for an educational television series about Minnesota's natural landscapes, and for a bridge on the gateway trail; appropriating money from the environment and natural resources trust fund.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Hausman, Dawkins, Entenza, Gray and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 3019, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Central Corridor Transitway.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 3020, A bill for an act relating to crimes; prohibiting presenting false information for purposes of a background study; prohibiting certain licensed facilities and establishments from hiring persons convicted of violent crimes; prescribing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention.

Juhnke, Kubly and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 3021, A bill for an act relating to human services; implementing a hiring and layoff freeze at Willmar and Fergus Falls regional treatment centers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Bernardy and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 3022, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a locally controlled inflationary increase in the basic formula allowance in years when the state responsibility is not met; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 126C.17, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Juhnke and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 3023, A bill for an act relating to human services; implementing a hiring and layoff freeze at the Willmar regional treatment center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Opatz, Dehler and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 3024, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Northstar commuter rail system.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

Peterson, Juhnke, Ozment and Blaine introduced:

H. F. No. 3025, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying land acquisition procedures; modifying certain local planning regulations; adding to and deleting from certain state parks and state recreation areas; authorizing public and private sales of certain state land in Big Stone, Kandiyohi, Itasca, Morrison, and Scott counties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 84.0272; 394.36, by adding a subdivision; 462.357, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.

Kuisle, Wilkin, Bishop and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 3026, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring the county to administer school district elections; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 205A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.

Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 3027, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for permanent interactive television and telecommunications access revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.40, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 125B.25, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 3028, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a regional public safety training center in the Rochester area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance.

Boudreau, Kahn, Bradley and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3029, A bill for an act relating to energy codes; changing certain requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16B.617.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.

Buesgens introduced:

H. F. No. 3030, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan council; providing for the external use of existing service capacity; modifying the depreciation rate when assuming ownership of existing facilities; repealing obsolete rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 473.129, by adding a subdivision; 473.511, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 5900.0100; 5900.0200; 5900.0300; 5900.0400; 5900.0500; 5900.0600; 5900.0700; 5900.0800; 5900.0900; 5900.1000; 5900.1100; 5900.1200; 5900.1300; 5900.1400; 5900.1500; 5900.1600; 5900.1700; 5900.1800; 5900.1900; 5900.2000; 5900.2100; 5900.2200; 5900.2300; 5900.2400; 5900.2500; 5900.2600; 5900.2700; 5900.2800; 5900.2900; 5900.3000; 5900.3100; 5900.3200; 5900.3300; 5900.3400; 5900.3500; 5900.3600; 5900.3700; 5900.3800; 5900.3900; 5900.4000; 5900.4100; 5900.4200; 5900.4300; 5900.4400; 5900.4500; 5900.4600; 5900.4700; 5900.4800; 5900.4900; 5900.5000; 5900.5100; 5900.5200; 5900.5300; 5900.5400; 5900.5500; 5900.5600; 5900.5700; 5900.5800; 5900.5900; 5900.6000; 5900.6100; 5900.6200; 5900.6300; 5900.6400; 5900.6500; 5900.6800; 5900.6900; 5900.7000; 5900.7100; 5900.7200; 5900.7300; 5900.7400; 5900.7500.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Mulder, Huntley and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 3031, A bill for an act relating to public health; establishing the Minnesota Emergency Health Powers Act; modifying provisions for declaring national security and peacetime emergencies; requiring reporting of certain health conditions; authorizing special powers for the control of property and protection of people; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 12.03, by adding subdivisions; 12.09, subdivisions 1, 2; 12.21, subdivision 3; 12.31, subdivision 2; 12.32; 12.34, subdivision 1; 12.42; 13.3805, subdivision 1; 13.82, by adding subdivisions; 144.99, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 12.31, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 12; 145.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Pugh, Milbert, Osthoff and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3032, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for completion of the North Urban Regional Trail.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Seagren; Mares; Greiling; Johnson, J., and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 3033, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying a limitation on the ability of the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities and intermediate school districts to enter into certain property agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 136F.68.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Holberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3034, A bill for an act relating to government data; background checks; modifying procedures for school bus driver background checks; authorizing criminal history checks for certain liquor license applicants; clarifying use of data collected on employees of certain license holders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 171.321, subdivision 3; 326.336, subdivision 1; 340A.301, subdivision 2; 340A.402.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.

Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 3035, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for capital improvements at the Minnesota state academies; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Seifert, Peterson and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 3036, A bill for an act relating to water; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money for the LQP-25/Lazarus creek floodwater retention project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 3037, A bill for an act relating to waters; repealing the prohibition on diminishing water flow from Camp Coldwater Springs; repealing Laws 2001, chapter 101, section 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.

Penas and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 3038, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring the board of animal health to modify a certain rule.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.

Westrom, Stang, Nornes, Cassell and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3039, A bill for an act relating to highways; directing the commissioner of transportation to reconstruct a segment of marked trunk highway No. 55.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.

Walker; Dawkins; Rukavina; Clark, K.; Koskinen and Gray introduced:

H. F. No. 3040, A bill for an act relating to welfare; imposing a moratorium on the 60-month time limit on MFIP assistance; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Marquart introduced:

H. F. No. 3041, A bill for an act relating to data privacy; providing that nondesignated addresses on license applications are not public data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 13.41, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.

Ozment, Kelliher, Stang, Leppik and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3042, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing funding for scientific and natural area acquisition, restoration, and improvement; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Clark, J.; Holsten; Osthoff; Daggett and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 3043, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing funding for certain stream restoration projects; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 3044, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a single school facility for a new consolidated school district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Seagren, Mares and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 3045, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing a school board to sponsor a more autonomous charter school; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.10, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Jacobson introduced:

H. F. No. 3046, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; providing limits on rent paid for premises used for lawful gambling; prohibiting organizations conducting lawful gambling from employing certain persons in the sale of pull-tabs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 349.168, by adding a subdivision; 349.18, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.

Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 3047, A bill for an act relating to transportation; abolishing provisions related to joint county state-aid highway and municipal state-aid street status; deleting requirement for department of transportation to send copies of certain rules to county auditors; abolishing requirement that department of transportation maintain a list of highway engineers; abolishing obsolete statute related to highway jurisdiction studies; repealing authority of commissioner of transportation over pipeline carriers; repealing rules governing design standards of driveways next to highways; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 162.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 162.09, subdivision 1; 163.07, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 174.64, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 162.09, subdivision 5; 174.031; 221.54; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 221.55; Minnesota Rules, parts 8810.4200; 8810.4500; 8810.4600; 8810.4700; 8810.4800; 8810.4900; 8810.5000; 8810.5100; 8810.5500; 8810.9920; 8810.9921.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.

Workman and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3048, A bill for an act relating to crimes; providing criminal penalties for persons who promote, advocate, and take responsibility for criminal acts under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 609.495, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention.

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 3049, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding those persons who are required to register as a predatory offender for their lifetime after a second conviction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 243.166, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention.

Westerberg, Fuller, Walz, Penas, Evans and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3050, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing that sales of smoking cessation devices are exempt; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.67, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 3051, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; requiring notice of default to be given to third party signers on certain loans; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.

Peterson, Westrom and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 3052, A bill for an act relating to waters; clarifying required permission for work in public waters; modifying criteria for wetland replacement plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 103E.011, subdivision 3; 103G.2241, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.

Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 3053, A bill for an act relating to labor; providing that rules governing migrant labor camps are effective until July 1, 2003; amending Minnesota Rules, parts 4630.4800; 4630.4900; 4630.5000; 4630.5100; 4630.5200; 4630.5300; 4630.5400; 4630.5500; 4630.5600; 4630.5700; 4630.5800; 4630.5900; 4630.6000; 4630.6100; 4630.6200; 4630.6300; 4630.6400; 4630.6500; 4630.6550; 4717.7000, subpart 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.

Ozment, by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 3054, A bill for an act relating to redistricting; adopting a legislative redistricting plan for use in 2002 and thereafter; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 2.031, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 2.043; 2.053; 2.063; 2.073; 2.083; 2.093; 2.103; 2.113; 2.123; 2.133; 2.143; 2.153; 2.163; 2.173; 2.183; 2.193; 2.203; 2.213; 2.223; 2.233; 2.243; 2.253; 2.263; 2.273; 2.283; 2.293; 2.303; 2.313; 2.323; 2.333; 2.343; 2.353; 2.363; 2.373; 2.383; 2.393; 2.403; 2.413; 2.423; 2.433; 2.443; 2.453; 2.463; 2.473; 2.483; 2.493; 2.503; 2.513; 2.523; 2.533; 2.543; 2.553; 2.563; 2.573; 2.583; 2.593; 2.603; 2.613; 2.623; 2.633; 2.643; 2.653; 2.663; 2.673; 2.683; 2.693; 2.703.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Redistricting.

Pawlenty, Dorman, Smith, Nornes, Cassell, Sykora, Westrom, Westerberg, Seagren and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 3055, A bill for an act relating to economic development; authorizing the establishing of tax-free zones; providing tax exemptions for individuals and business entities in tax-free zones; providing for repayment of tax benefits under certain circumstances; providing for the payment of state aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 272.02, by adding a subdivision; 290.0922, subdivision 3; 297A.68, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19b, 29; 290.091, subdivision 2; 290.0921, subdivision 3; 297B.03; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 469; 477A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 3056, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for development of the Red River state recreation area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Kielkucki and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3057, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting the Minnesota state high school league to enter into corporate partnerships and similar agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 128C.01, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3058, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of West St. Paul to issue six additional on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.

Larson and Holberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3059, A bill for an act relating to adoption; modifying provision for notice to a registered putative father; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 259.52, subdivisions 9, 10; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 259.49, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.

Finseth, Penas, Ness, Skoe and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 3060, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; authorizing an additional ethanol production facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 41A.09, subdivisions 3a, 5a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.

Dibble and Buesgens introduced:

H. F. No. 3061, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan council; providing for the transfer or disposal of interceptor facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Smith, Mares, Mahoney, Holberg, Stanek and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3062, A bill for an act relating to the courts; repealing limitations on the term of service for judges in Hennepin and Ramsey county juvenile courts; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 260.019, subdivisions 2, 3, 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.

Cassell, Nornes, Westrom and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 3063, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Douglas county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.

Rifenberg, Gunther, Pelowski and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 3064, A bill for an act relating to taxation; defining the sale and purchase of food and drink; defining food products; providing direction to the commissioner; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 297A.61, subdivision 3; 297A.67, subdivision 2; 297A.995, subdivisions 3, 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 297A.61, subdivision 31.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 3065, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to restore and rehabilitate trunk highway turnbacks and contemplated turnbacks.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3066, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; exempting certain park building projects of local governments from state predesign requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16B.335, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Clark, J.; Kahn; Tuma; Solberg; Stang; Swenson; Mares and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 3067, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for construction of the Children's Theatre Company renovation and expansion; authorizing Hennepin county to undertake a program to provide certain facilities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 3068, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing, instead of requiring, a district to reserve revenue for staff development purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 122A.61, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Wolf and Johnson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 3069, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school districts to submit timely information about teacher contract settlements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 3070, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying consent requirements for billing medical assistance and MinnesotaCare for covered individual education plan services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 125A.21, subdivision 2; 256B.0625, subdivision 26; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 256B.0625, subdivision 19a; 256B.0627, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Mullery; Anderson, I.; Clark, J.; Anderson, B.; Kielkucki; Rhodes; Winter; Gunther; Ness; Koskinen; Skoglund; Goodwin; Bernardy; Evans; Kelliher; Kubly; Workman; Kuisle; Goodno; Peterson; Juhnke; Carlson and Wasiluk introduced:

H. F. No. 3071, A bill for an act relating to veterans; creating two new special license plates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 168.123, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.

Seagren, Larson and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 3072, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Bloomington Center for the Arts.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Osskopp, Jaros, Gleason, Rhodes, Kielkucki, Larson and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3073, A bill for an act relating to gambling; providing for linked bingo games and electronic bingo devices; providing and modifying certain definitions and prize amounts relating to lawful gambling; modifying procedures for pull-tab dispensing devices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 349.12, subdivisions 4, 18, by adding subdivisions; 349.151, subdivisions 4, 4b, by adding a subdivision; 349.155, subdivision 3; 349.17, by adding a subdivision; 349.211, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 349.15, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.

Ruth introduced:

H. F. No. 3074, A bill for an act relating to Steele county; permitting the appointment of the county recorder.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Ruth and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 3075, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for emergency operating expenses for Farmamerica.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance.

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 3076, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; authorizing private vehicle escorting funeral procession to use flashing red lights and to access traffic control signal override system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 169.04; 169.06, by adding a subdivision; 169.64, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.

Stang and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3077, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money for the Lake Koronis recreational trail.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Stang, McElroy, Rukavina, Gerlach and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 3078, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating conduct of real estate industry licensees; modifying disclosures; regulating investigations by the commissioner of commerce; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 82.19, subdivision 9; 82.197, subdivision 3; 82.23, subdivision 1; 82.27, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 82.197, subdivisions 1, 4, 6; 82.22, subdivision 13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.

Holberg, Smith and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 3079, A bill for an act relating to real property; establishing disclosure requirements for sellers of residential real estate; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 513.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.

Stanek, Tuma, Workman, Mares and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 3080, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan council; extending pension coverage to part-time metropolitan transit police officers; clarifying the jurisdiction of the metropolitan transit police; removing a restriction on the employment of metropolitan transit police officers on a part-time basis; authorizing metropolitan transit police officers to apply for and execute search warrants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 353.64, subdivision 7a; 473.407, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 626.05, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 626.11; 626.13; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 473.407, subdivision 4a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.

Bernardy, Goodwin and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3081, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a levy for independent school district No. 14, Fridley.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3082, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing that wage credits earned by certain school food service employees may be used for unemployment benefit purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 268.085, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 3083, A bill for an act relating to highways; abolishing provision prohibiting spending on costs of bus service provided to mitigate effects of highway construction; amending Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 2, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

Murphy, Jaros, Huntley, Swapinski and Sertich introduced:

H. F. No. 3084, A bill for an act relating to higher education; capital improvements; appropriating money to the University of Minnesota.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.

Gunther; Dorn; Swenson; Davids; Harder; Clark, J.; Johnson, R., and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 3085, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; for a grant to the city of Fairmont to expand and improve athletic facilities; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Haas, Eastlund, Leppik, Sykora, Nornes and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 3086, A bill for an act relating to child care; modifying child care assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 119B.09, subdivision 1; 119B.12, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 119B.13, subdivision 6; 256.98, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance.

Tingelstad and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 3087, A bill for an act relating to school buildings; requiring a ten-year warranty on school building construction and repair; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Jacobson introduced:

H. F. No. 3088, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for construction of the interchange at I-35W and county road J in Ramsey county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

Gerlach, Holberg, Wolf, Tuma and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 3089, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing Dakota county to require inmates in county jail to contribute to the costs of incarceration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 641.12, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention.

McGuire, Swapinski, Gray and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 3090, A bill for an act relating to children; changing the appropriation for child care assistance in Laws 2001; amending Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 17, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance.

Abeler, Huntley, Goodno, Tuma and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 3091, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying standards for reporting incidents and emergencies in licensed programs serving persons with mental retardation or related conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 245B.02, subdivision 10; 245B.05, subdivision 7; 626.557, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Abeler, Bradley, Goodno, Otremba and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 3092, A bill for an act relating to health; providing employer immunity for reference checks for certain health care providers and facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.

Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 3093, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for downsizing, relocation, and access needs for intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

Osskopp, Juhnke and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3094, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota extension service; providing funding; clarifying mission; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 38.331, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance.

Tingelstad and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 3095, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing an asthma surveillance system; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Gerlach introduced:

H. F. No. 3096, A bill for an act relating to transportation; reliever airports; regulating lease agreements between the metropolitan airports commission and the civil air patrol; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 473.651.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Folliard, Greiling, Mares, Leighton and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 3097, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school districts and charter schools to use a single uniform teacher employment application form; directing the commissioner of children, families, and learning to design and transmit a single, uniform employment application form for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 123B.02, subdivision 14; 124D.10, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3098, A bill for an act relating to education; extending interactive Web-based and independent study programs; amending Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 4, section 25; section 27, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Rukavina, Opatz, Mahoney and Sertich introduced:

H. F. No. 3099, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; modifying requirements for additional unemployment benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 268.125, subdivisions 3, 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 268.125, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.

Sertich; Mahoney; Clark, K., and Goodwin introduced:

H. F. No. 3100, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; modifying benefit requirements; providing for an alternate base period; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 268.035, subdivision 19; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 268.035, subdivision 4; 268.07, subdivisions 1, 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.

Seifert and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 3101, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a task force to make recommendations on reducing the number of state-mandated reports school districts must prepare.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 3102, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a rate increase for a certain hospital; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.31.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

Stanek; Clark, J.; Kahn; Rhodes; Tingelstad and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 3103, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Colin Powell Youth Center in Hennepin county; providing for construction of the Colin Powell Youth Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Dorn, Bishop, Pelowski, Solberg, Ruth and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 3104, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for grants to cities along the DM&E railroad for mitigation purposes; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 3105, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying prohibition on the release of pollutants into state waters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97C.065.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.

Huntley, Mulder, Tingelstad, Wagenius and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. No. 3106, A resolution memorializing the United States Congress and the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration of the United States to take steps to protect the health of the people of the United States, and to maintain the effectiveness of human antibiotics by limiting their use as routine additives to animal feeds and water, and memorializing leadership in the other states to join in this effort.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.

Blaine, Finseth, Swenson, Harder, Kuisle, Osskopp and Dorman introduced:

H. F. No. 3107, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; clarifying language concerning agricultural fund revolving accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 17.117, subdivision 5a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance.

Rhodes, Mares, Gunther, Mariani, Stanek, Kalis, Thompson, Hilty and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 3108, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing allowable maximum fee for 911 emergency telephone services; eliminating costs of department of administration as assessable expenses payable from minimum 911 service fee; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 403.113, subdivisions 1, 3; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 403.11, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.

Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3109, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying the wastewater infrastructure funding program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.072, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.072, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 10, 13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Abeler, Mulder and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3110, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; prohibiting unauthorized firms from engaging in the practice of chiropractic; specifying what conduct constitutes fee splitting by a chiropractor; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 148.10, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention.

Stanek, Carlson, Hilstrom and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 3111, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a northwest metro busway.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

Eastlund, Ozment and Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 3112, A bill for an act relating to counties; authorizing counties to require the dedication of land for public parks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 394.25, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Rhodes, Mares, Seagren, Abrams, Greiling, Biernat, Davnie, Goodwin, Folliard, Paulsen, Erhardt, Carlson and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 3113, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a grant for a metropolitan magnet school grant; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Stanek, Tuma, Kalis, Ruth, Rhodes, Jennings, Opatz, Leighton, Kuisle and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 3114, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation for designing and equipping its radio communications system infrastructure.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

Blaine, Swenson, Peterson, Rifenberg, Erickson, Eastlund, Harder, Mulder, Stang, Dorman, Osskopp, Kuisle and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 3115, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing bonds for the veterinary diagnostic laboratory building at the University of Minnesota; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance.

Ozment, Tingelstad, Schumacher and Swenson introduced:

H. F. No. 3116, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying certain responsibilities of the advisory committee and the legislative commission on Minnesota resources regarding the environmental and natural resources trust fund; modifying availability of funds for disbursement; providing a penalty for failure to comply with restrictions on certain state-funded acquisitions of land; requiring recipients of certain state funding for acquisitions of interests in land to record a notice of funding agreement regarding the interests; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 116P.06, subdivision 2; 116P.07; 116P.11; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 116P.15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.

Ozment, Smith and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 3117, A bill for an act relating to the environment; further clarifying the statute of limitations for actions to recover response costs under the Minnesota Environmental Response and Liability Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 115B.11, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.

Seagren; Johnson, J.; Erickson; Sykora; Greiling and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3118, A bill for an act relating to education; providing an additional method for school districts to form and sponsor a charter school; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.10, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Juhnke and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 3119, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to renovate laboratories at Ridgewater community and technical college; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.

Kubly and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3120, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing funding to establish the Minnesota center for agricultural innovation; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance.

Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 3121, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions in the licensing process for certain individuals and corporations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 245A.04, subdivisions 3, 3b, 3d.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.

Knoblach, Kalis and Osthoff, by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 3122, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending for public purposes including, but not limited to, acquiring and bettering public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money with certain conditions; canceling previously authorized projects and appropriations; creating the greater Minnesota redevelopment program; making technical corrections to previous capital improvement appropriations and bond authorizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 16A.11, subdivision 6; 16A.501; 16A.632, subdivision 2; 16A.86, subdivision 3; 135A.046, subdivision 2; Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 22, subdivisions 3, as amended, 4; Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 27; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 12, section 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 116J.561; 116J.562; 116J.563; 116J.564; 116J.565; 116J.566; 116J.567.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 3123, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing funding for the Great River Ridge trail; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 3124, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing funding for the Goodhue Pioneer trail; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 3125, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; changing name of telecommunications access for communication-impaired persons program to telecommunications access Minnesota program; modifying and clarifying provisions for contracting the telecommunication relay system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 237.52, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 237.51, subdivision 1; 237.54, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.

The following messages were received from the Senate:

Mr. Speaker:

Pursuant to Joint Rule 3.02(a), the Conference Committee on S. F. No. 1326 was discharged after adjournment on May 21, 2001.

S. F. No. 1326, A joint resolution relating to redistricting; establishing districting principles for legislative and congressional plans.

S. F. No. 1326 has been taken from the table and returned to the Conference Committee as formerly constituted.

S. F. No. 1326 is herewith transmitted to the House.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

Paulsen moved that the Speaker appoint a Conference Committee of 3 members of the House to meet with a like committee appointed by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on S. F. No. 1326. The motion prevailed.

Mr. Speaker:

Pursuant to Joint Rule 3.02(a), the Conference Committee on S. F. No. 2377 was discharged after adjournment on May 21, 2001.

S. F. No. 2377, A bill for an act relating to redistricting; adopting legislative and congressional redistricting plans for use in 2002 and thereafter; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 2.031, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 2.043; 2.053; 2.063; 2.073; 2.083; 2.093; 2.103; 2.113; 2.123; 2.133; 2.143; 2.153; 2.163; 2.173; 2.183; 2.193; 2.203; 2.213; 2.223; 2.233; 2.243; 2.253; 2.263; 2.273; 2.283; 2.293; 2.303; 2.313; 2.323; 2.333; 2.343; 2.353; 2.363; 2.373; 2.383; 2.393; 2.403; 2.413; 2.423; 2.433; 2.443; 2.453; 2.463; 2.473; 2.483; 2.493; 2.503; 2.513; 2.523; 2.533; 2.543; 2.553; 2.563; 2.573; 2.583; 2.593; 2.603; 2.613; 2.623; 2.633; 2.643; 2.653; 2.663; 2.673; 2.683; 2.693; 2.703; 2.742; 2.752; 2.762; 2.772; 2.782; 2.792; 2.802; 2.812.

S. F. No. 2377 has been taken from the table and returned to the Conference Committee as formerly constituted.

S. F. No. 2377 is herewith transmitted to the House.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

Paulsen moved that the Speaker appoint a Conference Committee of 5 members of the House to meet with a like committee appointed by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on S. F. No. 2377. The motion prevailed.

H. F. No. 2642, A bill for an act relating to mines; modifying a reporting requirement for the inspector of mines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 180.11.

The bill was read for the third time and placed upon its final passage.

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 127 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Dibble	Holsten	Lindner	Pawlenty	Swenson
Abrams	Dorn	Howes	Lipman	Paymar	Sykora
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Anderson, B.	Eastlund	Huntley	Mahoney	Pelowski	Thompson
Anderson, I.	Erhardt	Jacobson	Mares	Penas	Tingelstad
Bakk	Erickson	Jennings	Mariani	Peterson	Tuma
Bernardy	Evans	Johnson, J.	Marquart	Pugh	Vandeveer
Biernat	Finseth	Johnson, R.	McElroy	Rhodes	Wagenius
Bishop	Folliard	Johnson, S.	McGuire	Rifenberg	Walker
Blaine	Fuller	Juhnke	Milbert	Rukavina	Walz
Boudreau	Gerlach	Kalis	Molnau	Ruth	Wasiluk
Bradley	Gleason	Kelliher	Mulder	Schumacher	Westerberg
Buesgens	Goodno	Kielkucki	Mullery	Seagren	Westrom
Carlson	Goodwin	Knoblach	Murphy	Seifert	Wilkin
Cassell	Gray	Koskinen	Ness	Sertich	Winter
Clark, J.	Greiling	Krinkie	Nornes	Skoe	Wolf
Clark, K.	Gunther	Kubly	Olson	Skoglund	Workman
Daggett	Haas	Kuisle	Opatz	Slawik	Spk. Sviggum
Davids	Hackbarth	Larson	Osskopp	Smith
Davnie	Harder	Leighton	Osthoff	Solberg
Dawkins	Hausman	Lenczewski	Otremba	Stanek
Dehler	Hilstrom	Leppik	Ozment	Stang
Dempsey	Hilty	Lieder	Paulsen	Swapinski

The bill was passed and its title agreed to.

Tuma moved that the name of Ruth be added as an author on H. F. No. 1413. The motion prevailed.

Hackbarth moved that the names of Westerberg and Abeler be added as authors on H. F. No. 2497. The motion prevailed.

Stanek moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 2566. The motion prevailed.

Eastlund moved that the names of Abeler and Ruth be added as authors on H. F. No. 2567. The motion prevailed.

Wolf moved that the name of Lipman be added as an author on H. F. No. 2570. The motion prevailed.

Howes moved that the name of Peterson be added as an author on H. F. No. 2575. The motion prevailed.

Folliard moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author on H. F. No. 2578. The motion prevailed.

Mullery moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 2594. The motion prevailed.

Ozment moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 2604. The motion prevailed.

Bernardy moved that the names of Abeler, Tingelstad, Koskinen, Hackbarth and Vandeveer be added as authors on H. F. No. 2611. The motion prevailed.

Penas moved that the names of Clark, J., and Rifenberg be added as authors on H. F. No. 2639. The motion prevailed.

Pawlenty moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 2644. The motion prevailed.

Bradley moved that the name of Cassell be added as an author on H. F. No. 2646. The motion prevailed.

Erickson moved that the name of Biernat be added as an author on H. F. No. 2647. The motion prevailed.

Entenza moved that the name of Biernat be added as an author on H. F. No. 2710. The motion prevailed.

Workman moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author on H. F. No. 2713. The motion prevailed.

Slawik moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author on H. F. No. 2728. The motion prevailed.

Dorman moved that the name of Kuisle be added as chief author on H. F. No. 2739. The motion prevailed.

Workman moved that the name of Paulsen be added as an author on H. F. No. 2743. The motion prevailed.

Goodwin moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author on H. F. No. 2745. The motion prevailed.

Goodwin moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author on H. F. No. 2752. The motion prevailed.

Ozment moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author on H. F. No. 2758. The motion prevailed.

Swenson moved that the name of Penas be added as an author on H. F. No. 2769. The motion prevailed.

Johnson, S., moved that the names of Opatz, Kelliher and Gray be added as authors on H. F. No. 2810. The motion prevailed.

Abrams moved that the name of Erhardt be added as an author on H. F. No. 2811. The motion prevailed.

Gerlach moved that the names of Kuisle, Buesgens, Jacobson, Vandeveer, Osskopp, Haas and Pelowski be added as authors on H. F. No. 2816. The motion prevailed.

Stang moved that the name of Kielkucki be added as an author on H. F. No. 2817. The motion prevailed.

Tingelstad moved that the name of Stanek be added as an author on H. F. No. 2819. The motion prevailed.

Clark, J., moved that the name of Ruth be added as an author on H. F. No. 2822. The motion prevailed.

Opatz moved that the name of Otremba be added as an author on H. F. No. 2828. The motion prevailed.

Penas moved that the name of Johnson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 2841. The motion prevailed.

Eastlund moved that the name of Erickson be added as an author on H. F. No. 2863. The motion prevailed.

Abrams moved that the name of Ruth be added as an author on H. F. No. 2876. The motion prevailed.

Penas moved that the name of Ruth be added as an author on H. F. No. 2891. The motion prevailed.

Gerlach moved that the name of Wilkin be added as an author on H. F. No. 2896. The motion prevailed.

Sykora moved that the name of Erickson be added as an author on H. F. No. 2901. The motion prevailed.

Pugh moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 2903. The motion prevailed.

Goodno moved that the name of Koskinen be added as an author on H. F. No. 2903. The motion prevailed.

Folliard moved that the names of Leighton and Swapinski be added as authors on H. F. No. 2912. The motion prevailed.

Ozment moved that H. F. No. 2792 be recalled from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Civil Law. The motion prevailed.

Ozment moved that H. F. No. 1386 be recalled from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance. The motion prevailed.

Kielkucki moved that H. F. No. 2586 be recalled from the Committee on K-12 Education Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Education Policy. The motion prevailed.

Erickson moved that H. F. No. 2647 be recalled from the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy. The motion prevailed.

Holsten moved that H. F. No. 2809 be recalled from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy. The motion prevailed.

Goodno moved that H. F. No. 2862 be recalled from the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance. The motion prevailed.

Abrams moved that H. F. No. 2879 be recalled from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs and be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes. The motion prevailed.

Sykora moved that H. F. No. 2902 be recalled from the Committee on Education Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance. The motion prevailed.

Anderson, I., moved that H. F. No. 2609 be returned to its author. The motion prevailed.

Ness, Seagren, Carlson, Marquart and Mares introduced:

House Resolution No. 24, A house resolution recognizing February 10 to 16, 2002, as Career and Technical Education Week in Minnesota.

The resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Olson and Tuma introduced:

House Concurrent Resolution No. 4, A house concurrent resolution adopting Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.

The concurrent resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Pawlenty moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 3:00 p.m., Monday, February 11, 2002. The motion prevailed.

Pawlenty moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m., Monday, February 11, 2002.

Edward A. Burdick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives