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A quorum was present.

Gunther; Marquart; Olson; Peterson, N., and Westrom were excused.

The Speaker called Thissen to the Chair.

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Kelliher was excused for the remainder of today's session.

The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journals of the preceding days. Brown moved that further reading of the Journals be suspended and that the Journals be approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk. The motion prevailed.

REPORTS OF CHIEF CLERK

S. F. No. 54 and H. F. No. 180, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

SUSPENSION OF RULES

Sertich moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 54 be substituted for H. F. No. 180 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

The following communications were received:

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

February 20, 2007

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

Dear Speaker Kelliher:

Please be advised that I have received, approved, signed, and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State the following House File:

H. F. No. 110, relating to waters; enacting the Great Lakes -- St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact.

Sincerely,

Tim Pawlenty

Governor

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STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

ST. PAUL 55155

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable James P. Metzen

President of the Senate

I have the honor to inform you that the following enrolled Act of the 2007 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:

S. F.

No.

H. F.

No.

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2007

Date Filed

2007

110 2 11:55 a.m. February 20 February 20

Sincerely,

Mark Ritchie

Secretary of State

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

Hilty from the Energy Finance and Policy Division to which was referred:

H. F. No. 86, A bill for an act relating to energy; designating Elk River as Minnesota's energy city; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 108, A bill for an act relating to the city of North Mankato; allowing the city to impose a local sales and use tax.

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.

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Otremba from the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 151, A resolution memorializing the United States Congress to reauthorize the Conservation Reserve Program as part of the 2007 Farm Bill.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, delete lines 4 to 21

Page 2, delete lines 1 to 7 and insert:

"Whereas, the Conservation Reserve Program is a voluntary federal program that protects millions of acres of American topsoil from erosion, thereby safeguarding our nation's soil and water resources while at the same time benefiting our nation's farmers and farming communities; and

Whereas, some 33,000 Minnesota farms participate in the Conservation Reserve Program, committing to take 1,800,000 of our state's most environmentally sensitive acres out of agricultural production for a period of ten to 15 years; and

Whereas, Minnesota farmers have instituted conservation and erosion control measures on these acres, including planting trees and native grasses, installing filter strips and riparian buffers, and restoring wetlands important to wildlife including native and migrating waterfowl; and

Whereas, through the Conservation Reserve Program, Minnesota farmers remove environmentally sensitive acres from agricultural production and plant them with cover crops, thereby contributing to a reduction in price-depressing crop surpluses and lowering the federal government's price support expenditures for covered crops like corn, soybeans, and wheat; and

Whereas, the Wetlands Reserve Program is a voluntary federal program in which Minnesota landowners protect, restore, and enhance wetlands on their property, thereby improving wetland values and functions and providing valuable wildlife habitat; and

Whereas, in 2006 there were 14,500 acres enrolled in the Wetlands Reserve Program in Minnesota, representing nearly ten percent of program acreage nationwide and trailing only Arkansas and Nebraska in the number of acres enrolled; and

Whereas, as successful and equitable conservation programs, the Conservation Reserve Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program enjoy broad support in Minnesota from farming, hunting, wildlife, and environmental communities; Now, Therefore,

Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota that it urges the Congress of the United States to reauthorize the Conservation Reserve Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program as part of the 2007 Farm Bill.

Be It Further Resolved that the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota is directed to prepare copies of this memorial and transmit them to the Speaker and the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, the President and the Secretary of the United States Senate, the chairs of congressional committees with jurisdiction over agriculture, and Minnesota's Senators and Representatives in Congress."

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Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, after "Program" insert "and the Wetlands Reserve Program"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

The report was adopted.

Mariani from the Committee on E-12 Education to which was referred:

H. F. No. 233, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for an international baccalaureate pilot program across all grades of a school district; appropriating money.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 250, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for ambulance service and interhospital transfer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 144E.101, subdivision 6; 144E.127; 144E.35, subdivision 1.

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

The report was adopted.

Otremba from the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 272, A bill for an act relating to the military, firearms, and employment; clarifying that a statute ensuring the continuation of state licenses and certificates of registration for any trade, employment, occupation, or profession while soldiers and certain essential employees are engaged in active military service applies to licenses and certificates of registration requiring firearms safety and usage training; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.56, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.56, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. License or registration, renewal; exemption for military service. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of statutes, any person required by law to be licensed or registered by the state of Minnesota in order to carry on or practice a trade, employment, occupation or profession within this state who is also required by law to renew the license or certificate of registration at stated intervals and to pay a fee for such renewal on or before a

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specified date, or be subject to revocation of the license or certificate or other penalties, and who has been ordered into active military service, or who has been engaged, or shall hereafter be engaged, in employment outside of the United States essential to the prosecution of a war or to the national defense, whose license or certificate of registration was effective at the time of the person's entry into active military service or engagement in the employment, is hereby exempted from the payment of all renewal fees and from the filing of any application for renewal, which but for this section would have been required as a condition of the renewal of the license or certificate, during the time the person has been in active military service or that employment, and from any penalties for nonpayment or late payment, and is hereby exempted from further payment of such renewal fees and from the making of any application for renewal during the period the person shall remain in active military service or the employment, and for six months thereafter. The license or certificate in the meantime shall remain in full force and effect, and if it has been canceled or revoked solely on the basis of nonpayment of renewal fees or failure to apply for a renewal, it shall be reinstated upon the application of the licensee or registrant or by anyone on the person's behalf without the payment of any penalties or costs. Any such person may within six months from the date of release from active military service, or from the date of return within the boundaries of the United States if the person has been engaged in the essential employment, make application for a renewal of the license or certificate without penalty and in the same manner as if the person had made application therefor at the time or time specified by existing laws, irrespective of whether the license or certificate has expired or is due to expire within that time period.

(b) The phrase "license or certificate of registration" in paragraph (a) includes, but is not limited to, a license or certificate of registration for a trade, employment, occupation, or profession for which the state requires firearms and use of force training.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies to applications for renewal of licenses and certificates of registration on or after that date."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to the military and veterans; clarifying that a statute ensuring the continuation of state licenses and certificates of registration for any trade, employment, occupation, or profession while soldiers and certain essential employees are engaged in active military service applies to licenses and certificates of registration requiring firearms and use of force training; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.56, subdivision 2."

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

The report was adopted.

Otremba from the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 279, A bill for an act relating to veterans; education; clarifying and slightly extending eligibility for educational benefits for certain surviving military spouses and children under the War Orphans Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 197.75.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 7, strike "ORPHANS" and insert "SURVIVORS"

Page 1, line 11, delete "at" and insert "within six months of"

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Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 4, delete "Orphans" and insert "Survivors"

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

The report was adopted.

Otremba from the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 291, A bill for an act relating to veterans homes; authorizing certain commissary privileges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 198.075.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 198.075, is amended to read:

198.075 MINNESOTA VETERANS HOME EMPLOYEES; EXCLUDED FROM COMMISSARY PRIVILEGES.

Except as provided in this section, no commissary privileges including food, laundry service, janitorial service, and household supplies shall be furnished to any employee of the Minnesota veterans homes. An employee of the Minnesota veterans homes who works a second shift that is consecutive with a regularly scheduled shift may be allowed one free meal at the veterans home on the day of that extra shift."

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

The report was adopted.

Dill from the Game, Fish and Forestry Division to which was referred:

H. F. No. 299, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for extension, cancellation, or termination of certain timber permits due to economic infeasibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 90.031, subdivision 4.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF TIMBER SALE PERMITS.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 90.161, 90.173, and 90.211, or other law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural resources shall, in the case of nontrust land, terminate the permit for an eligible sale of timber without penalty according to this section and upon request of the permit holder. In the case of a permit

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relating to trust land, the commissioner shall terminate the permit for an eligible sale of timber according to this section only if termination of the permit would secure the maximum long-term economic return from the land consistent with the fiduciary responsibilities imposed by law in regard to the trust lands.

(b) An "eligible sale" means a sale for timber:

(1) the permit for which was issued on or after July 1, 2004, but before January 1, 2007;

(2) that contains aspen as the predominant timber species; and

(3) for which the aspen was sold for $40 per cord or more.

(c) The maximum amount available for voluntary turn back under this section is 10,000 cords of all species for each permittee.

(d) Upon termination of a permit under this section, the commissioner shall retain the 15 percent down payment made by the permittee under Minnesota Statutes, section 90.14, and shall credit the amount to the permittee. In the case of a bonded sale, the permittee is released from the bond obligation, except that the permittee must pay 15 percent of the turn back amount, in cash, to the commissioner. The commissioner shall credit the amount paid to the permittee. Amounts credited to permittees under this paragraph may be used toward future timber purchases. A credit under this paragraph expires two years after the effective date of the permit termination.

(e) All permit terminations under this section must be completed by December 31, 2007. The commissioner of natural resources must proceed expeditiously to reoffer for sale any timber subject of a turn back under this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for voluntary termination of certain timber permits."

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

The report was adopted.

Pelowski from the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections to which was referred:

H. F. No. 376, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the state to maintain a Web site with a searchable database on state contracts and grants; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.

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

The report was adopted.

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Otremba from the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 402, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring a study of residential microbial pesticide applicator licensure.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 9, after "pesticides" insert "for hire"

Page 1, line 10, delete "the consultation of a representative" and insert "consultation with representatives"

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

The report was adopted.

Mariani from the Committee on E-12 Education to which was referred:

H. F. No. 417, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for an elementary and middle school years international baccalaureate pilot program; appropriating money.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 442, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Emily to impose a sales and use tax for certain purposes.

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.

Otremba from the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 451, A bill for an act relating to the military; providing reimbursement grants or pay for certain honor guard members; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 192; 197.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 475, A bill for an act relating to health; expanding private health insurance coverage of young adult dependents by including those not enrolled as full-time students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 62E.02, subdivision 7; 62L.02, subdivision 11; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62A.301.

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

The report was adopted.

Mullery from the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice to which was referred:

H. F. No. 492, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing funding to counties for housing short-term felony offenders; creating a short-term offender advisory task force; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. SHORT-TERM OFFENDER ADVISORY TASK FORCE.

(a) An advisory task force is established to evaluate the use and effectiveness of the short-term offender program and identify gaps in the current system relating to jail programming and reentry. The task force shall recommend appropriate levels of reimbursement to counties for housing short-term offenders in county and regional jails, and propose alternatives to the current system including, but not limited to, a regional jail structure.

(b) The commissioner of corrections shall cochair the committee with a designee of the Minnesota Sheriffs Association and convene the first meeting of the advisory task force that is composed of the following representatives: three members to represent the Department of Corrections' institutions division, community services division, and offender reception center appointed by the commissioner; two sheriffs who operate jails that house short-term offenders appointed by the Minnesota Sheriffs Association; two county administrators and two county board members appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties; two county attorneys appointed by the Minnesota County Attorneys Association; two public defenders appointed by the State Board of Public Defense; and two probation officers jointly appointed by the Minnesota Corrections Association and the Minnesota Association of Community Corrections Act counties, one of whom must be from a Community Corrections Act county. The associations must seek geographical diversity among task force members so that both metropolitan and out-state interests are represented. Task force members may not receive compensation but may receive reimbursement for expenses related to serving on the task force. Except as provided in this section, task force members' terms and other task force matters are subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059.

(c) The task force must submit by January 15, 2009, a written report to the chairs of the public safety finance and policy committees in the house of representatives and senate that includes the task force recommendations for managing and reforming the short-term offender program and reimbursing counties for housing short-term offenders.

(d) Upon request, the commissioner of corrections must provide the task force with technical and other support services. The commissioner must use funds from the department's current operating budget to cover any costs the commissioner incurs in providing services to the task force.

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(e) The task force expires on June 30, 2009.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a short-term offender advisory task force; requiring a report that includes task force recommendations on short-term offender program and reimbursing counties."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

The report was adopted.

Hilty from the Energy Finance and Policy Division to which was referred:

H. F. No. 532, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating certain contracts entered into by military service personnel; authorizing cancellations; requiring utilities to establish payment arrangements for military service personnel; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 325E; 325G.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

The report was adopted.

Otremba from the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 589, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; bioenergy development; establishing a bioenergy producer payment program for cellulosic biofuel production; establishing a bioenergy production incentive program; establishing a bioenergy working lands conservation program; authorizing rulemaking; authorizing general obligation bonds; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 41A; 103F.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. [17.118] CLEAN ENERGY CAPITAL EQUIPMENT LOANS.

(a) There is established a clean energy revolving loan fund that is eligible to receive appropriations and make loans under this section. The commissioner shall establish a clean energy loan program to make loans for capital equipment to persons participating in the reinvest in Minnesota clean energy program under section 103F.518 and other persons using native, perennial cropping systems for energy or seed production. The commissioner, in consultation with the technical committee established under section 103F.518, subdivision 11, shall establish guidelines for loans made under this section. All repayments of loans granted from this fund, including principal and interest, must be deposited into this fund. Interest earned on money in the fund accrues to the fund, and the money in the fund is appropriated to the commissioner to make clean energy capital equipment loans under this section.

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(b) The definitions in section 41A.10, subdivision 2, apply to this section.

Sec. 2. [41A.10] CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL DEVELOPMENT.

Subdivision 1. Appropriation. A sum sufficient to make the payments required by this section is annually appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of agriculture and all money so appropriated is available until expended.

Subd. 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this section and sections 17.118, 41A.11, and 103F.518, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them.

(a) "Cellulosic biofuel" means transportation fuel derived from cellulosic materials.

(b) "Cellulosic material" means an agricultural feedstock primarily comprised of cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin or a combination of those ingredients grown on agricultural lands.

(c) "Agricultural land" means land used for horticultural, row, close grown, pasture, and hayland crops; growing nursery stocks; animal feedlots; farm yards; associated building sites; and public and private drainage systems and field roads located on any of that land.

(d) "Cellulosic biofuel facility" means a facility at which cellulosic biofuel is produced.

(e) "Perennial crops" means agriculturally produced plants that have a life cycle of at least three years at the location where the plants are being cultivated.

(f) "Perennial cropping system" means an agricultural production system that utilizes a perennial crop.

(g) "Native species" means a plant species which was present in a defined area of Minnesota prior to European settlement (circa 1850). A defined area may be an ecological classification province. Wild-type varieties therefore are regional or local ecotypes that have not undergone a selection process.

(h) "Diverse native prairie" means a prairie planted from a mix of nongenetically modified local Minnesota native prairie species consisting of at least two legumes, two cool season grasses, four warm season grasses, and eight nonleguminous forbs. A selection from all available native prairie species may be made so as to match species appropriate to local site conditions. Local species seed may be obtained alone or in prepared seed mixes from any source within a 100-mile radius of the planting site.

(i) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.

(j) "Eligible biofuel producer" means a cellulosic biofuel facility that is at least 51 percent owned by farmers, as defined in section 500.24, subdivision 2, paragraph (n), residing in the county where the cellulosic biofuel facility is located or in an adjoining county, and an additional 24 percent of community ownership for any people residing in the county or adjoining county.

Subd. 3. Cellulosic biofuel production goal. The state cellulosic biofuel production goal is one-quarter of the total amount necessary for ethanol use required under section 239.791, subdivision 1a, by 2015 or when cellulosic biofuel facilities in the state attain a total annual production level of 60,000,000 gallons, whichever is first.

Subd. 4. Cellulosic biofuel producer payments. (a) The commissioner shall make cash payments to eligible producers of cellulosic biofuel located in the state that have begun production at a specific location by June 30, 2012. For the purpose of this subdivision, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more than one cellulosic biofuel

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plant is considered a single eligible producer. The amount of the payment for each eligible producer's annual production, except as provided in paragraph (d), is 15 cents per gallon for each gallon of cellulosic biofuel produced at a specific location for five years after the start of production. Cellulosic materials utilized in the production of cellulosic biofuel must follow best available management practices or standards for their establishment, growing, and harvesting. Cellulosic biofuel produced from corn stover or any row crop must be grown according to management plans based on the University of Minnesota or United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service's best practices for crop rotations, pests, and tillage that minimize soil erosion, contaminated runoff, and leaching of nutrients.

(b) In lieu of the payment under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall make cash payments to eligible producers of cellulosic biofuel located in the state that utilize perennial, native cellulosic material grown that follow the standards derived under the reinvest in Minnesota clean energy program, section 103F.518, subdivision 11, that have begun production at a specific location by June 30, 2015. For the purpose of this subdivision, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more than one cellulosic biofuel facility is considered a single eligible producer. The amount of the payment for each eligible biofuel producer's annual production, except as provided in paragraph (d), is 30 cents per gallon for each gallon of cellulosic biofuel produced at a specific location for ten years after the start of production.

(c) No payments may be made for cellulosic biofuel production that occurs after June 30, 2022, for those eligible biofuel producers under paragraph (a), and 2025 for those eligible biofuel producers under paragraph (b). An eligible producer of cellulosic biofuel shall not transfer the producer's eligibility for payments under this section to a cellulosic biofuel facility at a different location.

(d) If the level of production at a cellulosic biofuel facility increases due to an increase in the production capacity of the facility, the payment under paragraph (a) applies to the additional increment of production until five years after the increased production began and under paragraph (b) applies to the additional increment of production until ten years after the increased production began. If capacity under paragraph (a) is converted to payment under paragraph (b), the ten-year payment limit starts when the capacity increased under paragraph (a). Once a facility's production capacity reaches 15,000,000 gallons per year, no additional increment will qualify for the payment.

(e) Payments under paragraphs (a) and (b) to all eligible biofuel producers may not exceed $27,000,000 in a fiscal year. Total payments under paragraphs (a) and (b) to an eligible biofuel producer in a fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary for 15,000,000 gallons of biofuel production.

(f) An eligible biofuel producer may blend cellulosic feedstocks eligible under paragraphs (a) and (b), but only the percentage of gallons that is attributable to feedstocks under paragraph (a) receive 15 cents per gallon, and those under paragraph (b) receive 30 cents per gallon.

(g) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each eligible biofuel producer shall file a claim for payment for cellulosic biofuel production during the preceding three calendar months. An eligible biofuel producer that files a claim under this subdivision shall include a statement of the eligible biofuel producer's total cellulosic biofuel production in Minnesota during the quarter covered by the claim. For each claim and statement of total cellulosic biofuel production filed under this subdivision, the volume of cellulosic biofuel production must be examined by an independent certified public accountant in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

(h) Payments must be made November 15, February 15, May 15, and August 15. A separate payment must be made for each claim filed. The total quarterly payment to an eligible producer under this paragraph may not exceed the amount necessary for 3,750,000 gallons of biofuel production.

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(i) If an eligible biofuel producer becomes ineligible within five years after the last payment has been received under paragraph (a), and ten years after the last payment under paragraph (b), all payments received for biofuel production must be refunded to the commissioner. Refunded payments received under this paragraph must be deposited in the general fund.

(j) Annually, within 90 days of the end of its fiscal year, a cellulosic biofuel producer receiving payments under this subdivision must file a disclosure statement on a form provided by the commissioner. The initial disclosure statement must include a summary description of the organization of the business structure of the claimant, a listing of the percentages of ownership and governance by any person or other entity with an ownership interest or governance rights of five percent or greater, and a copy of its annual audited financial statements, including the auditor's report and footnotes. The disclosure statement must include information demonstrating what percentage of the entity receiving payments under this section is owned and governed by farmers or other entities that reside within the county where the cellulosic biofuel facility is located. Subsequent annual reports must reflect noncumulative changes in ownership of ten percent or more of the entity. The report need not disclose the identity of the persons or entities, but the claimant must retain information within its files confirming the accuracy of the data provided. This data must be made available to the commissioner upon request. Not later than the 15th day of February in each year, the commissioner shall deliver to the chairs of the standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives that deal with agricultural policy and agricultural finance an annual report summarizing aggregated and facility data from plants receiving payments under this section during the preceding calendar year. Audited financial statements and notes and disclosure statements submitted to the commissioner are nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 13 relating to nonpublic data, summaries of the submitted audited financial reports and notes and disclosure statements must be contained in the report to the committee chairs and will be public data.

(k) Bioenergy production for which payment has been received under section 41A.11 is not eligible for payment under this section.

Sec. 3. [41A.11] BIOENERGY PRODUCTION INCENTIVE.

Subd. 2. Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision and section 41A.10 apply to this section.

(a) "Bioenergy production" means the generation of energy for commercial heat, industrial process heat, or electrical power from a cellulosic material for a new or expanded capacity facility or a facility that is displacing existing use of fossil fuel after the effective date of this section.

(b) "Project area" means a geographically defined area in which reinvest in Minnesota clean energy program easements are secured in order to provide a cellulosic material supply to an identified facility producing bioenergy.

Subd. 3. Bioenergy producer payments. (a) The commissioner shall make cash payments to eligible producers of bioenergy located in the state that have begun production at a specific location by June 30, 2009. For the purpose of this subdivision, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more than one bioenergy production plant is considered a single eligible producer. The amount of the payment for each producer's annual production, except as provided in paragraph (d), is $0.75 per 1,000,000 British thermal units (Btu) of bioenergy production produced at a specific location for three years after the start of production. Cellulosic materials utilized for bioenergy production must follow best available management practices or standards for their establishment, growing, and harvesting. Bioenergy produced from corn stover or any row crop must be grown according to management plans based on the University of Minnesota or United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service's best practices for crop rotations, pests, and tillage that minimize soil erosion, contaminates runoff, and leaching of nutrients.

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(b) The commissioner shall make cash payments to producers of bioenergy located in the state that utilize perennial, native cellulosic material grown according to standards derived under the reinvest in Minnesota clean energy program, section 103F.518, subdivision 11, that have begun a practice at a specific location by June 30, 2015. For the purpose of this subdivision, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more than one bioenergy production plant is considered a single producer. The amount of the payment for each producer's annual production, except as provided in paragraph (d), is $1.50 per 1,000,000 British thermal units (Btu) of bioenergy production produced at a specific location for ten years after the start of production.

(c) No payments may be made for bioenergy production that occurs after June 30, 2012, for those eligible bioenergy producers under paragraph (a), and 2025 for those eligible biofuel producers under paragraph (b). A producer of bioenergy production shall not transfer the producer's eligibility for payments under this section to a bioenergy production plant at a different location.

(d) If the level of production at a bioenergy production plant increases due to an increase in the production capacity of the plant, the payment under paragraph (a) applies to the additional increment of production until three years after the increased production began, and under paragraph (b), ten years after the increased production began. If capacity under paragraph (a) is converted to payment under paragraph (b), the ten-year payment limit starts when the capacity increased under paragraph (a). Once a plant's bioenergy production capacity reaches 1,500,000,000,000 Btu per year, no additional increment will qualify for the payment under both paragraphs (a) and (b).

(e) Total payments under paragraphs (a) and (b) to all producers may not exceed $11,000,000 in a fiscal year. Total payments under paragraphs (a) and (b) to a producer in a fiscal year may not exceed $2,250,000.

(f) An eligible facility may blend a cellulosic feedstock with other fuels in the bioenergy production facility, but only the percentage attributable to cellulosic material listed is eligible to receive the producer payment.

(g) An eligible bioenergy producer may blend the cellulosic materials eligible under paragraphs (a) and (b), but only the percentage that is attributable to feedstocks under paragraph (a) receive $0.75 per 1,000,000 Btu and those under paragraph (b) receive $1.50 per 1,000,000 Btu.

(h) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each producer shall file a claim for payment for bioenergy production during the preceding three calendar months. A producer that files a claim under this subdivision shall include a statement of the producer's total bioenergy production in Minnesota during the quarter covered by the claim. For each claim and statement of total bioenergy production filed under this subdivision, the volume of bioenergy production must be examined by an independent certified public accountant in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

(i) Payments must be made November 15, February 15, May 15, and August 15. A separate payment must be made for each claim filed. The total quarterly payment to a producer under this paragraph may not exceed $562,500.

(j) Biofuel production for which payment has been received under section 41A.10 is not eligible for payment under this section.

Sec. 4. [103F.518] REINVEST IN MINNESOTA CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1. Establishment of program. (a) The board, in consultation with the technical committee established in subdivision 11, shall establish and administer a reinvest in Minnesota clean energy program that is in addition to the program under section 103F.515. The board may adopt rules to implement this section. Selection of land for the clean energy program must be based on its potential benefits for bioenergy crop production, water quality, soil health, reduction of chemical inputs, soil carbon storage, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat.

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(b) The definitions in sections 41A.10 and 41A.11 apply to this section.

Subd. 2. Eligible land. Eligible land under this section must:

(1) be owned by the landowner, or a parent or other blood relative of the landowner, for at least one year before the date of application;

(2) be at least five acres in size;

(3) not be currently set aside, enrolled, or diverted under another federal or state government program; and

(4) have been in agricultural use, as defined in section 17.81, subdivision 4, or have been set aside, enrolled, or diverted under another federal or state program for at least two of the last five years before the date of application.

Subd. 3. Designation of project areas. The board shall develop a process to designate defined project areas. The designation process must prioritize projects that include coordinated cooperation of a cellulosic biofuel facility or a bioenergy production facility, target impaired waters, or support other state or local natural resource plans, goals, or objectives.

Subd. 4. Easements. The board may acquire, or accept by gift or donation, easements on eligible land. An easement may be permanent or of limited duration. An easement of limited duration may not be acquired if it is for less than 20 years. The negotiation and acquisition of easements authorized by this section are exempt from the contractual provisions of chapters 16B and 16C.

Subd. 5. Nature of property rights acquired. (a) An easement must prohibit:

(1) agricultural crop production, unless approved by the board for energy production purposes; and

(2) spraying with chemicals, except as necessary to comply with noxious weed control laws, emergency pest control necessary to protect public health, or as needed to establish a productive planting as determined by the technical committee under subdivision 11.

(b) An easement is subject to the terms of the agreement provided in subdivision 6.

(c) Agricultural crop production and harvest are limited to native, perennial bioenergy crops. Harvest must occur outside of bird nesting season.

(d) An easement must allow repairs, improvements, and inspections necessary to maintain public drainage systems provided the easement area is restored to the condition required by the terms of the easement.

(e) An easement may allow nonnative perennial prairie or pasture established by September 1, 2007, that meet the objectives outlined in subdivision 7.

(f) An easement may allow grazing of livestock only if practiced under a plan, approved by the board, that protects water quality, wildlife habitat, and biodiversity.

Subd. 6. Agreements by landowner. The board may enroll eligible land in the reinvest in Minnesota clean energy program by signing an agreement in recordable form with a landowner in which the landowner agrees:

(1) to convey to the state an easement that is not subject to any prior title, lien, or encumbrance;

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(2) to seed the land subject to the easement, as specified in the agreement, at seeding rates determined by the board, or carry out other long-term capital improvements approved by the board; and

(3) that the easement duration may be lengthened through mutual agreement with the board.

Subd. 7. Payments for easements. The board must develop a tiered payment system for easements partially based on the benefits of the bioenergy crop production for water quality, soil health, reduction in chemical inputs, soil carbon storage, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat using cash rent or a similar system as may be determined by the board. The payment system must provide that the highest per-acre payment is for diverse native prairie and perennials.

Subd. 8. Easement renewal. When an easement of limited duration expires, a new easement and agreement for an additional period of at least 20 years may be acquired by agreement of the board and the landowner under the terms of this section. The board may adjust payment rates as a result of renewing an agreement and easement only after examining the condition of the established plantings, conservation practices, and land values.

Subd. 9. Correction of easement boundary lines. To correct errors in legal descriptions for easements that affect the ownership interest in the state and adjacent landowners, the board may, in the name of the state, with the approval of the attorney general, convey, without consideration, interests of the state necessary to correct legal descriptions of boundaries. The conveyance must be by quitclaim deed or release in a form approved by the attorney general.

Subd. 10. Enforcement and damages. (a) A landowner who violates the term of an easement or agreement under this section, or induces, assists, or allows another to do so, is liable to the state for treble damages if the trespass is willful, but liable for double damages only if the trespass is not willful. The amount of damages is the amount needed to make the state whole or the amount the landowner has gained due to the violation, whichever is greater.

(b) On request of the board, the attorney general may commence an action for specific performance, injunctive relief, damages, including attorney fees, and any other appropriate relief to enforce this section in district court in the county where all or part of the violation is alleged to have been committed, or where the landowner resides or has a principal place of business.

Subd. 11. Technical committee. To ensure that public benefits, including water quality, soil health, reduction of chemical inputs, soil carbon storage, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat are secured along with bioenergy crop production, the Board of Water and Soil Resources shall appoint a technical committee consisting of one representative each from the Departments of Agriculture, Natural Resources, Commerce, and the Pollution Control Agency; two farm organizations; one sustainable agriculture farmer organization; three rural economic development organizations; three environmental organizations; and three conservation or wildlife organizations. The board and technical committee shall consult with private sector organizations and University of Minnesota researchers involved in biomass establishment and bioenergy or biofuel conversion. The technical committee shall develop program guidelines, standards, and rules, as appropriate to ensure that reinvest in Minnesota clean energy program contracts provide public benefits commensurate with the public investment. The technical committee shall review and make recommendations on the guidelines, standards, and rules every five years.

Sec. 5. APPROPRIATION; RIM CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM STANDARDS.

$3,500,000 in fiscal year 2008 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to develop, in consultation with the technical committee established under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.518, subdivision 11, RIM clean energy program guidelines, standards, and rules. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2009.

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Sec. 6. APPROPRIATION; RIM CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM EASEMENTS.

Subdivision 1. Bond proceeds; appropriation. $20,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to acquire RIM clean energy program easements under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.518.

Subd. 2. Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $20,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

Subd. 3. General fund; appropriation. $500,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated from the general fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to be used for long-term inspection and protection of easements acquired by the board.

Sec. 7. TRANSFER; CLEAN ENERGY CAPITAL EQUIPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND.

By June 30, 2008, the commissioner of finance shall transfer $3,000,000 from the general fund to the clean energy capital equipment revolving fund.

Sec. 8. APPROPRIATION; BIOENERGY CROP UTILIZATION TECHNOLOGY PERMITTING.

$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated from the general fund to the Pollution Control Agency to permit new and emerging bioenergy crop utilization technologies. This is a onetime appropriation.

Sec. 9. APPROPRIATION; BIOENERGY PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

$600,000 in fiscal year 2008 is appropriated from the general fund to the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute for technical assistance and technology transfer to bioenergy crop producers and users. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2009.

Sec. 10. APPROPRIATION; BIOENERGY PRODUCTION RESEARCH AND MONITORING.

$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to provide grants, in consultation with the technical committee established under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.518, subdivision 11, for bioenergy crop research and monitoring including, but not limited to, water quality, water quantity utilized, soil carbon storage, biological diversity, wildlife and habitat impacts and benefits, and small diameter woody bioenergy. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2009.

Sec. 11. APPROPRIATION; BIOENERGY AGRONOMIC ECONOMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH.

$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated from the general fund to the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Minnesota to provide funds for on-station and on-farm field scale research and outreach to develop and test the agronomic and economic requirements of diverse stands of prairie plants and other perennials for bioenergy systems including, but not limited to, multiple species selection and establishment, ecological management between planting and harvest, harvest technologies, financial and agronomic risk management, farmer goal setting and adoption of technologies, integration of wildlife habitat into management approaches, evaluation of carbon and other benefits, and robust policies needed to induce farmer conversion on marginal lands.

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Sec. 12. APPROPRIATION; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

$150,000 in fiscal year 2008 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to nongovernmental entities to assist in the development of business plans and structures related to community ownership of eligible cellulosic biofuel facilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.10. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2009."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a clean energy capital equipment loan program; providing for cellulosic biofuel development; providing bioenergy production initiatives; creating the reinvest in Minnesota clean energy program; providing for enforcement; authorizing a technical committee; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 41A; 103F."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Biosciences and Emerging Technology.

The report was adopted.

Atkins from the Committee on Commerce and Labor to which was referred:

H. F. No. 611, A bill for an act relating to labor; protecting certain communication in the workplace between labor organizations and employees; prohibiting certain employer conduct; providing civil remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 18, delete "179A.01" and insert "179A.03"

Page 1, line 24, before the period, insert "if conducted in accordance with reasonable, written policies and rules established by the employer and the collective bargaining agent and posted throughout the workplace concerning review of these types of communications during break times and nonworking time" and delete everything after the period

Page 1, delete line 25

Page 2, line 1, delete "subdivision" and insert "section"

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 625, A bill for an act relating to health; eliminating the MinnesotaCare four-month uninsured requirement for children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256L.07, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 634, A resolution urging support for and reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

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

The report was adopted.

Mullery from the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice to which was referred:

H. F. No. 684, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for reimbursements to counties for costs associated with housing short-term offenders.

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

The report was adopted.

Atkins from the Committee on Commerce and Labor to which was referred:

H. F. No. 765, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring development of an electronic database of the insurance status of motor vehicles.

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

The report was adopted.

Mariani from the Committee on E-12 Education to which was referred:

H. F. No. 804, A bill for an act relating to education; raising kindergarten through grade 12 academic achievement through increased student participation in international baccalaureate courses and programs in addition to preadvanced placement and advanced placement programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120B.132.

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

The report was adopted.

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Atkins from the Committee on Commerce and Labor to which was referred:

H. F. No. 828, A resolution urging the President and Congress to end trade, financial, and travel restrictions to Cuba.

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

The report was adopted.

Eken from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to which was referred:

H. F. No. 849, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for regulation of shoreland resorts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103F.205, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103F.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 885, A bill for an act relating to taxes; authorizing the city of Cloquet to impose a local sales tax.

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.

Pelowski from the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1048, A bill for an act relating to state government; abolishing the Department of Employee Relations; transferring duties.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS ABOLISHED; DUTIES TRANSFERRED.

(a) The Department of Employee Relations and the position of the commissioner of employee relations are abolished as of June 1, 2008. Duties of the Department of Employee Relations and the commissioner of employee relations are transferred on or before June 1, 2008, to the commissioner of finance, except as follows:

(1) duties relating to administration of the state employees workers' compensation program are transferred on or before June 1, 2008, to the commissioner of administration; and

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(2) duties relating to health care purchasing improvement under Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.312, are transferred on or before June 1, 2008, to the commissioner of health.

(b) The commissioner of employee relations, in consultation with the commissioner of finance, may specify one or more dates before June 1, 2008, on which any or all of the transfers provided in paragraph (a) will occur.

(c) The governor may, in consultation with the commissioner of employee relations, the commissioner of finance, the commissioner of administration, and the director of the Office of Enterprise Technology, transfer other duties of the Department of Employee Relations to other state agencies in order to most effectively and efficiently accomplish the reorganization required by this act.

(d) Transfer of duties under this section is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039.

Sec. 2. WORKER PROTECTION.

In addition to any other protection, no employee in the classified service shall suffer job loss, have a salary reduced, or have employment benefits reduced as a result of a reorganization mandated or recommended under authority of section 1. No action taken after July 1, 2009, shall be considered a result of reorganization for the purposes of this section.

Sec. 3. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.

In the next and subsequent editions of Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, the revisor of statutes must replace references to the Department of Employee Relations and commissioner of employee relations with references to the appropriate department and commissioner specified in section 1. The revisor of statutes, in consultation with affected commissioners of state agencies, must prepare a bill for introduction in the 2008 legislative session making other statutory changes needed to implement or conform with section 1.

Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Sections 1 to 3 are effective the day following final enactment."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to state government; abolishing the Department of Employee Relations; transferring duties; providing certain protections for employees."

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

The report was adopted.

Mariani from the Committee on E-12 Education to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1088, A bill for an act relating to education; providing funding for college in the schools; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.101, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

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Page 1, delete section 1 and insert:

"Section 1. [124D.091] CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAM AID.

Subdivision 1. Accreditation. To establish a uniform standard by which concurrent enrollment courses and professional development activities may be measured, postsecondary institutions are encouraged to apply for accreditation by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnership.

Subd. 2. Eligibility. A district that offers a concurrent enrollment course according to an agreement under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, is eligible to receive aid for the costs of providing postsecondary courses at the high school. Beginning in fiscal year 2011, districts only are eligible for aid if the college or university concurrent enrollment courses offered by the district are accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnership, in the process of being accredited, or are shown by clear evidence to be of comparable standard to accredited courses.

Subd. 3. Aid. An eligible district shall receive $150 per pupil enrolled in a concurrent enrollment course. The money must be used to defray the cost of delivering the course at the high school. The commissioner shall establish application procedures and deadlines for receipt of aid payments."

Page 2, delete lines 6 to 8

Page 2, line 11, delete "college in the schools" and insert "concurrent enrollment"

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 2, delete "college in the schools" and insert "concurrent enrollment program"

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

The report was adopted.

Atkins from the Committee on Commerce and Labor to which was referred:

House Resolution No. 2, A House resolution expressing the sense of the Minnesota House concerning trade, financial, and travel restrictions to Cuba.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.

The report was adopted.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. Nos. 634, 765 and 828 were read for the second time.

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 54 was read for the second time.

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INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Dean, Dettmer, Bigham and McNamara introduced:

H. F. No. 1210, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring restoration, reopening, and maintenance of Stillwater Boomsite rest area, and prohibiting transfer of site.

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

Otremba and Ward introduced:

H. F. No. 1211, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; removing ban on smokeless gunpowder; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.311.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 1212, A bill for an act relating to taxation; imposing a gift tax and coordinating the tax with the estate tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 291.005, subdivision 1; 291.03, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 292.

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

Clark, Dominguez, Hornstein, Mullery, Walker and Thao introduced:

H. F. No. 1213, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding drug free and prostitution free zones; appropriating money for pilot projects in Minneapolis and St. Paul; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 152.01, by adding subdivisions; 152.021, subdivision 1; 152.022, subdivision 1; 152.023, subdivision 2; 152.024, subdivision 1; 609.3242.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Knuth; Peterson, A.; Hilty; Ozment; Otremba; Kalin; Wollschlager; Tschumper; Bly; Sailer; Johnson; Wagenius and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1214, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing for a rural wind development assistance program; appropriating money.

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

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Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 1215, A bill for an act relating to sales and use tax; exempting construction materials for a wastewater treatment facility for the city of Willmar; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.

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

Simon, Winkler, Hornstein and Hortman introduced:

H. F. No. 1216, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a draft EIS and preliminary engineering for the Southwest transitway corridor; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Erhardt, Lieder, Solberg, Marquart, Atkins, Zellers, Scalze, Lanning and Simpson introduced:

H. F. No. 1217, A bill for an act relating to sales and use tax; exempting materials used in construction and maintenance of roads and bridges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.70, subdivision 2.

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

Lesch introduced:

H. F. No. 1218, A bill for an act relating to crimes; requiring defendant waiver of jury trial to be consented by the prosecutor; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 631.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Juhnke; Welti; Heidgerken; Hamilton; Shimanski; Poppe; Faust; Olin; Doty; Finstad; Peterson, A., and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 1219, A bill for an act relating to transportation; removing sunset date for weight exemptions for certain milk trucks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.87, subdivision 4.

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

Hilstrom, Dominguez, Lesch, Paymar and Murphy, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 1220, A bill for an act relating to child advocacy centers; providing for grants for child advocacy centers that perform certain core functions; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

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Kalin; Hilty; Peterson, A.; Kranz; Hansen; Knuth; Madore; Bly; Sailer; Gardner; Benson and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1221, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring commissioner of commerce to engage in activities designed to increase energy savings under conservation investment program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.241, subdivision 1c, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

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

Marquart introduced:

H. F. No. 1222, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; advancing various dates for the notices of proposed property taxes and public hearings in the truth in taxation process; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 275.065, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1c, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10.

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

Hilty, Kahn, Howes, Simon and Poppe introduced:

H. F. No. 1223, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring certain postsecondary institutions to submit student residential housing lists; adding certain forms of identification as eligible proof of residence; eliminating employee-list submission by residential facility operators; requiring challengers to prove residence in Minnesota; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 135A.17, subdivision 2; 201.061, subdivision 3; 204C.07, subdivision 3a; 204C.12, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. No. 1224, A bill for an act relating to labor relations; prohibiting use of state funds to encourage or discourage union organizing; providing for a civil penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179.

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

Olin and Emmer introduced:

H. F. No. 1225, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; modifying the limitation on actions for damages based on services or construction to improve real property for certain actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 541.051, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

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Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 1226, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring a criminal background check before granting approval of an application to operate an automated teller machine from an applicant other than a financial institution; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 47.62, subdivisions 3, 4; 47.64, subdivision 5.

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

Morgan, Madore and Masin introduced:

H. F. No. 1227, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to build the Burnsville Performing Arts Center; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 1228, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying certain angling seasons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.395, subdivision 1.

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

Demmer introduced:

H. F. No. 1229, A bill for an act relating to sales and use tax; excluding installation charges from the sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.61, subdivisions 3, 7.

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

Nelson introduced:

H. F. No. 1230, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying requirements for 911 emergency communication fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 403.11, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Marquart introduced:

H. F. No. 1231, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for disabled American veteran license plates; modifying provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168.12, subdivision 5; 168.1251, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1251, subdivisions 4, 6.

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

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Lesch introduced:

H. F. No. 1232, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring persons convicted of crimes of violence to register under the predatory offender law; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 243.167.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Benson, Mullery, Clark and Tschumper introduced:

H. F. No. 1233, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for food and nutrition assistance.

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

Anderson, S., introduced:

H. F. No. 1234, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; providing for a supplemental refund under the additional property tax refund program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290A.04, subdivision 2h.

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

Berns, Erhardt, Smith, Benson and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 1235, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing a zebra mussel control pilot program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84D.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Berns; Erhardt; Smith; Ward; Abeler; Knuth; Madore; Doty; McNamara; Kalin; Murphy, E.; Bunn; Westrom; Tingelstad; Zellers and Benson introduced:

H. F. No. 1236, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing a zebra mussel control pilot program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84D.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lesch introduced:

H. F. No. 1237, A bill for an act relating to crimes; modifying records expungement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609A.01.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

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Lesch, Eastlund, Simon and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 1238, A bill for an act relating to public safety; proposing the Controlled Substance Reform Act of 2007; authorizing deferral of judgment for certain drug offenses; making certain affirmative defenses available for driving while impaired offenses; requiring appointment of a conditional release screening committee; requiring the commissioner of human services to publish best practice standards for publicly funded prison-based substance abuse treatment programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 152.18, subdivision 1; 169A.46, by adding a subdivision; 244.055, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Simon; Anderson, B.; Heidgerken; Lesch; Kranz; Bigham; Paymar; Lillie; Greiling; Masin; Slocum; Gardner; Atkins; Wagenius; Haws; Poppe; Lieder; Tschumper; Hansen; Murphy, E.; Solberg and Hortman introduced:

H. F. No. 1239, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; clarifying and modifying the limitation period for civil actions involving sexual abuse against a minor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 541.073.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Marquart; Lanning; Wollschlager; Simpson; Davnie; Johnson; Brod; Jaros; Zellers; Peterson, A.; Urdahl; Dill; Atkins; Murphy, M.; Thao and Lesch introduced:

H. F. No. 1240, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for expenditures for historic structure rehabilitation; 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.

Thao introduced:

H. F. No. 1241, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying archery provisions by permitting use of bow drawn, held, or released by mechanical device; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.035, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 97B.035, subdivision 2; 97B.106.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 1242, A bill for an act relating to public defense; requiring the Board of Public Defense to allocate and distribute funds based on weighted caseload; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 611.27, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Bunn, Dean, Dettmer, Swails, McNamara and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 1243, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for improvements to Big Marine Park Reserve; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Masin; Bigham; Winkler; Hausman; Nelson; Hortman; Erhardt; Bunn; Slocum; Morgan; Beard; Peterson, N.; Tingelstad; Dittrich; Knuth; Ozment; Berns; Hilstrom; Zellers; DeLaForest; Anderson, S.; Kahn; Lesch; Tillberry; Gardner; Laine; Thao; Paymar; Kranz; Davnie and Swails introduced:

H. F. No. 1244, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for apportionment of proceeds from sales tax on motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297B.09, subdivision 1.

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

Eken, Cornish and Zellers introduced:

H. F. No. 1245, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a subtraction for volunteer ambulance personnel longevity awards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b, as amended; 290.091, subdivision 2.

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

Bigham, Jaros, Ruud and Beard introduced:

H. F. No. 1246, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a grant to Kids Voting Minnesota.

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

Simpson, Howes, Marquart, Moe, Dill and Atkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1247, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a sales tax refund for certain resort expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.

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

Tillberry, Tingelstad, Hortman, Laine, Abeler, Gottwalt, Knuth, Severson, Ward, Dittrich, Kranz, Haws, Doty and Hosch introduced:

H. F. No. 1248, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use tax; exempting certain materials and equipment used to construct a commuter rail system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.

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

Atkins, Zellers, Hansen, Simon and Madore introduced:

H. F. No. 1249, A bill for an act relating to taxes; individual income; providing a credit for senior independent living personal technology; 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.

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Bunn, Swails, Slawik, Berns and Ruud introduced:

H. F. No. 1250, A bill for an act relating to taxes; income; providing an income tax credit for telecommuting equipment expenses; 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.

Atkins; Kelliher; Sertich; Johnson; Lillie; Smith; Mullery; Peterson, A.; Anzelc; Davnie; Simon; Bigham; Mahoney; Hilstrom; Solberg and Morrow introduced:

H. F. No. 1251, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; authorizing direct actions and imposing direct liability on certain insurers in certain actions; regulating actions involving certain insurance practices; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 72A; 540; 604.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Murphy, M.; Gunther; Ruth; Mahoney; Rukavina; Abeler and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 1252, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for transition services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deaf-blind students.

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

Wollschlager, Smith, Mahoney, Kahn and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 1253, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing support for an academic program for chemically dependent students; appropriating money.

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

Hosch introduced:

H. F. No. 1254, A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring notice and a public hearing before adopting an interim ordinance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 394.34; 462.355, subdivision 4.

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

Nelson, Mahoney, Hilstrom and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. No. 1255, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; clarifying the powers to determine independent contractor status; requiring commissioner of revenue review of certain documents related to independent contractor status; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 176.042, subdivision 2; 289A.12, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Masin, Mahoney, Gunther, Haws and Ruth introduced:

H. F. No. 1256, A bill for an act relating to bioscience and technology; providing grants for bioscience business development and commercialization; requiring a report; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Biosciences and Emerging Technology.

Urdahl; Murphy, M.; Marquart; Gunther and Haws introduced:

H. F. No. 1257, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 1258, A bill for an act relating to taxation; conforming to various federal tax changes for individual income, corporate franchise, and estate taxes, and property tax refunds; modifying rates; making technical corrections; providing a onetime subtraction for pollution control amortization; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19, as amended, 19a, 19b, as amended, 19c, 19d, 31, as amended; 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.0921, subdivision 3; 290A.03, subdivision 15, as amended; 291.005, subdivision 1.

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

Kalin, Heidgerken, Pelowski, Doty, Tingelstad, Hilty, Wollschlager, Lieder, Koenen, Morrow, Brynaert, Knuth, Clark, Morgan, Poppe, Winkler and Ward introduced:

H. F. No. 1259, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing certain procedures and requirements for absent voters; providing for certain emergency situations; requiring a study; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 203B.16, subdivision 2; 203B.17, subdivision 2; 203B.21, subdivisions 2, 3; 203B.22; 203B.24, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 203B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Severson introduced:

H. F. No. 1260, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; prohibiting an increase in taxable market value for homesteads owned by persons at least 65 years of age and within certain income limits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 273.11, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 273.121; 276.04, subdivision 2.

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

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Severson introduced:

H. F. No. 1261, A bill for an act relating to courts; modifying the composition and powers of the Board of Judicial Standards; modifying court rule provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 490A.01; 490A.02; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 480.056; 480.059, subdivision 7; 480.0591, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Mahoney, Eastlund, Johnson and Lesch introduced:

H. F. No. 1262, A bill for an act relating to family law; creating a presumption of joint physical custody; requiring the use of parenting plans in certain cases; modifying custody designations for parenting plans that use alternative terminology; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 518.003, subdivision 3; 518.17, subdivisions 1, 2; 518.1705, subdivisions 3, 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Abeler, Dittrich, Hortman, Tingelstad and Kranz introduced:

H. F. No. 1263, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a forensic crime lab in Anoka County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Eastlund, Slawik, Gottwalt, Buesgens, Nornes, Erickson, Abeler, Urdahl, Heidgerken and Wardlow introduced:

H. F. No. 1264, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a credit for contributions for early childhood education access grants and a credit for early childhood educational expenses; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.46, subdivision 2; 119B.09, subdivision 1; 290.01, subdivisions 19b, 19c; 290.0674, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 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.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 1265, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for the treatment of absentee ballots following a vacancy in nomination because of death or catastrophic illness; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 204B.41.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 1266, A bill for an act relating to corporate franchise taxation; providing a throwback sales rule; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.191, subdivision 5.

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

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Morgan introduced:

H. F. No. 1267, A bill for an act relating to state employees; making technical and housekeeping changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 43A.191, subdivision 3; 43A.23, subdivision 1; 43A.49; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 43A.345.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Fritz introduced:

H. F. No. 1268, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a grant to the Paradise Center for the Arts in Faribault; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Davnie, Kahn, Mullery, Wagenius, Hornstein, Walker, Thissen and Dominguez introduced:

H. F. No. 1269, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Minneapolis to pay the principal on the city's bonds for the Target Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Bigham introduced:

H. F. No. 1270, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding the crimes for which sex offender assessments must be conducted; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.3457, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 1271, A bill for an act relating to estate taxation; providing for taxation of gifts made within three years of death; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 291.005, subdivision 1; 291.03, subdivision 1.

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

Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 1272, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding for the early childhood family education program; increasing the minimum population guarantee used to calculate early childhood family education program revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.135, subdivision 1.

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

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Kranz; Seifert; Dominguez; Sertich; Mullery; Lesch; Haws; Bigham; Simon; Johnson; Holberg; Abeler; Davnie; Murphy, E.; Clark; Berns; Ruud; Benson; Tillberry; Wollschlager; Masin; Slawik; Sailer; Faust; Moe; Erickson; Lillie; Zellers; Walker; Hornstein; Hausman; Thao; Hosch; Bunn and Olin introduced:

H. F. No. 1273, A bill for an act relating to crimes; providing testimonial confidentiality for certain sexual assault counselors; eliminating the "mistake of age" defense for certain criminal sexual assault offenders; enhancing penalties for certain nonconsensual sexual contact offenses committed by professionals engaged in massage or bodywork; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 595.02, subdivision 1; 609.341, subdivision 11; 609.344, subdivision 1; 609.345, subdivision 1; 609.3451, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 1274, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing integrated search service inquiries; restricting use of drivers' license photographs for criminal justice use; authorizing the Department of Public Safety to establish a secure subscription service to enhance officer safety during tactical operations by and between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; updating and clarifying membership on the CriMNet Task Force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 171.07, subdivision 1a; 299C.405; 299C.65, subdivisions 2, 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Lesch, Johnson, Thao, Slawik, Mahoney and Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 1275, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a grant for the St. Paul neighborhood circulators; appropriating money.

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

Murphy, E.; Mariani; Lesch; Johnson; Thao; Davnie and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 1276, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to increase certain professional development opportunities.

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

Mariani; Murphy, E.; Lesch; Johnson; Thao and Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 1277, A bill for an act relating to community development; appropriating money for a grant to the city of St. Paul to notify citizens of youth services available in the community.

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

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Olin and Emmer introduced:

H. F. No. 1278, A bill for an act relating to real property; providing for homestead property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 510.02; 510.05; 550.175, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding a subdivision; 550.18; 550.19; 550.22; 550.24; 580.24; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 550.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. No. 1279, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan transit police; clarifying law enforcement agency jurisdiction; including transit police in distribution of forfeited items; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 473.407, subdivision 1; 609.531, subdivision 1.

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

Hortman, Hornstein, Eken, Magnus and Slocum introduced:

H. F. No. 1280, A bill for an act relating to the environment; establishing a grant program for idling reduction technology purchases; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 1281, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; exempting medical service personnel from prohibition on use of headphones while operating ambulance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.471, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Holberg and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 1282, A bill for an act relating to data practices; classifying certain transportation department data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.72, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Nelson, Mahoney, Hilstrom and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. No. 1283, A bill for an act relating to employment; prohibiting misrepresentation of employees as independent contractors; authorizing and requiring the commissioner of revenue to review certifications of independent contractor status; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 181.722; 289A.12, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Mahoney, Johnson, Kahn and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. No. 1284, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for management of state grants by the commissioner of finance; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Walker, Thissen, Huntley and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 1285, A bill for an act relating to Indian child welfare; modifying child placement provisions for Indian children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 260.755, subdivisions 12, 20; 260.761, subdivision 7; 260.765, subdivision 5; 260.771, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Walker, Huntley and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 1286, A bill for an act relating to Indian child welfare; modifying a child maltreatment reporting provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 626.556, subdivision 10.

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

Davnie, Atkins, Ruud and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 1287, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring coverage for colorectal screening tests; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62A.30, subdivision 2.

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

Murphy, E.; Abeler; Bunn; Brod and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 1288, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying day training and habilitation transportation rates; appropriating money.

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

Heidgerken, Juhnke, Urdahl and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 1289, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying procedures for determining nursing home per diem reimbursements; directing the commissioner to implement law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.431, subdivision 2b.

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

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Slawik, Huntley, Abeler and Hosch introduced:

H. F. No. 1290, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a child safety system and child safety fund; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256M.30, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256N.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 1291, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing contracts with nursing facilities for the provision of additional specialized services; modifying reimbursement for short-stay residents; increasing nursing facility operating payment rates; dedicating a portion of the money raised by the tobacco use health impact fee for rate increases; implementing new case mix indices and providing interim rate adjustments; rebasing nursing facility rates; providing additional nursing facility quality add-ons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.431, subdivisions 2e, 32; 256B.434, by adding a subdivision; 256B.438, by adding a subdivision; 256B.441, subdivisions 1, 46.

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

Slawik, Eastlund, Abeler, Bly, Nornes and Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. No. 1292, A bill for an act relating to human services; amending provisions related to child care finance; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 119B.09, subdivisions 1, 7, by adding a subdivision; 119B.13, subdivision 6.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 1293, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying MinnesotaCare eligibility requirements for persons with continuation coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, 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.

Berns; Ward; Gottwalt; Abeler; Smith; Knuth; Swails; Doty; Madore; Ruth; Kalin; Murphy, E.; Bunn; Loeffler; Westrom and Benson introduced:

H. F. No. 1294, A bill for an act relating to state government; eliminating the Minnesota Council on Disability sunset; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256.482, subdivisions 1, 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

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Thissen introduced:

H. F. No. 1295, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding the definition of chemically dependent person; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 253B.02, subdivision 2; 626.5561, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 626.5563.

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

Laine, Abeler, Clark and Thissen introduced:

H. F. No. 1296, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring coverage for doula services; requiring medical assistance to cover doula services; establishing a doula registry; ensuring in the patient bill of rights the presence of a doula if requested by a patient; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 144.651, subdivisions 9, 10; 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 146B.

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

Huntley; Murphy, E.; Liebling; Finstad and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 1297, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a rate increase for intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities, community service providers, and nursing facilities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision.

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

Thissen introduced:

H. F. No. 1298, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund; defining covered salary to include certain supplemental plan contributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 422A.01, subdivision 13a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Atkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1299, A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; requiring person to be present when dispensing fuel into motor vehicle; requiring signs; imposing a penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 239.751, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 1300, A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; requiring inventory reports from fuel terminals; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 239.

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

Moe, Ozment, Swails, Kranz, Davnie, Tschumper, Koenen and Lanning introduced:

H. F. No. 1301, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing a resident right of refusal when a manufactured home park is being sold; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 327C.095, subdivisions 6, 7, 9; 327C.096; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327C.095, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division.

Kalin, Holberg and Simon introduced:

H. F. No. 1302, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; modifying driver record provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.07, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Welti, Eken, Atkins, Paymar and Brod introduced:

H. F. No. 1303, A bill for an act relating to the open meeting law; authorizing meetings by telephone or other electronic means under certain conditions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Tingelstad; Paymar; Lesch; Hoppe; Kahn; Carlson; Mullery; Murphy, M.; Johnson; Zellers; Solberg and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1304, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing a legal advocacy trafficking victims grant; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

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

Holberg and Simon introduced:

H. F. No. 1305, A bill for an act relating to data practices; requiring state and local law enforcement agencies to provide certain information; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

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Holberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1306, A bill for an act relating to data practices; regulating business screening agencies; providing civil penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Hilstrom, Bigham, Cornish, Smith and Murphy, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 1307, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for local units of government to hire peace officers and to pay overtime for peace officers.

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

Tingelstad, Hortman, Haws, Urdahl, Dittrich, Kranz, Tillberry, Abeler, DeLaForest, Hackbarth, Laine and Knuth introduced:

H. F. No. 1308, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a regional forensic crime laboratory in Anoka County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hilstrom and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 1309, A bill for an act relating to state government; defining political subdivision for the purposes of the chapter governing the state auditor; applying provisions for the state auditor to all political subdivisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 6.47; 6.51; 6.54; 6.55; 6.551; 6.57; 6.59; 6.60; 6.62, subdivision 2; 6.63; 6.64; 6.65; 6.66; 6.67; 6.68; 6.70; 6.71; 6.76; 103D.355; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 6.56, subdivision 1.

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

Atkins, Zellers, Hansen, Rukavina, Kelliher, Simpson, Dill and Madore introduced:

H. F. No. 1310, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a temporary reduction in lawful gambling tax rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297E.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lesch, Mariani, Johnson, Lillie and Murphy, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1311, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money to fund implementation of an integrated domestic violence response framework.

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

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Jaros, Simpson, Lanning, Koenen, Marquart, Brod, Fritz and Berns introduced:

H. F. No. 1312, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a tax credit for qualifying affordable housing contributions; requiring a report; 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.

Thissen, Kelliher and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 1313, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund; permitting the investment of fund assets with the State Board of Investment; modifying certain liquidity requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 422A.05, subdivision 2c; 422A.06, subdivisions 3, 5, 7, 8; 422A.101, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 422A.101, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Atkins, Mahoney, Johnson, Zellers and Hansen introduced:

H. F. No. 1314, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating the advertising and conducting of certain live musical performances or productions; providing enforcement; imposing a penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

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

Hamilton, Mariani, Thao, Mahoney, McNamara and Johnson introduced:

H. F. No. 1315, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing the Minnesota Commission on New Americans; providing appointments; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Hortman; Murphy, E.; Knuth; Atkins; Tingelstad; Davnie; Eken; Gardner; Tillberry; Madore; Mahoney; Anzelc; Hansen; Wagenius; Abeler; Thissen; Moe; Hornstein; Clark; Dominguez and Johnson introduced:

H. F. No. 1316, A bill for an act relating to health and the environment; prohibiting the sale of certain mercury-containing products; modifying restrictions on the sale, use, and disposal of certain mercury-containing products; requiring certain consumer information; modifying lamp recycling facility operation requirements; providing for mercury reduction at crematoriums; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 115A.932, subdivision 1; 116.92, subdivisions 3, 7a, by adding subdivisions; 116.93, subdivision 2; 149A.95, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121A; 325E.

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

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Hornstein; Ward; Slawik; Bunn; Dominguez; Swails; Peterson, S.; Madore; Dittrich; Kranz; Morgan; Walker; Carlson; Pelowski; Thissen and Liebling introduced:

H. F. No. 1317, A bill for an act relating to education finance; measuring and reporting elementary and secondary class sizes; requiring an annual report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120B.36, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126C.

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

McFarlane, Brynaert, Mariani, Ruth, Demmer, Greiling, Kalin, Swails, Sviggum, Heidgerken, Wardlow, Hilstrom, Wollschlager, Morgan, Benson, Laine, Faust, Dettmer, Norton, Tillberry, Dominguez, Nornes, Ruud, Bunn and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 1318, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing special education funding; eliminating the two-year lag in base funding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 125A.76, subdivisions 1, 3, 4.

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

Tillberry, Greiling and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 1319, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a pilot program to explore the development of a regional center for visual arts; appropriating money.

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

Severson and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 1320, A bill for an act relating to education finance; allowing districts in statutory operating debt to make a fund transfer from its debt redemption fund; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.

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

Bunn, Swails, Lanning, Greiling, Mariani, Solberg and Norton introduced:

H. F. No. 1321, A bill for an act relating to education; making world languages a required academic standard; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 120B.021, subdivision 1; 120B.022, subdivision 1; 122A.18, by adding a subdivision.

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

Berns, Lanning, Erhardt and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 1322, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a four-credit world language requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 120B.021, subdivision 1; 120B.022, subdivision 1; 120B.023, subdivision 2; 120B.024.

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

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Urdahl, Dittrich, Kranz, Mariani, Greiling, Abeler, Slawik, Welti, Heidgerken, Wardlow and Demmer introduced:

H. F. No. 1323, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding for special education programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 125A.76, subdivision 1; 125A.79, subdivision 1.

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

Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. No. 1324, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing levy authority for certain unfunded severance and retirement costs faced by school districts that have participated in the cooperative secondary facilities program.

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

Peterson, S.; Carlson; Greiling; Murphy, M., and Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 1325, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a high five kindergarten program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.05, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 31.

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

Hilstrom, Tingelstad, Abeler, Gunther, Johnson, Lesch, Paymar, Kranz, Anzelc, Hansen, Lillie, Lieder and Morrow introduced:

H. F. No. 1326, A bill for an act relating to public safety; enacting Local Community Rail Security Act of 2007; providing for protection of railroad property from terrorism and other criminal activities; providing civil penalties and remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 218.011, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 218.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Marquart introduced:

H. F. No. 1327, A bill for an act relating to waters; modifying requirements for lake improvement districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103B.571, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Peterson, S., and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 1328, A bill for an act relating to retirement; St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association; authorizing the purchase of service credit for uncredited prior teaching service in an early childhood family education position.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Thissen, Tingelstad, Wardlow and Laine introduced:

H. F. No. 1329, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association police and fire plan; exempting certain Anoka County field investigators from reemployed annuitant provisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Mullery and Emmer introduced:

H. F. No. 1330, A bill for an act relating to airports; repealing certain disclosure requirements on sale or other transfer of real property; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 360.065, subdivision 3.

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

Murphy, M., by request, and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1331, A bill for an act relating to retirement; amending certain coverage provisions; making certain technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 352D.02, subdivisions 1, 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Clark, Walker, Simon, Kahn, Carlson, Solberg, Davnie, Winkler, Bly and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 1332, A bill for an act relating to the State Board of Investment; requiring divestment from certain investments relating to Sudan; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 11A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Dill, Solberg and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 1333, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; providing tax exemptions for emergency response vehicles and repair parts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168.012, subdivision 1; 296A.07, subdivision 4; 297A.67, subdivision 28.

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

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Lesch, Clark, Davnie, Hansen and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 1334, A bill for an act relating to employment; establishing minimum standards of sick leave for certain workers proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

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

Poppe introduced:

H. F. No. 1335, A bill for an act relating to real estate appraisers; requiring consistent use of the State Building Code's definition of a "story above grade"; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 82B.20, subdivision 2.

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

Mahoney, Nelson and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 1336, A bill for an act relating to occupations; establishing the Council of High Pressure Piping Systems; requiring the council to establish fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.47, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326.

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

Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 1337, A bill for an act relating to the city of Minneapolis; providing for funding of construction and maintenance of streets and street lighting; amending Laws 1973, chapter 393, section 1, as amended; repealing Laws 1973, chapter 393, section 2.

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

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

The following message was received from the Senate:

Madam Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following Senate Files, herewith transmitted:

S. F. Nos. 122 and 463.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

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FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 122, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring passenger restraint for children under the age of eight in motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.685, subdivisions 5, 6.

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

S. F. No. 463, A bill for an act relating to notaries public; increasing maximum fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 357.17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND

LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION

Sertich from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to rule 1.21, designated the following bill to be placed on the Calendar for the Day for Thursday, February 22, 2007:

H. F. No. 293.

CALENDAR FOR THE DAY

Sertich moved that the Calendar for the Day be continued. The motion prevailed.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Kahn moved that the name of Walker be added as an author on H. F. No. 34. The motion prevailed.

Anderson, S., moved that the name of Ruud be added as an author on H. F. No. 98. The motion prevailed.

Hilstrom moved that the name of Walker be added as an author on H. F. No. 131. The motion prevailed.

Simon moved that the name of Walker be added as an author on H. F. No. 138. The motion prevailed.

Kranz moved that the name of Walker be added as an author on H. F. No. 139. The motion prevailed.

DeLaForest moved that the name of Zellers be added as an author on H. F. No. 149. The motion prevailed.

Bigham moved that the names of Walker and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 155. The motion prevailed.

Kahn moved that the name of Walker be added as an author on H. F. No. 159. The motion prevailed.

Slawik moved that the name of Dominguez be added as an author on H. F. No. 170. The motion prevailed.

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Rukavina moved that the name of Walker be added as an author on H. F. No. 215. The motion prevailed.

Hilstrom moved that the name of Tillberry be added as an author on H. F. No. 233. The motion prevailed.

Ruth moved that the name of Demmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 283. The motion prevailed.

Abeler moved that the name of Walker be added as an author on H. F. No. 286. The motion prevailed.

Lesch moved that the name of Walker be added as an author on H. F. No. 288. The motion prevailed.

Paymar moved that the name of Walker be added as an author on H. F. No. 303. The motion prevailed.

Hornstein moved that the name of Walker be added as an author on H. F. No. 312. The motion prevailed.

Ruud moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 360. The motion prevailed.

Welti moved that the name of Tillberry be added as an author on H. F. No. 361. The motion prevailed.

Rukavina moved that the name of Wardlow be added as an author on H. F. No. 390. The motion prevailed.

Bigham moved that the name of Tillberry be added as an author on H. F. No. 417. The motion prevailed.

Mullery moved that the names of Dominguez and Bigham be added as authors on H. F. No. 458. The motion prevailed.

Lesch moved that the name of Hilstrom be added as an author on H. F. No. 460. The motion prevailed.

Haws moved that the name of Loeffler be added as an author on H. F. No. 492. The motion prevailed.

Dill moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 495. The motion prevailed.

Thao moved that the names of Pelowski; Clark; Johnson; Mariani; Murphy, E.; Carlson; Tingelstad; Abeler and Erhardt be added as authors on H. F. No. 529. The motion prevailed.

Laine moved that the name of Liebling be added as an author on H. F. No. 595. The motion prevailed.

Zellers moved that the names of Moe, Erhardt and Nornes be added as authors on H. F. No. 622. The motion prevailed.

Otremba moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 645. The motion prevailed.

Atkins moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 655. The motion prevailed.

Dittrich moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 665. The motion prevailed.

Welti moved that the name of Atkins be added as an author on H. F. No. 666. The motion prevailed.

Beard moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 669. The motion prevailed.

Moe moved that the name of Poppe be added as an author on H. F. No. 688. The motion prevailed.

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Brynaert moved that the name of Ruth be added as an author on H. F. No. 701. The motion prevailed.

Erhardt moved that the names of Zellers and Demmer be added as authors on H. F. No. 716. The motion prevailed.

Erhardt moved that the names of Zellers and Demmer be added as authors on H. F. No. 717. The motion prevailed.

Kalin moved that the name of Gunther be added as an author on H. F. No. 789. The motion prevailed.

Atkins moved that the name of Tillberry be added as an author on H. F. No. 804. The motion prevailed.

Bly moved that the names of Ruth, Greiling, Paymar, Lieder, Tillberry, Ward and Morgan be added as authors on H. F. No. 814. The motion prevailed.

Hosch moved that the name of Gardner be added as an author on H. F. No. 847. The motion prevailed.

Buesgens moved that the name of Anderson, S., be added as an author on H. F. No. 868. The motion prevailed.

Rukavina moved that the name of Gunther be added as an author on H. F. No. 873. The motion prevailed.

Thissen moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 911. The motion prevailed.

Thissen moved that the names of Greiling, Paymar, Lieder, Tillberry, Ward and Morgan be added as authors on H. F. No. 916. The motion prevailed.

Slawik moved that the names of Morrow, Greiling, Paymar, Lieder, Tillberry and Morgan be added as authors on H. F. No. 920. The motion prevailed.

Thissen moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 922. The motion prevailed.

Peterson, A., moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 926. The motion prevailed.

Hortman moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 927. The motion prevailed.

Dean moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 930. The motion prevailed.

Mullery moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 931. The motion prevailed.

Tillberry moved that the name of Atkins be added as an author on H. F. No. 933. The motion prevailed.

Clark moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 934. The motion prevailed.

Lieder moved that the names of Abeler and Slocum be added as authors on H. F. No. 946. The motion prevailed.

Moe moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 948. The motion prevailed.

Moe moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 949. The motion prevailed.

Zellers moved that the name of Anderson, S., be added as an author on H. F. No. 957. The motion prevailed.

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Howes moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 966. The motion prevailed.

Hosch moved that the names of Westrom, Heidgerken, Nornes, Otremba and Slocum be added as authors on H. F. No. 971. The motion prevailed.

Huntley moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 972. The motion prevailed.

Clark moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 973. The motion prevailed.

Slawik moved that the names of Morrow, Greiling, Paymar, Lieder, Ward, Slocum and Morgan be added as authors on H. F. No. 976. The motion prevailed.

Davnie moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 977. The motion prevailed.

Winkler moved that the names of Gardner and Slocum be added as authors on H. F. No. 979. The motion prevailed.

Brown moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 981. The motion prevailed.

Davnie moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 987. The motion prevailed.

Dettmer moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 989. The motion prevailed.

Hilstrom moved that the names of Walker and Slocum be added as authors on H. F. No. 989. The motion prevailed.

Hilty moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 995. The motion prevailed.

Atkins moved that the names of Slocum and Anderson, S., be added as authors on H. F. No. 998. The motion prevailed.

Hornstein moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 1002. The motion prevailed.

Davnie moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 1004. The motion prevailed.

Bunn moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 1007. The motion prevailed.

Loeffler moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 1032. The motion prevailed.

Hornstein moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 1046. The motion prevailed.

Pelowski moved that the name of Poppe be added as an author on H. F. No. 1048. The motion prevailed.

Slawik moved that the name of Dominguez be added as an author on H. F. No. 1056. The motion prevailed.

Otremba moved that the name of Ruud be added as an author on H. F. No. 1065. The motion prevailed.

Huntley moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 1067. The motion prevailed.

Huntley moved that the name of Brown be added as an author on H. F. No. 1071. The motion prevailed.

Ruud moved that the names of Nelson and Slocum be added as authors on H. F. No. 1074. The motion prevailed.

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Kahn moved that the names of Lenczewski and Slocum be added as authors on H. F. No. 1076. The motion prevailed.

Morgan moved that the names of Madore, Loeffler and Ward be added as authors on H. F. No. 1080. The motion prevailed.

Davnie moved that the names of Dominguez and Slawik be added as authors on H. F. No. 1084. The motion prevailed.

Mullery moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 1087. The motion prevailed.

Davnie moved that the names of Buesgens and Tillberry be added as authors on H. F. No. 1088. The motion prevailed.

Peterson, S., moved that the name of Ward be added as an author on H. F. No. 1089. The motion prevailed.

Dettmer moved that the name of Magnus be added as an author on H. F. No. 1090. The motion prevailed.

Hansen moved that the names of Slocum and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 1093. The motion prevailed.

Hilty moved that the name of Dominguez be added as an author on H. F. No. 1110. The motion prevailed.

Rukavina moved that the name of Heidgerken be added as an author on H. F. No. 1111. The motion prevailed.

Simon moved that the names of Brown and Bigham be added as authors on H. F. No. 1117. The motion prevailed.

Sailer moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 1120. The motion prevailed.

Moe moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 1127. The motion prevailed.

Moe moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 1128. The motion prevailed.

Doty moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 1134. The motion prevailed.

Atkins moved that the name of Dominguez be added as an author on H. F. No. 1142. The motion prevailed.

Peterson, A., moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 1145. The motion prevailed.

Sailer moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 1147. The motion prevailed.

Olin moved that the names of Moe and Slocum be added as authors on H. F. No. 1154. The motion prevailed.

Haws moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1157. The motion prevailed.

Kahn moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 1163. The motion prevailed.

Haws moved that the names of Dominguez, McNamara and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 1168. The motion prevailed.

Hausman moved that the names of Nornes, Clark, Hosch, Urdahl and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 1170. The motion prevailed.

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Dominguez moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1174. The motion prevailed.

Clark moved that the names of Dominguez and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 1176. The motion prevailed.

Hausman moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 1180. The motion prevailed.

Kahn moved that the name of Nornes be added as an author on H. F. No. 1181. The motion prevailed.

Loeffler moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 1183. The motion prevailed.

Greiling moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 1186. The motion prevailed.

Hausman moved that the names of Westrom and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 1194. The motion prevailed.

Mariani moved that the name of Wardlow be added as an author on H. F. No. 1195. The motion prevailed.

Mariani moved that the names of Dominguez, Kahn and Slocum be added as authors on H. F. No. 1198. The motion prevailed.

Garofalo moved that the name of Erhardt be added as an author on H. F. No. 1201. The motion prevailed.

Juhnke moved that the name of Magnus be added as an author on H. F. No. 1202. The motion prevailed.

Kelliher moved that the names of Brown and Bigham be added as authors on H. F. No. 1206. The motion prevailed.

Davnie moved that H. F. No. 509 be recalled from the Committee on Commerce and Labor and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. The motion prevailed.

Murphy, E., moved that H. F. No. 570 be recalled from the Committee on Health and Human Services and be re‑referred to the Committee on Finance. The motion prevailed.

Murphy, E., moved that H. F. No. 1042 be recalled from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs and be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes. The motion prevailed.

Jaros moved that H. F. No. 1068 be recalled from the Committee on Health and Human Services and be re‑referred to the Committee on Finance. The motion prevailed.

Solberg moved that H. F. No. 582 be returned to its author. The motion prevailed.

ADJOURNMENT

Sertich moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 26, 2007. The motion prevailed.

Sertich moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and Speaker pro tempore Thissen declared the House stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 26, 2007.

Albin A. Mathiowetz, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives