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STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION - 2010
_____________________
NINETY-SIXTH DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, May 4, 2010
The House of Representatives convened at 9:00 a.m. and was
called to order by Jeremy Kalin, Speaker pro tempore.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Dennis J. Johnson, House
Chaplain.
The members of the House gave the pledge of allegiance to the
flag of the United States of America.
The roll was called and the following members were present:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Zellers
Spk. Kelliher
A quorum was present.
Magnus was excused 7:35 p.m.
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding
day. Scalze moved that further reading
of the Journal be dispensed with and that the Journal be approved as corrected
by the Chief Clerk. The motion
prevailed.
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Sertich moved that the House recess
subject to the call of the Chair. The
motion prevailed.
RECESS
RECONVENED
The House reconvened and was called to
order by the Speaker.
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION
Pursuant
to rules 1.21 and 1.22, the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration
specified Monday, May 3, 2010, as the date after which the 5:00 p.m.
deadlines no longer apply to the designation of bills to be placed on the
Calendar for the Day and to the announcement of the intention to request that
bills be considered by the House on the Fiscal Calendar.
Pursuant
to rule 3.14, the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration specified
Monday, May 3, 2010, as the date after which notice of intent to move to
reconsider must not be given.
REPORTS OF CHIEF CLERK
S. F. No. 3055
and H. F. No. 3467, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
Davnie moved that the rules be so far
suspended that S. F. No. 3055 be substituted for
H. F. No. 3467 and that the House File be indefinitely
postponed. The motion prevailed.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
The following communication was received:
STATE OF MINNESOTA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
SAINT PAUL 55155
April 30, 2010
The
Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
The State of
Minnesota
Dear Speaker
Kelliher:
I have vetoed and am returning
House File No. 3164, Chapter No. 284.
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This bill is unnecessary because the credit transfer issues
identified by the Legislative Auditor, MnSCU staff, and students are already
being addressed through internal actions and policy changes.
Sincerely,
Tim
Pawlenty
Governor
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS
Carlson from the Committee
on Finance to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2431,
A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the school finance system;
creating a new education funding framework; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 123B.53, subdivision 5; 124D.4531, as amended; 124D.59, subdivision 2;
124D.65, subdivision 5; 125A.76, subdivision 5; 125A.79, subdivision 7;
126C.01, by adding subdivisions; 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 17;
126C.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 6, 13, 14, 18, by adding subdivisions;
126C.13, subdivisions 4, 5; 126C.17, subdivisions 1, 5, 6; 126C.20; 126C.40,
subdivision 1; 127A.51; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 123B; 126C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 123B.54;
123B.57, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 123B.591; 125A.76, subdivision 4; 125A.79,
subdivision 6; 126C.10, subdivisions 2b, 13a, 13b, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 31a, 31b, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36; 126C.12; 126C.126; 127A.50.
Reported the same back with
the following amendments:
Delete everything after the
enacting clause and insert:
"ARTICLE 1
GENERAL EDUCATION
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 11A.16,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Calculation
of income. As of the end of each
fiscal year, the state board shall calculate the investment income earned by
the permanent school fund. The
investment income earned by the fund shall equal the amount of interest on debt
securities and, dividends on equity securities, and interest
earned on certified monthly earnings prior to the transfer to the Department of
Education. Gains and losses arising
from the sale of securities shall be apportioned as follows:
(a) If the sale of
securities results in a net gain during a fiscal year, the gain shall be
apportioned in equal installments over the next ten fiscal years to offset net
losses in those years. If any portion of
an installment is not needed to recover subsequent losses identified in
paragraph (b) it shall be added to the principal of the fund.
(b) If the sale of
securities results in a net loss during a fiscal year, the net loss shall be
recovered first from the gains in paragraph (a) apportioned to that fiscal
year. If these gains are insufficient,
any remaining net loss shall be recovered from interest and dividend income in
equal installments over the following ten fiscal years.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 120B.07, is
amended to read:
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120B.07 EARLY GRADUATION.
(a) Notwithstanding
any law to the contrary, any secondary school student who has completed all
required courses or standards may, with the approval of the student, the
student's parent or guardian, and local school officials, graduate before the
completion of the school year.
(b) General
education revenue attributable to the student must be paid as though the
student was in attendance for the entire year unless the student
participates in the early graduation achievement scholarship program under
section 120B.08.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective July 1, 2010.
Sec. 3. [120B.08]
EARLY GRADUATION ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
Subdivision
1. Participation. A
student who qualifies for early graduation under section 120B.07 is eligible to
participate in the early graduation achievement scholarship program.
Subd. 2. Scholarship
amounts. A student who
participates in the early graduation achievement scholarship program is eligible
for a scholarship of $2,500 if the student qualifies for graduation one
semester early, $5,000 if the student qualifies for graduation two semesters
early, or $7,500 if the student qualifies for graduation three or more
semesters early.
Subd. 3. Scholarship
uses. An early graduation
achievement scholarship may be used at any accredited institution of higher
education.
Subd. 4. Application. A qualifying student may apply to the
commissioner of education for an early graduation achievement scholarship. The application must be in the form and
manner specified by the commissioner.
Upon verification of the qualifying student's course completion
necessary for graduation, the department must issue the student a certificate
showing the student's scholarship amount.
Subd. 5. Enrollment
verification. A student who
qualifies under this section and enrolls in an accredited higher education
institution must submit a form to the commissioner verifying the student's
enrollment in the higher education institution and the tuition charges for that
semester. Within 15 days of receipt of a
student's enrollment and tuition verification form, the commissioner must issue
a scholarship check to the student in the lesser of the tuition amount for that
semester or the maximum amount of the student's early graduation achievement
scholarship. A student may continue to
submit enrollment verification forms to the commissioner until the student has
used the full amount of the student's graduation achievement scholarship.
Subd. 6. General
education money transferred. The
commissioner must transfer the amounts necessary to fund the early graduation
achievement scholarships from the general education aid appropriation for that
year.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective for fiscal years 2011 and later.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.63,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Capital
project levy referendum. (a) A
district may levy the local tax rate approved by a majority of the electors voting
on the question to provide funds for an approved project. The election must take place no more than
five years before the estimated date of commencement of the project. The referendum must be held on a date set by
the board. A referendum for a project
not receiving a positive review and comment by the commissioner under section
123B.71 must be approved by at least 60 percent of the voters at the
election.
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(b) The
referendum may be called by the school board and may be held:
(1)
separately, before an election for the issuance of obligations for the project
under chapter 475; or
(2) in
conjunction with an election for the issuance of obligations for the project
under chapter 475; or
(3)
notwithstanding section 475.59, as a conjunctive question authorizing both the
capital project levy and the issuance of obligations for the project under
chapter 475. Any obligations authorized
for a project may be issued within five years of the date of the election.
(c) The ballot
must provide a general description of the proposed project, state the estimated
total cost of the project, state whether the project has received a positive or
negative review and comment from the commissioner, state the maximum amount of
the capital project levy as a percentage of net tax capacity, state the amount
that will be raised by that local tax rate in the first year it is to be
levied, and state the maximum number of years that the levy authorization will
apply.
The ballot
must contain a textual portion with the information required in this section
and a question stating substantially the following:
"Shall
the capital project levy proposed by the board of .......... School District No. .......... be approved?"
If
approved, the amount provided by the approved local tax rate applied to the net
tax capacity for the year preceding the year the levy is certified may be
certified for the number of years, not to exceed ten, approved.
(d) If the
authority for an existing project is expiring and the district is proposing a
new project at the same maximum tax rate, the general description on the ballot
may state that the capital project levy is being renewed and that the tax rate
is not being increased from the previous year's rate and the notice required
under section 276.60, may be modified to read:
"BY VOTING YES ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING TO EXTEND
THE AUTHORITY FOR AN EXPIRING CAPITAL PROJECT AT THE SAME TAX RATE."
(e) In the
event a conjunctive question proposes to authorize both the capital project
levy and the issuance of obligations for the project, appropriate language
authorizing the issuance of obligations must also be included in the question.
(f) The
district must notify the commissioner of the results of the referendum.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective for referenda conducted on or after July 1, 2010.
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.09,
subdivision 20, is amended to read:
Subd. 20. Textbooks;
materials. All textbooks and
equipment provided to a pupil, and paid for under subdivision 13, are the
property of the pupil's postsecondary institution. Each pupil is required to return all
textbooks and equipment to the postsecondary institution after the course has
ended. The postsecondary institution
may bill the pupil for any textbooks and equipment that are not promptly
returned by the student.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective July 1, 2010.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 125A.79,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the
definitions in this subdivision apply.
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(a)
"Unreimbursed special education cost" means the sum of the following:
(1)
expenditures for teachers' salaries, contracted services, supplies, equipment,
and transportation services eligible for revenue under section 125A.76; plus
(2)
expenditures for tuition bills received under sections 125A.03 to 125A.24 and
125A.65 for services eligible for revenue under section 125A.76, subdivision 2;
minus
(3) revenue
for teachers' salaries, contracted services, supplies, equipment, and
transportation services under section 125A.76; minus
(4) tuition
receipts under sections 125A.03 to 125A.24 and 125A.65 for services eligible
for revenue under section 125A.76, subdivision 2.
(b)
"General revenue" for a school district means the sum of the
general education revenue according to section 126C.10, subdivision 1,
excluding alternative teacher compensation revenue, plus the total
qualifying referendum revenue specified in paragraph (e) minus
transportation sparsity revenue minus total operating capital revenue. "General revenue" for a charter
school means the sum of the general education revenue according to section
124D.11, subdivision 1, and transportation revenue according to section
124D.11, subdivision 2, excluding alternative teacher compensation revenue,
minus referendum equalization aid minus transportation sparsity revenue minus
operating capital revenue.
(c)
"Average daily membership" has the meaning given it in section
126C.05.
(d)
"Program growth factor" means 1.02 for fiscal year 2012 and later.
(e)
"Total qualifying referendum revenue" means two-thirds of the
district's total referendum revenue as adjusted according to section 127A.47,
subdivision 7, paragraphs (a) to (c), for fiscal year 2006, one-third of the
district's total referendum revenue for fiscal year 2007, and none of the
district's total referendum revenue for fiscal year 2008 and later.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.10,
subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a. Extended
time revenue. (a) A school
district's extended time revenue is equal to the product of $4,601
(1) the formula allowance for that year minus $523, and (2) the sum
of the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the district for each pupil in
average daily membership in excess of 1.0 and less than 1.2 according to
section 126C.05, subdivision 8, if the district has extended time average
daily membership in the current year.
(b) A school
district's extended time revenue may be used for extended day programs,
extended week programs, summer school, and other programming authorized under
the learning year program.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective for revenue for fiscal years 2011 and later.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.10,
subdivision 13a, is amended to read:
Subd. 13a. Operating
capital levy. To obtain operating
capital revenue for fiscal year 2007 and later, a district may levy an
amount not more than the product of its operating capital revenue for the
fiscal year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax
capacity per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit to the operating capital
equalizing factor. The operating capital
equalizing factor equals $22,222 for fiscal year 2006, and $10,700 for
fiscal year years 2007 through 2011, $10,915 for fiscal year
2012, and $11,029 for fiscal years 2013 and later.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective for fiscal years 2012 and later.
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Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.10,
subdivision 14, is amended to read:
Subd. 14. Uses
of total operating capital revenue. Total
operating capital revenue may be used only for the following purposes:
(1) to acquire land for
school purposes;
(2) to acquire or construct
buildings for school purposes;
(3) to rent or lease
buildings, including the costs of building repair or improvement that are part
of a lease agreement;
(4) to improve and repair
school sites and buildings, and equip or reequip school buildings with
permanent attached fixtures, including library media centers;
(5) for a surplus school
building that is used substantially for a public nonschool purpose;
(6) to eliminate barriers or
increase access to school buildings by individuals with a disability;
(7) to bring school
buildings into compliance with the State Fire Code adopted according to chapter
299F;
(8) to remove asbestos from
school buildings, encapsulate asbestos, or make asbestos-related repairs;
(9) to clean up and dispose
of polychlorinated biphenyls found in school buildings;
(10) to clean up, remove,
dispose of, and make repairs related to storing heating fuel or transportation
fuels such as alcohol, gasoline, fuel oil, and special fuel, as defined in
section 296A.01;
(11) for energy audits for
school buildings and to modify buildings if the audit indicates the cost of the
modification can be recovered within ten years;
(12) to improve buildings
that are leased according to section 123B.51, subdivision 4;
(13) to pay special
assessments levied against school property but not to pay assessments for
service charges;
(14) to pay principal and
interest on state loans for energy conservation according to section 216C.37 or
loans made under the Douglas J. Johnson Economic Protection Trust Fund Act
according to sections 298.292 to 298.298;
(15) to purchase or lease
interactive telecommunications equipment;
(16) by board resolution, to
transfer money into the debt redemption fund to: (i) pay the amounts needed to meet, when due,
principal and interest payments on certain obligations issued according to
chapter 475; or (ii) pay principal and interest on debt service loans or
capital loans according to section 126C.70;
(17) to pay operating
capital-related assessments of any entity formed under a cooperative agreement
between two or more districts;
(18) to purchase or lease
computers and related materials, copying machines, telecommunications
equipment, and other noninstructional equipment;
(19) to purchase or lease
assistive technology or equipment for instructional programs;
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(20) to
purchase textbooks;
(21) to
purchase new and replacement library media resources or technology;
(22) to
purchase vehicles;
(23) to
purchase or lease telecommunications equipment, computers, and related equipment
for integrated information management systems for:
(i)
managing and reporting learner outcome information for all students under a
results-oriented graduation rule;
(ii)
managing student assessment, services, and achievement information required for
students with individual education plans; and
(iii) other
classroom information management needs; and
(24) to pay
personnel costs directly related to the acquisition, operation, and maintenance
of telecommunications systems, computers, related equipment, and network and
applications software; and
(25) to pay
the costs directly associated with closing a school facility, including moving
and storage costs.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.126, is
amended to read:
126C.126 REALLOCATING GENERAL EDUCATION REVENUE FOR
ALL-DAY KINDERGARTEN AND PREKINDERGARTEN.
(a) In
order to provide additional revenue for an optional all-day kindergarten
program, a district may reallocate general education revenue attributable to
12th grade students who have graduated early under section 120B.07 and who
do not participate in the early graduation achievement scholarship program
under section 120B.08.
(b) A
school district may spend general education revenue on extended time
kindergarten and prekindergarten programs.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective for fiscal years 2011 and later.
Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.17, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 9a. Renewal
by school board. Notwithstanding
the election requirements of subdivision 9, a school board may renew an
expiring referendum by board action if:
(1) the per
pupil amount of the referendum is the same as the amount expiring;
(2) the
term of the renewed referendum is no longer than the initial term approved by
the voters; and
(3) the
school board has adopted a written resolution authorizing the renewal after holding
a meeting and allowing public testimony on the proposed renewal.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective July 1, 2010.
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Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.20, is
amended to read:
126C.20 ANNUAL GENERAL EDUCATION AID
APPROPRIATION.
There is
annually appropriated from the general fund to the department the amount
necessary for general education aid under section 126C.13 and the early
graduation achievement scholarship program under section 120B.08. This amount must be reduced by the amount of
any money specifically appropriated for the same purpose in any year from any
state fund.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective for fiscal years 2011 and later.
Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
126C.41, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Retired
employee health benefits. (a) A
district may levy an amount up to the amount the district is required by the
collective bargaining agreement in effect on March 30, 1992, to pay for health
insurance or unreimbursed medical expenses for licensed and nonlicensed
employees who have terminated services in the employing district and withdrawn
from active teaching service or other active service, as applicable, before
July 1, 1992, and to pay for health insurance or unreimbursed medical expenses
for licensed and nonlicensed employees who have terminated services in the
employing district and withdrawn from active teaching service or other active
service, as applicable before July 1, 1998, only if a sunset clause is in
effect for the current collective bargaining agreement. The total amount of the levy each year may
not exceed $600,000.
(b) In
addition to the levy authority granted under paragraph (a), a school district
may levy for other postemployment benefits expenses actually paid during the
previous fiscal year. For purposes
of this subdivision, "postemployment benefits" means benefits giving
rise to a liability under Statement No. 45 of the Government Accounting
Standards Board. A district seeking levy
authority under this subdivision must:
(1) create or
have created an actuarial liability to pay postemployment benefits to employees
or officers after their termination of service;
(2) have a
sunset clause in effect for the current collective bargaining agreement as
required by paragraph (a); and
(3) apply
for the authority in the form and manner required by the commissioner of
education.
If the
total levy authority requested under this paragraph exceeds the amount
established in paragraph (c), the commissioner must proportionately reduce each
district's maximum levy authority under this subdivision. The commissioner may subsequently adjust
each district's levy authority under this subdivision so long as the total levy
authority does not exceed the maximum levy authority for that year.
(c) The
maximum levy authority under paragraph (b) must not exceed the following
amounts:
(1)
$9,242,000 for taxes payable in 2010;
(2)
$29,863,000 for taxes payable in 2011; and
(3) for
taxes payable in 2012 and later, the maximum levy authority must not exceed the
sum of the previous year's authority and $14,000,000.
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Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 126C.44,
is amended to read:
126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY.
(a) Each
district may make a levy on all taxable property located within the district
for the purposes specified in this section.
The maximum amount which may be levied for all costs under this section
shall be equal to $30 multiplied by the district's adjusted marginal cost pupil
units for the school year. The proceeds
of the levy must be reserved and used for directly funding the following
purposes or for reimbursing the cities and counties who contract with the
district for the following purposes: (1)
to pay the costs incurred for the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs
of peace officers and sheriffs for liaison in services in the district's
schools; (2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program as defined in
section 609.101, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), in the elementary schools;
(3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in
the district's schools; (4) to pay the costs for security in the district's
schools and on school property; (5) to pay the costs for other crime
prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety, voluntary opt-in suicide
prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by the school
district; or (6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school
nurses, licensed school social workers, licensed school psychologists, and
licensed alcohol and chemical dependency counselors to help provide early
responses to problems. For expenditures
under clause (1), the district must initially attempt to contract for services
to be provided by peace officers or sheriffs with the police department of each
city or the sheriff's department of the county within the district containing
the school receiving the services. If a
local police department or a county sheriff's department does not wish to
provide the necessary services, the district may contract for these services with
any other police or sheriff's department located entirely or partially within
the school district's boundaries.
(b) A school
district that is a member of an intermediate school district may include in its
authority under this section the costs associated with safe schools activities
authorized under paragraph (a) for intermediate school district programs. This authority must not exceed $10 times the
adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the member districts. This authority is in addition to any other
authority authorized under this section.
Revenue raised under this paragraph must be transferred to the
intermediate school district.
(c) A school
district must set aside at least $3 per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit of
the safe schools levy proceeds for the purposes authorized under paragraph (a),
clause (6). The district must annually
certify either that: (1) its total
spending on services provided by the employees listed in paragraph (a), clause
(6), is not less than the sum of its expenditures for these purposes, excluding
amounts spent under this section, in the previous year plus the amount spent
under this section; or (2) that the district's full-time equivalent
number of employees listed in paragraph (a), clause (6), is not less than the
number for the previous year; or (3) that the district's full-time
equivalent number of employees listed in paragraph (a), clause (6), including
those provided through a special education cooperative, intermediate school
district, or education district, is not less than the number for the previous year.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective the day following final enactment.
ARTICLE 2
EDUCATION
EXCELLENCE
Section
1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
120A.41, is amended to read:
120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; DAYS OF
INSTRUCTION.
A school
board's annual school calendar must include at least the number of days of
student instruction the board formally adopted as its school calendar at the
beginning of the 1996-1997 school year 425 hours of instruction for a
kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a
student in grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in
grades 7 through 12, not including summer school.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective for the 2010-2011 school year and later.
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Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 120B.021,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Required
academic standards. The following
subject areas are required for statewide accountability:
(1)
language arts;
(2)
mathematics;
(3)
science;
(4) social
studies, including history, geography, economics, and government and
citizenship;
(5) physical
education;
(6) health and
physical education, for which locally developed academic standards apply;
and
(6) (7) the
arts, for which statewide or locally developed academic standards apply, as
determined by the school district.
Public elementary and middle schools must offer at least three and
require at least two of the following four arts areas: dance; music; theater; and visual arts. Public high schools must offer at least three
and require at least one of the following five arts areas: media arts; dance; music; theater; and visual
arts.
The
commissioner must submit proposed standards in science and social studies to
the legislature by February 1, 2004.
For
purposes of applicable federal law, the academic standards for language arts,
mathematics, and science apply to all public school students, except the very
few students with extreme cognitive or physical impairments for whom an
individualized education plan team has determined that the required academic
standards are inappropriate. An individualized
education plan team that makes this determination must establish alternative
standards.
A school
district, no later than the 2007-2008 school year, must adopt graduation
requirements that meet or exceed state graduation requirements established in
law or rule. A school district that
incorporates these state graduation requirements before the 2007-2008 school
year must provide students who enter the 9th grade in or before the 2003-2004
school year the opportunity to earn a diploma based on existing locally
established graduation requirements in effect when the students entered the 9th
grade. District efforts to develop,
implement, or improve instruction or curriculum as a result of the provisions
of this section must be consistent with sections 120B.10, 120B.11, and
120B.20.
The
commissioner must include the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes
and communities as they relate to the academic standards during the review and
revision of the required academic standards.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment and applies to all
school districts and charter schools beginning in the 2012-2013 school year and
later. A school district or charter
school is strongly encouraged to implement state physical education standards
in an earlier school year than the 2012-2013 school year if it has adopted
physical education standards equivalent to the standards developed by the
National Association for Sport and Physical Education under section 38 on the
effective date of this act, or if it is scheduled to undertake the periodic
review of its local physical education standards under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.023, subdivision 2, paragraph (g), in a school year before the
2012-2013 school year, it is strongly encouraged to implement state physical
education standards consistent with section 38 in an earlier school year.
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Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
120B.023, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Revisions
and reviews required. (a) The
commissioner of education must revise and appropriately embed technology and
information literacy standards consistent with recommendations from school
media specialists into the state's academic standards and graduation
requirements and implement a review cycle for state academic standards and
related benchmarks, consistent with this subdivision. During each review cycle, the commissioner
also must examine the alignment of each required academic standard and related
benchmark with the knowledge and skills students need for college readiness and
advanced work in the particular subject area.
(b) The commissioner in the
2006-2007 school year must revise and align the state's academic standards and
high school graduation requirements in mathematics to require that students
satisfactorily complete the revised mathematics standards, beginning in the
2010-2011 school year. Under the revised
standards:
(1) students must
satisfactorily complete an algebra I credit by the end of eighth grade; and
(2) students scheduled to
graduate in the 2014-2015 school year or later must satisfactorily complete an
algebra II credit or its equivalent.
The commissioner also must ensure that the statewide
mathematics assessments administered to students in grades 3 through 8 and 11
are aligned with the state academic standards in mathematics, consistent with
section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and
related benchmarks in mathematics beginning in the 2015-2016 school year.
(c) The commissioner in the
2007-2008 school year must revise and align the state's academic standards and
high school graduation requirements in the arts to require that students
satisfactorily complete the revised arts standards beginning in the 2010-2011
school year. The commissioner must
implement a review of the academic standards and related benchmarks in arts
beginning in the 2016-2017 school year.
(d) The commissioner in the
2008-2009 school year must revise and align the state's academic standards and
high school graduation requirements in science to require that students
satisfactorily complete the revised science standards, beginning in the
2011-2012 school year. Under the revised
standards, students scheduled to graduate in the 2014-2015 school year or later
must satisfactorily complete a chemistry or physics credit. The commissioner must implement a review of
the academic standards and related benchmarks in science beginning in the
2017-2018 school year.
(e) The commissioner in the
2009-2010 school year must revise and align the state's academic standards and
high school graduation requirements in language arts to require that students
satisfactorily complete the revised language arts standards beginning in the
2012-2013 school year. The commissioner
must implement a review of the academic standards and related benchmarks in
language arts beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.
(f) The commissioner in the
2010-2011 school year must revise and align the state's academic standards and
high school graduation requirements in social studies to require that students
satisfactorily complete the revised social studies standards beginning in the
2013-2014 school year. The commissioner
must implement a review of the academic standards and related benchmarks in social
studies beginning in the 2019-2020 school year.
(g) School districts and
charter schools must revise and align local academic standards and high school
graduation requirements in health, physical education, world languages,
and career and technical education to require students to complete the revised
standards beginning in a school year determined by the school district or
charter school. School districts and
charter schools must formally establish a periodic review cycle for the
academic standards and related benchmarks in health, physical education,
world languages, and career and technical education.
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(h) The commissioner in the
2013-2014 school year and later must use the good cause exemption under section
14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to amend the rules governing state physical
education standards to conform the state standards to changes in the standards
developed by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Directions to the commissioner to embed
technology and information literacy standards under paragraph (a) and other
requirements related to state academic standards under this chapter do not
apply.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment and applies to all school districts and charter schools beginning in
the 2012-2013 school year and later, except that paragraph (h) applies
beginning in the 2013-2014 school year and later. A school district or charter school is
strongly encouraged to implement state physical education standards in an
earlier school year than the 2012-2013 school year if it has adopted physical
education standards equivalent to the standards developed by the National
Association for Sport and Physical Education under section 38 on the effective
date of this act, or if it is scheduled to undertake the periodic review of its
local physical education standards under paragraph (g) in a school year before
the 2012-2013 school year, it is strongly encouraged to implement state
physical education standards consistent with section 38 in an earlier school
year.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 120B.15, is
amended to read:
120B.15 GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS PROGRAMS.
(a) School districts and
charter schools may identify students, locally develop programs
addressing instructional and affective needs, provide staff development,
and evaluate programs to provide gifted and talented students with challenging and
appropriate educational programs.
(b) School districts and
charter schools may adopt guidelines for assessing and identifying students
for participation in gifted and talented programs. The guidelines should include the use of:
(1) multiple and objective
criteria; and
(2) assessments and
procedures that are valid and reliable, fair, and based on current theory and
research addressing the use of tools and methods that are sensitive to
underrepresented groups, including, but not limited to, students who are low
income, minority, gifted and learning disabled, and English language learners.
(c) School districts and
charter schools must adopt procedures for the academic acceleration of
gifted and talented students. These procedures
must include how the district will:
(1) assess a student's
readiness and motivation for acceleration; and
(2) match the level,
complexity, and pace of the curriculum to a student to achieve the best type of
academic acceleration for that student.
Sec. 5. [120B.21]
MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION.
The legislature encourages
districts to provide instruction in mental health for students in grades 7
through 12. Instruction must be aligned
with local health standards and integrated into a district's existing programs,
curriculum, or the general school environment.
The commissioner of education, in consultation with mental health
organizations, shall provide assistance to districts including:
(1) age-appropriate model
learning activities for grades 7 through 12 that address mental health
components of the National Health Education Standards and the benchmarks
developed by the department's quality teaching network in health and best
practices in mental health education; and
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(2) a
directory of resources for planning and implementing age-appropriate mental
health curriculum and instruction in grades 7 through 12.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
120B.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Statewide
testing. (a) The commissioner, with
advice from experts with appropriate technical qualifications and experience
and stakeholders, consistent with subdivision 1a, shall include in the
comprehensive assessment system, for each grade level to be tested,
state-constructed tests developed from and to be computer-adaptive
reading and mathematics assessments for general education students that are
aligned with the state's required academic standards under section 120B.021,
include multiple choice questions, and be administered annually to all students
in grades 3 through 8. State-developed
high school tests aligned with the state's required academic standards under
section 120B.021 and administered to all high school students in a subject
other than writing must include multiple choice questions. The commissioner shall establish one or more
months during which schools shall administer the tests to students each school
year. For students enrolled in grade 8
before the 2005-2006 school year, Minnesota basic skills tests in reading,
mathematics, and writing shall fulfill students' basic skills testing requirements
for a passing state notation. The
passing scores of basic skills tests in reading and mathematics are the
equivalent of 75 percent correct for students entering grade 9 based on the
first uniform test administered in February 1998. Students who have not successfully passed a
Minnesota basic skills test by the end of the 2011-2012 school year must pass
the graduation-required assessments for diploma under paragraph (b).
(b) The
state assessment system must be aligned to the most recent revision of academic
standards as described in section 120B.023 in the following manner:
(1)
mathematics;
(i) grades
3 through 8 beginning in the 2010-2011 school year; and
(ii) high
school level beginning in the 2013-2014 2014-2015 school year;
(2)
science; grades 5 and 8 and at the high school level beginning in the 2011-2012
school year; and
(3)
language arts and reading; grades 3 through 8 and high school level beginning
in the 2012-2013 school year.
(c) For
students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2005-2006 school year and later, only the
following options shall fulfill students' state graduation test requirements:
(1) for
reading and mathematics:
(i)
obtaining an achievement level equivalent to or greater than proficient as determined
through a standard setting process on the Minnesota comprehensive assessments
in grade 10 for reading and grade 11 for mathematics or achieving a passing
score as determined through a standard setting process on the
graduation-required assessment for diploma in grade 10 for reading and grade 11
for mathematics or subsequent retests;
(ii)
achieving a passing score as determined through a standard setting process on
the state-identified language proficiency test in reading and the mathematics
test for English language learners or the graduation-required assessment for
diploma equivalent of those assessments for students designated as English
language learners;
(iii)
achieving an individual passing score on the graduation-required assessment for
diploma as determined by appropriate state guidelines for students with an
individual education plan or 504 plan;
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(iv)
obtaining achievement level equivalent to or greater than proficient as
determined through a standard setting process on the state-identified alternate
assessment or assessments in grade 10 for reading and grade 11 for mathematics
for students with an individual education plan; or
(v)
achieving an individual passing score on the state-identified alternate
assessment or assessments as determined by appropriate state guidelines for
students with an individual education plan; and
(2) for
writing:
(i)
achieving a passing score on the graduation-required assessment for diploma;
(ii)
achieving a passing score as determined through a standard setting process on
the state-identified language proficiency test in writing for students
designated as English language learners;
(iii)
achieving an individual passing score on the graduation-required assessment for
diploma as determined by appropriate state guidelines for students with an
individual education plan or 504 plan; or
(iv)
achieving an individual passing score on the state-identified alternate
assessment or assessments as determined by appropriate state guidelines for
students with an individual education plan.
(d)
Students enrolled in grade 8 in any school year from the 2005-2006 school year
to the 2009-2010 school year who do not pass the mathematics
graduation-required assessment for diploma under paragraph (b) are eligible to
receive a high school diploma with a passing state notation if they:
(1) complete
with a passing score or grade all state and local coursework and credits
required for graduation by the school board granting the students their
diploma;
(2)
participate in district-prescribed academic remediation in mathematics; and
(3) fully participate
in at least two retests of the mathematics GRAD test or until they pass the
mathematics GRAD test, whichever comes first.
A school, district, or charter school must place on the high school
transcript a student's highest current pass status for each
subject that has a required graduation assessment score for each of the
following assessments on the student's high school transcript: the mathematics Minnesota Comprehensive
Assessment, reading Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, and writing Graduation-Required
Assessment for Diploma, and when applicable, the mathematics
Graduation-Required Assessment for Diploma and reading Graduation-Required
Assessment for Diploma.
In
addition, the school board granting the students their diplomas may formally decide
to include a notation of high achievement on the high school diplomas of those
graduating seniors who, according to established school board criteria,
demonstrate exemplary academic achievement during high school.
(e) The 3rd
through 8th grade computer-adaptive assessments and high school test
results shall be available to districts for diagnostic purposes affecting
student learning and district instruction and curriculum, and for establishing
educational accountability. The commissioner
must disseminate to the public the computer-adaptive assessments and
high school test results upon receiving those results.
(f) The 3rd
through 8th grade computer-adaptive assessments and high school tests
must be aligned with state academic standards.
The commissioner shall determine the testing process and the order of
administration. The statewide results
shall be aggregated at the site and district level, consistent with subdivision
1a.
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(g) In
addition to the testing and reporting requirements under this section, the
commissioner shall include the following components in the statewide public
reporting system:
(1) uniform
statewide testing of all students in grades 3 through 8 and at the high school
level that provides appropriate, technically sound accommodations or alternate
assessments;
(2)
educational indicators that can be aggregated and compared across school
districts and across time on a statewide basis, including average daily
attendance, high school graduation rates, and high school drop-out rates by age
and grade level;
(3) state
results on the American College Test; and
(4) state
results from participation in the National Assessment of Educational Progress
so that the state can benchmark its performance against the nation and other
states, and, where possible, against other countries, and contribute to the
national effort to monitor achievement.
(h)
Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, the commissioner must not sign a
memorandum of understanding, agree to participate in a consortium or
partnership, or enter into any other agreement with any other state to develop
shared common assessments of K-12 academic standards without first receiving
specific legislative authorization.
EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph
(h) is effective the day following final enactment, and applies to agreements
entered into after the effective date of this act. Requirements for using computer-adaptive
mathematics assessments for grades 3 through 8 apply in the 2011-2012 school
year and later and requirements for using computer-adaptive reading assessments
for grades 3 through 8 apply in the 2013-2014 school year and later.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
120B.30, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a. Statewide
and local assessments; results. (a) For
purposes of this section, the following definitions have the meanings given
them.
(1)
"Computer-adaptive assessments" means fully adaptive assessments or
partially adaptive assessments.
(2)
"Fully adaptive assessments" include test items that are on-grade
level and items that may be above or below a student's grade level.
(3)
"Partially adaptive assessments" include two portions of test items,
where one portion is limited to on-grade level test items and a second portion
includes test items that are on-grade level or above or below a student's
grade level.
(4)
"On-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is
aligned to state academic standards for the grade level of the student taking
the assessment.
(5)
"Above-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is
above the grade level of the student taking the assessment and are considered
aligned with state academic standards to the extent they are aligned with
content represented in state academic standards above the grade level of the
student taking the assessment.
Notwithstanding the student's grade level, administering above-grade
level test items to a student does not violate the requirement that state
assessments must be aligned with state standards.
(6)
"Below-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is
below the grade level of the student taking the test and are considered aligned
with state academic standards to the extent they are aligned with content
represented in state academic standards below the student's current grade
level. Notwithstanding the student's
grade level, administering below-grade level test items to a student does not
violate the requirement that state assessments must be aligned with state
standards.
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(b) The commissioner must
use fully adaptive assessments to the extent no net loss of federal and state
funds occurs as a result of using these assessments. If a net loss of federal and state funds were
to occur under this subdivision, then the commissioner must use partially
adaptive assessments to meet existing federal educational accountability
requirements.
(c) For purposes of conforming
with existing federal educational accountability requirements, the commissioner
must develop and implement computer-adaptive reading and mathematics
assessments for grades 3 through 8, state-developed high school reading and
mathematics tests aligned with state academic standards, and science
assessments under clause (2) that districts and sites must use to monitor
student growth toward achieving those standards. In developing and implementing
computer-adaptive assessments, the commissioner must allow for paper-and-pencil
tests that are the equivalent of computer-adaptive assessments under this section
to the extent these tests are needed to accommodate the technology capacity of
individual school districts. The
commissioner must not develop statewide assessments for academic standards in
social studies, health and physical education, and the arts. The commissioner must require:
(1) annual computer-adaptive
reading and mathematics assessments in grades 3 through 8, and high school
reading and mathematics tests; and
(2) annual science
assessments in one grade in the grades 3 through 5 span, the grades 6 through 8
span, and a life sciences assessment in the grades 9 through 12 span, and the
commissioner must not require students to achieve a passing score on high
school science assessments as a condition of receiving a high school diploma.
(d) The commissioner must
ensure that for annual computer-adaptive assessments:
(1) individual student
performance data and achievement and summary reports are available to all
schools within three school days of when students take an assessment;
(2) growth information is
available for each student from the student's first assessment to each
proximate assessment using a constant measurement scale;
(3) parents, teachers, and
school administrators are able to use elementary and middle school student
performance data to project student achievement in high school;
(4) teachers and school
administrators are able to use formative information about students' academic
strengths and weaknesses, to the extent it is available, to improve student
instruction and indicate specific skills and knowledge that should be
introduced and developed for students at given score levels, organized by
strands within subject areas, and aligned to state academic standards; and
(5) the maximum number of
school districts have the opportunity to replace district-purchased
computer-adaptive assessments with state-developed and state-funded
computer-adaptive assessments.
(b) (e) The commissioner must
ensure that all statewide tests administered to elementary and secondary
students measure students' academic knowledge and skills and not students'
values, attitudes, and beliefs.
(c) (f) Reporting of assessment
results must:
(1) provide timely, useful,
and understandable information on the performance of individual students,
schools, school districts, and the state;
(2) include a value-added
growth indicator of student achievement under section 120B.35, subdivision 3,
paragraph (b); and
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(3)(i) for
students enrolled in grade 8 before the 2005-2006 school year, determine whether
students have met the state's basic skills requirements; and
(ii) for
students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2005-2006 school year and later, determine
whether students have met the state's academic standards.
(d) (g) Consistent
with applicable federal law and subdivision 1, paragraph (d), clause (1), the
commissioner must include appropriate, technically sound accommodations or
alternative assessments for the very few students with disabilities for whom
statewide assessments are inappropriate and for students with limited English
proficiency.
(e) (h) A school,
school district, and charter school must administer statewide assessments under
this section, as the assessments become available, to evaluate student
proficiency in the context of the state's grade level academic standards. If a state assessment is not available, a
school, school district, and charter school must determine locally if a student
has met the required academic standards.
A school, school district, or charter school may use a student's
performance on a statewide assessment as one of multiple criteria to determine
grade promotion or retention. A school,
school district, or charter school may use a high school student's performance
on a statewide assessment as a percentage of the student's final grade in a
course, or place a student's assessment score on the student's transcript.
EFFECTIVE DATE. Requirements
for using computer-adaptive mathematics assessments for grades 3 through 8
apply in the 2011-2012 school year and later and requirements for using
computer-adaptive reading assessments for grades 3 through 8 apply in the
2013-2014 school year and later.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
120B.30, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1b. High
school algebra end-of-course assessment.
(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the commissioner shall
establish a statewide high school algebra end-of-course assessment for students
entering grade 8 in the 2010-2011 school year and later that provides information
on the college and career readiness of Minnesota students and fulfills federal
accountability requirements, consistent with this subdivision and related
rules. For purposes of this subdivision,
"college and career readiness" means the knowledge and skills that a
high school graduate needs to do either credit-bearing coursework at a two-year
or four-year college or university or career-track employment that pays a
living wage, provides employment benefits, and offers clear pathways for
advancement through further education and training.
(b) This
statewide high school algebra end-of-course assessment must conform with the
following:
(1) align
with the most recently revised academic content standards under section
120B.023, subdivision 2;
(2) include
both multiple-choice and open-ended items that assess the appropriate algebra
knowledge and skills contained in the state's academic content standards;
(3) be
designed for computer administration and scoring so that, beginning the second
year a computerized test is administered and as soon as practicable during the
first year a computerized test is administered, the exam results of students
who take computerized tests are available to the school or district within
three full school days after the exam is administered, among other design
characteristics;
(4) be
administered at regular intervals that align with the most common high school
schedules in Minnesota;
(5)
generate achievement levels established through a professionally recognized
methodology;
(6) use
achievement level descriptors that define a student's college and career
readiness;
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(7) comprise 20 percent of
the student's overall course grade in the corresponding course;
(8) require a student who
does not pass a high school algebra course to (i) retake the course or complete
a district-authorized credit recovery class, (ii) opt, at the student's election,
to retake the end-of-course assessment within a regularly scheduled
administration window, and (iii) have the student select the exam score on the
initial test or the retest to count as the equivalent of 20 percent of the
student's overall course grade;
(9) allow an eligible
student to meet this requirement through an alternative method that
demonstrates the student's college and career readiness:
(i) for high school students
who transfer into Minnesota from another state where the algebra course
content, as applicable, is of equal or greater rigor, pass that state's high
school course and graduation requirements in algebra, as applicable;
(ii) allow a student who has
an active individualized education program to achieve a passing status at an individual
level as prescribed by the commissioner;
(iii) waive the required
exam for a high school student who is an English language learner under section
124D.59 and who has been enrolled for four or fewer years in a school in which
English is the primary language of instruction; or
(iv) other alternative
methods recommended by the Assessment Advisory Committee, if subsequently
specifically authorized by law to allow other alternative methods;
(10) use three consecutive
school years of research and analysis through the 2014-2015 school year, as
prescribed by the commissioner, to calculate and report an alignment index that
compares students' final grades in this course with their end-of-course
assessment scores;
(11) subsequent to
calculating and reporting the alignment index under clause (10), require
schools that are highly misaligned for two or more consecutive school years to
transmit written notice of the misalignment to all parents of students enrolled
in the school, as prescribed by the commissioner; and
(12) when schools are highly
misaligned for two or more consecutive years under clause (11), use school
district funds under section 122A.60, subdivision 1a, paragraph (a), to correct
the misalignment.
(c) The requirements of this
subdivision apply to students in public schools, including charter schools, who
enter grade 8 in the 2010-2011 school year or later. The commissioner may establish a transition
period where students who enter grade 8 in the 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 school
year graduate either under the Graduation-Required Assessment for Diploma
requirements under section 120B.30, subdivision 1, or this subdivision. The commissioner may seek authority from the
legislature to adjust the time line under this paragraph if circumstances such
as changes in federal law governing educational accountability and assessment
warrant such an adjustment.
(d) To fully implement this
subdivision and enable school districts to provide intervention and support to
struggling students and improve instruction for all students, the commissioner
must provide districts with (1) a benchmark assessment aligned with the high
school algebra end-of-course assessment, and as funding allows, may provide
districts with (2) an item bank available to teachers for creating formative
assessments to help students prepare for the high school algebra end-of-course
assessment.
(e) The commissioner shall
expand the membership and purpose of the Assessment Advisory Committee
established under section 120B.365 to include assessment experts and
practitioners from both secondary and postsecondary education systems and other
appropriate stakeholders to monitor the implementation of and student
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outcomes based on the
algebra end-of-course assessment and policies and the state support available
to districts, including small or rural districts, under this subdivision. This committee shall report annually by
February 15 to the commissioner and the legislature on the implementation of
and student outcomes based on the assessment and policies under this
subdivision. Notwithstanding section
15.059, subdivision 3, committee members shall not receive compensation, per
diem payments, or reimbursement for expenses.
(f) Using a solicitation
process that includes a "request for proposal" process and multiple
responses, the commissioner shall contract for at least two independent studies
at two-year intervals to evaluate (1) the implementation of the requirements
and (2) the availability and efficacy of resources to support and improve student
outcomes based on student achievement data under this subdivision. The commissioner must submit the results of
the first study to the education policy and finance committees of the
legislature by February 15, 2015. The
commissioner must submit the results of the second study to the legislature by
February 15, 2017.
(g) The commissioner must
not begin to develop additional statewide end-of-course exams in geometry,
chemistry, or physics until specifically authorized in law to do so.
(h) A district or charter
school must indicate on a student's transcript the student's level of college
and career readiness in algebra under this subdivision after the levels have
been established through a professionally recognized methodology.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
120B.30, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Reporting. The commissioner shall report test data
results publicly and to stakeholders, including the performance achievement
levels developed from students' unweighted test scores in each tested subject
and a listing of demographic factors that strongly correlate with student
performance. The test results must
not include personally identifiable information as defined in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 34, section 99.3.
The commissioner shall also report data that compares performance
results among school sites, school districts, Minnesota and other states, and
Minnesota and other nations. The
commissioner shall disseminate to schools and school districts a more
comprehensive report containing testing information that meets local needs for
evaluating instruction and curriculum.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
120B.30, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Access
to tests. Consistent with section
13.34, the commissioner must adopt and publish a policy to provide public
and parental access for review of basic skills tests, Minnesota Comprehensive
Assessments, or any other such statewide test and assessment which would not
compromise the objectivity or fairness of the testing or examination process. Upon receiving a written request, the
commissioner must make available to parents or guardians a copy of their student's
actual responses to the test questions for their review.
Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
120B.35, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. State
growth target; other state measures. (a)
The state's educational assessment system measuring individual students'
educational growth is based on indicators of achievement growth that show an
individual student's prior achievement.
Indicators of achievement and prior achievement must be based on highly
reliable statewide or districtwide assessments.
(b) The commissioner, in
consultation with a stakeholder group that includes assessment and evaluation
directors and staff and researchers must implement a model that uses a
value-added growth indicator and includes criteria for identifying schools and
school districts that demonstrate medium and high growth under section
120B.299,
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subdivisions 8 and 9, and
may recommend other value-added measures under section 120B.299, subdivision
3. The model may be used to advance
educators' professional development and replicate programs that succeed in meeting
students' diverse learning needs. Data
on individual teachers generated under the model are personnel data under
section 13.43. The model must allow
users to:
(1) report
student growth consistent with this paragraph; and
(2) for all
student categories, report and compare aggregated and disaggregated state
growth data using the nine student categories identified under the federal 2001
No Child Left Behind Act and two student gender categories of male and female,
respectively, following appropriate reporting practices to protect nonpublic
student data.
The
commissioner must report separate measures of student growth and proficiency,
consistent with this paragraph.
(c) When
reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the
commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2011, must report two core measures
indicating the extent to which current high school graduates are being prepared
for postsecondary academic and career opportunities:
(1) a
preparation measure indicating the number and percentage of high school
graduates in the most recent school year who completed course work important to
preparing them for postsecondary academic and career opportunities, consistent
with the core academic subjects required for admission to Minnesota's public colleges
and universities as determined by the Office of Higher Education under chapter
136A; and
(2) a
rigorous coursework measure indicating the number and percentage of high school
graduates in the most recent school year who successfully completed one or more
college-level advanced placement, international baccalaureate, postsecondary
enrollment options including concurrent enrollment, other rigorous courses of
study under section 120B.021, subdivision 1a, or industry certification courses
or programs.
When
reporting the core measures under clauses (1) and (2), the commissioner must
also analyze and report separate categories of information using the nine
student categories identified under the federal 2001 No Child Left Behind Act
and two student gender categories of male and female, respectively, following
appropriate reporting practices to protect nonpublic student data.
(d) When
reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the
commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2014, must report summary data on
school safety and students' engagement and connection at school. The summary data under this paragraph are
separate from and must not be used for any purpose related to measuring or
evaluating the performance of classroom teachers. The commissioner, in consultation with
qualified experts on student engagement and connection and classroom teachers,
must identify highly reliable variables that generate summary data under this
paragraph. The summary data may be used
at school, district, and state levels only.
Any data on individuals received, collected, or created that are used to
generate the summary data under this paragraph are nonpublic data under section
13.02, subdivision 9.
(e) For purposes
of statewide educational accountability, the commissioner must identify and
report measures that demonstrate the success of school districts, school sites,
charter schools, and alternative program providers in improving the graduation
outcomes of students under this paragraph.
When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1,
the commissioner, beginning July 1, 2013, must annually report summary data on
(i) the four- and six-year graduation rates of students throughout the state
who are identified as at risk of not graduating or off track to graduate,
including students who are eligible to participate in a program under section
123A.05 or 124D.68, among other students, and (ii) the success that school
districts, school sites, charter schools, and alternative program providers
experience in:
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(1)
identifying at-risk and off-track student populations by grade;
(2)
providing successful prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk
students;
(3)
providing successful recuperative and recovery or reenrollment strategies for
off-track students; and
(4)
improving the graduation outcomes of at-risk and off-track students.
For
purposes of this paragraph, a student who is at risk of not graduating is a
student in eighth or ninth grade who meets one or more of the following
criteria: first enrolled in an English
language learners program in eighth or ninth grade and may be older than other
students enrolled in the same grade; as an eighth grader, is absent from school
for at least 20 percent of the days of instruction during the school year, is
two or more years older than other students enrolled in the same grade, or
fails multiple core academic courses; or as a ninth grader, fails multiple
ninth grade core academic courses in English language arts, math, science, or
social studies.
For
purposes of this paragraph, a student who is off track to graduate is a student
who meets one or more of the following criteria: first enrolled in an English language
learners program in high school and is older than other students enrolled in
the same grade; is a returning dropout; is 16 or 17 years old and two or more
academic years off track to graduate; is 18 years or older and two or more
academic years off track to graduate; or is 18 years or older and may graduate
within one school year.
EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph
(e) applies to data that are collected in the 2012-2013 school year and later
and reported annually beginning July 1, 2013, consistent with the
recommendations the commissioner receives from recognized and qualified experts
on improving differentiated graduation rates, and establishing alternative
routes to a standard high school diploma for at-risk and off-track students.
Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
120B.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. School
performance report cards. (a) The
commissioner shall report student academic performance under section 120B.35,
subdivision 2; the percentages of students showing low, medium, and high growth
under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); school safety and student
engagement and connection under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (d);
rigorous coursework under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (c); the
four- and six-year graduation rates of at-risk and off-track students
throughout the state under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), and
the success that school districts, school sites, charter schools, and
alternative program providers experience in their efforts to improve the
graduation outcomes of those students; two separate student-to-teacher
ratios that clearly indicate the definition of teacher consistent with sections
122A.06 and 122A.15 for purposes of determining these ratios; staff
characteristics excluding salaries; student enrollment demographics; district
mobility; and extracurricular activities.
The report also must indicate a school's adequate yearly progress
status, and must not set any designations applicable to high- and
low-performing schools due solely to adequate yearly progress status.
(b) The
commissioner shall develop, annually update, and post on the department Web
site school performance report cards.
(c) The
commissioner must make available performance report cards by the beginning of
each school year.
(d) A
school or district may appeal its adequate yearly progress status in writing to
the commissioner within 30 days of receiving the notice of its status. The commissioner's decision to uphold or deny
an appeal is final.
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(e) School performance
report card data are nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9, until
not later than ten days after the appeal procedure described in paragraph (d)
concludes. The department shall annually
post school performance report cards to its public Web site no later than
September 1.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment and applies to annual reports beginning July 1, 2013.
Sec. 13. [121A.215]
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT WELLNESS POLICIES; WEB SITE.
Where available, a school
district must post its current local school wellness policy on its Web site.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2010.
Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
122A.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. License
and rules. (a) The board must
may adopt new rules and amend any existing rules to license
public school teachers and interns subject to only under specific
legislative authority and consistent with the requirements of chapter
14. This paragraph does not prohibit
the board from making technical changes or corrections to rules or repealing
rules adopted by the board.
(b) The board must adopt
rules requiring a person to successfully complete a skills examination in
reading, writing, and mathematics as a requirement for initial teacher
licensure. Such rules must require
college and universities offering a board-approved teacher preparation program
to provide remedial assistance to persons who did not achieve a qualifying
score on the skills examination, including those for whom English is a second
language.
(c) The board must adopt
rules to approve teacher preparation programs.
The board, upon the request of a postsecondary student preparing for
teacher licensure or a licensed graduate of a teacher preparation program,
shall assist in resolving a dispute between the person and a postsecondary
institution providing a teacher preparation program when the dispute involves
an institution's recommendation for licensure affecting the person or the
person's credentials. At the board's
discretion, assistance may include the application of chapter 14.
(d) The board must provide
the leadership and shall adopt rules for the redesign of teacher education
programs to implement a research based, results-oriented curriculum that
focuses on the skills teachers need in order to be effective. The board shall implement new systems of
teacher preparation program evaluation to assure program effectiveness based on
proficiency of graduates in demonstrating attainment of program outcomes.
(e) The board must adopt
rules requiring candidates for initial licenses to successfully complete
pass an examination of general pedagogical knowledge and examinations of
licensure-specific teaching skills. The
rules shall be effective by September 1, 2001.
The rules under this paragraph also must require candidates for initial
licenses to teach prekindergarten or elementary students to successfully
complete, as part of the examination of licensure-specific teaching skills,
test items assessing the candidates' knowledge, skill, and ability in
comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction under section 122A.06,
subdivision 4, and their knowledge and understanding of the foundations of
reading development, the development of reading comprehension, and reading
assessment and instruction, and their ability to integrate that knowledge and
understanding. The rules under this
paragraph also must require general education candidates for initial licenses
to teach prekindergarten or elementary students to pass, as part of the
examination of licensure-specific teaching skills, test items assessing the
candidates' knowledge, skill, and ability in mathematics.
(f) The board must adopt
rules requiring teacher educators to work directly with elementary or secondary
school teachers in elementary or secondary schools to obtain periodic exposure
to the elementary or secondary teaching environment.
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(g) The
board must grant licenses to interns and to candidates for initial licenses.
(h) The
board must design and implement an assessment system which requires a candidate
for an initial license and first continuing license to demonstrate the
abilities necessary to perform selected, representative teaching tasks at
appropriate levels.
(i) The
board must receive recommendations from local committees as established by the
board for the renewal of teaching licenses.
Committee recommendations must be consistent with section 122A.18,
subdivision 4, paragraph (b).
(j) The
board must grant life licenses to those who qualify according to requirements
established by the board, and suspend or revoke licenses pursuant to sections
122A.20 and 214.10. The board must not
establish any expiration date for application for life licenses.
(k) The
board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing
their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further
preparation in the areas of using positive behavior interventions and in
accommodating, modifying, and adapting curricula, materials, and strategies to
appropriately meet the needs of individual students and ensure adequate
progress toward the state's graduation rule.
(l) In
adopting rules to license public school teachers who provide health-related
services for disabled children, the board shall adopt rules consistent with
license or registration requirements of the commissioner of health and the
health-related boards who license personnel who perform similar services
outside of the school.
(m) The
board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing
their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further
reading preparation, consistent with section 122A.06, subdivision 4. The rules do not take effect until they are
approved by law. Teachers who do not
provide direct instruction including, at least, counselors, school
psychologists, school nurses, school social workers, audiovisual directors and
coordinators, and recreation personnel are exempt from this section.
(n) The
board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing
their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further
preparation in understanding the key warning signs of early-onset mental
illness in children and adolescents.
(o) The board,
consistent with section 122A.18, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), must amend its
licensure renewal rules to include professional reflection and growth in best
teaching practices in the preparation requirements for relicensure under this
paragraph and paragraphs (i), (k), (m), and (n), and any other preparation
requirements applicable to teachers seeking to renew their continuing license
from the board.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective the day following final enactment and applies to all new and
amended rules proposed by the Board of Teaching, including all new and amended
rules that are not yet formally adopted, except that the amendments to
paragraphs (i) and (o) apply to licensees seeking relicensure beginning June
30, 2012. This section does not affect
the requirement that the Board of Teaching continue to finally adopt rules
initially proposed before the effective date of this section, to implement the
requirement of Laws 2003, chapter 129, article 1, section 10, and Laws 2007,
chapter 146, article 2, section 34, that the board adopt rules relating to
credentials for education paraprofessionals.
Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 122A.16, is
amended to read:
122A.16 HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHER DEFINED.
(a) A
qualified teacher is one holding a valid license, under this chapter, to
perform the particular service for which the teacher is employed in a public
school.
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(b) For the
purposes of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, a highly qualified teacher is
one who holds a valid license under this chapter to perform the particular
service for which the teacher is employed in a public school or who meets the
requirements of a highly objective uniform state standard of evaluation
(HOUSSE).
All
Minnesota teachers teaching in a core academic subject area, as defined by the
federal No Child Left Behind Act, in which they are not fully licensed may
complete the following HOUSSE process in the core subject area for which the
teacher is requesting highly qualified status by completing an application, in
the form and manner described by the commissioner, that includes:
(1)
documentation of student achievement as evidenced by norm-referenced test
results that are objective and psychometrically valid and reliable;
(2) evidence
of local, state, or national activities, recognition, or awards for
professional contribution to achievement;
(3)
description of teaching experience in the teachers' core subject area in a
public school under a waiver, variance, limited license or other exception;
nonpublic school; and postsecondary institution;
(4) test
results from the Praxis II subject area content test;
(5) evidence
of advanced certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards;
(6) evidence
of the successful completion of course work or pedagogy courses; and
(7) evidence
of the successful completion of high quality professional development
activities.
Districts
must assign a school administrator to serve as a HOUSSE reviewer to meet with
teachers under this paragraph and, where appropriate, certify the teachers'
applications. Teachers satisfy the
definition of highly qualified when the teachers receive at least 100 of the
total number of points used to measure the teachers' content expertise under
clauses (1) to (7). Teachers may acquire
up to 50 points only in any one clause (1) to (7). Teachers may use the HOUSSE process to
satisfy the definition of highly qualified for more than one subject area.
(c)
Achievement of the HOUSSE criteria is not equivalent to a license. A teacher must obtain permission from the
Board of Teaching in order to teach in a public school.
Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 122A.18,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Authority
to license. (a) The Board of
Teaching must license teachers, as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 1,
except for supervisory personnel, as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision
2.
(b) The
Board of School Administrators must license supervisory personnel as defined in
section 122A.15, subdivision 2, except for athletic coaches.
(c) Licenses
under the jurisdiction of the Board of Teaching, the Board of School
Administrators, and the commissioner of education must be issued through the
licensing section of the department.
(d) The
Board of Teaching may approve only those teacher preparation programs that
target and address identified concerns affecting students in kindergarten
through grade 12. The Board of Teaching
and the Department of Education, consistent with the requirements of chapter
13, must enter into an agreement to share kindergarten through grade 12
educational data solely for approving and improving teacher education
programs. The Board of Teaching must
ensure that this information remains confidential and is used only for this
purpose. Any unauthorized disclosure is
subject to a penalty under section 13.09.
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(e) The
Board of School Administrators may approve only those administrator preparation
programs that target and address identified concerns affecting students in
kindergarten through grade 12. The Board
of School Administrators and the Department of Education, consistent with the
requirements of chapter 13, must enter into an agreement to share kindergarten
through grade 12 educational data solely for approving and improving education
administration programs. The Board of
School Administrators must ensure that this information remains confidential
and is used only for this purpose. Any
unauthorized disclosure is subject to a penalty under section 13.09.
Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 122A.18,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Teacher
and support personnel qualifications. (a)
The Board of Teaching must issue licenses under its jurisdiction to persons the
board finds to be qualified and competent for their respective positions.
(b) The board
must require a person to successfully complete pass an
examination of skills in reading, writing, and mathematics before being granted
an initial teaching license to provide direct instruction to pupils in
prekindergarten, elementary, secondary, or special education programs. The board must require colleges and
universities offering a board approved teacher preparation program to provide
remedial assistance that includes a formal diagnostic component to persons
enrolled in their institution who did not achieve a qualifying score on the
skills examination, including those for whom English is a second language. The colleges and universities must provide
assistance in the specific academic areas of deficiency in which the person did
not achieve a qualifying score. School
districts must provide similar, appropriate, and timely remedial assistance
that includes a formal diagnostic component and mentoring to those persons
employed by the district who completed their teacher education program outside
the state of Minnesota, received a one-year license to teach in Minnesota and
did not achieve a qualifying score on the skills examination, including those
persons for whom English is a second language.
The Board of Teaching shall report annually to the education committees
of the legislature on the total number of teacher candidates during the most
recent school year taking the skills examination, the number who achieve a
qualifying score on the examination, the number who do not achieve a qualifying
score on the examination, the distribution of all candidates' scores, the
number of candidates who have taken the examination at least once before, and
the number of candidates who have taken the examination at least once before
and achieve a qualifying score.
(c) A person
who has completed an approved teacher preparation program and obtained a
one-year license to teach, but has not successfully completed the skills
examination, may renew the one-year license for two additional one-year
periods. Each renewal of the one-year
license is contingent upon the licensee:
(1)
providing evidence of participating in an approved remedial assistance program
provided by a school district or postsecondary institution that includes a
formal diagnostic component in the specific areas in which the licensee did not
obtain qualifying scores; and
(2)
attempting to successfully complete the skills examination during the period of
each one-year license.
(d) (c) The
Board of Teaching must grant continuing licenses only to those persons who have
met board criteria for granting a continuing license, which includes successfully
completing passing the skills examination in reading, writing, and
mathematics.
(e) (d) All
colleges and universities approved by the board of teaching to prepare persons
for teacher licensure must include in their teacher preparation programs a
common core of teaching knowledge and skills to be acquired by all persons
recommended for teacher licensure. This
common core shall meet the standards developed by the interstate new teacher
assessment and support consortium in its 1992 "model standards for
beginning teacher licensing and development." Amendments to standards
adopted under this paragraph are covered by chapter 14. The board of teaching shall report annually
to the education committees of the legislature on the performance of teacher
candidates on common core assessments of knowledge and skills under this
paragraph during the most recent school year.
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(e) The Board of Teaching
must:
(1) ensure that kindergarten
through grade 12 teacher licensing standards are highly aligned with the
state's kindergarten through grade 12 academic standards;
(2) adopt a review cycle
that is consistent with the kindergarten through grade 12 academic standards
review cycle under section 120B.023, subdivision 2; and
(3) review and align the
teacher licensure standards with the kindergarten through grade 12 academic
standards within one school year after the commissioner reviews and adopts
revised kindergarten through grade 12 academic standards in a particular
subject area.
(f) All teacher preparation
programs approved by the Board of Teaching must require teacher candidates to
complete at least one online course.
Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 122A.23,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Applicants
licensed in other states. (a)
Subject to the requirements of sections 122A.18, subdivision 8, and 123B.03,
the Board of Teaching must issue a teaching license or a temporary teaching
license under paragraphs (b) to (e) to an applicant who holds at least a
baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and
holds or held a similar out-of-state teaching license that requires the
applicant to successfully complete a teacher preparation program approved by
the issuing state, which includes field-specific teaching methods and student
teaching or essentially equivalent experience.
(b) The Board of Teaching
must issue a teaching license to an applicant who:
(1) successfully
completed passed all exams and successfully completed human
relations preparation components required by the Board of Teaching; and
(2) holds or held an
out-of-state teaching license to teach the same content field and grade levels
if the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than one grade level less
than a similar Minnesota license.
(c) The Board of Teaching,
consistent with board rules, must issue up to three one-year temporary teaching
licenses to an applicant who holds or held an out-of-state teaching license to
teach the same content field and grade levels, where the scope of the
out-of-state license is no more than one grade level less than a similar
Minnesota license, but has not successfully completed passed all
exams and successfully completed human relations preparation components
required by the Board of Teaching.
(d) The Board of Teaching,
consistent with board rules, must issue up to three one-year temporary teaching
licenses to an applicant who:
(1) successfully
completed passed all exams and successfully completed human
relations preparation components required by the Board of Teaching; and
(2) holds or held an
out-of-state teaching license to teach the same content field and grade levels,
where the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than one grade level
less than a similar Minnesota license, but has not completed field-specific
teaching methods or student teaching or equivalent experience.
The applicant may complete field-specific teaching
methods and student teaching or equivalent experience by successfully
participating in a one-year school district mentorship program consistent with
board-adopted standards of effective practice and Minnesota graduation
requirements.
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(e) The
Board of Teaching must issue a temporary teaching license for a term of up to
three years only in the content field or grade levels specified in the
out-of-state license to an applicant who:
(1) successfully
completed passed all exams and successfully completed human
relations preparation components required by the Board of Teaching; and
(2) holds
or held an out-of-state teaching license where the out-of-state license is more
limited in the content field or grade levels than a similar Minnesota license.
(f) The
Board of Teaching must not issue to an applicant more than three one-year
temporary teaching licenses under this subdivision.
(g) The
Board of Teaching must not issue a license under this subdivision if the
applicant has not attained the additional degrees, credentials, or licenses
required in a particular licensure field.
Sec. 19. [122A.245]
ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM AND LIMITED-TERM TEACHER LICENSE.
Subdivision
1. Requirements. (a)
The Board of Teaching must approve qualified teacher preparation programs under
this section that are a means to acquire a two-year limited-term license and to
prepare for acquiring a standard entrance license. Partnerships composed of school districts or
charter schools and either:
(1) a
college or university with a board-approved alternative teacher preparation
program; or
(2) a
nonprofit corporation formed for an education-related purpose and subject to
chapter 317A and a college or university with a board-approved alternative
teacher preparation program may offer this program if:
(i) a need
for teachers exists based on the determination by a participating school
district or charter school that in the previous school year too few qualified
candidates applied for its posted, available teaching positions;
(ii) the
teaching staff does not reflect the racial and cultural diversity of the
student population of the district or charter school; or
(iii) the
school district or charter school identifies a need to reduce or eliminate a
student achievement gap based on school performance report card data under
section 120B.36.
(b) To
participate in this program, a candidate must:
(1) have a
bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 grade point average, or have a bachelor's
degree and meet other board-adopted criteria;
(2) pass
the reading, writing, and mathematics skills examination under section 122A.18;
and
(3) pass
the board-approved content area and pedagogy tests.
Subd. 2. Characteristics. An alternative teacher preparation
program under this section must include:
(1) a
minimum 200-hour instructional phase that provides intensive preparation before
that person assumes classroom responsibilities;
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(2) a
research-based and results-oriented approach focused on best teaching practices
to increase student proficiency and growth measured against state academic
standards;
(3)
strategies to combine pedagogy and best teaching practices to better inform
teachers' classroom instruction;
(4)
assessment, supervision, and evaluation of the program participant to determine
the participant's specific needs throughout the program and to support the
participant in successfully completing the program;
(5) formal
instruction and intensive peer coaching throughout the school year that provide
structured guidance and regular ongoing support;
(6) high
quality, sustained, intensive, and classroom-embedded staff development
opportunities conducted by a mentor or by a mentorship team that may include
school administrators, teachers, and postsecondary faculty members and are
directed at improving student learning and achievement; and
(7) a
requirement that program participants demonstrate to the local site team under
subdivision 5 that they are making satisfactory progress toward acquiring a
standard entrance license from the Board of Teaching.
Subd. 3. Program
approval. The Board of
Teaching must approve alternative teacher preparation programs under this
section based on board-adopted criteria that reflect best practices for
alternative teacher preparation programs consistent with this section. The board must permit licensure candidates to
demonstrate licensure competencies in school-based settings and through other
nontraditional means.
Subd. 4. Employment
conditions. Where applicable,
teachers with a limited-term license under this section are subject to the terms
of the local collective bargaining agreement between the local representative
of the teachers and the school board.
Subd. 5. Approval
for standard entrance license. A
local site team that may include teachers, school administrators, postsecondary
faculty, and nonprofit staff must evaluate the performance of the teacher
candidate using the Minnesota State Standards of Effective Practice for
Teachers established in rule and submit to the board an evaluation report
recommending whether or not to issue the teacher candidate a standard entrance
license.
Subd. 6. Standard
entrance license. The Board
of Teaching must issue a standard entrance license to a teacher candidate under
this section who successfully performs throughout the program and is recommended
for licensure under subdivision 5.
Subd. 7. Qualified
teacher. A person with a
valid limited-term license under this section is the teacher of record and a
qualified teacher within the meaning of section 122A.16.
Subd. 8. Reports. The Board of Teaching must submit an
interim report on the efficacy of this program to the K-12 Education Policy and
Finance committees of the legislature by February 15, 2012, and a final report
by February 15, 2014.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective for the 2010-2011 school year and later.
Sec. 20. [122A.246]
ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM AND LIMITED-TERM TEACHER LICENSE FOR
MID-CAREER PROFESSIONALS.
Subdivision
1. Requirements. (a)
The Board of Teaching annually must approve qualified teacher preparation
programs under this section that are a means for mid-career professionals to
acquire a two-year limited-term license and to prepare for acquiring a standard
entrance license. Partnerships composed
of school districts or charter schools and either:
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(1) a college or university
with a board-approved alternative teacher preparation program; or
(2) a nonprofit corporation
formed for an education-related purpose and subject to chapter 317A and a
college or university with a board-approved alternative teacher preparation
program may offer this program if:
(i) a need for teachers
exists in a subject area identified by the department as a shortage area;
(ii) the teaching staff does
not reflect the racial and cultural diversity of the student population of the
district or charter school; and
(iii) the district or
charter school identifies a need to reduce or eliminate a student achievement
gap based on school performance report card data under section 120B.36.
(b) To participate in this
program, a candidate must:
(1) have a bachelor's degree
and at least ten years of professional experience in a field related to the
license being sought; or
(2) hold a valid teaching
license and have at least five years of classroom teaching experience.
(c) A candidate under
paragraph (b), clause (1), must:
(1) pass the reading,
writing, and mathematics skills examination under section 122A.18;
(2) obtain qualifying scores
on board-approved content area and pedagogy tests; and
(3) before receiving a
limited term license under this section, complete a minimum 200-hour
instructional phase that provides intensive preparation and a full-time student
teaching experience that places the candidate in the classroom under the direct
supervision of a fully licensed classroom teacher for at least 12 weeks. A candidate under paragraph (b), clause (1),
is declared to have met the requirements of this paragraph through the
licensing process and previous classroom experience.
Subd. 2. Characteristics. An alternative teacher preparation
program under this section must include:
(1) a research-based and
results-oriented approach focused on best teaching practices to increase
student proficiency and growth measured against state academic standards;
(2) strategies to combine
pedagogy and best teaching practices to better inform teachers' classroom
instruction;
(3) assessment, supervision,
and evaluation of the program participant to determine the participant's
specific needs throughout the program and to support the participant in
successfully completing the program;
(4) formal instruction and
intensive peer coaching throughout the school year that provide structured
guidance and regular ongoing support;
(5) high quality, sustained,
intensive, and classroom-embedded staff development opportunities conducted by
a mentor or by a mentorship team that may include school administrators,
teachers, and postsecondary faculty members and are directed at improving
student learning and achievement; and
(6) a requirement that
program participants demonstrate to the local site team under subdivision 5
that they are making satisfactory progress toward acquiring a standard entrance
license from the Board of Teaching.
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Subd. 3. Program
approval. The Board of
Teaching must approve alternative teacher preparation programs under this
section based on board-adopted criteria that reflect best practices for
alternative teacher preparation programs consistent with this section. The board must permit licensure candidates to
demonstrate licensure competencies in school-based settings and through other
nontraditional means.
Subd. 4. Employment
conditions. (a) Each full
school year that a teacher with a limited-term license teaches in a Minnesota
school is one year of the teacher's first probationary employment period.
(b) Where
applicable, teachers with a limited-term license under this section are subject
to the terms of the local collective bargaining agreement between the local
representative of the teachers and the school board.
(c) A
school district or charter school must not prospectively promise to employ a
teacher candidate who receives a standard entrance license under this section.
Subd. 5. Approval
for standard entrance license. Postsecondary
faculty, the supervising teacher, and other qualified staff must evaluate the
performance of the teacher candidate using the Minnesota state standards of
effective practice for teachers and content standards by licensure area
established in rule and submit to the board an evaluation report recommending
whether or not to issue the teacher candidate a standard entrance license.
Subd. 6. Standard
entrance license. The Board
of Teaching may issue a standard entrance license to a teacher candidate under
this section who successfully performs under the two-year limited license and
is recommended for licensure under subdivision 5.
Subd. 7. Qualified
teacher. A person with a
valid limited-term license under this section is the teacher of record and a
qualified teacher within the meaning of section 122A.16.
Subd. 8. Reports. (a) The Board of Teaching annually
must collect and report to the K-12 Education Policy and Finance Committees of
the legislature alternative teacher preparation program provider data on
cumulative teacher retention rates, number of licenses issued by licensure
area, the locations where teachers are placed, the number of programs approved,
and the demographic characteristics of the teacher candidates, among other
data. The board may use these data to
approve program providers under this section.
(b) The
Board of Teaching must submit a report on the efficacy of this program to the
K-12 Education Policy and Finance committees of the legislature by February 15,
2014.
Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
122A.40, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8. Annual
evaluations and peer coaching for continuing contract teachers. (a) To improve student learning and
success, a school board and an exclusive representative of the teachers in
the district, consistent with paragraph (b), shall develop a
an annual teacher evaluation and peer review process for continuing
contract teachers through joint agreement.
The peer review process may must include having
trained observers serve as peer coaches or having teachers participate in
professional learning communities.
(b) To
develop, improve, and support qualified teachers and effective teaching
practices and improve student learning and success, the annual evaluation
process for continuing contract teachers must:
(1) be a
collaborative effort between teachers and school administrators to develop and
implement a teacher evaluation process that is based on professional teaching
standards and includes both formative assessments to improve instruction
through identifying teachers' strengths and weaknesses and summative
assessments conducted at least once every three school years and used to make
personnel decisions, consistent with clause (2);
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(2)
coordinate staff development activities under section 122A.60 with this
evaluation process and teachers' evaluation outcomes and give teachers not
meeting standards of effective practice sufficient support to improve;
(3) include
in-class observations by both licensed mentor teachers and school administrators
who are trained evaluators, use a valid observation framework or protocol, and
periodically undergo a reliability review;
(4) provide
peer coaching or have teachers participate in professional learning
communities, consistent with paragraph (a);
(5) require
teachers to develop and present a portfolio demonstrating evidence of
reflection and professional growth, consistent with section 122A.18,
subdivision 4, paragraph (b), using criteria developed by the Board of Teaching
to reliably assess portfolio content, and include teachers' own performance
assessment based on student work samples, student and family surveys, and
videotapes of teachers' work, among other activities;
(6)
demonstrate teachers' content knowledge and teaching skills; and
(7) use
longitudinal data on student academic growth, student attendance, student
engagement and connection, and other outcome measures as evaluation components.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective the day following final enactment and applies beginning when a
district next enters into or modifies a collective bargaining agreement or by
the 2011-2012 school year, whichever comes first.
Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
122A.41, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Annual
evaluations and peer coaching for continuing contract teachers. (a) To improve student learning and
success, a school board and an exclusive representative of the teachers in
the district, consistent with paragraph (b), must develop a an
annual teacher evaluation and peer review process for nonprobationary
teachers through joint agreement. The peer
review process may must include having trained observers
serve as peer coaches or having teachers participate in professional learning
communities.
(b) To
develop, improve, and support qualified teachers and effective teaching
practices and improve student learning and success, the annual evaluation
process for continuing contract teachers must:
(1) be a
collaborative effort between teachers and school administrators to develop and
implement a teacher evaluation process that is based on professional teaching
standards and includes both formative assessments to improve instruction
through identifying teachers' strengths and weaknesses and summative assessments
conducted at least once every three school years and used to make personnel
decisions, consistent with clause (2);
(2)
coordinate staff development activities under section 122A.60 with this
evaluation process and teachers' evaluation outcomes and give teachers not
meeting standards of effective practice sufficient support to improve;
(3) include
in-class observations by both licensed mentor teachers and school
administrators who are trained evaluators, use a valid observation framework or
protocol, and periodically undergo a reliability review;
(4) provide
peer coaching or have teachers participate in professional learning
communities, consistent with paragraph (a);
(5) require
teachers to develop and present a portfolio demonstrating evidence of reflection
and professional growth, consistent with section 122A.18, subdivision 4,
paragraph (b), using criteria developed by the Board of Teaching to reliably
assess portfolio content, and include teachers' own performance assessment
based on student work samples, student and family surveys, and videotapes of
teachers' work, among other activities;
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(6) demonstrate teachers'
content knowledge and teaching skills; and
(7) use longitudinal data on
student academic growth, student attendance, student engagement and connection,
and other outcome measures as evaluation components.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment and applies beginning when a district next enters into or modifies a
collective bargaining agreement or by the 2011-2012 school year, whichever
comes first.
Sec. 23. [123A.29]
EFFICIENCY PLUS ACCESS TASK FORCES.
Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of the efficiency plus
access task forces is to facilitate greater efficiency and reduce education
costs through collaboration and cooperation across school districts and other
governmental agencies while maintaining or improving the learning results for
students. The legislative intent is to
reduce the administrative costs of education without resorting to a policy of
required consolidation that reduces the number of districts or school boards
and without creating fewer larger schools that require longer bus rides for
students.
Subd. 2. Required
district participation. Each
district with an enrollment of fewer than 5,000 pupils in K-12 for fiscal year 2010
shall participate in an efficiency plus access task force.
Subd. 3. Optional
district and other public entity participation. School districts with more than 5,000
pupils, charter schools, cities, townships, counties, public higher education
institutions, Head Start agencies, public libraries, and other public entities
are encouraged to participate in the efficiency plus access task forces.
Subd. 4. Task
force membership. (a)
Participating districts may organize the task forces using an existing education
district, intermediate district, or other cooperative model. Districts may request that a service
cooperative assist in establishing task forces for their service area. Districts do not need to be contiguous to
form an efficiency plus access task force.
Each task force shall consist of one member appointed by each district
board included in the task force and one member from each entity defined in
subdivision 3 that choose to participate.
Districts and other public entities may decide to become members of more
than one efficiency plus access task force.
These appointments shall be made by August 15, 2010.
(b) Each school board shall
develop a process within the district allowing teachers, students, parents, and
the community to have access and opportunities to review and make
recommendations to be brought forward to the efficiency plus access task force.
(c) The initial meeting of
each task force shall not be later than September 30, 2010. At the initial meeting, each task force shall
elect a chair and other officers it considers necessary to coordinate the work
of the task force.
Subd. 5. Task
force; powers. (a) Each task
force shall review and make recommendations to the boards of the participating
districts and public entities regarding how the purpose of this section can be
met in the following areas:
(1) administrative services
including but not limited to superintendent services, principal services,
financial management, human services, facilities and grounds maintenance, food
and nutrition services, research and evaluation services, transportation
services, health services, information technology services, and other
administrative services. Cooperation
with other public agencies for the provision of administrative services should
be considered;
(2) instructional and
learning services including but not limited to creating a common calendar;
low-attendance elective secondary courses; use of technology to replace or
supplement courses currently being provided; use of technology to provide new
learning opportunities through technology with an emphasis on using low-cost or
no-cost
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learning opportunities
available online; coordination with higher education so that advanced courses
are provided college credit to avoid duplication between high school and
postsecondary; determine how certain students can complete select high school
credit requirements while in middle school; and exploring ways to utilize the
learning opportunities in the community through programs such as parks and
recreation, arts, libraries, and other community providers; and
(3) cooperative
arrangements for shared extracurricular activities, including having the
activities become the responsibility of the community recreational program.
(b) The
task force shall consider creating new models of schools including
project-based learning schools, online learning schools in cooperation with
other education districts, service cooperatives or chartered schools, new grade
11 postsecondary models in partnership with colleges and universities,
prekindergarten through primary grades in partnership with early childhood
providers, and other models of schooling.
Subd. 6. Reporting. Each efficiency plus access task force
shall file its initial planning report with the commissioner no later than
October 15, 2010. The report shall include
the basic information about the composition of the task force, including how
input to the task force will be obtained consistent with subdivision 4,
paragraph (b). Each task force shall
complete its recommendations and file its report with the member school boards
and commissioner no later than December 1, 2011. The report shall include recommendations
pursuant to subdivision 5 and identify the financial impact of those
recommendations for at least fiscal years 2013 and 2014. Each school board shall file a report with
the commissioner regarding the actions it will take in response to the report
no later than March 15, 2012. The report
shall also include the impact on other agencies included in the task force
planning.
Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
123B.143, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Contract;
duties. All districts maintaining a
classified secondary school must employ a superintendent who shall be an ex
officio nonvoting member of the school board.
The authority for selection and employment of a superintendent must be
vested in the board in all cases. An
individual employed by a board as a superintendent shall have an initial
employment contract for a period of time no longer than three years from the
date of employment. Any subsequent
employment contract must not exceed a period of three years. A board, at its discretion, may or may not
renew an employment contract. A board
must not, by action or inaction, extend the duration of an existing employment
contract. Beginning 365 days prior to
the expiration date of an existing employment contract, a board may negotiate
and enter into a subsequent employment contract to take effect upon the
expiration of the existing contract. A
subsequent contract must be contingent upon the employee completing the terms
of an existing contract. If a contract
between a board and a superintendent is terminated prior to the date specified
in the contract, the board may not enter into another superintendent contract
with that same individual that has a term that extends beyond the date
specified in the terminated contract. A
board may terminate a superintendent during the term of an employment contract
for any of the grounds specified in section 122A.40, subdivision 9 or 13. A superintendent shall not rely upon an
employment contract with a board to assert any other continuing contract rights
in the position of superintendent under section 122A.40. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections
122A.40, subdivision 10 or 11, 123A.32, 123A.75, or any other law to the
contrary, no individual shall have a right to employment as a superintendent
based on order of employment in any district.
If two or more districts enter into an agreement for the purchase or
sharing of the services of a superintendent, the contracting districts have the
absolute right to select one of the individuals employed to serve as
superintendent in one of the contracting districts and no individual has a
right to employment as the superintendent to provide all or part of the
services based on order of employment in a contracting district. The superintendent of a district shall
perform the following:
(1) visit
and supervise the schools in the district, report and make recommendations
about their condition when advisable or on request by the board;
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(2)
recommend to the board employment and dismissal of teachers;
(3) annually
evaluate each school principal and assistant principal assigned responsibility
for supervising a school building within the district, consistent with section
123B.147, subdivision 3, paragraph (b);
(4) superintend
school grading practices and examinations for promotions;
(4) (5) make
reports required by the commissioner; and
(5) (6) perform
other duties prescribed by the board.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective the day following final enactment and applies beginning when a
district next enters into or modifies a collective bargaining agreement or by
the 2011-2012 school year, whichever comes first.
Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.147,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Duties;
evaluation. (a) The
principal shall provide administrative, supervisory, and instructional
leadership services, under the supervision of the superintendent of schools of
the district and in accordance with according to the policies,
rules, and regulations of the school board of education, for the
planning, management, operation, and evaluation of the education program of the
building or buildings to which the principal is assigned.
(b) To
enhance principals' leadership skills and support and improve teachers'
teaching practices, the school board and the exclusive representative of the
school principals of the district must negotiate a plan for an annual
evaluation of the school principals and assistant principals assigned
responsibility for supervising a school building within the district. The annual evaluation process must:
(1) be
designed to support and improve principals' instructional leadership defined in
the plan, organizational management, and professional development, and
strengthen principals' capacity in the areas of instruction, supervision,
evaluation, and the development of teachers and highly effective school
organizations;
(2) include
formative and summative evaluations;
(3) be
consistent with the principals' job description, district long-term plans and goals,
and principals' own professional multiyear growth plans and goals;
(4) include
on-the-job observations, team assessments and evaluations, and verbal and
written feedback on performance;
(5) require
feedback from teachers, support staff, students, and parents;
(6) use
longitudinal data on student academic growth as an evaluation component; and
(7) be
linked to professional development.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective the day following final enactment and applies beginning when a
district next enters into or modifies a collective bargaining agreement or by
the 2011-2012 school year, whichever comes first.
Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
124D.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Authorizer. (a) For purposes of this section, the
terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them.
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"Application" to
receive approval as an authorizer means the proposal an eligible authorizer
submits to the commissioner under paragraph (c) before that authorizer is able
to submit any affidavit to charter to a school.
"Application"
under subdivision 4 means the charter school business plan a school developer
submits to an authorizer for approval to establish a charter school that
documents the school developer's mission statement, school purposes, program
design, financial plan, governance and management structure, and background and
experience, plus any other information the authorizer requests. The application also shall include a
"statement of assurances" of legal compliance prescribed by the
commissioner.
"Affidavit" means
a written statement the authorizer submits to the commissioner for approval to
establish a charter school under subdivision 4 attesting to its review and
approval process before chartering a school.
"Affidavit" means
the form an authorizer submits to the commissioner that is a precondition to a
charter school organizing an affiliated nonprofit building corporation under
subdivision 17a.
(b) The following
organizations may authorize one or more charter schools:
(1) a school board;
intermediate school district school board; education district organized under
sections 123A.15 to 123A.19;
(2) a charitable
organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
excluding a nonpublic sectarian or religious institution, without an
approved affidavit by the commissioner prior to July 1, 2009, and any
person other than a natural person that directly or indirectly, through one or
more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with the nonpublic sectarian or religious institution, and any other charitable
organization under this clause that in the federal IRS Form 1023, Part IV,
describes activities indicating a religious purpose, that:
(i) is a member of the
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits or the Minnesota Council on Foundations;
(ii) is registered with the
attorney general's office;
(iii) reports an end-of-year
fund balance of at least $2,000,000; and
(iv) is incorporated in the
state of Minnesota;
(3) a Minnesota private
college, notwithstanding clause (2), that grants two- or four-year degrees and
is registered with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education under chapter 136A;
community college, state university, or technical college governed by the Board
of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; or the University
of Minnesota; or
(4) a nonprofit corporation
subject to chapter 317A, described in section 317A.905, and exempt from federal
income tax under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, may
authorize one or more charter schools if the charter school has operated for at
least three years under a different authorizer and if the nonprofit corporation
has existed for at least 25 years.
(5) no more than three
single-purpose sponsors that are charitable, nonsectarian organizations formed
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and incorporated
in the state of Minnesota whose sole purpose is to charter schools. Eligible organizations interested in being
approved as a sponsor under this paragraph must submit a proposal to the
commissioner that includes the provisions of paragraph (c) and a five-year
financial plan. Such authorizers shall
consider and approve applications using the criteria provided in subdivision 4
and shall not limit the applications it solicits, considers, or approves to any
single curriculum, learning program, or method.
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(c) An
eligible authorizer under this subdivision must apply to the commissioner for
approval as an authorizer before submitting any affidavit to the commissioner
to charter a school. The application for
approval as a charter school authorizer must demonstrate the applicant's
ability to implement the procedures and satisfy the criteria for chartering a
school under this section. The
commissioner must approve or disapprove an application within 60 business days
of the application deadline. If the
commissioner disapproves the application, the commissioner must notify the
applicant of the deficiencies and the applicant then has 20 business days to
address the deficiencies to the commissioner's satisfaction. Failing to address the deficiencies to the
commissioner's satisfaction makes an applicant ineligible to be an
authorizer. The commissioner, in
establishing criteria for approval, must consider the applicant's:
(1)
capacity and infrastructure;
(2)
application criteria and process;
(3)
contracting process;
(4) ongoing
oversight and evaluation processes; and
(5) renewal
criteria and processes.
(d) The affidavit
application for approval to be submitted to and evaluated by the
commissioner must include at least the following:
(1) how
chartering schools is a way for the organization to carry out its mission;
(2) a
description of the capacity of the organization to serve as a sponsor,
including the personnel who will perform the sponsoring duties, their
qualifications, the amount of time they will be assigned to this
responsibility, and the financial resources allocated by the organization to
this responsibility;
(3) a
description of the application and review process the authorizer will use to
make decisions regarding the granting of charters, which will include at least
the following:
(i) how the
statutory purposes defined in subdivision 1 are addressed;
(ii) the
mission, goals, program model, and student performance expectations;
(iii) an evaluation
plan for the school that includes criteria for evaluating educational,
organizational, and fiscal plans;
(iv) the
school's governance plan;
(v) the
financial management plan; and
(vi) the
administration and operations plan;
(4) a
description of the type of contract it will arrange with the schools it
charters that meets the provisions of subdivision 6 and defines the rights and
responsibilities of the charter school for governing its educational program,
controlling its funds, and making school management decisions;
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(5) the
process to be used for providing ongoing oversight of the school consistent
with the contract expectations specified in clause (4) that assures that the
schools chartered are complying with both the provisions of applicable law and
rules, and with the contract;
(6) the
process for making decisions regarding the renewal or termination of the
school's charter based on evidence that demonstrates the academic,
organizational, and financial competency of the school, including its success
in increasing student achievement and meeting the goals of the charter school
agreement; and
(7) an
assurance specifying that the organization is committed to serving as a sponsor
for the full five-year term.
A
disapproved applicant under this paragraph may resubmit an application during a
future application period.
(e) The
authorizer must participate in department-approved training.
(f) An
authorizer that chartered a school before August 1, 2009, must apply by June
30, 2011, to the commissioner for approval, under paragraph (c), to continue as
an authorizer under this section. For
purposes of this paragraph, an authorizer that fails to submit a timely
application is ineligible to charter a school.
(g) The
commissioner shall review an authorizer's performance every five years in a manner
and form determined by the commissioner and may review an authorizer's
performance more frequently at the commissioner's own initiative or at the
request of a charter school operator, charter school board member, or other
interested party. The commissioner,
after completing the review, shall transmit a report with findings to the
authorizer. If, consistent with this
section, the commissioner finds that an authorizer has not fulfilled the
requirements of this section, the commissioner may subject the authorizer to
corrective action, which may include terminating the contract with the charter
school board of directors of a school it chartered. The commissioner must notify the authorizer
in writing of any findings that may subject the authorizer to corrective action
and the authorizer then has 15 business days to request an informal hearing
before the commissioner takes corrective action.
(h) The
commissioner may at any time take corrective action against an authorizer,
including terminating an authorizer's ability to charter a school for:
(1) failing
to demonstrate the criteria under paragraph (c) under which the commissioner
approved the authorizer;
(2)
violating a term of the chartering contract between the authorizer and the
charter school board of directors; or
(3)
unsatisfactory performance as an approved authorizer.
Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
124D.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Formation
of school. (a) An authorizer, after
receiving an application from a school developer, may charter a licensed
teacher under section 122A.18, subdivision 1, or a group of individuals that
includes one or more licensed teachers under section 122A.18, subdivision 1, to
operate a school subject to the commissioner's approval of the authorizer's
affidavit under paragraph (b). The
school must be organized and operated as a cooperative under chapter 308A or
nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A and the provisions under the applicable
chapter shall apply to the school except as provided in this section.
Notwithstanding
sections 465.717 and 465.719, a school district, subject to this section and
section 124D.11, may create a corporation for the purpose of establishing a
charter school.
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(b) Before
the operators may establish and operate a school, the authorizer must file an
affidavit with the commissioner stating its intent to charter a school. An authorizer must file a separate affidavit
for each school it intends to charter.
The affidavit must state the terms and conditions under which the authorizer
would charter a school and how the authorizer intends to oversee the fiscal and
student performance of the charter school and to comply with the terms of the
written contract between the authorizer and the charter school board of
directors under subdivision 6. The
commissioner must approve or disapprove the authorizer's affidavit within 60
business days of receipt of the affidavit.
If the commissioner disapproves the affidavit, the commissioner shall
notify the authorizer of the deficiencies in the affidavit and the authorizer
then has 20 business days to address the deficiencies. If the authorizer does not address
deficiencies to the commissioner's satisfaction, the commissioner's disapproval
is final. Failure to obtain commissioner
approval precludes an authorizer from chartering the school that is the subject
of this affidavit.
(c) The
authorizer may prevent an approved charter school from opening for operation
if, among other grounds, the charter school violates this section or does not
meet the ready-to-open standards that are part of the authorizer's oversight
and evaluation process or are stipulated in the charter school contract.
(d) The
operators authorized to organize and operate a school, before entering into a
contract or other agreement for professional or other services, goods, or
facilities, must incorporate as a cooperative under chapter 308A or as a
nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A and must establish a board of
directors composed of at least five members who are not related parties until a
timely election for members of the ongoing charter school board of directors is
held according to the school's articles and bylaws under paragraph (f). A charter school board of directors must be
composed of at least five members who are not related parties. Staff members employed at the school,
including teachers providing instruction under a contract with a cooperative,
and all parents or legal guardians of children enrolled in the school are the
voters eligible to elect the members of the school's board of directors. A charter school must notify eligible voters
of the school board election dates at least 30 days before the election. Board of director meetings must comply with
chapter 13D.
(e) Upon the
request of an individual, the charter school must make available in a timely fashion
the minutes of meetings of the board of directors, and of members and
committees having any board-delegated authority; financial statements showing
all operations and transactions affecting income, surplus, and deficit during
the school's last annual accounting period; and a balance sheet summarizing
assets and liabilities on the closing date of the accounting period. A charter school also must post on its
official Web site information identifying its authorizer and indicate how to
contact that authorizer and include that same information about its authorizer
in other school materials that it makes available to the public.
(f) Every
charter school board member shall attend department-approved training on board
governance, the board's role and responsibilities, employment policies and
practices, and financial management. A
board member who does not begin the required training within six months of
being seated and complete the required training within 12 months of being
seated on the board is ineligible to continue to serve as a board member.
(g) The
ongoing board must be elected before the school completes its third year of
operation. Board elections must be held
during a time when school is in session.
The charter school board of directors shall be composed of at least five
nonrelated members and include: (i) at
least one licensed teacher employed and serving as a teacher at the
school or a licensed teacher providing instruction under a contact
contract between the charter school and a cooperative; (ii) the parent or
legal guardian of a student enrolled in the charter school who is not
employed by the charter school; and (iii) an interested community member
who is not employed by the charter school and does not have a child enrolled in
the school. The board may be a teacher
majority board composed of teachers described in this paragraph. The chief financial officer and the chief
administrator are may only serve as ex-officio nonvoting board
members and shall not serve as a voting member of the board. Charter school employees shall not serve on
the board unless item (i) applies.
Contractors providing facilities, goods, or services to a charter school
shall not serve on the board of directors of the charter school. Board bylaws shall outline the process and
procedures for changing the board's governance model, consistent with chapter
317A. A board may change its governance
model only:
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(1) by a majority vote of
the board of directors and the licensed teachers employed by the school,
including licensed teachers providing instruction under a contract between the
school and a cooperative; and
(2) with the authorizer's
approval.
Any change in board
governance must conform with the board structure established under this
paragraph.
(h) The granting or renewal
of a charter by an authorizer must not be conditioned upon the bargaining unit
status of the employees of the school.
(i) The granting or renewal
of a charter school by an authorizer must not be contingent on the charter
school being required to contract, lease, or purchase services from the
authorizer. Any potential contract,
lease, or purchase of service from an authorizer must be disclosed to the
commissioner, accepted through an open bidding process, and be a separate
contract from the charter contract. The
school must document the open bidding process.
An authorizer must not enter into a contract to provide management and
financial services for a school that it authorizes, unless the school documents
that it received at least two competitive bids.
(j) An authorizer may permit
the board of directors of a charter school to expand the operation of the
charter school to additional sites or to add additional grades at the school
beyond those described in the authorizer's original affidavit as approved by
the commissioner only after submitting a supplemental affidavit for approval to
the commissioner in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. The supplemental affidavit must show that:
(1) the expansion proposed
by the charter school is supported by need and projected enrollment;
(2) the charter school
expansion is warranted, at a minimum, by longitudinal data demonstrating
students' improved academic performance and growth on statewide assessments
under chapter 120B;
(3) the charter school is
fiscally sound and has the financial capacity to implement the proposed
expansion; and
(4) the authorizer finds
that the charter school has the management capacity to carry out its expansion.
(k) The commissioner shall
have 30 business days to review and comment on the supplemental affidavit. The commissioner shall notify the authorizer
of any deficiencies in the supplemental affidavit and the authorizer then has
30 business days to address, to the commissioner's satisfaction, any deficiencies
in the supplemental affidavit. The
school may not expand grades or add sites until the commissioner has approved
the supplemental affidavit. The
commissioner's approval or disapproval of a supplemental affidavit is final.
Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
124D.10, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
Subd. 4a. Conflict
of interest. (a) An individual is
prohibited from serving must not serve as a member of the charter
school board of directors if the that individual, an immediate
family member, or the individual's partner is an owner, an employee or
agent of, or a contractor who contracts with a for-profit or nonprofit
entity, or an individual, and with whom the charter school contracts,
directly or indirectly, for professional services, goods, or facilities. A violation of this prohibition renders a
contract voidable at the option of the commissioner or the charter school board
of directors. A member of a charter
school board of directors who violates this prohibition is individually liable
to the charter school for any damage caused by the violation.
(b) No member of the board
of directors, employee, officer, or agent of a charter school shall participate
in selecting, awarding, or administering a contract if a conflict of interest
exists. A conflict exists when:
(1) the board member,
employee, officer, or agent;
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(2) the
immediate family of the board member, employee, officer, or agent;
(3) the
partner of the board member, employee, officer, or agent; or
(4) an
organization that employs, or is about to employ any individual in clauses (1)
to (3),
has a
financial or other interest in the entity with which the charter school is
contracting. A violation of this
prohibition renders the contract void.
(c) Any
employee, agent, or board member of the authorizer who participates in the
initial review, approval, ongoing oversight, evaluation, or the charter renewal
or nonrenewal process or decision is ineligible to serve on the board of
directors of a school chartered by that authorizer.
(d) An
individual may serve as a member of the board of directors if no conflict of
interest under paragraph (a) exists.
(e) A
charter school board member or employee may receive remuneration such as a
fee-for-service as part of a financial transaction involving a charter school
only if the remuneration is payment for services rendered that are in addition
to the services the board member or employee already agreed to provide to the
charter school and the board of directors formally approves the remuneration.
(f) The conflict
of interest provisions under this subdivision do not apply to compensation paid
to a teacher employed by the charter school who also serves as a member of the
board of directors.
(f) (g) The
conflict of interest provisions under this subdivision do not apply to a
teacher who provides services to a charter school through a cooperative formed
under chapter 308A when the teacher also serves on the charter school board of
directors.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
124D.10, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
Subd. 6a. Audit
report. (a) The charter school must
submit an audit report to the commissioner and its authorizer by December 31
each year.
(b) The
charter school, with the assistance of the auditor conducting the audit, must
include with the report a copy of all charter school agreements for corporate
management services. If the entity that
provides the professional services to the charter school is exempt from
taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that entity
must file with the commissioner by February 15 a copy of the annual return
required under section 6033 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(c) If the
commissioner receives an audit report indicating that a material weakness
exists in the financial reporting systems of a charter school, the charter
school must submit a written report to the commissioner explaining how the
material weakness will be resolved. An
entity, as a condition of providing financial services to a charter school,
must agree to make available information about a charter school's financial
audit to the commissioner upon request.
Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
124D.10, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
Subd. 11. Employment
and other operating matters. (a) A
charter school must employ or contract with necessary teachers, as defined by
section 122A.15, subdivision 1, who hold valid licenses to perform the
particular service for which they are employed in the school. The charter school's state aid may be reduced
under section 127A.43 if the school employs a teacher who is not appropriately
licensed or approved by the board of teaching.
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The school
may employ necessary employees who are not required to hold teaching licenses
to perform duties other than teaching and may contract for other services. The school may discharge teachers and
nonlicensed employees. The charter
school board is subject to section 181.932.
When offering employment to a prospective employee, a charter school
must give that employee a written description of the terms and conditions of
employment and the school's personnel policies.
The terms and conditions of employment must include an annual teacher
evaluation that is substantively consistent with section 122A.40, subdivision
8, paragraph (b). Teacher evaluations do
not create an expectation of continuing employment.
(b) A person,
without holding a valid administrator's license, may perform administrative,
supervisory, or instructional leadership duties. The board of directors shall establish
qualifications for persons that hold administrative, supervisory, or
instructional leadership roles. The
qualifications shall include at least the following areas: instruction and assessment; human resource
and personnel management; financial management; legal and compliance
management; effective communication; and board, authorizer, and community
relationships. The board of directors
shall use those qualifications as the basis for job descriptions, hiring, and
performance evaluations, substantively consistent with section 123B.147,
subdivision 3, paragraph (b), of those who hold administrative,
supervisory, or instructional leadership roles.
Performance evaluations do not create an expectation of continuing
employment. The board of directors
and an individual who does not hold a valid administrative license and who
serves in an administrative, supervisory, or instructional leadership position
shall develop a professional development plan.
Documentation of the implementation of the professional development plan
of these persons shall be included in the school's annual report.
(c) The board
of directors also shall decide matters related to the operation of the school,
including budgeting, curriculum and operating procedures.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective for the 2011-2012 school year and later.
Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
124D.10, subdivision 23, is amended to read:
Subd. 23. Causes
for nonrenewal or termination of charter school contract. (a) The duration of the contract with an
authorizer must be for the term contained in the contract according to
subdivision 6. The authorizer may or may
not renew a contract at the end of the term for any ground listed in paragraph
(b). An authorizer may unilaterally
terminate a contract during the term of the contract for any ground listed in
paragraph (b). At least 60 days before
not renewing or terminating a contract, the authorizer shall notify the board
of directors of the charter school of the proposed action in writing. The notice shall state the grounds for the
proposed action in reasonable detail and that the charter school's board of
directors may request in writing an informal hearing before the authorizer
within 15 business days of receiving notice of nonrenewal or termination of the
contract. Failure by the board of
directors to make a written request for a hearing within the 15-business-day
period shall be treated as acquiescence to the proposed action. Upon receiving a timely written request for a
hearing, the authorizer shall give ten business days' notice to the charter
school's board of directors of the hearing date. The authorizer shall conduct an informal
hearing before taking final action. The
authorizer shall take final action to renew or not renew a contract no later
than 20 business days before the proposed date for terminating the contract or
the end date of the contract.
(b) A
contract may be terminated or not renewed upon any of the following grounds:
(1) failure
to meet the requirements for pupil performance contained in the contract;
(2) failure
to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management;
(3)
violations of law; or
(4) other
good cause shown.
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If a
contract is terminated or not renewed under this paragraph, the school must be
dissolved according to the applicable provisions of chapter 308A or 317A.
(c) If the
sponsor and the charter school board of directors mutually agree to terminate
or not renew the contract, a change in sponsors is allowed if the commissioner
approves the transfer to a different eligible authorizer to authorize the
charter school. Both parties must
jointly submit their intent in writing to the commissioner to mutually
terminate the contract. The sponsor that
is a party to the existing contract at least must inform the approved different
eligible sponsor about the fiscal and operational status and student
performance of the school. Before the
commissioner determines whether to approve a transfer of authorizer, the
commissioner first must determine whether the charter school and prospective
new authorizer can identify and effectively resolve those circumstances causing
the previous authorizer and the charter school to mutually agree to terminate
the contract. If no transfer of sponsor
is approved, the school must be dissolved according to applicable law and the
terms of the contract.
(d) The
commissioner, after providing reasonable notice to the board of directors of a
charter school and the existing authorizer, and after providing an opportunity
for a public hearing under chapter 14, may terminate the existing
contract between the authorizer and the charter school board if the charter school
has a history of:
(1) failure
to meet pupil performance requirements contained in the contract
consistent with state law;
(2)
financial mismanagement or failure to meet generally accepted standards of
fiscal management; or
(3) repeated
or major violations of the law.
(e) If the
commissioner terminates a charter school contract under subdivision 3,
paragraph (g), the commissioner shall provide the charter school with
information about other eligible authorizers.
Sec. 32. [124D.101]
VACANT BUILDING INVENTORY.
The
Department of Administration and the Department of Education annually shall
publish a list of state and district-owned buildings and parts of buildings
that are vacant and unused and that may be suitable for operating a charter
school. The Department of Education
shall make the list available to charter school applicants and operators. The list shall include the building address,
a brief building description, and building name. Nothing in this section requires a building
owner to sell or lease a listed building or a part of a building to a charter
school, any other school, or any other prospective buyer or tenant. School districts, upon request, must provide
the Department of Education with the information it needs to compile the vacant
building list under this section.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 33. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 64,
is amended to read:
Sec. 64. RESERVED
REVENUE FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.
(a) Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, for fiscal years 2010 and
2011 only, a school district or charter school may use revenue reserved for staff
development under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, according
to the requirements of general education revenue under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.13, subdivision 5.
(b) On June
30, 2010, a school district may permanently transfer any balance from the
reserved account for staff development to the undesignated general fund
balance.
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Sec. 34. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67,
subdivision 14, is amended to read:
Subd. 14. Collaborative
urban educator. For the
collaborative urban educator grant program:
$528,000 . . . . . 2010
$528,000 . . . . . 2011
$210,000 each year is for the
Southeast Asian teacher program at Concordia University, St. Paul;
$159,000 each year is for the collaborative urban educator program at the
University of St. Thomas; and $159,000 each year is for the Center for
Excellence in Urban Teaching at Hamline University. Grant recipients must collaborate with urban
and nonurban school districts. Any balance
in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 35. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67,
subdivision 17, is amended to read:
Subd. 17. Education
Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) program.
For the Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.128:
$829,000 . . . . . 2010
$
829,000 638,000 .
. . . . 2011
Any balance in the first year does
not cancel but is available in the second year.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
Sec. 36. IMPLEMENTING
DIFFERENTIATED GRADUATION RATE MEASURES AND EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO A
STANDARD DIPLOMA FOR AT-RISK AND OFF-TRACK STUDENTS.
(a) To implement the
requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph
(e), the commissioner of education must convene a group of recognized and
qualified experts on improving differentiated graduation rates and establishing
alternative routes to a standard high school diploma for at-risk and off-track
students throughout the state. The
commissioner must assist the group, as requested, to explore and recommend to
the commissioner and the legislature (i) research-based measures that
demonstrate the relative success of school districts, school sites, charter
schools, and alternative program providers in improving the graduation outcomes
of at-risk and off-track students, and (ii) state options for establishing
alternative routes to a standard diploma consistent with the educational
accountability system under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B. When proposing alternative routes to a
standard diploma, the group also must identify highly reliable variables that
generate summary data to comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.35,
subdivision 3, paragraph (e), including:
who initiates the request for an alternative route; who approves the
request for an alternative route; the parameters of the alternative route
process, including whether a student first must fail a regular, state-mandated
exam; and the comparability of the academic and achievement criteria reflected
in the alternative route and the standard route for a standard diploma. The group is also encouraged to identify the
data, time lines, and methods needed to evaluate and report on the alternative
routes to a standard diploma once they are implemented and the student outcomes
that result from those routes.
(b) The commissioner must
convene the first meeting of this group by September 15, 2010. Group members must include: one administrator of, one teacher from, and
one parent of a student currently enrolled in a state-approved alternative
program selected by the Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs; one
representative selected by the Minnesota Online Learning Alliance; one
representative selected by the Metropolitan Federation of
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Alternative Schools; one representative
selected by the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools; one representative
selected by the Minnesota School Board Association; one representative selected
by Education Minnesota; one representative selected by the Association of
Metropolitan School Districts; one representative selected by the Minnesota
Rural Education Association; two faculty members selected by the dean of the
college of education at the University of Minnesota with expertise in serving
and assessing at-risk and off-track students; two Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities faculty members selected by the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities chancellor with expertise in serving and assessing at-risk and
off-track students; one currently serving superintendent from a school district
selected by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators; one currently
serving high school principal selected by the Minnesota Association of
Secondary School Principals; and two public members selected by the
commissioner. The group may seek input
from representatives of other interested stakeholders and organizations with
expertise to help inform the group's work.
The group must meet at least quarterly.
Group members do not receive compensation or reimbursement of expenses
for participating in this group. The
group expires February 16, 2012.
(c) The group, by February
15, 2012, must develop and submit to the commissioner and the education policy
and finance committees of the legislature recommendations and legislation, consistent
with this section and Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.35, subdivision 3,
paragraph (e), for:
(1) measuring and reporting
differentiated graduation rates for at-risk and off-track students throughout
the state and the success and costs that school districts, school sites,
charter schools, and alternative program providers experience in identifying
and serving at-risk or off-track student populations; and
(2) establishing alternative
routes to a standard diploma.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment and applies to school report cards beginning July 1,
2013.
Sec. 37. RULEMAKING
AUTHORITY.
The commissioner of
education shall adopt rules consistent with chapter 14 that provide English
language proficiency standards for instruction of students identified as
limited English proficient under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.58 to
124D.64. The English language
proficiency standards must encompass the language domains of listening,
speaking, reading, and writing. The
English language proficiency standards must reflect social and academic
dimensions of acquiring a second language that are accepted of English language
learners in prekindergarten through grade 12.
The English language proficiency standards must address the specific
contexts for language acquisition in the areas of social and instructional
settings as well as academic language encountered in language arts,
mathematics, science, and social studies.
The English language proficiency standards must express the progression
of language development through language proficiency levels. The English language proficiency standards
must be implemented for all limited English proficient students beginning in
the 2011-2012 school year and assessed beginning in the 2012-2013 school year.
Sec. 38. DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION.
Subdivision 1. Recess
guidelines. The department is
encouraged to develop voluntary school district guidelines that promote high
quality recess practices and foster student behaviors that lead students to
increase their activity levels, improve their social skills, and misbehave
less.
Subd. 2. Common
course catalogue. The
department is encouraged to include in the Minnesota common course catalogue
all district physical education classes and physical education graduation
requirements.
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Subd. 3. Standards
adoption. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, sections 120B.021, subdivision 2, and 120B.023, any
statutory criteria required when reviewing or revising standards and
benchmarks, any requirements governing the content of statewide standards, and
any other law to the contrary, the commissioner of education shall initially
adopt the most recent standards developed by the National Association for Sport
and Physical Education for physical education in kindergarten through grade 12.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following
final enactment.
Sec. 39. HEALTHY
KIDS AWARDS PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1. Recognition. The healthy kids awards program
rewards kindergarten through grade 12 students for their nutritional well-being
and physical activity. In addition to
the physical and nutritional education students receive in physical education
classes, the program is intended to integrate physical activity and nutritional
education into nonphysical education classes, recess, and extracurricular
activities throughout the day.
Interested schools must agree to participate from October through May of
each school year.
Subd. 2. School
district participation. School
districts annually by September 15 may submit to the commissioner of education
a letter of intent to participate in a healthy kids awards program from October
to May during the current school year.
The commissioner must recognize on the school performance report card
under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.36, those schools and districts that
affirm to the commissioner, as prescribed by the commissioner, that at least 75
percent of students in the school or district are physically active for at
least 60 minutes each school day. The
time students spend participating in a physical education class counts toward
the daily 60-minute requirement.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment and applies beginning in the 2010-2011 school year
and later.
Sec. 40. ADVISORY
TASK FORCE ON SCHOOL DESEGREGATION AND INTEGRATION.
Subdivision 1. Establishment;
purpose; membership. (a) An
advisory task force on school desegregation and integration is established to
develop recommendations and legislation for the legislature on: (i) addressing the findings and
recommendations in the 2005 Minnesota legislative auditor's report on school
district integration revenue, (ii) amending Minnesota's school desegregation
rule, and (iii) specifying the purpose, use, and allocation of integration
revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.86. The task force shall consist of education
stakeholders interested in addressing school desegregation and integration
policies, integration revenue uses, and the academic achievement gap among
groups of students. The 17-member task
force consists of the commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee
and the following:
(1) one member appointed by
and serving at the pleasure of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council;
(2) one member appointed by and
serving at the pleasure of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans;
(3) one member appointed by
and serving at the pleasure of the Council on Black Minnesotans;
(4) one member appointed by
and serving at the pleasure of the Chicano Latino Affairs Council;
(5) three public members
appointed by the speaker of the house who are currently serving as school
district superintendents, collaborative coordinators, or school board members,
with one public member from each of the following: an urban school district, a suburban school
district, and a rural school district, and where at least one of the three
public members is also from a metropolitan integration district;
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(6) four current members of
the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, with two
from each political party, and where two members are from the seven-county
metropolitan area and two members are from rural Minnesota;
(7) three public members
appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules
and Administration who are currently serving as school district
superintendents, collaborative coordinators, or school board members, with one
public member from each of the following:
an urban school district, a suburban school district, and a rural school
district, and where at least one of the three public members is also from a
rural integration collaborative district; and
(8) two current members of
the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee
on Rules and Administration, with one from each political party, and where one
member is from the seven-county metropolitan area and the second member is from
rural Minnesota.
(b) Task force members shall
be appointed by July 1, 2010. Task force
members shall be represented by the designated appointee of each named
organization. The task force shall seek
input from nonmember organizations such as the Institute on Race and Poverty,
the Minneapolis Urban League, the Minnesota Minority Education Partnership, the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the Office of
the State Demographer, among other organizations whose expertise can help
inform the work of the task force.
(c) The commissioner of
education shall convene the first meeting of the task force by September 15,
2010. Task force members shall elect one
member to serve as the task force chair.
The task force may invite representatives of other interested education
stakeholders and organizations to participate in task force meetings. The task force must meet at least monthly.
(d) Upon request, the
commissioner of education shall provide assistance to the task force.
(e) Task force members do not
receive compensation or reimbursement of expenses from the task force for
service on the task force.
Subd. 2. Duties;
report. (a) The task force
shall develop recommendations and legislation for addressing the findings and
recommendations in the 2005 Minnesota legislative auditor's report on school
district integration revenue, amending Minnesota's school desegregation rule,
and Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.86, governing the use and allocation of
integration revenue. These recommendations
and legislation may address but are not limited to:
(1) access to integrated and
equitable learning environments that enhance achievement and opportunities for
all students;
(2) changing demographics
among Minnesota students reflected in the increasing numbers of students of
color, new immigrants, and English language learners;
(3) cultural proficiency
training for teachers;
(4) the impact of school
choice laws on state and local school desegregation and integration efforts;
and
(5) financial and other
resources that enable schools and school districts to provide staff development
training, magnet schools, and other interdistrict collaborative initiatives
that enhance student achievement.
(b) By January 15, 2011, the
task force shall submit to the legislative committees and divisions with
jurisdiction over early childhood through grade 12 education policy and finance
a report and accompanying legislation that reflect the substance of the
recommendation of the task force.
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Subd. 3. Expiration. The task force expires on January 16,
2011.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 41. ASSESSMENT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE; RECOMMENDATIONS.
(a) The Assessment Advisory
Committee must develop recommendations for alternative methods by which
students satisfy the high school algebra end-of-course requirements under
Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision 1b, paragraph (b), clause (9),
and demonstrate their college and career readiness. The Assessment Advisory Committee, among
other alternative methods and if consistent with federal educational accountability
law, must consider allowing students to:
(1) achieve the mathematics
college readiness score on the American College Test (ACT) or Scholastic
Aptitude Test (SAT) exam;
(2) achieve a college-credit
score on a College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) for algebra;
(3) achieve a score on an
equivalent Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exam that would
earn credit at a four-year college or university; or
(4) pass a credit-bearing course
in college algebra or a more advanced course in that subject with a grade of C
or better under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, including Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10.
(b) The Assessment Advisory Committee,
in the context of the high school algebra end-of-course assessment under
Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision 1b, may develop
recommendations on integrating universal design principles to improve access to
learning and assessments for all students, more accurately understand what
students know and can do, provide Minnesota with more cost-effective
assessments, and provide educators with more valid inferences about students'
achievement levels.
(c) The Assessment Advisory
Committee, for purposes of fully implementing the high school algebra
end-of-course assessment under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision
1b, also must develop recommendations for:
(1) calculating the alignment
index, including how questions about validity and reliability are resolved; and
(2) defining
"misaligned" and "highly misaligned" and when and under
what specific circumstances misalignments occur.
(d) By February 15, 2011, the
Assessment Advisory Committee must submit its recommendations under this
section to the education commissioner and the education policy and finance
committees of the legislature.
(e) The commissioner must not
implement any element of any recommendation under paragraphs (a) to (d) related
to the high school algebra end-of-course assessment under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.30, subdivision 1b, without first receiving specific
legislative authority to do so.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 42. PERSISTENTLY
LOWEST-ACHIEVING SCHOOL DESIGNATION; FEDERAL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.
For purposes of federal
school improvement grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and
unless the chief administrator of a school voluntarily agrees to the
designation in writing, the department must not use a school's high school
graduation rate as a basis to designate a high school chartered under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.10, or an alternative learning program established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.05, to serve
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and reengage students who
were expelled, dropped out, or are otherwise not enrolled in school, among other
students, as a persistently lowest-achieving school if on December 15 at least
70 percent of the students who, at the time they enroll in the school, are two
or more years older than the average statewide age of other students enrolled
in the same grade, lack a sufficient number of high school credits to graduate
on time, or are otherwise eligible to participate in the graduation incentives
program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.68.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment and applies retroactively from January 1, 2010.
Sec. 43. REPEALER.
Minnesota Statutes 2008,
section 122A.24, is repealed.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2010.
ARTICLE 3
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
125A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Child
with a disability. "Child with
a disability" means a child identified under federal and state special
education law as having a hearing impairment, blindness, visual disability,
deaf or hard-of-hearing, blind or visually impaired, deafblind, or having a
speech or language impairment, a physical disability
impairment, other health impairment disability, mental
developmental cognitive disability, emotional/behavioral an
emotional or behavioral disorder, specific learning disability, autism
spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, or severe multiple disabilities
impairments, or deafblind disability and who needs special
education and related services, as determined by the rules of the commissioner,
is a child with a disability. A
licensed physician, an advanced practice nurse, or a licensed psychologist is
qualified to make a diagnosis and determination of attention deficit disorder
or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for purposes of identifying a child
with a disability.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 125A.03, is
amended to read:
125A.03 SPECIAL INSTRUCTION FOR CHILDREN WITH A DISABILITY.
(a) As defined
Except as provided in paragraph (b), every district must provide or make
available special instruction education and related services,
either within the district or in another district, for all children
every child with a disability, including providing required services
under Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 300.121, paragraph (d), to
those children suspended or expelled from school for more than ten school days
in that school year, who are residents is a resident of the
district and who are disabled as set forth in section 125A.02 from
birth until that child becomes 21 years old or receives a regular high school
diploma, whichever comes first. For
purposes of state and federal special education laws, The phrase
"special instruction education and related services"
in the state Education Code means a free and appropriate public
education provided to an eligible child with disabilities and includes
special education and related services defined in the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, subpart A, section 300.24 a disability.
(b) Notwithstanding any
age limits in laws to the contrary, special instruction and services must be provided
from birth until July 1 after the child with a disability becomes 21 years old
but shall not extend beyond secondary school or its equivalent, except as
provided in section 124D.68, subdivision 2.
If a child with a disability becomes
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21 years old during the
school year, the district shall continue to make available special education
and related services until the last day of the school year, or until the day
the child receives a regular high school diploma, whichever comes first.
(c) For purposes of this
section and section 121A.41, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (2),
"school year" means the days of student instruction designated by the
school board as the regular school year in the annual calendar adopted under
section 120A.41.
(d) A district shall
identify, locate, and evaluate children with a disability in the district who
are in need of special education and related services. Local health, education, and social
service agencies must refer children under age five who are known to need or
suspected of needing special instruction education and related
services to the school district. Districts
with less than the minimum number of eligible children with a disability as
determined by the commissioner must cooperate with other districts to maintain
a full range of programs for education and services for children with a
disability. This section does not alter
the compulsory attendance requirements of section 120A.22.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
Sec. 3. [125A.031]
RESOLVING DISPUTES AMONG DISTRICTS.
If districts dispute which
district is responsible for providing or making available special education and
related services to a child with a disability who is not currently enrolled in
a district because the child's district of residence is disputed, the district
in which that child first tries to enroll shall provide or make available
special education and related services to the child until the commissioner is
notified and expeditiously resolves the dispute. For purposes of this section,
"district" means a school district or a charter school.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
125A.091, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. Conciliation
conference. A parent must have an
opportunity to meet with appropriate district staff in at least one
conciliation conference if the parent objects to any proposal of which the
parent receives notice under subdivision 3a.
A district must offer to hold a conciliation conference within two
business days after receiving a parent's objection to a proposal or refusal in
the prior written notice. The district must
hold the conciliation conference within ten calendar days from the date the
district receives a the parent's objection to a proposal or
refusal in the prior written notice.
Except as provided in this section, all discussions held during a
conciliation conference are confidential and are not admissible in a due
process hearing. Within five school days
after the final conciliation conference, the district must prepare and provide
to the parent a conciliation conference memorandum that describes the district's
final proposed offer of service. This
memorandum is admissible in evidence in any subsequent proceeding.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment and applies to all conciliation conferences required
after that date.
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 125A.21,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Third
party reimbursement. (a) Beginning
July 1, 2000, districts shall seek reimbursement from insurers and similar third
parties for the cost of services provided by the district whenever the services
provided by the district are otherwise covered by the child's health
coverage. Districts shall request, but
may not require, the child's family to provide information about the child's
health coverage when a child with a disability begins to receive services from
the district of a type that may be reimbursable, and shall request, but may not
require, updated information after that as needed.
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(b) For children enrolled in medical
assistance under chapter 256B or MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L who have no
other health coverage, a district shall provide an initial written notice to
the enrolled child's parent or legal representative of its intent to seek
reimbursement from medical assistance or MinnesotaCare for the individual
education plan health-related services provided by the district. The notice shall include:
(1) the right of the parent
or legal representative to request a copy of all records concerning
individualized education program health-related services disclosed by the
district to any third party;
(2) the right of the parent
or legal representative to withdraw consent for disclosing a child's records at
any time without consequence, including consent that was initially given as
part of the application process for MinnesotaCare or medical assistance under
section 256B.08, subdivision 1; and
(3) a decision to revoke
consent for schools to share information from education records does not impact
a parent's eligibility for MinnesotaCare or medical assistance.
(c) The district shall give the
parent or legal representative annual written notice of:
(1) the district's intent to seek
reimbursement from medical assistance or MinnesotaCare for individual education
plan health-related services provided by the district;
(2) the right of the parent or legal
representative to request a copy of all records concerning individual education
plan health-related services disclosed by the district to any third party; and
(3) the right of the parent or legal
representative to withdraw consent for disclosure of a child's records at any
time without consequence, including consent that was initially given as part
of the application process for MinnesotaCare or medical assistance under
section 256B.08, subdivision 1.
The written
notice shall be provided as part of the written notice required by Code of
Federal Regulations, title 34, section 300.504.
(d) In order to access the private
health care coverage of a child who is covered by private health care coverage
in whole or in part, a district must:
(1) obtain annual written informed
consent from the parent or legal representative, in compliance with subdivision
5; and
(2) inform the parent or legal
representative that a refusal to permit the district or state Medicaid agency
to access their private health care coverage does not relieve the district of
its responsibility to provide all services necessary to provide free and
appropriate public education at no cost to the parent or legal representative.
(e) If the commissioner of human
services obtains federal approval to exempt covered individual education plan
health-related services from the requirement that private health care coverage
refuse payment before medical assistance may be billed, paragraphs (b), (c),
and (d) shall also apply to students with a combination of private health care
coverage and health care coverage through medical assistance or MinnesotaCare.
(f) In the event that Congress or
any federal agency or the Minnesota legislature or any state agency establishes
lifetime limits, limits for any health care services, cost-sharing provisions,
or otherwise provides that individual education plan health-related services
impact benefits for persons enrolled in medical assistance or MinnesotaCare,
the amendments to this subdivision adopted in 2002 are repealed on the
effective date of any federal or state law or regulation that imposes the limits. In that event, districts must obtain informed
consent consistent with this subdivision as it existed prior to the 2002
amendments and subdivision 5, before seeking reimbursement for children
enrolled in medical assistance under chapter 256B or MinnesotaCare under
chapter 256L who have no other health care coverage.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
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Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 125A.21,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Use of
reimbursements. Of the
reimbursements received, districts may:
(1) retain an amount
sufficient to compensate the district for its administrative costs of obtaining
reimbursements;
(2) regularly obtain from
education- and health-related entities training and other appropriate technical
assistance designed to improve the district's ability to determine which
services are reimbursable and to seek timely reimbursement in a cost-effective
manner access third-party payments for individualized education program
health-related services; or
(3) reallocate
reimbursements for the benefit of students with special needs
individualized education programs or individual family service plans in the
district.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 125A.21,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Informed
consent. When obtaining informed
consent, consistent with sections 13.05, subdivision 4, paragraph (d); and,
256B.77, subdivision 2, paragraph (p), and Code of Federal Regulations,
title 34, parts 99 and 300, to bill health plans for covered services, the
school district must notify the legal representative (1) that the cost of the
person's private health insurance premium may increase due to providing the
covered service in the school setting, (2) that the school district may pay
certain enrollee health plan costs, including but not limited to, co-payments, coinsurance,
deductibles, premium increases or other enrollee cost-sharing amounts for
health and related services required by an individual service plan, or
individual family service plan, and (3) that the school's billing for each type
of covered service may affect service limits and prior authorization
thresholds. The informed consent may be
revoked in writing at any time by the person authorizing the billing of the
health plan.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 125A.21,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. District
disclosure of information. A school
district may disclose information contained in a student's individual education
plan, consistent with section 13.32, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), and Code
of Federal Regulations, title 34, part 99; including records of the
student's diagnosis and treatment, to a health plan company only with the
signed and dated consent of the student's parent, or other legally authorized
individual. The school district shall
disclose only that information necessary for the health plan company to decide
matters of coverage and payment. A
health plan company may use the information only for making decisions regarding
coverage and payment, and for any other use permitted by law.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 125A.515, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 3a. Students
without a disability from other states.
A school district need not provide education services under this
section to an out-of-state student without an individualized education program
who lacks a tuition agreement or other agreement by the placing authority to
pay for the services.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010, for fiscal
years 2011 and later.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
125A.63, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Programs. The Department of Education, through the
resource centers must offer summer institutes or other training programs and
other educational strategies throughout the state for deaf or
hard-of-hearing, blind or visually impaired, and multiply disabled pupils. The resource centers must also offer
workshops for teachers, and leadership development for teachers.
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A program offered through the
resource centers must promote and develop education programs offered by school
districts or other organizations. The
program must assist school districts or other organizations to develop innovative
programs.
Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
125A.63, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Advisory
committees. (a) The commissioner
shall establish an advisory committee for each resource center. The advisory committees shall develop
recommendations regarding the resource centers and submit an annual report to
the commissioner on the form and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.
(b) The advisory committee for the
Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing shall meet periodically at
least four times per year and submit an annual report to the commissioner, the
education policy and finance committees of the legislature, and the Commission
of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans. The report must, at least:
(1) identify and report the
aggregate, data-based education outcomes for children with the primary
disability classification of deaf and hard of hearing, consistent with the
commissioner's child count reporting practices, the commissioner's state and
local outcome data reporting system by district and region, and the
school performance report cards under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, and
relevant IDEA Parts B and C mandated reporting data; and
(2) describe the implementation of
a data-based plan for improving the education outcomes of deaf and hard of
hearing children that is premised on evidence-based best practices, and provide
a cost estimate for ongoing implementation of the plan.; and
(3) include the
recommendations for improving the developmental outcomes of children birth to
age 3 and the data underlying those recommendations that the coordinator
identifies under subdivision 5.
Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
125A.63, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Statewide
hearing loss early education intervention coordinator. (a) The coordinator shall:
(1) collaborate with the early
hearing detection and intervention coordinator for the Department of Health,
the director of the Department of Education Resource Center for Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing, and the Department of Health Early Hearing Detection and
Intervention Advisory Council;
(2) coordinate and support
Department of Education early hearing detection and intervention teams;
(3) leverage resources by serving
as a liaison between interagency early intervention committees; part C
coordinators from the Departments of Education, Health, and Human Services;
Department of Education regional low-incidence facilitators; service
coordinators from school districts; Minnesota children with special health
needs in the Department of Health; public health nurses; child find; Department
of Human Services Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services Division; and others as
appropriate;
(4) identify, support, and promote
culturally appropriate and evidence-based early intervention practices for
infants with hearing loss, and provide training, outreach, and use of
technology to increase consistency in statewide service provision;
(5) identify culturally appropriate
specialized reliable and valid instruments to assess and track the progress of
children with hearing loss and promote their use;
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(6) ensure that early childhood
providers, parents, and members of the individual family service and
intervention plan are provided with child progress data resulting from
specialized assessments;
(7) educate early childhood
providers and teachers of the deaf and hard-of-hearing to use developmental
data from specialized assessments to plan and adjust individual family service
plans; and
(8) make recommendations that would
improve educational outcomes to the early hearing detection and intervention
committee, the commissioners of education and health, the Commission of Deaf,
DeafBlind and Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans, and the advisory council of the
Minnesota Department of Education Resource Center for the Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing.
(b) The Department of Education
must provide aggregate data regarding outcomes of deaf and hard-of-hearing
children with hearing loss who receive early intervention services
within the state in accordance with the state performance plan.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 125A.69,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Two
kinds Admissions. There
are two kinds of Admission to the Minnesota State Academies is described
in this section.
(a) A pupil who is deaf, hard of
hearing, or blind-deaf, may be admitted to the Academy for the Deaf. A pupil who is blind or visually impaired, blind-deaf,
or multiply disabled may be admitted to the Academy for the Blind. For a pupil to be admitted, two decisions
must be made under sections 125A.03 to 125A.24 and 125A.65.
(1) It must be decided by the
individual education planning team that education in regular or special
education classes in the pupil's district of residence cannot be achieved
satisfactorily because of the nature and severity of the deafness or blindness
or visual impairment respectively.
(2) It must be decided by the
individual education planning team that the academy provides the most
appropriate placement within the least restrictive alternative for the pupil.
(b) A deaf or hard of hearing child
or a visually impaired pupil may be admitted to get socialization skills or on
a short-term basis for skills development.
(c) A parent of a child who
resides in Minnesota and who meets the disability criteria for being deaf or
hard-of-hearing, blind or visually impaired, or multiply disabled may apply to
place the child in the Minnesota State Academies. Academy staff must review the application to
determine whether the Minnesota State Academies is an appropriate placement for
the child. If academy staff determine
that the Minnesota State Academies is an appropriate placement, the staff must
invite the individualized education program team at the child's resident school
district to participate in a meeting to arrange a trial placement of between 60
and 90 calendar days at the Minnesota State Academies. If the child's parent consents to the trial
placement, the Minnesota State Academies is the responsible serving school
district and incur all due process obligations under law and the child's
resident school district is responsible for any transportation included in the
child's individualized education program during the trial placement. Before the trial placement ends, academy
staff must convene an individualized education program team meeting to
determine whether to continue the child's placement at the Minnesota State
Academies or that another
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placement is
appropriate. If the individualized
education program team and the parent are unable to agree on the child's
placement, the child's placement reverts to the placement in the child's
individualized education program that immediately preceded the trial
placement. If the parent and
individualized education program team agree to continue the placement beyond
the trial period, the transportation and due process responsibilities are the
same as those described for the trial placement under this paragraph.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the
2010-2011 school year and later.
Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
256B.0625, subdivision 26, is amended to read:
Subd. 26. Special
education services. (a) Medical
assistance covers medical services identified in a recipient's individualized
education plan and covered under the medical assistance state plan. Covered services include occupational
therapy, physical therapy, speech-language therapy, clinical psychological
services, nursing services, school psychological services, school social work
services, personal care assistants serving as management aides, assistive
technology devices, transportation services, health assessments, and other
services covered under the medical assistance state plan. Mental health services eligible for medical
assistance reimbursement must be provided or coordinated through a children's
mental health collaborative where a collaborative exists if the child is
included in the collaborative operational target population. The provision or coordination of services
does not require that the individual education plan be developed by the
collaborative.
The services may be provided by a
Minnesota school district that is enrolled as a medical assistance provider or
its subcontractor, and only if the services meet all the requirements otherwise
applicable if the service had been provided by a provider other than a school
district, in the following areas:
medical necessity, physician's orders, documentation, personnel
qualifications, and prior authorization requirements. The nonfederal share of costs for services
provided under this subdivision is the responsibility of the local school
district as provided in section 125A.74.
Services listed in a child's individual education plan are eligible for
medical assistance reimbursement only if those services meet criteria for
federal financial participation under the Medicaid program.
(b) Approval of health-related
services for inclusion in the individual education plan does not require prior authorization
for purposes of reimbursement under this chapter. The commissioner may require physician review
and approval of the plan not more than once annually or upon any modification
of the individual education plan that reflects a change in health-related
services.
(c) Services of a speech-language
pathologist provided under this section are covered notwithstanding Minnesota
Rules, part 9505.0390, subpart 1, item L, if the person:
(1) holds a masters degree in
speech-language pathology;
(2) is licensed by the Minnesota
Board of Teaching as an educational speech-language pathologist; and
(3) either has a certificate of
clinical competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association, has
completed the equivalent educational requirements and work experience necessary
for the certificate or has completed the academic program and is acquiring
supervised work experience to qualify for the certificate.
(d) Medical assistance coverage for
medically necessary services provided under other subdivisions in this section
may not be denied solely on the basis that the same or similar services are
covered under this subdivision.
(e) The commissioner shall develop
and implement package rates, bundled rates, or per diem rates for special
education services under which separately covered services are grouped together
and billed as a unit in order to reduce administrative complexity.
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(f) The commissioner shall
develop a cost-based payment structure for payment of these services. Only costs reported through designated
Department of Education data systems in distinct service categories may be
included in the cost-based payment structure.
The commissioner shall reimburse claims submitted based on an
interim rate, and shall settle at a final rate once the department has
determined it. The commissioner shall
notify the school district of the final rate.
The school district has 60 days to appeal the final rate. To appeal the final rate, the school district
shall file a written appeal request to the commissioner within 60 days of the
date the final rate determination was mailed.
The appeal request shall specify (1) the disputed items and (2) the name
and address of the person to contact regarding the appeal.
(g) Effective July 1, 2000,
medical assistance services provided under an individual education plan or an
individual family service plan by local school districts shall not count
against medical assistance authorization thresholds for that child.
(h) Nursing services as
defined in section 148.171, subdivision 15, and provided as an individual
education plan health-related service, are eligible for medical assistance
payment if they are otherwise a covered service under the medical assistance
program. Medical assistance covers the
administration of prescription medications by a licensed nurse who is employed
by or under contract with a school district when the administration of
medications is identified in the child's individualized education plan. The simple administration of medications
alone is not covered under medical assistance when administered by a provider
other than a school district or when it is not identified in the child's
individualized education plan.
Sec. 15. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 5, section 60,
is amended to read:
Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256L.05, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1c. Open enrollment
and streamlined application and enrollment process. (a) The commissioner and local agencies
working in partnership must develop a streamlined and efficient application and
enrollment process for medical assistance and MinnesotaCare enrollees that
meets the criteria specified in this subdivision.
(b) The commissioners of
human services and education shall provide recommendations to the legislature
by January 15, 2010, on the creation of an open enrollment process for medical
assistance and MinnesotaCare that is coordinated with the public education
system. The recommendations must:
(1) be developed in
consultation with medical assistance and MinnesotaCare enrollees and
representatives from organizations that advocate on behalf of children and families,
low-income persons and minority populations, counties, school administrators
and nurses, health plans, and health care providers;
(2) be based on enrollment
and renewal procedures best practices, including express lane eligibility as
required under subdivision 1d;
(3) simplify the enrollment
and renewal processes wherever possible; and
(4) establish a process:
(i) to disseminate
information on medical assistance and MinnesotaCare to all children in the
public education system, including prekindergarten programs; and
(ii) for the commissioner of
human services to enroll children and other household members who are eligible.
The commissioner of human
services in coordination with the commissioner of education shall implement an
open enrollment process by August 1, 2010, to be effective beginning with the
2010-2011 school year.
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(c) The commissioner and local
agencies shall develop an online application process for medical assistance and
MinnesotaCare.
(d) The commissioner shall develop an
application that is easily understandable and does not exceed four pages in
length.
(e) The commissioner of human
services shall present to the legislature, by January 15, 2010, an
implementation plan for the open enrollment period and online application
process.
(f) To ensure parity between
all providers of medical services in the ability to seek reimbursement from
MinnesotaCare or medical assistance, the commissioner of human services, in
consultation with the commissioner of education, shall include on new or
revised enrollment forms consent authorization language for all providers of
medical services to the parent's child or children, including schools, by
incorporating language on the enrollment form that is consistent with federal
data practices laws requiring consent before a school may release information
from individual educational records. The
consent language shall include a statement that the medical services providers
may share with the commissioner of human services medical or other information
in the possession of the provider that is necessary for the provider to be
reimbursed by MinnesotaCare or medical assistance. The consent language also shall state that
information may be shared from a child's individual educational records and
that the parent may revoke the consent for schools to share information from
educational records at any time. The
commissioner shall include substantially similar consent authorization language
on each of its other enrollment forms as they are scheduled for review,
revision, or replacement.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010, or upon federal approval, which must be requested by the commissioner,
whichever is later.
Sec. 16. SPECIAL
EDUCATION REPORT.
As the agency charged with
administering and enforcing federal and state special education laws and making
special education aid payments, the Department of Education must identify and
report by February 15, 2011, to the committees of the house of representatives
and senate with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12
education the specific circumstances under which a school district or other
entity, consistent with federal and state law, must provide special education
and related services to a child with a disability and thereby receives payment
for providing the special education and related services.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 17. THIRD-PARTY
BILLING.
To allow the cost effective
billing of medical assistance for covered services that are not reimbursed by
other legally liable third parties, the commissioner of human services must:
(1) summarize and document
school district efforts to secure reimbursement from legally liable third
parties; and
(2) request permission from
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to allow school districts to
bill Medicaid alone, without first billing private payers, when:
(i) a child has both public
and private coverage; and
(ii) documentation demonstrates
that the private payer involved does not reimburse for individualized education
program health-related services.
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Sec. 18. REVISOR'S
INSTRUCTION.
The revisor of statutes
shall substitute the term "individualized education program" or
similar terms for "individual education plan" or similar terms
wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules referring to the
requirements relating to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act. The revisor shall also make
grammatical changes related to the changes in terms.
Sec. 19. REPEALER.
Minnesota Statutes 2008,
section 125A.54, is repealed.
ARTICLE 4
FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.57, as
amended by Laws 2009 chapter 96, article 4, section 2, is amended to read:
123B.57 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE; HEALTH AND SAFETY.
Subdivision 1. Health
and safety program revenue application. (a) To receive health and safety revenue
for any fiscal year a district must submit to the commissioner an a
capital expenditure health and safety revenue application for aid and
levy by the date determined by the commissioner. The application may be for hazardous
substance removal, fire and life safety code repairs, labor and industry
regulated facility and equipment violations, and health, safety, and
environmental management, including indoor air quality management. The application must include a health and
safety program budget adopted and confirmed by the school
district board as being consistent with the district's health and safety
policy under subdivision 2. The program
budget must include the estimated cost, per building, of the program
per Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards (UFARS) finance
code, by fiscal year. Upon approval
through the adoption of a resolution by each of an intermediate district's
member school district boards and the approval of the Department of Education,
a school district may include its proportionate share of the costs of health
and safety projects for an intermediate district in its application.
(b) Health and safety projects with
an estimated cost of $500,000 or more per site are not eligible for health and
safety revenue. Health and safety
projects with an estimated cost of $500,000 or more per site that meet all
other requirements for health and safety funding, are eligible for alternative
facilities bonding and levy revenue according to section 123B.59. A school board shall not separate portions of
a single project into components to qualify for health and safety revenue, and
shall not combine unrelated projects into a single project to qualify for
alternative facilities bonding and levy revenue.
(c) The commissioner of
education shall not make eligibility for health and safety revenue contingent
on a district's compliance status, level of program development, or
training. The commissioner shall not
mandate additional performance criteria such as training, certifications, or
compliance evaluations as a prerequisite for levy approval.
Subd. 2. Contents
of program Health and safety policy.
To qualify for health and safety revenue, a district
school board must adopt a health and safety program policy. The program policy must include
plans, where applicable, for hazardous substance removal, fire and life
safety code repairs, regulated facility and equipment violations, and
provisions for implementing a health and safety program that complies with
health, safety, and environmental management, regulations and best
practices including indoor air quality management.
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(a) A hazardous substance
plan must contain provisions for the removal or encapsulation of asbestos from
school buildings or property, asbestos-related repairs, cleanup and disposal of
polychlorinated biphenyls found in school buildings or property, and cleanup,
removal, disposal, and repairs related to storing heating fuel or
transportation fuels such as alcohol, gasoline, fuel, oil, and special fuel, as
defined in section 296A.01. If a
district has already developed a plan for the removal or encapsulation of
asbestos as required by the federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of
1986, the district may use a summary of that plan, which includes a description
and schedule of response actions, for purposes of this section. The plan must also contain provisions to make
modifications to existing facilities and equipment necessary to limit personal
exposure to hazardous substances, as regulated by the federal Occupational
Safety and Health Administration under Code of Federal Regulations, title 29,
part 1910, subpart Z; or is determined by the commissioner to present a
significant risk to district staff or student health and safety as a result of
foreseeable use, handling, accidental spill, exposure, or contamination.
(b) A fire and life safety
plan must contain a description of the current fire and life safety code
violations, a plan for the removal or repair of the fire and life safety
hazard, and a description of safety preparation and awareness procedures to be
followed until the hazard is fully corrected.
(c) A facilities and
equipment violation plan must contain provisions to correct health and safety
hazards as provided in Department of Labor and Industry standards pursuant to
section 182.655.
(d) A health, safety, and
environmental management plan must contain a description of training, record
keeping, hazard assessment, and program management as defined in section
123B.56.
(e) A plan to test for and
mitigate radon produced hazards.
(f) A plan to monitor and
improve indoor air quality.
Subd. 3. Health
and safety revenue. A district's
health and safety revenue for a fiscal year equals the district's alternative
facilities levy under section 123B.59, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), plus the
greater of zero or:
(1) the sum of (a) the total
approved cost of the district's hazardous substance plan for fiscal years 1985
through 1989, plus (b) the total approved cost of the district's health and
safety program for fiscal year 1990 through the fiscal year to which the levy
is attributable, excluding expenditures funded with bonds issued under section
123B.59 or 123B.62, or chapter 475; certificates of indebtedness or capital
notes under section 123B.61; levies under section 123B.58, 123B.59, 123B.63, or
126C.40, subdivision 1 or 6; and other federal, state, or local revenues, minus
(2) the sum of (a) the district's
total hazardous substance aid and levy for fiscal years 1985 through 1989 under
sections 124.245 and 275.125, subdivision 11c, plus (b) the district's health
and safety revenue under this subdivision, for years before the fiscal year to
which the levy is attributable.
Subd. 4. Health
and safety levy. To receive health
and safety revenue, a district may levy an amount equal to the district's
health and safety revenue as defined in subdivision 3 multiplied by the lesser
of one, or the ratio of the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax
capacity of the district for the year preceding the year the levy is certified
by the adjusted marginal cost pupil units in the district for the school year
to which the levy is attributable, to $2,935.
Subd. 5. Health
and safety aid. A district's health
and safety aid is the difference between its health and safety revenue and its
health and safety levy. If a district
does not levy the entire amount permitted, health and safety aid must be
reduced in proportion to the actual amount levied. Health and safety aid may not be reduced as a
result of reducing a district's health and safety levy according to section
123B.79.
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Subd. 6. Uses
of health and safety revenue. (a)
Health and safety revenue may be used only for approved expenditures necessary
to correct fire and life safety hazards, or for the; design,
purchase, installation, maintenance, and inspection of fire protection and
alarm equipment; purchase or construction of appropriate facilities for the
storage of combustible and flammable materials; inventories and facility
modifications not related to a remodeling project to comply with lab safety
requirements under section 121A.31; inspection, testing, repair, removal or
encapsulation, and disposal of asbestos from school buildings or
property owned or being acquired by the district, asbestos-related repairs,
asbestos-containing building materials; cleanup and disposal of polychlorinated
biphenyls found in school buildings or property owned or being acquired by
the district, or the; cleanup and disposal of hazardous and infectious
wastes; cleanup, removal, disposal, and repairs related to storing heating
fuel or transportation fuels such as alcohol, gasoline, fuel oil, and special
fuel, as defined in section 296A.01, Minnesota; correction of
occupational safety and health administration regulated facility and
equipment hazards,; indoor air quality inspections,
investigations, and testing; mold abatement,; upgrades or
replacement of mechanical ventilation systems to meet American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers standards and State
Mechanical Code,; design, materials, and installation of local exhaust
ventilation systems, including required make up air for controlling regulated
hazardous substances; correction of Department of Health Food Code and
violations; correction of swimming pool hazards excluding depth correction,;
playground safety inspections and the installation of impact surfacing
materials; bleacher repair or rebuilding to comply with the order of a building
code inspector under section 326B.112; testing and mitigation of elevated radon
hazards; lead in water, paint, soil, and toys testing; copper in water testing;
cleanup after major weather-related disasters or flooding; reduction of
excessive organic and inorganic levels in wells and well capping of abandoned
wells; installation and testing of boiler backflow valves to prevent contamination
of potable water; vaccinations, titers, and preventative supplies for
bloodborne pathogen compliance; costs to comply with the Janet B. Johnson
Parents' Right To Know Act; and health, safety, and environmental
management costs associated with implementing the district's health and
safety program including costs to establish and operate safety committees, in
school buildings or property owned or being acquired by the district. Testing and calibration activities are
permitted for existing mechanical ventilation systems at intervals no less than
every five years. Health and safety
revenue must not be used to finance a lease purchase agreement, installment
purchase agreement, or other deferred payments agreement. Health and safety revenue must not be used
for the construction of new facilities or the purchase of portable classrooms,
for interest or other financing expenses, or for energy efficiency projects
under section 123B.65. The revenue may
not be used for a building or property or part of a building or property used
for postsecondary instruction or administration or for a purpose unrelated to
elementary and secondary education.
Subd. 6a. Restrictions
on health and safety revenue. (b)
Notwithstanding paragraph (a) subdivision 6, health and safety
revenue must not be used to finance a lease purchase agreement, installment
purchase agreement, or other deferred payments agreement, for the construction
of new facilities, remodeling of existing facilities, or the purchase of
portable classrooms, for interest or other financing expenses, or for energy
efficiency projects under section 123B.65, for a building or property or part
of a building or property used for postsecondary instruction or administration
or for a purpose unrelated to elementary and secondary education, for
replacement of building materials or facilities including roof, walls, windows,
internal fixtures and flooring, nonhealth and safety costs associated with
demolition of facilities, structural repair or replacement of facilities due to
unsafe conditions, violence prevention and facility security, ergonomics, or
for building and heating, ventilating and air conditioning supplies,
maintenance, and cleaning activities.
All assessments, investigations, inventories, and support equipment not
leading to the engineering or construction of a project shall be included in
the health, safety, and environmental management costs in subdivision 8,
paragraph (a).
Subd. 6b. Health
and safety projects. (a)
Health and safety revenue applications defined in subdivision 1 must be
accompanied by a description of each project for which funding is being
requested. Project descriptions must
provide enough detail for an auditor to determine if the work qualifies for
revenue. For projects other than fire
and life safety projects, playground projects, and health, safety, and
environmental management activities, a project description does not need to
include itemized details such as material types, room locations, square feet,
names, or license numbers. The
commissioner shall approve only projects that comply with subdivisions 6 and 8,
as defined by the Department of Education.
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(b) Districts may request
funding for allowable projects based on self-assessments, safety committee
recommendations, insurance inspections, management assistance reports, fire
marshal orders, or other mandates. Notwithstanding
subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and subdivision 8, paragraph (b), for projects
under $500,000, individual project size for projects authorized by this
subdivision is not limited and may include related work in multiple facilities. Health and safety management costs from
subdivision 8 may be reported as a single project.
(c) All costs directly
related to a project shall be reported in the appropriate Uniform Financial
Accounting and Reporting Standards (UFARS) finance code.
(d) For fire and life safety
egress and all other projects exceeding $20,000, cited under Minnesota Fire
Code, a fire marshal plan review is required.
(e) Districts shall update
project estimates with actual expenditures for each fiscal year. If a project's final cost is significantly higher
than originally approved, the commissioner may request additional supporting
information.
Subd. 6c. Appeals
process. In the event a
district is denied funding approval for a project the district believes
complies with subdivisions 6 and 8, and is not otherwise excluded, a district
may appeal the decision. All such
requests must be in writing. The
commissioner shall respond in writing. A
written request must contain the following:
project number; description and amount; reason for denial; unresolved
questions for consideration; reasons for reconsideration; and a specific
statement of what action the district is requesting.
Subd. 7. Proration. In the event that the health and safety
aid available for any year is prorated, a district having its aid prorated may
levy an additional amount equal to the amount not paid by the state due to
proration.
Subd. 8. Health,
safety, and environmental management cost.
(a) "Health, safety, and environmental management" is
defined in section 123B.56.
(b) A district's cost for
health, safety, and environmental management is limited to the lesser of:
(1) actual cost to implement
their plan; or
(2) an amount determined by
the commissioner, based on enrollment, building age, and size.
(b) (c) The department may contract
with regional service organizations, private contractors, Minnesota Safety
Council, or state agencies to provide management assistance to school districts
for health and safety capital projects.
Management assistance is the development of written programs for the
identification, recognition and control of hazards, and prioritization and
scheduling of district health and safety capital projects. The department commissioner
shall not mandate management assistance or exclude private contractors
from the opportunity to provide any health and safety services to school
districts.
(c) Notwithstanding
paragraph (b), the department may approve revenue, up to the limit defined in
paragraph (a) for districts having an approved health, safety, and
environmental management plan that uses district staff to accomplish
coordination and provided services.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.
Sec. 2. [126C.75]
FIBER OPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1. Creation
of accounts. Two public
school fiber optic infrastructure accounts are created, one in the general fund
and one in the bond proceeds fund. Money
in these accounts may only be used for capital costs of fiber optic
infrastructure for eligible public school projects.
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Subd. 2. Program
purpose. The fiber optic
infrastructure grant program is established to provide the capital investment
needed to bridge the gap between the federal Schools and Libraries Program of
the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as "E-Rate," and the total
cost of fiber optic infrastructure that will better public school buildings to
support 21st century learning capacity at each district school.
Subd. 3. General
eligibility; state general obligation bond funds. Article XI, section 5, clause (a), of
the Minnesota Constitution requires that state general obligation bonds be issued
to finance only the acquisition or betterment of public land, buildings, and
other public improvements of a capital nature.
The legislature has determined that many fiber optic infrastructure
projects will constitute betterments and capital improvements within the
meaning of the Minnesota Constitution and capital expenditures under generally
accepted accounting principles, and will be financed more efficiently and
economically under this section than by direct appropriations for specific
projects.
Subd. 4. Definitions. For purposes of this section:
(1) "school
district" means an independent, common, special, or intermediate school
district or a charter school.
(2) "fiber optic
infrastructure" means the land, buildings, fiber optic connection cable,
and end point hardware, including routers and switches. It does not include computers, telephones, or
cameras.
Subd. 5. Grant
program established. The
commissioner shall make grants to school districts for fiber optic
infrastructure projects.
Subd. 6. Eligible
costs for grants. (a)
"Eligible cost" for use of state general obligation bond fund money
means the acquisition of land or permanent easements; preparation of land on
which the fiber optic infrastructure will be located, including demolition of
structures and remediation of any hazardous conditions on the land; and
predesign, design, acquisition, and installation of publicly owned fiber optic
infrastructure in this state with a useful life of at least ten years that
supports public school district facility operation, administration, and
instruction; the unpaid principal on debt issued by the school district for a
fiber optic infrastructure project, or the amount necessary to pay in a lump
sum all lease payments due if payment results in the school district owning the
fiber optic infrastructure. All uses
under this paragraph must be for publicly owned property.
(b) "Eligible
cost" for use of any other source of money will be determined by
limitations imposed on that source, but may include the costs of leases and
reimbursement of the costs of purchase and installation of fiber optic
infrastructure.
Subd. 7. Application. The commissioner must develop forms
and procedures for soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this
section. At a minimum, a school district
must include the following information in its application:
(1) a resolution adopted by
its school board certifying that the money required to be supplied by the
school district to complete the project is available and committed;
(2) a detailed and specific
description of the project and an estimate, along with necessary supporting
evidence, of the total costs for the project;
(3) an assessment of the
need for and benefits of the project;
(4) a timeline indicating the
major milestones of the project and their anticipated completion dates; and
(5) any additional
information or material the commissioner prescribes.
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Subd. 8. Criteria
for grants. The commissioner
must develop the criteria that will be used to award grants if grant
applications exceed available resources.
Subd. 9. Cancellation
of grant. If, five years
after execution of a grant agreement, the commissioner determines that the
grantee has not proceeded in a timely manner with implementation of the project
funded, the commissioner must cancel the grant and the grantee must repay to
the commissioner all grant money paid to the grantee. Section 16A.642 applies to any appropriations
made to the commissioner under this section that have not been awarded to
grantees.
Subd. 10. Report. By January 15 of each year, the
commissioner must submit to the commissioner of management and budget and the
chairs of the legislative committees or divisions with jurisdiction over
education policy, education finance, and capital investment, a list of the
projects that have been funded with money under this program during the
preceding calendar year, as well as a list of those priority projects for which
state bond proceeds fund appropriations will be sought during that year's
legislative session.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 3. HEALTH
AND SAFETY POLICY.
Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 123B.57, subdivision 2, a school board that has not yet
adopted a health and safety policy by September 30, 2010, may submit an
application for health and safety revenue for taxes payable in 2011 in the form
and manner specified by the commissioner of education.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
ARTICLE 5
ACCOUNTING
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
16A.152, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 11,
section 15, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Additional
revenues; priority. (a) If on the
basis of a forecast of general fund revenues and expenditures, the commissioner
of management and budget determines that there will be a positive unrestricted
budgetary general fund balance at the close of the biennium, the commissioner
of management and budget must allocate money to the following accounts and
purposes in priority order:
(1) the cash flow account
established in subdivision 1 until that account reaches $350,000,000;
(2) the budget reserve account
established in subdivision 1a until that account reaches $653,000,000;
(3) the amount necessary to
increase the aid payment schedule for school district aids and credits payments
in section 127A.45 to not more than 90 percent rounded to the nearest tenth of
a percent without exceeding the amount available and with any remaining funds
deposited in the budget reserve;
(4) the amount necessary to restore
all or a portion of the net aid reductions under section 127A.441 and to reduce
the property tax revenue recognition shift under section 123B.75, subdivision
5, paragraph (b), and Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 9, article 5,
section 34, as amended by Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 23, section
20, by the same amount;
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(5) to the state airports fund, the
amount necessary to restore the amount transferred from the state airports fund
under Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 11, section 3, subdivision 5; and
(6) to the fire safety account in
the special revenue fund, the amount necessary to restore transfers from the
account to the general fund made in Laws 2010.
(b) The amounts necessary to meet
the requirements of this section are appropriated from the general fund within
two weeks after the forecast is released or, in the case of transfers under
paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), as necessary to meet the appropriations
schedules otherwise established in statute.
(c) The commissioner of management
and budget shall certify the total dollar amount of the reductions under
paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), to the commissioner of education. The commissioner of education shall increase
the aid payment percentage and reduce the property tax shift percentage by these
amounts and apply those reductions to the current fiscal year and thereafter.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.12, is
amended to read:
123B.12 INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO PAY ORDERS.
(a) In the event that a district or
a cooperative unit defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, has insufficient
funds to pay its usual lawful current obligations, subject to section 471.69,
the board may enter into agreements with banks or any person to take its
orders. Any order drawn, after having
been presented to the treasurer for payment and not paid for want of funds
shall be endorsed by the treasurer by putting on the back thereof the words
"not paid for want of funds," giving the date of endorsement and
signed by the treasurer. A record of
such presentment, nonpayment and endorsement shall be made by the
treasurer. The treasurer shall serve a written
notice upon the payee or the payee's assignee, personally, or by mail, when the
treasurer is prepared to pay such orders.
The notice may be directed to the payee or the payee's assignee at the
address given in writing by such payee or assignee to such treasurer, at any
time prior to the service of such notice.
No order shall draw any interest if such address is not given when the
same is unknown to the treasurer, and no order shall draw any interest after
the service of such notice.
(b) A district may enter, subject
to section 471.69, into a an unsecured line of credit agreement
with a financial institution. The amount
of credit available must not exceed 95 380 percent of average
expenditure per month of operating expenditures in the previous fiscal
year. Any amount advanced must be repaid
no later than 45 120 days after the day of advancement.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.75, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1a. Definition. For the purpose of this section,
"school district tax settlement revenue" means the current,
delinquent, and manufactured home property tax receipts collected by the county
and distributed to the school district.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies to fiscal years 2010 and later.
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Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.75,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Levy
recognition. (a) "School
district tax settlement revenue" means the current, delinquent, and
manufactured home property tax receipts collected by the county and distributed
to the school district.
(b) For fiscal
year 2004 and later years 2009 and 2010, in June of each year,
the school district must recognize as revenue, in the fund for which the levy
was made, the lesser of:
(1) the sum of May, June, and July
school district tax settlement revenue received in that calendar year, plus
general education aid according to section 126C.13, subdivision 4, received in
July and August of that calendar year; or
(2) the sum of:
(i) 31 percent of the referendum
levy certified according to section 126C.17, in calendar year 2000; and
(ii) the entire amount of the levy
certified in the prior calendar year according to section 124D.86, subdivision
4, for school districts receiving revenue under sections 124D.86, subdivision
3, clauses (1), (2), and (3); 126C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, paragraph (a), and
3, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d); 126C.43, subdivision 2; 126C.457; and 126C.48,
subdivision 6; plus
(iii) zero percent of the
amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year for the school
district's general and community service funds, plus or minus auditor's
adjustments, not including the levy portions that are assumed by the state,
that remains after subtracting the referendum levy certified according to
section 126C.17 and the amount recognized according to item (ii).
(b) For fiscal year 2011 and
later years, in June of each year, the school district must recognize as
revenue, in the fund for which the levy was made, the lesser of:
(1) the sum of May, June,
and July school district tax settlement revenue received in that calendar year,
plus general education aid according to section 126C.13, subdivision 4,
received in July and August of that calendar year; or
(2) the sum of:
(i) the greater of 47.8
percent of the referendum levy certified according to section 126C.17, in the
prior calendar year or 31 percent of the referendum levy certified according to
section 126C.17, in calendar year 2000; plus
(ii) the entire amount of
the levy certified in the prior calendar year according to section 124D.86,
subdivision 4, for school districts receiving revenue under sections 124D.86,
subdivision 3, clauses (1), (2), and (3); 126C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3,
paragraphs (b), (c), and (d); 126C.43, subdivision 2; 126C.457; and 126C.48,
subdivision 6; plus
(iii) 47.8 percent of the
amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year for the school
district's general and community service funds, plus or minus auditor's
adjustments, not including the levy portions that are assumed by the state,
that remains after subtracting the referendum levy certified according to
section 126C.17 and the amount recognized according to clause (ii).
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Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.54, is
amended to read:
126C.54 REPAYMENT; MATURITY DATE OF CERTIFICATES; INTEREST.
(a) The proceeds
of the current tax levies and future state aid receipts or other school funds
which may become available must be applied to the extent necessary to repay
such certificates and the full faith and credit of the district shall be
pledged to payment of the certificates.
Certificates issued in anticipation of receipt of aids shall mature not
later than the anticipated date of receipt of the aids as estimated by the
commissioner, but in no event later than three months after the close of the
school year in which issued.
Certificates issued in anticipation of receipt of taxes shall mature not
later than the anticipated date of receipt in full of the taxes, but in no
event later than three months after the close of the calendar year in which
issued. The certificates must be sold at
not less than par. The certificates must
bear interest after maturity until paid at the rate they bore before maturity
and any interest accruing before or after maturity must be paid from any
available school funds.
(b) Notwithstanding any
contrary provision in paragraph (a), if the certificates are issued as taxable
obligations on which the interest is includable in gross income for federal
income tax purposes, certificates issued in anticipation of receipt of aids
shall mature not later than 12 months after the close of the school year in
which issued and certificates issued in anticipation of receipt of taxes shall
mature not later than 12 months after the close of the calendar year in which
issued. Any certificate issued under
this section with a maturity in excess of 12 months must be repaid with money
from the general fund.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.42,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Violations
of law. The commissioner may reduce
or withhold the district's state aid for any school year whenever the board of the
district authorizes or permits violations of law within the district by:
(1) employing a teacher who does not
hold a valid teaching license or permit in a public school;
(2) noncompliance with a mandatory
rule of general application promulgated by the commissioner in accordance with
statute, unless special circumstances make enforcement inequitable, impose an
extraordinary hardship on the district, or the rule is contrary to the
district's best interests;
(3) the district's continued
performance of a contract made for the rental of rooms or buildings for school
purposes or for the rental of any facility owned or operated by or under the
direction of any private organization, if the contract has been disapproved,
the time for review of the determination of disapproval has expired, and no
proceeding for review is pending;
(4) any practice which is a
violation of sections 1 and 2 of article 13 of the Constitution of the state of
Minnesota;
(5) failure to reasonably provide
for a resident pupil's school attendance under Minnesota Statutes;
(6) noncompliance with state laws
prohibiting discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national
origin, sex, age, marital status, status with regard to public assistance or
disability, as defined in sections 363A.08 to 363A.19 and 363A.28, subdivision
10; or
(7) using funds contrary to the
statutory purpose of the funds.
The
reduction or withholding must be made in the amount and upon the procedure
provided in this section, or, in the case of the violation stated in clause
(1), upon the procedure provided in section 127A.43.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
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Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.43, is
amended to read:
127A.43 DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT OF UNLICENSED TEACHERS; AID REDUCTION.
When a district employs one or more
teachers who do not hold a valid teaching license, state aid shall be withheld
reduced in the proportion that the number of such teachers is to the total
number of teachers employed by the district, multiplied by 60 percent of the basic
revenue, as defined in section 126C.10, subdivision 2, of the district for the
year in which the employment occurred.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.441, is
amended to read:
127A.441 AID REDUCTION; LEVY REVENUE RECOGNITION CHANGE.
Each year, the state aids payable
to any school district for that fiscal year that are recognized as revenue in
the school district's general and community service funds shall be adjusted by
an amount equal to (1) the amount the district recognized as revenue for the
prior fiscal year pursuant to section 123B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (a)
or (b), minus (2) the amount the district recognized as revenue for the
current fiscal year pursuant to section 123B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (a)
or (b). For purposes of making the
aid adjustments under this section, the amount the district recognizes as
revenue for either the prior fiscal year or the current fiscal year pursuant to
section 123B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), shall not include any amount
levied pursuant to section 124D.86, subdivision 4, for school districts
receiving revenue under sections 124D.86, subdivision 3, clauses (1), (2), and
(3); 126C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d); 126C.43,
subdivision 2; 126C.457; and 126C.48, subdivision 6. Payment from the permanent school fund shall
not be adjusted pursuant to this section.
The school district shall be notified of the amount of the adjustment
made to each payment pursuant to this section.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment and applies to fiscal years 2010 and later.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.45,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) The term "Other district
receipts" means payments by county treasurers pursuant to section 276.10,
apportionments from the school endowment fund pursuant to section 127A.33,
apportionments by the county auditor pursuant to section 127A.34, subdivision
2, and payments to school districts by the commissioner of revenue pursuant to
chapter 298.
(b) The term
"Cumulative amount guaranteed" means the product of
(1) the cumulative disbursement
percentage shown in subdivision 3; times
(2) the sum of
(i) the current year aid payment
percentage of the estimated aid and credit entitlements paid according to
subdivision 13; plus
(ii) 100 percent of the
entitlements paid according to subdivisions 11 and 12; plus
(iii) the other district receipts.
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(c) The term "Payment
date" means the date on which state payments to districts are made by the
electronic funds transfer method. If a
payment date falls on a Saturday, a Sunday, or a weekday which is a legal
holiday, the payment shall be made on the immediately preceding business
day. The commissioner may make payments
on dates other than those listed in subdivision 3, but only for portions of
payments from any preceding payment dates which could not be processed by the
electronic funds transfer method due to documented extenuating circumstances.
(d) The current year aid payment
percentage equals 90 73.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment and applies to fiscal years 2010 and later.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.45,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Payment
dates and percentages. (a) For
fiscal year 2004 and later, The commissioner shall pay to a district on the
dates indicated an amount computed as follows:
the cumulative amount guaranteed minus the sum of (a) (1) the
district's other district receipts through the current payment, and (b) (2)
the aid and credit payments through the immediately preceding payment. For purposes of this computation, the payment
dates and the cumulative disbursement percentages are as follows:
Payment
date Percentage
Payment 1 July
15: 5.5
Payment 2 July
30: 8.0
Payment 3 August
15: 17.5
Payment 4 August
30: 20.0
Payment 5 September
15: 22.5
Payment 6 September
30: 25.0
Payment 7 October
15: 27.0
Payment 8 October
30: 30.0
Payment 9 November
15: 32.5
Payment 10 November
30: 36.5
Payment 11 December
15: 42.0
Payment 12 December
30: 45.0
Payment 13 January
15: 50.0
Payment 14 January
30: 54.0
Payment 15 February
15: 58.0
Payment 16 February
28: 63.0
Payment 17 March
15: 68.0
Payment 18 March
30: 74.0
Payment 19 April
15: 78.0
Payment 20 April
30: 85.0
Payment 21 May
15: 90.0
Payment 22 May
30: 95.0
Payment 23 June
20: 100.0
(b) In addition to the amounts paid under paragraph
(a), for fiscal year 2004, the commissioner shall pay to a district on the
dates indicated an amount computed as follows:
Payment 3 August
15: the final adjustment for the prior
fiscal year for the state paid property tax credits established in section 273.1392
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Payment 4 August
30: one-third of the final adjustment
for the prior fiscal year for all aid entitlements
except state paid property tax credits
Payment 6 September
30: one-third of the final adjustment for
the prior fiscal year for all aid entitlements
except state paid property tax credits
Payment 8 October
30: one-third of the final adjustment
for the prior fiscal year for all aid entitlements
except state paid property tax credits
(c) (b) In addition to the amounts paid under
paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2005 and later, the commissioner shall
pay to a district on the dates indicated an amount computed as follows:
Payment 3 August
15: the final adjustment for the prior fiscal
year for the state paid property tax credits
established in section 273.1392
Payment 4 August
30: 30 percent of the final adjustment
for the prior fiscal year for all aid entitlements
except state paid property tax credits
Payment 6 September
30: 40 percent of the final adjustment
for the prior fiscal year for all aid entitlements
except state paid property tax credits
Payment 8 October
30: 30 percent of the final adjustment
for the prior fiscal year for all aid entitlements
except state paid property tax credits
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment and applies to fiscal years 2010 and later.
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.45, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
Subd. 6a.
Cash flow adjustment. The board of directors of any charter
school serving fewer than 150 students where the percentage of students
eligible for special education services equals 100 percent of the charter
school's total enrollment may request that the commissioner of education
accelerate the school's cash flow under this section. The commissioner must approve a properly
submitted request within 30 days of its receipt. The commissioner must accelerate the school's
regular special education aid payments according to the schedule in the
school's request and modify the payments to the school under subdivision 3
accordingly. A school must not receive
current payments of regular special education aid exceeding 90 percent of its
estimated aid entitlement for the fiscal year.
The commissioner must delay the special education aid payments to all
other school districts and charter schools in proportion to each district or
charter school's total share of regular special education aid such that the
overall aid payment savings from the aid payment shift remains unchanged for
any fiscal year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment and applies to school district or charter school
payments made on or after that date.
Sec. 12. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 127A.45, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 7b.
Advance final payment. (a) Notwithstanding subdivisions 3 and
7, a school district or charter school exceeding its expenditure limitations
under section 123B.83 as of June 30 of the prior fiscal year may receive a
portion of its final payment for the current fiscal year on June 20, if
requested by the district or charter school.
The amount paid under this subdivision must not exceed the lesser of:
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(1) the difference between 90 percent and the current year payment
percentage in subdivision 2, paragraph (d), in the current fiscal year times
the sum of the district or charter school's general education aid plus the aid
adjustment in section 127A.50 for the current fiscal year; or
(2) the amount by which the district's or charter school's
net negative unreserved general fund balance as of June 30 of the prior
fiscal year exceeds 2.5 percent of the district or charter school's
expenditures for that fiscal year.
(b) The state total advance final payment under this
subdivision for any year must not exceed $7,500,000. If the amount request exceeds $7,500,000, the
advance final payment for each eligible district must be reduced
proportionately.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment and applies to fiscal years 2010 and later.
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.45, subdivision 13, is amended to
read:
Subd. 13. Aid payment percentage. Except as provided in subdivisions 11,
12, 12a, and 14, each fiscal year, all education aids and credits in this
chapter and chapters 120A, 120B, 121A, 122A, 123A, 123B, 124D, 125A, 125B,
126C, 134, and section 273.1392, shall be paid at the current year aid payment
percentage of the estimated entitlement during the fiscal year of the
entitlement. For the purposes of this
subdivision, a district's estimated entitlement for special education excess
cost aid under section 125A.79 for fiscal year 2005 equals 70 percent of the
district's entitlement for the second prior fiscal year. For the purposes of this subdivision, a
district's estimated entitlement for special education excess cost aid under
section 125A.79 for fiscal year 2006 and later equals 74.0 percent of the
district's entitlement for the current fiscal year. The final adjustment payment, according to
subdivision 9, must be the amount of the actual entitlement, after adjustment
for actual data, minus the payments made during the fiscal year of the
entitlement.
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.45, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
Subd. 17.
Payment to creditors. Except where otherwise specifically
authorized, state education aid payments shall be made only to the school
district, charter school, or other education organization earning state aid
revenues as a result of providing education services.
Sec. 15. FUND TRANSFERS.
Subdivision 1.
Fiscal years 2010 and 2011
only. (a) Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.80, subdivision 3, for fiscal years 2010 and
2011 only, the commissioner must approve a request for a fund transfer if the
transfer does not increase state aid obligations to the district or result in
additional property tax authority for the district. This section does not permit transfers from
the community service fund.
(b) A school board may approve a fund transfer under
paragraph (a) only after adopting a resolution stating the fund transfer will
not diminish instructional opportunities for students.
Subd. 2.
Hayfield. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 123B.79 or 123B.80, on June 30, 2010, Independent School District
No. 203, Hayfield, may permanently transfer up to $75,000 from its
reserved for operating capital account to its undesignated general fund
balance.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
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Sec. 16. REPEALER.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.46, is repealed.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
ARTICLE 6
STATE AGENCIES
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 3.303, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 11.
Permanent school fund land
management analyst. The
commission shall undertake activities that are necessary to advise the
legislature and to monitor the executive branch on issues related to the
management of permanent school fund lands.
The commission may hire a lead analyst and other staff as necessary for
this purpose. The commission shall:
(1) monitor management of permanent school fund lands;
(2) analyze the benefits derived from the fund;
(3) actively participate in the work of the permanent school
fund advisory committee under section 127A.30;
(4) provide oversight to ensure that the state fulfills its
fiduciary responsibilities to the permanent school fund as specified by the
Minnesota Constitution and Minnesota Statutes; and
(5) make effective recommendations to the permanent school
fund advisory committee and the finance divisions and committees of the house
of representatives and the senate.
The purpose of this function is to maximize the long-term
economic returns to the school trust lands consistent with the goals of section
127A.31.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2011.
Sec. 2. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 16A.125, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Forest trust lands. (a) The term "state forest trust
fund lands" as used in this subdivision, means public land in trust under
the Constitution set apart as "forest lands under the authority of the
commissioner" of natural resources as defined by section 89.001,
subdivision 13.
(b) The commissioner of management and budget shall credit
the revenue from the forest trust fund lands to the forest suspense
account. The account must specify the
trust funds interested in the lands and the respective receipts of the lands.
(c) After a fiscal year, the commissioner of management and
budget shall certify the total costs incurred for forestry during that year
under appropriations for the protection, improvement, administration, and
management of state forest trust fund lands and construction and improvement of
forest roads to enhance the forest value of the lands. The certificate must specify the trust funds
interested in the lands. The
commissioner of natural resources shall supply the commissioner of management
and budget with the information needed for the certificate.
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(d) After a fiscal year, the commissioner shall distribute
the receipts credited to the suspense account during that fiscal year as
follows:
(1) the amount of the certified costs incurred by the state
for forest management, forest improvement, and road improvement during the
fiscal year shall be transferred to the forest management investment account
established under section 89.039, including the costs associated with the
Legislative Coordinating Commission's permanent school fund land management
activities;
(2) the balance of the certified costs incurred by the state
during the fiscal year shall be transferred to the general fund; and
(3) the balance of the receipts shall then be returned
prorated to the trust funds in proportion to their respective interests in the
lands which produced the receipts.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2011.
Sec. 3. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 127A.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Duties.
The advisory committee, in conjunction with the Legislative
Coordinating Commission, shall review the policies of the Department of
Natural Resources and current statutes on management of school trust fund lands
at least annually and shall recommend necessary changes in statutes, policy,
and implementation in order to ensure provident utilization of the permanent
school fund lands. By January 15 of each
year, the advisory committee shall submit a report to the legislature with
recommendations for the oversight and management of school trust lands
to secure long-term economic return for the permanent school fund, consistent
with sections 92.121 and 127A.31. The
committee's annual report may include recommendations to:
(1) manage the school trust lands efficiently;
(2) reduce the management expenditures of school trust lands
and maximize the revenues deposited in the permanent school trust fund;
(3) manage the sale, exchange, and commercial leasing of
school trust lands to maximize the revenues deposited in the permanent school
trust fund and retain the value from the long-term appreciation of the school
trust lands; and
(4) manage the school trust lands to maximize the long-term
economic return for the permanent school trust fund while maintaining sound
natural resource conservation and management principles.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2011.
Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) The appropriation to the Department of Education under
Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 7, section 3, subdivision 2, is reduced by
$250,000 in fiscal year 2010 and by $487,000 in fiscal year 2011.
(b) $24,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $23,000 in fiscal year
2011 are transferred from the department's special revenue fund to the general
fund.
(c) The base appropriation for the Department of Education
for fiscal year 2012 and later is $18,983,000.
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(d) The appropriations for fiscal year 2011 under Laws 2009,
chapter 96, article 7, section 3, subdivision 2, paragraphs (b) and (g), are
reduced by $4,000 for the Minnesota Children's Museum and by $1,000 for the
Duluth Children's Museum respectively.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 5. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION;
APPROPRIATION.
$19,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $11,000 in fiscal year 2011
are transferred from the Perpich Center's special revenue fund to the general
fund.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
ARTICLE 7
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 123B.88, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
Subd. 13. Area learning center pupils; transport
between buildings. Districts may
provide bus transportation between buildings along school bus routes
when space is available, for pupils attending programs at an area learning
center. The transportation is only
permitted between schools and if it does not increase the district's
expenditures for transportation. The
cost of these services shall be considered part of the authorized cost for
nonregular transportation for the purpose of section 123B.92.
Sec. 2. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 123B.90, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Model training program. The commissioner shall develop and
maintain a comprehensive model list of school bus safety
training program instructional materials for pupils who ride the
bus that includes bus safety curriculum for both classroom and practical
instruction and age-appropriate instructional materials.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
Sec. 3. Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section and section
125A.76, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them.
(a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the
regular and excess transportation categories" means the quotient obtained
by dividing:
(1) the sum of:
(i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular
category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as
defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus
(ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the
district's school bus fleet and mobile units computed on a straight line basis
at the rate of 15 percent per year for districts operating a program under
section 124D.128 for grades 1 to 12 for all students in the district and 12-1/2
percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus
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(iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the
district's type III vehicles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71,
which must be used a majority of the time for pupil transportation purposes,
computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent per year of the
cost of the type three school buses by:
(2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the
regular category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category,
as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2).
(b) "Transportation category" means a category of
transportation service provided to pupils as follows:
(1) Regular transportation is:
(i) transportation to and from school during the regular
school year for resident elementary pupils residing one mile or more from the
public or nonpublic school they attend, and resident secondary pupils residing
two miles or more from the public or nonpublic school they attend, excluding
desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation; but with
respect to transportation of pupils to and from nonpublic schools, only to the
extent permitted by sections 123B.84 to 123B.87;
(ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language
immersion programs;
(iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and
that pupil's child between the pupil's home and the child care provider and
between the provider and the school, if the home and provider are within the
attendance area of the school;
(iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in
another district, of resident pupils of a district without a secondary school;
and
(v) transportation to and from school during the regular
school year required under subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when
the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is one mile
or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the
attendance area border to the public school is two miles or more, excluding
desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation.
For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate
a licensed day care facility, school day care facility, respite care facility,
the residence of a relative, or the residence of a person chosen by the
pupil's parent or guardian, or an after-school program for children operated
by a political subdivision of the state, as the home of a pupil for part or
all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that
facility or, residence, or program is within the
attendance area of the school the pupil attends.
(2) Excess transportation is:
(i) transportation to and from school during the regular
school year for resident secondary pupils residing at least one mile but less
than two miles from the public or nonpublic school they attend, and
transportation to and from school for resident pupils residing less than one
mile from school who are transported because of extraordinary traffic, drug, or
crime hazards; and
(ii) transportation to and from school during the regular
school year required under subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when
the distance from the attendance area border to the school is at least one mile
but less than two miles from the public school they attend, and for nonresident
pupils when the distance from the attendance area border to the school is less
than one mile from the school and who are transported because of extraordinary
traffic, drug, or crime hazards.
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(3) Desegregation transportation is transportation within and
outside of the district during the regular school year of pupils to and from
schools located outside their normal attendance areas under a plan for
desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under court order.
(4) "Transportation services for pupils with
disabilities" is:
(i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be
transported on a regular school bus between home or a respite care facility and
school;
(ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities
from home or from school to other buildings, including centers such as
developmental achievement centers, hospitals, and treatment centers where
special instruction or services required by sections 125A.03 to 125A.24,
125A.26 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 are provided, within or outside the district
where services are provided;
(iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with
disabilities required by sections 125A.12, and 125A.26 to 125A.48;
(iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a
district maintaining special classes;
(v) transportation from one educational facility to another
within the district for resident pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in
educational programs, and necessary transportation required by sections
125A.18, and 125A.26 to 125A.48, for resident pupils with disabilities who are
provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis or if resident
pupils are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public and
private schools or neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed
by the district's program for children with a disability;
(vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to
and from board and lodging facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for
educational purposes; and
(vii) transportation of pupils for a curricular field trip
activity on a school bus equipped with a power lift when the power lift is
required by a student's disability or section 504 plan; and
(viii) services described in clauses (i) to (vi)
(vii), when provided for pupils with disabilities in conjunction with a
summer instructional program that relates to the pupil's individual education
plan or in conjunction with a learning year program established under section
124D.128.
For purposes of computing special education initial aid under
section 125A.76, subdivision 2, the cost of providing transportation for
children with disabilities includes (A) the additional cost of transporting a
homeless student from a temporary nonshelter home in another district to the
school of origin, or a formerly homeless student from a permanent home in
another district to the school of origin but only through the end of the
academic year; and (B) depreciation on district-owned school buses purchased
after July 1, 2005, and used primarily for transportation of pupils with
disabilities, calculated according to paragraph (a), clauses (ii) and
(iii). Depreciation costs included in
the disabled transportation category must be excluded in calculating the actual
expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation
categories according to paragraph (a).
(5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is:
(i) transportation from one educational facility to another
within the district for resident pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in
educational programs, excluding transportation for nonpublic pupils with
disabilities under clause (4);
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(ii) transportation within
district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a public school or a neutral
site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support services
pursuant to section 123B.44; and
(iii) late transportation
home from school or between schools within a district for nonpublic school
pupils involved in after-school activities.
(c) "Mobile unit"
means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for educational
programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling
services, and health services. A mobile
unit located off nonpublic school premises is a neutral site as defined in
section 123B.41, subdivision 13.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal
years 2011 and later.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.92,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. District
reports. (a) Each district must
report data to the department as required by the department to account for
transportation expenditures.
(b) Salaries and fringe
benefits of district employees whose primary duties are other than
transportation, including central office administrators and staff, building
administrators and staff, teachers, social workers, school nurses, and
instructional aides, must not be included in a district's transportation
expenditures, except that a district may include salaries and benefits according
to paragraph (c) for (1) an employee designated as the district transportation
director, (2) an employee providing direct support to the transportation
director, or (3) an employee providing direct transportation services such as a
bus driver or bus aide.
(c) Salaries and fringe
benefits of the district employees listed in paragraph (b), clauses (1), (2),
and (3), who work part time in transportation and part time in other areas must
not be included in a district's transportation expenditures unless the district
maintains documentation of the employee's time spent on pupil transportation
matters in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
(d) Pupil transportation
expenditures, excluding expenditures for capital outlay, leased buses, student
board and lodging, crossing guards, and aides on buses, must be allocated among
transportation categories based on cost-per-mile, cost-per-student,
cost-per-hour, or cost-per-route, regardless of whether the transportation
services are provided on district-owned or contractor-owned school buses. Expenditures for school bus driver salaries
and fringe benefits may either be directly charged to the appropriate
transportation category or may be allocated among transportation categories
based on cost-per-mile, cost-per-student, cost-per-hour, or
cost-per-route. Expenditures by private
contractors or individuals who provide transportation exclusively in one
transportation category must be charged directly to the appropriate transportation
category. Transportation services
provided by contractor-owned school bus companies incorporated under different
names but owned by the same individual or group of individuals must be treated
as the same company for cost allocation purposes.
(e) Notwithstanding
paragraph (d), districts contracting for transportation services are exempt
from the standard cost allocation method for authorized and nonauthorized
transportation categories if: (1) the
district bids its contracts separately for authorized and nonauthorized
transportation categories and for special transportation separate from regular
and excess transportation; (2) the district receives bids or quotes from more
than one vendor for these transportation categories; and (3) the district's
cost-per-mile, cost-per-hour, or cost-per-route does not vary more than ten
percent among categories, excluding salaries and fringe benefits of bus
aides. If the costs reported by the
district for contractor-owned operations vary by more than ten percent among
categories, the department shall require the district to reallocate its
transportation costs, excluding salaries and fringe benefits of bus aides,
among all categories.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal
years 2011 and later.
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Sec. 5. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 169.447, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a. Passenger lap and shoulder belts. (a) In addition to the requirements in
section 169.4501, subdivision 1,:
(1) a school bus may be equipped with an approved lap
belt or an approved lap and shoulder belt installed for each passenger-seating
position on the bus; and
(2) a school motor coach manufactured after July 1, 2012,
must be equipped with an approved lap belt or an approved lap and shoulder belt
installed for each passenger-seating position.
(b) The design and installation of lap belts and lap and
shoulder belts required under this paragraph (a) must meet the
standards of the commissioner established under this paragraph (b).
(b) The commissioner shall consider all concerns
necessary to properly integrate lap belts or lap and shoulder belts into the
current compartmentalization safety system and prescribe standards for the
design and installation of lap and shoulder belts required under paragraph
(a). The standards are not subject to
chapter 14 and are specifically not subject to section 14.386.
(c) This subdivision does not apply to specially equipped
school buses under section 169.4504.
(d) A passenger on a school bus or school motor coach
equipped with lap belts or lap and shoulder belts must use these lap belts or
lap and shoulder belts unless the passenger, or if the passenger is a minor,
the passenger's parent or guardian, has notified the school district in writing
that the passenger does not intend to wear the lap belt or lap and shoulder
belt.
(e) In an action for personal injury or wrongful death
against a school district, a school bus or school motor coach operator
under contract with a school district, or any agent or employee of a school
district or operator, or against a volunteer, no such person or entity shall be
held liable solely because the injured party was not wearing a safety belt;
provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to grant
immunity from liability for failure to:
(1) maintain in operating order any equipment required by
statute, rule, or school district policy; or
(2) comply with an applicable statute, rule, or school
district policy.
(f) In an action for personal injury or wrongful death, a
school district, a school bus or school motor coach contract operator, any
agent or employee of a school district or operator, or a volunteer is not
liable for failing to assist any child with the adjustment, fastening,
unfastening, or other use of the lap belt or lap and shoulder belt.
(g) For purposes of this subdivision, "school motor
coach" means a bus that has an elevated passenger deck located over a
baggage compartment, when the vehicle is used to transport pupils to or from
school-related activities, by (1) the school or (2) someone under an agreement
with the school or a school district, including operation under charter carrier
authority.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2012.
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Sec. 6. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 169.4503, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 28.
Crossing control arm. All buses manufactured for use in
Minnesota after January 1, 2013, shall be equipped with a crossing control arm
mounted at the right front corner of the bumper. The crossing control arm shall be
automatically activated whenever the bus is stopped with the flashing red
signals in use.
Sec. 7. Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 171.02, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
Subd. 2b. Exception for type III vehicle
drivers. (a) Notwithstanding
subdivision 2, the holder of a class A, B, C, or D driver's license, without a
school bus endorsement, may operate a type III vehicle described in section
169.011, subdivision 71, paragraph (h), under the conditions in paragraphs (b)
through (o).
(b) The operator is an employee of the entity that owns,
leases, or contracts for the school bus.
(c) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented a policy
that provides for annual training and certification of the operator in:
(1) safe operation of a type III vehicle;
(2) understanding student behavior, including issues relating
to students with disabilities;
(3) encouraging orderly conduct of students on the bus and
handling incidents of misconduct appropriately;
(4) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the
road, and local school bus safety policies;
(5) handling emergency situations;
(6) proper use of seat belts and child safety restraints;
(7) performance of pretrip vehicle inspections;
(8) safe loading and unloading of students, including, but
not limited to:
(i) utilizing a safe location for loading and unloading
students at the curb, on the nontraffic side of the roadway, or at off-street
loading areas, driveways, yards, and other areas to enable the student to avoid
hazardous conditions;
(ii) refraining from loading and unloading students in a
vehicular traffic lane, on the shoulder, in a designated turn lane, or a lane
adjacent to a designated turn lane;
(iii) avoiding a loading or unloading location that would
require a pupil to cross a road, or ensuring that the driver or an aide
personally escort the pupil across the road if it is not reasonably feasible to
avoid such a location; and
(iv) placing the type III vehicle in "park" during
loading and unloading; and
(v) escorting a pupil across the road under clause (iii) only
after the motor is stopped, the ignition key is removed, the brakes are set,
and the vehicle is otherwise rendered immobile; and
(9) compliance with paragraph (k), concerning reporting
certain convictions to the employer within ten days of the date of conviction.
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(d) A background check or background investigation of the
operator has been conducted that meets the requirements under section 122A.18,
subdivision 8, or 123B.03 for school district employees; section 144.057 or
chapter 245C for day care employees; or section 171.321, subdivision 3, for all
other persons operating a type A or type III vehicle under this subdivision.
(e) Operators shall submit to a physical examination as
required by section 171.321, subdivision 2.
(f) The operator's employer requires preemployment drug and
alcohol testing of applicants for operator positions. Current operators must
comply with the employer's policy under section 181.951, subdivisions 2, 4, and
5. Notwithstanding any law to
the contrary, the operator's employer may use a Breathalyzer or similar device
to fulfill random or reasonable suspicion alcohol testing requirements.
(g) The operator's driver's license is verified annually by
the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the school bus type
III vehicle as required under section 171.321, subdivision 5.
(h) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under
section 609.02, of violating section 169A.25, 169A.26, 169A.27, or 169A.31, or
whose driver's license is revoked under sections 169A.50 to 169A.53 of the
implied consent law, or who is convicted of violating or whose driver's license
is revoked under a similar statute or ordinance of another state, is precluded
from operating a type III vehicle for five years from the date of conviction.
(i) A person who has ever been convicted of a disqualifying
offense as defined in section 171.3215, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may
not operate a type III vehicle under this subdivision.
(j) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under
section 609.02, of a moving offense in violation of chapter 169 within three
years of the first of three other moving offenses is precluded from operating a
type III vehicle for one year from the date of the last conviction.
(k) An operator who sustains a conviction as described in
paragraph (h), (i), or (j) while employed by the entity that owns, leases, or
contracts for the school bus, shall report the conviction to the employer
within ten days of the date of the conviction.
(l) Students riding the type III vehicle must have training
required under section 123B.90, subdivision 2.
(m) Documentation of meeting the requirements listed in this
subdivision must be maintained under separate file at the business location for
each type III vehicle operator. The
business manager, school board, governing body of a nonpublic school, or any
other entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the type III vehicle operating
under this subdivision is responsible for maintaining these files for
inspection.
(n) The type III vehicle must bear a current certificate of
inspection issued under section 169.451.
(o) An employee of a school or of a school district, who is
not employed for the sole purpose of operating a type III vehicle, is
exempt from paragraphs (e) and (f).
(p) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any person who
conducts testing under paragraph (f) is exempt from section 181.953,
subdivisions 9 and 10, paragraph (b).
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
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Sec. 8. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 171.321, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Rules.
(a) The commissioner of public safety shall prescribe rules
governing (1) the physical qualifications of school bus drivers and
tests required to obtain a school bus endorsement and (2) the physical
qualifications of type III vehicle drivers.
The rules for physical qualifications of type III vehicle drivers are
not subject to chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.
(b) The rules under paragraph (a) must provide that
an applicant for a school bus endorsement or renewal is exempt from the
physical qualifications and medical examination required to operate a school
bus upon providing evidence of being medically examined and certified within
the preceding 24 months as physically qualified to operate a commercial motor
vehicle, pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 391, subpart
E, or rules of the commissioner of transportation incorporating those federal
regulations. The commissioner shall
accept physical examinations for school bus drivers conducted by medical
examiners authorized as provided by Code of Federal Regulations, title 49,
chapter 3, part 391, subpart E.
(b) (c) The commissioner of public safety,
in conjunction with the commissioner of education, shall adopt rules
prescribing a training program for Head Start bus drivers. The program must provide for initial
classroom and behind-the-wheel training, and annual in-service training. The program must provide training in defensive
driving, human relations, emergency and accident procedures, vehicle
maintenance, traffic laws, and use of safety equipment. The program must provide that the training
will be conducted by the contract operator for a Head Start agency, the Head
Start grantee, a licensed driver training school, or by another person or
entity approved by both commissioners.
(d) The commissioner may exempt a type III vehicle driver
from the physical qualifications required to operate a type III vehicle upon
receiving evidence of the driver having been medically examined and certified
within the preceding 24 months as physically qualified to operate a commercial
motor vehicle as provided for applicants for a school bus endorsement under
paragraph (b).
ARTICLE 8
EDUCATION FINANCE REFORM
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 123B.53, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Equalized debt service levy. (a) The equalized debt service levy of a
district equals the sum of the first tier equalized debt service levy and the
second tier equalized debt service levy.
(b) A district's first tier equalized debt service levy
equals the district's first tier debt service equalization revenue times the
lesser of one or the ratio of:
(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax
capacity of the district for the year before the year the levy is certified by
the adjusted pupil units in the district for the school year ending in the year
prior to the year the levy is certified; to
(2) $3,200 100 percent of the statewide adjusted
net tax capacity equalizing factor.
(c) A district's second tier equalized debt service levy
equals the district's second tier debt service equalization revenue times the
lesser of one or the ratio of:
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(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax
capacity of the district for the year before the year the levy is certified by
the adjusted pupil units in the district for the school year ending in the year
prior to the year the levy is certified; to
(2) $8,000 200 percent of the statewide adjusted
net tax capacity equalizing factor.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for taxes
payable in 2013 and later.
Sec. 2. [123B.555] SCHOOL BOND AGRICULTURAL
CREDIT.
Subdivision 1.
Eligibility. All class 2a, 2b, and 2c property
under section 273.13, subdivision 23, except for property consisting of the
house, garage, and immediately surrounding one acre of land of an agricultural
homestead, is eligible to receive the credit under this section.
Subd. 2.
Credit amount. For each qualifying property, the
school bond agricultural credit is equal to 66 percent of the property's
eligible net tax capacity multiplied by the school debt tax rate determined
under section 275.08, subdivision 1b.
Subd. 3.
Credit reimbursements. The county auditor shall determine the
tax reductions allowed under this section within the county for each taxes
payable year and shall certify that amount to the commissioner of revenue as a
part of the abstracts of tax lists submitted under section 275.29. Any prior year adjustments shall also be
certified on the abstracts of tax lists.
The commissioner shall review the certifications for accuracy, and may
make such changes as are deemed necessary, or return the certification to the
county auditor for correction. The
credit under this section must be used to reduce the school district net tax
capacity-based property tax as provided in section 273.1393.
Subd. 4.
Payment. The commissioner of revenue shall
certify the total of the tax reductions granted under this section for each
taxes payable year within each school district to the commissioner of
education, who shall pay the reimbursement amounts to each school district as
provided in section 273.1392.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for taxes
payable in 2013 and later.
Sec. 3. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 124D.4531, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 88, article
2, section 1, is amended to read:
124D.4531
CAREER AND TECHNICAL LEVY AID.
Subdivision 1. Career and technical levy aid. (a) A district with a career and
technical program approved under this section for the fiscal year in which
the levy is certified may levy an amount is eligible for aid equal
to the lesser of:
(1) $80 $240 times the district's average daily
membership in grades 10 through 12 for the current fiscal year in
which the levy is certified; or
(2) 25 percent of approved expenditures in the previous fiscal
year in which the levy is certified for the following:
(i) salaries paid to essential, licensed personnel providing direct
instructional services to students in that fiscal year for services rendered in
the district's approved career and technical education programs;
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(ii) contracted services
provided by a public or private agency other than a Minnesota school district
or cooperative center under subdivision 7;
(iii) necessary travel
between instructional sites by licensed career and technical education
personnel;
(iv) necessary travel by
licensed career and technical education personnel for vocational student
organization activities held within the state for instructional purposes;
(v) curriculum development
activities that are part of a five-year plan for improvement based on program
assessment;
(vi) necessary travel by
licensed career and technical education personnel for noncollegiate
credit-bearing professional development; and
(vii) specialized vocational
instructional supplies.
(b) Up to ten percent of a
district's career and technical levy aid may be spent on
equipment purchases. Districts using the
career and technical levy aid for equipment purchases must report
to the department on the improved learning opportunities for students that
result from the investment in equipment.
(c) The district must
recognize the full amount of this levy as revenue for the fiscal year in which
it is certified.
Subd. 2. Allocation
from cooperative centers and intermediate districts. For purposes of this section, a
cooperative center or an intermediate district must allocate its approved
expenditures for career and technical education programs among participating
districts.
Subd. 3. Levy
Aid guarantee. Notwithstanding
subdivision 1, the career and technical education levy aid for a
district is not less than the lesser of:
(1) the district's career
and technical education levy authority revenue for the previous
fiscal year; or
(2) 100 percent of the
approved expenditures for career and technical programs included in subdivision
1, paragraph (b), for the prior fiscal year in which the levy is
certified.
Subd. 4. District
reports. Each district or
cooperative center must report data to the department for all career and
technical education programs as required by the department to implement the
career and technical levy formula.
Subd. 5. Allocation
from districts participating in agreements for secondary education or interdistrict
cooperation. For purposes of this
section, a district with a career and technical program approved under this
section that participates in an agreement under section 123A.30 or 123A.32 must
allocate its levy authority under this section among participating districts.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for aid payments for
fiscal year 2014 and thereafter.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.59,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Pupil
of limited English proficiency. (a)
"Pupil of limited English proficiency" means a pupil in kindergarten
through grade 12 who meets the following requirements:
(1) the pupil, as declared
by a parent or guardian first learned a language other than English, comes from
a home where the language usually spoken is other than English, or usually
speaks a language other than English; and
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(2) the pupil is determined by developmentally appropriate
measures, which might include observations, teacher judgment, parent
recommendations, or developmentally appropriate assessment instruments, to lack
the necessary English skills to participate fully in classes taught in English.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a pupil in grades 4 through
12 who was enrolled in a Minnesota public school on the dates during the
previous school year when a commissioner provided assessment that measures the
pupil's emerging academic English was administered, shall not be counted as a
pupil of limited English proficiency in calculating limited English proficiency
pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17, and shall not generate state
limited English proficiency aid under section 124D.65, subdivision 5, unless
the pupil scored below the state cutoff score on an assessment measuring
emerging academic English provided by the commissioner during the previous
school year.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a pupil in
kindergarten through grade 12 shall not be counted as a pupil of limited
English proficiency in calculating limited English proficiency pupil units
under section 126C.05, subdivision 17, and shall not generate state limited
English proficiency aid under section 124D.65, subdivision 5, if:
(1) the pupil is not enrolled during the current fiscal
year in an educational program for pupils of limited English proficiency in
accordance with sections 124D.58 to 124D.64; or.
(2) the pupil has generated five or more years of average
daily membership in Minnesota public schools since July 1, 1996.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes
2008, section 124D.65, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. School district LEP revenue. (a) A district's limited English
proficiency programs revenue equals the product of: (1) $700 in fiscal year 2004 and later
times .2; (2) the basic formula allowance for that year; and (3) the
greater of 20 or the adjusted marginal cost average daily membership of
eligible pupils of limited English proficiency enrolled in the district during
the current fiscal year.
(b) A pupil ceases to generate state limited English
proficiency aid in the school year following the school year in which the pupil
attains the state cutoff score on a commissioner-provided assessment that
measures the pupil's emerging academic English.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 6. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 125A.76, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. School district special education aid. A school district's special education aid
for fiscal year 2008 and later equals the state total special
education aid times the ratio of the district's its initial special
education aid to the state total initial special education aid.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 7. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 125A.79, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. District special education excess cost
aid. A district's special education
excess cost aid for fiscal year 2002 and later equals the state total
special education excess cost aid times the ratio of the district's its
initial excess cost aid to the state total initial excess cost aid.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
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Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.01, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 2a. Adjusted
net tax capacity equalizing factor. The
adjusted net tax capacity equalizing factor equals the quotient derived by
dividing the total adjusted net tax capacity of all school districts in the
state for the year before the year the levy is certified by the total number of
adjusted pupil units in the state for the current school year.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2013
and later.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.01, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 3a. Referendum
market value equalizing factor. The
referendum market value equalizing factor equals the quotient derived by
dividing the total referendum market value of all school districts in the state
for the year before the year the levy is certified by the total number of
resident pupil units in the state for the current school year.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2013.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.01, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 5a. Location
equity index. (a) A school
district's location equity index equals each district's composite wage level
divided by the statewide average wage for the same period. The composite wage level for a school
district equals the sum of 50 percent of the district's county wage level and
50 percent of the district's economic development region composite wage
level. The composite wage level is
computed by using the most recent three-year weighted wage data.
(b) A school district's
location equity index must not be less than .9 or greater than 1.05.
(c) The commissioner of
education annually must recalculate the indexes in this section. For purposes of this subdivision, the
commissioner must locate a school district with boundaries that cross county
borders in the county that generates the highest location equity index for that
district.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal
year 2014 and later.
Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.05,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Pupil
unit. Pupil units for each Minnesota
resident pupil under the age of 21 or who meets the requirements of section
120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), in average daily membership enrolled in
the district of residence, in another district under sections 123A.05 to
123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, or 124D.68; in a charter school under section
124D.10; or for whom the resident district pays tuition under section 123A.18,
123A.22, 123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88, subdivision 4, 124D.04,
124D.05, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65, shall be counted according to
this subdivision.
(a) A prekindergarten pupil
with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by the commissioner and
has an individual education plan is counted as the ratio of the number of hours
of assessment and education service to 825 times 1.25 with a minimum average
daily membership of 0.28, but not more than 1.25 pupil units.
(b) A prekindergarten pupil
who is assessed but determined not to be disabled is counted as the ratio of
the number of hours of assessment service to 825 times 1.25.
(c) A kindergarten pupil
with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by the commissioner is
counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment and education
services required in the fiscal year by the pupil's individual education
program plan to 875, but not more than one.
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(d) A kindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (c)
is counted as .612 1.0 pupil units.
(e) A pupil who is in any of grades 1 to 3 is counted as 1.115
1.0 pupil units for fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.
(f) A pupil who is any of grades 4 to 6 is counted as 1.06
1.0 pupil units for fiscal year 1995 and thereafter.
(g) A pupil who is in any of grades 7 to 12 is counted as 1.3
1.0 pupil units.
(h) A pupil who is in the postsecondary enrollment options
program is counted as 1.3 1.0 pupil units.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.05, subdivision 3, is amended to
read:
Subd. 3. Compensation revenue pupil units. Compensation revenue pupil units for
fiscal year 1998 and thereafter must be computed according to this
subdivision.
(a) The compensation revenue concentration percentage for
each building in a district equals the product of 100 times the ratio
of:
(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building
district eligible to receive free lunch plus one-half of the pupils
eligible to receive reduced priced or reduced-price lunch on October
1 of the previous fiscal year; to
(2) the number of pupils enrolled in the building
district on October 1 of the previous fiscal year.
(b) The compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for a
building equals the lesser of one or the quotient obtained by dividing
the building's compensation revenue concentration percentage by 80.0.
(c) The compensation revenue pupil units for a building
district equals the product of:
(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building
district eligible to receive free lunch and one-half of the pupils
eligible to receive reduced priced or reduced-price lunch on October
1 of the previous fiscal year; times
(2) the compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for the building;
times
(3) .60 district.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), for charter
schools and contracted alternative programs in the first year of operation,
compensation revenue pupil units shall be computed using data for the current
fiscal year. If the charter school or
contracted alternative program begins operation after October 1, compensatory
revenue pupil units shall be computed based on pupils enrolled on an alternate
date determined by the commissioner, and the compensation revenue pupil units
shall be prorated based on the ratio of the number of days of student
instruction to 170 days.
(e) The percentages in this subdivision must be based on the
count of individual pupils and not on a building average or minimum.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
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Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.05,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Adjusted
pupil units. (a) Adjusted
pupil units for a district or charter school means the sum of:
(1) the number of pupil
units served, according to subdivision 7, plus
(2) pupil units according to
subdivision 1 for whom the district or charter school pays tuition under
section 123A.18, 123A.22, 123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88,
subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65, minus
(3) pupil units according to
subdivision 1 for whom the district or charter school receives tuition under
section 123A.18, 123A.22, 123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88,
subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65.
(b) Adjusted marginal cost
pupil units means the greater of:
(1) the sum of .77 times the
pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the current school year and .23 times
the pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the previous school year; or
(2) the number of adjusted
pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the current school year.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal
year 2014 and later.
Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.05,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Resident
pupil units. (a) Resident
pupil units for a district means the number of pupil units according to
subdivision 1 residing in the district.
(b) Resident marginal cost
pupil units means the greater of:
(1) the sum of .77 times the
pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the current year and .23 times the pupil
units defined in paragraph (a) for the previous school year; or
(2) the number of resident
pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the current school year.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal
year 2014 and later.
Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.05,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8. Average
daily membership. (a) Membership for
pupils in grades kindergarten through 12 and for prekindergarten pupils with
disabilities shall mean the number of pupils on the current roll of the school,
counted from the date of entry until withdrawal. The date of withdrawal shall mean the day the
pupil permanently leaves the school or the date it is officially known that the
pupil has left or has been legally excused.
However, a pupil, regardless of age, who has been absent from school for
15 consecutive school days during the regular school year or for five
consecutive school days during summer school or intersession classes of
flexible school year programs without receiving instruction in the home or
hospital shall be dropped from the roll and classified as withdrawn. Nothing in this section shall be construed as
waiving the compulsory attendance provisions cited in section 120A.22. Average daily membership equals the sum for
all pupils of the number of days of the school year each pupil is enrolled in
the district's schools divided by the number of days the schools are in
session. Days of summer school or
intersession classes of flexible school year programs are only included in the
computation of membership for pupils with a disability not appropriately served
primarily in the regular classroom. A
student must not be counted as more
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than 1.2 pupils in average
daily membership under this section.
When the initial total average daily membership exceeds 1.2 for a pupil
enrolled in more than one school district during the fiscal year, each
district's average daily membership must be reduced proportionately.
(b) A student must not be counted as more than one pupil in
average daily membership except for purposes of section 126C.10, subdivision
2a.
(c) For purposes of section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, only, a
pupil's average daily membership is counted as 1.0 once a kindergarten or
elementary pupil has received 960 hours of instruction during the school year
and as 1.0 once a secondary student has received 1,050 hours of instruction
during the school year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.05, subdivision 16, is amended to
read:
Subd. 16. Free and reduced-price lunches. The commissioner shall determine the
number of children eligible to receive either a free or reduced-price lunch on
October 1 each year. Children enrolled in
a building on October 1 and determined to be eligible to receive free or
reduced-price lunch by December 15 of that school year shall be counted as
eligible on October 1 for purposes of subdivision 3. The commissioner may use federal definitions
for these purposes and may adjust these definitions as appropriate. The commissioner may adopt reporting
guidelines to assure accuracy of data counts and eligibility. Districts shall use any guidelines adopted by
the commissioner.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 17.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.05, subdivision 17, is amended to
read:
Subd. 17. LEP pupil units. (a) Limited English proficiency pupil
units for fiscal year 2004 and thereafter shall be determined according to
this subdivision.
(b) The limited English proficiency concentration percentage
for a district equals the product of 100 times the ratio of:
(1) means the number of eligible pupils of
limited English proficiency in average daily membership enrolled in the
district during the current fiscal year; to.
(2) the number of pupils in average daily membership enrolled
in the district.
(c) The limited English proficiency pupil units for each
eligible pupil of limited English proficiency in average daily membership
equals the lesser of one or the quotient obtained by dividing the limited
English proficiency concentration percentage for the pupil's district of
enrollment by 11.5.
(d) (b) Limited English proficiency pupil
units shall be counted by the district of enrollment.
(e) (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (d)
(b), for the purposes of this subdivision, pupils enrolled in a cooperative
or intermediate school district shall be counted by the district of residence.
(f) (d) For the purposes of this
subdivision, the terms defined in section 124D.59 have the same meaning.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
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Sec. 18. [126C.09] EDUCATION FUNDING FRAMEWORK.
Subdivision 1.
Basic formula framework;
general classroom funding. The
general classroom funding for each school district equals the sum of the
district's general education basic revenue, extended time revenue, compensatory
revenue, LEP revenue, referendum replacement revenue, and special education
revenue.
Subd. 2.
District instructional
services. A school district's
instructional services revenue equals the sum of its operating sparsity
revenue, location equity revenue, and declining enrollment revenue.
Subd. 3.
District support services. A school district's support services
revenue equals the sum of its operating capital revenue, alternative facilities
revenue, integration revenue, and transportation revenue.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 19.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:
Subdivision 1. General education revenue. (a) For fiscal year 2006 and
later through 2013, the general education revenue for each district
equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, extended time revenue, gifted
and talented revenue, basic skills revenue, training and experience revenue,
secondary sparsity revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, transportation
sparsity revenue, total operating capital revenue, equity revenue, alternative
teacher compensation revenue, and transition revenue.
(b) For fiscal years 2014 and later, a school district's
general education revenue equals the sum of its basic revenue, extended time
revenue, declining enrollment revenue, basic skills revenue, location equity
revenue, referendum replacement revenue, secondary sparsity revenue, elementary
sparsity revenue, transportation revenue, and total operating capital revenue.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 20.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:
Subd. 2. Basic revenue. (a) The basic revenue for each
district equals the formula allowance times the adjusted marginal cost
pupil units for the school year.
(b) The formula allowance for fiscal year 2007 is
$4,974. The formula allowance for fiscal
year 2008 is $5,074 and the formula allowance for fiscal year 2009 and
subsequent years is $5,124.
(c) The formula allowance for fiscal year 2014 is
$7,500. The formula allowance for fiscal
year 2015 and later equals the formula allowance for the previous year times
the sum of 1.0 and the greater of zero or the ratio of implicit price deflator,
as defined in section 275.70, subdivision 2, for the most recent year to the
implicit price deflator for the previous year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 21.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, is amended to
read:
Subd. 2a. Extended time revenue. (a) A school district's extended time
revenue is equal to the product of $4,601 the formula allowance for
that year and the sum of the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of
the district for each pupil in average daily membership in excess of 1.0 and
less than 1.2 according to section 126C.05, subdivision 8.
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(b) A school district's extended time revenue may be used for
extended day programs, extended week programs, summer school, and other
programming authorized under the learning year program.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 22. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 2c.
Declining enrollment revenue. A school district's declining
enrollment revenue equals the greater of zero or the product of: (1) the basic formula allowance for that year;
and (2) the difference between the mean average adjusted pupil units for the
three preceding years and the adjusted pupil units for the current year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 23. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 2d.
Location equity revenue. A school district's location equity
revenue equals the product of:
(1) .50;
(2) the basic formula allowance for that year;
(3) the district's adjusted pupil units for that year; and
(4) the district's location equity index minus .9.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 24. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 2e.
Referendum replacement
revenue. A school district's
referendum replacement revenue equals $500 times the district's adjusted pupil
units for that year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 25. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Compensatory education revenue. (a) The compensatory education revenue
for each building in the district equals the greater of: (1) $2,500 times the district's enrollment of
students eligible for free or reduced-price meals under section 126C.05,
subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1); or (2) 40 percent of the formula
allowance minus $415 times the compensation revenue pupil units computed
according to section 126C.05, subdivision 3.
Revenue shall be paid to the district and must be allocated according to
section 126C.15, subdivision 2.
(b) When the district contracting with an alternative program
under section 124D.69 changes prior to the start of a school year, the
compensatory revenue generated by pupils attending the program shall be paid to
the district contracting with the alternative program for the current school
year, and shall not be paid to the district contracting with the alternative
program for the prior school year.
(c) When the fiscal agent district for an area learning center
changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue shall be
paid to the fiscal agent district for the current school year, and shall not be
paid to the fiscal agent district for the prior school year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
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Sec. 26. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Basic skills revenue. A school district's basic skills revenue
equals the sum of:
(1) compensatory revenue under subdivision 3; plus
(2) limited English proficiency revenue under section 124D.65,
subdivision 5; plus.
(3) $250 times the limited English proficiency pupil units
under section 126C.05, subdivision 17.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 27. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply
only to subdivisions 7 and 8.
(a) "High school" means a public secondary school,
except a charter school under section 124D.10, that has pupils enrolled in at
least the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades.
If there is no high school in the district and the school is at least 19
15 miles from the next nearest school, the commissioner must designate one
school in the district as a high school for the purposes of this section.
(b) "Secondary average daily membership" means, for
a district that has only one high school, the average daily membership of
pupils served in grades 7 through 12.
For a district that has more than one high school, "secondary
average daily membership" for each high school means the product of the
average daily membership of pupils served in grades 7 through 12 in the high
school, times the ratio of six to the number of grades in the high school.
(c) "Attendance area" means the total surface area
of the district, in square miles, divided by the number of high schools in the
district. For a district that does not
operate a high school and is less than 19 15 miles from the
nearest operating high school, the attendance area equals zero.
(d) "Isolation index" for a high school means the
square root of 55 percent of the attendance area plus the distance in miles,
according to the usually traveled routes, between the high school and the
nearest high school. For a district in
which there is located land defined in section 84A.01, 84A.20, or 84A.31, the
distance in miles is the sum of:
(1) the square root of one-half of the attendance area; and
(2) the distance from the border of the district to the
nearest high school.
(e) "Qualifying high school" means a high school that
has an isolation index greater than 23 and that has secondary average daily
membership of less than 400.
(f) "Qualifying elementary school" means a public
elementary school, except a charter school under section 124D.10, that is
located 19 15 miles or more from the nearest elementary school or
from the nearest elementary school within the district and, in either case, has
an elementary average daily membership of an average of 20 or fewer per grade.
(g) "Elementary average daily membership" means, for
a district that has only one elementary school, the average daily membership of
pupils served in kindergarten through grade 6.
For a district that has more than one elementary school, "average
daily membership" for each school means the average daily membership of
pupils served in kindergarten through grade 6 multiplied by the ratio of seven
to the number of grades in the elementary school.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
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Sec. 28.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is amended to
read:
Subd. 13. Total operating capital and technology
revenue. (a) Total operating capital
revenue for a district equals: (1)
$50 times the adjusted pupil units for the school year for technology purposes;
(2) for any district not participating in the alternative facilities program
under section 123B.59, $600 times the adjusted pupil units for deferred
maintenance and health and safety purposes under sections 123B.57 and 123B.59;
(3) the amount determined under paragraph (b) or (c), plus $73;
and (4) $100 times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the
school year. The revenue must be placed
in a reserved account in the general fund and may only be used according to
subdivision 14.
(b) Capital revenue for a district equals $100 times the
district's maintenance cost index times its adjusted marginal cost pupil
units for the school year.
(c) The revenue for a district that operates a program under
section 124D.128, is increased by an amount equal to $30 times the number of marginal
cost adjusted pupil units served at the site where the program is
implemented.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 29.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, subdivision 14, is amended to
read:
Subd. 14. Uses of total operating capital
revenue. Technology revenue may
only be used for purposes in clauses (18), (19), (21), (23), and (24). Total operating capital revenue may be
used only for the following purposes:
(1) to acquire land for school purposes;
(2) to acquire or construct buildings for school purposes;
(3) to rent or lease buildings, including the costs of
building repair or improvement that are part of a lease agreement;
(4) to improve and repair school sites and buildings, and
equip or reequip school buildings with permanent attached fixtures, including
library media centers;
(5) for a surplus school building that is used substantially
for a public nonschool purpose;
(6) to eliminate barriers or increase access to school
buildings by individuals with a disability;
(7) to bring school buildings into compliance with the State
Fire Code adopted according to chapter 299F;
(8) to remove asbestos from school buildings, encapsulate
asbestos, or make asbestos-related repairs;
(9) to clean up and dispose of polychlorinated biphenyls
found in school buildings;
(10) to clean up, remove, dispose of, and make repairs
related to storing heating fuel or transportation fuels such as alcohol,
gasoline, fuel oil, and special fuel, as defined in section 296A.01;
(11) for energy audits for school buildings and to modify
buildings if the audit indicates the cost of the modification can be recovered
within ten years;
(12) to improve buildings that are leased according to
section 123B.51, subdivision 4;
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(13) to pay special assessments levied against school
property but not to pay assessments for service charges;
(14) to pay principal and interest on state loans for energy
conservation according to section 216C.37 or loans made under the Douglas J.
Johnson Economic Protection Trust Fund Act according to sections 298.292 to
298.298;
(15) to purchase or lease interactive telecommunications
equipment;
(16) by board resolution, to transfer money into the debt
redemption fund to: (i) pay the amounts
needed to meet, when due, principal and interest payments on certain
obligations issued according to chapter 475; or (ii) pay principal and interest
on debt service loans or capital loans according to section 126C.70;
(17) to pay operating capital-related assessments of any
entity formed under a cooperative agreement between two or more districts;
(18) to purchase or lease computers and related materials,
copying machines, telecommunications equipment, and other noninstructional
equipment;
(19) to purchase or lease assistive technology or equipment
for instructional programs;
(20) to purchase textbooks;
(21) to purchase new and replacement library media resources
or technology;
(22) to purchase vehicles;
(23) to purchase or lease telecommunications equipment,
computers, and related equipment for integrated information management systems
for:
(i) managing and reporting learner outcome information for
all students under a results-oriented graduation rule;
(ii) managing student assessment, services, and achievement
information required for students with individual education plans; and
(iii) other classroom information management needs; and
(24) to pay personnel costs directly related to the
acquisition, operation, and maintenance of telecommunications systems,
computers, related equipment, and network and applications software.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014.
Sec. 30.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, subdivision 18, is amended to
read:
Subd. 18. Transportation sparsity revenue
allowance. (a) A district's
transportation sparsity allowance equals the greater of zero or the result of
the following computation:
(i) Multiply the formula allowance according to subdivision
2, by .1469.
(ii) Multiply the result in clause (i) by the district's
sparsity index raised to the 26/100 power.
(iii) Multiply the result in clause (ii) by the district's
density index raised to the 13/100 power.
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(iv) Multiply the formula allowance according to subdivision
2, by .0485.
(v) Subtract the result in clause (iv) from the result in
clause (iii).
(b) Transportation sparsity revenue is equal to the
transportation sparsity allowance times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 31.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
Subd. 18a.
Transportation revenue. (a) A school district's transportation
revenue equals the sum of its transportation sparsity revenue, hazardous
transportation revenue, and bus purchase revenue.
(b) A school district's transportation sparsity revenue
equals its transportation sparsity allowance times its adjusted pupil units for
that year.
(c) A school district's hazardous transportation aid equals the
amount necessary to provide transportation services to students facing
hazardous transportation conditions. A
district's hazardous transportation aid must not exceed 20 percent of the
district's total regular to and from school transportation costs for that
year. For any year, a school district
may receive aid under this paragraph only after the school board has considered
the comprehensive plan for hazardous transportation submitted by the district's
pupil transportation safety committee at a regularly scheduled meeting of the
school board. The comprehensive plan may
not be adopted until after the board has allowed the public reasonable time to
testify on the plan.
(d) A school district's bus purchase revenue equals five
percent of the district's spending on transportation services for the previous
fiscal year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 32. [126C.115] INNOVATION REVENUE.
(a) A school district must use its innovation revenue to implement
evidence-based innovation premised on research-based curriculum and instruction
and other education programs and practices, including best teaching practices,
that are known to improve academic performance for diverse groups of students. If a school district demonstrates low growth
and needs to improve students' current achievement and educational growth, as
measured by a growth-based value-added system under section 120B.35, the school
district must submit a plan to the commissioner, developed in consultation with
interested parents, that describes how the district proposes to use its
innovation revenue to supplement state reading requirements under section
120B.12, subdivision 1, and state math and science requirements under section
120B.023, subdivision 2, paragraphs (b) and (d), and improve student
outcomes. The plan must:
(1) identify specific education goals, consistent with this
section, and the indicators to demonstrate progress toward achieving those
goals, which may include a value-added assessment model under sections 120B.35
and 120B.362;
(2) supplement current district initiatives that may
transform district programs, practices, and processes sufficient to
significantly improve student outcomes, which may include, among other
initiatives, an organizational assessment and performance improvement process
under section 120B.3625; and
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(3) demonstrate how innovation revenue helps narrow and
eliminate differences in student academic achievement in reading, math, and
science based on student measures of mobility, attendance, race and ethnicity,
gender, English language learner status, eligibility for free or reduced price
lunch, and special education, among other outcomes.
(b) After transmitting its plan to the commissioner, a
district must spend its innovation revenue effectively and efficiently, consistent
with its plan. A school district that
submits an innovation revenue plan under paragraph (a) must report annually by
June 30 to the commissioner and post on the district's official Web site
reliable and accessible information and supporting longitudinal data showing
the amount of progress the district made in the immediately preceding school
year and previous school years in realizing its innovation revenue goals. The commissioner must analyze the data from
the annual district reports and post the analysis on the department's official
Web site.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 33.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.13, subdivision 4, is amended to
read:
Subd. 4. General education aid. For fiscal years 2007 and later, A
district's general education aid is the sum of the following amounts
equals its:
(1) general education revenue, excluding equity revenue,
total operating capital revenue, alternative teacher compensation revenue, and
transition revenue;
(2) operating capital aid under section 126C.10, subdivision
13b;
(3) equity aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 30;
(4) alternative teacher compensation aid under section
126C.10, subdivision 36;
(5) transition aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 33 for that
year;
(6) (2) shared time aid under section
126C.01, subdivision 7;
(7) (3) referendum aid under section
126C.17, subdivisions 7 and 7a; and
(8) (4) online learning aid according to
section 124D.096.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.
Sec. 34.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.13, subdivision 5, is amended to
read:
Subd. 5. Uses of revenue. Except as provided in sections
126C.10, subdivision 14; 126C.12; and 126C.15, (a) General education
revenue may be used during the regular school year and the summer for general
and special school purposes and for prekindergarten programs except as
limited by paragraph (b).
(b) General education revenue set-asides include:
(1) 1.0 percent of basic revenue must be used only for gifted
and talented activities consistent with section 120B.15;
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(2) 5.0 percent of basic
revenue must be used only to implement a district's innovative revenue program
activities under section 126C.115;
(3) basic skills revenue
must be used according to section 126C.15; and
(4) operating capital
revenue must be spent according to section 126C.10, subdivision 14.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal
year 2014 and later.
Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.17,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Referendum
allowance. (a) For fiscal year
2003 and later, a district's initial referendum revenue allowance equals the
sum of the allowance under section 126C.16, subdivision 2, plus any additional
allowance per resident marginal cost pupil unit authorized under subdivision 9
before May 1, 2001, for fiscal year 2002 and later, plus the referendum
conversion allowance approved under subdivision 13, minus $415. For districts with more than one referendum
authority, the reduction must be computed separately for each authority. The reduction must be applied first to the
referendum conversion allowance and next to the authority with the earliest
expiration date. A district's initial
referendum revenue allowance may not be less than zero.
(b) For fiscal year 2003, a
district's referendum revenue allowance equals the initial referendum allowance
plus any additional allowance per resident marginal cost pupil unit authorized
under subdivision 9 between April 30, 2001, and December 30, 2001, for fiscal
year 2003 and later.
(c) For fiscal year 2004 and
later, A
district's referendum revenue allowance equals the sum of:
(1) the product of (i)
the ratio of the resident marginal cost pupil units the district would have counted
for fiscal year 2004 under Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 126C.05, to the
district's resident marginal cost pupil units for fiscal year 2004, times (ii)
the greater of zero or the district's initial referendum allowance plus
any additional allowance per resident marginal cost pupil unit authorized under
subdivision 9 between April 30, 2001, and May 30, 2003, for fiscal year 2003
and later 2014 less $500, plus
(2) any additional allowance
per resident marginal cost pupil unit authorized under subdivision 9
after May 30, 2003 2012, for fiscal year 2005 2014
and later.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal
year 2014 and later.
Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.17,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Referendum
equalization revenue. (a) For
fiscal year 2003 and later, A district's referendum equalization revenue
equals the sum of the first tier referendum equalization revenue and the second
tier referendum equalization revenue.
(b) A district's first tier
referendum equalization revenue equals the district's first tier referendum
equalization allowance times the district's resident marginal cost pupil units
for that year.
(c) For fiscal year 2006, a
district's first tier referendum equalization allowance equals the lesser of
the district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or $500. For fiscal year 2007, a district's first tier
referendum equalization allowance equals the lesser of the district's referendum
allowance under subdivision 1 or $600.
For fiscal year 2008 and
later,
(b) A
district's first tier referendum equalization allowance equals the lesser of
the district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or $700.
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(d) (c) A district's second tier
referendum equalization revenue equals the district's second tier referendum
equalization allowance times the district's resident marginal cost pupil units
for that year.
(e) For fiscal year 2006, a
district's second tier referendum equalization allowance equals the lesser of
the district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or 18.6 percent of the
formula allowance, minus the district's first tier referendum equalization
allowance. For fiscal year 2007 and
later,
(d) A
district's second tier referendum equalization allowance equals the lesser of
the district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or 26 percent of the
formula allowance, minus the district's first tier referendum equalization
allowance.
(f) (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (e)
(d), the second tier referendum allowance for a district qualifying for
secondary sparsity revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 7, or elementary
sparsity revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 8, equals the district's
referendum allowance under subdivision 1 minus the district's first tier
referendum equalization allowance.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal
year 2014.
Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.17,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Referendum
equalization levy. (a) For fiscal
year 2003 and later, A district's referendum equalization levy equals the
sum of the first tier referendum equalization levy and the second tier
referendum equalization levy.
(b) A district's first tier
referendum equalization levy equals the district's first tier referendum
equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
referendum market value per resident marginal cost pupil unit to $476,000
100 percent of the statewide referendum market value equalizing factor.
(c) A district's second tier
referendum equalization levy equals the district's second tier referendum
equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
referendum market value per resident marginal cost pupil unit to $270,000
60 percent of the statewide referendum market value equalizing factor.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal
year 2014.
Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.20, is
amended to read:
126C.20 ANNUAL GENERAL EDUCATION AID APPROPRIATION.
There is annually
appropriated from the general fund to the department the amount
amounts necessary for: (1)
general education aid; (2) special education aid; (3) debt service aid; and
(4) the school bond agricultural credit.
This amount These amounts must be reduced by the amount of
any money specifically appropriated for the same purpose in any year from any
state fund.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal
year 2014 and later.
Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.40,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. To
lease building or land. (a) When an
independent or a special school district or a group of independent or special
school districts finds it economically advantageous to rent or lease a building
or land for any instructional purposes or administrative purpose,
or for school storage or furniture repair, and it determines that the operating
capital revenue authorized under section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is
insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the commissioner for permission
to make an additional capital expenditure levy for this purpose. An application for permission to levy under
this subdivision must contain financial justification for the proposed levy,
the terms and conditions of the proposed lease, and a description of the space
to be leased and its proposed use.
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(b) The criteria for approval of applications to levy under
this subdivision must include: the
reasonableness of the price, the appropriateness of the space to the proposed
activity, the feasibility of transporting pupils to the leased building or
land, conformity of the lease to the laws and rules of the state of Minnesota,
and the appropriateness of the proposed lease to the space needs and the
financial condition of the district. The
commissioner must not authorize a levy under this subdivision in an amount
greater than the cost to the district of renting or leasing a building or land
for approved purposes. The proceeds of
this levy must not be used for custodial or other maintenance services. A district may not levy under this
subdivision for the purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned building or
site to itself.
(c) For agreements finalized after July 1, 1997, a district
may not levy under this subdivision for the purpose of leasing: (1) a newly constructed building used
primarily for regular kindergarten, elementary, or secondary instruction; or
(2) a newly constructed building addition or additions used primarily for
regular kindergarten, elementary, or secondary instruction that contains more
than 20 percent of the square footage of the previously existing building.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a district may levy under
this subdivision for the purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned
building or site to itself only if the amount is needed by the district to make
payments required by a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase
agreement, or other deferred payments agreement authorized by law, and the levy
meets the requirements of paragraph (c).
A levy authorized for a district by the commissioner under this
paragraph may be in the amount needed by the district to make payments required
by a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other
deferred payments agreement authorized by law, provided that any agreement include
a provision giving the school districts the right to terminate the agreement
annually without penalty.
(e) The total levy under this subdivision for a district for
any year must not exceed $150 times the resident pupil units for the fiscal
year to which the levy is attributable.
(f) For agreements for which a review and comment have been
submitted to the Department of Education after April 1, 1998, the term
"instructional purpose" as used in this subdivision excludes
expenditures on stadiums.
(g) The commissioner of education may authorize a school
district to exceed the limit in paragraph (e) if the school district petitions
the commissioner for approval. The
commissioner shall grant approval to a school district to exceed the limit in
paragraph (e) for not more than five years if the district meets the following
criteria:
(1) the school district has been experiencing pupil
enrollment growth in the preceding five years;
(2) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term
public interest;
(3) the purpose of the increased levy promotes colocation of
government services; and
(4) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term
interest of the district by avoiding over construction of school facilities.
(h) A school district that is a member of an intermediate
school district may include in its authority under this section the costs
associated with leases of administrative and classroom space for intermediate
school district programs. This authority
must not exceed $43 $50 times the adjusted marginal cost pupil
units of the member districts. This
authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section.
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(i) In addition to the
allowable capital levies in paragraph (a), a district that is a member of the
"Technology and Information Education Systems" data processing joint
board, that finds it economically advantageous to enter into a lease purchase
agreement for a building for a group of school districts or special school
districts for staff development purposes, may levy for its portion of lease
costs attributed to the district within the total levy limit in paragraph (e).
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal
year 2014 and later.
Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.51, is
amended to read:
127A.51 STATEWIDE AVERAGE REVENUE.
By October 1 of each year
the commissioner must estimate the statewide average adjusted general revenue
per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit and the disparity in adjusted general
revenue among pupils and districts by computing the ratio of the 95th
percentile to the fifth percentile of adjusted general revenue. The commissioner must provide that
information to all districts.
If the disparity in adjusted
general revenue as measured by the ratio of the 95th percentile to the fifth
percentile increases in any year, the commissioner shall recommend to the legislature
options for change in the general education formula that will limit the
disparity in adjusted general revenue to no more than the disparity for the
previous school year. The commissioner
must submit the recommended options to the education committees of the
legislature by January 15.
For purposes of this section
and section 126C.10, adjusted general revenue means:
(1) for fiscal year 2002,
the sum of basic revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 2; supplemental
revenue under section 126C.10, subdivisions 9 and 12; transition revenue under
section 126C.10, subdivision 20; referendum revenue under section 126C.17; and
equity revenue under section 126C.10, subdivisions 24a and 24b; and
(2) for fiscal year 2003 and
later through 2013, the sum of basic revenue under section 126C.10,
subdivision 2; referendum revenue under section 126C.17; and equity revenue
under section 126C.10, subdivisions 24a and 24b.; and
(3) for fiscal year 2014 and
later, the sum of basic revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, and
referendum revenue under section 126C.17.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2014 and
later.
Sec. 41. PHASE-IN.
Subdivision 1. Baseline
revenue. A school district's
baseline revenue equals the revenue amounts for the aid appropriations
calculated under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.20, calculated using the
current year's data and the revenue formulas in place in Minnesota Statutes
2008.
Subd. 2. New
revenue. A school district's
new revenue equals the revenue amounts for the aid appropriations calculated
under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.20, calculated using the current year's
data and the revenue formulas in place under this act.
Subd. 3. Phase-in
schedule. A school district's
revenue amounts for the revenue formulas listed in subdivisions 1 and 2 equals
the district's baseline revenue plus the percent of the difference specified in
subdivision 6 multiplied by the number of years of the phase in specified in
subdivision 7.
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Subd. 4.
Aid. A school district's aid entitlement
for the formulas listed under this act equals the district's baseline aid plus
the phase-in percentage times the new aid amounts calculated under this act.
Subd. 5.
Levy. A school district levy for the
formulas listed in this act equals the levy for the same formulas calculated
under Minnesota Statutes 2008, and the phase-in percentage times the new
revenue amounts for the levy calculated under this act.
Subd. 6.
Percentage. The phase-in percentage equals 25
percent.
Subd. 7.
Years of phase-in. The new revenue under this section is
phased in over four years.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2013.
Sec. 42. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
In the year 2014 and subsequent editions of Minnesota
Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall change all references to "adjusted
marginal cost pupil units" to "adjusted pupil units" and all
references to "resident marginal cost pupil units" to "resident
pupil units."
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2013.
Sec. 43. REPEALER.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 123B.54; 123B.57,
subdivisions 3, 4, and 5; 123B.591; 125A.76, subdivision 4; 125A.79,
subdivision 6; 126C.10, subdivisions 2b, 13a, 13b, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 31a, 31b, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36; 126C.12; 126C.126; and 127A.50, are
repealed.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
revenue for fiscal year 2014.
ARTICLE 9
FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 123B.54, is amended to read:
123B.54
DEBT SERVICE APPROPRIATION.
(a) $9,109,000 in fiscal year 2009, $7,948,000
$6,608,000 in fiscal year 2010, $9,275,000 $8,465,000 in
fiscal year 2011, $9,574,000 $16,900,000 in fiscal year 2012, and
$8,904,000 $19,175,000 in fiscal year 2013 and later are
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education for payment
of debt service equalization aid under section 123B.53.
(b) The appropriations in paragraph (a) must be reduced by
the amount of any money specifically appropriated for the same purpose in any
year from any state fund.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. Laws 2009,
chapter 96, article 4, section 12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Debt service equalization. For debt service aid according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:
$
7,948,000 6,608,000 .
. . . . 2010
$
9,275,000 8,465,000 .
. . . . 2011
The 2010 appropriation includes
$851,000 for 2009 and $7,097,000 $5,757,000 for 2010.
The 2011 appropriation includes $788,000
$2,128,000 for 2010 and $8,487,000 $6,337,000 for 2011.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 3. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 5, section 13,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Kindergarten
milk. For kindergarten milk aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.118:
$
1,098,000 1,104,000 .
. . . . 2010
$
1,120,000 1,126,000 .
. . . . 2011
ARTICLE 10
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, PREVENTION,
SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND LIFELONG
LEARNING
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 121A.16, is
amended to read:
121A.16 EARLY CHILDHOOD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT SCREENING; PURPOSE.
The legislature finds that early
detection of children's health and developmental problems can reduce their
later need for costly care, minimize their physical and educational
disabilities, and aid in their rehabilitation.
The purpose of sections 121A.16 to 121A.19 is to assist parents and
communities in improving the health of Minnesota children and in planning
educational and health programs. Charter
schools that elect to provide a screening program must comply with the
requirements of sections 121A.16 to 121A.19.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 121A.17,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Developmental
screening program information. The
board must inform each resident family with a child eligible to participate in
the developmental screening program, and a charter school that provides screening
must inform families that apply for admission to the charter school, about
the availability of the program and the state's requirement that a child
receive a developmental screening or provide health records indicating that the
child received a comparable developmental screening from a public or private
health care organization or individual health care provider not later than 30
days after the first day of attending kindergarten in a public school. A school district must inform all resident
families with eligible children under age seven, and a charter school that
provides screening must inform families that apply for admission to the charter
school, that their children may receive a developmental screening conducted
either by the school district or by a public or private health care
organization or individual health care provider and that the screening is not
required if a statement signed by the child's parent or guardian is submitted
to the administrator or other person having general control and supervision of
the school that the child has not been screened.
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Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
124D.10, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8. Federal,
state, and local requirements. (a) A
charter school shall meet all federal, state, and local health and safety
requirements applicable to school districts.
(b) A school must comply with
statewide accountability requirements governing standards and assessments in
chapter 120B.
(c) A school sponsored by a school
board may be located in any district, unless the school board of the district
of the proposed location disapproves by written resolution.
(d) A charter school must be
nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, employment practices, and all
other operations. A sponsor may not
authorize a charter school or program that is affiliated with a nonpublic
sectarian school or a religious institution.
A charter school student must be released for religious instruction,
consistent with section 120A.22, subdivision 12, clause (3).
(e) Charter schools must not be
used as a method of providing education or generating revenue for students who
are being home-schooled.
(f) The primary focus of a charter
school must be to provide a comprehensive program of instruction for at least
one grade or age group from five through 18 years of age. Instruction may be provided to people younger
than five years and older than 18 years of age.
(g) A charter school may not charge
tuition.
(h) A charter school is subject to
and must comply with chapter 363A and section 121A.04.
(i) A charter school is subject to
and must comply with the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act, sections 121A.40 to 121A.56,
and the Minnesota Public School Fee Law, sections 123B.34 to 123B.39.
(j) A charter school is subject to
the same financial audits, audit procedures, and audit requirements as a
district. Audits must be conducted in
compliance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards, the Federal
Single Audit Act, if applicable, and section 6.65. A charter school is subject to and must
comply with sections 15.054; 118A.01; 118A.02; 118A.03; 118A.04; 118A.05;
118A.06; 471.38; 471.391; 471.392; and 471.425.
The audit must comply with the requirements of sections 123B.75 to
123B.83, except to the extent deviations are necessary because of the program at
the school. Deviations must be approved
by the commissioner and authorizer. The
Department of Education, state auditor, legislative auditor, or authorizer may
conduct financial, program, or compliance audits. A charter school determined to be in
statutory operating debt under sections 123B.81 to 123B.83 must submit a plan
under section 123B.81, subdivision 4.
(k) A charter school is a district
for the purposes of tort liability under chapter 466.
(l) A charter school must comply
with chapters 13 and 13D; and sections 120A.22, subdivision 7; 121A.75; and
260B.171, subdivisions 3 and 5.
(m) A charter school is subject to
the Pledge of Allegiance requirement under section 121A.11, subdivision 3.
(n) A charter school offering
online courses or programs must comply with section 124D.095.
(o) A charter school and charter
school board of directors are subject to chapter 181.
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(p) A charter school must
comply with section 120A.22, subdivision 7, governing the transfer of students'
educational records and sections 138.163 and 138.17 governing the management of
local records.
(q) A charter school that
provides early childhood health and developmental screening must comply with
sections 121A.16 to 121A.19.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.141,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Membership;
duties. Two members of the house of representatives,
one appointed by the speaker and one appointed by the minority leader; and two
members of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the
Committee on Rules and Administration, including one member of the minority;
the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee; and two parents
with a child under age six, shall be added to the membership of the State
Advisory Council on Early Education and Care.
The council must fulfill the duties required under the federal Improving
Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 as provided in Public Law 110‑134.
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.141,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Additional
duties. The following duties are
added to those assigned to the council under federal law:
(1) make recommendations on
the most efficient and effective way to leverage state and federal funding
streams for early childhood and child care programs;
(2) make recommendations on
how to coordinate or colocate early childhood and child care programs in one
state Office of Early Learning;.
The council shall establish a task force to develop these
recommendations. The task force shall
include two nonexecutive branch or nonlegislative branch representatives from the
council; six representatives from the early childhood caucus; two
representatives each from the Departments of Education, Human Services, and
Health; one representative each from a local public health agency, a local
county human services agency, and a school district; and two representatives
from the private nonprofit organizations that support early childhood programs
in Minnesota. In developing
recommendations in coordination with existing efforts of the council, the task
force shall consider how to:
(i) consolidate and
coordinate resources and public funding streams for early childhood education
and child care, and ensure the accountability and coordinated development of
all early childhood education and child care services to children from birth to
kindergarten entrance;
(ii) create a seamless
transition from early childhood programs to kindergarten;
(iii) encourage family
choice by ensuring a mixed system of high-quality public and private programs,
with local points of entry, staffed by well-qualified professionals;
(iv) ensure parents a
decisive role in the planning, operation, and evaluation of programs that aid
families in the care of children;
(v) provide consumer
education and accessibility to early childhood education and child care resources;
(vi) advance the quality of
early childhood education and child care programs in order to support the
healthy development of children and preparation for their success in school;
(vii) develop a seamless
service delivery system with local points of entry for early childhood
education and child care programs administered by local, state, and federal
agencies;
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(viii) ensure effective
collaboration between state and local child welfare programs and early
childhood mental health programs and the Office of Early Learning;
(ix) develop and manage an
effective data collection system to support the necessary functions of a
coordinated system of early childhood education and child care in order to
enable accurate evaluation of its impact;
(x) respect and be sensitive
to family values and cultural heritage; and
(xi) establish the
administrative framework for and promote the development of early childhood
education and child care services in order to provide that these services,
staffed by well-qualified professionals, are available in every community for
all families that express a need for them.
In addition, the task force
must consider the following responsibilities for transfer to the Office of
Early Learning:
(A) responsibilities of the
commissioner of education for early childhood education programs and financing under
sections 119A.50 to 119A.535, 121A.16 to 121A.19, and 124D.129 to 124D.2211;
(B) responsibilities of the
commissioner of human services for child care assistance, child care
development, and early childhood learning and child protection facilities programs
and financing under chapter 119B and section 256E.37; and
(C) responsibilities of the
commissioner of health for family home visiting programs and financing under
section 145A.17.
Any costs incurred by the
council in making these recommendations will be paid from private funds. If no private funds are received, the council
will not proceed in making these recommendations. The council will report its recommendations to
the governor and the legislature by January 15, 2011;
(3) review program evaluations
regarding high-quality early childhood programs; and
(4) make recommendations to
the governor and legislature, including proposed legislation on how to most
effectively create a high-quality early childhood system in Minnesota in order
to improve the educational outcomes of children so that all children are
school-ready by 2020.;
(5) make recommendations to
the governor and the legislature by March 1, 2011, on the creation and
implementation of a statewide school readiness report card to monitor progress
toward the goal of having all children ready for kindergarten by the year
2020. The recommendations shall include
what should be measured including both children and system indicators, what
benchmarks should be established to measure state progress toward the goal, and
how frequently the report card should be published. In making their recommendations, the council
shall consider the indicators and strategies for Minnesota's early childhood
system report, the Minnesota school readiness study, developmental assessment
at kindergarten entrance, and the work of the council's accountability
committee. Any costs incurred by the
council in making these recommendations will be paid from private funds. If no private funds are received, the council
will not proceed in making these recommendations; and
(6) make recommendations to
the governor and the legislature on how to screen earlier and comprehensively
assess children for school readiness in order to provide increased early
interventions and increase the number of children ready for kindergarten. In formulating their recommendations, the
council shall consider:
(i) ways to interface with
parents of children who are not participating in early childhood education or
care programs;
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(ii) ways to interface with
family child care providers, child care centers, and school-based early
childhood and Head Start programs;
(iii) if there are
age-appropriate and culturally sensitive screening and assessment tools for
three-, four-, and five-year-olds;
(iv) the role of the medical
community in screening;
(v) incentives for parents to
have children screened at an earlier age;
(vi) incentives for early
education and care providers to comprehensively assess children in order to
improve instructional practice;
(vii) how to phase in
increases in screening and assessment over time;
(viii) how the screening and
assessment data will be collected and used and who will have access to the
data;
(ix) how to monitor progress
toward the goal of having 50 percent of three-year-old children screened and 50
percent of five-year-old children assessed for school readiness by 2015 and 100
percent of three-year-old children screened and five-year-old children assessed
for school readiness by 2020; and
(x) costs to meet these
benchmarks.
The council shall consider
the screening instruments and comprehensive assessment tools used in Minnesota
early childhood education and care programs and kindergarten. The council may survey early childhood
education and care programs in the state to determine the screening and
assessment tools being used or rely on previously collected survey data, if
available. For purposes of this
subdivision, "school readiness" is defined as the child's skills,
knowledge, and behaviors at kindergarten entrance in these areas of child
development: social; self-regulation;
cognitive, including language, literacy, and mathematical thinking; and
physical. For purposes of this
subdivision, "screening" is defined as the activities used to
identify a child who may need further evaluation to determine delay in
development or disability. For purposes
of this subdivision, "assessment" is defined as the activities used
to determine a child's level of performance in order to promote the child's
learning and development. Any costs
incurred by the council in making these recommendations will be paid from
private funds. If no private funds are
received, the council will not proceed in making these recommendations. The council will report its recommendations
to the governor and legislature by January 15, 2012, with an interim report on
February 15, 2011.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
124D.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Program
requirements. A school readiness
program provider must:
(1) assess each child's cognitive
skills with a comprehensive child assessment instrument when the child enters
and again before the child leaves the program to inform program planning and
parents and promote kindergarten readiness;
(2) provide comprehensive program
content and intentional instructional practice aligned with the state early
childhood learning guidelines and kindergarten standards and based on early
childhood research and professional practice that is focused on children's
cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills and development and prepares
children for the transition to kindergarten, including early literacy skills;
(3) coordinate appropriate
kindergarten transition with parents and kindergarten teachers;
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(4) arrange for early
childhood screening and appropriate referral;
(5) (4) involve
parents in program planning and decision making;
(6) (5) coordinate
with relevant community-based services;
(7) (6) cooperate
with adult basic education programs and other adult literacy programs;
(8) (7) ensure
staff-child ratios of one-to-ten and maximum group size of 20 children with the
first staff required to be a teacher; and
(9) (8) have
teachers knowledgeable in early childhood curriculum content, assessment, and
instruction.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.15,
subdivision 12, is amended to read:
Subd. 12. Program
fees. A district must adopt a
sliding fee schedule based on a family's income but must waive a fee for a
participant unable to pay. School
districts must use school readiness aid for eligible children. Children who do not meet the eligibility
requirements in subdivision 15 may participate on a fee-for-service basis.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.15, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 15. Eligibility. A child is eligible to participate in
a school readiness program if the child:
(1) is at least three years
old on September 1;
(2) has completed health and
developmental screening within 90 days of program enrollment under sections
121A.16 to 121A.19; and
(3) has one or more of the
following risk factors:
(i) qualifies for free or
reduced-price lunch;
(ii) is an English language
learning child;
(iii) is homeless;
(iv) has an individualized
education program (IEP) or an individual interagency intervention plan (IIIP);
(v) is identified, through
health and developmental screenings under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19, with a
potential risk factor that may influence learning; or
(vi) is defined as at risk
by the school district.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.20,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8. Uses
of general revenue. (a) General
community education revenue may be used for:
(1) nonvocational, recreational,
and leisure time activities and programs;
(2) programs for adults with
disabilities, if the programs and budgets are approved by the department;
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(3) adult basic education
programs, according to section 124D.52;
(4) summer programs for
elementary and secondary pupils;
(5) implementation of a
youth development plan;
(6) implementation of a
youth service program;
(7) early childhood family
education programs, according to section 124D.13; and
(8) school readiness
programs, according to section 124D.15; and
(9) extended day programs,
according to section 124D.19, subdivision 11.
(9) (b) In addition to
money from other sources, a district may use up to ten percent of its community
education revenue for equipment that is used exclusively in community education
programs. This revenue may be used only
for the following purposes:
(i) (1) to purchase or lease
computers and related materials;
(ii) (2) to purchase or lease
equipment for instructional programs; and
(iii) (3) to purchase textbooks and
library books.
(b) (c) General community education
revenue must not be used to subsidize the direct activity costs for adult
enrichment programs. Direct activity
costs include, but are not limited to, the cost of the activity leader or
instructor, cost of materials, or transportation costs."
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act
relating to education; providing for policy and funding for early childhood
through grade 12 education including general education, education excellence,
special programs, facilities and technology, accounting, state agencies, pupil
transportation, education finance reform, forecast adjustments, early childhood
education, prevention, self-sufficiency, and lifelong learning; authorizing
rulemaking; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2008, sections 3.303, by adding a subdivision; 11A.16, subdivision 5; 16A.125,
subdivision 5; 120A.41; 120B.021, subdivision 1; 120B.07; 120B.15; 121A.16;
121A.17, subdivision 5; 122A.16; 122A.18, subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.23,
subdivision 2; 123B.12; 123B.147, subdivision 3; 123B.53, subdivision 5;
123B.57, as amended; 123B.63, subdivision 3; 123B.75, subdivision 5, by adding
a subdivision; 123B.88, subdivision 13; 123B.90, subdivision 3; 123B.92,
subdivision 5; 124D.09, subdivision 20; 124D.141, subdivisions 1, 2; 124D.15,
subdivision 12, by adding a subdivision; 124D.20, subdivision 8; 124D.4531, as
amended; 124D.59, subdivision 2; 124D.65, subdivision 5; 125A.03; 125A.21,
subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 7; 125A.515, by adding a subdivision; 125A.69,
subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivision 5; 125A.79, subdivisions 1, 7; 126C.01, by
adding subdivisions; 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 17; 126C.10,
subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 6, 13, 13a, 14, 18, by adding subdivisions;
126C.126; 126C.13, subdivisions 4, 5; 126C.17, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, by adding
a subdivision; 126C.20; 126C.40, subdivision 1; 126C.54; 127A.30, subdivision
2; 127A.42, subdivision 2; 127A.43; 127A.441; 127A.45, subdivisions 2, 3, 13,
by adding subdivisions; 127A.51; 169.447, subdivision 2a; 169.4503, by adding a
subdivision; 171.321, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement,
sections 16A.152, subdivision 2, as amended; 120B.023, subdivision 2; 120B.30,
subdivisions 1, 1a, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 120B.35, subdivision 3;
120B.36, subdivision 1; 122A.09, subdivision 4; 122A.40, subdivision 8;
122A.41, subdivision 5; 123B.143, subdivision 1; 123B.54; 123B.92, subdivision
1; 124D.10, subdivisions 3, 4, 4a, 6a, 8, 11, 23; 124D.15, subdivision 3;
125A.02, subdivision 1; 125A.091, subdivision 7; 125A.63, subdivisions 2, 4, 5;
126C.41,
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subdivision 2; 126C.44;
171.02, subdivision 2b; 256B.0625, subdivision 26; Laws 2009, chapter 79,
article 5, section 60; Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, sections 64; 67,
subdivisions 14, 17; article 4, section 12, subdivision 3; article 5, section
13, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
120B; 121A; 122A; 123A; 123B; 124D; 125A; 126C; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2008, sections 122A.24; 123B.54; 123B.57, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 123B.591;
125A.54; 125A.76, subdivision 4; 125A.79, subdivision 6; 126C.10, subdivisions
2b, 13a, 13b, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 31a, 31b, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36;
126C.12; 126C.126; 127A.46; 127A.50."
With the recommendation that
when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
The report was adopted.
Solberg from the Committee
on Ways and Means to which was referred:
H. F. No. 3281,
A bill for an act relating to retirement; various retirement plans; increasing
certain contribution rates; suspending certain post-retirement adjustments;
reducing certain postretirement adjustment increase rates; reducing interest
rates on refunds; reducing deferred annuity augmentation rates; eliminating
interest on reemployed annuitant earnings limitation deferred accounts;
increasing certain vesting requirements; increasing certain early retirement
reduction rates; reducing certain benefit accrual rates; extending certain
amortization periods; making changes of an administrative nature for retirement
plans administered by the Minnesota State Retirement Association; revising
insurance withholding for certain retired public employees; authorizing state
patrol plan service credit for leave procedures; addressing plan coverage
errors and omitted contributions; revising unlawful discharge annuity repayment
requirements; requiring employment unit accommodation of daily valuation of
investment accounts; eliminating administrative fee maximum for the
unclassified state employees retirement program; making changes of an
administrative nature in the general employees retirement plan of the Public
Employees Retirement Association, the public employees police and fire
retirement plan, and the defined contribution retirement plan; making various
administrative modifications in the voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer
firefighter retirement plan of the Public Employees Retirement Association;
revising purchase of salary credit procedures in certain partial salary
situations; adding new partial salary credit purchase authority for partial
paid medical leaves and budgetary leaves; redefining TRA allowable service
credit; defining annual base salary; requiring base salary reporting by
TRA-covered employing units; making changes of an administrative nature in the
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System individual retirement account
plan; setting deadline dates for actuarial reporting; extending and revising an
early retirement incentive program; permitting the court-ordered revocation of
an optional annuity election in certain marriage dissolutions; transfer of the
administrative functions of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund to the
Public Employees Retirement Association; creation of MERF consolidation account
within the Public Employees Retirement Association; making various technical
corrections relating to volunteer fire relief associations; revising
break-in-service return to firefighting authorizations; authorizing Minnesota
deferred compensation plan service pension transfers; revising payout defaults
in survivor benefits; authorizing corrections of certain special fund deposits;
requiring a retirement fund investment authority study; authorizing certain
bylaw amendments; making technical changes; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 3A.02, subdivision 4; 3A.07; 11A.04; 11A.23,
subdivision 4; 13D.01, subdivision 1; 43A.17, subdivision 9; 43A.316,
subdivision 8; 69.021, subdivision 10; 69.051, subdivision 3; 126C.41,
subdivision 3; 256D.21; 352.01, subdivision 2a; 352.03, subdivision 4; 352.04,
subdivision 9; 352.113, subdivision 1; 352.115, subdivisions 1, 10; 352.12,
subdivision 2; 352.22, subdivisions 2, 3; 352.72, subdivisions 1, 2; 352.91, by
adding a subdivision; 352.93, subdivisions 1, 2a, 3a; 352.931, subdivision 1;
352.965, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 352B.02, as amended; 352B.08, subdivisions 1,
2a; 352B.11, subdivision 2b; 352B.30, subdivisions 1, 2; 352D.015, subdivisions
4, 9, by adding a subdivision; 352D.02, subdivisions 1, 1c, 2, 3; 352D.03;
352D.04, subdivisions 1, 2; 352D.05, subdivisions 3, 4; 352D.06, subdivision 3;
352D.065, subdivision 3; 352D.09, subdivisions 3, 7; 352F.07; 353.01,
subdivisions 2b, 2d, by adding subdivisions; 353.0161, subdivision 2; 353.03,
subdivision 1; 353.05;
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353.27, as amended; 353.29,
subdivision 1; 353.30, subdivision 1c; 353.32, subdivisions 1, 1a; 353.34,
subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6; 353.37, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5; 353.46,
subdivisions 2, 6; 353.64, subdivision 7; 353.651, subdivisions 1, 4; 353.657,
subdivisions 1, 2a; 353.71, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 353.86, subdivisions 1, 2;
353.87, subdivisions 1, 2; 353.88; 353D.01, subdivision 2; 353D.03, subdivision
1; 353D.04, subdivisions 1, 2; 353E.04, subdivisions 1, 4; 353E.07,
subdivisions 1, 2; 353F.025, subdivisions 1, 2; 353F.03; 354.05, by adding a
subdivision; 354.07, subdivision 5; 354.091; 354.42, subdivisions 3, 7, by
adding subdivisions; 354.52, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 354.66,
subdivision 3; 354.71; 354A.011, subdivision 27; 354A.12, subdivisions 1, 3c,
by adding a subdivision; 354A.27, subdivisions 5, 6, by adding a subdivision;
354A.31, subdivision 1; 354A.35, subdivision 1; 354A.37, subdivisions 2, 3, 4;
354A.39; 354B.25, subdivisions 1, 3; 354C.14; 355.095, subdivision 1; 356.214,
subdivision 1; 356.215, subdivisions 3, 8; 356.216; 356.24, subdivision 1;
356.30, subdivisions 1, 3; 356.302, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 7; 356.303,
subdivisions 2, 4; 356.315, subdivision 5; 356.351, subdivision 1; 356.407,
subdivision 2; 356.431, subdivision 1; 356.465, subdivision 3; 356.47,
subdivision 3; 356.50, subdivision 4; 356.64; 356.65, subdivision 2; 356.91;
356.96, subdivisions 2, 3, 7, 8; 356A.06, subdivision 8; 422A.101, subdivision
3; 422A.26; 473.511, subdivision 3; 473.606, subdivision 5; 475.52, subdivision
6; 490.123, by adding a subdivision; 518.58, subdivisions 3, 4; Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 6.67; 69.011, subdivision 1; 69.031,
subdivision 5; 69.772, subdivision 6; 69.773, subdivision 6; 352.01,
subdivision 2b; 352.75, subdivision 4; 352.95, subdivision 2; 352B.011,
subdivision 3; 353.01, subdivisions 2, 2a, 16; 353.06; 353.27, subdivisions 2,
3, 7; 353.33, subdivision 1; 353.371, subdivision 4; 353.65, subdivisions 2, 3;
353F.02, subdivision 4; 353G.05, subdivision 2; 353G.06, subdivision 1;
353G.08; 353G.09, subdivision 3; 353G.11, subdivision 1, by adding a
subdivision; 354.42, subdivision 2; 354.47, subdivision 1; 354.49, subdivision
2; 354.52, subdivision 4b; 354.55, subdivision 11; 354A.12, subdivision 2a;
356.20, subdivision 2; 356.215, subdivision 11; 356.32, subdivision 2; 356.351,
subdivision 2; 356.401, subdivision 3; 356.415, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding
subdivisions; 356.96, subdivisions 1, 5; 423A.02, subdivision 3; 424A.01,
subdivisions 1, 6; 424A.015, by adding a subdivision; 424A.016, subdivisions 4,
7; 424A.02, subdivisions 9, 10; 424A.05, subdivision 3, by adding a
subdivision; 424A.08; 480.181, subdivision 2; Laws 2006, chapter 271, article
3, section 43, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 169, article 4, section 49;
article 5, section 2; article 7, section 4; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 352B; 353; 353G; 356; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2008, sections 13.63, subdivision 1; 69.011, subdivision 2a; 352.91,
subdivision 5; 353.01, subdivision 40; 353.46, subdivision 1a; 353.88; 353D.03,
subdivision 2; 353D.12; 354A.27, subdivision 1; 354C.15; 356.43; 422A.01,
subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13a, 17, 18; 422A.02;
422A.03; 422A.04; 422A.05, subdivisions 1, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 5, 6, 8;
422A.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7; 422A.08, subdivision 1; 422A.09;
422A.10; 422A.101, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 2a; 422A.11; 422A.12; 422A.13;
422A.14, subdivision 1; 422A.15; 422A.151; 422A.155; 422A.156; 422A.16, subdivisions
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 422A.17; 422A.18, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7;
422A.19; 422A.20; 422A.21; 422A.22, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 6; 422A.23,
subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; 422A.231; 422A.24; 422A.25;
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 422A.06, subdivision 8; 422A.08,
subdivision 5; 424A.001, subdivision 6; Laws 2009, chapter 169, article 10,
section 32.
Reported the
same back with the following amendments:
Page 172,
line 4, after "$27,000,000" insert ", but the total
supplemental contribution amount plus the contributions under paragraphs (c)
and (d) may not exceed $34,000,000"
Page 236,
after line 23, insert:
"Section
1. [352.016]
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EMPLOYEES; FURLOUGH SERVICE AND SALARY CREDIT.
A furloughed
employee of the University of Minnesota who is a member of the general state
employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System may obtain
allowable service credit and salary credit for the furlough period. The allowable service and salary credit
authorization under this section is a leave of absence authorization for
purposes of section 352.017 and the purchase payment procedure of section
352.017, subdivision 2, applies.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective the day following final enactment.
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of Page 11027
Sec. 2. [353.012]
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EMPLOYEES; FURLOUGH SERVICE AND SALARY CREDIT.
A
furloughed employee of the University of Minnesota who is a member of the
public employees police and fire plan may obtain allowable service and salary
credit for the furlough period. The
allowable service and salary credit authorization is a leave of absence
authorization for purposes of section 353.0161 and the purchase payment
procedure of section 353.0161, subdivision 2, applies.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment."
Renumber
the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Correct the
title numbers accordingly
With the
recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Lenczewski from the Committee on Taxes to which was referred:
H. F. No. 3729, A bill for an act relating to
the financing of state and local government; making technical, policy,
administrative, enforcement, and clarifying changes to individual income,
corporate franchise, estate, sales and use, lodging, gross receipts, cigarette,
tobacco, insurance, property, credits, payments, minerals, petroleum, local
taxes, local government aid, job opportunity building zones, emergency debt
certificates, and various taxes and tax-related provisions; clarifying nexus
standards for sales and income taxes; specifying duties of assessors; tax
increment financing; tax-forfeited lands; increasing watershed district
borrowing authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 60A.209,
subdivision 1; 82B.035, subdivision 2; 103D.335, subdivision 17; 270.41,
subdivision 5; 270C.34, subdivision 1; 270C.52, subdivision 2; 270C.87;
270C.94, subdivision 3; 272.02, subdivision 42; 272.025, subdivisions 1, 3;
272.029, subdivisions 4, 7; 273.061, subdivisions 7, 8; 273.113, subdivision 3;
273.1392; 275.71, subdivision 5; 279.01, subdivision 3; 279.37, subdivision 1;
282.01, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2, 3, 4, 7, 7a, by adding subdivisions;
289A.08, subdivision 7; 289A.09, subdivision 2; 289A.10, subdivision 1;
289A.12, subdivision 14; 289A.30, subdivision 2; 289A.50, subdivisions 2, 4;
289A.60, subdivision 7; 290.014, subdivision 2; 290.067, subdivision 1;
290.0921, subdivision 3; 290.17, subdivision 2; 295.55, subdivisions 2, 3;
297A.61, subdivisions 3, 7, by adding subdivisions; 297A.62, as amended;
297A.66, by adding a subdivision; 297A.665; 297A.68, subdivision 39, by adding
a subdivision; 297A.70, subdivision 13; 297A.995, subdivisions 10, 11; 297F.01,
subdivision 22a; 297F.04, by adding a subdivision; 297F.07, subdivision 4;
297F.25, subdivision 1; 297I.01, subdivision 9; 297I.05, subdivision 7;
297I.30, subdivisions 1, 2, 7, 8; 297I.40, subdivisions 1, 5; 297I.65, by
adding a subdivision; 298.282, subdivision 1; 469.319, subdivision 5; 469.3193;
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 134.34, subdivision 4; 273.111,
subdivision 9; 273.114, subdivision 2; 273.124, subdivision 3a; 273.13,
subdivision 25; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.70, subdivision 5; 289A.18,
subdivision 1; 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19b, 19d; 290.06, subdivision 2c;
290.0671, subdivision 1; 290.091, subdivision 2; 291.005, subdivision 1;
297I.35, subdivision 2; 469.174, subdivision 22; 475.755; 477A.013, subdivision
8; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 50, as
amended; Laws 2009, chapter 88, article 4, section 5; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 270C; 296A; 645; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2008, sections 282.01, subdivisions 9, 10, 11; 297I.30, subdivisions
4, 5, 6; 383A.76; Laws 2009, chapter 88, article 12, section 21.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
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Delete everything after the
enacting clause and insert:
"ARTICLE 1
PROPERTY TAXES
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 82B.035,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Assessors. Nothing in this chapter shall be
construed as requiring the licensing of persons employed and acting in their
capacity as assessors for political subdivisions of the state and performing
duties enumerated in section 273.061, subdivision 7 or 8.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment for testimony offered and opinions or reports prepared in cases or
proceedings that have not been finally resolved.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 270.075,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Rate
of tax. The commissioner shall
determine the rate of tax to be levied and collected against the net tax
capacity as determined pursuant to section 270.074, subdivision 2 3,
to generate revenues sufficient to fund the airflight property tax portion of
each year's state airport fund appropriation, as certified to the commissioner
by the commissioner of transportation. The
certification shall be presented to the commissioner prior to December 31 of
each year. The property tax portion
of the state airport fund appropriation is the difference between the total
fund appropriation and the estimated total fund revenues from other sources for
the state fiscal year in which the tax is payable and may include a portion
of the balance in the state airports fund as determined to be available by the
commissioner of transportation. If
a levy amount has not been certified by September 1 of a levy year, the
commissioner shall use the last previous certified amount to determine the rate
of tax. The certification by the
commissioner of transportation to the commissioner shall state the total fund
appropriation and shall list individually the estimated fund revenues including
the account carryover balance in the airport fund. The difference of these amounts shall be
shown as the property tax portion of the state airport fund appropriation.
If a levy amount has not
been certified by December 31 of a levy year, the commissioner shall use the
last previous certified amount to determine the rate of tax, and shall notify
the chairs and the ranking minority members of the committees of the house of
representatives and senate having jurisdiction over the Department of
Transportation that a certification was not made under this subdivision.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2011
and thereafter.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 270.075,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Notice
of taxes; payment. As soon as
practicable and not later than December March 1 next following
the levy of the tax, the commissioner shall give actual notice to the airline
company of the net tax capacity and of the tax.
The taxes imposed under sections 270.071 to 270.079 shall become due and
payable on January April 1 following the levy thereof. If any tax is not paid on the due date or, if
an appeal is made pursuant to section 270.076, within 60 days after notice of
an increased tax, a late payment penalty of five percent of the unpaid tax
shall be assessed. If the tax remains
unpaid for more than 30 days, an additional penalty of five percent of the
unpaid tax is imposed for each additional 30 days or fraction of 30 days that
the tax remains unpaid. The penalty
imposed under this section must not exceed the lesser of $25,000 or 25 percent
of the unpaid tax. The unpaid tax and
penalty shall bear interest at the rate specified in section 270C.40 from the
time such tax should have been paid until paid.
All interest and penalties shall be added to the tax and collected as a part
thereof.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2011
and thereafter.
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Sec. 4. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 270.41, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Prohibited activity. A licensed assessor or other person
employed by an assessment jurisdiction or contracting with an assessment
jurisdiction for the purpose of valuing or classifying property for property
tax purposes is prohibited from making appraisals or analyses, accepting an
appraisal assignment, or preparing an appraisal report as defined in section
82B.02, subdivisions 2 to 5, on any property within the assessment jurisdiction
where the individual is employed or performing the duties of the assessor under
contract. Violation of this prohibition
shall result in immediate revocation of the individual's license to assess
property for property tax purposes. This
prohibition must not be construed to prohibit an individual from carrying out
any duties required for the proper assessment of property for property tax
purposes or performing duties enumerated in section 273.061, subdivision 7
or 8. If a formal resolution has
been adopted by the governing body of a governmental unit, which specifies the
purposes for which such work will be done, this prohibition does not apply to
appraisal activities undertaken on behalf of and at the request of the
governmental unit that has employed or contracted with the individual. The resolution may only allow appraisal
activities which are related to condemnations, right-of-way acquisitions, or
special assessments.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment for testimony offered and opinions or reports
prepared in cases or proceedings that have not been finally resolved.
Sec. 5. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 272.0213, is amended to read:
272.0213 LEASED
SEASONAL-RECREATIONAL LAND.
(a) A county board may elect, by resolution, to exempt
from taxation, including the tax under section 273.19, qualified lands. "Qualified lands" for purposes of
this section means property that:
(1) is owned by a county, city, town, or the state,
or the federal governments;
(2) is rented by the entity for noncommercial
seasonal-recreational or noncommercial seasonal-recreational residential use;
and
(3) was rented for the purposes specified in clause (2) and
was exempt from taxation for property taxes payable in 2008.
(b) Lands owned by the federal government and rented for
noncommercial seasonal-recreational or noncommercial seasonal-recreational
residential use is exempt from taxation, including the tax under section
273.19.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective beginning
with taxes payable in 2011.
Sec. 6. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 273.061, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. Division of duties between local and county
assessor. The duty of the duly
appointed local assessor shall be to view and appraise the value of all
property as provided by law, but all the book work shall be done by the county
assessor, or the assessor's assistants, and the value of all property subject
to assessment and taxation shall be determined by the county assessor, except
as otherwise hereinafter provided. If
directed by the county assessor, the local assessor shall perform the duties
enumerated in subdivision 8, paragraph (16).
Sec. 7. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 273.061, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8. Powers and duties. The county assessor shall have the
following powers and duties:
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(1) To call upon and confer with the township and city
assessors in the county, and advise and give them the necessary instructions
and directions as to their duties under the laws of this state, to the end that
a uniform assessment of all real property in the county will be attained.
(2) To assist and instruct the local assessors in the
preparation and proper use of land maps and record cards, in the property
classification of real and personal property, and in the determination of
proper standards of value.
(3) To keep the local assessors in the county advised of all
changes in assessment laws and all instructions which the assessor receives
from the commissioner of revenue relating to their duties.
(4) To have authority to require the attendance of groups of
local assessors at sectional meetings called by the assessor for the purpose of
giving them further assistance and instruction as to their duties.
(5) To immediately commence the preparation of a large scale
topographical land map of the county, in such form as may be prescribed by the
commissioner of revenue, showing thereon the location of all railroads,
highways and roads, bridges, rivers and lakes, swamp areas, wooded tracts,
stony ridges and other features which might affect the value of the land. Appropriate symbols shall be used to indicate
the best, the fair, and the poor land of the county. For use in connection with the topographical
land map, the assessor shall prepare and keep available in the assessor's
office tables showing fair average minimum and maximum market values per acre
of cultivated, meadow, pasture, cutover, timber and waste lands of each
township. The assessor shall keep the
map and tables available in the office for the guidance of town assessors,
boards of review, and the county board of equalization.
(6) To also prepare and keep available in the office for the
guidance of town assessors, boards of review and the county board of
equalization, a land valuation map of the county, in such form as may be
prescribed by the commissioner of revenue.
This map, which shall include the bordering tier of townships of each
county adjoining, shall show the average market value per acre, both with and
without improvements, as finally equalized in the last assessment of real
estate, of all land in each town or unorganized township which lies outside the
corporate limits of cities.
(7) To regularly examine all conveyances of land outside the
corporate limits of cities of the first and second class, filed with the county
recorder of the county, and keep a file, by descriptions, of the considerations
shown thereon. From the information
obtained by comparing the considerations shown with the market values assessed,
the assessor shall make recommendations to the county board of equalization of
necessary changes in individual assessments or aggregate valuations.
(8) To become familiar with the values of the different items
of personal property so as to be in a position when called upon to advise the
boards of review and the county board of equalization concerning property,
market values thereof.
(9) While the county board of equalization is in session, to
give it every possible assistance to enable it to perform its duties. The assessor shall furnish the board with all
necessary charts, tables, comparisons, and data which it requires in its
deliberations, and shall make whatever investigations the board may desire.
(10) At the request of either the board of county commissioners
or the commissioner of revenue, to investigate applications for reductions of
valuation and abatements and settlements of taxes, examine the real or personal
property involved, and submit written reports and recommendations with respect
to the applications, in such form as may be prescribed by the board of county
commissioners and commissioner of revenue.
(11) To make diligent search each year for real and personal
property which has been omitted from assessment in the county, and report all such
omissions to the county auditor.
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(12) To regularly confer with county assessors in all adjacent
counties about the assessment of property in order to uniformly assess and
equalize the value of similar properties and classes of property located in
adjacent counties. The conference shall
emphasize the assessment of agricultural and commercial and industrial property
or other properties that may have an inadequate number of sales in a single
county.
(13) To render such other services pertaining to the
assessment of real and personal property in the county as are not inconsistent
with the duties set forth in this section, and as may be required by the board
of county commissioners or by the commissioner of revenue.
(14) To maintain a record, in conjunction with other county
offices, of all transfers of property to assist in determining the proper
classification of property, including but not limited to, transferring
homestead property and name changes on homestead property.
(15) To determine if a homestead application is required due
to the transfer of homestead property or an owner's name change on homestead
property.
(16) To perform appraisals of property, review the original
assessment and determine the accuracy of the original assessment, prepare an
appraisal or appraisal report, and testify before any court or other body as an
expert or otherwise on behalf of the assessor's jurisdiction with respect to
properties in that jurisdiction.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment for testimony offered and opinions or reports
prepared in cases or proceedings that have not been finally resolved.
Sec. 8. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 273.1231, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Applicability. For purposes of sections 273.1231 to 273.1235
273.1236, the following words, terms, and phrases have the meanings given
them in this section unless the language or context clearly indicates that a
different meaning is intended.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
assessment year 2010 and thereafter.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes
2008, section 273.1232, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Reassessments required. For the purposes of sections 273.1231 to 273.1235
273.1236, the county assessor must reassess all damaged property in a
disaster or emergency area, except that the commissioner of revenue shall
reassess all property for which an application is submitted to the commissioner
under section 273.1233 or 273.1235. As
soon as practical, the assessor or commissioner of revenue must report the
reassessed value to the county auditor.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
assessment year 2010 and thereafter.
Sec. 10. [273.1236] DISASTER-DAMAGED HOMES;
PARTIAL VALUATION EXCLUSION.
(a) A homestead property that (1) sustained physical damage
from a disaster or emergency resulting in a reassessed market value that is at
least $15,000 less than the market value of the property established for the
January 2 assessment in the year in which the damage occurred, (2) has been
substantially restored or rebuilt by the end of the year following the year in
which the damage occurred, (3) has a gross living area after reconstruction
that does not exceed 130 percent of the gross living area prior to the disaster
or emergency, and (4) has an estimated market value for the assessment year
following the year in which the restoration or reconstruction was substantially
completed that exceeds its estimated market value established for the January 2
assessment in the year in which the damage occurred by at least $25,000 due to
the restoration or reconstruction, is eligible for a valuation exclusion under
this section for the two assessment years immediately following the year in
which the restoration or reconstruction was completed.
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(b) The assessor shall determine the difference between the
estimated market value established for the January 2 assessment in the year in
which the damage occurred and the estimated market value established for the
January 2 assessment in the year following the completion of the restoration or
reconstruction.
(c) In the first assessment year following the restoration or
reconstruction, all of the difference identified under paragraph (b) shall be
excluded in determining taxable market value.
In the second assessment year following the restoration or
reconstruction, half of the difference identified under paragraph (b) shall be
excluded in determining taxable market value.
(d) For the purposes of this section, "gross living
area" includes only above-grade living area, and does not include any
finished basement living area.
(e) Application for the valuation exclusion under this section
must be filed by January 2 of the year following the year in which the
restoration or reconstruction was substantially completed. The application must be filed with the
assessor of the county in which the property is located on the form prescribed
by the commissioner of revenue.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
assessment year 2010 and thereafter. The
application deadline in paragraph (e) is extended to June 30, 2010, for
restoration or reconstruction substantially completed in 2009.
Sec. 11. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 273.124, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. General rule. (a) Residential real estate that is
occupied and used for the purposes of a homestead by its owner, who must be a Minnesota
resident, is a residential homestead.
Agricultural land, as defined in section 273.13, subdivision
23, that is occupied and used as a homestead by its owner, who must be a
Minnesota resident, is an agricultural homestead.
Dates for establishment of a homestead and homestead treatment
provided to particular types of property are as provided in this section.
Property held by a trustee under a trust is eligible for
homestead classification if the requirements under this chapter are satisfied.
The assessor shall require proof, as provided in subdivision
13, of the facts upon which classification as a homestead may be
determined. Notwithstanding any other
law, the assessor may at any time require a homestead application to be filed
in order to verify that any property classified as a homestead continues to be
eligible for homestead status.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Department of Revenue
may, upon request from an assessor, verify whether an individual who is
requesting or receiving homestead classification has filed a Minnesota income
tax return as a resident for the most recent taxable year for which the
information is available.
When there is a name change or a transfer of homestead
property, the assessor may reclassify the property in the next assessment
unless a homestead application is filed to verify that the property continues
to qualify for homestead classification.
(b) For purposes of this section, homestead property shall
include property which is used for purposes of the homestead but is separated
from the homestead by a road, street, lot, waterway, or other similar
intervening property. The term
"used for purposes of the homestead" shall include but not be limited
to uses for gardens, garages, or other outbuildings commonly associated with a
homestead, but shall not include vacant land held primarily for future
development. In order to receive
homestead treatment for the noncontiguous property, the owner must use the
property for the purposes of the homestead, and must apply to the assessor,
both by the deadlines given in subdivision 9.
After initial qualification for the homestead treatment, additional
applications for subsequent years are not required.
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(c) Residential real estate that is occupied and used for
purposes of a homestead by a relative of the owner is a homestead but only to
the extent of the homestead treatment that would be provided if the related
owner occupied the property. For
purposes of this paragraph and paragraph (g), "relative" means a
parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister,
uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece. This
relationship may be by blood or marriage.
Property that has been classified as seasonal residential recreational
property at any time during which it has been owned by the current owner or
spouse of the current owner will not be reclassified as a homestead unless it
is occupied as a homestead by the owner; this prohibition also applies to
property that, in the absence of this paragraph, would have been classified as
seasonal residential recreational property at the time when the residence was
constructed. Neither the related
occupant nor the owner of the property may claim a property tax refund under
chapter 290A for a homestead occupied by a relative. In the case of a residence located on
agricultural land, only the house, garage, and immediately surrounding one acre
of land shall be classified as a homestead under this paragraph, except as
provided in paragraph (d). In the
case of nonagricultural property, this paragraph only applies to applications
approved before December 16, 2010.
(d) Agricultural property that is occupied and used for
purposes of a homestead by a relative of the owner, is a homestead, only to the
extent of the homestead treatment that would be provided if the related owner
occupied the property, and only if all of the following criteria are met:
(1) the relative who is occupying the agricultural property
is a son, daughter, brother, sister, grandson, granddaughter, father, or mother
of the owner of the agricultural property or a son, daughter, brother, sister,
grandson, or granddaughter of the spouse of the owner of the agricultural
property;
(2) the owner of the agricultural property must be a
Minnesota resident;
(3) the owner of the agricultural property must not receive homestead
treatment on any other agricultural property in Minnesota; and
(4) the owner of the agricultural property is limited to only
one agricultural homestead per family under this paragraph.
Neither the related occupant nor the owner of the property may
claim a property tax refund under chapter 290A for a homestead occupied by a
relative qualifying under this paragraph.
For purposes of this paragraph, "agricultural property" means
the house, garage, other farm buildings and structures, and agricultural land.
Application must be made to the assessor by the owner of the
agricultural property to receive homestead benefits under this paragraph. The assessor may require the necessary proof
that the requirements under this paragraph have been met.
(e) In the case of property owned by a property owner who is
married, the assessor must not deny homestead treatment in whole or in part if
only one of the spouses occupies the property and the other spouse is absent
due to: (1) marriage dissolution
proceedings, (2) legal separation, (3) employment or self-employment in another
location, or (4) other personal circumstances causing the spouses to live
separately, not including an intent to obtain two homestead classifications for
property tax purposes. To qualify under
clause (3), the spouse's place of employment or self-employment must be at
least 50 miles distant from the other spouse's place of employment, and the
homesteads must be at least 50 miles distant from each other. Homestead treatment, in whole or in part,
shall not be denied to the owner's spouse who previously occupied the residence
with the owner if the absence of the owner is due to one of the exceptions
provided in this paragraph.
(f) The assessor must not deny homestead treatment in whole
or in part if:
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(1) in the case of a
property owner who is not married, the owner is absent due to residence in a
nursing home, boarding care facility, or an elderly assisted living facility
property as defined in section 273.13, subdivision 25a, and the property is not
otherwise occupied; or
(2) in the case of a
property owner who is married, the owner or the owner's spouse or both are
absent due to residence in a nursing home, boarding care facility, or an
elderly assisted living facility property as defined in section 273.13,
subdivision 25a, and the property is not occupied or is occupied only by the
owner's spouse.
(g) If an individual is
purchasing property with the intent of claiming it as a homestead and is
required by the terms of the financing agreement to have a relative shown on
the deed as a co-owner, the assessor shall allow a full homestead classification. This provision only applies to first-time
purchasers, whether married or single, or to a person who had previously been
married and is purchasing as a single individual for the first time. The application for homestead benefits must
be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and must contain the data necessary
for the assessor to determine if full homestead benefits are warranted.
(h) If residential or
agricultural real estate is occupied and used for purposes of a homestead by a
child of a deceased owner and the property is subject to jurisdiction of
probate court, the child shall receive relative homestead classification under
paragraph (c) or (d) to the same extent they would be entitled to it if the
owner was still living, until the probate is completed. For purposes of this paragraph,
"child" includes a relationship by blood or by marriage.
(i) If a single-family home,
duplex, or triplex classified as either residential homestead or agricultural
homestead is also used to provide licensed child care, the portion of the
property used for licensed child care must be classified as a part of the
homestead property.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
273.124, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
Subd. 3a. Manufactured
home park cooperative. (a) When
a manufactured home park is owned by a corporation or association organized
under chapter 308A or 308B, and each person who owns a share or shares in the
corporation or association is entitled to occupy a lot within the park, the
corporation or association may claim homestead treatment for each lot
occupied by a shareholder the park.
Each lot must be designated by legal description or number, and each lot
is limited to not more than one-half acre of land for each homestead.
(b) The manufactured home park
shall be valued and assessed as if it were homestead property within class 1
entitled to homestead treatment if all of the following criteria are met:
(1) the occupant is using
the property as a permanent residence;
(2) the occupant or the
cooperative corporation or association is paying the ad valorem property
taxes and any special assessments levied against the land and structure either
directly, or indirectly through dues to the corporation or association;
and
(3) (2) the corporation or
association organized under chapter 308A or 308B is wholly owned by persons
having a right to occupy a lot owned by the corporation or association.
(c) A charitable corporation,
organized under the laws of Minnesota with no outstanding stock, and granted a
ruling by the Internal Revenue Service for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status,
qualifies for homestead treatment with respect to member residents of the
a manufactured home park who if its members hold residential
participation warrants entitling them to occupy a lot in the manufactured home
park.
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(d) "Homestead treatment" under this subdivision
means the class rate provided for class 4c property classified under section
273.13, subdivision 25, paragraph (d), clause (5), item (ii). The homestead market value credit under
section 273.1384 does not apply and the property taxes assessed against the
park shall not be included in the determination of taxes payable for rent paid
under section 290A.03.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for taxes
payable in 2011 and thereafter.
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 273.124, subdivision 8, is amended to
read:
Subd. 8. Homestead owned by or leased to family farm
corporation, joint farm venture, limited liability company, or
partnership. (a) Each family farm
corporation; each joint family farm venture; and each limited liability company
or partnership which operates a family farm; is entitled to class 1b under
section 273.13, subdivision 22, paragraph (b), or class 2a assessment for one homestead
occupied by a shareholder, member, or partner thereof who is residing on the
land, and actively engaged in farming of the land owned by the family farm
corporation, joint family farm venture, limited liability company, or
partnership. Homestead treatment applies
even if legal title to the property is in the name of the family farm
corporation, joint family farm venture, limited liability company, or
partnership, and not in the name of the person residing on it.
"Family farm corporation," "family farm,"
and "partnership operating a family farm" have the meanings given in
section 500.24, except that the number of allowable shareholders, members, or
partners under this subdivision shall not exceed 12. "Limited liability company" has the
meaning contained in sections 322B.03, subdivision 28, and 500.24, subdivision
2, paragraphs (l) and (m). "Joint
family farm venture" means a cooperative agreement among two or more farm
enterprises authorized to operate a family farm under section 500.24.
(b) In addition to property specified in paragraph (a), any
other residences owned by family farm corporations, joint family farm ventures,
limited liability companies, or partnerships described in paragraph (a) which
are located on agricultural land and occupied as homesteads by its
shareholders, members, or partners who are actively engaged in farming on
behalf of that corporation, joint farm venture, limited liability company, or
partnership must also be assessed as class 2a property or as class 1b property
under section 273.13.
(c) Agricultural property that is owned by a member, partner,
or shareholder of a family farm corporation or joint family farm venture,
limited liability company operating a family farm, or by a partnership
operating a family farm and leased to the family farm corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, or joint farm venture, as defined in paragraph
(a), is eligible for classification as class 1b or class 2a under section
273.13, if the owner is actually residing on the property, and is actually
engaged in farming the land on behalf of that corporation, joint farm venture,
limited liability company, or partnership.
This paragraph applies without regard to any legal possession rights of
the family farm corporation, joint family farm venture, limited liability
company, or partnership under the lease.
(d) Agricultural property that (1) is owned by a family farm
corporation, joint farm venture, limited liability company, or partnership and
(2) is contiguous to a class 2a homestead under section 273.13, subdivision 23,
or if noncontiguous, is located in the same township or city, or not farther
than four townships or cities, or combination thereof from a class 2a
homestead, and the class 2a homestead is owned by one of the shareholders, members,
or partners; is entitled to receive the first tier homestead class rate up to
the first tier maximum market value on any remaining market value not received
on the shareholder's, member's, or partner's homestead class 2a property. The owner must notify the county assessor by
July 1 that a portion of the market value under this subdivision may be
eligible for homestead classification for the current assessment year, for
taxes payable in the following year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
assessment year 2010 and thereafter, for taxes payable in 2011 and thereafter.
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Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 273.124, subdivision 14, is amended to
read:
Subd. 14. Agricultural homesteads; special
provisions. (a) Real estate of less
than ten acres that is the homestead of its owner must be classified as class
2a under section 273.13, subdivision 23, paragraph (a), if:
(1) the parcel on which the house is located is contiguous on
at least two sides to (i) agricultural land, (ii) land owned or administered by
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or (iii) land administered by the
Department of Natural Resources on which in lieu taxes are paid under sections
477A.11 to 477A.14;
(2) its owner also owns a noncontiguous parcel of
agricultural land that is at least 20 acres;
(3) the noncontiguous land is located not farther than four
townships or cities, or a combination of townships or cities from the
homestead; and
(4) the agricultural use value of the noncontiguous land and
farm buildings is equal to at least 50 percent of the market value of the
house, garage, and one acre of land.
Homesteads initially classified as class 2a under the
provisions of this paragraph shall remain classified as class 2a, irrespective
of subsequent changes in the use of adjoining properties, as long as the
homestead remains under the same ownership, the owner owns a noncontiguous
parcel of agricultural land that is at least 20 acres, and the agricultural use
value qualifies under clause (4).
Homestead classification under this paragraph is limited to property that
qualified under this paragraph for the 1998 assessment.
(b)(i) Agricultural property shall be classified as the
owner's homestead, to the same extent as other agricultural homestead property,
if all of the following criteria are met:
(1) the property consists of at least 40 acres including
undivided government lots and correctional 40's;
(2) the owner, the owner's spouse, the son or daughter of the
owner or owner's spouse, the brother or sister of the owner or owner's spouse,
or the grandson or granddaughter of the owner or the owner's spouse, is
actively farming the agricultural property, either on the person's own behalf
as an individual or on behalf of a partnership operating a family farm, family
farm corporation, joint family farm venture, or limited liability company of
which the person is a partner, shareholder, or member;
(3) both the owner of the agricultural property and the
person who is actively farming the agricultural property under clause (2), are
Minnesota residents;
(4) neither the owner nor the spouse of the owner claims
another agricultural homestead in Minnesota; and
(5) neither the owner nor the person actively farming the
property lives farther than four townships or cities, or a combination of four
townships or cities, from the agricultural property, except that if the owner
or the owner's spouse is required to live in employer-provided housing, the
owner or owner's spouse, whichever is actively farming the agricultural
property, may live more than four townships or cities, or combination of four
townships or cities from the agricultural property.
The relationship under this paragraph may be either by blood
or marriage.
(ii) Real property held by a trustee under a trust is
eligible for agricultural homestead classification under this paragraph if the
qualifications in clause (i) are met, except that "owner" means the
grantor of the trust.
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(iii) Property containing the residence of an owner who owns
qualified property under clause (i) shall be classified as part of the owner's
agricultural homestead, if that property is also used for noncommercial storage
or drying of agricultural crops.
(c) Noncontiguous land shall be included as part of a
homestead under section 273.13, subdivision 23, paragraph (a), only if the
homestead is classified as class 2a and the detached land is located in the
same township or city, or not farther than four townships or cities or
combination thereof from the homestead.
Any taxpayer of these noncontiguous lands must notify the county
assessor that the noncontiguous land is part of the taxpayer's homestead, and,
if the homestead is located in another county, the taxpayer must also notify
the assessor of the other county.
(d) Agricultural land used for purposes of a homestead and
actively farmed by a person holding a vested remainder interest in it must be
classified as a homestead under section 273.13, subdivision 23, paragraph
(a). If agricultural land is classified
class 2a, any other dwellings on the land used for purposes of a homestead by
persons holding vested remainder interests who are actively engaged in farming the
property, and up to one acre of the land surrounding each homestead and
reasonably necessary for the use of the dwelling as a home, must also be
assessed class 2a.
(e) Agricultural land and buildings that were class 2a
homestead property under section 273.13, subdivision 23, paragraph (a), for the
1997 assessment shall remain classified as agricultural homesteads for
subsequent assessments if:
(1) the property owner abandoned the homestead dwelling
located on the agricultural homestead as a result of the April 1997 floods;
(2) the property is located in the county of Polk, Clay,
Kittson, Marshall, Norman, or Wilkin;
(3) the agricultural land and buildings remain under the same
ownership for the current assessment year as existed for the 1997 assessment
year and continue to be used for agricultural purposes;
(4) the dwelling occupied by the owner is located in
Minnesota and is within 30 miles of one of the parcels of agricultural land
that is owned by the taxpayer; and
(5) the owner notifies the county assessor that the
relocation was due to the 1997 floods, and the owner furnishes the assessor any
information deemed necessary by the assessor in verifying the change in
dwelling. Further notifications to the
assessor are not required if the property continues to meet all the requirements
in this paragraph and any dwellings on the agricultural land remain
uninhabited.
(f) Agricultural land and buildings that were class 2a
homestead property under section 273.13, subdivision 23, paragraph (a), for the
1998 assessment shall remain classified agricultural homesteads for subsequent
assessments if:
(1) the property owner abandoned the homestead dwelling
located on the agricultural homestead as a result of damage caused by a March
29, 1998, tornado;
(2) the property is located in the county of Blue Earth,
Brown, Cottonwood, LeSueur, Nicollet, Nobles, or Rice;
(3) the agricultural land and buildings remain under the same
ownership for the current assessment year as existed for the 1998 assessment
year;
(4) the dwelling occupied by the owner is located in this
state and is within 50 miles of one of the parcels of agricultural land that is
owned by the taxpayer; and
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(5) the owner notifies the county assessor that the
relocation was due to a March 29, 1998, tornado, and the owner furnishes the
assessor any information deemed necessary by the assessor in verifying the
change in homestead dwelling. For taxes
payable in 1999, the owner must notify the assessor by December 1, 1998. Further notifications to the assessor are not
required if the property continues to meet all the requirements in this
paragraph and any dwellings on the agricultural land remain uninhabited.
(g) Agricultural property of a family farm corporation, joint
family farm venture, family farm limited liability company, or partnership
operating a family farm as described under subdivision 8 shall be classified
homestead, to the same extent as other agricultural homestead property, if all
of the following criteria are met:
(1) the property consists of at least 40 acres including
undivided government lots and correctional 40's;
(2) a shareholder, member, or partner of that entity is
actively farming the agricultural property;
(3) that shareholder, member, or partner who is actively
farming the agricultural property is a Minnesota resident;
(4) neither that shareholder, member, or partner, nor the
spouse of that shareholder, member, or partner claims another agricultural
homestead in Minnesota; and
(5) that shareholder, member, or partner does not live
farther than four townships or cities, or a combination of four townships or
cities, from the agricultural property.
Homestead treatment applies under this paragraph for property
leased to a family farm corporation, joint farm venture, limited liability
company, or partnership operating a family farm if legal title to the property
is in the name of an individual who is a member, shareholder, or partner in the
entity.
(h) To be eligible for the special agricultural homestead
under this subdivision, an initial full application must be submitted to the
county assessor where the property is located.
Owners and the persons who are actively farming the property shall be
required to complete only a one-page abbreviated version of the application in
each subsequent year provided that none of the following items have changed
since the initial application:
(1) the day-to-day operation, administration, and financial
risks remain the same;
(2) the owners and the persons actively farming the property
continue to live within the four townships or city criteria and are Minnesota
residents;
(3) the same operator of the agricultural property is listed
with the Farm Service Agency;
(4) a Schedule F or equivalent income tax form was filed for
the most recent year;
(5) the property's acreage is unchanged; and
(6) none of the property's acres have been enrolled in a
federal or state farm program since the initial application.
The owners and any persons who are actively farming the
property must include the appropriate Social Security numbers, and sign and
date the application. If any of the
specified information has changed since the full application was filed, the
owner must notify the assessor, and must complete a new application to
determine if the property continues to qualify for the special agricultural
homestead. The commissioner of revenue
shall prepare a standard reapplication form for use by the assessors.
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(i) Agricultural land and buildings that were class 2a
homestead property under section 273.13, subdivision 23, paragraph (a), for the
2007 assessment shall remain classified agricultural homesteads for subsequent
assessments if:
(1) the property owner abandoned the homestead dwelling
located on the agricultural homestead as a result of damage caused by the
August 2007 floods;
(2) the property is located in the county of Dodge, Fillmore,
Houston, Olmsted, Steele, Wabasha, or Winona;
(3) the agricultural land and buildings remain under the same
ownership for the current assessment year as existed for the 2007 assessment
year;
(4) the dwelling occupied by the owner is located in this
state and is within 50 miles of one of the parcels of agricultural land that is
owned by the taxpayer; and
(5) the owner notifies the county assessor that the relocation
was due to the August 2007 floods, and the owner furnishes the assessor any
information deemed necessary by the assessor in verifying the change in
homestead dwelling. For taxes payable in
2009, the owner must notify the assessor by December 1, 2008. Further notifications to the assessor are not
required if the property continues to meet all the requirements in this
paragraph and any dwellings on the agricultural land remain uninhabited.
(j) Agricultural land and buildings that were class 2a
homestead property under section 273.13, subdivision 23, paragraph (a), for the
2008 assessment shall remain classified as agricultural homesteads for
subsequent assessments if:
(1) the property owner abandoned the homestead dwelling
located on the agricultural homestead as a result of the March 2009 floods;
(2) the property is located in the county of Marshall;
(3) the agricultural land and buildings remain under the same
ownership for the current assessment year as existed for the 2008 assessment
year and continue to be used for agricultural purposes;
(4) the dwelling occupied by the owner is located in Minnesota
and is within 50 miles of one of the parcels of agricultural land that is owned
by the taxpayer; and
(5) the owner notifies the county assessor that the relocation
was due to the 2009 floods, and the owner furnishes the assessor any
information deemed necessary by the assessor in verifying the change in
dwelling. Further notifications to the
assessor are not required if the property continues to meet all the
requirements in this paragraph and any dwellings on the agricultural land
remain uninhabited.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
assessment years 2010 and 2011, for taxes payable in 2011 and 2012.
Sec. 15. Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 23, is amended to read:
Subd. 23. Class 2.
(a) An agricultural homestead consists of class 2a agricultural land
that is homesteaded, along with any class 2b rural vacant land that is
contiguous to the class 2a land under the same ownership. The market value of the house and garage and
immediately surrounding one acre of land has the same class rates as class 1a
or 1b property under subdivision 22. The
value of the remaining land including improvements up to the first tier
valuation limit of agricultural homestead property has a net class rate of 0.5
percent of market value. The remaining
property over the first tier has a class rate of one percent of market
value. For purposes of this subdivision,
the "first tier valuation limit of agricultural homestead property"
and "first tier" means the limit certified under section 273.11,
subdivision 23.
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(b) Class 2a agricultural
land consists of parcels of property, or portions thereof, that are
agricultural land and buildings. Class
2a property has a net class rate of one percent of market value, unless it is
part of an agricultural homestead under paragraph (a). Class 2a property must also include any
property that would otherwise be classified as 2b, but is interspersed with class
2a property, including but not limited to sloughs, wooded wind shelters,
acreage abutting ditches, ravines, rock piles, land subject to a setback
requirement, and other similar land that is impractical for the assessor to
value separately from the rest of the property or that is unlikely to be able
to be sold separately from the rest of the property.
An assessor may classify the
part of a parcel described in this subdivision that is used for agricultural
purposes as class 2a and the remainder in the class appropriate to its use.
(c) Class 2b rural vacant
land consists of parcels of property, or portions thereof, that are unplatted
real estate, rural in character and not used for agricultural purposes,
including land used for growing trees for timber, lumber, and wood and wood
products, that is not improved with a structure. The presence of a minor, ancillary
nonresidential structure as defined by the commissioner of revenue does not
disqualify the property from classification under this paragraph. Any parcel of 20 acres or more improved with
a structure that is not a minor, ancillary nonresidential structure must be
split-classified, and ten acres must be assigned to the split parcel containing
the structure. Class 2b property has a
net class rate of one percent of market value unless it is part of an
agricultural homestead under paragraph (a), or qualifies as class 2c under
paragraph (d).
(d) Class 2c managed forest
land consists of no less than 20 and no more than 1,920 acres statewide per
taxpayer that is being managed under a forest management plan that meets the
requirements of chapter 290C, but is not enrolled in the sustainable forest
resource management incentive program.
It has a class rate of .65 percent, provided that the owner of the
property must apply to the assessor in order for the property to initially
qualify for the reduced rate and provide the information required by the
assessor to verify that the property qualifies for the reduced rate. If the assessor receives the application and
information before May 1 in an assessment year, the property qualifies
beginning with that assessment year. If
the assessor receives the application and information after April 30 in an
assessment year, the property may not qualify until the next assessment
year. The commissioner of natural
resources must concur that the land is qualified. The commissioner of natural resources shall
annually provide county assessors verification information on a timely
basis. The presence of a minor,
ancillary nonresidential structure as defined by the commissioner of revenue
does not disqualify the property from classification under this paragraph.
(e) Agricultural land as
used in this section means contiguous acreage of ten acres or more, used during
the preceding year for agricultural purposes.
"Agricultural purposes" as used in this section means the
raising, cultivation, drying, or storage of agricultural products for sale, or
the storage of machinery or equipment used in support of agricultural
production by the same farm entity. For
a property to be classified as agricultural based only on the drying or storage
of agricultural products, the products being dried or stored must have been
produced by the same farm entity as the entity operating the drying or storage
facility. "Agricultural
purposes" also includes enrollment in the Reinvest in Minnesota program
under sections 103F.501 to 103F.535 or the federal Conservation Reserve Program
as contained in Public Law 99-198 or a similar state or federal conservation
program if the property was classified as agricultural (i) under this
subdivision for the assessment year 2002 or (ii) in the year prior to its
enrollment. Agricultural classification
shall not be based upon the market value of any residential structures on the
parcel or contiguous parcels under the same ownership.
(f) Real estate of less than
ten acres, which is exclusively or intensively used for raising or cultivating
agricultural products, shall be considered as agricultural land. To qualify under this paragraph, property that
includes a residential structure must be used intensively for one of the
following purposes:
(i) for drying or storage of
grain or storage of machinery or equipment used to support agricultural
activities on other parcels of property operated by the same farming entity;
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(ii) as a nursery, provided that only those acres used to
produce nursery stock are considered agricultural land;
(iii) for livestock or poultry confinement, provided that
land that is used only for pasturing and grazing does not qualify; or
(iv) for market farming; for purposes of this paragraph,
"market farming" means the cultivation of one or more fruits or
vegetables or production of animal or other agricultural products for sale to
local markets by the farmer or an organization with which the farmer is
affiliated.; or
(v) the commercial processing of milk into cheese products
from milk produced on the property.
(g) Land shall be classified as agricultural even if all or a
portion of the agricultural use of that property is the leasing to, or use by
another person for agricultural purposes.
Classification under this subdivision is not determinative
for qualifying under section 273.111.
(h) The property classification under this section
supersedes, for property tax purposes only, any locally administered
agricultural policies or land use restrictions that define minimum or maximum
farm acreage.
(i) The term "agricultural products" as used in
this subdivision includes production for sale of:
(1) livestock, dairy animals, dairy products, poultry and
poultry products, fur-bearing animals, horticultural and nursery stock, fruit
of all kinds, vegetables, forage, grains, bees, and apiary products by the
owner;
(2) fish bred for sale and consumption if the fish breeding
occurs on land zoned for agricultural use;
(3) the commercial boarding of horses, which may include
related horse training and riding instruction, if the boarding is done in
conjunction with on property that is also used for raising pasture to
graze horses or raising or cultivating other agricultural products
as defined in clause (1);
(4) property which is owned and operated by nonprofit
organizations used for equestrian activities, excluding racing;
(5) game birds and waterfowl bred and raised for use on a
shooting preserve licensed under section 97A.115;
(6) insects primarily bred to be used as food for animals;
(7) trees, grown for sale as a crop, including short rotation
woody crops, and not sold for timber, lumber, wood, or wood products; and
(8) maple syrup taken from trees grown by a person licensed
by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture under chapter 28A as a food
processor.; and
(9) the commercial processing of milk into cheese products
from milk produced on the property, provided the property is also the homestead
of the property owner.
(j) If a parcel used for agricultural purposes is also used
for commercial or industrial purposes, including but not limited to:
(1) wholesale and retail sales;
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(2) processing of raw agricultural products or other goods;
(3) warehousing or storage of processed goods; and
(4) office facilities for the support of the activities
enumerated in clauses (1), (2), and (3),
the
assessor shall classify the part of the parcel used for agricultural purposes
as class 1b, 2a, or 2b, whichever is appropriate, and the remainder in the
class appropriate to its use. The
grading, sorting, and packaging of raw agricultural products for first sale is
considered an agricultural purpose. A
greenhouse or other building where horticultural or nursery products are grown
that is also used for the conduct of retail sales must be classified as
agricultural if it is primarily used for the growing of horticultural or
nursery products from seed, cuttings, or roots and occasionally as a showroom
for the retail sale of those products.
Use of a greenhouse or building only for the display of already grown
horticultural or nursery products does not qualify as an agricultural purpose.
(k) The assessor shall determine and list separately on the
records the market value of the homestead dwelling and the one acre of land on
which that dwelling is located. If any
farm buildings or structures are located on this homesteaded acre of land,
their market value shall not be included in this separate determination.
(l) Class 2d airport landing area consists of a landing area
or public access area of a privately owned public use airport. It has a class rate of one percent of market
value. To qualify for classification
under this paragraph, a privately owned public use airport must be licensed as
a public airport under section 360.018.
For purposes of this paragraph, "landing area" means that part
of a privately owned public use airport properly cleared, regularly maintained,
and made available to the public for use by aircraft and includes runways,
taxiways, aprons, and sites upon which are situated landing or navigational
aids. A landing area also includes land
underlying both the primary surface and the approach surfaces that comply with
all of the following:
(i) the land is properly cleared and regularly maintained for
the primary purposes of the landing, taking off, and taxiing of aircraft; but
that portion of the land that contains facilities for servicing, repair, or
maintenance of aircraft is not included as a landing area;
(ii) the land is part of the airport property; and
(iii) the land is not used for commercial or residential
purposes.
The land
contained in a landing area under this paragraph must be described and
certified by the commissioner of transportation. The certification is effective until it is
modified, or until the airport or landing area no longer meets the requirements
of this paragraph. For purposes of this
paragraph, "public access area" means property used as an aircraft
parking ramp, apron, or storage hangar, or an arrival and departure building in
connection with the airport.
(m) Class 2e consists of land with a commercial aggregate
deposit that is not actively being mined and is not otherwise classified as class
2a or 2b, provided that the land is not located in a county that has elected to
opt-out of the aggregate preservation program as provided in section 273.1115,
subdivision 6. It has a class rate of
one percent of market value. To qualify
for classification under this paragraph, the property must be at least ten
contiguous acres in size and the owner of the property must record with the
county recorder of the county in which the property is located an affidavit
containing:
(1) a legal description of the property;
(2) a disclosure that the property contains a commercial
aggregate deposit that is not actively being mined but is present on the entire
parcel enrolled;
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(3) documentation that the
conditional use under the county or local zoning ordinance of this property is
for mining; and
(4) documentation that a
permit has been issued by the local unit of government or the mining activity
is allowed under local ordinance. The
disclosure must include a statement from a registered professional geologist,
engineer, or soil scientist delineating the deposit and certifying that it is a
commercial aggregate deposit.
For purposes of this section
and section 273.1115, "commercial aggregate deposit" means a deposit
that will yield crushed stone or sand and gravel that is suitable for use as a
construction aggregate; and "actively mined" means the removal of top
soil and overburden in preparation for excavation or excavation of a commercial
deposit.
(n) When any portion of the
property under this subdivision or subdivision 22 begins to be actively mined,
the owner must file a supplemental affidavit within 60 days from the day any
aggregate is removed stating the number of acres of the property that is
actively being mined. The acres actively
being mined must be (1) valued and classified under subdivision 24 in the next
subsequent assessment year, and (2) removed from the aggregate resource
preservation property tax program under section 273.1115, if the land was
enrolled in that program. Copies of the
original affidavit and all supplemental affidavits must be filed with the county
assessor, the local zoning administrator, and the Department of Natural
Resources, Division of Land and Minerals.
A supplemental affidavit must be filed each time a subsequent portion of
the property is actively mined, provided that the minimum acreage change is
five acres, even if the actual mining activity constitutes less than five
acres.
(o) The definitions
prescribed by the commissioner under paragraphs (c) and (d) are not rules and
are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and the provisions in
section 14.386 concerning exempt rules do not apply.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2011
and thereafter.
Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
273.13, subdivision 25, is amended to read:
Subd. 25. Class
4. (a) Class 4a is residential real
estate containing four or more units and used or held for use by the owner or
by the tenants or lessees of the owner as a residence for rental periods of 30
days or more, excluding property qualifying for class 4d. Class 4a also includes hospitals licensed
under sections 144.50 to 144.56, other than hospitals exempt under section
272.02, and contiguous property used for hospital purposes, without regard to
whether the property has been platted or subdivided. The market value of class 4a property has a
class rate of 1.25 percent.
(b) Class 4b includes:
(1) residential real estate
containing less than four units that does not qualify as class 4bb, other than
seasonal residential recreational property;
(2) manufactured homes not
classified under any other provision;
(3) a dwelling, garage, and
surrounding one acre of property on a nonhomestead farm classified under
subdivision 23, paragraph (b) containing two or three units; and
(4) unimproved property that
is classified residential as determined under subdivision 33.
The market value of class 4b
property has a class rate of 1.25 percent.
(c) Class 4bb includes:
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(1) nonhomestead residential real estate containing one unit,
other than seasonal residential recreational property; and
(2) a single family dwelling, garage, and surrounding one acre
of property on a nonhomestead farm classified under subdivision 23, paragraph
(b).
Class 4bb property has the same class rates as class 1a
property under subdivision 22.
Property that has been classified as seasonal residential recreational
property at any time during which it has been owned by the current owner or
spouse of the current owner does not qualify for class 4bb.
(d) Class 4c property includes:
(1) except as provided in subdivision 22, paragraph (c), real
and personal property devoted to temporary and seasonal residential occupancy
for recreation purposes, including real and personal property devoted to
temporary and seasonal residential occupancy for recreation purposes and not
devoted to commercial purposes for more than 250 days in the year preceding the
year of assessment. For purposes of this
clause, property is devoted to a commercial purpose on a specific day if any
portion of the property is used for residential occupancy, and a fee is charged
for residential occupancy. Class 4c
property under this clause must contain three or more rental units. A "rental unit" is defined as a
cabin, condominium, townhouse, sleeping room, or individual camping site
equipped with water and electrical hookups for recreational vehicles. Class 4c property under this clause must
provide recreational activities such as renting ice fishing houses, boats and
motors, snowmobiles, downhill or cross-country ski equipment; provide marina
services, launch services, or guide services; or sell bait and fishing
tackle. A camping pad offered for rent
by a property that otherwise qualifies for class 4c under this clause is also
class 4c under this clause regardless of the term of the rental agreement, as
long as the use of the camping pad does not exceed 250 days. In order for a property to be classified as
class 4c, seasonal residential recreational for commercial purposes under this
clause, (i) at least 40 percent of the annual gross lodging receipts
related to the property must be from business conducted during 90 consecutive
days and either (i) (A) at least 60 percent of all paid bookings
by lodging guests during the year must be for periods of at least two
consecutive nights; or (ii) (B) at least 20 percent of the annual
gross receipts must be from charges for rental of fish houses, boats and
motors, snowmobiles, downhill or cross-country ski equipment, or charges for
marina services, launch services, and guide services, or the sale of bait and
fishing tackle.; or (ii) the property contains 20 or fewer rental
units, is devoted to temporary residential occupancy for no more than 250 days
in the year, is located in a township or a city with a population of 2,500 or
less, that is located outside the metropolitan area as defined under section
473.121, subdivision 2, and that contains a portion of a state trail
administered by the Department of Natural Resources. For purposes of this determination, a
paid booking of five or more nights shall be counted as two bookings. Class 4c property classified under this
clause also includes commercial use real property used exclusively for
recreational purposes in conjunction with other class 4c property classified
under this clause and devoted to temporary and seasonal residential occupancy
for recreational purposes, up to a total of two acres, provided the property is
not devoted to commercial recreational use for more than 250 days in the year
preceding the year of assessment and is located within two miles of the class
4c property with which it is used.
Owners of real and personal property devoted to temporary and seasonal
residential occupancy for recreation purposes and all or a portion of which was
devoted to commercial purposes for not more than 250 days in the year preceding
the year of assessment desiring classification as class 4c, must submit a
declaration to the assessor designating the cabins or units occupied for 250
days or less in the year preceding the year of assessment by January 15 of the
assessment year. Those cabins or units
and a proportionate share of the land on which they are located must be
designated class 4c under this clause as otherwise provided. The remainder of the cabins or units and a
proportionate share of the land on which they are located will be designated as
class 3a. The owner of property desiring
designation as class 4c property under this clause must provide guest registers
or other records demonstrating that the units for which class 4c designation is
sought were not occupied for more than 250 days in the year preceding the
assessment if so requested. The portion
of a property operated as a (1) restaurant, (2) bar, (3) gift shop, (4)
conference center or meeting room, and (5) other nonresidential facility operated
on a commercial basis not directly related to temporary and seasonal
residential occupancy for recreation purposes does not qualify for class 4c;
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(2) qualified property used as a golf course if:
(i) it is open to the public on a daily fee basis. It may charge membership fees or dues, but a
membership fee may not be required in order to use the property for golfing,
and its green fees for golfing must be comparable to green fees typically
charged by municipal courses; and
(ii) it meets the requirements of section 273.112,
subdivision 3, paragraph (d).
A structure used as a clubhouse, restaurant, or place of
refreshment in conjunction with the golf course is classified as class 3a
property;
(3) real property up to a maximum of three acres of land
owned and used by a nonprofit community service oriented organization and not
used for residential purposes on either a temporary or permanent basis,
provided that:
(i) the property is not used for a revenue-producing activity
for more than six days in the calendar year preceding the year of assessment;
or
(ii) the organization makes annual charitable contributions
and donations at least equal to the property's previous year's property taxes
and the property is allowed to be used for public and community meetings or
events for no charge, as appropriate to the size of the facility.
For purposes of this clause,
(A) "charitable contributions and donations" has
the same meaning as lawful gambling purposes under section 349.12, subdivision
25, excluding those purposes relating to the payment of taxes, assessments,
fees, auditing costs, and utility payments;
(B) "property taxes" excludes the state general
tax;
(C) a "nonprofit community service oriented
organization" means any corporation, society, association, foundation, or
institution organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious,
fraternal, civic, or educational purposes, and which is exempt from federal
income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3), (8), (10), or (19) of the
Internal Revenue Code; and
(D) "revenue-producing activities" shall include
but not be limited to property or that portion of the property that is used as
an on-sale intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor establishment
licensed under chapter 340A, a restaurant open to the public, bowling alley, a
retail store, gambling conducted by organizations licensed under chapter 349, an
insurance business, or office or other space leased or rented to a lessee who
conducts a for-profit enterprise on the premises.
Any portion
of the property not qualifying under either item (i) or (ii) is class 3a. The use of the property for social events
open exclusively to members and their guests for periods of less than 24 hours,
when an admission is not charged nor any revenues are received by the
organization shall not be considered a revenue-producing activity.
The organization shall maintain records of its charitable
contributions and donations and of public meetings and events held on the
property and make them available upon request any time to the assessor to
ensure eligibility. An organization
meeting the requirement under item (ii) must file an application by May 1 with
the assessor for eligibility for the current year's assessment. The commissioner shall prescribe a uniform
application form and instructions;
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(4) postsecondary student
housing of not more than one acre of land that is owned by a nonprofit
corporation organized under chapter 317A and is used exclusively by a student
cooperative, sorority, or fraternity for on-campus housing or housing located
within two miles of the border of a college campus;
(5)(i) manufactured
home parks as defined in section 327.14, subdivision 3, excluding
manufactured home parks described in section 273.124, subdivision 3a, and (ii)
manufactured home parks as defined in section 327.14, subdivision 3, that are
described in section 273.124, subdivision 3a;
(6) real property that is
actively and exclusively devoted to indoor fitness, health, social, recreational,
and related uses, is owned and operated by a not-for-profit corporation, and is
located within the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision
2;
(7) a leased or privately
owned noncommercial aircraft storage hangar not exempt under section 272.01,
subdivision 2, and the land on which it is located, provided that:
(i) the land is on an
airport owned or operated by a city, town, county, Metropolitan Airports
Commission, or group thereof; and
(ii) the land lease, or any
ordinance or signed agreement restricting the use of the leased premise,
prohibits commercial activity performed at the hangar.
If a hangar classified under
this clause is sold after June 30, 2000, a bill of sale must be filed by the
new owner with the assessor of the county where the property is located within
60 days of the sale;
(8) a privately owned
noncommercial aircraft storage hangar not exempt under section 272.01,
subdivision 2, and the land on which it is located, provided that:
(i) the land abuts a public
airport; and
(ii) the owner of the
aircraft storage hangar provides the assessor with a signed agreement
restricting the use of the premises, prohibiting commercial use or activity
performed at the hangar; and
(9) residential real estate,
a portion of which is used by the owner for homestead purposes, and that is
also a place of lodging, if all of the following criteria are met:
(i) rooms are provided for
rent to transient guests that generally stay for periods of 14 or fewer days;
(ii) meals are provided to
persons who rent rooms, the cost of which is incorporated in the basic room
rate;
(iii) meals are not provided
to the general public except for special events on fewer than seven days in the
calendar year preceding the year of the assessment; and
(iv) the owner is the
operator of the property.
The market value subject to
the 4c classification under this clause is limited to five rental units. Any rental units on the property in excess of
five, must be valued and assessed as class 3a.
The portion of the property used for purposes of a homestead by the
owner must be classified as class 1a property under subdivision 22;
(10) real property up to a
maximum of three acres and operated as a restaurant as defined under section
157.15, subdivision 12, provided it: (A)
is located on a lake as defined under section 103G.005, subdivision 15,
paragraph (a), clause (3); and (B) is either devoted to commercial purposes for
not more than 250 consecutive days, or receives
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at least 60 percent of its
annual gross receipts from business conducted during four consecutive
months. Gross receipts from the sale of
alcoholic beverages must be included in determining the property's
qualification under subitem (B). The
property's primary business must be as a restaurant and not as a bar. Gross receipts from gift shop sales located
on the premises must be excluded. Owners
of real property desiring 4c classification under this clause must submit an
annual declaration to the assessor by February 1 of the current assessment
year, based on the property's relevant information for the preceding assessment
year; and
(11) lakeshore and riparian property and adjacent land, not
to exceed six acres, used as a marina, as defined in section 86A.20,
subdivision 5, which is made accessible to the public and devoted to
recreational use for marina services.
The marina owner must annually provide evidence to the assessor that it
provides services, including lake or river access to the public. No more than 800 feet of lakeshore may be
included in this classification. Buildings used in conjunction with a marina
for marina services, including but not limited to buildings used to provide
food and beverage services, fuel, boat repairs, or the sale of bait or fishing
tackle, are classified as class 3a property.
Class 4c property has a class rate of 1.5 percent of market
value, except that (i) each parcel of seasonal residential recreational
property not used for commercial purposes has the same class rates as class 4bb
property, (ii) manufactured home parks assessed under clause (5), item (i),
have the same class rate as class 4b property, and the market value of
manufactured home parks assessed under clause (5), item (ii), has the same
class rate as class 4d property, (iii) commercial-use seasonal residential
recreational property and marina recreational land as described in clause (11),
has a class rate of one percent for the first $500,000 of market value, and
1.25 percent for the remaining market value, (iv) the market value of property
described in clause (4) has a class rate of one percent, (v) the market value
of property described in clauses (2), (6), and (10) has a class rate of 1.25
percent, and (vi) that portion of the market value of property in clause (9)
qualifying for class 4c property has a class rate of 1.25 percent.
(e) Class 4d property is qualifying low-income rental housing
certified to the assessor by the Housing Finance Agency under section 273.128,
subdivision 3. If only a portion of the
units in the building qualify as low-income rental housing units as certified
under section 273.128, subdivision 3, only the proportion of qualifying units
to the total number of units in the building qualify for class 4d. The remaining portion of the building shall
be classified by the assessor based upon its use. Class 4d also includes the same proportion of
land as the qualifying low-income rental housing units are to the total units
in the building. For all properties
qualifying as class 4d, the market value determined by the assessor must be
based on the normal approach to value using normal unrestricted rents.
Class 4d property has a class rate of 0.75 percent.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
assessment year 2010, for taxes payable in 2011 and thereafter.
Sec. 17.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 273.13, subdivision 34, is amended to
read:
Subd. 34. Homestead of disabled veteran. (a) All or a portion of the market value
of property owned by a veteran or by the veteran and the veteran's spouse
qualifying for homestead classification under subdivision 22 or 23 is excluded
in determining the property's taxable market value if it serves as the
homestead of a military veteran, as defined in section 197.447, who has a
service-connected disability of 70 percent or more. To qualify for the exclusion under this
subdivision paragraphs (a) and (b), the veteran must have been
honorably discharged from the United States armed forces, as indicated by
United States Government Form DD214 or other official military discharge
papers, and must be certified by the United States Veterans Administration as
having a service-connected disability.
(b)(1) For a disability rating of 70 percent or more,
$150,000 of market value is excluded, except as provided in clause (2); and
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(2) for a total (100
percent) and permanent disability, $300,000 of market value is excluded.
(c) If a disabled veteran
qualifying for a valuation exclusion under paragraph (b), clause (2),
predeceases the veteran's spouse, and if upon the death of the veteran the
spouse holds the legal or beneficial title to the homestead and permanently
resides there, the exclusion shall carry over to the benefit of the veteran's
spouse for one four additional assessment year years
or until such time as the spouse sells, transfers, or otherwise disposes of the
property, whichever comes first.
(d) If the spouse of a
military service person who dies due to a service-connected cause while in
active service, as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5, holds the legal or
beneficial title to a homestead and permanently resides there at the time of
the service person's death, the spouse shall be eligible for a market value
exclusion of $300,000 for five years following the death of the service person,
or until such time as the spouse sells, transfers, or otherwise disposes of the
property, whichever comes first. To
qualify for exclusion under this paragraph, the surviving spouse must apply to
the assessor and show proof of the service member's death while in active
service in any branch or unit of the United States armed forces, as indicated
on United States Government Form DD1300 or DD2064. If the application is received prior to July
1 of a given year, the exclusion first applies for taxes payable in the
following year. If the application is
received after June 30 of a given year, the exclusion first applies for taxes
payable in the second year following receipt of the application.
(d) (e) In the case of an
agricultural homestead, only the portion of the property consisting of the
house and garage and immediately surrounding one acre of land qualifies for the
valuation exclusion under this subdivision.
(e) (f) A property qualifying for a
valuation exclusion under this subdivision is not eligible for the credit under
section 273.1384, subdivision 1, or classification under subdivision 22,
paragraph (b).
(f) (g) To qualify for a valuation
exclusion under this subdivision a property owner must apply to the assessor by
July 1 of each assessment year, except that an annual reapplication is not
required once a property has been accepted for a valuation exclusion under
paragraph (b), clause (2), or paragraph (d), and the property continues
to qualify until there is a change in ownership.
EFFECTIVE DATE. The change made to paragraph (c) is effective for
taxes payable in 2011 and thereafter, and applies to the surviving spouse of
any disabled veteran who had previously been assessed under paragraph (c). Paragraph (d) is effective for deaths occurring
the day following final enactment and thereafter.
Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
275.065, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Notice
of proposed property taxes. (a) The
county auditor shall prepare and the county treasurer shall deliver after
November 10 and on or before November 24 each year, by first class mail to each
taxpayer at the address listed on the county's current year's assessment roll,
a notice of proposed property taxes.
Upon written request by the taxpayer, the treasurer may send the notice
in electronic form or by electronic mail instead of on paper or by ordinary
mail.
(b) The commissioner of
revenue shall prescribe the form of the notice.
(c) The notice must inform
taxpayers that it contains the amount of property taxes each taxing authority
proposes to collect for taxes payable the following year. In the case of a town, or in the case of the
state general tax, the final tax amount will be its proposed tax. The notice must clearly state for each city,
county, school district, regional library authority established under section
134.201, and metropolitan taxing districts as defined in paragraph (i), the
time and place of the taxing authorities' regularly scheduled meetings in which
the budget and levy will be discussed and the final budget and levy determined,
which must occur after November 24. The
taxing authorities must provide the county auditor with the information to be
included in the notice on or before the time it certifies its
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proposed levy under
subdivision 1. The public must be
allowed to speak at the meetings and the meetings shall not be held before 6:00
p.m. It must provide a telephone number for the taxing authority that taxpayers
may call if they have questions related to the notice and an address where
comments will be received by mail, except that no notice required under this
section shall be interpreted as requiring the printing of a personal telephone
number or address as the contact information for a taxing authority. If a taxing authority does not maintain
public offices where telephone calls can be received by the authority, the
authority may inform the county of the lack of a public telephone number and
the county shall not list a telephone number for that taxing authority.
(d) The notice must state
for each parcel:
(1) the market value of the
property as determined under section 273.11, and used for computing property
taxes payable in the following year and for taxes payable in the current year
as each appears in the records of the county assessor on November 1 of the
current year; and, in the case of residential property, whether the property is
classified as homestead or nonhomestead.
The notice must clearly inform taxpayers of the years to which the
market values apply and that the values are final values;
(2) the items listed below, shown
separately by county, city or town, and state general tax, net of the
residential and agricultural homestead credit under section 273.1384, voter
approved school levy, other local school levy, and the sum of the special
taxing districts, and as a total of all taxing authorities:
(i) the actual tax for taxes
payable in the current year; and
(ii) the proposed tax
amount.
If the county levy under
clause (2) includes an amount for a lake improvement district as defined under
sections 103B.501 to 103B.581, the amount attributable for that purpose must be
separately stated from the remaining county levy amount.
In the case of a town or the
state general tax, the final tax shall also be its proposed tax unless the town
changes its levy at a special town meeting under section 365.52. If a school district has certified under
section 126C.17, subdivision 9, that a referendum will be held in the school
district at the November general election, the county auditor must note next to
the school district's proposed amount that a referendum is pending and that, if
approved by the voters, the tax amount may be higher than shown on the
notice. In the case of the city of
Minneapolis, the levy for Minneapolis Park and Recreation shall be listed
separately from the remaining amount of the city's levy. In the case of the city of St. Paul, the
levy for the St. Paul Library Agency must be listed separately from the
remaining amount of the city's levy. In
the case of Ramsey County, any amount levied under section 134.07 may be listed
separately from the remaining amount of the county's levy. In the case of a parcel where tax increment
or the fiscal disparities areawide tax under chapter 276A or 473F applies, the
proposed tax levy on the captured value or the proposed tax levy on the tax
capacity subject to the areawide tax must each be stated separately and not
included in the sum of the special taxing districts; and
(3) the increase or decrease
between the total taxes payable in the current year and the total proposed taxes,
expressed as a percentage.
For purposes of this
section, the amount of the tax on homesteads qualifying under the senior
citizens' property tax deferral program under chapter 290B is the total amount
of property tax before subtraction of the deferred property tax amount.
(e) The notice must clearly
state that the proposed or final taxes do not include the following:
(1) special assessments;
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(2) levies approved by the voters after the date the proposed
taxes are certified, including bond referenda and school district levy
referenda;
(3) a levy limit increase approved by the voters by the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the levy year as provided under
section 275.73;
(4) amounts necessary to pay cleanup or other costs due to a
natural disaster occurring after the date the proposed taxes are certified;
(5) amounts necessary to pay tort judgments against the
taxing authority that become final after the date the proposed taxes are
certified; and
(6) the contamination tax imposed on properties which
received market value reductions for contamination.
(f) Except as provided in subdivision 7, failure of the
county auditor to prepare or the county treasurer to deliver the notice as
required in this section does not invalidate the proposed or final tax levy or
the taxes payable pursuant to the tax levy.
(g) If the notice the taxpayer receives under this section
lists the property as nonhomestead, and satisfactory documentation is provided
to the county assessor by the applicable deadline, and the property qualifies
for the homestead classification in that assessment year, the assessor shall
reclassify the property to homestead for taxes payable in the following year.
(h) In the case of class 4 residential property used as a
residence for lease or rental periods of 30 days or more, the taxpayer must
either:
(1) mail or deliver a copy of the notice of proposed property
taxes to each tenant, renter, or lessee; or
(2) post a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on the
premises of the property.
The notice must be mailed or posted by the taxpayer by
November 27 or within three days of receipt of the notice, whichever is
later. A taxpayer may notify the county
treasurer of the address of the taxpayer, agent, caretaker, or manager of the
premises to which the notice must be mailed in order to fulfill the
requirements of this paragraph.
(i) For purposes of this subdivision and subdivision 6,
"metropolitan special taxing districts" means the following taxing
districts in the seven-county metropolitan area that levy a property tax for
any of the specified purposes listed below:
(1) Metropolitan Council under section 473.132, 473.167,
473.249, 473.325, 473.446, 473.521, 473.547, or 473.834;
(2) Metropolitan Airports Commission under section 473.667,
473.671, or 473.672; and
(3) Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission under section 473.711.
For purposes of this section, any levies made by the regional
rail authorities in the county of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, or Washington under chapter 398A shall be included with the appropriate
county's levy.
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(j) The governing body of a county, city, or school district
may, with the consent of the county board, include supplemental information
with the statement of proposed property taxes about the impact of state aid
increases or decreases on property tax increases or decreases and on the level
of services provided in the affected jurisdiction. This supplemental information may include
information for the following year, the current year, and for as many
consecutive preceding years as deemed appropriate by the governing body of the
county, city, or school district. It may
include only information regarding:
(1) the impact of inflation as measured by the implicit price
deflator for state and local government purchases;
(2) population growth and decline;
(3) state or federal government action; and
(4) other financial factors that affect the level of property
taxation and local services that the governing body of the county, city, or
school district may deem appropriate to include.
The information may be presented using tables, written
narrative, and graphic representations and may contain instruction toward
further sources of information or opportunity for comment.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
notices prepared in 2010, for taxes payable in 2011 and thereafter.
Sec. 19.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 275.70, subdivision 5, as
amended by Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 13, section 3, is amended to
read:
Subd. 5. Special levies. "Special levies" means those
portions of ad valorem taxes levied by a local governmental unit for the
following purposes or in the following manner:
(1) to pay the costs of the principal and interest on bonded
indebtedness or to reimburse for the amount of liquor store revenues used to
pay the principal and interest due on municipal liquor store bonds in the year
preceding the year for which the levy limit is calculated;
(2) to pay the costs of principal and interest on
certificates of indebtedness issued for any corporate purpose except for the
following:
(i) tax anticipation or aid anticipation certificates of
indebtedness;
(ii) certificates of indebtedness issued under sections
298.28 and 298.282;
(iii) certificates of indebtedness used to fund current
expenses or to pay the costs of extraordinary expenditures that result from a
public emergency; or
(iv) certificates of indebtedness used to fund an
insufficiency in tax receipts or an insufficiency in other revenue sources;
(3) to provide for the bonded indebtedness portion of
payments made to another political subdivision of the state of Minnesota;
(4) to fund payments made to the Minnesota State Armory
Building Commission under section 193.145, subdivision 2, to retire the
principal and interest on armory construction bonds;
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(5) property taxes approved
by voters which are levied against the referendum market value as provided
under section 275.61;
(6) to fund matching
requirements needed to qualify for federal or state grants or programs to the
extent that either (i) the matching requirement exceeds the matching
requirement in calendar year 2001, or (ii) it is a new matching requirement
that did not exist prior to 2002;
(7) to pay the expenses
reasonably and necessarily incurred in preparing for or repairing the effects
of natural disaster including the occurrence or threat of widespread or severe
damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from natural causes, in
accordance with standards formulated by the Emergency Services Division of the
state Department of Public Safety, as allowed by the commissioner of revenue
under section 275.74, subdivision 2;
(8) pay amounts required to
correct an error in the levy certified to the county auditor by a city or
county in a levy year, but only to the extent that when added to the preceding
year's levy it is not in excess of an applicable statutory, special law or
charter limitation, or the limitation imposed on the governmental subdivision
by sections 275.70 to 275.74 in the preceding levy year;
(9) to pay an abatement
under section 469.1815;
(10) to pay any costs
attributable to increases in the employer contribution rates under chapter 353,
or locally administered pension plans, that are effective after June 30, 2001;
(11) to pay the operating or
maintenance costs of a county jail as authorized in section 641.01 or 641.262,
or of a correctional facility as defined in section 241.021, subdivision 1,
paragraph (f), to the extent that the county can demonstrate to the commissioner
of revenue that the amount has been included in the county budget as a direct
result of a rule, minimum requirement, minimum standard, or directive of the
Department of Corrections, or to pay the operating or maintenance costs of a
regional jail as authorized in section 641.262.
For purposes of this clause, a district court order is not a rule,
minimum requirement, minimum standard, or directive of the Department of
Corrections. If the county utilizes this
special levy, except to pay operating or maintenance costs of a new regional
jail facility under sections 641.262 to 641.264 which will not replace an
existing jail facility, any amount levied by the county in the previous levy
year for the purposes specified under this clause and included in the county's
previous year's levy limitation computed under section 275.71, shall be
deducted from the levy limit base under section 275.71, subdivision 2, when
determining the county's current year levy limitation. The county shall provide the necessary
information to the commissioner of revenue for making this determination;
(12) to pay for operation of
a lake improvement district, as authorized under section 103B.555. If the county utilizes this special levy, any
amount levied by the county in the previous levy year for the purposes
specified under this clause and included in the county's previous year's levy
limitation computed under section 275.71 shall be deducted from the levy limit
base under section 275.71, subdivision 2, when determining the county's current
year levy limitation. The county shall
provide the necessary information to the commissioner of revenue for making
this determination;
(13) to repay a state or
federal loan used to fund the direct or indirect required spending by the local
government due to a state or federal transportation project or other state or
federal capital project. This authority
may only be used if the project is not a local government initiative;
(14) to pay for court
administration costs as required under section 273.1398, subdivision 4b, less
the (i) county's share of transferred fines and fees collected by the district
courts in the county for calendar year 2001 and (ii) the aid amount certified
to be paid to the county in 2004 under section 273.1398, subdivision 4c; however,
for taxes levied to pay for these costs in the year in which the court
financing is transferred to the state, the amount under this clause is limited
to the amount of aid the county is certified to receive under section 273.1398,
subdivision 4a;
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(15) to fund a police or firefighters relief association as
required under section 69.77 to the extent that the required amount exceeds the
amount levied for this purpose in 2001;
(16) for purposes of a storm sewer improvement district under
section 444.20;
(17) to pay for the maintenance and support of a city or
county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals under section 343.11,
but not to exceed in any year $4,800 or the sum of $1 per capita based on the county's
or city's population as of the most recent federal census, whichever is
greater. If the city or county uses this
special levy, any amount levied by the city or county in the previous levy year
for the purposes specified in this clause and included in the city's or
county's previous year's levy limit computed under section 275.71, must be
deducted from the levy limit base under section 275.71, subdivision 2, in
determining the city's or county's current year levy limit;
(18) for counties, to pay for the increase in their share of
health and human service costs caused by reductions in federal health and human
services grants effective after September 30, 2007;
(19) for a city, for the costs reasonably and necessarily
incurred for securing, maintaining, or demolishing foreclosed or abandoned
residential properties, as allowed by the commissioner of revenue under section
275.74, subdivision 2. A city must have
either (i) a foreclosure rate of at least 1.4 percent in 2007, or (ii) a
foreclosure rate in 2007 in the city or in a zip code area of the city that is
at least 50 percent higher than the average foreclosure rate in the
metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, to use this
special levy. For purposes of this
paragraph, "foreclosure rate" means the number of foreclosures, as
indicated by sheriff sales records, divided by the number of households in the
city in 2007;
(20) for a city, for the unreimbursed costs of redeployed
traffic-control agents and lost traffic citation revenue due to the collapse of
the Interstate 35W bridge, as certified to the Federal Highway Administration;
(21) to pay costs attributable to wages and benefits for
sheriff, police, and fire personnel. If
a local governmental unit did not use this special levy in the previous year
its levy limit base under section 275.71 shall be reduced by the amount equal
to the amount it levied for the purposes specified in this clause in the
previous year;
(22) an amount equal to any reductions in the certified aids or
credits payable under sections 477A.011 to 477A.014, and section 273.1384, due
to unallotment under section 16A.152 or reductions under another provision of
law. The amount of the levy allowed
under this clause is equal to the amount unallotted or reduced in the calendar
year in which the tax is levied unless the unallotment or reduction amount is
not known by September 1 of the levy year, and the local government has not
adjusted its levy under section 275.065, subdivision 6, or 275.07, subdivision
6, in which case the unallotment or reduction amount may be levied in the
following year;
(23) to pay for the difference between one-half of the costs
of confining sex offenders undergoing the civil commitment process and any
state payments for this purpose pursuant to section 253B.185, subdivision 5;
(24) for a county to pay the costs of the first year of
maintaining and operating a new facility or new expansion, either of which
contains courts, corrections, dispatch, criminal investigation labs, or other public
safety facilities and for which all or a portion of the funding for the site
acquisition, building design, site preparation, construction, and related
equipment was issued or authorized prior to the imposition of levy limits in
2008. The levy limit base shall then be
increased by an amount equal to the new facility's first full year's operating
costs as described in this clause; and
(25) for the estimated amount of reduction to market value
credit reimbursements under section 273.1384 for credits payable in the year in
which the levy is payable.; and
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(26) to pay the estimated
costs of all salaries and expenses of county veteran service officers, as
provided under section 197.60, subdivision 4.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2011
and thereafter.
Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 275.71,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Adjusted
levy limit base. For taxes levied in
2008 through 2010, the adjusted levy limit base is equal to the levy limit base
computed under subdivision 2 or section 275.72, multiplied by:
(1) one plus the lesser
of 3.9 percent or the percentage growth in the implicit price deflator,
but the percentage shall not be less than zero or exceed 3.9 percent;
(2) one plus a percentage
equal to 50 percent of the percentage increase in the number of households, if
any, for the most recent 12-month period for which data is available; and
(3) one plus a percentage
equal to 50 percent of the percentage increase in the taxable market value of
the jurisdiction due to new construction of class 3 property, as defined in
section 273.13, subdivision 4, except for state-assessed utility and railroad
property, for the most recent year for which data is available.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes levied in 2010
and thereafter.
Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 276.02, is
amended to read:
276.02 TREASURER TO BE COLLECTOR.
The county treasurer shall
collect all taxes extended on the tax lists of the county and the fines,
forfeitures, or penalties received by any person or officer for the use of the
county. The treasurer shall collect the
taxes according to law and credit them to the proper funds. This section does not apply to fines and penalties
accruing to municipal corporations for the violation of their ordinances that
are recoverable before a city justice.
Taxes, fines, interest, and penalties must be paid with United States
currency or by check or, money order, or electronic payments,
including, but not limited to, automated clearing house transactions and federal
wires drawn on a bank or other financial institution in the United
States. The county board may by
resolution authorize the treasurer to impose a charge for any dishonored checks
or electronic payments. The charges for
dishonored payment of property taxes may be added to the tax, shall constitute
a lien on the property, and when collected shall be distributed to the county.
The county board may, by
resolution, authorize the treasurer and/or other designees to accept payments
of real property taxes by credit card provided that a fee is charged for its
use. The fee charged must be
commensurate with the costs assessed by the card issuer. If a credit card transaction under this
section is subsequently voided or otherwise reversed, the lien of real property
taxes under section 272.31 is revived and attaches in the manner and time
provided in that section as though the credit card transaction had never
occurred, and the voided or reversed credit card transaction shall not impair
the right of a lienholder under section 272.31 to enforce the lien in its
favor.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for property taxes payable
in 2011 and thereafter.
Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
276.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Contents
of tax statements. (a) The treasurer
shall provide for the printing of the tax statements. The commissioner of revenue shall prescribe
the form of the property tax statement and its contents. The tax statement must not state or imply
that property tax credits are paid by the state of Minnesota. The statement must contain a tabulated
statement of the dollar amount due to each taxing authority and the amount of
the state tax from the parcel
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of real property for which a
particular tax statement is prepared.
The dollar amounts attributable to the county, the state tax, the voter
approved school tax, the other local school tax, the township or municipality, and
the total of the metropolitan each special taxing districts
district as defined in section 275.065, subdivision 3, paragraph (i)
275.066, must be separately stated. The
amounts due all other special taxing districts, if any, may be aggregated
except that any levies made by the regional rail authorities in the county of
Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington under chapter
398A shall be listed on a separate line directly under the appropriate county's
levy. If the county levy under this
paragraph includes an amount for a lake improvement district as defined under
sections 103B.501 to 103B.581, the amount attributable for that purpose must be
separately stated from the remaining county levy amount. In the case of Ramsey County, if the county
levy under this paragraph includes an amount for public library service under
section 134.07, the amount attributable for that purpose may be separated from
the remaining county levy amount. The
amount of the tax on homesteads qualifying under the senior citizens' property
tax deferral program under chapter 290B is the total amount of property tax
before subtraction of the deferred property tax amount. The amount of the tax on contamination value
imposed under sections 270.91 to 270.98, if any, must also be separately
stated. The dollar amounts, including
the dollar amount of any special assessments, may be rounded to the nearest
even whole dollar. For purposes of this
section whole odd-numbered dollars may be adjusted to the next higher even-numbered
dollar. The amount of market value
excluded under section 273.11, subdivision 16, if any, must also be listed on
the tax statement.
(b) The property tax statements for manufactured homes and
sectional structures taxed as personal property shall contain the same
information that is required on the tax statements for real property.
(c) Real and personal property tax statements must contain
the following information in the order given in this paragraph. The information must contain the current year
tax information in the right column with the corresponding information for the
previous year in a column on the left:
(1) the property's estimated market value under section
273.11, subdivision 1;
(2) the property's taxable market value after reductions
under section 273.11, subdivisions 1a and 16;
(3) the property's gross tax, before credits;
(4) for homestead residential and agricultural properties,
the credits under section 273.1384;
(5) any credits received under sections 273.119; 273.1234 or
273.1235; 273.135; 273.1391; 273.1398, subdivision 4; 469.171; and 473H.10,
except that the amount of credit received under section 273.135 must be
separately stated and identified as "taconite tax relief"; and
(6) the net tax payable in the manner required in paragraph
(a).
(d) If the county uses envelopes for mailing property tax
statements and if the county agrees, a taxing district may include a notice
with the property tax statement notifying taxpayers when the taxing district
will begin its budget deliberations for the current year, and encouraging
taxpayers to attend the hearings. If the
county allows notices to be included in the envelope containing the property
tax statement, and if more than one taxing district relative to a given
property decides to include a notice with the tax statement, the county
treasurer or auditor must coordinate the process and may combine the
information on a single announcement.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for tax
statements relating to taxes payable in 2012 and thereafter.
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Sec. 23.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 279.01, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Due dates; penalties. Except as provided in subdivision 3 or 4,
on May 16 or 21 days after the postmark date on the envelope containing the
property tax statement, whichever is later, a penalty accrues and thereafter is
charged upon all unpaid taxes on real estate on the current lists in the hands
of the county treasurer. The penalty is
at a rate of two percent on homestead property until May 31 and four percent on
June 1. The penalty on nonhomestead
property is at a rate of four percent until May 31 and eight percent on June
1. This penalty does not accrue until
June 1 of each year, or 21 days after the postmark date on the envelope
containing the property tax statements, whichever is later, on commercial use
real property used for seasonal residential recreational purposes and
classified as class 1c or 4c, and on other commercial use real property classified
as class 3a, provided that over 60 percent of the gross income earned by the
enterprise on the class 3a property is earned during the months of May, June,
July, and August. In order for the first
half of the tax due on class 3a property to be paid after May 15 and before
June 1, or 21 days after the postmark date on the envelope containing the
property tax statement, whichever is later, without penalty, the owner of the
property must attach an affidavit to the payment attesting to compliance with
the income provision of this subdivision.
Thereafter, for both homestead and nonhomestead property, on the first
day of each month beginning July 1, up to and including October 1 following, an
additional penalty of one percent for each month accrues and is charged on all
such unpaid taxes provided that if the due date was extended beyond May 15 as
the result of any delay in mailing property tax statements no additional
penalty shall accrue if the tax is paid by the extended due date. If the tax is not paid by the extended due
date, then all penalties that would have accrued if the due date had been May
15 shall be charged. When the taxes
against any tract or lot exceed $250 $100, one-half thereof may
be paid prior to May 16 or 21 days after the postmark date on the envelope
containing the property tax statement, whichever is later; and, if so paid, no
penalty attaches; the remaining one-half may be paid at any time prior to
October 16 following, without penalty; but, if not so paid, then a penalty of
two percent accrues thereon for homestead property and a penalty of four
percent on nonhomestead property.
Thereafter, for homestead property, on the first day of November an
additional penalty of four percent accrues and on the first day of December
following, an additional penalty of two percent accrues and is charged on all
such unpaid taxes. Thereafter, for
nonhomestead property, on the first day of November and December following, an
additional penalty of four percent for each month accrues and is charged on all
such unpaid taxes. If one-half of such
taxes are not paid prior to May 16 or 21 days after the postmark date on the
envelope containing the property tax statement, whichever is later, the same
may be paid at any time prior to October 16, with accrued penalties to the date
of payment added, and thereupon no penalty attaches to the remaining one-half
until October 16 following.
This section applies to payment of personal property taxes
assessed against improvements to leased property, except as provided by section
277.01, subdivision 3.
A county may provide by resolution that in the case of a
property owner that has multiple tracts or parcels with aggregate taxes
exceeding $250 $100, payments may be made in installments as
provided in this subdivision.
The county treasurer may accept payments of more or less than
the exact amount of a tax installment due.
Payments must be applied first to the oldest installment that is due but
which has not been fully paid. If the
accepted payment is less than the amount due, payments must be applied first to
the penalty accrued for the year or the installment being paid. Acceptance of partial payment of tax does not
constitute a waiver of the minimum payment required as a condition for filing
an appeal under section 278.03 or any other law, nor does it affect the order
of payment of delinquent taxes under section 280.39.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for taxes
payable in 2011 and thereafter.
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Sec. 24. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 279.025, is amended to read:
279.025 PAYMENT OF DELINQUENT
PROPERTY TAXES, SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
Payment of delinquent property tax and related interest and
penalties and special assessments shall be paid with United States currency or
by check or, money order, or electronic means, including, but
not limited to, automated clearing house transactions and federal wires
drawn on a bank or other financial institution in the United States.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
property taxes payable in 2011 and thereafter.
Sec. 25. Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 290B.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Program qualifications. The qualifications for the senior
citizens' property tax deferral program are as follows:
(1) the property must be owned and occupied as a homestead by
a person 65 years of age or older. In
the case of a married couple, at least one of the spouses must be at least 65
years old at the time the first property tax deferral is granted, regardless of
whether the property is titled in the name of one spouse or both spouses, or
titled in another way that permits the property to have homestead status, and
the other spouse must be at least 62 years of age;
(2) the total household income of the qualifying homeowners,
as defined in section 290A.03, subdivision 5, for the calendar year preceding
the year of the initial application may not exceed $60,000 $75,000;
(3) the homestead must have been owned and occupied as the
homestead of at least one of the qualifying homeowners for at least 15 years
prior to the year the initial application is filed;
(4) there are no state or federal tax liens or judgment liens
on the homesteaded property;
(5) there are no mortgages or other liens on the property that
secure future advances, except for those subject to credit limits that result
in compliance with clause (6); and
(6) the total unpaid balances of debts secured by mortgages
and other liens on the property, including unpaid and delinquent special
assessments and interest and any delinquent property taxes, penalties, and
interest, but not including property taxes payable during the year, does not
exceed 75 percent of the assessor's estimated market value for the year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010, and thereafter.
Sec. 26. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 290B.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1a.
Special program
qualifications; spouse of service member who died while in active service or
deceased disabled veteran. (a)
Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (3), but
subject to all the other requirements of subdivision 1, homestead property
owned and occupied by the spouse of either a service member who died while in
active service, or a deceased disabled veteran, is eligible to participate in
the program established under this chapter.
For purposes of this subdivision, "service member who died while in
active service" means a person serving in any branch or unit of the United
States armed forces who has died from a service-connected cause while serving
in active service, as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5, as indicated on
United States Government Form DD1300 or DD2064.
For purposes of this subdivision, "deceased disabled veteran"
means a deceased disabled veteran who was honorably discharged from the United
States armed forces, as indicated by United States Government Form DD214 or
other official military discharge papers, and certified by the United States
Veterans Administration as having a total (100 percent) and permanent
service-connected disability prior to the veteran's death.
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(b) Applications under this subdivision are exempt from the
age requirements under the application process in section 290B.04, subdivision
1. The commissioner may require
certifications as are necessary to ensure eligibility under this subdivision.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for taxes
payable in 2011 and thereafter.
Sec. 27.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290B.04, subdivision 3, is amended to
read:
Subd. 3. Excess-income certification by taxpayer. A taxpayer whose initial application has
been approved under subdivision 2 shall notify the commissioner of revenue in
writing by July 1 if the taxpayer's household income for the preceding calendar
year exceeded $60,000 $75,000.
The certification must state the homeowner's total household income for
the previous calendar year. No property
taxes may be deferred under this chapter in any year following the year in
which a program participant filed or should have filed an excess-income
certification under this subdivision, unless the participant has filed a
resumption of eligibility certification as described in subdivision 4.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010, and thereafter.
Sec. 28.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290B.04, subdivision 4, is amended to
read:
Subd. 4. Resumption of eligibility certification by
taxpayer. A taxpayer who has
previously filed an excess-income certification under subdivision 3 may resume
program participation if the taxpayer's household income for a subsequent year
is $60,000 $75,000 or less.
If the taxpayer chooses to resume program participation, the taxpayer
must notify the commissioner of revenue in writing by July 1 of the year
following a calendar year in which the taxpayer's household income is $60,000
$75,000 or less. The certification
must state the taxpayer's total household income for the previous calendar
year. Once a taxpayer resumes
participation in the program under this subdivision, participation will
continue until the taxpayer files a subsequent excess-income certification
under subdivision 3 or until participation is terminated under section 290B.08,
subdivision 1.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010, and thereafter.
Sec. 29.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290B.05, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:
Subdivision 1. Determination by commissioner. The commissioner shall determine each
qualifying homeowner's "annual maximum property tax amount" following
approval of the homeowner's initial application and following the receipt of a
resumption of eligibility certification.
The "annual maximum property tax amount" equals three percent
of the homeowner's total household income for the year preceding either the
initial application or the resumption of eligibility certification, whichever
is applicable. Following approval of the
initial application, the commissioner shall determine the qualifying
homeowner's "maximum allowable deferral." No tax may be deferred
relative to the appropriate assessment year for any homeowner whose total
household income for the previous year exceeds $60,000 $75,000. No tax shall be deferred in any year in which
the homeowner does not meet the program qualifications in section 290B.03. The maximum allowable total deferral is equal
to 75 percent of the assessor's estimated market value for the year, less the
balance of any mortgage loans and other amounts secured by liens against the
property at the time of application, including any unpaid and delinquent special
assessments and interest and any delinquent property taxes, penalties, and
interest, but not including property taxes payable during the year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010, and thereafter.
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Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 428A.12, is
amended to read:
428A.12 PETITION REQUIRED.
No action may be taken under
sections 428A.13 and 428A.14 unless owners of 25 50 percent or
more of the housing units that would be subject to fees in the proposed housing
improvement area file a petition requesting a public hearing on the proposed
action with the city clerk. No action
may be taken under section 428A.14 to impose a fee unless owners of 25
50 percent or more of the housing units subject to the proposed fee file a
petition requesting a public hearing on the proposed fee with the city clerk or
other appropriate official.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for petitions filed
beginning July 1, 2010.
Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 428A.18,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Requirements
for veto. If residents of 35
45 percent or more of the housing units in the area subject to the fee file
an objection to the ordinance adopted by the city under section 428A.13 with
the city clerk before the effective date of the ordinance, the ordinance does
not become effective. If owners of 35
45 percent or more of the housing units' tax capacity subject to the fee
under section 428A.14 file an objection with the city clerk before the
effective date of the resolution, the resolution does not become
effective.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective beginning July 1, 2010.
Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473H.05,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Before
March June 1 for next year's taxes. An owner or owners of certified long-term
agricultural land may apply to the authority with jurisdiction over the land on
forms provided by the commissioner of agriculture for the creation of an
agricultural preserve at any time. Land
for which application is received prior to March June 1 of any
year shall be assessed pursuant to section 473H.10 for taxes payable in the
following year. Land for which
application is received on or after March June 1 of any year
shall be assessed pursuant to section 473H.10 in the following year. The application shall be executed and
acknowledged in the manner required by law to execute and acknowledge a deed
and shall contain at least the following information and such other information
as the commissioner deems necessary:
(a) Legal description of the
area proposed to be designated and parcel identification numbers if so
designated by the county auditor and the certificate of title number if the
land is registered;
(b) Name and address of
owner;
(c) An affidavit by the
authority evidencing that the land is certified long-term agricultural land at
the date of application;
(d) A statement by the owner
covenanting that the land shall be kept in agricultural use, and shall be used
in accordance with the provisions of sections 473H.02 to 473H.17 which exist on
the date of application and providing that the restrictive covenant shall be
binding on the owner or the owner's successor or assignee, and shall run with
the land.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment, except that in 2010 the application date in this section shall be
extended to August 1.
Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
477A.011, subdivision 36, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 13,
section 4, is amended to read:
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Subd. 36. City
aid base. (a) Except as otherwise
provided in this subdivision, "city aid base" is zero.
(b) The city aid base for
any city with a population less than 500 is increased by $40,000 for aids
payable in calendar year 1995 and thereafter, and the maximum amount of total
aid it may receive under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, paragraph (c), is
also increased by $40,000 for aids payable in calendar year 1995 only, provided
that:
(i) the average total tax capacity
rate for taxes payable in 1995 exceeds 200 percent;
(ii) the city portion of the
tax capacity rate exceeds 100 percent; and
(iii) its city aid base is
less than $60 per capita.
(c) The city aid base for a
city is increased by $20,000 in 1998 and thereafter and the maximum amount of
total aid it may receive under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, paragraph (c),
is also increased by $20,000 in calendar year 1998 only, provided that:
(i) the city has a
population in 1994 of 2,500 or more;
(ii) the city is located in
a county, outside of the metropolitan area, which contains a city of the first
class;
(iii) the city's net tax
capacity used in calculating its 1996 aid under section 477A.013 is less than
$400 per capita; and
(iv) at least four percent
of the total net tax capacity, for taxes payable in 1996, of property located
in the city is classified as railroad property.
(d) The city aid base for a
city is increased by $200,000 in 1999 and thereafter and the maximum amount of
total aid it may receive under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, paragraph (c),
is also increased by $200,000 in calendar year 1999 only, provided that:
(i) the city was
incorporated as a statutory city after December 1, 1993;
(ii) its city aid base does
not exceed $5,600; and
(iii) the city had a
population in 1996 of 5,000 or more.
(e) The city aid base for a
city is increased by $150,000 for aids payable in 2000 and thereafter, and the
maximum amount of total aid it may receive under section 477A.013, subdivision
9, paragraph (c), is also increased by $150,000 in calendar year 2000 only,
provided that:
(1) the city has a
population that is greater than 1,000 and less than 2,500;
(2) its commercial and industrial
percentage for aids payable in 1999 is greater than 45 percent; and
(3) the total market value
of all commercial and industrial property in the city for assessment year 1999
is at least 15 percent less than the total market value of all commercial and
industrial property in the city for assessment year 1998.
(f) The city aid base for a
city is increased by $200,000 in 2000 and thereafter, and the maximum amount of
total aid it may receive under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, paragraph (c),
is also increased by $200,000 in calendar year 2000 only, provided that:
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(1) the city had a population in 1997 of 2,500 or more;
(2) the net tax capacity of the city used in calculating its
1999 aid under section 477A.013 is less than $650 per capita;
(3) the pre-1940 housing percentage of the city used in calculating
1999 aid under section 477A.013 is greater than 12 percent;
(4) the 1999 local government aid of the city under section
477A.013 is less than 20 percent of the amount that the formula aid of the city
would have been if the need increase percentage was 100 percent; and
(5) the city aid base of the city used in calculating aid
under section 477A.013 is less than $7 per capita.
(g) The city aid base for a city is increased by $102,000 in
2000 and thereafter, and the maximum amount of total aid it may receive under
section 477A.013, subdivision 9, paragraph (c), is also increased by $102,000
in calendar year 2000 only, provided that:
(1) the city has a population in 1997 of 2,000 or more;
(2) the net tax capacity of the city used in calculating its
1999 aid under section 477A.013 is less than $455 per capita;
(3) the net levy of the city used in calculating 1999 aid
under section 477A.013 is greater than $195 per capita; and
(4) the 1999 local government aid of the city under section
477A.013 is less than 38 percent of the amount that the formula aid of the city
would have been if the need increase percentage was 100 percent.
(h) The city aid base for a city is increased by $32,000 in
2001 and thereafter, and the maximum amount of total aid it may receive under
section 477A.013, subdivision 9, paragraph (c), is also increased by $32,000 in
calendar year 2001 only, provided that:
(1) the city has a population in 1998 that is greater than
200 but less than 500;
(2) the city's revenue need used in calculating aids payable
in 2000 was greater than $200 per capita;
(3) the city net tax capacity for the city used in
calculating aids available in 2000 was equal to or less than $200 per capita;
(4) the city aid base of the city used in calculating aid
under section 477A.013 is less than $65 per capita; and
(5) the city's formula aid for aids payable in 2000 was
greater than zero.
(i) The city aid base for a city is increased by $7,200 in 2001
and thereafter, and the maximum amount of total aid it may receive under
section 477A.013, subdivision 9, paragraph (c), is also increased by $7,200 in
calendar year 2001 only, provided that:
(1) the city had a population in 1998 that is greater than
200 but less than 500;
(2) the city's commercial industrial percentage used in
calculating aids payable in 2000 was less than ten percent;
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(3) more than 25 percent of the city's population was 60
years old or older according to the 1990 census;
(4) the city aid base of the city used in calculating aid
under section 477A.013 is less than $15 per capita; and
(5) the city's formula aid for aids payable in 2000 was
greater than zero.
(j) The city aid base for a city is increased by $45,000 in
2001 and thereafter and by an additional $50,000 in calendar years 2002 to
2011, and the maximum amount of total aid it may receive under section
477A.013, subdivision 9, paragraph (c), is also increased by $45,000 in
calendar year 2001 only, and by $50,000 in calendar year 2002 only, provided
that:
(1) the net tax capacity of the city used in calculating its
2000 aid under section 477A.013 is less than $810 per capita;
(2) the population of the city declined more than two percent
between 1988 and 1998;
(3) the net levy of the city used in calculating 2000 aid
under section 477A.013 is greater than $240 per capita; and
(4) the city received less than $36 per capita in aid under
section 477A.013, subdivision 9, for aids payable in 2000.
(k) The city aid base for a city with a population of 10,000
or more which is located outside of the seven-county metropolitan area is increased
in 2002 and thereafter, and the maximum amount of total aid it may receive
under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, paragraph (b) or (c), is also increased
in calendar year 2002 only, by an amount equal to the lesser of:
(1)(i) the total population of the city, as determined by the
United States Bureau of the Census, in the 2000 census, (ii) minus 5,000, (iii)
times 60; or
(2) $2,500,000.
(l) The city aid base is increased by $50,000 in 2002 and
thereafter, and the maximum amount of total aid it may receive under section
477A.013, subdivision 9, paragraph (c), is also increased by $50,000 in
calendar year 2002 only, provided that:
(1) the city is located in the seven-county metropolitan
area;
(2) its population in 2000 is between 10,000 and 20,000; and
(3) its commercial industrial percentage, as calculated for
city aid payable in 2001, was greater than 25 percent.
(m) The city aid base for a city is increased by $150,000 in
calendar years 2002 to 2011 and by an additional $75,000 in calendar years 2009
to 2014 and the maximum amount of total aid it may receive under section
477A.013, subdivision 9, paragraph (c), is also increased by $150,000 in
calendar year 2002 only and by $75,000 in calendar year 2009 only, provided
that:
(1) the city had a population of at least 3,000 but no more
than 4,000 in 1999;
(2) its home county is located within the seven-county
metropolitan area;
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(3) its pre-1940 housing
percentage is less than 15 percent; and
(4) its city net tax
capacity per capita for taxes payable in 2000 is less than $900 per capita.
(n) The city aid base for a
city is increased by $200,000 beginning in calendar year 2003 and the maximum
amount of total aid it may receive under section 477A.013, subdivision 9,
paragraph (c), is also increased by $200,000 in calendar year 2003 only,
provided that the city qualified for an increase in homestead and agricultural
credit aid under Laws 1995, chapter 264, article 8, section 18.
(o) The city aid base for a
city is increased by $200,000 in 2004 only and the maximum amount of total aid
it may receive under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is also increased by
$200,000 in calendar year 2004 only, if the city is the site of a nuclear dry
cask storage facility.
(p) The city aid base for a
city is increased by $10,000 in 2004 and thereafter and the maximum total aid
it may receive under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is also increased by
$10,000 in calendar year 2004 only, if the city was included in a federal major
disaster designation issued on April 1, 1998, and its pre-1940 housing stock
was decreased by more than 40 percent between 1990 and 2000.
(q) The city aid base for a
city is increased by $30,000 in 2009 and thereafter and the maximum total aid
it may receive under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is also increased by
$25,000 in calendar year 2006 only if the city had a population in 2003 of at
least 1,000 and has a state park for which the city provides rescue services
and which comprised at least 14 percent of the total geographic area included
within the city boundaries in 2000.
(r) The city aid base for a
city is increased by $80,000 in 2009 and thereafter and the minimum and maximum
amount of total aid it may receive under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is
also increased by $80,000 in calendar year 2009 only, if:
(1) as of May 1, 2006, at
least 25 percent of the tax capacity of the city is proposed to be placed in
trust status as tax-exempt Indian land;
(2) the placement of the
land is being challenged administratively or in court; and
(3) due to the challenge,
the land proposed to be placed in trust is still on the tax rolls as of May 1,
2006.
(s) The city aid base for a
city is increased by $100,000 in 2007 and thereafter and the minimum and
maximum total amount of aid it may receive under this section is also increased
in calendar year 2007 only, provided that:
(1) the city has a 2004
estimated population greater than 200 but less than 2,000;
(2) its city net tax
capacity for aids payable in 2006 was less than $300 per capita;
(3) the ratio of its pay
2005 tax levy compared to its city net tax capacity for aids payable in 2006
was greater than 110 percent; and
(4) it is located in a
county where at least 15,000 acres of land are classified as tax-exempt Indian
reservations according to the 2004 abstract of tax-exempt property.
(t) The city aid base for a
city is increased by $30,000 in 2009 only, and the maximum total aid it may
receive under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is also increased by $30,000 in
calendar year 2009, only if the city had a population in 2005 of less than
3,000 and the city's boundaries as of 2007 were formed by the consolidation of
two cities and one township in 2002.
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(u) The city aid base for a city is increased by $100,000 in
2009 and thereafter, and the maximum total aid it may receive under section
477A.013, subdivision 9, is also increased by $100,000 in calendar year 2009
only, if the city had a city net tax capacity for aids payable in 2007 of less
than $150 per capita and the city experienced flooding on March 14, 2007, that
resulted in evacuation of at least 40 homes.
(v) The city aid base for a city is increased by $100,000 in
2009 to 2013, and the maximum total aid it may receive under section 477A.013,
subdivision 9, is also increased by $100,000 in calendar year 2009 only, if the
city:
(1) is located outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul
standard metropolitan statistical area;
(2) has a 2005 population greater than 7,000 but less than
8,000; and
(3) has a 2005 net tax capacity per capita of less than $500.
(w) The city aid base is increased by $25,000 in calendar
years 2009 to 2013 and the maximum amount of total aid it may receive under
section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is increased by $25,000 in calendar year 2009
only, provided that:
(1) the city is located in the seven-county metropolitan area;
(2) its population in 2006 is less than 200; and
(3) the percentage of its housing stock built before 1940,
according to the 2000 United States Census, is greater than 40 percent.
(x) The city aid base is increased by $90,000 in calendar year
2009 only and the minimum and maximum total amount of aid it may receive under section
477A.013, subdivision 9, is also increased by $90,000 in calendar year 2009
only, provided that the city is located in the seven-county metropolitan area,
has a 2006 population between 5,000 and 7,000 and has a 1997 population of over
7,000.
(y) In calendar year 2010 only, the city aid base for a city
is increased by $225,000 if it was eligible for a $450,000 payment in calendar
year 2008 under Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 477A.011, subdivision 36,
paragraph (e), and the second half of the payment under that paragraph in
December 2008 was canceled due to the governor's unallotment. The payment under this paragraph is not
subject to any aid reductions under section 477A.0133 or any future unallotment
of the city aid under section 16A.152.
(z) The city aid base and the maximum total aid the city may
receive under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is increased by $25,000 in
calendar year 2010 only if:
(1) the city is a first class city in the seven-county
metropolitan area with a population below 300,000; and
(2) the city has made an equivalent grant to its local
growers' association to reimburse up to $1,000 each for membership fees and
retail leases for members of the association who farm in and around Dakota
County and who incurred crop damage as a result of the hail storm in that area
on July 10, 2008.
The payment under this paragraph is not subject to any aid
reductions under section 477A.0133 or any future unallotment of the city aid
under section 16A.152.
(aa) The city aid base for a city is increased by $106,964 in
2011 only and the minimum and maximum amount of total aid it may receive under
section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is also increased by $106,964 in calendar year
2011 only, if the city had a population as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 477A.011, subdivision 3, that was in excess of 1,000 in 2007 and that
was less than 1,000 in 2008.
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(bb) The city aid base for a
city is increased by $50,000 in 2011 and 2012 only, and the minimum and maximum
amount of total aid it may receive under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, is
also increased by $50,000 in calendar year 2011 only, if the city is:
(1) located outside of the
seven-county metropolitan area;
(2) has a 2008 population
between 3,000 and 4,000;
(3) has a commercial
industrial percentage as defined in subdivision 32, for aids payable in 2008 of
less than ten percent; and
(4) experienced the loss of
a major manufacturing facility in the city due to a fire in April 2009.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for aids payable in
calendar year 2011 and thereafter.
Sec. 34. Laws 2009, chapter 88, article 2, section 49,
is amended to read:
Sec. 49. TAX
ABATEMENT; NEWLY CONSTRUCTED RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES IN FLOOD-DAMAGED
CITIES.
Subdivision 1. Eligibility. A residential structure qualifies for a
tax abatement under this section if:
(1) the structure is located
in a city that is eligible to designate a development zone under Minnesota
Statutes, section 469.1731;
(2) the structure is located
in a county designated as an emergency area under presidential declaration FEMA‑3304-EM;
(3) the structure is located
on property classified as class 1a, 1b, 2a, 4a, 4b, 4bb, or 4d under Minnesota
Statutes, section 273.13;
(4) no part of the structure
was in existence prior to January 1, 2009, unless (i) the structure is located
on property classified as 1a, 1b, 2a, 4b, or 4bb; (ii) a building permit was
issued and construction commenced in 2008; and (iii) as of March 26, 2009, the
property was owned by the original builder, was not subject to any form of
purchase contract or agreement, and had never been occupied; and
(5) construction of the
structure is commenced prior to December 31, 2010 2011. For the purposes of this clause, construction
is deemed to have been commenced if a proper building permit has been issued
and the mandatory footing or foundation inspection has been completed.
Subd. 2. Application. Application for the abatement authorized
under this section must be filed by January 2 of the year following the year in
which construction began, except that those qualifying structures for which
construction commenced in 2008 must file an application no later than January
2, 2010, for assessment years 2010 and 2011.
The application must be filed with the assessor of the county or city in
which the property is located on a form prescribed by the commissioner of
revenue.
Subd. 3. Tax
abated. (a) For a property
qualifying under subdivision 1 and classified as either 1a, 1b, 2a, 4b, or 4bb,
the tax attributable to (1) $200,000 of market value, or (2) the entire market
value of the structure, whichever is less, shall be abated. For a property qualifying under subdivision 1
and classified as class 4a or 4d, the tax attributable to (1) $20,000 of market
value per residential unit, or (2) the entire market value of the structure,
whichever is less, shall be abated.
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(b) The abatement under paragraph (a) shall be in effect for two
taxes payable years, corresponding to the two assessment years after
construction has begun. The abatement
shall not apply to any special assessments that have been levied against the
property.
Subd. 4. Reimbursement. By May 1 of each taxes payable year in
which an abatement has been authorized under this section, the auditor shall
report the amount of taxes abated for each jurisdiction within the county to
the commissioner of revenue, on a form prescribed by the commissioner. On or before September 1 of each taxes
payable year in which an abatement has been authorized under this section, the
commissioner of revenue shall reimburse each local jurisdiction for the amount
of taxes abated for the year under this section.
Subd. 5. Appropriation. The amount necessary to make the
reimbursements required under this section is annually appropriated to the
commissioner of revenue from the general fund.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 35. Laws
2009, chapter 88, article 2, section 49, the effective date, is amended to
read:
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for
assessment years 2010 to 2012 2013, for taxes payable in 2011 to 2013
2014.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 36. FISCAL DISPARITIES STUDY.
The commissioner of revenue shall conduct a study of the
metropolitan revenue distribution program contained in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 473F, commonly known as the fiscal disparities program. By February 1, 2012, the commissioner shall
submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of
representatives and senate tax committees consisting of the findings of the
study and identification of issues for policy makers to consider. The study must analyze:
(1) the extent to which the benefits of economic growth of
the region are shared throughout the region, especially for growth that results
from state or regional decisions;
(2) the program's impact on the variability of tax rates
across jurisdictions of the region;
(3) the program's impact on the distribution of homestead
property tax burdens across jurisdictions of the region; and
(4) the relationship between the impacts of the program and
overburden on jurisdictions containing properties that provide regional
benefits, specifically the costs those properties impose on their host
jurisdictions in excess of their tax payments.
The report must include a description of other property tax, aid,
and local development programs that interact with the fiscal disparities
program.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
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Sec. 37. THIEF
RIVER FALLS AIRPORT AUTHORITY; SPECIAL LEVY AUTHORITY.
If an airport authority is
established under Minnesota Statutes, section 360.042, that includes the city
of Thief River Falls within its boundaries, the authority may exercise its levy
authority through a levy on the referendum market value of the area, as defined
in Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.01, subdivision 3, in lieu of a levy on the
net tax capacity of the area. If an
authority exercises its option under this section, the intent to do so must be
stated in the joint agreement establishing the authority.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment, without local approval, as provided by Minnesota Statutes, section
654.023, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).
ARTICLE 2
PROPERTY TAX REFORM,
ACCOUNTABILITY, VALUE, AND EFFICIENCY PROVISIONS
Section 1. [6.90]
COUNCIL ON LOCAL RESULTS AND INNOVATION.
Subdivision 1. Creation. The Council on Local Results and Innovation
consists of 11 members, as follows:
(1) the state auditor;
(2) two persons who are not
members of the legislature, appointed by the chair of the Property and Local
Sales Tax Division of the house of representatives Taxes Committee;
(3) two persons who are not
members of the legislature, appointed by the designated lead minority member of
the Property and Local Sales Tax Division of the house of representatives Taxes
Committee;
(4) two persons who are not
members of the legislature, appointed by the chair of the Taxes Division on
Property Taxes of the senate Taxes Committee;
(5) two persons who are not
members of the legislature, appointed by the designated lead minority member of
the Taxes Division on Property Taxes of the senate Taxes Committee;
(6) one person who is not a
member of the legislature, appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties;
and
(7) one person who is not a
member of the legislature, appointed by the League of Minnesota Cities.
Each appointment under clauses
(2) to (5) must include one person with expertise or interest in county
government and one person with expertise or interest in city government. The appointing authorities must use their
best efforts to ensure that a majority of council members have experience with
local performance measurement systems.
The membership of the council must include geographically balanced
representation as well as representation balanced between large and small
jurisdictions. The appointments under
clauses (2) to (7) must be made within two months of the date of enactment.
Appointees to the council
under clauses (2) to (5) serve terms of four years, except that one of each of
the initial appointments under clauses (2) to (5) shall serve a term of two
years; each appointing agent must designate which appointee is serving the
two-year term. Subsequent appointments
for members appointed under clauses (2) to (5) must be made by the council,
including appointments to replace any appointees who might resign from the
council prior to completion of their term.
Appointees under clauses (2) to (5) are not eligible to vote on
appointing their successor, nor on the successors of other appointees whose
terms are expiring contemporaneously. In
making appointments, the council shall make all possible efforts to reflect the
geographical distribution and meet the
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qualifications of appointees
required of the initial appointees.
Subsequent appointments for members appointed under clauses (6) and (7)
must be made by the original appointing authority. Appointees to the council under clauses (2)
to (7) may serve no more than two consecutive terms.
Subd. 2. Duties. (a) By February 15, 2011, the council
shall develop a standard set of approximately ten performance measures for
counties and ten performance measures for cities that will aid residents,
taxpayers, and state and local elected officials in determining the efficacy of
counties and cities in providing services, and measure residents' opinions of
those services. In developing its
measures, the council must solicit input from private citizens. Counties and cities that elect to participate
in the standard measures system shall report their results to the state auditor
under section 6.91, who shall compile the results and make them available to
all interested parties by publishing them on the auditor's Web site and report
them to the legislative tax committees.
Each year after the initial designation of performance measures, the
council shall evaluate the usefulness of the standard set of performance
measures and may revise the set by adding or removing measures as it deems
appropriate.
(b) By February 15, 2012,
the council shall develop minimum standards for comprehensive performance
measurement systems, which may vary by size and type of governing jurisdiction.
(c) In addition to its
specific duties under paragraphs (a) and (b), the council shall generally
promote the use of performance measurement for governmental entities across the
state and shall serve as a resource for all governmental entities seeking to
implement a system of local performance measurement. The council may highlight and promote systems
that are innovative, or are ones that it deems to be best practices of local
performance measurement systems across the state and nation. The council should give preference in its
recommendations to systems that are results-oriented. The council may, with the cooperation of the
state auditor, establish and foster a collaborative network of practitioners of
local performance measurement systems.
The council may support the Association of Minnesota Counties and the
League of Minnesota Cities to seek and receive private funding to provide
expert technical assistance to local governments for the purposes of
replicating best practices.
Subd. 3. Reports. (a) The council shall report its initial
set of standard performance measures to the Property and Local Sales Tax
Division of the house of representatives Taxes Committee and the Taxes Division
on Property Taxes of the senate Taxes Committee by February 28, 2011.
(b) By February 1 of each
subsequent year, the council shall report to the committees with jurisdiction
over taxes in the house of representatives and the senate on participation in
and results of the performance measurement system, along with any revisions in
the standard set of performance measures for the upcoming year. These reports may be made by the state
auditor in lieu of the council if agreed to by the auditor and the council.
Subd. 4. Operation
of council. (a) The state
auditor shall convene the initial meeting of the council.
(b) The chair of the council
shall be elected by the members. Once
elected, a chair shall serve a term of two years.
(c) Members of the council
serve without compensation.
(d) Council members shall
share and rotate responsibilities for administrative support of the council.
(e) Chapter 13D does not
apply to meetings of the council.
Meetings of the council must be open to the public and the council must
provide notice of a meeting on the state auditor's Web site at least seven days
before the meeting. A meeting of the
council occurs when a quorum is present.
(f) The council must meet at
least two times prior to the initial release of the standard set of
measurements. After the initial set has
been developed, the council must meet a minimum of once per year.
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Subd. 5.
Termination. The council expires on January 1,
2020.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 2. [6.91] LOCAL PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND
REPORTING.
Subdivision 1.
Reports of local performance
measures. (a) A county or city
that elects to participate in the standard measures program must report its
results to its citizens annually through publication, direct mailing, posting
on the jurisdiction's Web site, or through a public hearing at which the budget
and levy will be discussed and public input allowed.
(b) Each year, jurisdictions participating in the local
performance measurement and improvement program must file a report with the
state auditor by July 1, in a form prescribed by the auditor. All reports must include a declaration that
the jurisdiction has complied with, or will have complied with by the end of
the year, the requirement in paragraph (a).
For jurisdictions participating in the standard measures program, the
report shall consist of the jurisdiction's results for the standard set of
performance measures under section 6.90, subdivision 2, paragraph (a). In 2012, jurisdictions participating in the
comprehensive performance measurement program must submit a resolution approved
by its local governing body indicating that it either has implemented or is in
the process of implementing a local performance measurement system that meets
the minimum standards specified by the council under section 6.90, subdivision
2, paragraph (b). In 2013 and
thereafter, jurisdictions participating in the comprehensive performance
measurement program must submit a statement approved by its local governing
body affirming that it has implemented a local performance measurement system
that meets the minimum standards specified by the council under section 6.90,
subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
Subd. 2.
Benefits of participation. (a) A county or city that elects to
participate in the standard measures program for 2011 is: (1) eligible for per capita reimbursement of
$0.14 per capita, but not to exceed $25,000 for any government entity; and (2)
exempt from levy limits under sections 275.70 to 275.74 for taxes payable in
2012, if levy limits are in effect.
(b) Any county or city that elects to participate in the
standard measures program for 2012 is eligible for per capita reimbursement of
$0.14 per capita, but not to exceed $25,000 for any government entity. Any jurisdiction participating in the
comprehensive performance measurement program is exempt from levy limits under
sections 275.70 to 275.74 for taxes payable in 2013 if levy limits are in
effect.
(c) Any county or city that elects to participate in the
standard measures program for 2013 or any year thereafter is eligible for per
capita reimbursement of $0.14 per capita, but not to exceed $25,000 for any
government entity. Any jurisdiction
participating in the comprehensive performance measurement program for 2013 or
any year thereafter is exempt from levy limits under sections 275.70 to 275.74
for taxes payable in the following year, if levy limits are in effect.
Subd. 3.
Certification of
participation. (a) The state
auditor shall certify to the commissioner of revenue by August 1 of each year
the counties and cities that are participating in the standard measures program
and the comprehensive performance measurement program.
(b) The commissioner of revenue shall make per capita aid
payments under this section on the second payment date specified in section
477A.015, in the same year that the measurements were reported.
(c) The commissioner of revenue shall notify each county and
city that is entitled to exemption from levy limits by August 10 of each levy
year.
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Subd. 4. Appropriation. (a) The amount necessary to fund
obligations under subdivision 2 is annually appropriated from the general fund
to the commissioner of revenue.
(b) The sum of $6,000 in
fiscal year 2011 and $2,000 in each fiscal year thereafter is annually
appropriated from the general fund to the state auditor to carry out the
auditor's responsibilities under sections 6.90 to 6.91.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective December 31, 2010.
Sec. 3. [270C.991]
PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM BENCHMARKS AND CRITICAL INDICATORS.
Subdivision 1. Purpose. State policy makers should be provided
with the tools to create a more accountable and efficient property tax
system. This section provides the
principles and available tools necessary to work toward achieving that goal.
Subd. 2. Property
tax principles. To better
evaluate the various property tax proposals that come before the legislature,
the following basic property tax principles should be taken into consideration. The property taxes proposed should be:
(1) transparent and
understandable;
(2) simple and efficient;
(3) equitable;
(4) stable and predictable;
(5) compliance and
accountability;
(6) competitive, both
nationally and globally; and
(7) responsive to economic
conditions.
Subd. 3. Major
indicators. There are many
different types of indicators available to legislators to evaluate tax
legislation. Indicators are useful to
have available as benchmarks when legislators are contemplating changes. Each tool has its own limitation, and no one
tool is perfect or should be used independently. Some of the tools measure the global
characteristics of the entire tax system, while others are only a measure of
the property tax impacts and its administration. The following is a list of the available
major indicators:
(1) property tax principles
scale, the components of which are listed in subdivision 2, as they relate to
the various features of the property tax system;
(2) price of government report,
as required under section 16A.102;
(3) tax incidence report, as
required under section 270C.13;
(4) tax expenditure budget
and report, as required under section 270C.11;
(5) state tax rankings;
(6) property tax levy plus
aid data, and market value and net tax capacity data, by taxing district for
current and past years;
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(7) effective tax rate (tax as a percent of market value) and
the equalized effective tax rate (effective tax rate adjusted for assessment
differences);
(8) assessment sales ratio study, as required under section
127A.48;
(9) "Voss" database, which matches homeowner
property taxes and household income;
(10) revenue estimates under section 270C.11, subdivision 5,
and state fiscal notes under section 477A.03, subdivision 2b; and
(11) local impact notes under section 3.987.
Subd. 4.
Property tax working group. (a) A property tax working group is
established as provided in this subdivision.
The goals of the working group are:
(1) to investigate ways to simplify the property tax system
and make advisory recommendations on ways to make the system more
understandable;
(2) to reexamine the property tax calendar to determine what
changes could be made to shorten the two-year cycle from assessment through
property tax collection; and
(3) to determine the cost versus the benefits of the various
property tax components, including property classifications, credits, aids,
exclusions, exemptions, and abatements, and to suggest ways to achieve some of
the goals in simpler and more cost-efficient ways.
(b) The 13-member working group shall consist of the
following members:
(1) two state representatives, both appointed by the chair of
the house of representatives Taxes Committee, one from the majority party and
one from the minority party;
(2) two senators, both appointed by the chair of the senate
Taxes Committee, one from the majority party and one from the minority party;
(3) the commissioner of revenue, or designee;
(4) one person, appointed by the Association of Minnesota
Counties;
(5) one person, appointed by the League of Minnesota Cities;
(6) one person, appointed by the Minnesota Association of
Townships;
(7) one person, appointed by the Minnesota Chamber of
Commerce;
(8) one person, appointed by the Minnesota Association of
Assessing Officers;
(9) two homeowners, one who is under 65 years of age, and one
who is 65 years of age or older, both appointed by the commissioner of revenue;
and
(10) one person, jointly appointed by the Minnesota Farm
Bureau and the Minnesota Farmers Union.
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The commissioner of revenue shall chair the initial meeting,
and the working group shall elect a chair at that initial meeting. The working group will meet at the call of
the chair. Members of the working group
shall serve without compensation. The
commissioner of revenue must provide administrative support to the working
group. Chapter 13D does not apply to
meetings of the working group. Meetings
of the working group must be open to the public and the working group must
provide notice of a meeting to potentially interested persons at least seven
days before the meeting. A meeting of
the council occurs when a quorum is present.
(c) The working group shall make its advisory recommendations
to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate Taxes Committees on or
before February 1, 2012, at which time the working group shall be finished and
this subdivision expires. The advisory
recommendations should be reviewed by the Taxes Committee under
subdivision 5.
Subd. 5.
Taxes Committee review and
resolution. On or before
March 1, 2012, and every two years thereafter, the house of representatives and
senate Taxes Committees must review the major indicators as contained in
subdivision 3, and ascertain the accountability and efficiency of the property
tax system. The house of representatives
and senate Taxes Committees shall prepare a resolution on targets and
benchmarks for use during the current biennium.
Subd. 6.
Department of Revenue; revenue
estimates. As provided under
section 270C.11, subdivision 5, the Department of Revenue is required to
prepare an estimate of the effect on the state's tax revenues which result from
the passage of a legislative bill establishing, extending, or restricting a tax
expenditure. Beginning with the 2011
legislative session, those revenue estimates must also identify how the
property tax principles contained in subdivision 2 apply to the proposed tax
changes. The commissioner of revenue
shall develop a scale for measuring the appropriate principles for each
proposed change. The department shall
quantify the effects, if possible, or at a minimum, shall identify the relevant
factors so that legislators are aware of possible outcomes, including
administrative difficulties and cost.
The interaction of property tax shifting should be identified and
quantified to the degree possible.
Subd. 7.
Appropriation. The sum of $30,000 in fiscal year 2011
and $25,000 in each fiscal year thereafter is appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of revenue to carry out the commissioner's added
responsibilities under subdivision 6.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
ARTICLE 3
INCOME, CORPORATE FRANCHISE, AND ESTATE TAXES
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 289A.08, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. Composite income tax returns for
nonresident partners, shareholders, and beneficiaries. (a) The commissioner may allow a
partnership with nonresident partners to file a composite return and to pay the
tax on behalf of nonresident partners who have no other Minnesota source
income. This composite return must
include the names, addresses, Social Security numbers, income allocation, and tax
liability for the nonresident partners electing to be covered by the composite
return.
(b) The computation of a partner's tax liability must be
determined by multiplying the income allocated to that partner by the highest
rate used to determine the tax liability for individuals under section 290.06,
subdivision 2c. Nonbusiness deductions,
standard deductions, or personal exemptions are not allowed.
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(c) The partnership must
submit a request to use this composite return filing method for nonresident
partners. The requesting partnership
must file a composite return in the form prescribed by the commissioner of
revenue. The filing of a composite
return is considered a request to use the composite return filing method.
(d) The electing partner
must not have any Minnesota source income other than the income from the
partnership and other electing partnerships.
If it is determined that the electing partner has other Minnesota source
income, the inclusion of the income and tax liability for that partner under
this provision will not constitute a return to satisfy the requirements of
subdivision 1. The tax paid for the
individual as part of the composite return is allowed as a payment of the tax
by the individual on the date on which the composite return payment was
made. If the electing nonresident
partner has no other Minnesota source income, filing of the composite return is
a return for purposes of subdivision 1.
(e) This subdivision does
not negate the requirement that an individual pay estimated tax if the
individual's liability would exceed the requirements set forth in section
289A.25. A composite estimate may,
however, be filed in a manner similar to and containing the information
required under paragraph (a).
(f) If an electing partner's
share of the partnership's gross income from Minnesota sources is less than the
filing requirements for a nonresident under this subdivision, the tax liability
is zero. However, a statement showing
the partner's share of gross income must be included as part of the composite
return.
(g) The election provided in
this subdivision is only available to a partner who has no other Minnesota
source income and who is either (1) a full-year nonresident individual or (2) a
trust or estate that does not claim a deduction under either section 651 or 661
of the Internal Revenue Code.
(h) A corporation defined in
section 290.9725 and its nonresident shareholders may make an election under
this paragraph. The provisions covering
the partnership apply to the corporation and the provisions applying to the
partner apply to the shareholder.
(i) Estates and trusts
distributing current income only and the nonresident individual beneficiaries
of the estates or trusts may make an election under this paragraph. The provisions covering the partnership apply
to the estate or trust. The provisions
applying to the partner apply to the beneficiary.
(j) For the purposes of this
subdivision, "income" means the partner's share of federal adjusted
gross income from the partnership modified by the additions provided in section
290.01, subdivision 19a, clauses (6) to (10), and the subtractions provided
in: (i) section 290.01, subdivision 19b,
clause (9) (8), to the extent the amount is assignable or
allocable to Minnesota under section 290.17; and (ii) section 290.01,
subdivision 19b, clause (14) (13). The subtraction allowed under section 290.01,
subdivision 19b, clause (9) (8), is only allowed on the composite
tax computation to the extent the electing partner would have been allowed the
subtraction.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 289A.09,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Withholding
statement. (a) A person required to
deduct and withhold from an employee a tax under section 290.92, subdivision 2a
or 3, or 290.923, subdivision 2, or who would have been required to deduct and
withhold a tax under section 290.92, subdivision 2a or 3, or persons required
to withhold tax under section 290.923, subdivision 2, determined without regard
to section 290.92, subdivision 19, if the employee or payee had claimed no more
than one withholding exemption, or who paid wages or made payments not subject
to withholding under section 290.92, subdivision 2a or 3, or 290.923,
subdivision 2, to an employee or person receiving royalty payments in excess of
$600, or who has entered into a voluntary withholding agreement with a payee
under section 290.92, subdivision 20, must give every employee or person receiving
royalty payments in respect to the remuneration paid
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by the person to the
employee or person receiving royalty payments during the calendar year, on or
before January 31 of the succeeding year, or, if employment is terminated
before the close of the calendar year, within 30 days after the date of receipt
of a written request from the employee if the 30-day period ends before January
31, a written statement showing the following:
(1) name of the person;
(2) the name of the employee or payee and the employee's or
payee's Social Security account number;
(3) the total amount of wages as that term is defined in
section 290.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (1); the total amount of remuneration
subject to withholding under section 290.92, subdivision 20; the amount of sick
pay as required under section 6051(f) of the Internal Revenue Code; and the
amount of royalties subject to withholding under section 290.923, subdivision
2; and
(4) the total amount deducted and withheld as tax under
section 290.92, subdivision 2a or 3, or 290.923, subdivision 2.
(b) The statement required to be furnished by paragraph (a)
with respect to any remuneration must be furnished at those times, must contain
the information required, and must be in the form the commissioner
prescribes.
(c) The commissioner may prescribe rules providing for
reasonable extensions of time, not in excess of 30 days, to employers or payers
required to give the statements to their employees or payees under this
subdivision.
(d) A duplicate of any statement made under this subdivision
and in accordance with rules prescribed by the commissioner, along with a
reconciliation in the form the commissioner prescribes of the statements for
the calendar year, including a reconciliation of the quarterly returns required
to be filed under subdivision 1, must be filed with the commissioner on or
before February 28 of the year after the payments were made.
(e) If an employer cancels the employer's Minnesota
withholding account number required by section 290.92, subdivision 24, the
information required by paragraph (d), must be filed with the commissioner
within 30 days of the end of the quarter in which the employer cancels its
account number.
(f) The employer must submit the statements required to be
sent to the commissioner in the same manner required to satisfy the federal
reporting requirements of section 6011(e) of the Internal Revenue Code and the
regulations issued under it. For
wages paid in calendar year 2008, An employer must submit statements to the
commissioner required by this section by electronic means if the employer is
required to send more than 100 25 statements to the commissioner,
even though the employer is not required to submit the returns federally by
electronic means. For calendar year
2009, the 100 statements threshold is reduced to 50, and for calendar year
2010, the threshold is reduced to 25, and for statements issued for wages
paid in 2011 and after, the threshold is reduced to ten. All statements issued for withholding
required under section 290.92 are aggregated for purposes of determining
whether the electronic submission threshold is met.
(g) A "third-party bulk filer" as defined in
section 290.92, subdivision 30, paragraph (a), clause (2), must submit the
returns required by this subdivision and subdivision 1, paragraph (a), with the
commissioner by electronic means.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for statements
required to be filed after December 31, 2010.
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Sec. 3. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 289A.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Return required. In the case of a decedent who has an
interest in property with a situs in Minnesota, the personal representative
must submit a Minnesota estate tax return to the commissioner, on a form
prescribed by the commissioner, if:
(1) a federal estate tax return is required to be filed; or
(2) the federal gross estate exceeds $700,000 for estates
of decedents dying after December 31, 2001, and before January 1, 2004;
$850,000 for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2003, and before
January 1, 2005; $950,000 for estates of decedents dying after December 31,
2004, and before January 1, 2006; and $1,000,000 for estates of
decedents dying after December 31, 2005.
The return must contain a computation of the Minnesota estate
tax due. The return must be signed by
the personal representative.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2005.
Sec. 4. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 289A.12, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
Subd. 14. Regulated investment companies; reporting
exempt-interest dividends. (a) A
regulated investment company paying $10 or more in exempt-interest dividends to
an individual who is a resident of Minnesota must make a return indicating the
amount of the exempt-interest dividends, the name, address, and Social Security
number of the recipient, and any other information that the commissioner
specifies. The return must be provided
to the shareholder no later than 30 days after the close of the taxable year
by February 15 of the year following the year of the payment. The return provided to the shareholder must
include a clear statement, in the form prescribed by the commissioner, that the
exempt-interest dividends must be included in the computation of Minnesota
taxable income. The regulated
investment company is required in a manner prescribed by the commissioner to
file a copy of the return with the commissioner. By June 1 of each year, the regulated
investment company must file a copy of the return with the commissioner.
(b) This subdivision applies to regulated investment
companies required to register under chapter 80A.
(c) For purposes of this subdivision, the following
definitions apply.
(1) "Exempt-interest dividends" mean
exempt-interest dividends as defined in section 852(b)(5) of the Internal
Revenue Code, but does not include the portion of exempt-interest dividends
that are not required to be added to federal taxable income under section 290.01,
subdivision 19a, clause (1)(ii).
(2) "Regulated investment company" means regulated
investment company as defined in section 851(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or
a fund of the regulated investment company as defined in section 851(g) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
returns due after December 31, 2010.
Sec. 5. Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 289A.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Individual income, fiduciary income,
corporate franchise, and entertainment taxes; partnership and S corporation
returns; information returns; mining company returns. The returns required to be made under
sections 289A.08 and 289A.12 must be filed at the following times:
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(1) returns made on the basis of the calendar year must be
filed on April 15 following the close of the calendar year, except that returns
of corporations must be filed on March 15 following the close of the
calendar year the due date for filing the federal income tax return;
(2) returns made on the basis of the fiscal year must be
filed on the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the fiscal
year, except that returns of corporations must be filed on the 15th day of
the third month following the close of the fiscal year due date for
filing the federal income tax return;
(3) returns for a fractional part of a year must be filed on
the 15th day of the fourth month following the end of the month in which
falls the last day of the period for which the return is made, except that the
returns of corporations must be filed on the 15th day of the third month
following the end of the tax year; or, in the case of a corporation which is a
member of a unitary group, the return of the corporation must be filed on the
15th day of the third month following the end of the tax year of the unitary
group in which falls the last day of the period for which the return is made
due date for filing the federal income tax return;
(4) in the case of a final return of a decedent for a
fractional part of a year, the return must be filed on the 15th day of the
fourth month following the close of the 12-month period that began with the
first day of that fractional part of a year;
(5) in the case of the return of a cooperative association,
returns must be filed on or before the 15th day of the ninth month following
the close of the taxable year;
(6) if a corporation has been divested from a unitary group
and files a return for a fractional part of a year in which it was a member of
a unitary business that files a combined report under section 290.17, subdivision
4, the divested corporation's return must be filed on the 15th day of the third
month following the close of the common accounting period that includes the
fractional year;
(7) returns of entertainment entities must be filed on April
15 following the close of the calendar year;
(8) returns required to be filed under section 289A.08,
subdivision 4, must be filed on the 15th day of the fifth month following the
close of the taxable year;
(9) returns of mining companies must be filed on May 1 following
the close of the calendar year; and
(10) returns required to be filed with the commissioner under
section 289A.12, subdivision 2, 4 to 10, or 16 must be filed within 30 days
after being demanded by the commissioner.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.
Sec. 6. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 289A.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Estate tax.
Where good cause exists, the commissioner may extend the time for
payment of estate tax for a period of not more than six months. If an extension to pay the federal estate tax
has been granted under section 6161 of the Internal Revenue Code, the time for
payment of the estate tax without penalty is extended for that period. A taxpayer who owes at least $5,000 in taxes
and who, under section 6161 or 6166 of the Internal Revenue Code has been
granted an extension for payment of the tax shown on the return, may elect to
pay the tax due to the commissioner in equal amounts at the same time as
required for federal purposes. A
taxpayer electing to pay the tax in installments shall defer a percentage of
tax that does not exceed the percentage of federal tax deferred and must
notify the commissioner in writing no later than nine months after the death of
the person whose estate is subject to
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taxation. If the taxpayer
fails to pay an installment on time, unless it is shown that the failure is due
to reasonable cause, the election is revoked and the entire amount of unpaid
tax plus accrued interest is due and payable 90 days after the date on which
the installment was payable.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 289A.50,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Notice
of refund. The commissioner shall
determine the amount of refund, if any, that is due, and notify the taxpayer of
the determination as soon as practicable after a claim has been filed.
If the commissioner
determines that the address provided by the taxpayer to claim a refund is
invalid or is no longer the current address of the taxpayer, then the date of
the mailing of the notification provided under this subdivision is considered
the date that the refund is paid for purposes of the payment of interest under
section 289A.56 and is considered the date of issuance of the original warrant
or check for purposes of issuing a new warrant or check under section 270C.347.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 289A.60,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. Penalty
for frivolous return. If a taxpayer
files what purports to be a tax return or a claim for refund but which does not
contain information on which the substantial correctness of the purported
return or claim for refund may be judged or contains information that on its
face shows that the purported return or claim for refund is substantially
incorrect and the conduct is due to a position that is frivolous or a desire
that appears on the purported return or claim for refund to delay or impede the
administration of Minnesota tax laws, then the individual taxpayer shall
pay a penalty of the greater of $1,000 or 25 percent of the amount of tax
required to be shown on the return. In a
proceeding involving the issue of whether or not a person taxpayer is
liable for this penalty, the burden of proof is on the commissioner.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment and applies to returns filed after that day.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
290.01, subdivision 19a, is amended to read:
Subd. 19a. Additions
to federal taxable income. For
individuals, estates, and trusts, there shall be added to federal taxable
income:
(1)(i) interest income on
obligations of any state other than Minnesota or a political or governmental
subdivision, municipality, or governmental agency or instrumentality of any
state other than Minnesota exempt from federal income taxes under the Internal
Revenue Code or any other federal statute; and
(ii) exempt-interest
dividends as defined in section 852(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code, except:
(A) the portion of the
exempt-interest dividends exempt from state taxation under the laws of the
United States; and
(B) the portion of the
exempt-interest dividends derived from interest income on obligations of the
state of Minnesota or its political or governmental subdivisions,
municipalities, governmental agencies or instrumentalities, but only if the
portion of the exempt-interest dividends from such Minnesota sources paid to
all shareholders represents 95 percent or more of the exempt-interest dividends,
including any dividends exempt under subitem (A),
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that are paid by the
regulated investment company as defined in section 851(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code, or the fund of the regulated investment company as defined in
section 851(g) of the Internal Revenue Code, making the payment; and
(iii) for the purposes of
items (i) and (ii), interest on obligations of an Indian tribal government
described in section 7871(c) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as
interest income on obligations of the state in which the tribe is located;
(2) the amount of income,
sales and use, motor vehicle sales, or excise taxes paid or accrued within the
taxable year under this chapter and the amount of taxes based on net income
paid, sales and use, motor vehicle sales, or excise taxes paid to any other
state or to any province or territory of Canada, to the extent allowed as a
deduction under section 63(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, but the addition
may not be more than the amount by which the itemized deductions as allowed under
section 63(d) of the Internal Revenue Code exceeds the amount of the standard
deduction as defined in section 63(c) of the Internal Revenue Code,
disregarding the amounts allowed under sections 63(c)(1)(C) and 63(c)(1)(E) of
the Internal Revenue Code. For the
purpose of this paragraph, the disallowance of itemized deductions under
section 68 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, income, sales and use, motor
vehicle sales, or excise taxes are the last itemized deductions disallowed;
(3) the capital gain amount
of a lump-sum distribution to which the special tax under section
1122(h)(3)(B)(ii) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Public Law 99-514, applies;
(4) the amount of income
taxes paid or accrued within the taxable year under this chapter and taxes
based on net income paid to any other state or any province or territory of
Canada, to the extent allowed as a deduction in determining federal adjusted
gross income. For the purpose of this
paragraph, income taxes do not include the taxes imposed by sections 290.0922,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b), 290.9727, 290.9728, and 290.9729;
(5) the amount of expense,
interest, or taxes disallowed pursuant to section 290.10 other than expenses or
interest used in computing net interest income for the subtraction allowed under
subdivision 19b, clause (1);
(6) the amount of a
partner's pro rata share of net income which does not flow through to the
partner because the partnership elected to pay the tax on the income under
section 6242(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(7) 80 percent of the
depreciation deduction allowed under section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue
Code. For purposes of this clause, if
the taxpayer has an activity that in the taxable year generates a deduction for
depreciation under section 168(k) and the activity generates a loss for the
taxable year that the taxpayer is not allowed to claim for the taxable year,
"the depreciation allowed under section 168(k)" for the taxable year
is limited to excess of the depreciation claimed by the activity under section
168(k) over the amount of the loss from the activity that is not allowed in the
taxable year. In succeeding taxable
years when the losses not allowed in the taxable year are allowed, the
depreciation under section 168(k) is allowed;
(8) 80 percent of the amount
by which the deduction allowed by section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code
exceeds the deduction allowable by section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended through December 31, 2003;
(9) to the extent deducted
in computing federal taxable income, the amount of the deduction allowable
under section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(10) the exclusion allowed
under section 139A of the Internal Revenue Code for federal subsidies for
prescription drug plans;
(11) the amount of expenses
disallowed under section 290.10, subdivision 2;
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(12) the amount deducted for
qualified tuition and related expenses under section 222 of the Internal
Revenue Code, to the extent deducted from gross income;
(13) the amount deducted for
certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers under section
62(a)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code, to the extent deducted from gross
income;
(14) the additional standard
deduction for property taxes payable that is allowable under section
63(c)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(15) the additional standard
deduction for qualified motor vehicle sales taxes allowable under section
63(c)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(16) discharge of
indebtedness income resulting from reacquisition of business indebtedness and deferred
under section 108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(17) the amount of
unemployment compensation exempt from tax under section 85(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
290.01, subdivision 19b, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 187, section 2, is
amended to read:
Subd. 19b. Subtractions
from federal taxable income. For
individuals, estates, and trusts, there shall be subtracted from federal
taxable income:
(1) net interest income on
obligations of any authority, commission, or instrumentality of the United
States to the extent includable in taxable income for federal income tax
purposes but exempt from state income tax under the laws of the United States;
(2) if included in federal
taxable income, the amount of any overpayment of income tax to Minnesota or to
any other state, for any previous taxable year, whether the amount is received
as a refund or as a credit to another taxable year's income tax liability;
(3) the amount paid to
others, less the amount used to claim the credit allowed under section
290.0674, not to exceed $1,625 for each qualifying child in grades kindergarten
to 6 and $2,500 for each qualifying child in grades 7 to 12, for tuition,
textbooks, and transportation of each qualifying child in attending an
elementary or secondary school situated in Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Iowa, or Wisconsin, wherein a resident of this state may legally fulfill
the state's compulsory attendance laws, which is not operated for profit, and
which adheres to the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and chapter
363A. For the purposes of this clause,
"tuition" includes fees or tuition as defined in section 290.0674,
subdivision 1, clause (1). As used in
this clause, "textbooks" includes books and other instructional
materials and equipment purchased or leased for use in elementary and secondary
schools in teaching only those subjects legally and commonly taught in public
elementary and secondary schools in this state.
Equipment expenses qualifying for deduction includes expenses as defined
and limited in section 290.0674, subdivision 1, clause (3). "Textbooks" does not include
instructional books and materials used in the teaching of religious tenets,
doctrines, or worship, the purpose of which is to instill such tenets,
doctrines, or worship, nor does it include books or materials for, or
transportation to, extracurricular activities including sporting events,
musical or dramatic events, speech activities, driver's education, or similar
programs. No deduction is permitted for
any expense the taxpayer incurred in using the taxpayer's or the qualifying
child's vehicle to provide such transportation for a qualifying child. For purposes of the subtraction provided by
this clause, "qualifying child" has the meaning given in section
32(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
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(4) income as provided under
section 290.0802;
(5) to the extent included
in federal adjusted gross income, income realized on disposition of property
exempt from tax under section 290.491;
(6) to the extent not deducted
or not deductible pursuant to section 408(d)(8)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code
in determining federal taxable income by an individual who does not itemize
deductions for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, an amount
equal to 50 percent of the excess of charitable contributions over $500
allowable as a deduction for the taxable year under section 170(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code, under the provisions of Public Law 109-1 and Public Law
111-126;
(7) for taxable years
beginning before January 1, 2008, the amount of the federal small ethanol
producer credit allowed under section 40(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
which is included in gross income under section 87 of the Internal Revenue
Code;
(8) (7) for individuals who are
allowed a federal foreign tax credit for taxes that do not qualify for a credit
under section 290.06, subdivision 22, an amount equal to the carryover of
subnational foreign taxes for the taxable year, but not to exceed the total
subnational foreign taxes reported in claiming the foreign tax credit. For purposes of this clause, "federal
foreign tax credit" means the credit allowed under section 27 of the
Internal Revenue Code, and "carryover of subnational foreign taxes"
equals the carryover allowed under section 904(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
minus national level foreign taxes to the extent they exceed the federal
foreign tax credit;
(9) (8) in each of the five tax
years immediately following the tax year in which an addition is required under
subdivision 19a, clause (7), or 19c, clause (15), in the case of a shareholder
of a corporation that is an S corporation, an amount equal to one-fifth of the
delayed depreciation. For purposes of
this clause, "delayed depreciation" means the amount of the addition
made by the taxpayer under subdivision 19a, clause (7), or subdivision 19c,
clause (15), in the case of a shareholder of an S corporation, minus the
positive value of any net operating loss under section 172 of the Internal
Revenue Code generated for the tax year of the addition. The resulting delayed depreciation cannot be
less than zero;
(10) (9) job opportunity building
zone income as provided under section 469.316;
(11) (10) to the extent included in
federal taxable income, the amount of compensation paid to members of the
Minnesota National Guard or other reserve components of the United States
military for active service performed in Minnesota, excluding compensation for
services performed under the Active Guard Reserve (AGR) program. For purposes of this clause, "active
service" means (i) state active service as defined in section 190.05,
subdivision 5a, clause (1); (ii) federally funded state active service as defined
in section 190.05, subdivision 5b; or (iii) federal active service as defined
in section 190.05, subdivision 5c, but "active service" excludes
service performed in accordance with section 190.08, subdivision 3;
(12) (11) to the extent included in
federal taxable income, the amount of compensation paid to Minnesota residents
who are members of the armed forces of the United States or United Nations for
active duty performed outside Minnesota under United States Code, title 10,
section 101(d); United States Code, title 32, section 101(12); or the authority
of the United Nations;
(13) (12) an amount, not to exceed
$10,000, equal to qualified expenses related to a qualified donor's donation,
while living, of one or more of the qualified donor's organs to another person
for human organ transplantation. For
purposes of this clause, "organ" means all or part of an individual's
liver, pancreas, kidney, intestine, lung, or bone marrow; "human organ
transplantation" means the medical procedure by which transfer of a human
organ is made from the body of one person to the body of another person;
"qualified expenses" means unreimbursed expenses for both the
individual and the qualified donor for (i) travel, (ii) lodging, and (iii) lost
wages net of sick pay, except that
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such expenses may be
subtracted under this clause only once; and "qualified donor" means
the individual or the individual's dependent, as defined in section 152 of the
Internal Revenue Code. An individual may
claim the subtraction in this clause for each instance of organ donation for
transplantation during the taxable year in which the qualified expenses occur;
(14) (13) in each of the five tax years immediately
following the tax year in which an addition is required under subdivision 19a,
clause (8), or 19c, clause (16), in the case of a shareholder of a corporation
that is an S corporation, an amount equal to one-fifth of the addition made by
the taxpayer under subdivision 19a, clause (8), or 19c, clause (16), in the
case of a shareholder of a corporation that is an S corporation, minus the
positive value of any net operating loss under section 172 of the Internal
Revenue Code generated for the tax year of the addition. If the net operating loss exceeds the
addition for the tax year, a subtraction is not allowed under this clause;
(15) (14) to the extent included in federal
taxable income, compensation paid to a service member as defined in United States
Code, title 10, section 101(a)(5), for military service as defined in the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, Public Law 108-189, section 101(2);
(16) (15) international economic development
zone income as provided under section 469.325;
(17) (16) to the extent included in federal
taxable income, the amount of national service educational awards received from
the National Service Trust under United States Code, title 42, sections 12601
to 12604, for service in an approved Americorps National Service program; and
(18) (17) to the extent included in federal
taxable income, discharge of indebtedness income resulting from reacquisition
of business indebtedness included in federal taxable income under section
108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code.
This subtraction applies only to the extent that the income was included
in net income in a prior year as a result of the addition under section 290.01,
subdivision 19a, clause (16).
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19d, is
amended to read:
Subd. 19d. Corporations; modifications decreasing
federal taxable income. For
corporations, there shall be subtracted from federal taxable income after the
increases provided in subdivision 19c:
(1) the amount of foreign dividend gross-up added to gross
income for federal income tax purposes under section 78 of the Internal Revenue
Code;
(2) the amount of salary expense not allowed for federal
income tax purposes due to claiming the work opportunity credit under section
51 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(3) any dividend (not including any distribution in
liquidation) paid within the taxable year by a national or state bank to the
United States, or to any instrumentality of the United States exempt from
federal income taxes, on the preferred stock of the bank owned by the United
States or the instrumentality;
(4) amounts disallowed for intangible drilling costs due to
differences between this chapter and the Internal Revenue Code in taxable years
beginning before January 1, 1987, as follows:
(i) to the extent the disallowed costs are represented by
physical property, an amount equal to the allowance for depreciation under
Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.09, subdivision 7, subject to the
modifications contained in subdivision 19e; and
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(ii) to the extent the
disallowed costs are not represented by physical property, an amount equal to
the allowance for cost depletion under Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.09,
subdivision 8;
(5) the deduction for capital
losses pursuant to sections 1211 and 1212 of the Internal Revenue Code, except
that:
(i) for capital losses
incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986, capital loss
carrybacks shall not be allowed;
(ii) for capital losses
incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986, a capital loss
carryover to each of the 15 taxable years succeeding the loss year shall be
allowed;
(iii) for capital losses
incurred in taxable years beginning before January 1, 1987, a capital loss carryback
to each of the three taxable years preceding the loss year, subject to the
provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.16, shall be allowed; and
(iv) for capital losses
incurred in taxable years beginning before January 1, 1987, a capital loss
carryover to each of the five taxable years succeeding the loss year to the
extent such loss was not used in a prior taxable year and subject to the
provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.16, shall be allowed;
(6) an amount for interest and
expenses relating to income not taxable for federal income tax purposes, if (i)
the income is taxable under this chapter and (ii) the interest and expenses
were disallowed as deductions under the provisions of section 171(a)(2), 265 or
291 of the Internal Revenue Code in computing federal taxable income;
(7) in the case of mines,
oil and gas wells, other natural deposits, and timber for which percentage
depletion was disallowed pursuant to subdivision 19c, clause (9), a reasonable
allowance for depletion based on actual cost.
In the case of leases the deduction must be apportioned between the
lessor and lessee in accordance with rules prescribed by the commissioner. In the case of property held in trust, the
allowable deduction must be apportioned between the income beneficiaries and
the trustee in accordance with the pertinent provisions of the trust, or if
there is no provision in the instrument, on the basis of the trust's income
allocable to each;
(8) for certified pollution
control facilities placed in service in a taxable year beginning before
December 31, 1986, and for which amortization deductions were elected under
section 169 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended through December
31, 1985, an amount equal to the allowance for depreciation under Minnesota
Statutes 1986, section 290.09, subdivision 7;
(9) amounts included in
federal taxable income that are due to refunds of income, excise, or franchise
taxes based on net income or related minimum taxes paid by the corporation to
Minnesota, another state, a political subdivision of another state, the
District of Columbia, or a foreign country or possession of the United States
to the extent that the taxes were added to federal taxable income under section
290.01, subdivision 19c, clause (1), in a prior taxable year;
(10) 80 percent of
royalties, fees, or other like income accrued or received from a foreign
operating corporation or a foreign corporation which is part of the same
unitary business as the receiving corporation, unless the income resulting from
such payments or accruals is income from sources within the United States as
defined in subtitle A, chapter 1, subchapter N, part 1, of the Internal Revenue
Code;
(11) income or gains from
the business of mining as defined in section 290.05, subdivision 1, clause (a),
that are not subject to Minnesota franchise tax;
(12) the amount of
disability access expenditures in the taxable year which are not allowed to be
deducted or capitalized under section 44(d)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code;
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(13) the amount of qualified
research expenses not allowed for federal income tax purposes under section 280C(c)
of the Internal Revenue Code, but only to the extent that the amount exceeds
the amount of the credit allowed under section 290.068;
(14) the amount of salary
expenses not allowed for federal income tax purposes due to claiming the Indian
employment credit under section 45A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(15) for taxable years
beginning before January 1, 2008, the amount of the federal small ethanol
producer credit allowed under section 40(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
which is included in gross income under section 87 of the Internal Revenue
Code;
(16) (15) for a corporation whose
foreign sales corporation, as defined in section 922 of the Internal Revenue
Code, constituted a foreign operating corporation during any taxable year
ending before January 1, 1995, and a return was filed by August 15, 1996,
claiming the deduction under section 290.21, subdivision 4, for income received
from the foreign operating corporation, an amount equal to 1.23 multiplied by
the amount of income excluded under section 114 of the Internal Revenue Code,
provided the income is not income of a foreign operating company;
(17) (16) any decrease in subpart F
income, as defined in section 952(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the
taxable year when subpart F income is calculated without regard to the
provisions of Division C, title III, section 303(b) of Public Law 110-343;
(18) (17) in each of the five tax
years immediately following the tax year in which an addition is required under
subdivision 19c, clause (15), an amount equal to one-fifth of the delayed
depreciation. For purposes of this
clause, "delayed depreciation" means the amount of the addition made
by the taxpayer under subdivision 19c, clause (15). The resulting delayed depreciation cannot be
less than zero;
(19) (18) in each of the five tax
years immediately following the tax year in which an addition is required under
subdivision 19c, clause (16), an amount equal to one-fifth of the amount of the
addition; and
(20) (19) to the extent included in
federal taxable income, discharge of indebtedness income resulting from
reacquisition of business indebtedness included in federal taxable income under
section 108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code.
This subtraction applies only to the extent that the income was included
in net income in a prior year as a result of the addition under section 290.01,
subdivision 19c, clause (25).
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.014,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Nonresident
individuals. Except as provided in
section 290.015, a nonresident individual is subject to the return filing
requirements and to tax as provided in this chapter to the extent that the
income of the nonresident individual is:
(1) allocable to this state
under section 290.17, 290.191, or 290.20;
(2) taxed to the individual
under the Internal Revenue Code (or not taxed under the Internal Revenue Code
by reason of its character but of a character which is taxable under this
chapter) in the individual's capacity as a beneficiary of an estate with income
allocable to this state under section 290.17, 290.191, or 290.20 and the
income, taking into account the income character provisions of section 662(b)
of the Internal Revenue Code, would be allocable to this state under section
290.17, 290.191, or 290.20 if realized by the individual directly from the
source from which realized by the estate;
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(3) taxed to the individual under the Internal Revenue Code
(or not taxed under the Internal Revenue Code by reason of its character but of
a character that is taxable under this chapter) in the individual's capacity as
a beneficiary or grantor or other person treated as a substantial owner of a
trust with income allocable to this state under section 290.17, 290.191, or
290.20 and the income, taking into account the income character provisions of
section 652(b), 662(b), or 664(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, would be
allocable to this state under section 290.17, 290.191, or 290.20 if realized by
the individual directly from the source from which realized by the trust;
(4) taxed to the individual under the Internal Revenue Code
(or not taxed under the Internal Revenue Code by reason of its character but of
a character which is taxable under this chapter) in the individual's capacity
as a limited or general partner in a partnership with income allocable to this
state under section 290.17, 290.191, or 290.20 and the income, taking into
account the income character provisions of section 702(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code, would be allocable to this state under section 290.17, 290.191,
or 290.20 if realized by the individual directly from the source from which
realized by the partnership; or
(5) taxed to the individual under the Internal Revenue Code
(or not taxed under the Internal Revenue Code by reason of its character but of
a character which is taxable under this chapter) in the individual's capacity
as a shareholder of a corporation treated as an "S" corporation under
section 290.9725, and income allocable to this state under section 290.17,
290.191, or 290.20 and the income, taking into account the income character
provisions of section 1366(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, would be allocable
to this state under section 290.17, 290.191, or 290.20 if realized by the
individual directly from the source from which realized by the corporation;
or
(6) taxed to the individual under the Internal Revenue Code
(or not taxed under the Internal Revenue Code by reason of its character but of
a character which is taxable under this chapter) in the individual's capacity
as the sole member of a limited liability company that is disregarded for
federal income tax purposes, with income allocable to this state under section
290.17, 290.191, or 290.20, as though realized by the individual directly from
the source from which it was realized by the limited liability company.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 290.06, subdivision 2c, is
amended to read:
Subd. 2c. Schedules of rates for individuals,
estates, and trusts. (a) The income
taxes imposed by this chapter upon married individuals filing joint returns and
surviving spouses as defined in section 2(a) of the Internal Revenue Code must
be computed by applying to their taxable net income the following schedule of
rates:
(1) On the first $25,680, 5.35 percent;
(2) On all over $25,680, but not over $102,030, 7.05 percent;
(3) On all over $102,030, 7.85 percent.
Married individuals filing separate returns, estates, and
trusts must compute their income tax by applying the above rates to their
taxable income, except that the income brackets will be one-half of the above
amounts.
(b) The income taxes imposed by this chapter upon unmarried
individuals must be computed by applying to taxable net income the following
schedule of rates:
(1) On the first $17,570, 5.35 percent;
(2) On all over $17,570, but not over $57,710, 7.05 percent;
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(3) On all over $57,710,
7.85 percent.
(c) The income taxes imposed
by this chapter upon unmarried individuals qualifying as a head of household as
defined in section 2(b) of the Internal Revenue Code must be computed by
applying to taxable net income the following schedule of rates:
(1) On the first $21,630,
5.35 percent;
(2) On all over $21,630, but
not over $86,910, 7.05 percent;
(3) On all over $86,910,
7.85 percent.
(d) In lieu of a tax
computed according to the rates set forth in this subdivision, the tax of any
individual taxpayer whose taxable net income for the taxable year is less than
an amount determined by the commissioner must be computed in accordance with
tables prepared and issued by the commissioner of revenue based on income
brackets of not more than $100. The
amount of tax for each bracket shall be computed at the rates set forth in this
subdivision, provided that the commissioner may disregard a fractional part of
a dollar unless it amounts to 50 cents or more, in which case it may be
increased to $1.
(e) An individual who is not
a Minnesota resident for the entire year must compute the individual's
Minnesota income tax as provided in this subdivision. After the application of the nonrefundable
credits provided in this chapter, the tax liability must then be multiplied by
a fraction in which:
(1) the numerator is the
individual's Minnesota source federal adjusted gross income as defined in
section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code and increased by the additions required
under section 290.01, subdivision 19a, clauses (1), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9),
(12), (13), (16), and (17), and reduced by the Minnesota assignable portion of
the subtraction for United States government interest under section 290.01,
subdivision 19b, clause (1), and the subtractions under section 290.01,
subdivision 19b, clauses (9), (10), (14), (15), (16), and (18) (8),
(9), (13), (14), (15), and (17), after applying the allocation and
assignability provisions of section 290.081, clause (a), or 290.17; and
(2) the denominator is the
individual's federal adjusted gross income as defined in section 62 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, increased by the amounts specified in section
290.01, subdivision 19a, clauses (1), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (12), (13),
(16), and (17), and reduced by the amounts specified in section 290.01,
subdivision 19b, clauses (1), (9), (10), (14), (15), (16), and (18)
(8), (9), (13), (14), (15), and (17).
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.067,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Amount
of credit. (a) A taxpayer may take
as a credit against the tax due from the taxpayer and a spouse, if any, under
this chapter an amount equal to the dependent care credit for which the
taxpayer is eligible pursuant to the provisions of section 21 of the Internal
Revenue Code subject to the limitations provided in subdivision 2 except that
in determining whether the child qualified as a dependent, income received as a
Minnesota family investment program grant or allowance to or on behalf of the
child must not be taken into account in determining whether the child received
more than half of the child's support from the taxpayer, and the provisions of
section 32(b)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code do not apply.
(b) If a child who has not attained
the age of six years at the close of the taxable year is cared for at a
licensed family day care home operated by the child's parent, the taxpayer is
deemed to have paid employment-related expenses. If the child is 16 months old or younger at
the close of the taxable year, the amount of expenses deemed
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to have been paid equals the
maximum limit for one qualified individual under section 21(c) and (d) of the
Internal Revenue Code. If the child is
older than 16 months of age but has not attained the age of six years at the
close of the taxable year, the amount of expenses deemed to have been paid equals
the amount the licensee would charge for the care of a child of the same age
for the same number of hours of care.
(c) If a married couple:
(1) has a child who has not attained the age of one year at
the close of the taxable year;
(2) files a joint tax return for the taxable year; and
(3) does not participate in a dependent care assistance
program as defined in section 129 of the Internal Revenue Code, in lieu of the
actual employment related expenses paid for that child under paragraph (a) or the
deemed amount under paragraph (b), the lesser of (i) the combined earned income
of the couple or (ii) the amount of the maximum limit for one qualified
individual under section 21(c) and (d) of the Internal Revenue Code will be
deemed to be the employment related expense paid for that child. The earned income limitation of section 21(d)
of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply to this deemed amount. These deemed amounts apply regardless of
whether any employment-related expenses have been paid.
(d) If the taxpayer is not required and does not file a
federal individual income tax return for the tax year, no credit is allowed for
any amount paid to any person unless:
(1) the name, address, and taxpayer identification number of
the person are included on the return claiming the credit; or
(2) if the person is an organization described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from tax under section 501(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code, the name and address of the person are included
on the return claiming the credit.
In the case
of a failure to provide the information required under the preceding sentence,
the preceding sentence does not apply if it is shown that the taxpayer
exercised due diligence in attempting to provide the information required.
In the case of a nonresident, part-year resident, or a person
who has earned income not subject to tax under this chapter including earned
income excluded pursuant to section 290.01, subdivision 19b, clause (10)
(9) or (16) (15), the credit determined under section 21 of
the Internal Revenue Code must be allocated based on the ratio by which the
earned income of the claimant and the claimant's spouse from Minnesota sources
bears to the total earned income of the claimant and the claimant's spouse.
For residents of Minnesota, the subtractions for military pay
under section 290.01, subdivision 19b, clauses (11) (10) and (12)
(11), are not considered "earned income not subject to tax under this
chapter."
For residents of Minnesota, the exclusion of combat pay under
section 112 of the Internal Revenue Code is not considered "earned income
not subject to tax under this chapter."
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
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Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 290.0671, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Credit allowed. (a) An individual is allowed a credit
against the tax imposed by this chapter equal to a percentage of earned
income. To receive a credit, a taxpayer
must be eligible for a credit under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) For individuals with no qualifying children, the credit
equals 1.9125 percent of the first $4,620 of earned income. The credit is reduced by 1.9125 percent of
earned income or adjusted gross income, whichever is greater, in excess of
$5,770, but in no case is the credit less than zero.
(c) For individuals with one qualifying child, the credit
equals 8.5 percent of the first $6,920 of earned income and 8.5 percent of
earned income over $12,080 but less than $13,450. The credit is reduced by 5.73 percent of
earned income or adjusted gross income, whichever is greater, in excess of
$15,080, but in no case is the credit less than zero.
(d) For individuals with two or more qualifying children, the
credit equals ten percent of the first $9,720 of earned income and 20 percent
of earned income over $14,860 but less than $16,800. The credit is reduced by 10.3 percent of
earned income or adjusted gross income, whichever is greater, in excess of
$17,890, but in no case is the credit less than zero.
(e) For a nonresident or part-year resident, the credit must
be allocated based on the percentage calculated under section 290.06,
subdivision 2c, paragraph (e).
(f) For a person who was a resident for the entire tax year
and has earned income not subject to tax under this chapter, including income
excluded under section 290.01, subdivision 19b, clause (10) (9)
or (16) (15), the credit must be allocated based on the ratio of
federal adjusted gross income reduced by the earned income not subject to tax
under this chapter over federal adjusted gross income. For purposes of this paragraph, the
subtractions for military pay under section 290.01, subdivision 19b, clauses (11)
(10) and (12) (11), are not considered "earned income
not subject to tax under this chapter."
For the purposes of this paragraph, the exclusion of combat
pay under section 112 of the Internal Revenue Code is not considered
"earned income not subject to tax under this chapter."
(g) For tax years beginning after December 31, 2007, and
before December 31, 2010, the $5,770 in paragraph (b), the $15,080 in paragraph
(c), and the $17,890 in paragraph (d), after being adjusted for inflation under
subdivision 7, are each increased by $3,000 for married taxpayers filing joint
returns. For tax years beginning after
December 31, 2008, the commissioner shall annually adjust the $3,000 by the
percentage determined pursuant to the provisions of section 1(f) of the
Internal Revenue Code, except that in section 1(f)(3)(B), the word
"2007" shall be substituted for the word "1992." For 2009,
the commissioner shall then determine the percent change from the 12 months
ending on August 31, 2007, to the 12 months ending on August 31, 2008, and in
each subsequent year, from the 12 months ending on August 31, 2007, to the 12
months ending on August 31 of the year preceding the taxable year. The earned income thresholds as adjusted for
inflation must be rounded to the nearest $10.
If the amount ends in $5, the amount is rounded up to the nearest
$10. The determination of the
commissioner under this subdivision is not a rule under the Administrative
Procedure Act.
(h) The commissioner shall construct tables showing the
amount of the credit at various income levels and make them available to
taxpayers. The tables shall follow the
schedule contained in this subdivision, except that the commissioner may
graduate the transition between income brackets.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
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Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.081, is amended to read:
290.081 INCOME OF
NONRESIDENTS, RECIPROCITY.
(a) The compensation received for the performance of personal
or professional services within this state by an individual whose residence,
place of abode, and place customarily returned to at least once a month is in
another state, shall be excluded from gross income to the extent such
compensation is subject to an income tax imposed by the state of residence;
provided that such state allows a similar exclusion of compensation received by
residents of Minnesota for services performed therein.
(b) When it is deemed to be in the best interests of the
people of this state, the commissioner may determine that the provisions of
paragraph (a) shall not apply. As long
as the provisions of paragraph (a) apply between Minnesota and Wisconsin, the
provisions of paragraph (a) shall apply to any individual who is domiciled in
Wisconsin.
(c) For the purposes of paragraph (a), whenever the Wisconsin
tax on Minnesota residents which would have been paid Wisconsin without
paragraph (a) exceeds the Minnesota tax on Wisconsin residents which would have
been paid Minnesota without paragraph (a), or vice versa, then the state with
the net revenue loss resulting from paragraph (a) shall receive from
must be compensated by the other state the amount of such loss as
provided in the agreement under paragraph (d). This provision shall be effective for all
years beginning after December 31, 1972.
The data used for computing the loss to either state shall be determined
on or before September 30 of the year following the close of the previous
calendar year.
(d) Interest is payable on all amounts calculated under
paragraph (c) relating to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000. Interest accrues from July 1 of the taxable
year. The commissioner of revenue is
authorized to enter into agreements with the state of Wisconsin specifying the
compensation required under paragraph (b), the reciprocity payment due
date, conditions constituting delinquency, interest rates, and a method for
computing interest due. Calculation
of compensation under the agreement must specify if the revenue loss is
determined before or after the allowance of each state's credit for taxes paid
to the other state.
(e) If an agreement cannot be reached as to the amount of the
loss, the commissioner of revenue and the taxing official of the state of
Wisconsin shall each appoint a member of a board of arbitration and these
members shall appoint the third member of the board. The board shall select one of its members as chair. Such board may administer oaths, take
testimony, subpoena witnesses, and require their attendance, require the
production of books, papers and documents, and hold hearings at such places as
are deemed necessary. The board shall
then make a determination as to the amount to be paid the other state which
determination shall be final and conclusive.
(f) The commissioner may furnish copies of returns, reports,
or other information to the taxing official of the state of Wisconsin, a member
of the board of arbitration, or a consultant under joint contract with the
states of Minnesota and Wisconsin for the purpose of making a determination as
to the amount to be paid the other state under the provisions of this
section. Prior to the release of any
information under the provisions of this section, the person to whom the
information is to be released shall sign an agreement which provides that the
person will protect the confidentiality of the returns and information revealed
thereby to the extent that it is protected under the laws of the state of
Minnesota.
Sec. 17.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 290.091, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:
Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of the tax imposed by this
section, the following terms have the meanings given:
(a) "Alternative minimum taxable income" means the
sum of the following for the taxable year:
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(1) the taxpayer's federal alternative minimum taxable income
as defined in section 55(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(2) the taxpayer's itemized deductions allowed in computing
federal alternative minimum taxable income, but excluding:
(i) the charitable contribution deduction under section 170
of the Internal Revenue Code;
(ii) the medical expense deduction;
(iii) the casualty, theft, and disaster loss deduction; and
(iv) the impairment-related work expenses of a disabled
person;
(3) for depletion allowances computed under section 613A(c)
of the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to each property (as defined in
section 614 of the Internal Revenue Code), to the extent not included in
federal alternative minimum taxable income, the excess of the deduction for
depletion allowable under section 611 of the Internal Revenue Code for the
taxable year over the adjusted basis of the property at the end of the taxable
year (determined without regard to the depletion deduction for the taxable year);
(4) to the extent not included in federal alternative minimum
taxable income, the amount of the tax preference for intangible drilling cost
under section 57(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code determined without regard
to subparagraph (E);
(5) to the extent not included in federal alternative minimum
taxable income, the amount of interest income as provided by section 290.01,
subdivision 19a, clause (1); and
(6) the amount of addition required by section 290.01,
subdivision 19a, clauses (7) to (9), (12), (13), (16), and (17);
less the sum of the amounts determined under the following:
(1) interest income as defined in section 290.01, subdivision
19b, clause (1);
(2) an overpayment of state income tax as provided by section
290.01, subdivision 19b, clause (2), to the extent included in federal
alternative minimum taxable income;
(3) the amount of investment interest paid or accrued within
the taxable year on indebtedness to the extent that the amount does not exceed
net investment income, as defined in section 163(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue
Code. Interest does not include amounts
deducted in computing federal adjusted gross income; and
(4) amounts subtracted from federal taxable income as
provided by section 290.01, subdivision 19b, clauses (6), (9) (8)
to (16) (15), and (18) (17).
In the case of an estate or trust, alternative minimum
taxable income must be computed as provided in section 59(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
(b) "Investment interest" means investment interest
as defined in section 163(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(c) "Net minimum tax" means the minimum tax imposed
by this section.
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(d) "Regular tax"
means the tax that would be imposed under this chapter (without regard to this
section and section 290.032), reduced by the sum of the nonrefundable credits
allowed under this chapter.
(e) "Tentative minimum
tax" equals 6.4 percent of alternative minimum taxable income after
subtracting the exemption amount determined under subdivision 3.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.0921,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Alternative
minimum taxable income. "Alternative
minimum taxable income" is Minnesota net income as defined in section
290.01, subdivision 19, and includes the adjustments and tax preference items
in sections 56, 57, 58, and 59(d), (e), (f), and (h) of the Internal Revenue
Code. If a corporation files a separate
company Minnesota tax return, the minimum tax must be computed on a separate
company basis. If a corporation is part
of a tax group filing a unitary return, the minimum tax must be computed on a
unitary basis. The following adjustments
must be made.
(1) For purposes of the
depreciation adjustments under section 56(a)(1) and 56(g)(4)(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code, the basis for depreciable property placed in service in a taxable
year beginning before January 1, 1990, is the adjusted basis for federal income
tax purposes, including any modification made in a taxable year under section
290.01, subdivision 19e, or Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.09,
subdivision 7, paragraph (c).
For taxable years beginning
after December 31, 2000, the amount of any remaining modification made under
section 290.01, subdivision 19e, or Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.09,
subdivision 7, paragraph (c), not previously deducted is a depreciation
allowance in the first taxable year after December 31, 2000.
(2) The portion of the
depreciation deduction allowed for federal income tax purposes under section
168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code that is required as an addition under
section 290.01, subdivision 19c, clause (15), is disallowed in determining
alternative minimum taxable income.
(3) The subtraction for
depreciation allowed under section 290.01, subdivision 19d, clause (18)
(17), is allowed as a depreciation deduction in determining alternative
minimum taxable income.
(4) The alternative tax net
operating loss deduction under sections 56(a)(4) and 56(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code does not apply.
(5) The special rule for
certain dividends under section 56(g)(4)(C)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code
does not apply.
(6) The special rule for
dividends from section 936 companies under section 56(g)(4)(C)(iii) does not
apply.
(7) The tax preference for
depletion under section 57(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code does not
apply.
(8) The tax preference for
intangible drilling costs under section 57(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code
must be calculated without regard to subparagraph (E) and the subtraction under
section 290.01, subdivision 19d, clause (4).
(9) The tax preference for
tax exempt interest under section 57(a)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code does
not apply.
(10) The tax preference for
charitable contributions of appreciated property under section 57(a)(6) of the
Internal Revenue Code does not apply.
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(11) For purposes of calculating the tax preference for
accelerated depreciation or amortization on certain property placed in service
before January 1, 1987, under section 57(a)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code,
the deduction allowable for the taxable year is the deduction allowed under
section 290.01, subdivision 19e.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000, the
amount of any remaining modification made under section 290.01, subdivision
19e, not previously deducted is a depreciation or amortization allowance in the
first taxable year after December 31, 2004.
(12) For purposes of calculating the adjustment for adjusted
current earnings in section 56(g) of the Internal Revenue Code, the term
"alternative minimum taxable income" as it is used in section 56(g)
of the Internal Revenue Code, means alternative minimum taxable income as
defined in this subdivision, determined without regard to the adjustment for
adjusted current earnings in section 56(g) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(13) For purposes of determining the amount of adjusted current
earnings under section 56(g)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, no adjustment
shall be made under section 56(g)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect
to (i) the amount of foreign dividend gross-up subtracted as provided in
section 290.01, subdivision 19d, clause (1), (ii) the amount of refunds of
income, excise, or franchise taxes subtracted as provided in section 290.01,
subdivision 19d, clause (9), or (iii) the amount of royalties, fees or other
like income subtracted as provided in section 290.01, subdivision 19d, clause
(10).
(14) Alternative minimum taxable income excludes the income
from operating in a job opportunity building zone as provided under section
469.317.
(15) Alternative minimum taxable income excludes the income
from operating in a biotechnology and health sciences industry zone as provided
under section 469.337.
(16) Alternative minimum taxable income excludes the income
from operating in an international economic development zone as provided under
section 469.326.
Items of tax preference must not be reduced below zero as a
result of the modifications in this subdivision.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 19.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.17, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:
Subd. 2. Income not derived from conduct of a trade
or business. The income of a
taxpayer subject to the allocation rules that is not derived from the conduct
of a trade or business must be assigned in accordance with paragraphs (a) to
(f):
(a)(1) Subject to paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3), income from
wages as defined in section 3401(a) and (f) of the Internal Revenue Code is
assigned to this state if, and to the extent that, the work of the employee is
performed within it; all other income from such sources is treated as income
from sources without this state.
Severance pay shall be considered income from labor or
personal or professional services.
(2) In the case of an individual who is a nonresident of
Minnesota and who is an athlete or entertainer, income from compensation for
labor or personal services performed within this state shall be determined in
the following manner:
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(i) The amount of income to
be assigned to Minnesota for an individual who is a nonresident salaried
athletic team employee shall be determined by using a fraction in which the
denominator contains the total number of days in which the individual is under
a duty to perform for the employer, and the numerator is the total number of
those days spent in Minnesota. For
purposes of this paragraph, off-season training activities, unless conducted at
the team's facilities as part of a team imposed program, are not included in
the total number of duty days. Bonuses
earned as a result of play during the regular season or for participation in championship,
play-off, or all-star games must be allocated under the formula. Signing bonuses are not subject to allocation
under the formula if they are not conditional on playing any games for the
team, are payable separately from any other compensation, and are
nonrefundable; and
(ii) The amount of income to
be assigned to Minnesota for an individual who is a nonresident, and who is an
athlete or entertainer not listed in clause (i), for that person's athletic or
entertainment performance in Minnesota shall be determined by assigning to this
state all income from performances or athletic contests in this state.
(3) For purposes of this
section, amounts received by a nonresident as "retirement income" as
defined in section (b)(1) of the State Income Taxation of Pension Income Act,
Public Law 104-95, are not considered income derived from carrying on a trade
or business or from wages or other compensation for work an employee performed
in Minnesota, and are not taxable under this chapter.
(b) Income or gains from
tangible property located in this state that is not employed in the business of
the recipient of the income or gains must be assigned to this state.
(c) Income or gains from
intangible personal property not employed in the business of the recipient of
the income or gains must be assigned to this state if the recipient of the
income or gains is a resident of this state or is a resident trust or
estate.
Gain on the sale of a
partnership interest is allocable to this state in the ratio of the original
cost of partnership tangible property in this state to the original cost of
partnership tangible property everywhere, determined at the time of the
sale. If more than 50 percent of the
value of the partnership's assets consists of intangibles, gain or loss from
the sale of the partnership interest is allocated to this state in accordance
with the sales factor of the partnership for its first full tax period
immediately preceding the tax period of the partnership during which the
partnership interest was sold.
Gain on the sale of an
interest in a single member limited liability company that is disregarded for
federal income tax purposes is allocable to this state as if the single member
limited liability company did not exist and the assets of the limited liability
company are personally owned by the sole member.
Gain on the sale of goodwill
or income from a covenant not to compete that is connected with a business
operating all or partially in Minnesota is allocated to this state to the extent
that the income from the business in the year preceding the year of sale was
assignable to Minnesota under subdivision 3.
When an employer pays an
employee for a covenant not to compete, the income allocated to this state is
in the ratio of the employee's service in Minnesota in the calendar year
preceding leaving the employment of the employer over the total services
performed by the employee for the employer in that year.
(d) Income from winnings on
a bet made by an individual while in Minnesota is assigned to this state. In this paragraph, "bet" has the
meaning given in section 609.75, subdivision 2, as limited by section 609.75,
subdivision 3, clauses (1), (2), and (3).
(e) All items of gross
income not covered in paragraphs (a) to (d) and not part of the taxpayer's
income from a trade or business shall be assigned to the taxpayer's
domicile.
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(f) For the purposes of this
section, working as an employee shall not be considered to be conducting a
trade or business.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.21,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Dividends
received from another corporation. (a)(1)
Eighty percent of dividends received by a corporation during the taxable year
from another corporation, in which the recipient owns 20 percent or more of the
stock, by vote and value, not including stock described in section 1504(a)(4)
of the Internal Revenue Code when the corporate stock with respect to which
dividends are paid does not constitute the stock in trade of the taxpayer or
would not be included in the inventory of the taxpayer, or does not constitute
property held by the taxpayer primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary
course of the taxpayer's trade or business, or when the trade or business of
the taxpayer does not consist principally of the holding of the stocks and the
collection of the income and gains therefrom; and
(2)(i) the remaining 20
percent of dividends if the dividends received are the stock in an affiliated
company transferred in an overall plan of reorganization and the dividend is
eliminated in consolidation under Treasury Department Regulation 1.1502-14(a),
as amended through December 31, 1989;
(ii) the remaining 20
percent of dividends if the dividends are received from a corporation which is
subject to tax under section 290.36 and which is a member of an affiliated
group of corporations as defined by the Internal Revenue Code and the dividend
is eliminated in consolidation under Treasury Department Regulation
1.1502-14(a), as amended through December 31, 1989, or is deducted under an
election under section 243(b) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
(iii) the remaining 20
percent of the dividends if the dividends are received from a property and
casualty insurer as defined under section 60A.60, subdivision 8, which is a
member of an affiliated group of corporations as defined by the Internal
Revenue Code and either: (A) the
dividend is eliminated in consolidation under Treasury Regulation 1.1502-14(a),
as amended through December 31, 1989; or (B) the dividend is deducted under an
election under section 243(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) Seventy percent of
dividends received by a corporation during the taxable year from another
corporation in which the recipient owns less than 20 percent of the stock, by
vote or value, not including stock described in section 1504(a)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code when the corporate stock with respect to which dividends
are paid does not constitute the stock in trade of the taxpayer, or does not
constitute property held by the taxpayer primarily for sale to customers in the
ordinary course of the taxpayer's trade or business, or when the trade or
business of the taxpayer does not consist principally of the holding of the
stocks and the collection of income and gain therefrom.
(c) The dividend deduction
provided in this subdivision shall be allowed only with respect to dividends
that are included in a corporation's Minnesota taxable net income for the
taxable year.
The dividend deduction
provided in this subdivision does not apply to a dividend from a corporation
which, for the taxable year of the corporation in which the distribution is
made or for the next preceding taxable year of the corporation, is a
corporation exempt from tax under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code.
The dividend deduction
provided in this subdivision applies to the amount of regulated investment
company dividends only to the extent determined under section 854(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
The dividend deduction
provided in this subdivision shall not be allowed with respect to any dividend
for which a deduction is not allowed under the provisions of section 246(c) of
the Internal Revenue Code.
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(d) If dividends received by a corporation that does not have
nexus with Minnesota under the provisions of Public Law 86-272 are included as income
on the return of an affiliated corporation permitted or required to file a
combined report under section 290.17, subdivision 4, or 290.34, subdivision 2,
then for purposes of this subdivision the determination as to whether the trade
or business of the corporation consists principally of the holding of stocks
and the collection of income and gains therefrom shall be made with reference
to the trade or business of the affiliated corporation having a nexus with
Minnesota.
(e) The deduction provided by this subdivision does not apply
if the dividends are paid by a FSC as defined in section 922 of the Internal
Revenue Code.
(f) If one or more of the members of the unitary group whose
income is included on the combined report received a dividend, the deduction
under this subdivision for each member of the unitary business required to file
a return under this chapter is the product of:
(1) 100 percent of the dividends received by members of the group; (2)
the percentage allowed pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b); and (3) the percentage
of the taxpayer's business income apportionable to this state for the taxable
year under section 290.191 or 290.20.
(g) The deduction provided by this subdivision does not apply
to dividends received from a real estate investment trust, if the dividends are
not considered to be dividends under sections 243(d)(3) and 857(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.
Sec. 21. Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 291.005, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws
2010, chapter 216, section 15, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Scope.
Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the following terms
used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue
or any person to whom the commissioner has delegated functions under this
chapter.
(2) "Federal gross estate" means the gross estate of
a decedent as required to be valued and otherwise determined for federal
estate tax purposes by federal taxing authorities pursuant to the provisions
of under the Internal Revenue Code.
(3) "Internal Revenue Code" means the United States
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through March 18, 2010, but
without regard to the provisions of sections 501 and 901 of Public Law 107-16.
(4) "Minnesota adjusted taxable estate" means
federal adjusted taxable estate as defined by section 2011(b)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code, increased by the amount of deduction for state death
taxes allowed under section 2058 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(5) "Minnesota gross estate" means the federal gross
estate of a decedent after (a) excluding therefrom any property included
therein which has its situs outside Minnesota, and (b) including therein any
property omitted from the federal gross estate which is includable therein, has
its situs in Minnesota, and was not disclosed to federal taxing authorities.
(6) "Nonresident decedent" means an individual whose
domicile at the time of death was not in Minnesota.
(7) "Personal representative" means the executor,
administrator or other person appointed by the court to administer and dispose
of the property of the decedent. If
there is no executor, administrator or other person appointed, qualified, and
acting within this state, then any person in actual or constructive possession
of any
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property having a situs in this state which is included in the
federal gross estate of the decedent shall be deemed to be a personal
representative to the extent of the property and the Minnesota estate tax due
with respect to the property.
(8) "Resident decedent" means an individual whose
domicile at the time of death was in Minnesota.
(9) "Situs of property" means, with respect to real
property, the state or country in which it is located; with respect to tangible
personal property, the state or country in which it was normally kept or
located at the time of the decedent's death; and with respect to intangible
personal property, the state or country in which the decedent was domiciled at
death.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment and applies regardless of when the decedent died.
Sec. 22.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 291.03, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
Subd. 1b.
Qualified terminable interest
property. For estates of
decedents dying after December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2011, if no
federal estate tax return is filed the executor may make a qualified terminable
interest property election, as defined in section 2056(b)(7) of the Internal
Revenue Code, for purposes of computing the tax under this chapter. The election may not reduce the taxable
estate under this chapter below $3,500,000.
The election must be made on the tax return under this chapter and is
irrevocable. All tax under this chapter
must be determined using the qualified terminable interest property election
made on the Minnesota return. For
purposes of applying sections 2044 and 2207A of the Internal Revenue Code when
computing the tax under this chapter for the estate of the decedent's surviving
spouse, regardless of the date of death of the surviving spouse, amounts for
which a qualified terminable interest property election has been made under
this section must be treated as though a valid federal qualified terminable
interest property election under section 2056(b)(7) of the Internal Revenue
Code has been made.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2009.
Sec. 23. [524.2-712] DECEDENTS DYING AFTER
DECEMBER 31, 2009, AND BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2011; CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN FORMULA
CLAUSES BY REFERENCE TO FEDERAL TRANSFER TAX LAW.
(a) A governing instrument, including a will or trust
agreement, of a decedent who dies after December 31, 2009, and before January
1, 2011, that contains a formula or provision referring to the "unified
credit," "estate tax exemption," "applicable exemption
amount," "applicable credit amount," "applicable exclusion
amount," "generation-skipping transfer tax exemption," "GST
exemption," "marital deduction," "maximum marital
deduction," "unlimited marital deduction," "inclusion
ratio," "applicable fraction," or any section of the Internal
Revenue Code relating to the federal estate tax or federal generation-skipping
transfer tax, or that measures a share of an estate or trust by reference to
federal estate taxes or federal generation-skipping transfer taxes, is deemed
to refer to the federal estate tax and the federal generation-skipping transfer
tax laws as they applied with respect to the estates of decedents dying on
December 31, 2009. This paragraph does
not apply to a governing instrument, including a will or trust agreement, that
manifests an intent that a contrary rule applies if the decedent dies on a date
on which there is no then-applicable federal estate or federal
generation-skipping transfer tax.
(b) If the federal estate or federal generation-skipping
transfer tax becomes effective before January 1, 2011, then the reference to
January 1, 2011, in paragraph (a) instead refers to the first date on which the
tax becomes legally effective.
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(c) The personal
representative, trustee, or any interested person under the governing
instrument, including a will or trust agreement, may bring a proceeding to
determine whether the decedent intended that a formula or provision described
in paragraph (a) be construed with respect to the law as it existed after
December 31, 2009. Such a proceeding
must be commenced by December 31, 2011.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective on January 1, 2010.
Sec. 24. INCOME
TAX RECIPROCITY BENCHMARK STUDY.
Subdivision 1. Study
parameters. (a) The
Department of Revenue, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue,
must conduct a study of individuals who are residents of Minnesota and earn
income for the performance of personal or professional services in Wisconsin,
or who are residents of Wisconsin and earn income for the performance of
personal or professional services in Minnesota.
The purpose of the study is to develop an estimate of net compensation
payable from one state to the other for the income tax revenue foregone as a
result of the two states entering into a new income tax reciprocity agreement,
which would take effect in tax year 2012, with compensation payments from one
state to the other made in the same fiscal year in which the net revenue loss
resulting from reciprocity occurs. The
study must be conducted as soon as practicable, using information obtained from
each state's income tax returns for tax year 2010, and from any other source of
information the departments determine is necessary to complete the study.
(b) The study must include
at least the following:
(1) the number of residents
of each state who earn income from the performance of personal or professional
services in the other state;
(2) the total amount of
income earned by residents of each state who earn income from the performance
of personal or professional services in the other state;
(3) the amount of tax
revenue that would be gained or foregone by each state if an income tax reciprocity
agreement were resumed between the two states under which the taxpayers were
required to pay income taxes on the income only in their state of residence
beginning in tax year 2012;
(4) a calculation of
compensation payable from one state to the other that takes into account the
credit each state allows for taxes paid to other states; and
(5) a methodology for using
the base year results determined by the study to project the amount of
compensation payments in future years.
Subd. 2. Reports. (a) No later than July 15, 2011, the
commissioner of revenue must report to the governor and to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over
taxes, in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.195 and 3.197. The report must include:
(1) the status of
negotiations between the states concerning a reciprocity agreement to commence
for tax year 2012;
(2) a description of data
elements being captured for the study from 2010 income tax returns;
(3) preliminary totals for
the number of residents of each state who earn income from the performance of
personal or professional services in the other state and the amount of that
income; and
(4) any other preliminary
conclusions responsive to the requirements in subdivision 1.
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(b) No later than September 15, 2011, the commissioner of
revenue must report to the governor and to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over taxes in
compliance with Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.195 and 3.197. The report must include an update of
information provided in paragraph (a).
(c) No later than March 1, 2012, the commissioner of revenue
must submit a final report to the governor and to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over taxes,
in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.195 and 3.197, on the final
results of the study and the status of a reciprocity agreement between the two
states.
ARTICLE 4
SALES AND USE TAXES
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 289A.50, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Refund of sales tax to vendors;
limitation. (a) If a vendor
has collected from a purchaser and remitted to the state a tax on a transaction
that is not subject to the tax imposed by chapter 297A, the tax is refundable
to the vendor only if and to the extent that the tax and any interest earned on
the tax is credited to amounts due to the vendor by the purchaser or returned
to the purchaser by the vendor.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subdivision 1, a
claim for refund under this subdivision must state in writing that the tax and
interest earned on the tax has been or will be refunded or credited to the
purchaser by the vendor.
(c) Within 60 days after the date the commissioner issues the
refund, any amount not refunded or credited to the purchaser by the vendor, as
required by paragraph (a), must be returned to the commissioner by the vendor.
(d) After the commissioner refunds the tax and interest to
the vendor, if the commissioner determines that the vendor did not refund or
credit the tax and interest as provided in this subdivision, or did not return
the amount required to be returned under paragraph (c), the commissioner may
assess the vendor for underpayment of tax and interest equal to that portion of
the amount that was not refunded or credited to the purchaser. The assessment bears interest which is
computed at the rate specified in section 270C.40, subdivision 5, on the unpaid
amount from the date the commissioner issues the refund until the date the
amount is paid to the commissioner. The
assessment may be made at any time within 3-1/2 years after the commissioner
refunds the tax and interest to the vendor.
If part of the refund was induced by fraud or misrepresentation of a material
fact, the assessment may be made at any time.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
refunds issued after June 30, 2010.
Sec. 2. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 297A.62, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 88, article 4,
section 4, is amended to read:
297A.62 SALES TAX IMPOSED;
RATES.
Subdivision 1. Generally.
Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3 or in this chapter, a
sales tax of 6.5 percent is imposed on the gross receipts from retail sales as
defined in section 297A.61, subdivision 4, made in this state or to a
destination in this state by a person who is required to have or voluntarily
obtains a permit under section 297A.83, subdivision 1.
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Subd. 1a. Constitutionally
required sales tax increase. Except
as otherwise provided in subdivision 3 or in this chapter, an additional
sales tax of 0.375 percent, as required under the Minnesota Constitution,
article XI, section 15, is imposed on the gross receipts from retail sales as
defined in section 297A.61, subdivision 4, made in this state or to a
destination in this state by a person who is required to have or voluntarily
obtains a permit under section 297A.83, subdivision 1. This additional tax expires July 1, 2034.
Subd. 3. Manufactured
housing and park trailers. For
retail sales of manufactured homes as defined in section 327.31, subdivision 6,
for residential uses, the sales tax under subdivision subdivisions
1 and 1a is imposed on 65 percent of the dealer's cost of the
manufactured home. For retail sales of
new or used park trailers, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 23, the
sales tax under subdivision subdivisions 1 and 1a is
imposed on 65 percent of the sales price of the park trailer.
Subd. 4. Combined
rates. In this chapter,
wherever there is a reference to the rate under subdivision 1, or to a combined
rate under subdivisions 1 and 1a, the rate to be applied is the combined rate
under subdivisions 1 and 1a until the additional tax imposed by subdivision 1a
expires. This subdivision does not apply
to section 297A.65.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively for sales
and purchases made after June 30, 2009, except for sales and purchases subject
to subdivision 3. This section is
effective for sales and purchases subject to subdivision 3 made after June 30,
2010.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297A.665, is
amended to read:
297A.665 PRESUMPTION OF TAX; BURDEN OF PROOF.
(a) For the purpose of the
proper administration of this chapter and to prevent evasion of the tax, until
the contrary is established, it is presumed that:
(1) all gross receipts are
subject to the tax; and
(2) all retail sales for
delivery in Minnesota are for storage, use, or other consumption in
Minnesota.
(b) The burden of proving
that a sale is not a taxable retail sale is on the seller. However, a seller is relieved of liability
if:
(1) the seller obtains a
fully completed exemption certificate or all the relevant information required
by section 297A.72, subdivision 2, at the time of the sale or within 90 days
after the date of the sale; or
(2) if the seller has not
obtained a fully completed exemption certificate or all the relevant
information required by section 297A.72, subdivision 2, within the time
provided in clause (1), within 120 days after a request for substantiation by
the commissioner, the seller either:
(i) obtains in good faith a
fully completed exemption certificate or all the relevant information required
by section 297A.72, subdivision 2, from the purchaser; or
(ii) proves by other means
that the transaction was not subject to tax.
(c) Notwithstanding
paragraph (b), relief from liability does not apply to a seller who:
(1) fraudulently fails to
collect the tax; or
(2) solicits purchasers to
participate in the unlawful claim of an exemption.
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(d) A certified service provider, as defined in section 297A.995,
subdivision 2, is relieved of liability under this section to the extent a
seller who is its client is relieved of liability.
(e) A purchaser of tangible personal property or any items
listed in section 297A.63 that are shipped or brought to Minnesota by the
purchaser has the burden of proving that the property was not purchased from a
retailer for storage, use, or consumption in Minnesota.
(f) If a seller claims that certain sales are exempt and does
not provide the certificate, information, or proof required by paragraph (b),
clause (2), within 120 days after the date of the commissioner's request for
substantiation, then the exemptions claimed by the seller that required
substantiation are disallowed.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 4. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 297A.68, subdivision 39, is amended to read:
Subd. 39. Preexisting bids or contracts. (a) The sale of tangible personal
property or services is exempt from tax or a tax rate increase for a period of
six months from the effective date of the law change that results in the
imposition of the tax or the tax rate increase under this chapter if:
(1) the act imposing the tax or increasing the tax rate does
not have transitional effective date language for existing construction
contracts and construction bids; and
(2) the requirements of paragraph (b) are met.
(b) A sale is tax exempt under paragraph (a) if it meets the
requirements of either clause (1) or (2):
(1) For a construction contract:
(i) the goods or services sold must be used for the
performance of a bona fide written lump sum or fixed price construction
contract;
(ii) the contract must be entered into before the date the
goods or services become subject to the sales tax or the tax rate was
increased;
(iii) the contract must not provide for allocation of future
taxes; and
(iv) for each qualifying contract the contractor must give
the seller keep documentation of the contract on which an exemption
is to be claimed.
(2) For a construction bid:
(i) the goods or services sold must be used pursuant to an
obligation of a bid or bids;
(ii) the bid or bids must be submitted and accepted before the
date the goods or services became subject to the sales tax or the tax rate was
increased;
(iii) the bid or bids must not be able to be withdrawn,
modified, or changed without forfeiting a bond; and
(iv) for each qualifying bid, the contractor must give the
seller keep documentation of the bid on which an exemption is to be
claimed.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
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Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297A.70,
subdivision 13, is amended to read:
Subd. 13. Fund-raising
sales by or for nonprofit groups. (a)
The following sales by the specified organizations for fund-raising purposes
are exempt, subject to the limitations listed in paragraph (b):
(1) all sales made by an
a nonprofit organization that exists solely for the purpose of providing
educational or social activities for young people primarily age 18 and under;
(2) all sales made by an
organization that is a senior citizen group or association of groups if (i) in
general it limits membership to persons age 55 or older; (ii) it is organized
and operated exclusively for pleasure, recreation, and other nonprofit
purposes; and (iii) no part of its net earnings inures to the benefit of any
private shareholders;
(3) the sale or use of
tickets or admissions to a golf tournament held in Minnesota if the beneficiary
of the tournament's net proceeds qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(4) sales of candy sold for
fund-raising purposes by a nonprofit organization that provides educational and
social activities primarily for young people age 18 and under.
(b) The exemptions listed in
paragraph (a) are limited in the following manner:
(1) the exemption under
paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), applies only if the gross annual receipts
of the organization from fund-raising do not exceed $10,000; and
(2) the exemption under
paragraph (a), clause (1), does not apply if the sales are derived from
admission charges or from activities for which the money must be deposited with
the school district treasurer under section 123B.49, subdivision 2, or be
recorded in the same manner as other revenues or expenditures of the school
district under section 123B.49, subdivision 4.
(c) Sales of tangible
personal property are exempt if the entire proceeds, less the necessary
expenses for obtaining the property, will be contributed to a registered
combined charitable organization described in section 43A.50, to be used
exclusively for charitable, religious, or educational purposes, and the
registered combined charitable organization has given its written permission
for the sale. Sales that occur over a
period of more than 24 days per year are not exempt under this paragraph.
(d) For purposes of this
subdivision, a club, association, or other organization of elementary or
secondary school students organized for the purpose of carrying on sports,
educational, or other extracurricular activities is a separate organization
from the school district or school for purposes of applying the $10,000
limit.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297A.71,
subdivision 23, is amended to read:
Subd. 23. Construction
materials for qualified low-income housing projects. (a) Purchases of materials and supplies
used or consumed in and equipment incorporated into the construction,
improvement, or expansion of qualified low-income housing projects are exempt
from the tax imposed under this chapter if the owner of the qualified
low-income housing project is:
(1) the public housing
agency or housing and redevelopment authority of a political subdivision;
(2) an entity exercising the
powers of a housing and redevelopment authority within a political subdivision;
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(3) a limited partnership in which the sole or managing
general partner is an authority under clause (1) or an entity under clause (2) or,
(4), or (5);
(4) a nonprofit corporation subject to the provisions of
chapter 317A, and qualifying under section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; or
(5) a limited liability company that consists of a sole
member that is an entity under clause (4); or
(5) (6) an owner entity, as defined in Code
of Federal Regulations, title 24, part 941.604, for a qualified low-income
housing project described in paragraph (b), clause (5).
This exemption applies regardless of whether the purchases
are made by the owner of the facility or a contractor.
(b) For purposes of this exemption, "qualified
low-income housing project" means:
(1) a housing or mixed use project in which at least 20
percent of the residential units are qualifying low-income rental housing units
as defined in section 273.126;
(2) a federally assisted low-income housing project financed
by a mortgage insured or held by the United States Department of Housing and
Urban Development under United States Code, title 12, section 1701s,
1715l(d)(3), 1715l(d)(4), or 1715z-1; United States Code, title 42, section
1437f; the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act,
United States Code, title 25, section 4101 et seq.; or any similar successor
federal low-income housing program;
(3) a qualified low-income housing project as defined in
United States Code, title 26, section 42(g), meeting all of the requirements
for a low-income housing credit under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code
regardless of whether the project actually applies for or receives a low-income
housing credit;
(4) a project that will be operated in compliance with
Internal Revenue Service revenue procedure 96-32; or
(5) a housing or mixed use project in which all or a portion
of the residential units are subject to the requirements of section 5 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937.
(c) For a project, a portion of which is not used for
low-income housing units, the amount of purchases that are exempt under this
subdivision must be determined by multiplying the total purchases, as specified
in paragraph (a), by the ratio of:
(1) the total gross square footage of units subject to the
income limits under section 273.126, the financing for the project, the federal
low-income housing tax credit, revenue procedure 96-32, or section 5 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937, as applicable to the project; and
(2) the total gross square footage of all units in the
project.
(d) The tax must be imposed and collected as if the rate
under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, applied, and then refunded in the manner provided
in section 297A.75.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for sales
and purchases made after June 30, 2010.
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Sec. 7. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 297A.71, subdivision 39, is amended to read:
Subd. 39. Hydroelectric generating facility. Materials and supplies used or consumed
in the construction of a 10.3 megawatt run-of-the-river hydroelectric
generating facility that meets the requirements of this subdivision are
exempt. To qualify for the exemption
under this subdivision, a hydroelectric generating facility must:
(1) utilize between 12 and 16 turbine generators at a dam
site existing on March 31, 1994;
(2) be located on land within 3,000 feet of a 13.8 kilovolt
distribution circuit; and
(3) be eligible to receive a renewable energy production
incentive payment under section 216C.41.
This exemption applies to materials and supplies purchased
after April 30, 2006, and on or before December 31, 2010.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective
retroactively for sales and purchases made after December 31, 2009.
Sec. 8. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 297A.995, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10. Relief from certain liability. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 9,
sellers and certified service providers are relieved from liability to the
state for having charged and collected the incorrect amount of sales or use tax
resulting from the seller or certified service provider (1) relying on
erroneous data provided by the commissioner in the database files on tax rates,
boundaries, or taxing jurisdiction assignments, or (2) relying on erroneous
data provided by the state in its taxability matrix concerning the taxability
of products and services.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 9, sellers and certified
service providers are relieved from liability to the state for having charged
and collected the incorrect amount of sales or use tax resulting from the
seller or certified service provider relying on the certification by the
commissioner as to the accuracy of a certified automated system as to the
taxability of product categories. The relief
from liability provided by this paragraph does not apply when the sellers or
certified service providers have incorrectly classified an item or transaction
into a product category, unless the item or transaction within a product
category was approved by the commissioner or approved jointly by the states
that are signatories to the agreement.
The sellers and certified service providers must revise a classification
within ten days after receipt of notice from the commissioner that an item or
transaction within a product category is incorrectly classified as to its
taxability, or they are not relieved from liability for the incorrect
classification following the notification.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision 9, if there are not at least
30 days between the enactment of a new tax rate and the effective date of the
new rate, sellers and certified service providers shall be relieved from
liability for failing to collect tax at the new rate during the first 30 days
of the rate change, beginning on the day after the date of enactment of the
rate change, provided the seller or certified service provider continued to
impose and collect the tax at the immediately preceding tax rate during this
period. Relief from liability provided
by this paragraph shall not apply if the failure to collect at the newly
effective rate extends beyond 30 days after the enactment of the new rate. The relief provided by this paragraph shall
not apply if the commissioner determines that the seller or certified service
provider fraudulently failed to collect at the new rate or that the seller or
certified service provider solicited purchasers based on the immediately
preceding tax rate.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
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Sec. 9. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 297A.995, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
Subd. 11. Purchaser relief from certain
liability. (a) Notwithstanding other
provisions in the law, a purchaser is relieved from liability resulting from
having paid the incorrect amount of sales or use tax if a purchaser, whether or
not holding a the commissioner gave the purchaser direct pay permit
authorization, or a purchaser's seller or certified service provider relied
on erroneous data provided by this state in the database files on tax rates,
boundaries, taxing jurisdiction assignments, or in the taxability matrix. After providing an address-based database for
assigning taxing jurisdictions and their associated rates, no relief for errors
resulting from the purchaser's reliance on a database using zip codes is
allowed.
(b) With respect to reliance on the taxability matrix
provided by this state in paragraph (a), relief is limited to erroneous
classifications in the taxability matrix for items included within the
classifications as "taxable," "exempt," "included in
sales price," "excluded from sales price," "included in the
definition," and "excluded from the definition."
(c) Notwithstanding other provisions in the law, if there are
not at least 30 days between the enactment of a new tax rate and the effective
date of the new rate, a purchaser shall be relieved from liability resulting
from failing to pay the tax at the new rate during the first 30 days of the
rate change, beginning on the day after the date of enactment of the rate
change, whether or not the purchaser has been given direct pay authorization by
the commissioner. Relief from liability
provided by this paragraph shall not apply if the failure to pay at the newly
effective rate extends beyond 30 days after the enactment of the new rate, and
shall not apply to a purchaser that did not continue to pay the tax at the
immediately preceding tax rate during the 30-day period. The relief provided by this paragraph shall
not apply if the commissioner determines that the purchaser fraudulently failed
to pay at the new rate.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 10. [645.025] SPECIAL LAWS; LOCAL TAXES.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions. (a) If a special law grants a local
government unit or group of units the authority to impose a local tax other
than sales tax, including but not limited to taxes such as lodging, entertainment,
admissions, or food and beverage taxes, and the Department of Revenue either
has agreed to or is required to administer the tax, such that the tax is
reported and paid with the chapter 297A taxes, then the local government unit
or group of units must adopt each definition used in the special law as
follows:
(1) the definition must be identical to
the definition found in chapter 297A or in Minnesota Rules, chapter 8130; or
(2) if the specific term is not defined either in chapter
297A or in Minnesota Rules, chapter 8130, then the definition must be
consistent with the position of the Department of Revenue as to the extent of
the tax base.
(b) This subdivision does not apply to terms that are defined
by the authorizing special law.
Subd. 2. Application. This section applies to a special law
that is described in subdivision 1 that was:
(1) originally enacted prior to 2010, and that was amended by
special law in or after 2010, to extend the time for imposing the tax or to
modify the tax base; or
(2) first enacted in or after 2010.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
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Sec. 11. Laws
2009, chapter 88, article 4, section 5, the effective date, is amended to read:
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2009, and applies to registrations leases or rentals made or
renewed on or after that date.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective
retroactively for leases or rentals made or renewed after
June 30, 2009.
ARTICLE 5
LOCAL SALES TAX
Section 1. Laws 2002,
chapter 377, article 3, section 25, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 88, article
4, section 19, is amended to read:
Sec. 25. ROCHESTER LODGING TAX.
Subdivision 1. Authorization. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 469.190 or 477A.016, or any other law, the city of Rochester may impose
an additional tax of one percent on the gross receipts from the furnishing for
consideration of lodging at a hotel, motel, rooming house, tourist court, or
resort, other than the renting or leasing of it for a continuous period of 30
days or more.
Subd. 1a. Authorization. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 469.190 or 477A.016, or any other law, and in addition to the tax
authorized by subdivision 1, the city of Rochester may impose an additional tax
of one percent on the gross receipts from the furnishing for consideration of
lodging at a hotel, motel, rooming house, tourist court, or resort, other than
the renting or leasing of it for a continuous period of 30 days or more only
upon the approval of the city governing body of a total financial package for
the project.
Subd. 2. Disposition of proceeds. (a) The gross proceeds from the tax
imposed under subdivision 1 must be used by the city to fund a local convention
or tourism bureau for the purpose of marketing and promoting the city as a
tourist or convention center.
(b) The gross proceeds from the one percent tax imposed under
subdivision 1a shall be used to pay for (1) construction, renovation,
improvement, and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center and related skyway access,
lighting, parking, or landscaping; and (2) for payment of any principal,
interest, or premium on bonds issued to finance the construction, renovation,
improvement, and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center Complex.
Subd. 2a.
Bonds. The city of Rochester may issue
general obligation bonds of the city, in one or more series, in the aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $43,500,000, to pay for capital and
administrative costs for the design, construction, renovation, improvement, and
expansion of the Mayo Civic Center Complex, and related skyway, access,
lighting, parking, and landscaping. The
city may pledge the lodging tax authorized by subdivision 1a and the food and
beverage tax authorized under Laws 2009, chapter 88, article 4, section 23, to
the payment of the bonds. The debt
represented by the bonds is not included in computing any debt limitations
applicable to the city, and the levy of taxes required by Minnesota Statutes,
section 475.61, to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds is not
subject to any levy limitation or included in computing or applying any levy
limitation applicable to the city. A
separate election to approve the bonds under Minnesota Statutes, section
475.58, is not required provided that the project financed by these bonds is paid
from revenues generated by the proceeds of taxes listed in this subdivision in
the same manner as obligations financed partially by tax increments under
Minnesota Statutes, section 475.058, subdivision 1, clause (3).
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Subd. 3. Expiration of taxing authority. The authority of the city to impose a tax
under subdivision 1a shall expire when the principal and interest on any bonds
or other obligations issued prior to December 31, 2014, to finance the
construction, renovation, improvement, and expansion of the Mayo Civic Center
Complex and related skyway access, lighting, parking, or landscaping have been
paid, including any bonds issued to refund such bonds, or at an earlier
time as the city shall, by ordinance, determine. Any funds remaining after completion of
the project and retirement or redemption of the bonds shall be placed in the
general fund of the city.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
after the governing body of the city of Rochester and its chief clerical
officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
Sec. 2. Laws 2009,
chapter 88, article 4, section 23, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Expiration of taxing authority. The authority granted under subdivision 1
to the city to impose a one percent tax on food and beverages shall expire when
the principal and interest on any bonds or other obligations issued prior to
December 31, 2014, to finance the construction, renovation, improvement, and
expansion of the Mayo Civic Center Complex and related skyway access, lighting,
parking, or landscaping, and any bonds issued to refund such bonds, have
been paid or at an earlier time as the city shall, by ordinance,
determine. Any funds remaining after
completion of the project and retirement or redemption of the bonds shall be
placed in the general fund of the city.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day after
the governing body of the city of Rochester and its chief clerical officer
comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
Sec. 3. CITY OF DETROIT LAKES; LOCAL TAXES
AUTHORIZED.
Subdivision 1.
Food and beverage tax authorized. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 477A.016, or any ordinance, city charter, or other provision of law,
the city of Detroit Lakes may, by ordinance, impose a sales tax of one-half of
one percent on the gross receipts of all food and beverages sold by a
restaurant or place of refreshment, as defined by resolution of the city, that
is located within the city. For purposes
of this section, "food and beverages" include retail on-sale of intoxicating
liquor and fermented malt beverages.
Subd. 2.
Entertainment tax. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 477A.016, or any ordinance, city charter, or other provision of law,
the city of Detroit Lakes may, by ordinance, impose a tax of one-half of one
percent on the gross receipts on admission to an entertainment event located
within the city. For purposes of this
section, "entertainment event" means any event for which persons pay
money in order to be admitted to the premises and to be entertained, including,
but not limited to, theaters, concerts, and sporting events.
Subd. 3.
Use of proceeds from
authorized taxes. The
proceeds of the taxes imposed under subdivisions 1 and 2 must be used by the
city to pay all or a portion of the expenses of the following projects:
(1) control of flowering rush infestation;
(2) construction and improvement of bike trail facilities;
(3) parking improvements near public facilities; and
(4) redevelopment of the area returned to the city as a result
of realignment of Highway 10.
Subd. 4.
Expiration of taxing
authority. The taxes
authorized under subdivisions 1 and 2 expire when the governing body of the
city determines that sufficient revenues have been raised to finance the
projects in subdivision 3, including the amount to prepay to retire at maturity
the principal, interest, and premium due on any bonds issued for the projects.
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Subd. 5.
Collection, administration,
and enforcement. The city may
enter into an agreement with the commissioner of revenue to administer,
collect, and enforce the taxes under subdivisions 1 and 2. If the commissioner agrees to collect the
tax, the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.99, related to
collection, administration, and enforcement apply.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
after the governing body of the city of Detroit Lakes and its chief clerical
officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
Sec. 4. CITY OF MARSHALL; SALES AND USE TAX.
Subdivision 1.
Authorization. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.99, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3, or 477A.016, or any other law,
ordinance, or city charter, the city of Marshall, if imposed within two years
of the date of final enactment of this section, may impose any or all of the
taxes described in this section.
Subd. 2.
Bonds. (a) The city of Marshall may issue
bonds under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 475, to finance all or a portion of the
costs of the new and existing facilities of the Minnesota Emergency Response
and Industry Training Center and all or part of the costs of the facilities of the
Southwest Minnesota Regional Amateur Sports Center, and may issue bonds to
refund bonds previously issued.
Authorized expenses include, but are not limited to, acquiring property,
predesign, design, and paying construction, furnishing, and equipment costs
related to these facilities. The
aggregate principal amount of bonds issued under this subdivision may not
exceed $17,290,000, plus an amount to be applied to the payment of the costs of
issuing the bonds. The bonds may be paid
from or secured by any funds available to the city of Marshall.
(b) The bonds are not included in computing any debt
limitation applicable to the city of Marshall, and any levy of taxes under
Minnesota Statutes, section 475.61, to pay principal and interest on the bonds,
is not subject to any levy limitation.
Subd. 3.
Lodging tax. The city of Marshall may impose by
ordinance a tax of up to 1-1/2 percent on the gross receipts subject to the
lodging tax under Minnesota Statutes, section 469.190, for the purposes
specified in subdivision 4. This lodging
tax is in addition to any tax imposed under Minnesota Statutes, section
469.190, and may be imposed within a tax district defined by the city council,
which may include areas of the city of Marshall which are not contiguous.
Subd. 4.
Use of lodging tax revenues. The revenues derived from the tax
imposed under subdivision 3 must be used by the city of Marshall to pay the
costs of collecting and administering the lodging tax, to pay all or part of
the operating costs of the new and existing facilities of the Minnesota
Emergency Response and Industry Training Center, including the payment of debt
service on bonds issued under subdivision 2, and to pay all or part of the
operating costs of the facilities of the Southwest Minnesota Regional Amateur
Sports Center, including the payment of debt service on bonds issued under
subdivision 2.
Subd. 5.
Food and beverages tax. The city of Marshall may impose by
ordinance an additional sales tax of up to 1-1/2 percent on gross receipts of
food and beverages sold primarily for consumption on the premises by
restaurants and places of refreshment that occur in the city of Marshall. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.99, except subdivisions 1, 2, and 3, govern the imposition, administration,
collection, and enforcement of the tax authorized under this subdivision.
Subd. 6.
Use of food and beverages tax. The revenues derived from the tax
imposed under subdivision 5 must be used by the city of Marshall to pay the costs
of collecting and administering the food and beverages tax, to pay all or part
of the operating costs of the new and existing facilities of the Minnesota
Emergency Response and Industry Training Center, including the payment of debt
service on bonds issued under subdivision 2, and to pay all or part of the
operating costs of the facilities of the Southwest Minnesota Regional Amateur
Sports Center, including the payment of debt service on bonds issued under
subdivision 2.
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Subd. 7. Termination
of taxes. The taxes imposed
under subdivisions 3 and 5 expire at the earlier of (1) 30 years after the tax
is first imposed, or (2) when the city council determines that the amount of
revenues received from the taxes to pay for the capital, operating, and
administrative costs of the facilities under subdivisions 2, 4, and 6 first
equals or exceeds the amount authorized to be spent for the facilities plus the
additional amount needed to pay the costs related to issuance of the bonds
under subdivision 2, including interest on the bonds. Any funds remaining after payment of all the
costs and retirement or redemption of the bonds must be placed in the general
fund of the city. The taxes imposed
under subdivisions 3 and 5 may expire at an earlier time if the city so determines
by ordinance.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after compliance
by the governing body of the city of Marshall with Minnesota Statutes, section
645.021, subdivision 3.
Sec. 5. GIANTS
RIDGE RECREATION AREA TAXING AUTHORITY.
Subdivision 1. Additional
taxes authorized. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.016, or any other law, ordinance, or charter
provision to the contrary, the city of Biwabik, upon approval both by its
governing body and by the vote of at least seven members of the Iron Range
Resources and Rehabilitation Board, may impose any or all of the taxes
described in this section.
Subd. 2. Use
of proceeds. The proceeds of
any taxes imposed under this section, less refunds and costs of collection,
must be deposited into the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board
account enterprise fund created under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
section 298.221, paragraph (c), and must be dedicated and expended by the
commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, upon approval
by the vote of at least seven members of the Iron Range Resources and
Rehabilitation Board, to pay costs for the construction, renovation,
improvement, expansion, and maintenance of public recreational facilities
located in those portions of the city within the Giants Ridge Recreation Area
as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 298.22, subdivision 7, or to pay any
principal, interest, or premium on any bond issued to finance the construction,
renovation, improvement, or expansion of such public recreational facilities.
Subd. 3. Lodging
tax. The city of Biwabik,
upon approval both by its governing body and by the vote of at least seven
members of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, may impose, by
ordinance, a tax of not more than five percent on the gross receipts subject to
the lodging tax under Minnesota Statutes, section 469.190. This tax is in addition to any tax imposed
under Minnesota Statutes, section 469.190, and may be imposed only on gross
lodging receipts generated within the Giants Ridge Recreation Area as defined
in Minnesota Statutes, section 298.22, subdivision 7.
Subd. 4. Admissions
and recreation tax. (a) The
city of Biwabik, upon approval both by its governing body and by the vote of at
least seven members of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, may
impose, by ordinance, a tax of not more than five percent on admission receipts
to entertainment and recreational facilities and on receipts from the rental of
recreation equipment, at sites within the Giants Ridge Recreation Area as
defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 298.22, subdivision 7. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.99, except for subdivisions 2 and 3, govern the imposition,
administration, collection, and enforcement of the tax authorized in this
subdivision.
(b) If the city imposes the
tax under paragraph (a), it must include in the ordinance an exemption for
purchases of season tickets or passes.
Subd. 5. Food
and beverage tax. The city of
Biwabik, upon approval both by its governing body and by the vote of at least
seven members of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, may impose,
by ordinance, an additional sales tax of not more than one percent on gross
receipts of food and beverages whether it is consumed on or off the premises by
restaurants and places of refreshment as defined by resolution of the city
within the Giants
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Ridge Recreation Area as
defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 298.22, subdivision 7. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.99, except for subdivisions 2 and 3, govern the imposition,
administration, collection, and enforcement of the tax authorized in this
subdivision.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section shall be effective the
day after compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2
and 3, by the governing body of the city of Biwabik. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
645.021, subdivision 3, the city may comply with Minnesota Statutes, section
645.021, at any time before January 1, 2012.
ARTICLE 6
SPECIAL TAXES
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 60A.209, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Authorization; regulation. A resident of this state may obtain
insurance from an ineligible surplus lines insurer in this state through a
surplus lines licensee. The licensee
shall first attempt to place the insurance with a licensed insurer, or if that
is not possible, with an eligible surplus lines insurer. If coverage is not obtainable from a licensed
insurer or an eligible surplus lines insurer, the licensee shall certify to the
commissioner, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, that these attempts
were made. Upon obtaining coverage from
an ineligible surplus lines insurer, the licensee shall:
(a) Have printed, typed, or stamped in red ink upon the face
of the policy in not less than 10-point type the following notice: "THIS INSURANCE IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO
THE MINNESOTA SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE ACT.
THIS INSURANCE IS PLACED WITH AN INSURER THAT IS NOT LICENSED BY THE
STATE NOR RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCE AS AN ELIGIBLE SURPLUS
LINES INSURER. IN CASE OF ANY DISPUTE
RELATIVE TO THE TERMS OR CONDITIONS OF THE POLICY OR THE PRACTICES OF THE
INSURER, THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN THE
DISPUTE. IN CASE OF INSOLVENCY, PAYMENT
OF CLAIMS IS NOT GUARANTEED." The notice may not be covered or concealed
in any manner; and
(b) Collect from the insured appropriate premium taxes, as
provided under chapter 297I, and report the transaction to the commissioner
of revenue on a form prescribed by the commissioner. If the insured fails to pay the taxes when
due, the insured shall be subject to a civil fine of not more than $3,000, plus
accrued interest from the inception of the insurance.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 2. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 295.55, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Estimated tax; hospitals; surgical
centers. (a) Each hospital or
surgical center must make estimated payments of the taxes for the calendar year
in monthly installments to the commissioner within 15 days after the end of the
month.
(b) Estimated tax payments are not required of hospitals or
surgical centers if: (1) the tax for the
current calendar year is less than $500 or less; or (2) the tax
for the previous calendar year is less than $500, if the taxpayer had
a tax liability and was doing business the entire year or less.
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(c) Underpayment of estimated installments bear interest at
the rate specified in section 270C.40, from the due date of the payment until
paid or until the due date of the annual return whichever comes first. An underpayment of an estimated installment
is the difference between the amount paid and the lesser of (1) 90 percent of
one-twelfth of the tax for the calendar year or (2) one-twelfth of the total
tax for the previous calendar year if the taxpayer had a tax liability and
was doing business the entire year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for gross
revenues received after December 31, 2010.
Sec. 3. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 295.55, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Estimated tax; other taxpayers. (a) Each taxpayer, other than a hospital
or surgical center, must make estimated payments of the taxes for the calendar
year in quarterly installments to the commissioner by April 15, July 15,
October 15, and January 15 of the following calendar year.
(b) Estimated tax payments are not required if: (1) the tax for the current calendar year is less
than $500 or less; or (2) the tax for the previous calendar year is less
than $500, if the taxpayer had a tax liability and was doing business
the entire year or less.
(c) Underpayment of estimated installments bear interest at
the rate specified in section 270C.40, from the due date of the payment until
paid or until the due date of the annual return whichever comes first. An underpayment of an estimated installment
is the difference between the amount paid and the lesser of (1) 90 percent of
one-quarter of the tax for the calendar year or (2) one-quarter of the total
tax for the previous calendar year if the taxpayer had a tax liability and
was doing business the entire year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for gross
revenues received after December 31, 2010.
Sec. 4. [296A.061] CANCELLATION OR NONRENEWAL OF
LICENSES.
The commissioner may cancel a license or not renew a license
if one of the following conditions occurs:
(1) the license holder has not filed a petroleum tax return or
report for at least one year;
(2) the license holder has not reported any petroleum tax
liability on the license holder's returns or reports for at least one year; or
(3) the license holder requests cancellation of the license.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 5. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 297F.01, subdivision 22a, is amended to read:
Subd. 22a. Weighted average retail price. "Weighted average retail price"
means (1) the average retail price per pack of 20 cigarettes, with the average
price weighted by the number of packs sold at each price, (2) reduced by the
sales tax included in the retail price, and (3) adjusted for the expected
inflation from the time of the survey to the average of the 12 months that
the sales tax will be imposed. The
commissioner shall make the inflation adjustment in accordance with the
Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers inflation indicator as published
in the most recent state budget forecast.
The inflation factor for the calendar year in which the new tax rate
takes effect must be used. If the survey
indicates that the average retail price of cigarettes has not increased
relative to the average retail price in the previous year's survey, then no
inflation adjustment must be made as provided in section 297F.25,
subdivision 1.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective January 1,
2011.
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Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297F.04, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 2a. Cancellation
or nonrenewal. The
commissioner may cancel a license or not renew a license if one of the
following conditions occurs:
(1) the license holder has
not filed a cigarette or tobacco products tax return for at least one year;
(2) the license holder has
not reported any cigarette or tobacco products tax liability on the license
holder's returns for at least one year; or
(3) the license holder
requests cancellation of the license.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297F.07,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Sales
to nonqualified buyers. A retailer
who sells or otherwise disposes of unstamped or untaxed stock other than to a
qualified purchaser shall collect from the buyer or transferee the tax imposed
by section 297F.05, and remit the tax to the Department of Revenue at the same
time and manner as required by section 297F.09.
If the retailer fails to collect the tax from the buyer or transferee,
or fails to remit the tax, the retailer is personally responsible for the tax
and the commissioner may seize any product destined to be delivered to the
retailer. The product so seized shall be
considered contraband and be subject to the procedures outlined in section
297F.21, subdivision 3. The proceeds
of the sale of the stock may be applied to any tax liability owed by the
retailer after deducting all costs and expenses.
This
section does not relieve the buyer or possessor of unstamped or untaxed stock
from personal liability for the tax.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297F.25,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Imposition. (a) A tax is imposed on
distributors on the sale of cigarettes by a cigarette distributor to a retailer
or cigarette subjobber for resale in this state. The tax is equal to 6.5 percent of the
weighted average retail price. The
weighted average retail price and must be expressed in cents per
pack when rounded to the nearest one-tenth of a cent. The weighted average retail price must be
determined annually, with new rates published by May November 1,
and effective for sales on or after August January 1 of the
following year. The weighted average
retail price must be established by surveying cigarette retailers statewide in
a manner and time determined by the commissioner. The commissioner shall make an inflation
adjustment in accordance with the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers
inflation indicator as published in the most recent state budget forecast. The commissioner shall use the inflation
factor for the calendar year in which the new tax rate takes effect. If the survey indicates that the average
retail price of cigarettes has not increased relative to the average retail
price in the previous year's survey, then the commissioner shall not make an
inflation adjustment. The
determination of the commissioner pursuant to this subdivision is not a
"rule" and is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act
contained in chapter 14. As of August
1, 2005, the tax is 25.5 cents per pack of 20 cigarettes. For packs of cigarettes with other than
20 cigarettes, the tax must be adjusted proportionally.
(b) Notwithstanding
paragraph (a), and in lieu of a survey of cigarette retailers, the tax
calculation of the weighted average retail price for the sales of cigarettes
from August 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011, shall be calculated by: (1) increasing the average retail price per
pack of 20 cigarettes from the most recent survey by the percentage change in a
weighted average of the presumed legal prices for cigarettes during the year
after completion of that survey, as reported and published by the Department of
Commerce under section 325D.371; (2) subtracting
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the sales tax included in
the retail price; and (3) adjusting for expected inflation. The rate must be published by May 1 and
is effective for sales after July 31. If
the weighted average of the presumed legal prices indicates that the average
retail price of cigarettes has not increased relative to the average retail
price in the most recent survey, then no inflation adjustment must be
made. For packs of cigarettes with other
than 20 cigarettes, the tax must be adjusted proportionally.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective January 1,
2011.
Sec. 9. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 297I.01, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9. Gross premiums. "Gross premiums" means total
premiums paid by policyholders and applicants of policies, whether received in
the form of money or other valuable consideration, on property, persons, lives,
interests and other risks located, resident, or to be performed in this state,
but excluding consideration and premiums for reinsurance assumed from other
insurance companies.
The term (a) "Gross
premiums" includes the total consideration paid to bail bond agents for
bail bonds.
(b) For title insurance companies, "gross
premiums" means the charge for title insurance made by a title insurance
company or its agents according to the company's rate filing approved by the
commissioner of commerce without a deduction for commissions paid to or
retained by the agent. Gross premiums of
a title insurance company does not include any other charge or fee for
abstracting, searching, or examining the title, or escrow, closing, or other
related services.
The term (c) "Gross
premiums" includes any workers' compensation special compensation fund
premium surcharge pursuant to section 176.129.
(d) "Gross premiums" for surplus lines insurance includes
all related charges, commissions, and fees received by the licensee. Gross premiums does not include the stamping
fee, as provided under section 60A.2085, subdivision 7, nor the operating
assessment, as provided under section 60A.208, subdivision 8.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 10. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 297I.05, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. Surplus lines tax. (a) A tax is imposed on surplus lines
licensees. The rate of tax is equal to
three percent of the gross premiums less return premiums received by the
licensee minus any licensee association operating assessments paid under
section 60A.208.
(b) If surplus lines insurance placed by a surplus lines
licensee and taxed under this subdivision covers a subject of insurance
residing, located, or to be performed outside this state, a proper pro rata
portion of the entire premium payable for all of that insurance must be
allocated according to the subjects of insurance residing, located, or to be
performed in this state.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 11. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 297I.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. General rule. On or before March 1, every insurer
taxpayer subject to taxation under section 297I.05, subdivisions 1 to 6
5, and 9, 10, 12, paragraphs (a), clauses (1) to (5)
(4), and (b), (c), and (d), and 14, shall file an annual
return for the preceding calendar year setting forth such information as the
commissioner may reasonably require on forms in the form prescribed
by the commissioner.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
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Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297I.30, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:
Subd. 2. Surplus lines licensees and purchasing
groups. On or before February 15 and
August 15 of each year, every surplus lines licensee subject to taxation under
section 297I.05, subdivision 7, and every purchasing group or member of a
purchasing group subject to tax under section 297I.05, subdivision 12, paragraph
(a), clause (6) (5), shall file a return with the commissioner
for the preceding six-month period ending December 31, or June 30, setting
forth any information the commissioner reasonably prescribes on forms in
the form prescribed by the commissioner.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297I.30, subdivision 7, is amended to
read:
Subd. 7. Surcharge.
(a)(1) By April 30 of each year, every company required to pay
the surcharge under section 297I.10, subdivision 1, shall file a return for the
five-month period ending March 31 setting forth any information the
commissioner reasonably requires on forms in the form prescribed by
the commissioner.
(2) (b) By June 30 of each year, every company
required to pay the surcharge under section 297I.10, subdivision 1, shall file
a return for the two-month period ending May 31 setting forth any
information the commissioner reasonably requires on forms in the form prescribed
by the commissioner.
(3) (c) By November 30 of each year, every company
required to pay the surcharge under section 297I.10, subdivision 1, shall file
a return for the five-month period ending October 31 setting forth any
information the commissioner reasonably requires on forms in the form prescribed
by the commissioner.
(b) By February 15 and August 15 of each year, every company
required to pay a surcharge under section 297I.10, subdivision 2, must file a
return for the preceding six-month period ending December 31 and June 30.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297I.30, subdivision 8, is amended to
read:
Subd. 8. Fire insurance surcharge. On or before May 15, August 15, November
15, and February 15 of each year, every insurer required to pay the surcharge
under section 297I.06, subdivisions 1 and 2, shall file a return with the
commissioner for the preceding three-month period ending March 31, June 30, September
30, and December 31, setting forth any information the commissioner
reasonably requires on forms in the form prescribed by the
commissioner.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 297I.35, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:
Subd. 2. Electronic payments. If the aggregate amount of tax and
surcharges due under this chapter during a calendar fiscal year ending
June 30 is equal to or exceeds $10,000, or if the taxpayer is required to
make payment of any other tax to the commissioner by electronic means, then all
tax and surcharge payments in the subsequent calendar year must be paid by
electronic means.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for payments
due in calendar year 2010 and thereafter, based upon liabilities incurred in
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and in fiscal years thereafter.
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Sec. 16. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 297I.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Requirement to pay. On or before March 15, June 15, September
15, and December 15 of the current year, every taxpayer subject to tax under
section 297I.05, subdivisions 1 to 6 5, and 12, paragraphs
paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5), (b), and (e) (4), and 14,
must pay to the commissioner an installment equal to one-fourth of the
insurer's total estimated tax for the current year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 17. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 297I.40, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Definition of tax. The term "tax" as used in this
section means the tax imposed by section 297I.05, subdivisions 1 to 6
5, 11, and 12, paragraphs (a), clauses (1) to (5) (4), (b),
and (d), and 14, less any offset in section 297I.20.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 18. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 297I.65, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 4.
Omission in excess of 25
percent. Additional taxes or
surcharges may be assessed within 6-1/2 years after the due date of the return
or the date the return was filed, whichever is later, if the taxpayer omits
from a gross premiums tax or surcharge return an amount of tax in excess of 25
percent of the tax or surcharge reported in the return.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for premium
taxes due after December 31, 2010.
Sec. 19. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 298.282, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Distribution of taconite municipal aid
account. The amount deposited with the
county as provided in section 298.28, subdivision 3, must be distributed as
provided by this section among: (1) the
municipalities comprising a tax relief taconite assistance area
under section 273.134, paragraph (b) 273.1341; (2) a township
that contains a state park consisting primarily of an underground iron ore
mine; and (3) a city located within five miles of that state park, each being
referred to in this section as a qualifying municipality.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for distributions
made after the day following final enactment.
Sec. 20. REPEALER.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297I.30, subdivisions 4, 5,
and 6, are repealed.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
ARTICLE 7
PUBLIC FINANCE
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 103D.335, subdivision 17, is amended to read:
Subd. 17. Borrowing funds. (a) The managers may borrow funds
from an agency of the federal government, a state agency, a county where the watershed
district is located in whole or in part, or a financial institution authorized
under chapter 47 to do business in this state.
A county board may lend the amount requested by a watershed district. A watershed district may not have more than a
total of $600,000 in loans from counties and financial institutions under this
subdivision outstanding at any time.
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(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a watershed district may
have up to a total of $2,000,000 in loans from counties and financial
institutions under this subdivision outstanding at any time if the taxable
market value of property within the watershed district is more than
$500,000,000.
Sec. 2. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 469.101, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Establishment. An economic development authority may create
and define the boundaries of economic development districts at any place or
places within the city if the district satisfies the requirements of section
469.174, subdivision 10, except that the district boundaries must be
contiguous, and may use the powers granted in sections 469.090 to 469.108 to
carry out its purposes. First the
authority must hold a public hearing on the matter. At least ten days before the hearing, the
authority shall publish notice of the hearing in a daily newspaper of general
circulation in the city. Also, the
authority shall find that an economic development district is proper and
desirable to establish and develop within the city.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
economic development districts created after the day following final enactment.
Sec. 3. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 469.319, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Waiver authority. (a) The commissioner may waive all or
part of a repayment required under subdivision 1, if the commissioner, in
consultation with the commissioner of employment and economic development and
appropriate officials from the local government units in which the qualified
business is located, determines that requiring repayment of the tax is not in
the best interest of the state or the local government units and the business
ceased operating as a result of circumstances beyond its control including, but
not limited to:
(1) a natural disaster;
(2) unforeseen industry trends; or
(3) loss of a major supplier or customer.
(b)(1) The commissioner shall waive repayment required under
subdivision 1a if the commissioner has waived repayment by the operating
business under subdivision 1, unless the person that received benefits without
having to operate a business in the zone was a contributing factor in the
qualified business becoming subject to repayment under subdivision 1;
(2) the commissioner shall waive the repayment required under
subdivision 1a, even if the repayment has not been waived for the operating
business if:
(i) the person that received benefits without having to
operate a business in the zone and the business that operated in the zone are
not related parties as defined in section 267(b) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended through December 31, 2007; and
(ii) actions of the person were not a contributing factor in
the qualified business becoming subject to repayment under subdivision 1.
(c) Requests for waiver must be made no later than 60 days
after the notice date of an order issued under subdivision 4, paragraph (d),
or, in the case of property taxes, within 60 days of the date of a tax
statement issued under subdivision 4, paragraph (c).
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for waivers
requested in response to notices issued after the day following final
enactment.
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Sec. 4. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 469.3193, is amended to read:
469.3193 CERTIFICATION OF
CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY FOR JOBZ BENEFITS.
(a) By December 1 October 15 of each year,
every qualified business must certify to the commissioner of revenue, on a form
prescribed by the commissioner of revenue, whether it is in compliance with any
agreement required as a condition for eligibility for benefits listed under
section 469.315. A business that fails
to submit the certification, or any business, including those still operating
in the zone, that submits a certification that the commissioner of revenue
later determines materially misrepresents the business's compliance with the
agreement, is subject to the repayment provisions under section 469.319 from
January 1 of the year in which the report is due or the date that the business
became subject to section 469.319, whichever is earlier. Any such business is permanently barred from
obtaining benefits under section 469.315.
For purposes of this section, the bar applies to an entity and also
applies to any individuals or entities that have an ownership interest of at
least 20 percent of the entity.
(b) Before the sanctions under paragraph (a) apply to a
business that fails to submit the certification, the commissioner of revenue
shall send notice to the business, demanding that the certification be
submitted within 30 days and advising the business of the consequences for
failing to do so. The commissioner of
revenue shall notify the commissioner of employment and economic development
and the appropriate job opportunity subzone administrator whenever notice is
sent to a business under this paragraph.
(c) The certification required under this section is
public.
(d) The commissioner of revenue shall promptly notify the commissioner
of employment and economic development of all businesses that certify that they
are not in compliance with the terms of their business subsidy agreement and
all businesses that fail to file the certification.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
certifications required to be made in 2010 and thereafter.
Sec. 5. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 473.39, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1p.
Obligations. After July 1, 2010, in addition to
other authority in this section, the council may issue certificates of
indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations under this section in an amount not
exceeding $34,600,000 for capital expenditures as prescribed in the council's
transit capital improvement program and for related costs, including the costs
of issuance and sale of the obligations.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota,
Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
Sec. 6. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 474A.04, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Entitlement transfers. An entitlement issuer may enter into an
agreement with another entitlement issuer whereby the recipient entitlement
issuer issues obligations pursuant to bonding authority allocated to the
original entitlement issuer under this section.
An entitlement issuer may enter into an agreement with an issuer which
is not an entitlement issuer whereby the recipient issuer issues qualified
mortgage bonds, up to $100,000 of which are issued pursuant to bonding
authority allocated to the original entitlement issuer under this section. The agreement may be approved and executed by
the mayor of the entitlement issuer with or without approval or review by the
city council. Notwithstanding section
474A.091, subdivision 4, prior to December 1, the Minnesota Housing Finance
Agency, Minnesota Office of Higher Education, and Minnesota Rural Finance
Authority may transfer allocated bonding authority made available under this chapter
to one another under an agreement by each agency and the commissioner.
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Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 474A.091,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Allocation
procedure. (a) The commissioner
shall allocate available bonding authority under this section on the Monday of
every other week beginning with the first Monday in August through and on the
last Monday in November. Applications
for allocations must be received by the department by 4:30 p.m. on the Monday
preceding the Monday on which allocations are to be made. If a Monday falls on a holiday, the
allocation will be made or the applications must be received by the next
business day after the holiday.
(b) Prior to October 1, only
the following applications shall be awarded allocations from the unified
pool. Allocations shall be awarded in
the following order of priority:
(1) applications for
residential rental project bonds;
(2) applications for small
issue bonds for manufacturing projects; and
(3) applications for small
issue bonds for agricultural development bond loan projects.
(c) On the first Monday in
October through the last Monday in November, allocations shall be awarded from
the unified pool in the following order of priority:
(1) applications for student
loan bonds issued by or on behalf of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education;
(2) applications for
mortgage bonds;
(3) applications for public
facility projects funded by public facility bonds;
(4) applications for small
issue bonds for manufacturing projects;
(5) applications for small
issue bonds for agricultural development bond loan projects;
(6) applications for
residential rental project bonds;
(7) applications for
enterprise zone facility bonds;
(8) applications for
governmental bonds; and
(9) applications for
redevelopment bonds.
(d) If there are two or more
applications for manufacturing projects from the unified pool and there is
insufficient bonding authority to provide allocations for all manufacturing
projects in any one allocation period, the available bonding authority shall be
awarded based on the number of points awarded a project under section 474A.045
with those projects receiving the greatest number of points receiving
allocation first. If two or more
applications for manufacturing projects receive an equal amount of points,
available bonding authority shall be awarded by lot unless otherwise agreed to
by the respective issuers.
(e) If there are two or more
applications for enterprise zone facility projects from the unified pool and
there is insufficient bonding authority to provide allocations for all
enterprise zone facility projects in any one allocation period, the available
bonding authority shall be awarded based on the number of points awarded a
project under section 474A.045 with those projects receiving the greatest
number of points receiving allocation first.
If two or more applications for enterprise zone facility projects
receive an equal amount of points, available bonding authority shall be awarded
by lot unless otherwise agreed to by the respective issuers.
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(f) If there are two or more applications for residential
rental projects from the unified pool and there is insufficient bonding
authority to provide allocations for all residential rental projects in any one
allocation period, the available bonding authority shall be awarded in the
following order of priority: (1) projects
that preserve existing federally subsidized housing; (2) projects that are not
restricted to persons who are 55 years of age or older; and (3) other
residential rental projects.
(g) From the first Monday in August through the last Monday in
November, $20,000,000 of bonding authority or an amount equal to the total
annual amount of bonding authority allocated to the small issue pool under
section 474A.03, subdivision 1, less the amount allocated to issuers from the
small issue pool for that year, whichever is less, is reserved within the
unified pool for small issue bonds to the extent such amounts are available
within the unified pool.
(h) The total amount of allocations for mortgage bonds from
the housing pool and the unified pool may not exceed:
(1) $10,000,000 for any one city; or
(2) $20,000,000 for any number of cities in any one county.
(i) The total amount of allocations for student loan bonds
from the unified pool may not exceed $10,000,000 $25,000,000 per
year.
(j) If there is insufficient bonding authority to fund all
projects within any qualified bond category other than enterprise zone facility
projects, manufacturing projects, and residential rental projects, allocations
shall be awarded by lot unless otherwise agreed to by the respective issuers.
(k) If an application is rejected, the commissioner must
notify the applicant and return the application deposit to the applicant within
30 days unless the applicant requests in writing that the application be
resubmitted.
(l) The granting of an allocation of bonding authority under
this section must be evidenced by issuance of a certificate of allocation.
Sec. 8. Laws
2010, chapter 216, section 3, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 3a.
Authority. "Authority" means a housing
and redevelopment authority or economic development authority created pursuant
to section 469.003, 469.004, or 469.091, or another entity authorized by law to
exercise the powers of an authority created pursuant to one of those sections.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 9. Laws
2010, chapter 216, section 3, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 3b.
Implementing entity. "Implementing entity" means
the local government or an authority designated by the local government by
resolution to implement and administer programs described in section 216C.436.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
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Sec. 10. Laws
2010, chapter 216, section 3, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Qualifying real property. "Qualifying real property"
means a single-family or multifamily residential dwelling, or a commercial or
industrial building, that the city implementing entity has
determined, after review of an energy audit or renewable energy system
feasibility study, can be benefited by installation of energy improvements.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 11. Laws
2010, chapter 216, section 4, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Program authority. A local government An
implementing entity may establish a program to finance energy improvements
to enable owners of qualifying real property to pay for cost-effective energy
improvements to the qualifying real property with the net proceeds and interest
earnings of revenue bonds authorized in this section. A local government An implementing
entity may limit the number of qualifying real properties for which a
property owner may receive program financing.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 12. Laws
2010, chapter 216, section 4, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Program requirements. A financing program must:
(1) impose requirements and conditions on financing
arrangements to ensure timely repayment;
(2) require an energy audit or renewable energy system
feasibility study to be conducted on the qualifying real property and reviewed
by the local government implementing entity prior to approval of
the financing;
(3) require the inspection of all installations and a
performance verification of at least ten percent of the energy improvements
financed by the program;
(4) require that all cost-effective energy improvements be
made to a qualifying real property prior to, or in conjunction with, an
applicant's repayment of financing for energy improvements for that property;
(5) have energy improvements financed by the program performed
by licensed contractors as required by chapter 326B or other law or ordinance;
(6) require disclosures to borrowers by the local
government implementing entity of the risks involved in borrowing,
including the risk of foreclosure if a tax delinquency results from a default;
(7) provide financing only to those who demonstrate an ability
to repay;
(8) not provide financing for a qualifying real property in
which the owner is not current on mortgage or real property tax payments;
(9) require a petition to the implementing entity by
all owners of the qualifying real property requesting collections of repayments
as a special assessment under section 429.101;
(10) provide that payments and assessments are not accelerated
due to a default and that a tax delinquency exists only for assessments not
paid when due; and
(11) require that liability for special assessments related to
the financing runs with the qualifying real property.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
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Sec. 13. Laws
2010, chapter 216, section 4, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Financing terms. Financing provided under this section must
have:
(1) a term not to exceed the weighted average of the useful
life of the energy improvements installed, as determined by the local
government implementing entity, but in no event may a term exceed 20
years;
(2) a principal amount not to exceed the lesser of ten percent
of the assessed value of the real property on which the improvements are to be
installed or the actual cost of installing the energy improvements, including
the costs of necessary equipment, materials, and labor, the costs of each
related energy audit or renewable energy system feasibility study, and the cost
of verification of installation; and
(3) an interest rate sufficient to pay the financing costs of
the program, including the issuance of bonds and any financing delinquencies.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 14. Laws
2010, chapter 216, section 4, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Certificate of participation. Upon completion of a project, a local
government an implementing entity shall provide a borrower with a
certificate stating participation in the program and what energy improvements
have been made with financing program proceeds.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 15. Laws
2010, chapter 216, section 4, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. Repayment.
A local government financing An implementing entity that
finances an energy improvement under this section must:
(1) secure payment with a lien against the benefited
qualifying real property; and
(2) collect repayments as a special assessment as provided for
in section 429.101 or by charter.
If the implementing entity is an authority, the local
government that authorized the authority to act as implementing entity shall
impose and collect special assessments necessary to pay debt service on bonds
issued by the implementing entity under subdivision 8, and shall transfer all
collections of the assessments upon receipt to the authority.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 16. Laws
2010, chapter 216, section 4, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8. Bond issuance; repayment. (a) A local government An
implementing entity may issue revenue bonds as provided in chapter 475 for
the purposes of this section.
(b) The bonds must be payable as to both principal and
interest solely from the revenues from the assessments established in
subdivision 7.
(c) No holder of bonds issued under this subdivision may
compel any exercise of the taxing power of the implementing entity that
issued the bonds to pay principal or interest on the bonds, and if the
implementing entity is an authority, no holder of the bonds may compel any
exercise of the taxing power of the local government that
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issued the bonds to pay principal or interest on the bonds. Bonds issued under this subdivision are not a
debt or obligation of the issuer or any local government that issued
them, nor is the payment of the bonds enforceable out of any money other than
the revenue pledged to the payment of the bonds.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 17. CITY
OF LANDFALL VILLAGE; TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT; SPECIAL RULES.
The requirement of Minnesota Statutes, section 469.1763,
subdivision 3, that activities must be undertaken within a five-year period
from the date of certification of a tax increment financing district, is
considered to be met for Tax Increment Financing District No. 1-1 in the
city of Landfall Village if the activities were undertaken within eight years
from the date of certification of the district.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective upon
compliance by the governing body of the city of Landfall Village with the
requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3.
Sec. 18. CITY OF WAYZATA; TAX INCREMENT FINANCING
DISTRICT; SPECIAL RULES.
Subdivision 1.
Five-year rule. The requirements of Minnesota
Statutes, section 469.1763, that activities must be undertaken within a five-year
period from the date of certification of a tax increment financing district, is
considered to be met for Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing District
No. 5 in the city of Wayzata if the activities were undertaken within ten
years from the date of certification of the district.
Subd. 2.
Parcels deemed occupied. Any parcel in Redevelopment Tax
Increment District No. 5, in the city of Wayzata is deemed to meet the
requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 469.174, subdivision 10, paragraph
(d), clause (1), if the following conditions are met:
(1) a building on the parcel was demolished by a developer or
the city after the city council found the building to be structurally
substandard upon approval of original tax increment financing plan for the
district; and
(2) the city decertifies Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing
District No. 5, but files a request with the county auditor for
certification of the parcel as part of a subsequent redevelopment or renewal
and renovation district within ten years after the date of demolition.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective upon
compliance by the governing body of the city of Wayzata with the requirements
of Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3.
ARTICLE 8
CASH FLOW
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 137.025, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Monthly payments. The commissioner of management and budget
shall pay 1/12 of the annual appropriation to the University of Minnesota on
by the 21st 25th day of each month. If the 21st 25th day of the
month falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the monthly payment must be made on
by the first business day immediately following the 21st 25th
day of the month.
Sec. 2. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 276.112, is amended to read:
276.112 STATE PROPERTY TAXES;
COUNTY TREASURER.
On or before January 25 each year, for the period ending
December 31 of the prior year, and on or before June 28 each year, for the
period ending on the most recent settlement day determined in section 276.09,
and on or before December 2 each year, for the period ending November 20
the estimated payment and settlement dates provided in this chapter for the
settlement of taxes levied by school districts, the county treasurer must
make full settlement with
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the county auditor according to sections 276.09, 276.10,
and 276.111 for all receipts of state property taxes levied under section
275.025, and must transmit those receipts to the commissioner of revenue by
electronic means on the dates and according to the provisions applicable to
distributions to school districts.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for distributions
beginning October 1, 2010, and thereafter.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
289A.20, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Sales
and use tax. (a) The taxes imposed
by chapter 297A are due and payable to the commissioner monthly on or before
the 20th day of the month following the month in which the taxable event
occurred, or following another reporting period as the commissioner prescribes
or as allowed under section 289A.18, subdivision 4, paragraph (f) or (g),
except that:
(1) use taxes due on an annual
use tax return as provided under section 289A.11, subdivision 1, are payable by
April 15 following the close of the calendar year.; and
(2) except as provided in
paragraph (f), for a vendor having a liability of $120,000 or more during a
fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and fiscal years thereafter, the taxes
imposed by chapter 297A, except as provided in paragraph (b), are due and
payable to the commissioner monthly in the following manner:
(i) On or before the 14th
day of the month following the month in which the taxable event occurred, the
vendor must remit to the commissioner 90 percent of the estimated liability for
the month in which the taxable event occurred.
(ii) On or before the 20th
day of the month following the month in which the taxable event occurred, the
vendor must pay any additional amount of tax not remitted on or before the 14th
day of the month following the month in which the taxable event occurred.
(b) Notwithstanding
paragraph (a), a vendor having a liability of $120,000 or more during a
fiscal year ending June 30 must remit the June liability for the next year in
the following manner:
(1) Two business days before
June 30 of the year, the vendor must remit 90 percent of the estimated June
liability to the commissioner.
(2) On or before August 20
of the year, the vendor must pay any additional amount of tax not remitted in
June.
(c) A vendor having a
liability of:
(1) $20,000 or more in the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2005; or
(2) (1) $10,000 or more in the,
but less than $120,000 during a fiscal year ending June 30, 2006
2009, and fiscal years thereafter, must remit all liabilities on returns
due for periods beginning in the subsequent calendar year by electronic means
on or before the 20th day of the month following the month in which the taxable
event occurred, or on or before the 20th day of the month following the month
in which the sale is reported under section 289A.18, subdivision 4, except
for 90 percent of the estimated June liability, which is due two business days
before June 30. The remaining amount of
the June liability is due on August 20.
(2) $120,000 or more, during
a fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and fiscal years thereafter, must remit all
liabilities in the manner provided in paragraph (a), clause (2), on returns due
for periods beginning in the subsequent calendar year by electronic means,
except for 90 percent of the estimated June liability, which is due two
business days before June 30. The
remaining amount of the June liability is due on August 20.
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(d) Notwithstanding
paragraph (b) or (c), a person prohibited by the person's religious beliefs
from paying electronically shall be allowed to remit the payment by mail. The filer must notify the commissioner of
revenue of the intent to pay by mail before doing so on a form prescribed by
the commissioner. No extra fee may be
charged to a person making payment by mail under this paragraph. The payment must be postmarked at least two
business days before the due date for making the payment in order to be
considered paid on a timely basis.
(e) Whenever the liability
is $120,000 or more separately for (1) the tax imposed under chapter 297A, (2)
a fee which is to be reported on the same return as and paid with the chapter
297A taxes, or (3) any other tax which is to be reported on the same return as
and paid with the chapter 297A taxes, then the payment of all the liabilities
on the return must be accelerated as provided in this subdivision.
(f) At the start of the
first calendar quarter at least 90 days after the cash flow account established
in section 16A.152, subdivision 1, and the budget reserve account established
in section 16A.152, subdivision 1a, reach the amounts listed in section
16A.152, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), the remittance of estimated sales tax
collections by the 14th day of a month required under paragraph (a), clause
(2), shall be suspended. The commissioner
of management and budget shall notify the commissioner of revenue when the
accounts have reached the required amounts.
Beginning with the suspension of paragraph (a), clause (2), for a vendor
with a liability of $120,000 or more during a fiscal year ending June 30, 2009,
and fiscal years thereafter, the taxes imposed by chapter 297A are due and
payable to the commissioner on the 20th day of the month following the month in
which the taxable event occurred.
Payments of tax liabilities for taxable events occurring in June under
paragraph (b) are not changed.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes due and payable
after September 1, 2010.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 289A.60, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 31. Accelerated
payment of monthly sales tax liability; penalty for underpayment. For payments made after September 1,
2010, if a vendor is required by section 289A.20, subdivision 4, to remit a 90
percent payment by the 14th of the month following the month in which the
taxable event occurred, as an estimation of monthly sales tax liabilities,
including the liability of any fee or other tax which is to be reported on the
same return as and paid with the chapter 297A taxes, for the month in which the
taxable event occurred, the vendor shall pay a penalty equal to ten percent of
the amount of liability that was required to be paid by the 14th of the month
less the amount remitted by the 14th of the month. The penalty must not be imposed, however, if
the amount remitted by the 14th of the month equals the lesser of (1) 90
percent of the liability for the month preceding the month in which the taxable
event occurred, (2) 90 percent of the liability of the same month in the
previous calendar year as the month in which the taxable event occurred, or (3)
90 percent of the average monthly liability for the previous calendar year.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes due and payable
after September 1, 2010.
ARTICLE 9
PROPERTY TAXES - TECHNICAL
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
134.34, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Limitation. (a) For calendar year 2010 and later, a
regional library basic system support grant shall not be made to a regional
public library system for a participating city or county which decreases the
dollar amount provided for support for operating purposes of public library
service below the amount provided by it for the second, or third preceding
year, whichever is less. For purposes of
this subdivision and subdivision 1, any funds provided under section 473.757,
subdivision 2, for extending library hours of operation shall not be considered
amounts provided by a city or county for support for operating purposes of
public library service. This subdivision
shall not
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apply to participating
cities or counties where the adjusted net tax capacity of that city or county has
decreased, if the dollar amount of the reduction in support is not greater than
the dollar amount by which support would be decreased if the reduction in
support were made in direct proportion to the decrease in adjusted net tax
capacity.
(b) For calendar year 2009 and later, in any calendar year in
which a city's or county's aid under sections 477A.011 to 477A.014 or credits
credit reimbursement under section 273.1384 is reduced after the city or
county has certified its levy payable in that year, it may reduce its local
support by the lesser of:
(1) ten percent; or
(2) a percent equal to the ratio of the aid and credit reimbursement
reductions to the city's or county's revenue base, based on aids certified
for the current calendar year. For
calendar year 2009 only, the reduction under this paragraph shall be based on
2008 aid and credit reimbursement reductions under the December 2008
unallotment, as well as any aid and credit reimbursement reductions in
calendar year 2009. For pay 2009 only,
the commissioner of revenue will calculate the reductions under this paragraph
and certify them to the commissioner of education within 15 days of May 17,
2009.
(c) For taxes payable in 2010 and later, in any payable year
in which the total amounts certified for city or county aids under sections
477A.011 to 477A.014 are less than the total amounts paid under those sections
in the previous calendar year, a city or county may reduce its local support by
the lesser of:
(1) ten percent; or
(2) a percent equal to the ratio of:
(i) the difference between (A) the sum of the aid it was paid
under sections 477A.011 to 477A.014 and the credits credit
reimbursement it received under section 273.1398 273.1384 in the
previous calendar year and (B) the sum of the aid it is certified to be paid in
the current calendar year under sections 477A.011 to 477A.014 and the credits
credit reimbursement estimated to be paid under section 273.1398
273.1384; to
(ii) its revenue base for the previous year, based on aids
actually paid in the previous calendar year.
The commissioner of revenue shall calculate the percent aid cut for each
county and city under this paragraph and certify the percentage cuts to the
commissioner of education by August 1 of the year prior to the year in which
the reduced aids and credits credit reimbursements are to be
paid. The percentage of reduction
related to reductions to credits credit reimbursements under
section 273.1384 shall be based on the best estimation available as of July 30.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), (b), or (c), no city or
county shall reduce its support for public libraries below the minimum level
specified in subdivision 1.
(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "revenue
base" means the sum of:
(1) its levy for taxes payable in the current calendar year,
including the levy on the fiscal disparities distribution under section
276A.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), or 473F.08, subdivision 3, paragraph
(a);
(2) its aid under sections 477A.011 to 477A.014 in the
current calendar year; and
(3) its taconite aid in the current calendar year under
sections 298.28 and 298.282.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective
retroactively for support in calendar year 2009 and thereafter and for library
grants paid in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter.
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Sec. 2. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 270C.87, is amended to read:
270C.87 REVISION OF
MINNESOTA ASSESSORS' MANUAL.
In accordance with the provisions of section 270C.06
270C.85, the commissioner shall periodically revise the Minnesota
assessors' manual.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 3. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 270C.94, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Failure to appraise. When an assessor has failed to properly
appraise at least one-fifth of the parcels of property in a district or county
as provided in section 273.01, the commissioner shall may appoint
a special assessor and deputy assessor as necessary and cause a reappraisal to
be made of the property due for reassessment in accordance with law.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 4. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 272.025, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Statement of exemption. (a) Except in the case of churches and
houses of worship, property solely used for educational purposes by academies,
colleges, universities or seminaries of learning, property owned by the
state of Minnesota or any political subdivision thereof, and property exempt
from taxation under section 272.02, subdivisions 9, 10, 13, 15, 18, 20, and 22
to 26 25, and at the times provided in subdivision 3, a taxpayer
claiming an exemption from taxation on property described in section 272.02,
subdivisions 1 to 33, shall must file a statement of exemption
with the assessor of the assessment district in which the property is
located.
(b) A taxpayer claiming an exemption from taxation on
property described in section 272.02, subdivision 10, shall must
file a statement of exemption with the commissioner of revenue, on or before
February 15 of each year for which the taxpayer claims an exemption.
(c) In case of sickness, absence or other disability or for
good cause, the assessor or the commissioner may extend the time for
filing the statement of exemption for a period not to exceed 60 days.
(d) The commissioner of revenue shall prescribe the form and
contents of the statement of exemption.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for taxes
payable in 2012 and thereafter.
Sec. 5. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 272.025, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Filing dates. (a) The statement required by
subdivision 1, paragraph (a), must be filed with the assessor by February 1 of
the assessment year, however, any taxpayer who has filed the statement required
by subdivision 1 more than 12 months prior to February 1, 1983, or February 1
of each third year after 1983, shall file a statement by February 1, 1983, and
by February 1 of each third year thereafter.
(b) For churches and houses of worship, and property solely
used for educational purposes by academies, colleges, universities, or
seminaries of learning, no statement is required after the statement filed for
the assessment year in which the exemption began.
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(c) This section does not apply to existing churches and
houses of worship, and property solely used for educational purposes by
academies, colleges, universities, or seminaries of learning that were exempt
for taxes payable in 2011.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for taxes
payable in 2012 and thereafter.
Sec. 6. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 272.029, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Reports.
(a) An owner of a wind energy conversion system subject to tax under
subdivision 3 shall file a report with the commissioner of revenue annually on
or before February 1 detailing the amount of electricity in kilowatt-hours that
was produced by the wind energy conversion system for the previous calendar
year. The commissioner shall prescribe
the form of the report. The report must
contain the information required by the commissioner to determine the tax due
to each county under this section for the current year. If an owner of a wind energy conversion
system subject to taxation under this section fails to file the report by the
due date, the commissioner of revenue shall determine the tax based upon the
nameplate capacity of the system multiplied by a capacity factor of 40
60 percent.
(b) On or before February 28, the commissioner of revenue
shall notify the owner of the wind energy conversion systems of the tax due to
each county for the current year and shall certify to the county auditor of
each county in which the systems are located the tax due from each owner for
the current year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective beginning
with reports due on February 1, 2011, and thereafter.
Sec. 7. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 272.029, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. Exemption.
The tax imposed under this section does not apply to electricity
produced by wind energy conversion systems located in a job opportunity
building zone, designated under section 469.314, for the duration of the
zone. The exemption applies beginning
for the first calendar year after designation of the zone and applies to each
calendar year that begins during the designation of the zone. The exemption only applies if the owner of
the system is a qualified business under section 469.310, subdivision 11, who
has entered into a business subsidy agreement that covers the land on which the
system is situated.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 8. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 273.113, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Reimbursement for lost revenue. The county auditor shall certify to the
commissioner of revenue, as part of the abstracts of tax lists required to be
filed with the commissioner under section 275.29, the amount of tax lost to the
county from the property tax credit under subdivision 2. Any prior year adjustments must also be
certified in the abstracts of tax lists.
The commissioner of revenue shall review the certifications to determine
their accuracy. The commissioner may
make the changes in the certification that are considered necessary or return a
certification to the county auditor for corrections. The commissioner shall reimburse each taxing
district, other than school districts, for the taxes lost. The payments must be made at the time
provided in section 473H.10 for payment to taxing jurisdictions in the same
proportion that the ad valorem tax is distributed. Reimbursements to school districts must be
made as provided in section 273.1392. The
amount necessary to make the reimbursements under this section is annually
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective
retroactively for taxes payable in 2009 and thereafter.
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Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
273.114, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Requirements. Class 2a or 2b property that had been
assessed under Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 273.111, or that is part of an
agricultural homestead under Minnesota Statutes, section 273.13, subdivision
23, paragraph (a), is entitled to valuation and tax deferment under this
section if:
(1) the land consists of at
least ten acres;
(2) a conservation
management plan for the land must be prepared by an approved plan writer and
implemented during the period in which the land is subject to valuation and
deferment under this section;
(3) the land must be
enrolled for a minimum of ten years; and
(4) there are no delinquent
property taxes on the land.; and
Real estate may (5) the property is not be also
enrolled for valuation and deferment under this section and section
273.111, or 273.112, or 273.117, or chapter 290C,
concurrently or 473H.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 273.1392, is
amended to read:
273.1392 PAYMENT; SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
The amounts of bovine
tuberculosis credit reimbursements under section 273.113; conservation tax
credits under section 273.119; disaster or emergency reimbursement under
sections 273.1231 to 273.1235; homestead and agricultural credits under section
273.1384; aids and credits under section 273.1398; wetlands reimbursement under
section 275.295; enterprise zone property credit payments under section
469.171; and metropolitan agricultural preserve reduction under section 473H.10
for school districts, shall be certified to the Department of Education by the
Department of Revenue. The amounts so certified
shall be paid according to section 127A.45, subdivisions 9 and 13.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively for taxes
payable in 2009 and thereafter.
Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
275.065, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Notice
of proposed property taxes. (a) The
county auditor shall prepare and the county treasurer shall deliver after
November 10 and on or before November 24 each year, by first class mail to each
taxpayer at the address listed on the county's current year's assessment roll,
a notice of proposed property taxes.
Upon written request by the taxpayer, the treasurer may send the notice
in electronic form or by electronic mail instead of on paper or by ordinary
mail.
(b) The commissioner of
revenue shall prescribe the form of the notice.
(c) The notice must inform
taxpayers that it contains the amount of property taxes each taxing authority
proposes to collect for taxes payable the following year. In the case of a town, or in the case of the
state general tax, the final tax amount will be its proposed tax. The notice must clearly state for each city
that has a population over 500, county, school district, regional library
authority established under section 134.201, and metropolitan taxing districts
as defined in paragraph (i), the time and place of the a meeting for
each taxing authorities' regularly scheduled meetings authority
in which the budget and levy will be discussed and public input allowed,
prior to the final budget and levy determined, which must occur after
November 24 determination.
The taxing authorities must provide the
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county auditor with the
information to be included in the notice on or before the time it certifies its
proposed levy under subdivision 1. The
public must be allowed to speak at the meetings and the meetings shall that
meeting, which must occur after November 24 and must not be held before
6:00 p.m. It must provide a telephone
number for the taxing authority that taxpayers may call if they have questions
related to the notice and an address where comments will be received by mail.
(d) The notice must state for each parcel:
(1) the market value of the property as determined under
section 273.11, and used for computing property taxes payable in the following
year and for taxes payable in the current year as each appears in the records
of the county assessor on November 1 of the current year; and, in the case of
residential property, whether the property is classified as homestead or
nonhomestead. The notice must clearly
inform taxpayers of the years to which the market values apply and that the
values are final values;
(2) the items listed below, shown separately by county, city
or town, and state general tax, net of the residential and agricultural
homestead credit under section 273.1384, voter approved school levy, other
local school levy, and the sum of the special taxing districts, and as a total
of all taxing authorities:
(i) the actual tax for taxes payable in the current year; and
(ii) the proposed tax amount.
If the county levy under clause (2) includes an amount for a
lake improvement district as defined under sections 103B.501 to 103B.581, the
amount attributable for that purpose must be separately stated from the
remaining county levy amount.
In the case of a town or the state general tax, the final tax
shall also be its proposed tax unless the town changes its levy at a special
town meeting under section 365.52. If a
school district has certified under section 126C.17, subdivision 9, that a
referendum will be held in the school district at the November general
election, the county auditor must note next to the school district's proposed
amount that a referendum is pending and that, if approved by the voters, the
tax amount may be higher than shown on the notice. In the case of the city of Minneapolis, the
levy for Minneapolis Park and Recreation shall be listed separately from the
remaining amount of the city's levy. In
the case of the city of St. Paul, the levy for the St. Paul Library
Agency must be listed separately from the remaining amount of the city's
levy. In the case of Ramsey County, any
amount levied under section 134.07 may be listed separately from the remaining
amount of the county's levy. In the case
of a parcel where tax increment or the fiscal disparities areawide tax under
chapter 276A or 473F applies, the proposed tax levy on the captured value or
the proposed tax levy on the tax capacity subject to the areawide tax must each
be stated separately and not included in the sum of the special taxing
districts; and
(3) the increase or decrease between the total taxes payable
in the current year and the total proposed taxes, expressed as a percentage.
For purposes of this section, the amount of the tax on
homesteads qualifying under the senior citizens' property tax deferral program
under chapter 290B is the total amount of property tax before subtraction of
the deferred property tax amount.
(e) The notice must clearly state that the proposed or final
taxes do not include the following:
(1) special assessments;
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(2) levies approved by the voters after the date the proposed
taxes are certified, including bond referenda and school district levy
referenda;
(3) a levy limit increase approved by the voters by the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the levy year as provided under
section 275.73;
(4) amounts necessary to pay cleanup or other costs due to a
natural disaster occurring after the date the proposed taxes are certified;
(5) amounts necessary to pay tort judgments against the
taxing authority that become final after the date the proposed taxes are
certified; and
(6) the contamination tax imposed on properties which
received market value reductions for contamination.
(f) Except as provided in subdivision 7, failure of the
county auditor to prepare or the county treasurer to deliver the notice as required
in this section does not invalidate the proposed or final tax levy or the taxes
payable pursuant to the tax levy.
(g) If the notice the taxpayer receives under this section
lists the property as nonhomestead, and satisfactory documentation is provided
to the county assessor by the applicable deadline, and the property qualifies
for the homestead classification in that assessment year, the assessor shall
reclassify the property to homestead for taxes payable in the following year.
(h) In the case of class 4 residential property used as a
residence for lease or rental periods of 30 days or more, the taxpayer must
either:
(1) mail or deliver a copy of the notice of proposed property
taxes to each tenant, renter, or lessee; or
(2) post a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on the
premises of the property.
The notice must be mailed or posted by the taxpayer by
November 27 or within three days of receipt of the notice, whichever is
later. A taxpayer may notify the county
treasurer of the address of the taxpayer, agent, caretaker, or manager of the
premises to which the notice must be mailed in order to fulfill the
requirements of this paragraph.
(i) For purposes of this subdivision and subdivision 6,
"metropolitan special taxing districts" means the following taxing
districts in the seven-county metropolitan area that levy a property tax for
any of the specified purposes listed below:
(1) Metropolitan Council under section 473.132, 473.167,
473.249, 473.325, 473.446, 473.521, 473.547, or 473.834;
(2) Metropolitan Airports Commission under section 473.667,
473.671, or 473.672; and
(3) Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission under section
473.711.
For purposes of this section, any levies made by the regional
rail authorities in the county of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, or Washington under chapter 398A shall be included with the appropriate
county's levy.
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(j) The governing body of a county, city, or school district
may, with the consent of the county board, include supplemental information
with the statement of proposed property taxes about the impact of state aid increases
or decreases on property tax increases or decreases and on the level of
services provided in the affected jurisdiction.
This supplemental information may include information for the following
year, the current year, and for as many consecutive preceding years as deemed
appropriate by the governing body of the county, city, or school district. It may include only information regarding:
(1) the impact of inflation as measured by the implicit price
deflator for state and local government purchases;
(2) population growth and decline;
(3) state or federal government action; and
(4) other financial factors that affect the level of property
taxation and local services that the governing body of the county, city, or
school district may deem appropriate to include.
The information may be presented using tables, written
narrative, and graphic representations and may contain instruction toward
further sources of information or opportunity for comment.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective retroactively
for taxes payable in 2010 and thereafter.
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 275.70, subdivision 5, as
amended by Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 13, section 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Special levies. "Special levies" means those
portions of ad valorem taxes levied by a local governmental unit for the
following purposes or in the following manner:
(1) to pay the costs of the principal and interest on bonded
indebtedness or to reimburse for the amount of liquor store revenues used to
pay the principal and interest due on municipal liquor store bonds in the year
preceding the year for which the levy limit is calculated;
(2) to pay the costs of principal and interest on
certificates of indebtedness issued for any corporate purpose except for the
following:
(i) tax anticipation or aid anticipation certificates of
indebtedness;
(ii) certificates of indebtedness issued under sections
298.28 and 298.282;
(iii) certificates of indebtedness used to fund current
expenses or to pay the costs of extraordinary expenditures that result from a
public emergency; or
(iv) certificates of indebtedness used to fund an
insufficiency in tax receipts or an insufficiency in other revenue sources, provided
that nothing in this subdivision limits the special levy authorized under
section 475.755;
(3) to provide for the bonded indebtedness portion of
payments made to another political subdivision of the state of Minnesota;
(4) to fund payments made to the Minnesota State Armory
Building Commission under section 193.145, subdivision 2, to retire the
principal and interest on armory construction bonds;
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(5) property taxes approved
by voters which are levied against the referendum market value as provided
under section 275.61;
(6) to fund matching
requirements needed to qualify for federal or state grants or programs to the
extent that either (i) the matching requirement exceeds the matching
requirement in calendar year 2001, or (ii) it is a new matching requirement
that did not exist prior to 2002;
(7) to pay the expenses
reasonably and necessarily incurred in preparing for or repairing the effects
of natural disaster including the occurrence or threat of widespread or severe
damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from natural causes, in
accordance with standards formulated by the Emergency Services Division of the
state Department of Public Safety, as allowed by the commissioner of revenue
under section 275.74, subdivision 2;
(8) pay amounts required to
correct an error in the levy certified to the county auditor by a city or
county in a levy year, but only to the extent that when added to the preceding
year's levy it is not in excess of an applicable statutory, special law or
charter limitation, or the limitation imposed on the governmental subdivision
by sections 275.70 to 275.74 in the preceding levy year;
(9) to pay an abatement
under section 469.1815;
(10) to pay any costs
attributable to increases in the employer contribution rates under chapter 353,
or locally administered pension plans, that are effective after June 30, 2001;
(11) to pay the operating or
maintenance costs of a county jail as authorized in section 641.01 or 641.262,
or of a correctional facility as defined in section 241.021, subdivision 1,
paragraph (f), to the extent that the county can demonstrate to the commissioner
of revenue that the amount has been included in the county budget as a direct
result of a rule, minimum requirement, minimum standard, or directive of the
Department of Corrections, or to pay the operating or maintenance costs of a
regional jail as authorized in section 641.262.
For purposes of this clause, a district court order is not a rule,
minimum requirement, minimum standard, or directive of the Department of
Corrections. If the county utilizes this
special levy, except to pay operating or maintenance costs of a new regional
jail facility under sections 641.262 to 641.264 which will not replace an
existing jail facility, any amount levied by the county in the previous levy
year for the purposes specified under this clause and included in the county's
previous year's levy limitation computed under section 275.71, shall be
deducted from the levy limit base under section 275.71, subdivision 2, when
determining the county's current year levy limitation. The county shall provide the necessary
information to the commissioner of revenue for making this determination;
(12) to pay for operation of
a lake improvement district, as authorized under section 103B.555. If the county utilizes this special levy, any
amount levied by the county in the previous levy year for the purposes
specified under this clause and included in the county's previous year's levy
limitation computed under section 275.71 shall be deducted from the levy limit
base under section 275.71, subdivision 2, when determining the county's current
year levy limitation. The county shall
provide the necessary information to the commissioner of revenue for making
this determination;
(13) to repay a state or
federal loan used to fund the direct or indirect required spending by the local
government due to a state or federal transportation project or other state or
federal capital project. This authority
may only be used if the project is not a local government initiative;
(14) to pay for court administration
costs as required under section 273.1398, subdivision 4b, less the (i) county's
share of transferred fines and fees collected by the district courts in the
county for calendar year 2001 and (ii) the aid amount certified to be paid to
the county in 2004 under section 273.1398, subdivision 4c; however, for taxes
levied to pay for these costs in the year in which the court financing is
transferred to the state, the amount under this clause is limited to the amount
of aid the county is certified to receive under section 273.1398, subdivision
4a;
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(15) to fund a police or firefighters relief association as
required under section 69.77 to the extent that the required amount exceeds the
amount levied for this purpose in 2001;
(16) for purposes of a storm sewer improvement district under
section 444.20;
(17) to pay for the maintenance and support of a city or
county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals under section 343.11,
but not to exceed in any year $4,800 or the sum of $1 per capita based on the
county's or city's population as of the most recent federal census, whichever
is greater. If the city or county uses
this special levy, any amount levied by the city or county in the previous levy
year for the purposes specified in this clause and included in the city's or
county's previous year's levy limit computed under section 275.71, must be deducted
from the levy limit base under section 275.71, subdivision 2, in determining
the city's or county's current year levy limit;
(18) for counties, to pay for the increase in their share of
health and human service costs caused by reductions in federal health and human
services grants effective after September 30, 2007;
(19) for a city, for the costs reasonably and necessarily
incurred for securing, maintaining, or demolishing foreclosed or abandoned
residential properties, as allowed by the commissioner of revenue under section
275.74, subdivision 2. A city must have
either (i) a foreclosure rate of at least 1.4 percent in 2007, or (ii) a
foreclosure rate in 2007 in the city or in a zip code area of the city that is
at least 50 percent higher than the average foreclosure rate in the
metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, to use this
special levy. For purposes of this
paragraph, "foreclosure rate" means the number of foreclosures, as
indicated by sheriff sales records, divided by the number of households in the
city in 2007;
(20) for a city, for the unreimbursed costs of redeployed
traffic-control agents and lost traffic citation revenue due to the collapse of
the Interstate 35W bridge, as certified to the Federal Highway Administration;
(21) to pay costs attributable to wages and benefits for
sheriff, police, and fire personnel. If
a local governmental unit did not use this special levy in the previous year
its levy limit base under section 275.71 shall be reduced by the amount equal
to the amount it levied for the purposes specified in this clause in the
previous year;
(22) an amount equal to any reductions in the certified aids
or credits credit reimbursements payable under sections 477A.011
to 477A.014, and section 273.1384, due to unallotment under section 16A.152 or
reductions under another provision of law.
The amount of the levy allowed under this clause for each year is
equal limited to the amount unallotted or reduced in from
the aids and credit reimbursements certified for payment in the year following
the calendar year in which the tax levy is levied certified
unless the unallotment or reduction amount is not known by September 1 of the
levy certification year, and the local government has not adjusted its
levy under section 275.065, subdivision 6, or 275.07, subdivision 6, in which
case the that unallotment or reduction amount may be levied in
the following year;
(23) to pay for the difference between one-half of the costs
of confining sex offenders undergoing the civil commitment process and any
state payments for this purpose pursuant to section 253B.185, subdivision 5;
(24) for a county to pay the costs of the first year of
maintaining and operating a new facility or new expansion, either of which
contains courts, corrections, dispatch, criminal investigation labs, or other
public safety facilities and for which all or a portion of the funding for the
site acquisition, building design, site preparation, construction, and related
equipment was issued or authorized prior to the imposition of levy limits in
2008. The levy limit base shall then be
increased by an amount equal to the new facility's first full year's operating
costs as described in this clause; and
(25) for the estimated amount of reduction to market value
credit reimbursements under section 273.1384 for credits payable in the year in
which the levy is payable.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective
retroactively for taxes payable in 2010 and thereafter.
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Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 275.71, subdivision 5, is amended to
read:
Subd. 5. Property tax levy limit. (a) For taxes levied in 2008
through 2010, the property tax levy limit for a local governmental unit is
equal to its adjusted levy limit base determined under subdivision 4 plus any
additional levy authorized under section 275.73, which is levied against net
tax capacity, reduced by the sum of (i) the total amount of aids and
reimbursements that the local governmental unit is certified to receive under
sections 477A.011 to 477A.014, (ii) taconite aids under sections 298.28 and
298.282 including any aid which was required to be placed in a special fund for
expenditure in the next succeeding year, (iii) estimated payments to the local
governmental unit under section 272.029, adjusted for any error in estimation
in the preceding year, and (iv) aids under section 477A.16.
(b) If an aid, payment, or other amount used in paragraph (a)
to reduce a local government unit's levy limit is reduced by an unallotment
under section 16A.152, the amount of the aid, payment, or other amount prior to
the unallotment is used in the computations in paragraph (a). In order for a local government unit to levy
outside of its limit to offset the reduction in revenues attributable to an
unallotment, it must do so under, and to the extent authorized by, a special
levy authorization.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective
retroactively for taxes payable in 2010 and thereafter.
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 279.01, subdivision 3, is amended to
read:
Subd. 3. Agricultural property. In the case of class 1b agricultural
homestead, and class 2a agricultural homestead and 2b
property, and class 2b(3) agricultural nonhomestead property, no
penalties shall attach to the second one-half property tax payment as provided
in this section if paid by November 15.
Thereafter for class 1b agricultural homestead and class 2a and 2b homestead
property, on November 16 following, a penalty of six percent shall accrue and
be charged on all such unpaid taxes and on December 1 following, an additional
two percent shall be charged on all such unpaid taxes. Thereafter for class 2b(3) agricultural
2a and 2b nonhomestead property, on November 16 following, a penalty of
eight percent shall accrue and be charged on all such unpaid taxes and on
December 1 following, an additional four percent shall be charged on all such
unpaid taxes.
If the owner of class 1b agricultural homestead, or
class 2a, or class 2b(3) agricultural or 2b property receives a
consolidated property tax statement that shows only an aggregate of the taxes
and special assessments due on that property and on other property not
classified as class 1b agricultural homestead, or class 2a, or
class 2b(3) agricultural or 2b property, the aggregate tax and special
assessments shown due on the property by the consolidated statement will be due
on November 15.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for taxes
payable in 2011 and thereafter.
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 279.37, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:
Subdivision 1. Composition into one item. Delinquent taxes upon any parcel of real
estate may be composed into one item or amount by confession of judgment at any
time prior to the forfeiture of the parcel of land to the state for taxes, for
the aggregate amount of all the taxes, costs, penalties, and interest accrued
against the parcel, as provided in this section. Taxes upon property which, for the previous
year's assessment, was classified as mineral property, employment property, or
commercial or industrial property are only eligible to be composed into any
confession of judgment under this section as provided in subdivision 1a. Delinquent taxes for property that has been
reclassified from 4bb to 4b under section 273.1319 may not be composed into a
confession of judgment under this subdivision.
Delinquent taxes on unimproved land are eligible to be composed into a
confession of judgment only if
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the land is classified under section 273.13 as
homestead, agricultural, or timberland rural vacant land, or managed
forest land, in the previous year or is eligible for installment payment
under subdivision 1a. The entire parcel
is eligible for the ten-year installment plan as provided in subdivision 2 if
25 percent or more of the market value of the parcel is eligible for confession
of judgment under this subdivision.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 475.755, is amended to read:
475.755 EMERGENCY DEBT
CERTIFICATES.
(a) If at any time during a fiscal year the receipts of a
local government are reasonably expected to be reduced below the amount
provided in the local government's budget when the final property tax levy to
be collected during the fiscal year was certified and the receipts are
insufficient to meet the expenses incurred or to be incurred during the fiscal
year, the governing body of the local government may authorize and sell
certificates of indebtedness to mature within two years or less from the end of
the fiscal year in which the certificates are issued. The maximum principal amount of the
certificates that it may issue in a fiscal year is limited to the expected
reduction in receipts plus the cost of issuance. The certificates may be issued in the manner
and on the terms the governing body determines by resolution.
(b) The governing body of the local government shall levy
taxes for the payment of principal and interest on the certificates in
accordance with section 475.61.
(c) The certificates are not to be included in the net debt
of the issuing local government.
(d) To the extent that a local government issues certificates
under this section to fund an unallotment or other reduction in its state aid,
the local government may must not use a the special
levy authority for the aid reduction reductions under
section 275.70, subdivision 5, clause (22), or a similar or successor provision. This provision does not affect the status of
the, but must instead use the special levy authority for the repayment
of indebtedness under section 275.70, subdivision 5, clause (2), in order to levy
under section 475.61 to pay fund repayment of the certificates as
with a levy that is not subject to levy limits.
(e) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given:
(1) "Local government" means a statutory or home
rule charter city, a town, or a county.
(2) "Receipts" includes the following amounts
scheduled to be received by the local government for the fiscal year from:
(i) taxes;
(ii) aid payments previously certified by the state to be
paid to the local government;
(iii) state reimbursement payments for property tax credits;
and
(iv) any other source.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective
retroactively for taxes payable in 2010 and thereafter.
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Sec. 17. Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 477A.013, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8. City formula aid. (a) In calendar year 2009, the
formula aid for a city is equal to the sum of (1) its city jobs base, (2) its
small city aid base, and (3) the need increase percentage multiplied by its
unmet need.
(b) In calendar year 2010 and subsequent years, The formula
aid for a city is equal to the sum of (1) its city jobs base, (2) its small
city aid base, and (3) the need increase percentage multiplied by the average
of its unmet need for the most recently available two years.
No city may
have a formula aid amount less than zero.
The need increase percentage must be the same for all cities.
The applicable need increase percentage must be calculated by
the Department of Revenue so that the total of the aid under subdivision 9 equals
the total amount available for aid under section 477A.03. For aids payable in 2009 only, all data
used in calculating aid to cities under sections 477A.011 to 477A.013 will be
based on the data available for calculating aid to cities for aids payable in
2008. For aids payable in 2010 and
thereafter, Data used in calculating aids to cities under sections 477A.011
to 477A.013 shall be the most recently available data as of January 1 in the
year in which the aid is calculated except as provided in section 477A.011,
subdivisions 3 and 35 that the data used to compute "net levy"
in subdivision 9 is the data most recently available at the time of the aid
computation.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for aid
payable in 2010 and thereafter.
Sec. 18. Laws
2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 50, the effective
date, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 86, article 1, section 87, is amended to
read:
EFFECTIVE DATE. Clause (22) of this section is
effective for taxes levied in 2002, payable in 2003, through taxes levied in
2011, payable in 2012 and thereafter. Clause (23) of this section is effective for
taxes levied in 2001, payable in 2002, and thereafter.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
ARTICLE 10
CONDITIONAL USE DEEDS
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Classification as conservation or
nonconservation. It is the
general policy of this state to encourage the best use of tax-forfeited lands,
recognizing (a) When acting on behalf of the state under laws allowing
the county board to classify and manage tax-forfeited lands held by the state
in trust for the local units as provided in section 281.25, the county board has
the discretion to decide that some lands in public ownership should be
retained and managed for public benefits while other lands should be returned
to private ownership. Parcels of land
becoming the property of the state in trust under law declaring the forfeiture
of lands to the state for taxes must be classified by the county board of the
county in which the parcels lie as conservation or nonconservation. In making the classification the board shall
consider the present use of adjacent lands, the productivity of the soil, the
character of forest or other growth, accessibility of lands to established
roads, schools, and other public services, their peculiar suitability or
desirability for particular uses, and the suitability of the forest
resources on the land for multiple use, and sustained yield
management. The classification,
furthermore, must: (1) encourage
and foster a mode of land utilization that will facilitate the economical and
adequate provision of transportation, roads, water supply, drainage,
sanitation, education, and recreation; (2) facilitate reduction of
governmental expenditures; (3) conserve and develop the natural
resources; and (4) foster and develop agriculture and other industries
in the districts and places best suited to them.
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In making the classification
the county board may use information made available by any office or department
of the federal, state, or local governments, or by any other person or agency
possessing pertinent information at the time the classification is made. The lands may be reclassified from time to
time as the county board considers necessary or desirable, except for
conservation lands held by the state free from any trust in favor of any
taxing district.
If the lands are located
within the boundaries of an organized town, with taxable valuation in excess of
$20,000, or incorporated municipality, the classification or reclassification
and sale must first be approved by the town board of the town or the governing
body of the municipality in which the lands are located. The town board of the town or the governing
body of the municipality is considered to have approved the classification or
reclassification and sale if the county board is not notified of the disapproval
of the classification or reclassification and sale within 60 days of the date
the request for approval was transmitted to the town board of the town or
governing body of the municipality. If
the town board or governing body desires to acquire any parcel lying in the
town or municipality by procedures authorized in this section, it must file a
written application with the county board to withhold the parcel from public
sale. The application must be filed
within 60 days of the request for classification or reclassification and
sale. The county board shall then
withhold the parcel from public sale for six months. A municipality or governmental subdivision
shall pay maintenance costs incurred by the county during the six-month period
while the property is withheld from public sale, provided the property is not
offered for public sale after the six-month period. A clerical error made by county officials
does not serve to eliminate the request of the town board or governing body if
the board or governing body has forwarded the application to the county
auditor. If the town board or governing
body of the municipality fails to submit an application and a resolution of the
board or governing body to acquire the property within the withholding period,
the county may offer the property for sale upon the expiration of the
withholding period.
(b) Whenever the county
board deems it appropriate, the board may hold a meeting for the purpose of
reclassifying tax-forfeited land that has not been sold or released from the
trust. The criteria and procedures for
reclassification are the same as those required for an initial classification.
(c) Prior to meeting for the
purpose of classifying or reclassifying tax-forfeited lands, the county board
must give notice of its intent to meet for that purpose as provided in this
paragraph. The notice must be given no
more than 90 days and no less than 60 days before the date of the meeting;
provided that if the meeting is rescheduled, notice of the new date, time, and
location must be given at least 14 days before the date of the rescheduled
meeting. The notice must be posted on a
Web site. The notice must also be mailed
or otherwise delivered to each person who has filed a request for notice of
special meetings with the public body, regardless of whether the matter is
considered at a regular or special meeting.
The notice must be mailed or delivered at least 60 days before the date
of the meeting. If the meeting is
rescheduled, notice of the new date, time, and location must be mailed or
delivered at least 14 days before the date of the rescheduled meeting. The public body shall publish the notice
once, at least 30 days before the meeting, in a newspaper of general
circulation within the area of the public body's authority. The board must also mail a notice by electronic
means to each person who requests notice of meetings dealing with this subject
and who agrees as provided in chapter 325L to accept notice that is mailed by
electronic means. Receipt of actual
notice under the conditions specified in section 13D.04, subdivision 7,
satisfies the notice requirements of this paragraph.
The board may classify or
reclassify tax-forfeited lands at any regular or special meeting, as those
terms are defined in chapter 13D and may conduct only this business, or this
business as well as other business or activities at the meeting.
(d) At the meeting, the
county board must allow any person or agency possessing pertinent information
to make or submit comments and recommendations about the pending classification
or reclassification. In addition,
representatives of governmental entities in attendance must be allowed to
describe plans, ideas, or projects that may involve use or acquisition of the
property by that or another governmental entity. The county board must solicit and consider
any relevant components of current municipal or metropolitan comprehensive land
use plans that
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incorporate the area in
which the land is located. After
allowing testimony, the board may classify, reclassify, or delay taking action
on any parcel or parcels. In order for a
state agency or a governmental subdivision of the state to preserve its right to
request a purchase or other acquisition of a forfeited parcel, it may, at any
time following forfeiture, file a written request to withhold the parcel from
sale or lease to others under the provisions of subdivision 1a.
(e) When classifying, reclassifying, appraising, and selling
lands under this chapter, the county board may designate the tracts as assessed
and acquired, or may by resolution provide for the subdivision of the tracts
into smaller units or for the grouping of several tracts into one tract when
the subdivision or grouping is deemed advantageous for conservation or sale
purposes. This paragraph does not
authorize the county board to subdivide a parcel or tract of tax-forfeited land
that, as assessed and acquired, is withheld from sale under section 282.018,
subdivision 1.
(f) A county board may by resolution elect to use the
classification and reclassification procedures provided in paragraphs (g), (h),
and (i), instead of the procedures provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and
(d). Once an election is made under this
paragraph, it is effective for a minimum of five years.
(g) The classification or reclassification of tax-forfeited
land that has not been sold or released from the trust may be made by the
county board using information made available to it by any office or department
of the federal, state, or local governments, or by any other person or agency
possessing pertinent information at the time the classification is made.
(h) If the lands are located within the boundaries of an
organized town or incorporated municipality, a classification or
reclassification and sale must first be approved by the town board of the town
or the governing body of the municipality in which the lands are located. The town board of the town or the governing
body of the municipality is considered to have approved the classification or
reclassification and sale if the county board is not notified of the
disapproval of the classification or reclassification and sale within 60 days
of the date the request for approval was transmitted to the town board of the
town or governing body of the municipality.
If the town board or governing body disapproves of the classification or
reclassification and sale, the county board must follow the procedures in
paragraphs (c) and (d), with regard to the parcel, and must additionally cause
to be published in a newspaper a notice of the date, time, location, and
purpose of the required meeting.
(i) If a town board or a governing body of a municipality or a
park and recreation board in a city of the first class desires to acquire any
parcel lying in the town or municipality by procedures authorized in this
section, it may file a written request under subdivision 1a, paragraph (a).
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
Sec. 2. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a. Conveyance; generally to public
entities. (a) Upon written
request from a state agency or a governmental subdivision of the state, a
parcel of unsold tax-forfeited land must be withheld from sale or lease to
others for a maximum of six months. The
request must be submitted to the county auditor. Upon receipt, the county auditor must
withhold the parcel from sale or lease to any other party for six months, and
must confirm the starting date of the six-month withholding period to the
requesting agency or subdivision. If the
request is from a governmental subdivision of the state, the governmental
subdivision must pay the maintenance costs incurred by the county during the
period the parcel is withheld. The
county board may approve a sale or conveyance to the requesting party during
the withholding period. A conveyance of
the property to the requesting party terminates the withholding period.
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A governmental subdivision of the state must not make, and a
county auditor must not act upon, a second request to withhold a parcel from
sale or lease within 18 months of a previous request for that parcel. A county may reject a request made under this
paragraph if the request is made more than 30 days after the county has given
notice to the requesting state agency or governmental subdivision of the state
that the county intends to sell or otherwise dispose of the property.
(b) Nonconservation tax-forfeited lands may be sold by
the county board, for their market value as determined by the county board,
to an organized or incorporated governmental subdivision of the state for any
public purpose for which the subdivision is authorized to acquire property or. When the term "market value" is
used in this section, it means an estimate of the full and actual market value
of the parcel as determined by the county board, but in making this
determination, the board and the persons employed by or under contract with the
board in order to perform, conduct, or assist in the determination, are exempt
from the licensure requirements of chapter 82B.
(c) Nonconservation tax-forfeited lands may be
released from the trust in favor of the taxing districts on application of
to the county board by a state agency for an authorized use at not less
than their market value as determined by the county board.
(d) Nonconservation tax-forfeited lands may be sold by the
county board to an organized or incorporated governmental subdivision of the
state or state agency for less than their market value if:
(1) the county board determines that a sale at a reduced
price is in the public interest because a reduced price is necessary to provide
an incentive to correct the blighted conditions that make the lands undesirable
in the open market, or the reduced price will lead to the development of
affordable housing; and
(2) the governmental subdivision or state agency has
documented its specific plans for correcting the blighted conditions or
developing affordable housing, and the specific law or laws that empower it to
acquire real property in furtherance of the plans.
If the sale under this paragraph is to a governmental
subdivision of the state, the commissioner of revenue must convey the property
on behalf of the state by quit claim deed.
If the sale under this paragraph is to a state agency, the commissioner
must issue a conveyance document that releases the property from the trust in
favor of the taxing districts.
(e) Nonconservation tax-forfeited land held in trust in favor
of the taxing districts may be conveyed by the commissioner of revenue may
convey by deed in the name of the state a tract of tax-forfeited land
held in trust in favor of the taxing districts to a governmental
subdivision for an authorized public use, if an application is submitted to the
commissioner which includes a statement of facts as to the use to be made of
the tract and the need therefor and the favorable recommendation
of the county board. For the purposes
of this paragraph, "authorized public use" means a use that allows an
indefinite segment of the public to physically use and enjoy the property in
numbers appropriate to its size and use, or is for a public service
facility. Authorized public uses as defined
in this paragraph are limited to:
(1) a road, or right-of-way for a road;
(2) a park that is both available to, and accessible by, the
public that contains amenities such as campgrounds, playgrounds, athletic
fields, trails, or shelters;
(3) trails for walking, bicycling, snowmobiling, or other
recreational purposes, along with a reasonable amount of surrounding land
maintained in its natural state;
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(4) transit facilities for
buses, light rail transit, commuter rail or passenger rail, including transit
ways, park-and-ride lots, transit stations, maintenance and garage facilities,
and other facilities related to a public transit system;
(5) public beaches or boat
launches;
(6) public parking;
(7) civic recreation or
conference facilities; and
(8) public service
facilities such as fire halls, police stations, lift stations, water towers,
sanitation facilities, water treatment facilities, and administrative offices.
No monetary compensation or
consideration is required for the conveyance, except as provided in subdivision
1g, but the conveyance is subject to the conditions provided in law, including,
but not limited to, the reversion provisions of subdivisions 1c and 1d.
(f) The commissioner of
revenue shall convey a parcel of nonconservation tax-forfeited land to a local
governmental subdivision of the state by quit claim deed on behalf of the state
upon the favorable recommendation of the county board if the governmental
subdivision has certified to the board that prior to forfeiture the subdivision
was entitled to the parcel under a written development agreement or instrument,
but the conveyance failed to occur prior to forfeiture. No compensation or consideration is required
for, and no conditions attach to, the conveyance.
(g) The commissioner of
revenue shall convey a parcel of nonconservation tax-forfeited land to the
association of a common interest community by quit claim deed upon the
favorable recommendation of the county board if the association certifies to
the board that prior to forfeiture the association was entitled to the parcel
under a written agreement, but the conveyance failed to occur prior to
forfeiture. No compensation or
consideration is required for, and no conditions attach to, the conveyance.
(h) Conservation
tax-forfeited land may be sold to a governmental subdivision of the state for
less than its market value for either:
(1) creation or preservation of wetlands; (2) drainage or storage of
storm water under a storm water management plan; or (3) preservation, or
restoration and preservation, of the land in its natural state. The deed must contain a restrictive covenant
limiting the use of the land to one of these purposes for 30 years or until the
property is reconveyed back to the state in trust. At any time, the governmental subdivision may
reconvey the property to the state in trust for the taxing districts. The deed of reconveyance is subject to
approval by the commissioner of revenue.
No part of a purchase price determined under this paragraph shall be
refunded upon a reconveyance, but the amount paid for a conveyance under this
paragraph may be taken into account by the county board when setting the terms
of a future sale of the same property to the same governmental subdivision
under paragraph (b) or (d). If the lands
are unplatted and located outside of an incorporated municipality and the
commissioner of natural resources determines there is a mineral use potential,
the sale is subject to the approval of the commissioner of natural resources.
(i) A park and recreation
board in a city of the first class is a governmental subdivision for the
purposes of this section.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01,
subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
Subd. 1b. Conveyance;
targeted neighborhood community lands. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision
1a, in the case of tax-forfeited lands located in a targeted neighborhood,
as defined in section 469.201, subdivision 10 community in a city of the
first class, the commissioner of revenue shall convey by quit claim deed
in the name of
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the state any tract of
tax-forfeited land held in trust in favor of the taxing districts, to a
political subdivision of the state that submits an application to the
commissioner of revenue and the favorable recommendation of the county
board. For purposes of this
subdivision, the term "targeted community" has the meaning given in
section 469.201, subdivision 10, except that the land must be located within a
first class city.
(b) The application under paragraph (a) must include a
statement of facts as to the use to be made of the tract, the need therefor,
and a resolution, adopted by the governing body of the political subdivision,
finding that the conveyance of a tract of tax-forfeited land to the political
subdivision is necessary to provide for the redevelopment of land as productive
taxable property. Deeds of conveyance
issued under paragraph (a) are not conditioned on continued use of the property
for the use stated in the application.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
Sec. 4. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
Subd. 1c. Deed of conveyance; form; approvals. The deed of conveyance for property
conveyed for a an authorized public use under the authorities
in subdivision 1a, paragraph (e), must be on a form approved by the
attorney general and must be conditioned on continued use for the purpose
stated in the application as provided in this section. These deeds are conditional use deeds that
convey a defeasible estate. Reversion of
the estate occurs by operation of law and without the requirement for any
affirmative act by or on behalf of the state when there is a failure to put the
property to the approved authorized public use for which it was conveyed, or an
abandonment of that use, except as provided in subdivision 1d.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
Sec. 5. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:
Subd. 1d. Reverter for failure to use; conveyance to
state. (a) If after three
years from the date of the conveyance a governmental subdivision to which
tax-forfeited land has been conveyed for a specified an authorized
public use as provided in this section subdivision 1a, paragraph (e),
fails to put the land to that use, or abandons that use, the governing body of
the subdivision may, must: (1)
with the approval of the county board, purchase the property for an authorized
public purpose at the present appraised market value as
determined by the county board. In
that case, the commissioner of revenue shall, upon proper written application
approved by the county board, issue an appropriate deed to the subdivisions
free of a use restriction and reverter.
The governing body may also, or (2) authorize the proper
officers to convey the land, or the part of the land not required for an
authorized public use, to the state of Minnesota. in trust for the taxing
districts. If the governing body
purchases the property under clause (1), the commissioner of revenue shall,
upon proper application submitted by the county auditor, convey the property on
behalf of the state by quit claim deed to the subdivision free of a use
restriction and the possibility of reversion or defeasement. If the governing body decides to reconvey the
property to the state under this clause, the officers shall execute a deed
of conveyance immediately. The conveyance
is subject to the approval of the commissioner and its form must be approved by
the attorney general. A sale, lease,
transfer, or other conveyance of tax-forfeited lands by a housing and
redevelopment authority, a port authority, an economic development authority,
or a city as authorized by chapter 469 is not an abandonment of use and the
lands shall not be reconveyed to the state nor shall they revert to the
state. A certificate made by a housing
and redevelopment authority, a port authority, an economic development
authority, or a city referring to a conveyance by it and stating that the
conveyance has been made as authorized by chapter 469 may be filed with the
county recorder or registrar of titles, and the rights of reverter in favor of
the state provided by subdivision 1e will then terminate. No vote of the people is required for the
conveyance. For the purposes of
this paragraph, there is no failure to put the land to the authorized public
use and no abandonment of that use if a formal plan of the governmental
subdivision, including, but not limited to, a comprehensive plan or land use
plan that shows an intended future use of the land for the authorized public
use.
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(b) Property held by a governmental subdivision of the state
under a conditional use deed executed under subdivision 1a, paragraph (e), by
the commissioner of revenue on or after January 1, 2007, may be acquired by
that governmental subdivision after 15 years from the date of the conveyance if
the commissioner determines upon written application from the subdivision that
the subdivision has in fact put the property to the authorized public use for
which it was conveyed, and the subdivision has made a finding that it has no
current plans to change the use of the lands.
Prior to conveying the property, the commissioner shall inquire whether
the county board where the land is located objects to a conveyance of the
property to the subdivision without conditions and without further act by or
obligation of the subdivision. If the
county does not object within 60 days, and the commissioner makes a favorable
determination, the commissioner shall issue a quit claim deed on behalf of the
state unconditionally conveying the property to the governmental
subdivision. For purposes of this
paragraph, demonstration of an intended future use for the authorized public
use in a formal plan of the governmental subdivision does not constitute use
for that authorized public use.
(c) Property held by a governmental subdivision of the state
under a conditional use deed executed under subdivision 1a, paragraph (e), by
the commissioner of revenue before January 1, 2007, is released from the use
restriction and possibility of reversion on January 1, 2022, if the county
board records a resolution describing the land and citing this paragraph. The county board may authorize the county
treasurer to deduct the amount of the recording fees from future settlements of
property taxes to the subdivision.
(d) All property conveyed under a conditional use deed
executed under subdivision 1a, paragraph (e), by the commissioner of revenue is
released from the use restriction and reverter, and any use restriction or
reverter for which no declaration of reversion has been recorded with the
county recorder or registrar of titles, as appropriate, is nullified on the
later of: (1) January 1, 2015; (2) 30
years from the date the deed was acknowledged; or (3) final resolution of an
appeal to district court under subdivision 1e, if a lis pendens related to the
appeal is recorded in the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles,
as appropriate, prior to January 1, 2015.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
Sec. 6. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 282.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1g.
Conditional use deed fees. (a) A governmental subdivision of the state
applying for a conditional use deed under subdivision 1a, paragraph (e), must
submit a fee of $250 to the commissioner of revenue along with the
application. If the application is
denied, the commissioner shall refund $150 of the application fee.
(b) The proceeds from the fees must be deposited in a
Department of Revenue conditional use deed revolving fund. The sums deposited into the revolving fund
are appropriated to the commissioner of revenue for the purpose of making the
refunds described in this subdivision, and administering conditional use deed
laws.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
applications received by the commissioner after June 30, 2010.
Sec. 7. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 282.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1h.
Conveyance; form. The instruments of conveyance executed
and issued by the commissioner of revenue under subdivision 1a, paragraphs (c),
(d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), and subdivision 1d, paragraph (b), must be on a
form approved by the attorney general and are prima facie evidence of the facts
stated therein and that the execution and issuance of the conveyance complies
with the applicable laws.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for deeds
executed by the commissioner of revenue after June 30, 2010.
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Sec. 8. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Conservation lands; county board
supervision. (a) Lands
classified as conservation lands, unless reclassified as nonconservation
lands, sold to a governmental subdivision of the state, designated as lands
primarily suitable for forest production and sold as hereinafter provided, or
released from the trust in favor of the taxing districts, as herein provided,
will must be held under the supervision of the county board of the
county within which such the parcels lie. and must not be conveyed or sold
unless the lands are:
The county board may, by resolution duly adopted, declare
lands classified as conservation lands as primarily suitable for timber
production and as lands which should be placed in private ownership for such
purposes. If such action be approved by
the commissioner of natural resources, the lands so designated, or any part
thereof, may be sold by the county board in the same manner as provided for the
sale of lands classified as nonconservation lands. Such county action and the approval of the
commissioner shall be limited to lands lying within areas zoned for restricted
uses under the provisions of Laws 1939, chapter 340, or any amendments thereof.
(1) reclassified as nonconservation lands;
(2) conveyed to a governmental subdivision of the state under
subdivision 1a;
(3) released from the trust in favor of the taxing districts
as provided in paragraph (b); or
(4) conveyed or sold under the authority of another general or
special law.
(b) The county board may, by resolution duly adopted,
resolve that certain lands classified as conservation lands shall be devoted to
conservation uses and may submit such a resolution to the
commissioner of natural resources. If,
upon investigation, the commissioner of natural resources determines that the
lands covered by such the resolution, or any part thereof, can be
managed and developed for conservation purposes, the commissioner shall make a
certificate describing the lands and reciting the acceptance thereof on behalf
of the state for such purposes.
The commissioner shall transmit the certificate to the county auditor,
who shall note the same upon the auditor's records and record the same with the
county recorder. The title to all lands
so accepted shall be held by the state free from any trust in favor of any and
all taxing districts and such the lands shall be devoted
thereafter to the purposes of forestry, water conservation, flood control,
parks, game refuges, controlled game management areas, public shooting grounds,
or other public recreational or conservation uses, and managed, controlled, and
regulated for such purposes under the jurisdiction of the commissioner
of natural resources and the divisions of the department.
(c) All proceeds derived from the sale of timber, lease of
crops of hay, or other revenue from lands under the jurisdiction of the
commissioner of natural resources shall be credited to the general fund of the
state.
In case (d) If the commissioner of natural
resources shall determine determines that any tract of land so
held acquired by the state under paragraph (b) and situated
within or adjacent to the boundaries of any governmental subdivision of the
state is suitable for use by such the subdivision for any
authorized public purpose, the commissioner may convey such the
tract by deed in the name of the state to such the subdivision
upon the filing with the commissioner of a resolution adopted by a majority vote
of all the members of the governing body thereof, stating the purpose for which
the land is desired. The deed of
conveyance shall be upon a form approved by the attorney general and must be
conditioned upon continued use for the purpose stated in the
resolution. All proceeds derived from
the sale of timber, lease of hay stumpage, or other revenue from such lands
under the jurisdiction of the natural resources commissioner shall be paid into
the general fund of the state.
(e) The county auditor, with the approval of the county
board, may lease conservation lands remaining under the jurisdiction
supervision of the county board and sell timber and hay stumpage thereon in
the manner hereinafter provided, and all proceeds derived therefrom shall be
distributed in the same manner as provided in section 282.04.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
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Sec. 9. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Nonconservation lands; appraisal and
sale. (a) All parcels of land
classified as nonconservation, except those which may be reserved, shall be
sold as provided, if it is determined, by the county board of the county in
which the parcels lie, that it is advisable to do so, having in mind their
accessibility, their proximity to existing public improvements, and the effect
of their sale and occupancy on the public burdens. Any parcels of land proposed to be sold shall
be first appraised by the county board of the county in which the parcels
lie. The parcels may be reappraised whenever
the county board deems it necessary to carry out the intent of sections 282.01
to 282.13.
(b) In an appraisal the value of the land and any standing
timber on it shall be separately determined.
No parcel of land containing any standing timber may be sold until the
appraised value of the timber on it and the sale of the land have been approved
by the commissioner of natural resources.
The commissioner shall base review of a proposed sale on the policy and
considerations specified in subdivision 1.
The decision of the commissioner shall be in writing and shall state the
reasons for it. The commissioner's
decision is exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section
14.386 does not apply. The county may
appeal the decision of the commissioner in accordance with chapter 14.
(c) In any county in which a state forest or any part of it
is located, the county auditor shall submit to the commissioner at least 60
days before the first publication of the list of lands to be offered for sale a
list of all lands included on the list which are situated outside of any incorporated
municipality. If, at any time before the
opening of the sale, the commissioner notifies the county auditor in writing
that there is standing timber on any parcel of such land, the parcel
shall not be sold unless the requirements of this section respecting the
separate appraisal of the timber and the approval of the appraisal by the
commissioner have been complied with.
The commissioner may waive the requirement of the 60-day notice as to
any parcel of land which has been examined and the timber value approved as
required by this section.
(d) If any public improvement is made by a municipality
after any parcel of land has been forfeited to the state for the nonpayment of
taxes, and the improvement is assessed in whole or in part against the property
benefited by it, the clerk of the municipality shall certify to the county
auditor, immediately upon the determination of the assessments for the
improvement, the total amount that would have been assessed against the parcel
of land if it had been subject to assessment; or if the public improvement is
made, petitioned for, ordered in or assessed, whether the improvement is
completed in whole or in part, at any time between the appraisal and the sale
of the parcel of land, the cost of the improvement shall be included as a
separate item and added to the appraised value of the parcel of land at the
time it is sold. No sale of a parcel of
land shall discharge or free the parcel of land from lien for the special
benefit conferred upon it by reason of the public improvement until the cost of
it, including penalties, if any, is paid.
The county board shall determine the amount, if any, by which the value
of the parcel was enhanced by the improvement and include the amount as a
separate item in fixing the appraised value for the purpose of sale. In classifying, appraising, and selling
the lands, the county board may designate the tracts as assessed and acquired,
or may by resolution provide for the subdivision of the tracts into smaller
units or for the grouping of several tracts into one tract when the subdivision
or grouping is deemed advantageous for the purpose of sale. Each such smaller tract or larger tract must
be classified and appraised as such before being offered for sale. If any such lands have once been classified,
the board of county commissioners, in its discretion, may, by resolution,
authorize the sale of the smaller tract or larger tract without
reclassification.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
Sec. 10. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Sale:
method, requirements, effects. The
sale authorized under subdivision 3 must be conducted by the county auditor
at the county seat of the county in which the parcels lie, except that in
St. Louis and Koochiching Counties, the sale may be conducted in any
county facility within the county. The
sale must not be for less than the appraised value except as provided in
subdivision 7a. The parcels must be
sold for cash only and at not less than the
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appraised value, unless the county board of the
county has adopted a resolution providing for their sale on terms, in which
event the resolution controls with respect to the sale. When the sale is made on terms other than for
cash only (1) a payment of at least ten percent of the purchase price must be
made at the time of purchase, and the balance must be paid in no more than ten
equal annual installments, or (2) the payments must be made in accordance with
county board policy, but in no event may the board require more than 12
installments annually, and the contract term must not be for more than ten
years. Standing timber or timber
products must not be removed from these lands until an amount equal to the
appraised value of all standing timber or timber products on the lands at the
time of purchase has been paid by the purchaser. If a parcel of land bearing standing timber
or timber products is sold at public auction for more than the appraised value,
the amount bid in excess of the appraised value must be allocated between the
land and the timber in proportion to their respective appraised values. In that case, standing timber or timber
products must not be removed from the land until the amount of the excess bid
allocated to timber or timber products has been paid in addition to the
appraised value of the land. The
purchaser is entitled to immediate possession, subject to the provisions of any
existing valid lease made in behalf of the state.
For sales occurring on or after July 1, 1982, the unpaid
balance of the purchase price is subject to interest at the rate determined
pursuant to section 549.09. The unpaid
balance of the purchase price for sales occurring after December 31, 1990, is
subject to interest at the rate determined in section 279.03, subdivision
1a. The interest rate is subject to
change each year on the unpaid balance in the manner provided for rate changes
in section 549.09 or 279.03, subdivision 1a, whichever, is applicable. Interest on the unpaid contract balance on
sales occurring before July 1, 1982, is payable at the rate applicable to the
sale at the time that the sale occurred.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
Sec. 11. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. County sales; notice, purchase price,
disposition. The sale must commence
at the time determined by the county board of the county in which the parcels
are located. The county auditor shall
offer the parcels of land in order in which they appear in the notice of sale,
and shall sell them to the highest bidder, but not for a sum less than the
appraised value, until all of the parcels of land have been offered. Then the county auditor shall sell any
remaining parcels to anyone offering to pay the appraised value, except that if
the person could have repurchased a parcel of property under section 282.012 or
282.241, that person may not purchase that same parcel of property at the sale
under this subdivision for a purchase price less than the sum of all taxes,
assessments, penalties, interest, and costs due at the time of forfeiture
computed under section 282.251, and any special assessments for improvements
certified as of the date of sale. The
sale must continue until all the parcels are sold or until the county board orders
a reappraisal or withdraws any or all of the parcels from sale. The list of lands may be added to and the
added lands may be sold at any time by publishing the descriptions and
appraised values. The added lands must
be: (1) parcels of land that have become
forfeited and classified as nonconservation since the commencement of any prior
sale; (2) parcels classified as nonconservation that have been
reappraised; (3) parcels that have been reclassified as nonconservation; or (4)
other parcels that are subject to sale but were omitted from the existing list
for any reason. The descriptions and
appraised values must be published in the same manner as provided for the
publication of the original list.
Parcels added to the list must first be offered for sale to the highest
bidder before they are sold at appraised value.
All parcels of land not offered for immediate sale, as well as parcels
that are offered and not immediately sold, continue to be held in trust by the
state for the taxing districts interested in each of the parcels, under the
supervision of the county board. Those
parcels may be used for public purposes until sold, as directed by the county
board.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
Sec. 12. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
Subd. 7a. City sales; alternate procedures. Land located in a home rule charter or
statutory city, or in a town which cannot be improved because of noncompliance with
local ordinances regarding minimum area, shape, frontage or access may be sold
by the county auditor pursuant to this subdivision if the auditor determines
that a nonpublic sale will encourage the approval of sale of the land by the
city or town and promote its return to the tax rolls. If the physical characteristics of the land
indicate that its highest and best use will be achieved by combining it
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with an adjoining parcel and the city or town has not adopted
a local ordinance governing minimum area, shape, frontage, or access, the land
may also be sold pursuant to this subdivision.
If the property consists of an undivided interest in land or land and
improvements, the property may also be sold to the other owners under this
subdivision. The sale of land pursuant
to this subdivision shall be subject to any conditions imposed by the county
board pursuant to section 282.03. The
governing body of the city or town may recommend to the county board conditions
to be imposed on the sale. The county
auditor may restrict the sale to owners of lands adjoining the land to be
sold. The county auditor shall conduct
the sale by sealed bid or may select another means of sale. The land shall be sold to the highest bidder but
in no event shall the land and may be sold for less than its
appraised value. All owners of land
adjoining the land to be sold shall be given a written notice at least 30 days
prior to the sale.
This subdivision shall be liberally construed to encourage
the sale and utilization of tax-forfeited land, to eliminate nuisances and
dangerous conditions and to increase compliance with land use ordinances.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
Subd. 12.
Notice; public hearing for use
change. If a governmental
subdivision that acquired a parcel for public use under this section later
determines to change the use, it must hold a public hearing on the proposed use
change. The governmental subdivision
must mail written notice of the proposed use change and the public hearing to
each owner of property that is within 400 feet of the parcel at least ten days
and no more than 60 days before it holds the hearing. The notice must identify: (1) the parcel, (2) its current use, (3) the
proposed use, (4) the date, time, and place of the public hearing, and (5)
where to submit written comments on the proposal and that the public is invited
to testify at the public hearing.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010, and applies to a change in use of a parcel acquired under Minnesota
Statutes, section 282.01, whether acquired by the governmental subdivision
before or after the effective date of this section.
Sec. 14. REPEALER.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 282.01, subdivisions 9, 10,
and 11; and 383A.76, are repealed.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective July 1,
2010.
ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1. [3.192] TAX EXPENDITURE BILLS.
Subdivision 1.
Requirements for new or
renewed tax expenditures. Any
bill that creates, renews, or continues a tax expenditure must include a
statement of intent that clearly provides the purpose of the tax expenditure
and a standard or goal against which its effectiveness may be measured. For purposes of this section, "tax
expenditure" has the meaning given in section 270C.11, subdivision 6.
Subd. 2.
Expiration of tax
expenditures. Any tax
expenditure enacted after July 1, 2010, expires ten years from the day that the
provision first takes effect. The bill
may provide an early expiration date if desired.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for tax
expenditures enacted after July 1, 2010.
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Sec. 2. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 270C.11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Contents.
The report shall detail for each tax expenditure item the amount of
tax revenue forgone, a citation of the statutory or other legal authority for
the expenditure, and the year in which it was enacted or the tax year in which
it became effective. Each chapter of
the tax expenditure report must include an estimate of the number of jobs
created or lost in Minnesota as a result of the tax expenditures in that
chapter. The report may contain
additional information which the commissioner considers relevant to the
legislature's consideration and review of individual tax expenditure
items. This may include, but is not
limited to, statements of the intended purpose of the tax expenditure, analysis
of whether the expenditure is achieving that objective, and the effect of the
expenditure device on the distribution of the tax burden and administration of
the tax system.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 3. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 270C.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Authority.
(a) The commissioner may abate, reduce, or refund any penalty or
interest that is imposed by a law administered by the commissioner, or imposed
by section 270.0725, subdivision 1 or 2, as a result of the late payment of
tax or late filing of a return, if the failure to timely pay the tax or failure
to timely file the return is due to reasonable cause, or if the taxpayer is
located in a presidentially declared disaster or in a presidentially
declared state of emergency area or in an area declared to be in a state
of emergency by the governor under section 12.31.
(b) The commissioner shall abate any part of a penalty or
additional tax charge under section 289A.25, subdivision 2, or 289A.26,
subdivision 4, attributable to erroneous advice given to the taxpayer in
writing by an employee of the department acting in an official capacity, if the
advice:
(1) was reasonably relied on and was in response to a specific
written request of the taxpayer; and
(2) was not the result of failure by the taxpayer to provide
adequate or accurate information.
(c) The commissioner may abate a penalty imposed under section
270.0725, subdivision 1 or 2, if the failure to timely file is due to
reasonable cause, or if the airline company is located in a presidentially
declared disaster area.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 4. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 270C.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Payment agreements. (a) When any portion of any tax payable
to the commissioner together with interest and penalty thereon, if any, has not
been paid, the commissioner may extend the time for payment for a further
period. When the authority of this
section is invoked, the extension shall be evidenced by written agreement
signed by the taxpayer and the commissioner, stating the amount of the tax with
penalty and interest, if any, and providing for the payment of the amount in
installments.
(b) The agreement may contain a confession of judgment for the
amount and for any unpaid portion thereof.
If the agreement contains a confession of judgment, the confession of judgment
must provide that the commissioner may enter judgment against the taxpayer in
the district court of the county of residence as shown upon the taxpayer's tax
return for the unpaid portion of the amount specified in the extension
agreement.
(c) The agreement shall provide that it can be terminated,
after notice by the commissioner, if information provided by the taxpayer prior
to the agreement was inaccurate or incomplete, collection of the tax covered by
the agreement is in jeopardy, there is a subsequent change in the taxpayer's
financial condition, the taxpayer has failed to make a payment due under the
agreement, or the taxpayer has failed to pay any other tax or file a tax return
coming due after the agreement.
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(d) The notice must be given at least 14 calendar days prior
to termination, and shall advise the taxpayer of the right to request a
reconsideration from the commissioner of whether termination is reasonable and
appropriate under the circumstances. A
request for reconsideration does not stay collection action beyond the 14-day
notice period. If the commissioner has
reason to believe that collection of the tax covered by the agreement is in
jeopardy, the commissioner may proceed under section 270C.36 and terminate the
agreement without regard to the 14-day period.
(e) The commissioner may accept other collateral the commissioner
considers appropriate to secure satisfaction of the tax liability. The principal sum specified in the agreement
shall bear interest at the rate specified in section 270C.40 on all unpaid
portions thereof until the same has been fully paid or the unpaid portion
thereof has been entered as a judgment.
The judgment shall bear interest at the rate specified in section
270C.40.
(f) If it appears to the commissioner that the tax reported
by the taxpayer is in excess of the amount actually owing by the taxpayer, the
extension agreement or the judgment entered pursuant thereto shall be
corrected. If after making the extension
agreement or entering judgment with respect thereto, the commissioner
determines that the tax as reported by the taxpayer is less than the amount
actually due, the commissioner shall assess a further tax in accordance with
the provisions of law applicable to the tax.
(g) The authority granted to the commissioner by this section
is in addition to any other authority granted to the commissioner by law to
extend the time of payment or the time for filing a return and shall not be
construed in limitation thereof.
(h) The commissioner shall charge a fee for entering into
payment agreements that reflects the commissioner's costs for entering into
payment agreements. The fee is initially
set at $25 and is adjusted annually as necessary. The fee is charged for entering into a
payment agreement, for entering into a new payment agreement after the taxpayer
has defaulted on a prior agreement, and for entering into a new payment
agreement as a result of renegotiation of the terms of an existing
agreement. The fee is paid to the
commissioner before the payment agreement becomes effective and does not reduce
the amount of the liability.
By June 1 of each year, the commissioner shall determine the
cost to the commissioner for entering into payment agreements during the fiscal
year and adjust the payment agreement fee as necessary to most nearly equal
those costs. Determination of the fee for
payment agreements under this section is not subject to the fee setting
requirements of section 16A.1283.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is effective for
payment agreements entered into or renegotiated after June 30, 2010.
Sec. 5. TAX EXPENDITURE REVIEW REPORT.
Subdivision 1.
Report to the legislature. By January 10, 2011, the commissioner
of revenue shall provide a report to the chairs of the house and senate tax
committees with jurisdiction over taxes suggesting a process for the periodic
review and sunset or extension of tax expenditures on an ongoing basis.
Subd. 2.
Contents of the report. (a) The report shall include the
following information for every tax, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
270C.11, subdivision 6:
(1) a definition of the tax base for the tax;
(2) a definition of a tax expenditure for each tax; and
(3) a list of existing provisions in law that meet the
definition of tax expenditure for each tax.
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(b) The report shall include
a suggested list of information, currently not included in the tax expenditure
budget under Minnesota Statutes, section 270C.11, needed to allow evaluation of
the effectiveness of new and existing tax expenditures in meeting not only the
stated goal of the tax expenditure but also the general tax principles of:
(1) transparency and
understandability;
(2) simplicity and
efficiency;
(3) equity;
(4) stability and
predictability;
(5) compliance and
accountability; and
(6) national and global
competitiveness.
(c) The report shall also
include recommendations on specific procedures for periodic review of tax
expenditures, including the need for additional reports, study or oversight
groups, and fiscal or other resources, and a suggested timetable for systematic
review of the tax expenditures in the various tax areas.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 6. APPROPRIATION.
$520,000 is appropriated in
fiscal year 2011 from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue to
administer the requirements in clauses (1) to (3). The appropriation must be distributed as
follows:
(1) $100,000 in fiscal year
2011 is for a study of fiscal disparities under article 1, section 36, and this
appropriation is available until June 30, 2012;
(2) $330,000 in fiscal year
2011 is for a study on income tax reciprocity under article 3, section 24, and
this appropriation is available until June 30, 2012; and
(3) $90,000 in fiscal year
2011 is for a tax expenditure review report under section 5.
The appropriations under
this section are onetime and are not added to the agency's base budget."
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act
relating to the financing and operation of state and local government; making
policy, technical, administrative, payment, enforcement, collection, refund,
and other changes to individual income; corporate franchise, estate, sales and
use, local taxes, gross receipts, gross revenues, cigarette, tobacco,
insurance, property, minerals, petroleum, and other taxes and tax-related
provisions; requiring sunset of new tax expenditures; property tax reform,
accountability, value, and efficiency provisions; modifying certain payment
schedules; making changes to tax-forfeited land, emergency debt certificate,
local government aid, job opportunity building zone, special service district,
agricultural preserve, tax increment financing, economic development authority,
and special taxing district provisions; increasing and modifying certain
borrowing authorities; modifying bond allocation provisions; specifying duties
of assessors; requiring studies; providing appointments; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 60A.209, subdivision 1; 82B.035,
subdivision 2; 103D.335, subdivision 17; 270.075, subdivisions 1, 2; 270.41,
subdivision 5; 270C.11, subdivision 4; 270C.34, subdivision 1; 270C.52,
subdivision 2; 270C.87; 270C.94, subdivision 3; 272.0213; 272.025, subdivisions
1, 3; 272.029, subdivisions 4, 7;
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273.061, subdivisions 7, 8;
273.113, subdivision 3; 273.1231, subdivision 1; 273.1232, subdivision 1;
273.124, subdivisions 1, 8, 14; 273.13, subdivision 34; 273.1392; 275.71,
subdivisions 4, 5; 276.02; 276.112; 279.01, subdivision 3; 279.025; 279.37,
subdivision 1; 282.01, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2, 3, 4, 7, 7a, by
adding subdivisions; 289A.08, subdivision 7; 289A.09, subdivision 2; 289A.10,
subdivision 1; 289A.12, subdivision 14; 289A.30, subdivision 2; 289A.50, subdivisions
2, 4; 289A.60, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 290.014, subdivision 2;
290.067, subdivision 1; 290.081; 290.0921, subdivision 3; 290.17, subdivision
2; 290.21, subdivision 4; 290B.03, by adding a subdivision; 290B.04,
subdivisions 3, 4; 290B.05, subdivision 1; 291.03, by adding a subdivision;
295.55, subdivisions 2, 3; 297A.62, as amended; 297A.665; 297A.68, subdivision
39; 297A.70, subdivision 13; 297A.71, subdivisions 23, 39; 297A.995,
subdivisions 10, 11; 297F.01, subdivision 22a; 297F.04, by adding a
subdivision; 297F.07, subdivision 4; 297F.25, subdivision 1; 297I.01,
subdivision 9; 297I.05, subdivision 7; 297I.30, subdivisions 1, 2, 7, 8;
297I.40, subdivisions 1, 5; 297I.65, by adding a subdivision; 298.282,
subdivision 1; 428A.12; 428A.18, subdivision 2; 469.101, subdivision 1;
469.319, subdivision 5; 469.3193; 473.39, by adding a subdivision; 473H.05,
subdivision 1; 474A.04, subdivision 6; 474A.091, subdivision 3; Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 134.34, subdivision 4; 137.025, subdivision
1; 273.114, subdivision 2; 273.124, subdivision 3a; 273.13, subdivisions 23,
25; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.70, subdivision 5, as amended; 276.04,
subdivision 2; 279.01, subdivision 1; 289A.18, subdivision 1; 289A.20,
subdivision 4; 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19b, as amended, 19d; 290.06,
subdivision 2c; 290.0671, subdivision 1; 290.091, subdivision 2; 290B.03,
subdivision 1; 291.005, subdivision 1, as amended; 297I.35, subdivision 2;
475.755; 477A.011, subdivision 36, as amended; 477A.013, subdivision 8; Laws
2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 50, as amended; Laws
2002, chapter 377, article 3, section 25, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 88,
article 2, section 49; article 4, sections 5; 23, subdivision 4; Laws 2010,
chapter 216, sections 3, subdivision 6; by adding subdivisions; 4, subdivisions
1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
3; 6; 270C; 273; 296A; 524; 645; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections
282.01, subdivisions 9, 10, 11; 297I.30, subdivisions 4, 5, 6; 383A.76."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass
and be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
MINORITY REPORT
May 3, 2010
We, the undersigned,
being a minority of the Committee on Taxes, recommend that
H. F. No. 3729 do pass with the following amendments:
Delete
everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section
1. CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
An
amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the amendment is adopted, a section shall
be added to article XI, to read:
Sec. 16. Planned expenditures for all funds for the
biennium shall be limited to the amount of actual revenues received in the
previous two-year budget period. Onetime
repayment of payment shifts or other state financial obligations are exempt
from this limitation on expenditures.
Any additional expenditures may only be budgeted to provide for the
public peace, safety, or health as a result of a declared national security or
peacetime emergency.
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Sec. 2. SUBMISSION
TO VOTERS.
The proposed amendment must
be submitted to the people at the 2012 general election. The question submitted must be:
"Shall the Minnesota
Constitution be amended to require that state government expenditures for all
funds be limited to the amount of actual revenues received by the state in the
previous two-year budget period and any additional expenditures may only be
made to provide for the public peace, safety, or health as a result of a
declared national security or peacetime emergency?
Yes........................
No...................... ""
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act
relating to state spending; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota
Constitution by adding a section to article XI; limiting the level of budgeted
spending to the amount collected in the prior biennium."
Signed:
Paul
Kohls Morrie
Lanning
Keith
Downey Sarah
Anderson
Laura
Brod Rob
Eastlund
Jenifer
Loon Kurt
Zellers
Randy
Demmer
Kohls moved that the
Minority Report on H. F. No. 3729 be substituted for the
Majority Report and that the Minority Report be now adopted.
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
LAY ON THE TABLE
Sertich moved that the Minority Report on
H. F. No. 3729 be laid on the table.
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The
question was taken on the Sertich motion relating to the Minority Report on
H. F. No. 3729 and the roll was called. There were 85 yeas and 48 nays as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Doty
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
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Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
Those who
voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Nornes
Peppin
Rosenthal
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Sterner
Torkelson
Urdahl
Westrom
Zellers
The motion prevailed and the Minority Report on
H. F. No. 3729 was laid on the table.
The question recurred on the adoption of the Majority Report
from the Committee on Taxes relating to H. F. No. 3729. The Majority Report was adopted.
Carlson from the Committee
on Finance to which was referred:
S. F. No. 1761,
A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health plans to limit
out-of-pocket costs for oral anticancer medication; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.
Reported the same back with
the following amendments:
Delete everything after the
enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. [62A.3075]
CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT COVERAGE.
(a) A health plan company
that provides coverage under a health plan for cancer chemotherapy treatment
shall not require a higher co-payment, deductible, or coinsurance amount for a
prescribed, orally administered anticancer medication that is used to kill or
slow the growth of cancerous cells than what the health plan requires for an
intravenously administered or injected cancer medication that is provided,
regardless of formulation or benefit category determination by the health plan
company.
(b) A health plan company
must not achieve compliance with this section by imposing an increase in
co-payment, deductible, or coinsurance amount for an intravenously administered
or injected cancer chemotherapy agent covered under the health plan.
(c) Nothing in this section
shall be interpreted to prohibit a health plan company from requiring prior
authorization or imposing other appropriate utilization controls in approving
coverage for any chemotherapy.
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(d) A plan offered by the
commissioner of management and budget under section 43A.23 is deemed to be at
parity and in compliance with this section.
(e) A health plan company is
in compliance with this section if it does not include orally administered
anticancer medication in the fourth tier of its pharmacy benefit.
EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraphs (a) and (c) are effective August 1, 2010,
and apply to health plans providing coverage to a Minnesota resident offered,
issued, sold, renewed, or continued as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
60A.02, subdivision 2a, on or after that date.
Paragraph (b) is effective the day following final enactment."
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act
relating to insurance; requiring health plans to establish equal out-of-pocket
requirements for oral chemotherapy medications and intravenously administered
chemotherapy medications; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 62A."
With the recommendation that
when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Solberg from the Committee
on Ways and Means to which was referred:
S. F. No. 2505,
A bill for an act relating to child care; appropriating money to provide
statewide child care provider training, coaching, consultation, and supports to
prepare for the voluntary Minnesota quality rating system.
Reported the same back with
the following amendments to the first unofficial engrossment:
Page 10, delete lines 4 to
12
With the recommendation that
when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Solberg from the Committee
on Ways and Means to which was referred:
S. F. No. 3275,
A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money from
constitutionally dedicated funds; modifying appropriation to prevent water
pollution from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; modifying certain
administrative accounts; modifying electronic transaction provisions; providing
for certain registration exemptions; modifying all-terrain vehicle definitions;
modifying all-terrain vehicle operation restrictions; modifying state trails
and canoe and boating routes; modifying fees and disposition of certain
receipts; modifying certain competitive bidding exemptions; modifying horse
trail pass provisions; modifying beaver dam provisions; modifying the Water
Law; modifying nongame wildlife checkoffs; establishing an Environment and
Natural Resources Organization Advisory Committee to advise legislature and
governor on new structure for administration of environment and natural
resource policies; requiring an advisory committee to consider all powers and
duties of Pollution Control Agency, Department of Natural Resources,
Environmental Quality Board, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Petroleum Tank
Release Compensation Board, Harmful Substances Compensation Board, and
Agricultural Chemical Response Compensation Board and certain powers and duties
of Departments of
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Agriculture, Health,
Transportation, and Commerce; modifying method of determining value of acquired
stream easements; providing for certain historic property exemption; modifying
state forest acquisition provisions; modifying certain requirements for land
sales; adding to and deleting from state parks and state forests; authorizing
public and private sales, conveyances, and exchanges of certain state land;
amending the definition of "green economy" to include the concept of
"green chemistry;" clarifying that an appropriation is to the
commissioner of commerce; establishing a program to provide rebates for solar
photovoltaic modules; providing for community energy planning; modifying
Legislative Energy Commission and Public Utilities Commission provisions;
eliminating a legislative guide; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, sections 3.8851, subdivision 7; 84.025, subdivision 9; 84.027,
subdivision 15; 84.0272, subdivision 2; 84.0856; 84.0857; 84.777, subdivision
2; 84.82, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 84.92, subdivisions 9, 10;
84.922, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 84.925, subdivision 1; 84.9256,
subdivision 1; 84.928, subdivision 5; 85.012, subdivision 40; 85.015,
subdivision 14; 85.22, subdivision 5; 85.32, subdivision 1; 85.41, subdivision
3; 85.42; 85.43; 85.46, as amended; 88.17, subdivisions 1, 3; 88.79, subdivision
2; 89.032, subdivision 2; 90.041, by adding a subdivision; 90.121; 90.14;
97B.665, subdivision 2; 103A.305; 103G.271, subdivision 3; 103G.285,
subdivision 5; 103G.301, subdivision 6; 103G.305, subdivision 2; 103G.315,
subdivision 11; 103G.515, subdivision 5; 103G.615, subdivision 2; 115A.02;
116.07, subdivisions 4, 4h; 116J.437, subdivision 1; 216B.62, by adding a
subdivision; 290.431; 290.432; 473.1565, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2009
Supplement, sections 84.415, subdivision 6; 84.793, subdivision 1; 84.9275,
subdivision 1; 84.928, subdivision 1; 85.015, subdivision 13; 86A.09,
subdivision 1; 103G.201; Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 34, as
amended; Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 2, section 13; Laws 2009, chapter 176,
article 4, section 9; Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 4, subdivision
10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 85; 103G;
116C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 84.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 90.172; 97B.665, subdivision 1; 103G.295; 103G.650; Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 3.3006; 84.02, subdivisions 4a, 6a, 6b; Laws
2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 8.
Reported the same back with
the following amendments:
Delete everything after the
enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.025,
subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9. Professional
services support account. The
commissioner of natural resources may bill other governmental units,
including tribal governments, and the various programs carried out by the
commissioner for the costs of providing them with professional support
services. Except as provided under
section 89.421, receipts must be credited to a special account in the state
treasury and are appropriated to the commissioner to pay the costs for which
the billings were made.
The commissioner of natural
resources shall submit to the commissioner of management and budget before the
start of each fiscal year a work plan showing the estimated work to be done
during the coming year, the estimated cost of doing the work, and the positions
and fees that will be necessary. This
account is exempted from statewide and agency indirect cost payments.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.027, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 14a. Permitting
efficiency. (a) It is the
goal of the state that environmental and resource management permits be issued
or denied within 150 days of the submission of a completed permit
application. The commissioner of natural
resources shall redesign management systems, if necessary, to achieve the
goal. Nothing in this subdivision
modifies or abrogates the provisions of chapter 116D.
(b) The commissioner shall
prepare semiannual permitting efficiency reports that include statistics on
meeting the goal in paragraph (a). The
reports are due February 1 and August 1 each year. For permit applications that have not met the
goal, the report must state the reasons for not meeting the goal, steps that
will be taken to complete
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action on the application,
and the expected timeline. In stating
the reasons for not meeting the goal, the commissioner shall separately
identify delays caused by the responsiveness of the proposer, lack of staff,
scientific or technical disagreements, or the level of public engagement. The report must also specify the number of
days from initial submission of the application to the day of determination
that the application is complete. The
report for the final half of the fiscal year must aggregate the data for the
year and assess whether program or system changes are necessary to achieve the
goal. The report must be posted on the
department Web site and submitted to the governor and the chairs and committee
members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions
having jurisdiction over natural resources policy and finance.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.027,
subdivision 15, is amended to read:
Subd. 15. Electronic
transactions. (a) The commissioner
may receive an application for, sell, and issue any license, stamp, permit,
pass, sticker, duplicate gift card, safety training
certification, registration, or transfer under the jurisdiction of the
commissioner by electronic means, including by telephone. Notwithstanding section 97A.472, electronic
and telephone transactions may be made outside of the state. The commissioner may:
(1) provide
for the electronic transfer of funds generated by electronic transactions,
including by telephone;
(2) assign
an identification number to an applicant who purchases a hunting or fishing
license or recreational vehicle registration by electronic means, to serve as
temporary authorization to engage in the activity requiring a license or
registration until the license or registration is received or expires;
(3) charge
and permit agents to charge a fee of individuals who make electronic transactions
and transactions by telephone or Internet, including issuing fees and an
additional transaction fee not to exceed $3.50;
(4) charge
and permit agents to charge a convenience fee not to exceed three percent of
the cost of the license to individuals who use electronic bank cards for
payment. An electronic licensing system
agent charging a fee of individuals making an electronic bank card transaction
in person must post a sign informing individuals of the fee. The sign must be near the point of payment,
clearly visible, include the amount of the fee, and state: "License agents are allowed by state law
to charge a fee not to exceed three percent of the cost of state licenses to
persons who use electronic bank cards for payment. The fee is not required by state law.";
(5)
establish, by written order, an electronic licensing system commission to be
paid by revenues generated from all sales made through the electronic licensing
system. The commissioner shall establish
the commission in a manner that neither significantly overrecovers nor
underrecovers costs involved in providing the electronic licensing system; and
(6) adopt
rules to administer the provisions of this subdivision.
(b) The
fees established under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), and the commission
established under paragraph (a), clause (5), are not subject to the rulemaking
procedures of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.
(c) Money
received from fees and commissions collected under this subdivision, including
interest earned, is annually appropriated from the game and fish fund and the
natural resources fund to the commissioner for the cost of electronic
licensing.
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Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.0856, is
amended to read:
84.0856 FLEET MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
The commissioner of natural
resources may bill organizational units within the Department of Natural Resources
and other governmental units, including tribal governments, for the costs
of providing them with equipment. Costs
billed may include acquisition, licensing, insurance, maintenance, repair, and
other direct costs as determined by the commissioner. Receipts and interest earned on the receipts
shall be credited to a special account in the state treasury and are
appropriated to the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings were
made.
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.0857, is
amended to read:
84.0857 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
(a) The commissioner of
natural resources may bill organizational units within the Department of
Natural Resources and other governmental units, including tribal
governments, for the costs of providing them with building and
infrastructure facilities. Costs billed
may include modifications and adaptations to allow for appropriate building
occupancy, building code compliance, insurance, utility services, maintenance,
repair, and other direct costs as determined by the commissioner. Receipts shall be credited to a special
account in the state treasury and are appropriated to the commissioner to pay
the costs for which the billings were made.
(b) Money deposited in the
special account from the proceeds of a sale under section 94.16, subdivision 3,
paragraph (b), is appropriated to the commissioner to acquire facilities or
renovate existing buildings for administrative use or to acquire land for,
design, and construct administrative buildings for the Department of Natural
Resources.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.415, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 3a. Joint
applications for residential use. An
application for a utility license may cover more than one type of utility if
the utility lines are being installed for residential use only. Separate applications submitted by utilities
for the same crossing shall be joined together and processed as one
application, provided that the applications are submitted within one year of
each other and the utility lines are for residential use only. The application fees for a joint application
or separate applications subsequently joined together shall be as if only one
application was submitted.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
84.415, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Supplemental
application fee and monitoring fee. (a)
In addition to the application fee and utility crossing fees specified in
Minnesota Rules, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the
applicant for a utility license the following fees:
(1) a supplemental
application fee of $1,500 $2,000 for a public water crossing
license and a supplemental application fee of $4,500 $2,000 for a
public lands crossing license, to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the
application and preparing the license; and
(2) a monitoring fee to
cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the construction of the
utility line and preparing special terms and conditions of the license to
ensure proper construction. The
commissioner must give the applicant an estimate of the monitoring fee before
the applicant submits the fee.
(b) The applicant shall pay
fees under this subdivision to the commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner shall not issue the license
until the applicant has paid all fees in full.
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(c) Upon
completion of construction of the improvement for which the license or permit
was issued, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the
monitoring fee revenue. The commissioner
shall not return the application fees, even if the application is withdrawn or
denied.
(d) If the
fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1), are not sufficient to cover the
costs of reviewing the applications and preparing the licenses, the
commissioner shall improve efficiencies and otherwise reduce department costs
and activities to ensure the revenues raised under paragraph (a), clause (1),
are sufficient, and that no other funds are necessary to carry out the
requirements.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.777,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Off-highway
vehicle seasons seasonal restrictions. (a) The commissioner shall prescribe
seasons for off-highway vehicle use on state forest lands. Except for designated forest roads, a
person must not operate an off-highway vehicle on state forest lands outside
of the seasons prescribed under this paragraph.
during the firearms deer hunting season in areas of the state
where deer may be taken by rifle. This
paragraph does not apply to a person in possession of a valid deer hunting
license operating an off-highway vehicle before or after legal shooting hours
or from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
(b) The
commissioner may designate and post winter trails on state forest lands for use
by off-highway vehicles.
(c) For the
purposes of this subdivision, "state forest lands" means forest lands
under the authority of the commissioner as defined in section 89.001,
subdivision 13, and lands managed by the commissioner under
section 282.011.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.788,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Exemptions. Registration is not required for
off-highway motorcycles:
(1) owned
and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, the state,
another state, or a political subdivision;
(2) registered in another state or country that have not been within
this state for more than 30 consecutive days; or
(3)
registered under chapter 168, when operated on forest roads to gain access to a
state forest campground.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
84.793, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Prohibitions
on youthful operators. (a) After
January 1, 1995, A person less than 16 years of age operating an
off-highway motorcycle on public lands or waters must possess a valid
off-highway motorcycle safety certificate issued by the commissioner.
(b) Except
for operation on public road rights-of-way that is permitted under section
84.795, subdivision 1, a driver's license issued by the state or another state
is required to operate an off-highway motorcycle along or on a public road
right-of-way.
(c) A
person under 12 years of age may not:
(1) make a
direct crossing of a public road right-of-way;
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(2) operate
an off-highway motorcycle on a public road right-of-way in the state; or
(3) operate
an off-highway motorcycle on public lands or waters unless accompanied by a
person 18 years of age or older or participating in an event for which the
commissioner has issued a special use permit.
(d) Except
for public road rights-of-way of interstate highways, a person less than 16
years of age may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a
trunk, county state-aid, or county highway only if that person is accompanied
by a person 18 years of age or older who holds a valid driver's license.
(e) A
person less than 16 years of age may operate an off-highway motorcycle on
public road rights-of-way in accordance with section 84.795, subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), only if that person is accompanied by a person 18 years of age
or older who holds a valid driver's license.
(f) Notwithstanding
paragraph (a), a nonresident less than 16 years of age may operate an
off-highway motorcycle on public lands or waters if the nonresident youth has
in possession evidence of completing an off-road safety course offered by the
Motorcycle Safety Foundation or another state as provided in section 84.791,
subdivision 4.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.798,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Exemptions. Registration is not required for an
off-road vehicle that is:
(1) owned
and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, the state,
another state, or a political subdivision; or
(2)
registered in another state or country and has not been in this state for more
than 30 consecutive days.
Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.82,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Fees
for registration. (a) The fee for
registration of each snowmobile, other than those used for an agricultural
purpose, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 1c, or those registered by a
dealer or manufacturer pursuant to clause (b) or (c) shall be as follows: $45 for three years and $4 for a duplicate or
transfer.
(b) The
total registration fee for all snowmobiles owned by a dealer and operated for
demonstration or testing purposes shall be $50 per year.
(c) The
total registration fee for all snowmobiles owned by a manufacturer and operated
for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes shall be $150
per year. Dealer and manufacturer
registrations are not transferable.
(d) The
onetime fee for registration of an exempt snowmobile under subdivision 6a is
$6.
Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.82, subdivision
6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Exemptions. Registration is not required under this
section for:
(1) a
snowmobile owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government,
another state, or a political subdivision thereof;
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(2) a snowmobile registered
in a country other than the United States temporarily used within this state;
(3) a snowmobile that is
covered by a valid license of another state and has not been within this state
for more than 30 consecutive days;
(4) a snowmobile used
exclusively in organized track racing events;
(5) a snowmobile in transit
by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer;
(6) a snowmobile at least 15
years old in transit by an individual for use only on land owned or leased by
the individual; or
(7) a snowmobile while being
used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trail.
Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.82, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 6a. Exemption;
collector unlimited snowmobile use. Snowmobiles
may be issued an exempt registration if the machine is at least 25 years
old. Exempt registration is valid from
the date of issuance until ownership of the snowmobile is transferred. Exempt registrations are not transferable.
Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.8205,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Sticker
required; fee. (a) Except as provided
in paragraph (b), a person may not operate a snowmobile on a state or
grant-in-aid snowmobile trail unless a snowmobile state trail sticker is
affixed to the snowmobile. The
commissioner of natural resources shall issue a sticker upon application and
payment of a $15 fee. The fee for a
three-year snowmobile state trail sticker that is purchased at the time of
snowmobile registration is $30. In
addition to other penalties prescribed by law, a person in violation of this
subdivision must purchase an annual state trail sticker for a fee of $30. The sticker is valid from November 1 through
June 30. Fees collected under this
section, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be deposited in
the state treasury and credited to the snowmobile trails and enforcement
account in the natural resources fund and, except for the electronic licensing
system commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027,
subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid, trail maintenance, grooming,
and easement acquisition.
(b) A state trail sticker is
not required under this section for:
(1) a snowmobile owned by
the state or a political subdivision of the state that is registered under
section 84.82, subdivision 5;
(2) a snowmobile that is
owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, another
state, or a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from registration
under section 84.82, subdivision 6;
(3) a collector snowmobile
that is operated as provided in a special permit issued for the collector
snowmobile under section 84.82, subdivision 7a;
(4) a person operating a
snowmobile only on the portion of a trail that is owned by the person or the
person's spouse, child, or parent; or
(5) a snowmobile while being
used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trail.
(c) A temporary registration
permit issued by a dealer under section 84.82, subdivision 2, may include a
snowmobile state trail sticker if the trail sticker fee is included with the
registration application fee.
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Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.92,
subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9. Class
1 all-terrain vehicle. "Class 1
all-terrain vehicle" means an all-terrain vehicle that has a total dry
weight of less than 900 1,000 pounds.
Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.92,
subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10. Class
2 all-terrain vehicle. "Class 2
all-terrain vehicle" means an all-terrain vehicle that has a total dry
weight of 900 1,000 to 1,500 1,800 pounds.
Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
84.922, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a. Exemptions. All-terrain vehicles exempt from
registration are:
(1)
vehicles owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, the
state, another state, or a political subdivision;
(2)
vehicles registered in another state or country that have not been in this
state for more than 30 consecutive days;
(3)
vehicles that:
(i) are
owned by a resident of another state or country that does not require
registration of all-terrain vehicles;
(ii) have
not been in this state for more than 30 consecutive days; and
(iii) are
operated on state and grant-in-aid trails by a nonresident possessing a
nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass;
(4)
vehicles used exclusively in organized track racing events; and
(5)
vehicles that are 25 years old or older and were originally produced as a
separate identifiable make by a manufacturer.
Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.922, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 2b. Collector
unlimited use; exempt registration. All-terrain
vehicles may be issued an exempt registration if requested and the machine is
at least 25 years old. Exempt
registration is valid from the date of issuance until ownership of the
all-terrain vehicle is transferred.
Exempt registrations are not transferable.
Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.922,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Fees
for registration. (a) The fee for a
three-year registration of an all-terrain vehicle under this section, other
than those registered by a dealer or manufacturer under paragraph (b) or (c),
is:
(1) for
public use, $45;
(2) for
private use, $6; and
(3) for a
duplicate or transfer, $4.
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(b) The
total registration fee for all-terrain vehicles owned by a dealer and operated
for demonstration or testing purposes is $50 per year. Dealer registrations are not transferable.
(c) The
total registration fee for all-terrain vehicles owned by a manufacturer and
operated for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes is
$150 per year. Manufacturer
registrations are not transferable.
(d) The
onetime fee for registration of an all-terrain vehicle under subdivision 2b is
$6.
(e) The fees
collected under this subdivision must be credited to the all-terrain vehicle
account.
Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.925,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Program
established. (a) The commissioner
shall establish a comprehensive all-terrain vehicle environmental and safety
education and training program, including the preparation and dissemination of
vehicle information and safety advice to the public, the training of
all-terrain vehicle operators, and the issuance of all-terrain vehicle safety
certificates to vehicle operators over the age of 12 years who successfully
complete the all-terrain vehicle environmental and safety education and
training course.
(b) For the
purpose of administering the program and to defray a portion of the expenses of
training and certifying vehicle operators, the commissioner shall collect a fee
of $15 from each person who receives the training. The commissioner shall collect a fee, to
include a $1 issuing fee for licensing agents, for issuing a duplicate
all-terrain vehicle safety certificate.
The commissioner shall establish the fee for a duplicate all-terrain
vehicle safety certificate that neither significantly overrecovers nor
underrecovers costs, including overhead costs, involved in providing the
service. Fee proceeds, except for the
issuing fee for licensing agents under this subdivision, shall be deposited in
the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural resources fund. In addition to the fee established by the
commissioner, instructors may charge each person the cost of up to
the established fee amount for class material materials and
expenses.
(c) The
commissioner shall cooperate with private organizations and associations,
private and public corporations, and local governmental units in furtherance of
the program established under this section.
School districts may cooperate with the commissioner and volunteer
instructors to provide space for the classroom portion of the training. The commissioner shall consult with the
commissioner of public safety in regard to training program subject matter and
performance testing that leads to the certification of vehicle operators. By June 30, 2003, the commissioner shall
incorporate a riding component in the safety education and training program.
Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.9256,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Prohibitions
on youthful operators. (a) Except
for operation on public road rights-of-way that is permitted under section
84.928, a driver's license issued by the state or another state is required to
operate an all-terrain vehicle along or on a public road right-of-way.
(b) A
person under 12 years of age shall not:
(1) make a
direct crossing of a public road right-of-way;
(2) operate
an all-terrain vehicle on a public road right-of-way in the state; or
(3) operate
an all-terrain vehicle on public lands or waters, except as provided in
paragraph (f).
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(c) Except for public road
rights-of-way of interstate highways, a person 12 years of age but less than 16
years may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk,
county state-aid, or county highway or operate on public lands and waters or
state or grant-in-aid trails, only if that person possesses a valid all-terrain
vehicle safety certificate issued by the commissioner and is accompanied on
another all-terrain vehicle by a person 18 years of age or older who holds
a valid driver's license.
(d) To be issued an
all-terrain vehicle safety certificate, a person at least 12 years old, but
less than 16 years old, must:
(1) successfully complete
the safety education and training program under section 84.925, subdivision 1,
including a riding component; and
(2) be able to properly
reach and control the handle bars and reach the foot pegs while sitting upright
on the seat of the all-terrain vehicle.
(e) A person at least 11
years of age may take the safety education and training program and may receive
an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate under paragraph (d), but the
certificate is not valid until the person reaches age 12.
(f) A person at least ten
years of age but under 12 years of age may operate an all-terrain vehicle with
an engine capacity up to 90cc on public lands or waters if accompanied by a
parent or legal guardian.
(g) A person under 15 years
of age shall not operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle.
(h) A person under the age
of 16 may not operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands or waters or on
state or grant-in-aid trails if the person cannot properly reach and control
the handle bars and reach the foot pegs while sitting upright on the seat of
the all-terrain vehicle.
(i) Notwithstanding
paragraph (c), a nonresident at least 12 years old, but less than 16 years old,
may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county
state-aid, or county highway or operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands
and waters or state or grant-in-aid trails if:
(1) the nonresident youth
has in possession evidence of completing an all-terrain safety course offered
by the ATV Safety Institute or another state as provided in section 84.925,
subdivision 3; and
(2) the nonresident youth is
accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who holds a valid driver's
license.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final
enactment.
Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
84.9275, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Pass
required; fee. (a) A nonresident may
not operate an all-terrain vehicle on a state or grant-in-aid all-terrain
vehicle trail unless the operator carries a valid nonresident all-terrain
vehicle state trail pass in immediate possession. The pass must be available for inspection by
a peace officer, a conservation officer, or an employee designated under
section 84.0835.
(b) The commissioner of
natural resources shall issue a pass upon application and payment of a $20
fee. The pass is valid from January 1
through December 31. Fees collected
under this section, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be
deposited in the state treasury and credited to the all-terrain vehicle account
in the natural resources fund and, except for the electronic licensing system
commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision
15, must be used for grants-in-aid to counties and municipalities for
all-terrain vehicle organizations to construct and maintain all-terrain vehicle
trails and use areas.
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(c) A
nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass is not required for:
(1) an
all-terrain vehicle that is owned and used by the United States, another state,
or a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from registration under
section 84.922, subdivision 1a; or
(2) a
person operating an all-terrain vehicle only on the portion of a trail that is owned
by the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent.; or
(3) a
nonresident operating an all-terrain vehicle that is registered according to
section 84.922.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
84.928, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Operation
on roads and rights-of-way. (a)
Unless otherwise allowed in sections 84.92 to 84.928, a person shall not
operate an all-terrain vehicle in this state along or on the roadway, shoulder,
or inside bank or slope of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county
state-aid, or county highway.
(b) A
person may operate a class 1 all-terrain vehicle in the ditch or the outside
bank or slope of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway unless prohibited
under paragraph (d) or (f).
(c) A
person may operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle within the public road
right-of-way of a county state-aid or county highway on the extreme right-hand
side of the road and left turns may be made from any part of the road if it is
safe to do so under the prevailing conditions, unless prohibited under
paragraph (d) or (f). A person may
operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle on the bank or ditch of a public road
right-of-way on a designated class 2 all-terrain vehicle trail.
(d) A road
authority as defined under section 160.02, subdivision 25, may after a public
hearing restrict the use of all-terrain vehicles in the public road
right-of-way under its jurisdiction.
(e) The
restrictions in paragraphs (a), (d), (h), (i), and (j) do not apply to the
operation of an all-terrain vehicle on the shoulder, inside bank or slope,
ditch, or outside bank or slope of a trunk, interstate, county state-aid, or
county highway:
(1) that is
part of a funded grant-in-aid trail; or
(2) when the
all-terrain vehicle is:
(1) owned by
or operated under contract with a publicly or privately owned utility or
pipeline company; and
(2) used for
work on utilities or pipelines.
(f) The
commissioner may limit the use of a right-of-way for a period of time if the
commissioner determines that use of the right-of-way causes:
(1)
degradation of vegetation on adjacent public property;
(2)
siltation of waters of the state;
(3) impairment
or enhancement to the act of taking game; or
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(4) a threat
to safety of the right-of-way users or to individuals on adjacent public
property.
The
commissioner must notify the road authority as soon as it is known that a
closure will be ordered. The notice must
state the reasons and duration of the closure.
(g) A
person may operate an all-terrain vehicle registered for private use and used
for agricultural purposes on a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county
state-aid, or county highway in this state if the all-terrain vehicle is
operated on the extreme right-hand side of the road, and left turns may be made
from any part of the road if it is safe to do so under the prevailing
conditions.
(h) A
person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle within the public road
right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway from April 1 to
August 1 in the agricultural zone unless the vehicle is being used exclusively
as transportation to and from work on agricultural lands. This paragraph does not apply to an agent or
employee of a road authority, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 25, or
the Department of Natural Resources when performing or exercising official
duties or powers.
(i) A
person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle within the public road
right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway between the hours
of one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, except on the
right-hand side of the right-of-way and in the same direction as the highway
traffic on the nearest lane of the adjacent roadway.
(j) A person
shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle at any time within the right-of-way of
an interstate highway or freeway within this state.
Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.928,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Organized
contests, use of highways and public lands and waters. (a) Nothing in this section or
chapter 169 prohibits the use of all-terrain vehicles within the right-of-way
of a state trunk or county state-aid highway or upon public lands or waters
under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of natural resources, in an
organized contest or event, subject to the consent of the official or board
having jurisdiction over the highway or public lands or waters.
(b) In
permitting the contest or event, the official or board having jurisdiction may
prescribe restrictions or conditions as they may deem advisable.
(c)
Notwithstanding section 84.9256, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), a person under
12 years of age may operate an all-terrain vehicle in an organized contest on public
lands or waters, if the all-terrain vehicle has an engine capacity of 90cc or
less, the person complies with section 84.9256, subdivision 1, paragraph (h),
and the person is supervised by a person 18 years of age or older.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84D.10, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 4. Persons
leaving public waters. A
person leaving waters of the state must drain bait containers, other
boating-related equipment holding water excluding marine sanitary systems, and
live wells and bilges by removing the drain plug before transporting the
watercraft and associated equipment on public roads. Drain plugs, bailers, valves, or other devices
used to control the draining of water from ballast tanks, bilges, and live
wells must be removed or opened while transporting watercraft on a public
road. Marine sanitary systems are
excluded from this requirement.
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Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84D.13,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Civil
penalties. A civil citation issued
under this section must impose the following penalty amounts:
(1) for
transporting aquatic macrophytes on a forest road as defined by section 89.001,
subdivision 14, road or highway as defined by section 160.02, subdivision 26,
or any other public road, $50;
(2) for
placing or attempting to place into waters of the state a watercraft, a
trailer, or aquatic plant harvesting equipment that has aquatic macrophytes
attached, $100;
(3) for
unlawfully possessing or transporting a prohibited invasive species other than
an aquatic macrophyte, $250;
(4) for
placing or attempting to place into waters of the state a watercraft, a
trailer, or aquatic plant harvesting equipment that has prohibited invasive
species attached when the waters are not designated by the commissioner as
being infested with that invasive species, $500 for the first offense and
$1,000 for each subsequent offense;
(5) for
intentionally damaging, moving, removing, or sinking a buoy marking, as
prescribed by rule, Eurasian water milfoil, $100;
(6) for
failing to drain water, as required by rule, from watercraft and
equipment before leaving designated zebra mussel, spiny water flea, or other
invasive plankton infested waters of the state, $50; and
(7) for
transporting infested water off riparian property without a permit as required
by rule, $200.
Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
85.015, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
Subd. 13. Arrowhead
Region Trails, in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Pine, Carlton, Koochiching, and
Itasca Counties. (a)(1) The Taconite
Trail shall originate at Ely in St. Louis County and extend southwesterly
to Tower in St. Louis County, thence westerly to McCarthy Beach State Park
in St. Louis County, thence southwesterly to Grand Rapids in Itasca County
and there terminate;
(2) The C.
J. Ramstad/Northshore Trail shall originate in Duluth in St. Louis County
and extend northeasterly to Two Harbors in Lake County, thence northeasterly to
Grand Marais in Cook County, thence northeasterly to the international boundary
in the vicinity of the north shore of Lake Superior, and there terminate;
(3) The
Grand Marais to International Falls Trail shall originate in Grand Marais in
Cook County and extend northwesterly, outside of the Boundary Waters Canoe
Area, to Ely in St. Louis County, thence southwesterly along the route of
the Taconite Trail to Tower in St. Louis County, thence northwesterly
through the Pelican Lake area in St. Louis County to International Falls
in Koochiching County, and there terminate;
(4) The
Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Trail shall originate in Duluth in St. Louis
County and extend southerly to St. Croix State Forest in Pine County.
(b) The
trails shall be developed primarily for riding and hiking.
(c) In
addition to the authority granted in subdivision 1, lands and interests in
lands for the Arrowhead Region trails may be acquired by eminent domain. Before acquiring any land or interest in land
by eminent domain the commissioner of administration shall obtain the approval
of the governor. The governor shall
consult with the Legislative Advisory Commission before granting approval. Recommendations of the Legislative Advisory
Commission shall be advisory only.
Failure or refusal of the commission to make a recommendation shall be
deemed a negative recommendation.
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Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.015,
subdivision 14, is amended to read:
Subd. 14. Willard
Munger Trail System, Chisago, Ramsey, Pine, St. Louis, Carlton, and
Washington Counties. (a) The trail
shall consist of six segments. One
segment shall be known as the Gateway Trail and shall originate at the State
Capitol and extend northerly and northeasterly to William O'Brien State Park,
thence northerly to Taylors Falls in Chisago County. One segment shall be known as the Boundary
Trail and shall originate in Chisago County and extend into Duluth in
St. Louis Hinckley in Pine County. One segment shall be known as the Browns
Creek Trail and shall originate at Duluth Junction and extend into Stillwater
in Washington County. One segment shall
be known as the Munger Trail and shall originate at Hinckley in Pine County and
extend through Moose Lake in Carlton County to Duluth in St. Louis
County. One segment shall be known as
the Alex Laveau Trail and shall originate in Carlton County at Carlton and
extend through Wrenshall to the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. One segment shall be established that extends
the trail to include the cities of Proctor, Duluth, and Hermantown in
St. Louis County.
(b) The
Gateway and Browns Creek Trails shall be developed primarily for hiking and nonmotorized
riding and the remaining trails shall be developed primarily for riding and
hiking.
(c) In
addition to the authority granted in subdivision 1, lands and interests in
lands for the Gateway and Browns Creek Trails may be acquired by eminent domain.
Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.052,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Deposit
of fees. (a) Fees paid for providing
contracted products and services within a state park, state recreation area, or
wayside, and for special state park uses under this section shall be deposited
in the natural resources fund and credited to a state parks account.
(b) Gross
receipts derived from sales, rentals, or leases of natural resources within
state parks, recreation areas, and waysides, other than those on trust fund
lands, must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general
fund state parks working capital account.
(c)
Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the gross receipts from the sale of stockpile
materials, aggregate, or other earth materials from the Iron Range Off-Highway
Vehicle Recreation Area shall be deposited in the dedicated accounts in the
natural resources fund from which the purchase of the stockpile material was
made.
Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
85.053, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10. Free
entrance; totally and permanently disabled veterans. The commissioner shall issue an annual
park permit for no charge to any veteran with a total and permanent
service-connected disability, and a daily park permit to any resident
veteran with any level of service-connected disability, as determined by
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, who presents each year a copy
of their the veteran's determination letter to a park attendant
or commissioner's designee. For the
purposes of this section, "veteran" has the meaning given in section
197.447.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective July 1, 2010.
Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.22, subdivision
5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Exemption. Purchases for resale or rental made
from the state parks working capital fund account are exempt from
competitive bidding, notwithstanding chapter 16C.
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Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.32,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Areas
marked. The commissioner of natural resources
is authorized in cooperation with local units of government and private
individuals and groups when feasible to mark canoe and boating routes
state water trails on the Little Fork, Big Fork, Minnesota, St. Croix,
Snake, Mississippi, Red Lake, Cannon, Straight, Des Moines, Crow Wing,
St. Louis, Pine, Rum, Kettle, Cloquet, Root, Zumbro, Pomme de Terre within
Swift County, Watonwan, Cottonwood, Whitewater, Chippewa from Benson in Swift
County to Montevideo in Chippewa County, Long Prairie, Red River of the North,
Sauk, Otter Tail, Redwood, Blue Earth, and Crow Rivers which have
historic and scenic values and to mark appropriately points of interest,
portages, camp sites, and all dams, rapids, waterfalls, whirlpools, and other
serious hazards which are dangerous to canoe, kayak, and watercraft
travelers.
Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.41,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Exemptions. (a) Participants in cross-country
ski races and official school activities and residents of a state or
local government operated correctional facility are exempt from the pass
requirement in subdivision 1 if a special use permit has been obtained by the
organizers of the event or those in an official capacity in advance from the
agency with jurisdiction over the cross-country ski trail. Permits shall require that permit holders
return the trail and any associated facility to its original condition if any
damage is done by the permittee. Limited
permits for special events may be issued and shall require the removal of any
trail markers, banners, and other material used in connection with the special
event.
(b) Unless
otherwise exempted under paragraph (a), students, teachers, and supervising
adults engaged in school-sanctioned activities or other youth activities
sponsored by a nonprofit organization are exempt from the pass requirements in
subdivision 1.
Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.42, is
amended to read:
85.42 USER FEE; VALIDITY.
(a) The fee
for an annual cross-country ski pass is $14 $19 for an individual
age 16 and over. The fee for a
three-year pass is $39 $54 for an individual age 16 and
over. This fee shall be collected at the
time the pass is purchased. Three-year
passes are valid for three years beginning the previous July 1. Annual passes are valid for one year
beginning the previous July 1.
(b) The
cost for a daily cross-country skier pass is $4 $5 for an
individual age 16 and over. This fee
shall be collected at the time the pass is purchased. The daily pass is valid only for the date
designated on the pass form.
(c) A pass
must be signed by the skier across the front of the pass to be valid and
becomes nontransferable on signing.
Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.43, is
amended to read:
85.43 DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS; PURPOSE.
(a) Fees from
cross-country ski passes shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited
to a cross-country ski account in the natural resources fund and, except for
the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner
under section 84.027, subdivision 15, are appropriated to the commissioner of
natural resources for the following purposes:
(1)
grants-in-aid for cross-country ski trails sponsored by local units of
government to:
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(i) counties
and municipalities for construction and maintenance of cross-country ski
trails; and
(ii) special
park districts as provided in section 85.44 for construction and maintenance
of cross-country ski trails; and
(2)
administration of the cross-country ski trail grant-in-aid program.
(b)
Development and maintenance of state cross-country ski trails are eligible for
funding from the cross-country ski account if the money is appropriated by law.
Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.46, as
amended by Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 1, sections 22 to 24, is amended to
read:
85.46 HORSE TRAIL PASS.
Subdivision
1. Pass
in possession. (a) Except as provided
in paragraph (b), while riding, leading, or driving a horse on horse trails
and associated day use areas on state trails, in state parks, in state
recreation areas, and in state forests, on lands administered by the
commissioner, except forest roads, a person 16 years of age or over shall
carry in immediate possession a valid horse trail pass. The pass must be available for inspection by
a peace officer, a conservation officer, or an employee designated under
section 84.0835.
(b) A valid
horse trail pass is not required under this section for a person riding,
leading, or driving a horse only on the portion of a horse trail property
that is owned by the person or the person's spouse, child, parent, or
guardian.
Subd. 2. License
agents. (a) The commissioner of
natural resources may appoint agents to issue and sell horse trail
passes. The commissioner may revoke the
appointment of an agent at any time.
(b) The
commissioner may adopt additional rules as provided in section 97A.485,
subdivision 11. An agent shall observe
all rules adopted by the commissioner for the accounting and handling of passes
according to section 97A.485, subdivision 11.
(c) An agent
must promptly deposit and remit all money received from the sale of passes,
except issuing fees, to the commissioner.
Subd. 3. Issuance. The commissioner of natural resources and
agents shall issue and sell horse trail passes. The pass shall include the applicant's
signature and other information deemed necessary by the commissioner. To be valid, a daily or annual pass must be
signed by the person riding, leading, or driving the horse, and a commercial
annual pass must be signed by the owner of the commercial trail riding
facility.
Subd. 4. Pass
fees. (a) The fee for an annual
horse trail pass is $20 for an individual 16 years of age and over. The fee shall be collected at the time the
pass is purchased. Annual passes are
valid for one year beginning January 1 and ending December 31.
(b) The fee
for a daily horse trail pass is $4 for an individual 16 years of age and
over. The fee shall be collected at the
time the pass is purchased. The daily
pass is valid only for the date designated on the pass form.
(c) The fee
for a commercial annual horse trail pass is $200 and includes issuance
of 15 passes. Additional or individual
commercial annual horse trail passes may be purchased by the commercial trail
riding facility owner at a fee of $20 each.
Commercial annual horse trail passes are valid for one year
beginning January 1 and ending December 31 and may be affixed to the horse
tack, saddle, or person. Commercial
annual horse trail passes are not transferable to another commercial trail
riding facility. For the purposes of
this section, a "commercial trail riding facility" is an
operation where horses are used for riding instruction or other equestrian
activities for hire or use by others.
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Subd. 5. Issuing
fee. In addition to the fee for a
horse trail pass, an issuing fee of $1 per pass shall be charged. The issuing fee shall be retained by the
seller of the pass. Issuing fees for
passes sold by the commissioner of natural resources shall be deposited in the
state treasury and credited to the horse trail pass account in
the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for the
operation of the electronic licensing system.
A pass shall indicate the amount of the fee that is retained by the
seller.
Subd. 6. Disposition
of receipts. Fees collected under
this section, except for the issuing fee, shall be deposited in the state
treasury and credited to the horse trail pass account in the
natural resources fund. Except for the
electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner under
section 84.027, subdivision 15, the fees are appropriated to the commissioner
of natural resources for trail acquisition, trail and facility development, and
maintenance, enforcement, and rehabilitation of horse trails or trails
authorized for horse use, whether for riding, leading, or driving, on state
trails and in state parks, state recreation areas, and state forests
land administered by the commissioner.
Subd. 7. Duplicate
horse trail passes. The
commissioner of natural resources and agents shall issue a duplicate pass to a
person or commercial trail riding facility owner whose pass is lost or
destroyed using the process established under section 97A.405, subdivision 3,
and rules adopted thereunder. The fee
for a duplicate horse trail pass is $2, with an issuing fee of 50 cents.
Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
86A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Master
plan required. No construction of
new facilities or other development of an authorized unit, other than repairs
and maintenance, shall commence until the managing agency has prepared and
submitted to the commissioner of natural resources and the commissioner has
reviewed, pursuant to this section, a master plan for administration of the
unit in conformity with this section. No
master plan is required for wildlife management areas that do not have resident
managers, for scientific and natural areas, for water access sites, for
aquatic management areas, for rest areas, or for boater waysides.
Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 86B.301,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Exemptions. A watercraft license is not required for:
(1) a watercraft that is
covered by a license or number in full force and effect under federal law or a
federally approved licensing or numbering system of another state, and has not
been within this state for more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include
days that a watercraft is laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake
Superior port or another port in the state;
(2) a watercraft from a
country other than the United States that has not been within this state for
more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include days that a watercraft is
laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake Superior port or another
port in the state;
(3) a watercraft owned by
the United States, an Indian tribal government, a state, or a political
subdivision of a state, except watercraft used for recreational purposes;
(4) a ship's lifeboat;
(5) a watercraft that has
been issued a valid marine document by the United States government;
(6) a duck boat during duck
hunting season;
(7) a rice boat during the
harvest season;
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(8) a
seaplane; and
(9) a
nonmotorized watercraft nine feet in length or less.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective upon the state receiving written approval from the United
States Coast Guard, as provided in United States Code, title 46, section 12303,
and Code of Federal Regulations, title 33, section 174.7.
Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 88.17,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Permit
Permission required. (a) A
permit Permission to start a fire to burn vegetative materials and
other materials allowed by Minnesota Statutes or official state rules and
regulations may be given by the commissioner or the commissioner's agent. This permission shall be in the form of:
(1) a
written permit issued by a forest officer, fire warden, or other person authorized
by the commissioner; or
(2) an
electronic permit issued by the commissioner, an agent authorized by the
commissioner, or an Internet site authorized by the commissioner; or
(3) a
general permit adopted by the county board of commissioners according to
paragraph (c).
(b) Written
and electronic burning permits shall set the time and conditions by which
the fire may be started and burned. The
permit shall also specifically list the materials that may be burned. The permittee must have the permit on their
person and shall produce the permit for inspection when requested to do so by a
forest officer, conservation officer, or other peace officer. The permittee shall remain with the fire at
all times and before leaving the site shall completely extinguish the
fire. A person shall not start or cause
a fire to be started on any land that is not owned or under their legal control
without the written permission of the owner, lessee, or an agent of the owner
or lessee of the land. Violating or
exceeding the permit conditions shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be
cause for the permit to be revoked.
(c) A
general burning permit may be adopted by the county board of commissioners in
counties that are determined by the commissioner either to not be wildfire
areas as defined in section 88.01, subdivision 6, or to otherwise have low
potential for damage to life and property from wildfire. The commissioner shall consider the history
of and potential for wildfire; the distribution of trees, brush, grasslands,
and other vegetative material; and the distribution of property subject to
damage from escaped fires. Upon a
determination by the commissioner and adoption by a vote of the county board,
permission for open burning is extended to all residents in the county without
the need for individual written or electronic permits, provided burning
conforms to all other provisions of this chapter, including those related to
responsibility to control and extinguish fires, no burning of prohibited
materials, and liability for damages caused by violations of this chapter.
(d) Upon
adoption of a general burning permit, a county must establish specific
regulations by ordinance, to include at a minimum the time when and conditions
under which fires may be started and burned.
No ordinance may be less restrictive than state law.
(e) At any
time when the commissioner or the county board determines that a general
burning permit is no longer in the public interest, the general permit may be
canceled by mutual agreement of the commissioner and the county board.
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Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 88.17,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Special
permits. The following special
permits are required at all times, including when the ground is snow-covered:
(a) Fire training. A permit to start a fire for the
instruction and training of firefighters, including liquid fuels training, may
be given by the commissioner or agent of the commissioner. Except for owners or operators conducting
fire training in specialized industrial settings pursuant to applicable
federal, state, or local standards, owners or operators conducting open burning
for the purpose of instruction and training of firefighters with regard to
structures must follow the techniques described in a document entitled: Structural Burn Training Procedures for the
Minnesota Technical College System.
(b) Permanent tree and brush open burning
sites. A permit for the operation of
a permanent tree and brush burning site may be given by the commissioner or
agent of the commissioner. Applicants
for a permanent open burning site permit shall submit a complete application on
a form provided by the commissioner.
Existing permanent tree and brush open burning sites must submit for a
permit within 90 days of the passage of this statute for a burning permit. New site applications must be submitted at
least 90 days before the date of the proposed operation of the permanent open
burning site. The application must be
submitted to the commissioner and must contain:
(1) the
name, address, and telephone number of all owners of the site proposed for use as
the permanent open burning site;
(2) if the
operator for the proposed permanent open burning site is different from the
owner, the name, address, and telephone number of the operator;
(3) a
general description of the materials to be burned, including the source and
estimated quantity, dimensions of the site and burn pile areas, hours and
dates of operation, and provisions for smoke management; and
(4) a
topographic or similarly detailed map of the site and surrounding area within a
one mile circumference showing all structures that might be affected by the
operation of the site.
Only trees,
tree trimmings, or brush that cannot be disposed of by an alternative method
such as chipping, composting, or other method shall be permitted to be burned
at a permanent open burning site. A
permanent tree and brush open burning site must be located and operated so
as not to create a nuisance or endanger water quality. The commissioner shall revoke the permit
or order actions to mitigate threats to public health, safety, and the
environment in the event that permit conditions are violated.
Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 88.79,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Charge
for service; receipts to special revenue fund.
Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner of natural
resources may charge the owner, by written order published in the
State Register, establish fees the commissioner determines to be fair and
reasonable that are charged to owners receiving such services such
sums as the commissioner shall determine to be fair and reasonable under
subdivision 1. The charges must
account for differences in the value of timber and other benefits. The receipts from such services shall be
credited to the special revenue fund and are annually appropriated to the
commissioner for the purposes specified in subdivision 1.
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Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 89.17, is
amended to read:
89.17 LEASES AND PERMITS.
Notwithstanding the permit
procedures of chapter 90, the commissioner shall have power to grant and execute, in the name of
the state, leases and permits for the use of any forest lands under the
authority of the commissioner for any purpose which in the commissioner's
opinion is not inconsistent with the maintenance and management of the forest
lands, on forestry principles for timber production. Every such lease or permit shall be revocable
at the discretion of the commissioner at any time subject to such conditions as
may be agreed on in the lease. The
approval of the commissioner of administration shall not be required upon any
such lease or permit. No such lease or
permit for a period exceeding ten 50 years shall be granted
except with the approval of the Executive Council.
Hunting of wild game is
prohibited on any land which has been posted by the lessee to prohibit
hunting. Such prohibition shall apply to
all persons including the lessee Public access to the leased land for outdoor
recreation shall be the same as access would be under state management.
Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 90.041, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 9. Reoffering
unsold timber. To maintain
and enhance forest ecosystems on state forest lands, the commissioner may
reoffer timber tracts remaining unsold under the provisions of section 90.101
below appraised value at public auction with the required 30-day notice under
section 90.101, subdivision 2.
Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 90.121, is
amended to read:
90.121 INTERMEDIATE AUCTION SALES; MAXIMUM LOTS OF 3,000 CORDS.
(a) The commissioner may
sell the timber on any tract of state land in lots not exceeding 3,000 cords in
volume, in the same manner as timber sold at public auction under section
90.101, and related laws, subject to the following special exceptions and
limitations:
(1) the commissioner shall
offer all tracts authorized for sale by this section separately from the sale
of tracts of state timber made pursuant to section 90.101;
(2) no bidder may be awarded
more than 25 percent of the total tracts offered at the first round of bidding
unless fewer than four tracts are offered, in which case not more than one
tract shall be awarded to one bidder.
Any tract not sold at public auction may be offered for private sale as
authorized by section 90.101, subdivision 1, to persons eligible under this
section at the appraised value; and
(3) no sale may be made to a
person having more than 20 30 employees. For the purposes of this clause,
"employee" means an individual working in the timber or wood
products industry for salary or wages on a full-time or part-time basis.
(b) The auction sale
procedure set forth in this section constitutes an additional alternative
timber sale procedure available to the commissioner and is not intended to
replace other authority possessed by the commissioner to sell timber in lots of
3,000 cords or less.
(c) Another bidder or the
commissioner may request that the number of employees a bidder has pursuant to
paragraph (a), clause (3), be confirmed if there is evidence that the bidder
may be ineligible due to exceeding the employee threshold. The commissioner shall request information
from the commissioners of labor and industry and employment and economic
development including the premiums paid by the bidder in question for workers'
compensation insurance coverage for all employees of the bidder. The commissioner shall review the information
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submitted by the
commissioners of labor and industry and employment and economic development and
make a determination based on that information as to whether the bidder is
eligible. A bidder is considered
eligible and may participate in intermediate auctions until determined
ineligible under this paragraph.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2006.
Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 90.14, is
amended to read:
90.14 AUCTION SALE PROCEDURE.
(a) All
state timber shall be offered and sold by the same unit of measurement as it was
appraised. No tract shall be sold to any
person other than the purchaser in whose name the bid was made. The commissioner may refuse to approve any
and all bids received and cancel a sale of state timber for good and sufficient
reasons.
(b) The
purchaser at any sale of timber shall, immediately upon the approval of the
bid, or, if unsold at public auction, at the time of purchase at a subsequent
sale under section 90.101, subdivision 1, pay to the commissioner a down
payment of 15 percent of the appraised value.
In case any purchaser fails to make such payment, the purchaser shall be
liable therefor to the state in a civil action, and the commissioner may
reoffer the timber for sale as though no bid or sale under section 90.101,
subdivision 1, therefor had been made.
(c) In lieu
of the scaling of state timber required by this chapter, a purchaser of state
timber may, at the time of payment by the purchaser to the commissioner of 15
percent of the appraised value, elect in writing on a form prescribed by the
attorney general to purchase a permit based solely on the appraiser's estimate
of the volume of timber described in the permit, provided that the commissioner
has expressly designated the availability of such option for that tract on the
list of tracts available for sale as required under section 90.101. A purchaser who elects in writing on a form
prescribed by the attorney general to purchase a permit based solely on the
appraiser's estimate of the volume of timber described on the permit does not
have recourse to the provisions of section 90.281.
(d) In the
case of a public auction sale conducted by a sealed bid process, tracts shall
be awarded to the high bidder, who shall pay to the commissioner a down payment
of 15 percent of the appraised value within ten business days of receiving a
written award notice that must be received or postmarked within 14 days
of the date of the sealed bid opening.
If a purchaser fails to make the down payment, the purchaser is liable
for the down payment to the state and the commissioner may offer the timber for
sale to the next highest bidder as though no higher bid had been made.
(e) Except
as otherwise provided by law, at the time the purchaser signs a permit issued
under section 90.151, the commissioner shall require the purchaser shall
to make a bid guarantee payment to the commissioner in an amount equal
to 15 percent of the total purchase price of the permit less the down payment
amount required by paragraph (b) for any bid increase in excess of $5,000 of
the appraised value. If the a
required bid guarantee payment is not submitted with the signed permit, no
harvesting may occur, the permit cancels, and the down payment for timber
forfeits to the state. The bid guarantee
payment forfeits to the state if the purchaser and successors in interest fail
to execute an effective permit.
Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.015,
subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
Subd. 5a. Exemption
for military personnel. (a) Notwithstanding
subdivision 5,:
(1) a person
who has successfully completed basic training in the United States armed forces
is exempt from the range and shooting exercise portion of the required course
of instruction for the firearms safety certificate; and
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(2) a
person who has successfully completed basic training and training as a sniper in
the United States armed forces is exempt from both the classroom instruction
and the range and shooting exercise portions of the required course of
instruction for the firearms safety certificate.
(b) The
commissioner may require written proof of the person's military training, as
deemed appropriate for implementing this subdivision. The commissioner shall publicly announce this
exemption these exemptions from the range and shooting exercise
requirement respective requirements for the firearms safety certificate
and the availability of the department's online, remote study option for adults
seeking firearms safety certification. Except
as provided in paragraph (a), military personnel and veterans are
not exempt from any other requirement the requirements of this
section for obtaining a firearms safety certificate.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective July 1, 2010, for applications for firearms safety
certificates received on or after that date.
Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103A.305, is
amended to read:
103A.305 JURISDICTION.
Sections
103A.301 to 103A.341 apply if the decision of an agency in a proceeding
involves a question of water policy in one or more of the areas of water
conservation, water pollution, preservation and management of wildlife,
drainage, soil conservation, public recreation, forest management, and
municipal planning under section 97A.135; 103A.411; 103E.011; 103E.015;
103G.245; 103G.261; 103G.271; 103G.275; 103G.281; 103G.295, subdivisions 1
and 2; 103G.287; 103G.297 to 103G.311; 103G.315, subdivisions 1, 10,
11, and 12; 103G.401; 103G.405; 103I.681, subdivision 1; 115.04; or
115.05.
Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103F.325, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 6. District
boundary adjustments. (a)
Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the commissioner may, by written order, amend
the boundary of the designated area according to this subdivision. At least 30 days prior to issuing the order,
the commissioner must give notice of the proposed boundary amendment to the
local governmental unit and property owners in the designated area directly
affected by the amendment and publish notice in an official newspaper of
general circulation in the county. The
commissioner must consider comments received on the proposed boundary amendment
and must make findings and issue a written order. The findings must address the consistency of
the proposed amendment with the values for which the river was included in the system,
and potential impacts to the scenic, recreational, natural, historical, and
scientific values of the land and water within the designated area.
(b) The
commissioner's order is effective 30 days after issuing the order. Before the effective date, a local unit of
government with jurisdiction in the affected area may contest the order under
chapter 14.
(c)
Boundary amendments under this subdivision remain subject to the acreage
limitations in this section.
Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103F.335,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Compliance
of ordinances with system. (a)
Within six months after establishment of a wild, scenic, or recreational river
system, or within six months after revision of the management plan, each
local governmental unit with jurisdiction over a portion of the system shall
adopt or amend its ordinances and land use district maps to the extent
necessary to substantially comply with the standards and criteria of the
commissioner and the management plan.
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(b) If a local government
fails to adopt adequate substantially compliant ordinances, maps,
or amendments within six months, the commissioner shall adopt the ordinances,
maps, or amendments in the manner and with the effect specified in section
103F.215.
(c) The commissioner shall
assist local governments in the preparation, implementation, and enforcement of
the ordinances.
Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
103G.201, is amended to read:
103G.201 PUBLIC WATERS INVENTORY.
(a) The commissioner shall
maintain a public waters inventory map of each county that shows the waters of
this state that are designated as public waters under the public waters
inventory and classification procedures prescribed under Laws 1979, chapter
199, and shall provide access to a copy of the maps and lists. As county public waters inventory maps and
lists are revised according to this section, the commissioner shall send a
notification or a copy of the maps and lists to the auditor of each
affected county.
(b) The commissioner is
authorized to revise the list map of public waters established under
Laws 1979, chapter 199, to reclassify those types 3, 4, and 5 wetlands
previously identified as public waters wetlands under Laws 1979, chapter 199,
as public waters or as wetlands under section 103G.005, subdivision 19. The commissioner may only reclassify public
waters wetlands as public waters if:
(1) they are assigned a
shoreland management classification by the commissioner under sections 103F.201
to 103F.221;
(2) they are classified as
lacustrine wetlands or deepwater habitats according to Classification of
Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States (Cowardin, et al., 1979
edition); or
(3) the state or federal
government has become titleholder to any of the beds or shores of the public
waters wetlands, subsequent to the preparation of the public waters inventory
map filed with the auditor of the county, pursuant to paragraph (a), and the
responsible state or federal agency declares that the water is necessary for
the purposes of the public ownership.
(c) The commissioner must
provide notice of the reclassification to the local government unit, the county
board, the watershed district, if one exists for the area, and the soil and
water conservation district. Within 60
days of receiving notice from the commissioner, a party required to receive the
notice may provide a resolution stating objections to the
reclassification. If the commissioner
receives an objection from a party required to receive the notice, the
reclassification is not effective. If
the commissioner does not receive an objection from a party required to receive
the notice, the reclassification of a wetland under paragraph (b) is effective
60 days after the notice is received by all of the parties.
(d) The commissioner shall
give priority to the reclassification of public waters wetlands that are or
have the potential to be affected by public works projects.
(e) The commissioner may
revise the public waters inventory map and list of each county:
(1) to reflect the changes
authorized in paragraph (b); and
(2) as needed, to:
(i) correct errors in the
original inventory;
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(ii) add or
subtract trout stream tributaries within sections that contain a designated
trout stream following written notice to the landowner;
(iii) add depleted
quarries, and sand and gravel pits, when the body of water exceeds 50 acres and
the shoreland has been zoned for residential development; and
(iv) add or
subtract public waters that have been created or eliminated as a requirement of
a permit authorized by the commissioner under section 103G.245.
Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103G.271,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Permit
restriction during summer months. The
commissioner must not modify or restrict the amount of appropriation from a
groundwater source authorized in a water use permit issued to irrigate
agricultural land under section 103G.295, subdivision 2, between May 1
and October 1, unless the commissioner determines the authorized amount of
appropriation endangers a domestic water supply.
Sec. 53. [103G.282]
MONITORING TO EVALUATE IMPACTS FROM APPROPRIATIONS.
Subdivision
1. Monitoring equipment. The
commissioner may require the installation and maintenance of monitoring
equipment to evaluate water resource impacts from permitted appropriations and
proposed projects that require a permit.
Monitoring for water resources that supply more than one appropriator
must be designed to minimize costs to individual appropriators.
Subd. 2. Measuring
devices required. Monitoring
installations required under subdivision 1 must be equipped with automated
measuring devices to measure water levels, flows, or conditions. The commissioner may determine the frequency
of measurements and other measuring methods based on the quantity of water
appropriated or used, the source of water, potential connections to other water
resources, the method of appropriating or using water, seasonal and long-term
changes in water levels, and any other facts supplied to the commissioner.
Subd. 3. Reports
and costs. (a) Records of
water measurements under subdivision 2 must be kept for each installation. The measurements must be reported annually to
the commissioner on or before February 15 of the following year in a format or on
forms prescribed by the commissioner.
(b) The
owner or person in charge of an installation for appropriating or using waters
of the state or a proposal that requires a permit is responsible for all costs
related to establishing and maintaining monitoring installations and to
measuring and reporting data. Monitoring
costs for water resources that supply more than one appropriator may be
distributed among all users within a monitoring area determined by the
commissioner and assessed based on volumes of water appropriated and proximity
to resources of concern.
Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103G.285,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Trout
streams. Permits issued after June
3, 1977, to appropriate water from streams designated trout streams by the
commissioner's orders under section 97C.021 97C.005 must be
limited to temporary appropriations.
Sec. 55. [103G.287]
GROUNDWATER APPROPRIATIONS.
Subdivision
1. Applications for groundwater appropriations. (a) Groundwater use permit applications
are not complete until the applicant has supplied:
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(1) a water
well record as required by section 103I.205, subdivision 9, information on the
subsurface geologic formations penetrated by the well and the formation or
aquifer that will serve as the water source, and geologic information from test
holes drilled to locate the site of the production well;
(2) the
maximum daily, seasonal, and annual pumpage rates and volumes being requested;
(3)
information on groundwater quality in terms of the measures of quality commonly
specified for the proposed water use and details on water treatment necessary for
the proposed use;
(4) an
inventory of existing wells within 1-1/2 miles of the proposed production well
or within the area of influence, as determined by the commissioner. The inventory must include information on
well locations, depths, geologic formations, depth of the pump or intake,
pumping and nonpumping water levels, and details of well construction; and
(5) the
results of an aquifer test completed according to specifications approved by
the commissioner. The test must be
conducted at the maximum pumping rate requested in the application and for a
length of time adequate to assess or predict impacts to other wells and surface
water and groundwater resources. The
permit applicant is responsible for all costs related to the aquifer test,
including the construction of groundwater and surface water monitoring
installations, and water level readings before, during, and after the aquifer
test.
(b) The
commissioner may waive an application requirement in this subdivision if the
information provided with the application is adequate to determine whether the
proposed appropriation and use of water is sustainable and will protect
ecosystems, water quality, and the ability of future generations to meet their
own needs.
Subd. 2. Relationship
to surface water resources. Groundwater
appropriations that have potential impacts to surface waters are subject to
applicable provisions in section 103G.285.
Subd. 3. Protection
of groundwater supplies. The
commissioner may establish water appropriation limits to protect groundwater
resources. When establishing water
appropriation limits to protect groundwater resources, the commissioner must
consider the sustainability of the groundwater resource, including the current
and projected water levels, water quality, whether the use protects ecosystems,
and the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Subd. 4. Groundwater
management areas. The
commissioner may designate groundwater management areas and limit total annual water
appropriations and uses within a designated area to ensure sustainable use of
groundwater that protects ecosystems, water quality, and the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.
Water appropriations and uses within a designated management area must
be consistent with a plan approved by the commissioner that addresses water
conservation requirements and water allocation priorities established in
section 103G.261.
Subd. 5. Interference
with other wells. The commissioner
may issue water use permits for appropriation from groundwater only if the
commissioner determines that the groundwater use is sustainable to supply the
needs of future generations and the proposed use will not harm ecosystems,
degrade water, or reduce water levels beyond the reach of public water supply
and private domestic wells constructed according to Minnesota Rules, chapter
4725.
Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103G.301,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Filing
application. (a) An
application for a permit must be filed with the commissioner and if the
proposed activity for which the permit is requested is within a municipality,
or is within or affects a watershed district or a soil and water conservation
district, a copy of the application with maps, plans, and specifications must
be served on the mayor of the municipality, the secretary of the board of
managers of the watershed district, and the secretary of the board of
supervisors of the soil and water conservation district.
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(b) If the
application is required to be served on a local governmental unit under this
subdivision, proof of service must be included with the application and filed
with the commissioner.
Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103G.305,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Exception. The requirements of subdivision 1 do not
apply to applications for a water use permit for:
(1) appropriations
from waters of the state for irrigation, under section 103G.295;
(2)
appropriations for diversion from the basin of origin of more than 2,000,000
gallons per day average in a 30-day period; or
(3) (2)
appropriations with a consumptive use of more than 2,000,000 gallons per day
average for a 30‑day period.
Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103G.315,
subdivision 11, is amended to read:
Subd. 11. Limitations
on permits. (a) Except as otherwise
expressly provided by law, a permit issued by the commissioner under this
chapter is subject to:
(1)
cancellation by the commissioner at any time if necessary to protect the public
interests;
(2) further
conditions on the term of the permit or its cancellation as the commissioner
may prescribe and amend and reissue the permit; and
(3)
applicable law existing before or after the issuance of the permit.
(b) Permits
issued to irrigate agricultural land under section 103G.295, or considered
issued, are subject to this subdivision and are subject to cancellation by
the commissioner upon the recommendation of the supervisors of the soil and
water conservation district where the land to be irrigated is located.
Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103G.515,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Removal
of hazardous dams. Notwithstanding
any provision of this section or of section 103G.511 relating to cost sharing
or apportionment, the commissioner, within the limits of legislative
appropriation, may assume or pay the entire cost of removal of a privately or
publicly owned dam upon determining removal provides the lowest cost
solution and:
(1) that
continued existence of the structure presents a significant public safety
hazard, or prevents restoration of an important fisheries resource,;
or
(2) that
public or private property is being damaged due to partial failure of the
structure, and that an attempt to assess costs of removal against the private
or public owner would be of no avail.
Sec. 60. [103G.651]
REMOVING SUNKEN LOGS FROM PUBLIC WATERS.
The
commissioner of natural resources must not issue leases to remove sunken logs
or issue permits for the removal of sunken logs from public waters.
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Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 115.55, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 13. Subsurface
sewage treatment systems implementation and enforcement task force. (a) By September 1, 2010, the agency
shall appoint a subsurface sewage treatment systems implementation and
enforcement task force in collaboration with the Association of Minnesota
Counties, Minnesota Association of Realtors, Minnesota Association of County
Planning and Zoning Administrators, and the Minnesota Onsite Wastewater
Association. The agency shall work in
collaboration with the task force to develop effective and timely
implementation and enforcement methods in order to rapidly reduce the number of
subsurface sewage treatment systems that are an imminent threat to public
health or safety and effectively enforce all violations of the subsurface
sewage treatment system rules. The
agency shall meet at least three times per year with the task force to address
implementation and enforcement issues.
The meetings shall be scheduled so that they do not interfere with the
construction season.
(b) The
agency, in collaboration with the task force and in consultation with the
attorney general, county attorneys, and county planning and zoning staff, shall
develop, periodically update, and provide to counties enforcement protocols and
a checklist that county inspectors, field staff, and others may use when
inspecting subsurface sewage treatment systems and enforcing subsurface sewage
treatment system rules.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.03, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 2b. Permitting
efficiency. (a) It is the
goal of the state that environmental and resource management permits be issued or
denied within 150 days of the submission of a completed permit
application. The commissioner of the
Pollution Control Agency shall redesign management systems, if necessary, to
achieve the goal. Nothing in this
subdivision modifies or abrogates the provisions of chapter 116D.
(b) The
commissioner shall prepare semiannual permitting efficiency reports that
include statistics on meeting the goal in paragraph (a). The reports are due February 1 and August 1
each year. For permit applications that
have not met the goal, the report must state the reasons for not meeting the
goal, steps that will be taken to complete action on the application, and the
expected timeline. In stating the
reasons for not meeting the goal, the commissioner shall separately identify
delays caused by the responsiveness of the proposer, lack of staff, scientific
or technical disagreements, or the level of public engagement. The report must also specify the number of
days from initial submission of the application to the day of determination
that the application is complete. The
report for the final half of the fiscal year must aggregate the data for the
year and assess whether program or system changes are necessary to achieve the
goal. The report must be posted on the
agency Web site and submitted to the governor and the chairs and members of the
house of representatives and senate committees and divisions having
jurisdiction over environment policy and finance.
Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.07,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Rules
and standards. Pursuant and subject
to the provisions of chapter 14, and the provisions hereof, the Pollution
Control Agency may adopt, amend and rescind rules and standards having the
force of law relating to any purpose within the provisions of Laws 1967,
chapter 882, for the prevention, abatement, or control of air pollution. Any such rule or standard may be of general
application throughout the state, or may be limited as to times, places,
circumstances, or conditions in order to make due allowance for variations
therein. Without limitation, rules or
standards may relate to sources or emissions of air contamination or air
pollution, to the quality or composition of such emissions, or to the quality
of or composition of the ambient air or outdoor atmosphere or to any other
matter relevant to the prevention, abatement, or control of air pollution.
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Pursuant and subject to the
provisions of chapter 14, and the provisions hereof, the Pollution Control
Agency may adopt, amend, and rescind rules and standards having the force of
law relating to any purpose within the provisions of Laws 1969, chapter 1046,
for the collection, transportation, storage, processing, and disposal of solid
waste and the prevention, abatement, or control of water, air, and land
pollution which may be related thereto, and the deposit in or on land of any
other material that may tend to cause pollution. The agency shall adopt such rules and
standards for sewage sludge, addressing the intrinsic suitability of land, the
volume and rate of application of sewage sludge of various degrees of intrinsic
hazard, design of facilities, and operation of facilities and sites. Any such rule or standard may be of general
application throughout the state or may be limited as to times, places,
circumstances, or conditions in order to make due allowance for variations therein. Without limitation, rules or standards may
relate to collection, transportation, processing, disposal, equipment,
location, procedures, methods, systems or techniques or to any other matter
relevant to the prevention, abatement or control of water, air, and land
pollution which may be advised through the control of collection,
transportation, processing, and disposal of solid waste and sewage sludge, and
the deposit in or on land of any other material that may tend to cause
pollution. By January 1, 1983, the rules
for the management of sewage sludge shall include an analysis of the sewage
sludge determined by the commissioner of agriculture to be necessary to meet
the soil amendment labeling requirements of section 18C.215. The rules for the disposal of solid waste
shall include site-specific criteria to prohibit solid waste disposal based on
the area's sensitivity to groundwater contamination, including site-specific
testing. The rules shall provide
criteria to prohibit locating landfills based on a site's sensitivity to
groundwater contamination. Sensitivity
to groundwater contamination is based on the predicted minimum time of travel
of groundwater contaminants from the solid waste to the compliance boundary. The rules shall prohibit landfills in areas
where karst is likely to develop. The
rules shall specify testable or otherwise objective thresholds for these
criteria. The rules shall also
include modifications to financial assurance requirements under subdivision 4h
that ensure the state is protected from financial responsibility for future
groundwater contamination. The
financial assurance and siting modifications to the rules specified in this act
do not apply to solid waste facilities initially permitted before January 1,
2011, including future contiguous expansions and noncontiguous expansions
within 600 yards of a permitted boundary.
The rule modification shall not affect solid waste disposal facilities
that accept only construction and demolition debris and incidental
nonrecyclable packaging, and facilities that accept only industrial waste that
is limited to wood, concrete, porcelain fixtures, shingles, or window glass
resulting from the manufacture of construction materials. The rule amendment shall not require new
siting or financial assurance requirements for permit by rule solid waste
disposal facilities. The modifications
to the financial assurance rules specified in this act must require that a
solid waste disposal facility subject to them maintain financial assurance so
long as the facility poses a potential environmental risk to human health,
wildlife, or the environment, as determined by the agency following an
empirical assessment. Until the
rules are modified to include site-specific criteria to prohibit areas from
solid waste disposal due to groundwater contamination sensitivity, as required
under this section, the agency shall not issue a permit for a new solid waste
disposal facility, except for:
(1) the
reissuance of a permit for a land disposal facility operating as of March 1,
2008;
(2) a
permit to expand a land disposal facility operating as of March 1, 2008, beyond
its permitted boundaries, including expansion on land that is not contiguous to,
but is located within 600 yards of, the land disposal facility's permitted
boundaries;
(3) a
permit to modify the type of waste accepted at a land disposal facility
operating as of March 1, 2008;
(4) a
permit to locate a disposal facility that accepts only construction debris as
defined in section 115A.03, subdivision 7;
(5) a
permit to locate a disposal facility that:
(i) accepts
boiler ash from an electric energy power plant that has wet scrubbed units or
has units that have been converted from wet scrubbed units to dry scrubbed
units as those terms are defined in section 216B.68;
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(ii) is on
land that was owned on May 1, 2008, by the utility operating the electric
energy power plant; and
(iii) is
located within three miles of the existing ash disposal facility for the power
plant; or
(6) a
permit to locate a new solid waste disposal facility for ferrous metallic
minerals regulated under Minnesota Rules, chapter 6130, or for nonferrous
metallic minerals regulated under Minnesota Rules, chapter 6132.
Pursuant
and subject to the provisions of chapter 14, and the provisions hereof, the
Pollution Control Agency may adopt, amend and rescind rules and standards
having the force of law relating to any purpose within the provisions of Laws
1971, chapter 727, for the prevention, abatement, or control of noise
pollution. Any such rule or standard may
be of general application throughout the state, or may be limited as to times,
places, circumstances or conditions in order to make due allowances for
variations therein. Without limitation,
rules or standards may relate to sources or emissions of noise or noise
pollution, to the quality or composition of noises in the natural environment,
or to any other matter relevant to the prevention, abatement, or control of
noise pollution.
As to any
matters subject to this chapter, local units of government may set emission
regulations with respect to stationary sources which are more stringent than
those set by the Pollution Control Agency.
Pursuant to
chapter 14, the Pollution Control Agency may adopt, amend, and rescind rules
and standards having the force of law relating to any purpose within the
provisions of this chapter for generators of hazardous waste, the management,
identification, labeling, classification, storage, collection, treatment,
transportation, processing, and disposal of hazardous waste and the location of
hazardous waste facilities. A rule or
standard may be of general application throughout the state or may be limited
as to time, places, circumstances, or conditions. In implementing its hazardous waste rules,
the Pollution Control Agency shall give high priority to providing planning and
technical assistance to hazardous waste generators. The agency shall assist generators in
investigating the availability and feasibility of both interim and long-term
hazardous waste management methods. The
methods shall include waste reduction, waste separation, waste processing,
resource recovery, and temporary storage.
The
Pollution Control Agency shall give highest priority in the consideration of permits
to authorize disposal of diseased shade trees by open burning at designated
sites to evidence concerning economic costs of transportation and disposal of
diseased shade trees by alternative methods.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.07,
subdivision 4h, is amended to read:
Subd. 4h. Financial
responsibility rules. (a) The agency
shall adopt rules requiring the operator or owner of a solid waste disposal facility
to submit to the agency proof of the operator's or owner's financial capability
to provide reasonable and necessary response during the operating life of the
facility and for 30 years after closure for a mixed municipal solid waste
disposal facility or for a minimum of 20 years after closure, as determined by
agency rules, for any other solid waste disposal facility, and to provide for
the closure of the facility and postclosure care required under agency
rules. Proof of financial responsibility
is required of the operator or owner of a facility receiving an original permit
or a permit for expansion after adoption of the rules. Within 180 days of the effective date of the
rules or by July 1, 1987, whichever is later, proof of financial responsibility
is required of an operator or owner of a facility with a remaining capacity of
more than five years or 500,000 cubic yards that is in operation at the time
the rules are adopted. Compliance with
the rules and the requirements of paragraph (b) is a condition of obtaining or
retaining a permit to operate the facility.
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(b) A
municipality, as defined in section 475.51, subdivision 2, including a sanitary
district, that owns or operates a solid waste disposal facility that was in
operation on May 15, 1989, may meet its financial responsibility for all or a
portion of the contingency action portion of the reasonable and necessary
response costs at the facility by pledging its full faith and credit to meet
its responsibility.
The pledge
must be made in accordance with the requirements in chapter 475 for issuing
bonds of the municipality, and the following additional requirements:
(1) The
governing body of the municipality shall enact an ordinance that clearly
accepts responsibility for the costs of contingency action at the facility and
that reserves, during the operating life of the facility and for the time period
required in paragraph (a) after closure, a portion of the debt limit of the
municipality, as established under section 475.53 or other law, that is equal
to the total contingency action costs.
(2) The
municipality shall require that all collectors that haul to the facility
implement a plan for reducing solid waste by using volume-based pricing,
recycling incentives, or other means.
(3) When a
municipality opts to meet a portion of its financial responsibility by relying
on its authority to issue bonds, it shall also begin setting aside in a
dedicated long-term care trust fund money that will cover a portion of the
potential contingency action costs at the facility, the amount to be determined
by the agency for each facility based on at least the amount of waste deposited
in the disposal facility each year, and the likelihood and potential timing of
conditions arising at the facility that will necessitate response action. The agency may not require a municipality to
set aside more than five percent of the total cost in a single year.
(4) A
municipality shall have and consistently maintain an investment grade bond
rating as a condition of using bonding authority to meet financial
responsibility under this section.
(5) The
municipality shall file with the commissioner of revenue its consent to have
the amount of its contingency action costs deducted from state aid payments
otherwise due the municipality and paid instead to the remediation fund created
in section 116.155, if the municipality fails to conduct the contingency action
at the facility when ordered by the agency.
If the agency notifies the commissioner that the municipality has failed
to conduct contingency action when ordered by the agency, the commissioner
shall deduct the amounts indicated by the agency from the state aids in
accordance with the consent filed with the commissioner.
(6) The
municipality shall file with the agency written proof that it has complied with
the requirements of paragraph (b).
(c) The method
for proving financial responsibility under paragraph (b) may not be applied to
a new solid waste disposal facility or to expansion of an existing facility,
unless the expansion is a vertical expansion.
Vertical expansions of qualifying existing facilities cannot be
permitted for a duration of longer than three years.
(d) The
commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of management and budget for
guidance on the forms of financial assurance that are acceptable for private
owners and public owners, and in carrying out a periodic review of the adequacy
of financial assurance for solid waste disposal facilities. Financial assurance rules shall allow
financial mechanisms to public owners of solid waste disposal facilities that
are appropriate to their status as subdivisions of the state.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116D.04,
subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a. When
prepared. Where there is potential
for significant environmental effects resulting from any major governmental
action, the action shall be preceded by a detailed environmental impact
statement prepared by the responsible governmental unit. The environmental impact statement shall be
an analytical rather than an encyclopedic document which describes the proposed
action in detail, analyzes its significant environmental impacts, discusses
appropriate alternatives to the proposed action and their impacts, and explores
methods by which adverse environmental impacts of an action could be
mitigated. The environmental impact
statement shall also analyze those economic, employment and sociological
effects that cannot be avoided should the action be implemented. To ensure its use in the decision-making
process, the environmental impact statement shall be prepared as early as
practical in the formulation of an action.
No mandatory environmental impact statement may be required for an
ethanol plant, as defined in section 41A.09, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b),
that produces less than 125,000,000 gallons of ethanol annually and is located
outside of the seven-county metropolitan area.
(a) The
board shall by rule establish categories of actions for which environmental
impact statements and for which environmental assessment worksheets shall be
prepared as well as categories of actions for which no environmental review is
required under this section.
(b) The
responsible governmental unit shall promptly publish notice of the completion
of an environmental assessment worksheet in a manner to be determined by the
board and shall provide copies of the environmental assessment worksheet to the
board and its member agencies. Comments
on the need for an environmental impact statement may be submitted to the
responsible governmental unit during a 30 day period following publication of
the notice that an environmental assessment worksheet has been completed. The responsible governmental unit's decision
on the need for an environmental impact statement shall be based on the
environmental assessment worksheet and the comments received during the comment
period, and shall be made within 15 days after the close of the comment
period. The board's chair may extend the
15 day period by not more than 15 additional days upon the request of the
responsible governmental unit.
(c) An
environmental assessment worksheet shall also be prepared for a proposed action
whenever material evidence accompanying a petition by not less than 25
individuals, submitted before the proposed project has received final approval
by the appropriate governmental units, demonstrates that, because of the nature
or location of a proposed action, there may be potential for significant
environmental effects. Petitions
requesting the preparation of an environmental assessment worksheet shall be
submitted to the board. The chair of the
board shall determine the appropriate responsible governmental unit and forward
the petition to it. A decision on the
need for an environmental assessment worksheet shall be made by the responsible
governmental unit within 15 days after the petition is received by the
responsible governmental unit. The
board's chair may extend the 15 day period by not more than 15 additional days
upon request of the responsible governmental unit.
(d) Except
in an environmentally sensitive location where Minnesota Rules, part 4410.4300,
subpart 29, item B, applies, the proposed action is exempt from environmental
review under this chapter and rules of the board, if:
(1) the
proposed action is:
(i) an
animal feedlot facility with a capacity of less than 1,000 animal units; or
(ii) an
expansion of an existing animal feedlot facility with a total cumulative
capacity of less than 1,000 animal units;
(2) the
application for the animal feedlot facility includes a written commitment by
the proposer to design, construct, and operate the facility in full compliance
with Pollution Control Agency feedlot rules; and
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(3) the county
board holds a public meeting for citizen input at least ten business days prior
to the Pollution Control Agency or county issuing a feedlot permit for the
animal feedlot facility unless another public meeting for citizen input has
been held with regard to the feedlot facility to be permitted. The exemption in this paragraph is in
addition to other exemptions provided under other law and rules of the board.
(e) The
board may, prior to final approval of a proposed project, require preparation
of an environmental assessment worksheet by a responsible governmental unit
selected by the board for any action where environmental review under this
section has not been specifically provided for by rule or otherwise initiated.
(f) An
early and open process shall be utilized to limit the scope of the
environmental impact statement to a discussion of those impacts, which, because
of the nature or location of the project, have the potential for significant
environmental effects. The same process
shall be utilized to determine the form, content and level of detail of the
statement as well as the alternatives which are appropriate for consideration
in the statement. In addition, the
permits which will be required for the proposed action shall be identified
during the scoping process. Further, the
process shall identify those permits for which information will be developed
concurrently with the environmental impact statement. The board shall provide in its rules for the
expeditious completion of the scoping process.
The determinations reached in the process shall be incorporated into the
order requiring the preparation of an environmental impact statement.
(g) The
responsible governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, avoid
duplication and ensure coordination between state and federal environmental
review and between environmental review and environmental permitting. Whenever practical, information needed by
a governmental unit for making final decisions on permits or other actions
required for a proposed project shall be developed in conjunction with the
preparation of an environmental impact statement.
(h) An
environmental impact statement shall be prepared and its adequacy determined
within 280 days after notice of its preparation unless the time is extended by
consent of the parties or by the governor for good cause. The responsible governmental unit shall
determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement, unless within 60
days after notice is published that an environmental impact statement will be
prepared, the board chooses to determine the adequacy of an environmental
impact statement. If an environmental
impact statement is found to be inadequate, the responsible governmental unit
shall have 60 days to prepare an adequate environmental impact statement.
Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116D.04, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 14. Customized
environmental assessment worksheet forms; electronic submission. (a) The commissioners of natural
resources and the Pollution Control Agency and the board shall periodically
review mandatory environmental assessment worksheet categories under rules
adopted under this section, and other project types that are frequently subject
to environmental review, and develop customized environmental assessment
worksheet forms for the category or project type. The forms must include specific questions
that focus on key environmental issues for the category or project type. In assessing categories and project types and
developing forms, the board shall seek the input of governmental units that are
frequently responsible for the preparation of a worksheet for the particular
category or project type. The
commissioners and the board shall also seek input from the general public on
the development of customized forms. The
commissioners and board shall make the customized forms available online.
(b) The
commissioners of natural resources and the Pollution Control Agency shall allow
for the electronic submission of environmental assessment worksheets and
permits.
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Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.431, is
amended to read:
290.431 NONGAME WILDLIFE CHECKOFF.
Every
individual who files an income tax return or property tax refund claim form may
designate on their original return that $1 or more shall be added to the tax or
deducted from the refund that would otherwise be payable by or to that
individual and paid into an account to be established for the management of
nongame wildlife. The commissioner of
revenue shall, on the income tax return and the property tax refund claim form,
notify filers of their right to designate that a portion of their tax or refund
shall be paid into the nongame wildlife management account. The sum of the amounts so designated to be
paid shall be credited to the nongame wildlife management account for use by
the nongame program of the section of wildlife in the Department of
Natural Resources. All interest earned
on money accrued, gifts to the program, contributions to the program, and reimbursements
of expenditures in the nongame wildlife management account shall be credited to
the account by the commissioner of management and budget, except that gifts or
contributions received directly by the commissioner of natural resources and
directed by the contributor for use in specific nongame field projects or
geographic areas shall be handled according to section 84.085, subdivision
1. The commissioner of natural resources
shall submit a work program for each fiscal year and semiannual progress
reports to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources in the
form determined by the commission. None
of the money provided in this section may be expended unless the commission has
approved the work program.
The state
pledges and agrees with all contributors to the nongame wildlife management
account to use the funds contributed solely for the management of nongame
wildlife projects and further agrees that it will not impose additional
conditions or restrictions that will limit or otherwise restrict the ability of
the commissioner of natural resources to use the available funds for the most
efficient and effective management of nongame wildlife. The commissioner may use funds
appropriated for nongame wildlife programs for the purpose of developing,
preserving, restoring, and maintaining wintering habitat for neotropical
migrant birds in Latin America and the Caribbean under agreement or contract
with any nonprofit organization dedicated to the construction, maintenance, and
repair of such projects that are acceptable to the governmental agency having
jurisdiction over the land and water affected by the projects. Under this authority, the commissioner may
execute agreements and contracts if the commissioner determines that the use of
the funds will benefit neotropical migrant birds that breed in or migrate
through the state.
Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.432, is
amended to read:
290.432 CORPORATE NONGAME WILDLIFE CHECKOFF.
A
corporation that files an income tax return may designate on its original
return that $1 or more shall be added to the tax or deducted from the refund
that would otherwise be payable by or to that corporation and paid into the
nongame wildlife management account established by section 290.431 for use by the
section of wildlife in the Department of Natural Resources for its nongame
wildlife program. The commissioner of
revenue shall, on the corporate tax return, notify filers of their right to
designate that a portion of their tax return be paid into the nongame wildlife
management account for the protection of endangered natural resources. All interest earned on money accrued, gifts
to the program, contributions to the program, and reimbursements of expenditures
in the nongame wildlife management account shall be credited to the account by
the commissioner of management and budget, except that gifts or contributions
received directly by the commissioner of natural resources and directed by the
contributor for use in specific nongame field projects or geographic areas
shall be handled according to section 84.085, subdivision 1. The commissioner of natural resources shall
submit a work program for each fiscal year to the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources in the form determined by the
commission. None of the money
provided in this section may be spent unless the commission has approved the
work program.
The state
pledges and agrees with all corporate contributors to the nongame wildlife
account to use the funds contributed solely for the nongame wildlife program
and further agrees that it will not impose additional conditions or
restrictions that will limit or otherwise restrict the ability of the
commissioner of natural resources to use the available funds for the most
efficient and effective management of those programs.
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Sec. 69. DEPARTMENT
OF NATURAL RESOURCES LONG-RANGE BUDGET ANALYSIS.
(a) The
commissioner of natural resources, in consultation with the commissioner of
management and budget, shall estimate the total amount of funding available
from all sources for each of the following land management categories: wildlife management areas; state forests;
scientific and natural areas; aquatic management areas; public water access
sites; and prairie bank easements. The
commissioner of natural resources shall prepare a ten-year budget analysis of
the department's ongoing land management needs, including restoration of each
parcel needing restoration. The analysis
shall include:
(1) an
analysis of the needs of wildlife management areas, including identification of
internal systemwide guidelines on the proper frequency for activities such as
controlled burns, tree and woody biomass removal, and brushland management;
(2) an
analysis of state forest needs, including identification of internal systemwide
guidelines on the proper frequency for forest management activities;
(3) an
analysis of scientific and natural area needs, including identification of
internal systemwide guidelines on the proper frequency for management
activities;
(4) an
analysis of aquatic management area needs, including identification of internal
systemwide guidelines on the proper frequency for management activities; and
(5) an
analysis of the needs of the state's public water access sites, including
identification of internal systemwide guidelines on the proper frequency for
management activities.
(b) The
commissioner shall compare the estimate of the total amount of funding
available to the department's ongoing management needs to determine:
(1) the
amount necessary to manage, restore, and maintain existing wildlife management
areas, state forests, scientific and natural areas, aquatic management areas,
public water access sites, and prairie bank easements; and
(2) the
amount necessary to expand upon the existing wildlife management areas, state
forests, scientific and natural areas, aquatic management areas, public water
access sites, and prairie bank easement programs, including the feasibility of
the department's existing long-range plans, if applicable, for each program.
(c) The
commissioner of natural resources shall submit the analysis to the chairs of
the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources finance and cultural and outdoor resources
finance by November 15, 2010.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 70. SCHOOL
TRUST LANDS STUDY.
By July 15,
2010, the commissioner of natural resources shall provide to the chairs of the
house of representatives and the senate committees and divisions with primary
jurisdiction over natural resources finance and education finance information
necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the commissioner in managing school
trust lands to successfully meet the goals contained in Minnesota Statutes,
section 127A.31. The information to be
provided shall include, but is not limited to:
(1) an
accurate description of the school trust lands and their land classification;
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(2)
policies and procedures in place designed to meet the requirements of the
fiduciary responsibility of the commissioner in management of the school trust
lands; and
(3)
financial information identifying the current revenues from the land
classifications and the potential for future maximization of those revenues.
Sec. 71. COMPENSATION
FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO SCHOOL TRUST LAND.
By January
15, 2011, the commissioner of natural resources shall provide recommendations
to the chairs of the house of representatives and the senate committees and
divisions with primary jurisdiction over natural resources finance and
education finance on a funding mechanism for compensating the permanent school
fund for the public use of school trust lands for outdoor recreation.
Sec. 72. COON
RAPIDS DAM COMMISSION.
Subdivision
1. Establishment. (a)
The Coon Rapids Dam Commission is established to perform the duties specified
in subdivision 2.
(b) The
commission consists of 14 voting members and three nonvoting members as
follows:
(1) two
members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house;
(2) one
member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate;
(3) the
commissioner of natural resources or the commissioner's designee;
(4) the
commissioner of energy or the commissioner's designee;
(5) two representatives
of Three Rivers Park District, appointed by the Three Rivers Park District
Board of Commissioners;
(6) one
representative each from the counties of Anoka and Hennepin, appointed by the
respective county boards;
(7) one
representative each from the cities of Anoka, Brooklyn Park, Champlin, and Coon
Rapids, appointed by the respective mayors;
(8) one
representative from the Metropolitan Council, appointed by the council chair;
(9) one
representative of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, appointed
by the superintendent of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area,
who shall serve as a nonvoting member;
(10) one
representative of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, appointed by the
commander of the St. Paul District, United States Army Corps of Engineers,
who shall serve as a nonvoting member; and
(11) one
representative from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, appointed by
the regional director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, who shall
serve as a nonvoting member.
(c) The
commission shall elect a chair from among its members.
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(d) Members
of the commission shall serve a term of one year and may be reappointed for any
successive number of terms.
(e) The
Three Rivers Park District shall provide the commission with office space and
staff and administrative services.
(f)
Commission members shall serve without compensation.
Subd. 2. Duties. The commission shall study options and
make recommendations for the future of the Coon Rapids Dam, including its
suitable public uses, governance, operation, and maintenance and financing of the
dam and its operations. The commission
shall consider economic, environmental, ecological, and other pertinent
factors. The commission shall, by March
1, 2011, develop and present to the legislature and the governor an analysis
and recommendations for the Coon Rapids Dam.
The commission shall present its findings to the house of
representatives and senate committees and divisions having jurisdiction over
natural resources and energy policy.
Subd. 3. Expiration. This section expires upon presentation
of the commission's analysis and recommendations according to subdivision 2.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 73. SOLID
WASTE FACILITY FINANCIAL ASSURANCE MECHANISMS; INPUT.
Within six months
after the effective date of this section, and before publishing the rules
required for groundwater sensitivity and financial assurance in Minnesota
Statutes, section 116.07, subdivision 4, the Pollution Control Agency shall
consult with experts and interested persons on financial assurance adequacy for
solid waste facilities, including, but not limited to, staff from the
Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Management and Budget, local
governments, private and public landfill operators, and environmental
groups. The commissioner shall seek the
input to determine the adequacy of existing financial assurance rules to
address environmental risks, the length of time financial assurance is needed
based on the threat to human health and the environment, the reliability of
financial assurance in covering risks from land disposal of waste in Minnesota
and other states, and the role of private insurance.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 74. SUBSURFACE
SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS ORDINANCE ADOPTION DELAY.
Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 115.55, subdivision 2, a county has ten months from
the date final rule amendments to the February 4, 2008, subsurface sewage
treatment system rules are adopted by the Pollution Control Agency to adopt an
ordinance to comply with the rules. A
county must continue to enforce its current ordinance until a new ordinance has
been adopted.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 75. HAZARDOUS
WASTE INCINERATION FACILITY MORATORIUM.
Until March
1, 2011, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall not issue a
permit for a hazardous waste incineration facility that accepts hazardous waste
for incineration within the seven-county metropolitan area from generators
other than the owner and operator of the facility, unless the hazardous wastes
accepted are small quantities of hazardous wastes from a public body on an
emergency basis at no cost to the public body and if the commissioner approves
the acceptance from the public body.
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Sec. 76. APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) $60,000 is appropriated
in fiscal year 2011 from the water recreation account in the natural resources
fund to the commissioner of natural resources to cooperate with local units of
government in marking state water trails under Minnesota Statutes, section
85.32; acquiring and developing river accesses and campsites; and removing
obstructions that may cause public safety hazards. This is a onetime appropriation and available
until spent.
(b) $250,000 in fiscal year
2011 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the commissioner of natural
resources to maintain and expand the ecological classification system program
on state forest lands. This is a onetime
appropriation.
(c) $145,000 in fiscal year
2011 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the commissioner of natural
resources for peace officer training for employees of the Department of Natural
Resources who are licensed under Minnesota Statutes, sections 626.84 to
626.863, to enforce game and fish laws.
This appropriation is from the money credited to the game and fish fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 357.021, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause
(1), from surcharges assessed to criminal and traffic offenders. By January 15, 2012, the commissioner of
natural resources shall submit a report to the chairs of the committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over natural resources and public safety on the
expenditure of these funds, including the effectiveness of the activities
funded in improving the enforcement of game and fish laws and the resulting
outcomes for the state's natural resources.
Sec. 77. REVISOR'S
INSTRUCTION.
(a) The revisor of statutes
shall change the term "horse trail pass" to "horse pass"
wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.
(b) The revisor of statutes
shall change the term "canoe and boating routes" or similar term to
"water trail routes" or similar term wherever it appears in Minnesota
Statutes and Minnesota Rules.
(c) The revisor of statutes
shall change the term "Minnesota Conservation Corps" to
"Conservation Corps Minnesota" wherever it appears in Minnesota
Statutes and Minnesota Rules.
Sec. 78. REPEALER.
(a) Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 90.172; 103G.295; and 103G.650, are repealed.
(b) Minnesota Statutes 2009
Supplement, section 88.795, is repealed."
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act
relating to environment and natural resources; modifying certain administrative
accounts; modifying electronic transaction provisions; providing for certain
registration, training, and licensing exemptions; requiring drainage of
watercraft equipment when leaving public waters; modifying off-highway vehicle
and snowmobile provisions; modifying state trails and canoe and boating routes;
modifying fees and disposition of certain receipts; delaying local ordinance
adoption requirements and establishing a task force; modifying certain
competitive bidding exemptions; modifying horse trail pass provisions;
modifying master plan requirements; expanding eligibility for free state park
permit; modifying cross-country ski trail provisions; providing for general
burning permits; modifying authority to establish forestry services fees;
modifying authority to issue leases and permits; modifying timber sales
provisions; eliminating certain pilot projects and reports; modifying the Water
Law; modifying utility license provisions; modifying rulemaking authority;
providing for certain permitting and review efficiencies; modifying nongame
wildlife checkoffs; requiring long-range land management budgeting; requiring
studies and reports; creating Coon Rapids Dam Commission; imposing incineration
facility moratorium;
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appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 84.025, subdivision 9; 84.027,
subdivision 15, by adding a subdivision; 84.0856; 84.0857; 84.415, by adding a
subdivision; 84.777, subdivision 2; 84.788, subdivision 2; 84.798, subdivision
2; 84.82, subdivisions 3, 6, by adding a subdivision; 84.8205, subdivision 1;
84.92, subdivisions 9, 10; 84.922, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision;
84.925, subdivision 1; 84.9256, subdivision 1; 84.928, subdivision 5; 84D.10,
by adding a subdivision; 84D.13, subdivision 5; 85.015, subdivision 14; 85.052,
subdivision 4; 85.22, subdivision 5; 85.32, subdivision 1; 85.41, subdivision
3; 85.42; 85.43; 85.46, as amended; 86B.301, subdivision 2; 88.17, subdivisions
1, 3; 88.79, subdivision 2; 89.17; 90.041, by adding a subdivision; 90.121;
90.14; 97B.015, subdivision 5a; 103A.305; 103F.325, by adding a subdivision;
103F.335, subdivision 1; 103G.271, subdivision 3; 103G.285, subdivision 5;
103G.301, subdivision 6; 103G.305, subdivision 2; 103G.315, subdivision 11;
103G.515, subdivision 5; 115.55, by adding a subdivision; 116.03, by adding a
subdivision; 116.07, subdivisions 4, 4h; 116D.04, subdivision 2a, by adding a
subdivision; 290.431; 290.432; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections
84.415, subdivision 6; 84.793, subdivision 1; 84.922, subdivision 1a; 84.9275,
subdivision 1; 84.928, subdivision 1; 85.015, subdivision 13; 85.053,
subdivision 10; 86A.09, subdivision 1; 103G.201; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 90.172; 103G.295; 103G.650; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement,
section 88.795."
With the
recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
SECOND READING OF HOUSE
BILLS
H. F. No. 3281 was read for the second
time.
SECOND READING OF SENATE
BILLS
S. F. Nos. 3055, 1761, 2505 and 3275 were
read for the second time.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST
READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The following House Files were introduced:
Peterson, Davnie, Swails and Carlson
introduced:
H. F. No. 3823, A bill for an act relating
to insurance; requiring surcharge disclosure for homeowner's insurance;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 65A.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
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of Page 11189
Davnie, Rukavina, Obermueller, Hortman,
Mahoney and Kahn introduced:
H. F. No. 3824, A bill for an act relating
to labor and industry; requiring the commissioner of labor and industry to
convene a window cleaning safety advisory panel.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Solberg, Hoppe, Lanning, Nelson and Atkins
introduced:
H. F. No. 3825, A bill for an act relating
to stadiums; providing alternative plans for a new National Football League stadium
in Minnesota; establishing the Minnesota Stadium Authority; abolishing the
Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 13.55, subdivision 1; 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 352.01,
subdivision 2a; 473.121, subdivision 5a; 473.164; 473.551, by adding
subdivisions; 473.552; 473.553, subdivisions 2, 3; 473.556, subdivision 5;
473.561; 473.581, subdivision 2; 473.5995, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 3.971, subdivision 6; 10A.01, subdivision
35; 340A.404, subdivision 1; Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 4, subdivision 3;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 349A; 473;
proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473J; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 137.50, subdivision 5; 473.551; 473.552;
473.553, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13; 473.564,
subdivisions 2, 3; 473.5995; 473.755; 473.76; 473.763.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Brown introduced:
H. F. No. 3826, A bill for an act relating
to veterans; requiring a health study of the health effects of wind turbine
movement on certain veterans.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Peppin introduced:
H. F. No. 3827, A bill for an act relating
to commerce; regulating gasoline sales below cost; amending Minnesota Statutes
2008, section 325D.01, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 325D.01, subdivisions 11, 12; 325D.71.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
The Speaker called Bigham to the Chair.
MESSAGES
FROM THE SENATE
The following messages were received from
the Senate:
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of Page 11190
Madam
Speaker:
I hereby announce
that the Senate has concurred in and adopted the report of the Conference
Committee on:
H. F. No. 3318, A bill for an act
relating to judiciary; enacting the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act
proposed for adoption by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform
State Laws; providing for penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
609.48, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 358.
The Senate has repassed said bill in accordance with
the recommendation and report of the Conference Committee. Said House File is herewith returned to the
House.
Colleen J. Pacheco, First
Assistant Secretary of the Senate
Madam Speaker:
I hereby announce
that the Senate has concurred in and adopted the report of the Conference
Committee on:
H. F. No. 3591,
A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the city of
Minneapolis to adopt an ordinance to define the annual duration of operation of
mobile food units; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 157.15,
subdivision 9.
The Senate
has repassed said bill in accordance with the recommendation and report of the
Conference Committee. Said House File is
herewith returned to the House.
Colleen J. Pacheco, First
Assistant Secretary of the Senate
Madam Speaker:
I hereby announce
that the Senate accedes to the request of the House for the appointment of a
Conference Committee on the amendments adopted by the Senate to the following
House File:
H. F. No. 2624,
A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for
environment and natural resources.
The Senate
has appointed as such committee:
Senators
Anderson, Frederickson and Vickerman.
Said House
File is herewith returned to the House.
Colleen J. Pacheco, First
Assistant Secretary of the Senate
Madam
Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the
Senate of the following House File, herewith returned, as amended by the
Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully
requested:
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of Page 11191
H. F. No. 1209, A bill for
an act relating to motor vehicles; removing expiration date relating to
corporate deputy registrars; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.33,
subdivision 2.
Colleen J. Pacheco, First
Assistant Secretary of the Senate
CONCURRENCE
AND REPASSAGE
Demmer moved that the House concur in the
Senate amendments to H. F. No. 1209 and that the bill be
repassed as amended by the Senate. The
motion prevailed.
H. F. No. 1209, A bill for
an act relating to motor vehicles; removing expiration date relating to
corporate deputy registrars; providing for new location in Burnsville for
deputy registrar; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 168.33, subdivision
2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383D.
The bill was read for the third time, as
amended by the Senate, and placed upon its repassage.
The question was taken on the repassage of
the bill and the roll was called. There
were 133 yeas and 0 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Zellers
Spk.
Kelliher
The bill was repassed, as amended by the
Senate, and its title agreed to.
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of Page 11192
Madam
Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the
Senate of the following House File, herewith returned, as amended by the
Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully
requested:
H. F. No. 2899, A bill for
an act relating to data practices; providing an administrative remedy for
certain data practices law violations; providing civil penalties; appropriating
money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13.072, subdivision 2; 13.08,
subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 13.
Colleen J. Pacheco, First
Assistant Secretary of the Senate
CONCURRENCE
AND REPASSAGE
Pelowski moved that the House concur in
the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 2899 and that the bill be
repassed as amended by the Senate. The
motion prevailed.
H. F. No. 2899, A bill for an
act relating to data practices; providing an administrative remedy for certain
data practices violations; providing for data sharing agreements with the
department of education; providing civil penalties; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13.072, subdivision 2; 13.08,
subdivision 4; 13.319, by adding a subdivision; 122A.18, subdivision 1;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.
The bill was read for the third time, as
amended by the Senate, and placed upon its repassage.
The question was taken on the repassage of
the bill and the roll was called. There
were 133 yeas and 0 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
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of Page 11193
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Zellers
Spk. Kelliher
The bill was repassed, as amended by the
Senate, and its title agreed to.
Madam Speaker:
I hereby announce
that the Senate has concurred in and adopted the report of the Conference
Committee on:
S. F. No. 364.
The Senate has
repassed said bill in accordance with the recommendation and report of the
Conference Committee. Said Senate File
is herewith transmitted to the House.
Colleen J. Pacheco, First
Assistant Secretary of the Senate
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S. F. NO. 364
A bill for
an act relating to waters; modifying drainage system provisions; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 103B.101, by adding a subdivision; 103E.065;
103E.227; 103E.401, subdivision 3; 103E.505, subdivision 3; 103E.611,
subdivision 1; 103E.735, subdivision 1; 103E.805; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E.
April 27,
2010
The Honorable James P. Metzen
President of the Senate
The Honorable Margaret Anderson
Kelliher
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
We, the
undersigned conferees for S. F. No. 364 report that we have
agreed upon the items in dispute and recommend as follows:
That the
Senate concur in the House amendment.
We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the
bill.
Senate Conferees:
Dan Sparks, Satveer Chaudhary
and Dennis Frederickson.
House Conferees:
Rick Hansen, Kent Eken and
Bob Gunther.
Hansen moved that the report of the
Conference Committee on S. F. No. 364 be adopted and that the
bill be repassed as amended by the Conference Committee. The motion prevailed.
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Day - Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - Top of Page 11194
S. F. No. 364,
A bill for an act relating to waters; modifying drainage system provisions;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 103B.101, by adding a subdivision; 103E.065;
103E.227; 103E.401, subdivision 3; 103E.505, subdivision 3; 103E.611,
subdivision 1; 103E.735, subdivision 1; 103E.805; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E.
The bill was read for the third time, as amended by Conference,
and placed upon its repassage.
The question was taken on the repassage of the bill and the
roll was called. There were 110 yeas and
23 nays as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Demmer
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Gunther
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
Those who
voted in the negative were:
Anderson, B.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Dean
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Hackbarth
Holberg
Hoppe
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Peppin
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Westrom
Zellers
The bill was repassed, as amended by Conference, and its title
agreed to.
Madam Speaker:
I hereby announce that the Senate has
concurred in and adopted the report of the Conference Committee on:
S. F. No. 2437.
The Senate has repassed said bill in
accordance with the recommendation and report of the Conference Committee. Said Senate File is herewith transmitted to
the House.
Colleen
J. Pacheco,
First Assistant Secretary of the Senate
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of Page 11195
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
ON S. F. NO. 2437
A bill for an act relating to public safety;
recodifying and clarifying the domestic abuse no contact order law; expanding
the tampering with a witness crime; increasing the maximum bail for nonfelony
domestic assault and domestic abuse order for protection violations; clarifying
the requirement that the data communications network include orders for
protection and no contact orders; exempting certain domestic abuse or sexual
attack programs from data practices requirements; extending area for protection
to a reasonable area around residence or dwelling in ex parte orders for
protection; modifying crime of stalking; authorizing a pilot project to allow
judges to order electronic monitoring for domestic abuse offenders on pretrial
release; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 299C.46, subdivision 6; 518B.01, subdivision 7; 609.498, subdivision
3, by adding a subdivision; 609.749; 629.471, subdivision 3, by adding a
subdivision; 629.72, subdivisions 1, 2a; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 629; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008,
section 518B.01, subdivision 22.
April 26, 2010
The
Honorable James P. Metzen
President of
the Senate
The
Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Speaker of
the House of Representatives
We, the undersigned conferees for
S. F. No. 2437 report that we have agreed upon the items in
dispute and recommend as follows:
That the Senate concur in the House amendment and that
S. F. No. 2437 be further amended as follows:
Page 1, delete section 1 and insert:
"Section 1.
[13.823] DOMESTIC ABUSE OR
SEXUAL ATTACK PROGRAMS.
Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section:
(1) "domestic abuse" has
the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision 2; and
(2) "sexual attack" has
the meaning given in section 611A.21, subdivision 2.
Subd. 2. Provisions
not applicable. Except as
otherwise provided in this subdivision, a program that provides shelter or
support services to victims of domestic abuse or a sexual attack and whose
employees or volunteers are not under the direct supervision of a government
entity is not subject to this chapter, except that the program shall comply
with sections 13.822, 611A.32, subdivision 5, 611A.371, subdivision 3, and
611A.46."
We request the adoption of this report and repassage of
the bill.
Senate Conferees: Mee
Moua, Warren Limmer and Mary
Olson.
House Conferees: Debra
Hilstrom, Michael Paymar and Mary
Liz Holberg.
Hilstrom moved that the report of the
Conference Committee on S. F. No. 2437 be adopted and that the
bill be repassed as amended by the Conference Committee. The motion prevailed.
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of Page 11196
S. F. No. 2437, A bill for an act
relating to public safety; recodifying and clarifying the domestic abuse no
contact order law; expanding the tampering with a witness crime; increasing the
maximum bail for nonfelony domestic assault and domestic abuse order for
protection violations; clarifying the requirement that the data communications
network include orders for protection and no contact orders; exempting certain
domestic abuse or sexual attack programs from data practices requirements;
extending area for protection to a reasonable area around residence or dwelling
in ex parte orders for protection; modifying crime of stalking; authorizing a
pilot project to allow judges to order electronic monitoring for domestic abuse
offenders on pretrial release; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, sections 299C.46, subdivision 6; 518B.01, subdivision 7;
609.498, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 609.749; 629.471, subdivision
3, by adding a subdivision; 629.72, subdivisions 1, 2a; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 629; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2008, section 518B.01, subdivision 22.
The bill was read for the third time, as
amended by Conference, and placed upon its repassage.
The question was taken on the repassage of
the bill and the roll was called. There
were 133 yeas and 0 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Zellers
Spk. Kelliher
The bill was repassed, as amended by
Conference, and its title agreed to.
Madam Speaker:
I hereby announce
that the Senate has concurred in and adopted the report of the Conference
Committee on:
S. F. No. 2713.
The Senate has repassed
said bill in accordance with the recommendation and report of the Conference
Committee. Said Senate File is herewith
transmitted to the House.
Colleen J. Pacheco, First
Assistant Secretary of the Senate
Journal of the House - 96th
Day - Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - Top of Page 11197
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
ON S. F. NO. 2713
A bill for an act relating
to human services; amending provisions relating to judicial holds in commitment
cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 253B.07, subdivision 2b.
April 20, 2010
The
Honorable James P. Metzen
President
of the Senate
The
Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Speaker
of the House of Representatives
We, the undersigned conferees
for S. F. No. 2713 report that we have agreed upon the items in
dispute and recommend as follows:
That the House recede from
its amendment and that S. F. No. 2713 be further amended as
follows:
Delete everything after the
enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.01, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a. Client
Civilly committed sex offender. "Client"
"Civilly committed sex offender" means a person who is
admitted to the Minnesota sex offender program or subject to a court hold
order under section 253B.185 for the purpose of assessment, diagnosis,
care, treatment, supervision, or other services provided by the Minnesota sex
offender program.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.01, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
Subd. 1b. Client's
Civilly committed sex offender's county.
"Client's "Civilly committed sex offender's
county" means the county of the client's civilly committed sex
offender's legal settlement for poor relief purposes at the time of
commitment. If the client civilly
committed sex offender has no legal settlement for poor relief in this
state, it means the county of commitment, except that when a client civilly
committed sex offender with no legal settlement for poor relief is
committed while serving a sentence at a penal institution, it means the county
from which the client civilly committed sex offender was
sentenced.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.01, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a. Community
preparation services. Community
preparation services are specialized residential services or programs operated
or administered by the Minnesota sex offender program outside of a secure
treatment facility. Community
preparation services are designed to assist clients civilly committed
sex offenders in developing the appropriate skills and resources necessary
for an eventual successful reintegration into a community. A client civilly committed sex
offender may be placed in community preparation services only upon an order
of the judicial appeal panel under section 253B.19.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.01, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:
Subd. 2d. Local
social services agency. "Local
social services agency" means the local social services agency of the client's
civilly committed sex offender's county as defined in subdivision 1b and
of the county of commitment, and any other local social services agency
possessing information regarding, or requested by the commissioner to
investigate, the financial circumstances of a client civilly
committed sex offender.
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of Page 11198
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.02, is amended to read:
246B.02 ESTABLISHMENT OF MINNESOTA SEX OFFENDER
PROGRAM.
The commissioner
of human services shall establish and maintain the Minnesota sex offender
program. The program shall provide
specialized sex offender assessment, diagnosis, care, treatment, supervision,
and other services to clients civilly committed sex offenders as
defined in section 246B.01, subdivision 1a.
Services may include specialized programs at secure treatment facilities
as defined in section 253B.02, subdivision 18a, consultative services,
aftercare services, community-based services and programs, transition services,
or other services consistent with the mission of the Department of Human
Services.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Minnesota
sex offender program evaluation. (a)
The commissioner shall contract with national sex offender experts to evaluate
the sex offender treatment program. The
consultant group shall consist of four national experts, including:
(1) three
experts who are licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical therapists, or
other mental health treatment providers with established and recognized
training and experience in the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders;
and
(2) one
nontreatment professional with relevant training and experience regarding the
oversight or licensing of sex offender treatment programs or other relevant
mental health treatment programs.
(b) These
experts shall, in consultation with the executive clinical director of the sex
offender treatment program:
(1) review
and identify relevant information and evidence-based best practices and
methodologies for effectively assessing, diagnosing, and treating clients
civilly committed sex offenders;
(2) on at
least an annual basis, complete a site visit and comprehensive program
evaluation that may include a review of program policies and procedures to
determine the program's level of compliance, address specific areas of concern
brought to the panel's attention by the executive clinical director or
executive director, offer recommendations, and complete a written report of its
findings to the executive director and clinical director; and
(3) in
addition to the annual site visit and review, provide advice, input, and
assistance as requested by the executive clinical director or executive
director.
(c) The
commissioner or commissioner's designee shall enter into contracts as necessary
to fulfill the responsibilities under this subdivision.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Client
Civilly committed sex offender
grievance resolution process. (a)
The executive director shall establish a grievance policy and related
procedures that address and attempt to resolve client civilly
committed sex offender concerns and complaints. The grievance resolution process must include
procedures for assessing or investigating a client's civilly
committed sex offender's concerns or complaints, for attempting to resolve
issues informally, and for appealing for a review and determination by the
executive director or designee.
(b) Any client
civilly committed sex offender who believes a right that is applicable
to a client an individual under section 144.651 has been violated
may file a grievance under paragraph (a) and attempt to resolve the issue
internally, or by a complaint with the Minnesota Department of Health, Office
of Health Facility Complaints, or both.
Complaints filed with the Office of Health Facility Complaints under
this paragraph must be processed according to section 144.652.
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Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Access
to data. The Minnesota sex offender
program shall have access to private data contained in the statewide
supervision system under section 241.065, as necessary for the administration
and management of current Minnesota sex offender clients civilly
committed sex offenders for the purposes of admissions, treatment,
security, and supervision. The program
shall develop a policy to allow individuals who conduct assessment, develop
treatment plans, oversee security, or develop reintegration plans to have
access to the data. The commissioner of
corrections shall conduct periodic audits to determine whether the policy is
being followed.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Vocational
work program option. The
commissioner of human services shall develop a vocational work program for
persons admitted to the Minnesota sex offender program. The vocation vocational work
program is an extension of therapeutic treatment in order for clients civilly
committed sex offenders to learn valuable work skills and work habits while
contributing to their cost of care. The
vocational work program may include work maintaining the center or work that is
brought to the center by an outside source. The earnings generated from the vocational
work program must be deposited into the account created in subdivision 2.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Establishment;
purpose. (a) The commissioner of
human services may establish, equip, maintain, and operate a vocational work
program at any Minnesota sex offender program facility under this chapter. The commissioner may establish vocational
activities for sex offender treatment clients for civilly committed
sex offenders as the commissioner deems necessary and suitable to the
meaningful work skills training, educational training, and development of
proper work habits and extended treatment services for clients civilly
committed sex offenders consistent with the requirements in section
246B.05. The industrial and commercial
activities authorized by this section are designated Minnesota State Industries
and must be for the primary purpose of sustaining and ensuring Minnesota State
Industries' self-sufficiency, providing educational training, meaningful
employment, and the teaching of proper work habits to the patients of individuals
in the Minnesota sex offender program under this chapter, and not solely as
competitive business ventures.
(b) The net profits from the
vocational work program must be used for the benefit of the clients civilly
committed sex offenders as it relates to building education and
self-sufficiency skills. Prior to the
establishment of any vocational activity, the commissioner of human services
shall consult with stakeholders including representatives of business,
industry, organized labor, the commissioner of education, the state
Apprenticeship Council, the commissioner of labor and industry, the
commissioner of employment and economic development, the commissioner of
administration, and other stakeholders the commissioner deems qualified. The purpose of the stakeholder consultation
is to determine the quantity and nature of the goods, wares, merchandise, and
services to be made or provided, and the types of processes to be used in their
manufacture, processing, repair, and production consistent with the greatest
opportunity for the reform and educational training of the clients civilly
committed sex offenders, and with the best interests of the state,
business, industry, and labor.
(c) The commissioner of
human services shall, at all times in the conduct of any vocational activity
authorized by this section, utilize client civilly committed sex
offender labor to the greatest extent feasible, provided that the
commissioner may employ all administrative, supervisory, and other skilled
workers necessary to the proper instruction of the clients civilly
committed sex offenders and the efficient operation of the vocational
activities authorized by this section.
(d) The commissioner of
human services may authorize the director of any Minnesota sex offender
treatment facility under the commissioner's control to accept work projects
from outside sources for processing, fabrication, or repair, provided that
preference is given to the performance of work projects for state departments
and agencies.
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Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.06, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Wages. Notwithstanding section 177.24 or any other
law to the contrary, the commissioner of human services has the discretion to
set the pay rate for clients individuals participating in the
vocational work program. The
commissioner has the authority to retain up to 50 percent of any payments made
to a client an individual participating in the vocational work
program for the purpose of reducing state costs associated with operating the
Minnesota sex offender program.
Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. Status
of clients civilly committed sex offenders. Clients Civilly committed sex
offenders participating in the vocational work program are not employees of
the Minnesota sex offender program, the Department of Human Services, or the
state, and are not subject to fair labor standards under sections 177.21 to
177.35; workers compensation under sections 176.011 to 176.862; the Minnesota
Human Rights Act under sections 363A.001 to 363A.41; laws governing state
employees under chapter 43A; labor relations under chapter 179A; or the
successors to any of these sections and any other laws pertaining to employees
and employment.
Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.06, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8. Claims. Claims and demands arising out of injury
to or death of a client civilly committed sex offender while that
client individual is participating in the vocational work program
or performing a work assignment maintaining the facility must be presented to,
heard, and determined exclusively by the legislature as provided in section
3.738.
Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Procedures. The commissioner shall determine or redetermine,
if necessary, what amount of the cost of care, if any, the client civilly
committed sex offender is able to pay.
The client civilly committed sex offender shall provide to
the commissioner documents and proof necessary to determine the ability to pay. Failure to provide the commissioner with
sufficient information to determine ability to pay may make the client civilly
committed sex offender liable for the full cost of care until the time when
sufficient information is provided.
Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Rules. The commissioner shall use the standards
in section 246.51, subdivision 2, to determine the client's civilly
committed sex offender's liability for the care provided by the Minnesota
sex offender program.
Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.08, is amended to read:
246B.08 PAYMENT FOR CARE; ORDER; ACTION.
The
commissioner shall issue an order to the client civilly committed sex
offender or the guardian of the estate, if there is one, requiring the client
civilly committed sex offender or guardian to pay to the state the
amounts determined, the total of which must not exceed the full cost of
care. The order must specifically state
the commissioner's determination and must be conclusive, unless appealed. If a client civilly committed sex
offender fails to pay the amount due, the attorney general, upon request of
the commissioner, may institute, or direct the appropriate county attorney to
institute, a civil action to recover the amount.
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Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.09, is amended to read:
246B.09 CLAIM AGAINST ESTATE OF
DECEASED CLIENT CIVILLY COMMITTED SEX OFFENDER.
Subdivision
1. Client's
Estate of a civilly committed sex offender. Upon the death of a client civilly
committed sex offender, or a former client civilly committed sex
offender, the total cost of care provided to the client individual,
less the amount actually paid toward the cost of care by the client civilly
committed sex offender, must be filed by the commissioner as a claim
against the estate of the client civilly committed sex offender
with the court having jurisdiction to probate the estate, and all proceeds
collected by the state in the case must be divided between the state and county
in proportion to the cost of care each has borne.
Subd. 2. Preferred
status. An estate claim in
subdivision 1 must be considered an expense of the last illness for purposes of
section 524.3-805.
If the
commissioner determines that the property or estate of a client civilly
committed sex offender is not more than needed to care for and maintain the
spouse and minor or dependent children of a deceased client civilly
committed sex offender, the commissioner has the power to compromise the
claim of the state in a manner deemed just and proper.
Subd. 3. Exception
from statute of limitations. Any
statute of limitations that limits the commissioner in recovering the cost of
care obligation incurred by a client civilly committed sex offender
or former client civilly committed sex offender must not apply to
any claim against an estate made under this section to recover cost of care.
Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.10, is amended to read:
246B.10 LIABILITY OF COUNTY; REIMBURSEMENT.
The client's
civilly committed sex offender's county shall pay to the state a portion
of the cost of care provided in the Minnesota sex offender program to a client
civilly committed sex offender who has legally settled in that
county. A county's payment must be made
from the county's own sources of revenue and payments must equal ten percent of
the cost of care, as determined by the commissioner, for each day or portion of
a day, that the client civilly committed sex offender spends at
the facility. If payments received by
the state under this chapter exceed 90 percent of the cost of care, the county
is responsible for paying the state the remaining amount. The county is not entitled to reimbursement
from the client civilly committed sex offender, the client's
civilly committed sex offender's estate, or from the client's civilly
committed sex offender's relatives, except as provided in
section 246B.07.
Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 253B.05,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Emergency
hold. (a) Any person may be admitted
or held for emergency care and treatment in a treatment facility, except to
a facility operated by the Minnesota sex offender program, with the consent
of the head of the treatment facility upon a written statement by an examiner
that:
(1) the
examiner has examined the person not more than 15 days prior to admission;
(2) the examiner
is of the opinion, for stated reasons, that the person is mentally ill,
developmentally disabled, or chemically dependent, and is in danger of causing
injury to self or others if not immediately detained; and
(3) an
order of the court cannot be obtained in time to prevent the anticipated
injury.
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(b) If the
proposed patient has been brought to the treatment facility by another person,
the examiner shall make a good faith effort to obtain a statement of
information that is available from that person, which must be taken into
consideration in deciding whether to place the proposed patient on an emergency
hold. The statement of information must
include, to the extent available, direct observations of the proposed patient's
behaviors, reliable knowledge of recent and past behavior, and information
regarding psychiatric history, past treatment, and current mental health
providers. The examiner shall also
inquire into the existence of health care directives under chapter 145,
and advance psychiatric directives under section 253B.03, subdivision 6d.
(c) The
examiner's statement shall be: (1)
sufficient authority for a peace or health officer to transport a patient to a
treatment facility, (2) stated in behavioral terms and not in conclusory
language, and (3) of sufficient specificity to provide an adequate record for
review. If danger to specific individuals
is a basis for the emergency hold, the statement must identify those
individuals, to the extent practicable.
A copy of the examiner's statement shall be personally served on the
person immediately upon admission and a copy shall be maintained by the treatment
facility.
Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 253B.07,
subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
Subd. 2b. Apprehend
and hold orders. The court may order
the treatment facility to hold the person in a treatment facility or direct a
health officer, peace officer, or other person to take the proposed patient
into custody and transport the proposed patient to a treatment facility for
observation, evaluation, diagnosis, care, treatment, and, if necessary,
confinement, when:
(1) there
has been a particularized showing by the petitioner that serious physical harm
to the proposed patient or others is likely unless the proposed patient is
immediately apprehended;
(2) the
proposed patient has not voluntarily appeared for the examination or the
commitment hearing pursuant to the summons; or
(3) a
person is held pursuant to section 253B.05 and a request for a petition for
commitment has been filed.
The order
of the court may be executed on any day and at any time by the use of all
necessary means including the imposition of necessary restraint upon the
proposed patient. Where possible, a
peace officer taking the proposed patient into custody pursuant to this
subdivision shall not be in uniform and shall not use a motor vehicle visibly
marked as a police vehicle. Except as
provided in section 253B.045, subdivision 1a, in the case of an individual on a
judicial hold due to a petition for civil commitment under section 253B.185,
assignment of custody during the hold is to the commissioner of human services. The commissioner is responsible for
determining the appropriate placement within a secure treatment facility under
the authority of the commissioner.
Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 253B.10,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Transfer
to voluntary status. At any time
prior to the expiration of the initial commitment period, a patient who has not
been committed as mentally ill and dangerous to the public or as a sexually
dangerous person or as a sexual psychopathic personality may be transferred
to voluntary status upon the patient's application in writing with the consent
of the head of the facility. Upon
transfer, the head of the treatment facility shall immediately notify the court
in writing and the court shall terminate the proceedings.
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Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
253B.14, is amended to read:
253B.14 TRANSFER OF COMMITTED PERSONS.
The
commissioner may transfer any committed person, other than a person committed
as mentally ill and dangerous to the public, or as a sexually dangerous
person or as a sexual psychopathic personality, from one regional treatment
center to any other treatment facility under the commissioner's jurisdiction
which is capable of providing proper care and treatment. When a committed person is transferred from
one treatment facility to another, written notice shall be given to the
committing court, the county attorney, the patient's counsel, and to the
person's parent, health care agent, or spouse or, if none is known, to an
interested person, and the designated agency.
Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 253B.15,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Provisional
discharge. The head of the treatment
facility may provisionally discharge any patient without discharging the
commitment, unless the patient was found by the committing court to be a person
who is mentally ill and dangerous to the public, or a sexually dangerous
person or a sexual psychopathic personality.
Each
patient released on provisional discharge shall have a written aftercare plan
developed which specifies the services and treatment to be provided as part of
the aftercare plan, the financial resources available to pay for the services
specified, the expected period of provisional discharge, the precise goals for
the granting of a final discharge, and conditions or restrictions on the patient
during the period of the provisional discharge.
The aftercare plan shall be provided to the patient, the patient's
attorney, and the designated agency.
The
aftercare plan shall be reviewed on a quarterly basis by the patient,
designated agency and other appropriate persons. The aftercare plan shall contain the grounds
upon which a provisional discharge may be revoked. The provisional discharge shall terminate on
the date specified in the plan unless specific action is taken to revoke or
extend it.
Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 253B.18,
subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
Subd. 4a. Release
on pass; notification. A patient who
has been committed as a person who is mentally ill and dangerous and who is
confined at a secure treatment facility or has been transferred out of a
state-operated services facility according to section 253B.18, subdivision 6,
shall not be released on a pass unless the pass is part of a pass plan that has
been approved by the medical director of the secure treatment facility. The pass plan must have a specific
therapeutic purpose consistent with the treatment plan, must be established for
a specific period of time, and must have specific levels of liberty delineated. The county case manager must be invited to
participate in the development of the pass plan. At least ten days prior to a determination on
the plan, the medical director shall notify the designated agency, the
committing court, the county attorney of the county of commitment, an
interested person, the local law enforcement agency where the facility is
located, the county attorney and the local law enforcement agency in the
location where the pass is to occur, the petitioner, and the petitioner's
counsel of the plan, the nature of the passes proposed, and their right to
object to the plan. If any notified
person objects prior to the proposed date of implementation, the person shall
have an opportunity to appear, personally or in writing, before the medical
director, within ten days of the objection, to present grounds for opposing the
plan. The pass plan shall not be
implemented until the objecting person has been furnished that
opportunity. Nothing in this subdivision
shall be construed to give a patient an affirmative right to a pass plan.
Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 253B.18,
subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
Subd. 5a. Victim
notification of petition and release; right to submit statement. (a) As used in this subdivision:
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(1)
"crime" has the meaning given to "violent crime" in section
609.1095, and includes criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree and offenses
within the definition of "crime against the person" in section
253B.02, subdivision 4a, and also includes offenses listed in section 253B.02,
subdivision 7a, paragraph (b), regardless of whether they are sexually
motivated;
(2)
"victim" means a person who has incurred loss or harm as a result of
a crime the behavior for which forms the basis for a commitment under this
section or section 253B.185; and
(3)
"convicted" and "conviction" have the meanings given in
section 609.02, subdivision 5, and also include juvenile court adjudications,
findings under Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure, rule 20.02, that the
elements of a crime have been proved, and findings in commitment cases under
this section or section 253B.185 that an act or acts constituting a crime
occurred.
(b) A county
attorney who files a petition to commit a person under this section or section
253B.185 shall make a reasonable effort to provide prompt notice of filing the
petition to any victim of a crime for which the person was convicted. In addition, the county attorney shall make a
reasonable effort to promptly notify the victim of the resolution of the
petition.
(c) Before
provisionally discharging, discharging, granting pass-eligible status,
approving a pass plan, or otherwise permanently or temporarily releasing a
person committed under this section or section 253B.185 from a treatment
facility, the head of the treatment facility shall make a reasonable effort to
notify any victim of a crime for which the person was convicted that the person
may be discharged or released and that the victim has a right to submit a
written statement regarding decisions of the medical director, special review
board, or commissioner with respect to the person. To the extent possible, the notice must be
provided at least 14 days before any special review board hearing or before a
determination on a pass plan.
Notwithstanding section 611A.06, subdivision 4, the commissioner shall
provide the judicial appeal panel with victim information in order to comply
with the provisions of this section. The
judicial appeal panel shall ensure that the data on victims remains private as
provided for in section 611A.06, subdivision 4.
(d) This
subdivision applies only to victims who have requested notification by
contacting, in writing, the county attorney in the county where the conviction
for the crime occurred. A county
attorney who receives a request for notification under this paragraph shall
promptly forward the request to the commissioner of human services.
(e) The rights
under this subdivision are in addition to rights available to a victim under
chapter 611A. This provision does not
give a victim all the rights of a "notified person" or a person
"entitled to statutory notice" under subdivision 4a, 4b, or 5 or
section 253B.185, subdivision 10.
Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 253B.185, is
amended to read:
253B.185 SEXUAL PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITY; SEXUALLY
DANGEROUS.
Subdivision
1. Commitment
generally. (a) Except as otherwise
provided in this section, the provisions of this chapter pertaining to persons
who are mentally ill and dangerous to the public apply with like force and
effect to persons who are alleged or found to be sexually dangerous persons or
persons with a sexual psychopathic personality.
For purposes of this section, "sexual psychopathic
personality" includes any individual committed as a "psychopathic
personality" under Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 526.10.
(b) Before
commitment proceedings are instituted, the facts shall first be submitted to
the county attorney, who, if satisfied that good cause exists, will prepare the
petition. The county attorney may
request a prepetition screening report.
The petition is to be executed by a person having knowledge of the facts
and filed with the committing court of the county in which the patient has a
settlement or is present. If the patient
is in the custody of the commissioner of corrections, the petition may be filed
in the county where the conviction for which the person is incarcerated was
entered.
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(c) Upon the
filing of a petition alleging that a proposed patient is a sexually dangerous
person or is a person with a sexual psychopathic personality, the court shall
hear the petition as provided in section 253B.18.
(d) In
commitments under this section, the court shall commit the patient to a secure
treatment facility unless the patient establishes by clear and convincing
evidence that a less restrictive treatment program is available that is
consistent with the patient's treatment needs and the requirements of public
safety.
(e) After a
determination that a patient is a sexually dangerous person or sexual
psychopathic personality, the court shall order commitment for an indeterminate
period of time and the patient shall be transferred, provisionally discharged,
or discharged, only as provided in this section.
Subd. 1a. Temporary
confinement. During any hearing held
under this section, or pending emergency revocation of a provisional discharge,
the court may order the patient or proposed patient temporarily confined in a
jail or lockup but only if:
(1) there is
no other feasible place of confinement for the patient within a reasonable
distance;
(2) the
confinement is for less than 24 hours or, if during a hearing, less than 24
hours prior to commencement and after conclusion of the hearing; and
(3) there
are protections in place, including segregation of the patient, to ensure the
safety of the patient.
Subd. 1b. County
attorney access to data. Notwithstanding
sections 144.291 to 144.298; 245.467, subdivision 6; 245.4876, subdivision 7;
260B.171; 260B.235, subdivision 8; 260C.171; and 609.749, subdivision 6, or any
provision of chapter 13 or other state law, prior to filing a petition for
commitment as a sexual psychopathic personality or as a sexually dangerous
person, and upon notice to the proposed patient, the county attorney or the
county attorney's designee may move the court for an order granting access to
any records or data, to the extent it relates to the proposed patient, for the
purpose of determining whether good cause exists to file a petition and, if a
petition is filed, to support the allegations set forth in the petition.
The court
may grant the motion if: (1) the
Department of Corrections refers the case for commitment as a sexual
psychopathic personality or a sexually dangerous person; or (2) upon a showing
that the requested category of data or records may be relevant to the
determination by the county attorney or designee. The court shall decide a motion under this
subdivision within 48 hours after a hearing on the motion. Notice to the proposed patient need not be
given upon a showing that such notice may result in harm or harassment of
interested persons or potential witnesses.
Notwithstanding
any provision of chapter 13 or other state law, a county attorney considering the
civil commitment of a person under this section may obtain records and data
from the Department of Corrections or any probation or parole agency in this
state upon request, without a court order, for the purpose of determining
whether good cause exists to file a petition and, if a petition is filed, to
support the allegations set forth in the petition. At the time of the request for the records,
the county attorney shall provide notice of the request to the person who is
the subject of the records.
Data
collected pursuant to this subdivision shall retain their original status and,
if not public, are inadmissible in any court proceeding unrelated to civil
commitment, unless otherwise permitted.
Subd. 2. Transfer
to correctional facility. (a) If a
person has been committed under this section and later is committed to the
custody of the commissioner of corrections for any reason, including but not
limited to, being sentenced for a crime or revocation of the person's
supervised release or conditional release under section 244.05; 609.3455,
subdivision 6, 7, or 8; Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.108, subdivision
6; or Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.109, subdivision 7, the person shall
be transferred to a facility designated by the commissioner of corrections
without regard to the procedures provided in section 253B.18 subdivision
11.
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(b) If a person is committed
under this section after a commitment to the commissioner of corrections, the
person shall first serve the sentence in a facility designated by the
commissioner of corrections. After the
person has served the sentence, the person shall be transferred to a treatment
program designated by the commissioner of human services.
Subd. 3. Not to
constitute defense. The existence in
any person of a condition of a sexual psychopathic personality or the fact that
a person is a sexually dangerous person shall not in any case constitute a
defense to a charge of crime, nor relieve such person from liability to be
tried upon a criminal charge.
Subd. 4. Statewide
judicial panel; commitment proceedings. (a)
The Supreme Court may establish a panel of district judges with statewide
authority to preside over commitment proceedings of sexual psychopathic
personalities and sexually dangerous persons.
Only one judge of the panel is required to preside over a particular
commitment proceeding. Panel members
shall serve for one-year terms. One of
the judges shall be designated as the chief judge of the panel, and is vested
with the power to designate the presiding judge in a particular case, to set
the proper venue for the proceedings, and to otherwise supervise and direct the
operation of the panel. The chief judge
shall designate one of the other judges to act as chief judge whenever the
chief judge is unable to act.
(b) If the Supreme Court
creates the judicial panel authorized by this section, all petitions for civil
commitment brought under subdivision 1 shall be filed with the supreme court
instead of with the district court in the county where the proposed patient is
present, notwithstanding any provision of subdivision 1 to the contrary. Otherwise, all of the other applicable
procedures contained in this chapter apply to commitment proceedings conducted
by a judge on the panel.
Subd. 5. Financial
responsibility. (a) For purposes of
this subdivision, "state facility" has the meaning given in section
246.50 and also includes a Department of Corrections facility when the proposed
patient is confined in such a facility pursuant to section 253B.045,
subdivision 1a.
(b) Notwithstanding sections
246.54, 253B.045, and any other law to the contrary, when a petition is filed
for commitment under this section pursuant to the notice required in section
244.05, subdivision 7, the state and county are each responsible for 50 percent
of the cost of the person's confinement at a state facility or county jail, prior
to commitment.
(c) The county shall submit
an invoice to the state court administrator for reimbursement of the state's
share of the cost of confinement.
(d) Notwithstanding
paragraph (b), the state's responsibility for reimbursement is limited to the
amount appropriated for this purpose.
Subd. 6. Aftercare
and case management. The
state, in collaboration with the designated agency, is responsible for
arranging and funding the aftercare and case management services for persons
under commitment as sexual psychopathic personalities and sexually dangerous
persons discharged after July 1, 1999.
Subd. 7. Rights
of patients committed under this section.
(a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may limit the
statutory rights described in paragraph (b) for patients committed to the
Minnesota sex offender program under this section or with the commissioner's
consent under section 246B.02. The
statutory rights described in paragraph (b) may be limited only as necessary to
maintain a therapeutic environment or the security of the facility or to
protect the safety and well-being of patients, staff, and the public.
(b) The statutory rights
that may be limited in accordance with paragraph (a) are those set forth in
section 144.651, subdivision 19, personal privacy; section 144.651, subdivision
21, private communications; section 144.651, subdivision 22, retain and use of
personal property; section 144.651, subdivision 25, manage personal
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financial affairs; section
144.651, subdivision 26, meet with visitors and participate in groups; section
253B.03, subdivision 2, correspond with others; and section 253B.03,
subdivision 3, receive visitors and make telephone calls. Other statutory rights enumerated by sections
144.651 and 253B.03, or any other law, may be limited as provided in those
sections.
Subd. 8. Petition
and report required. (a) Within 120
days of receipt of a preliminary determination from a court under section
609.1351, or a referral from the commissioner of corrections pursuant to
section 244.05, subdivision 7, a county attorney shall determine whether good
cause under this section exists to file a petition, and if good cause exists,
the county attorney or designee shall file the petition with the court.
(b) Failure
to meet the requirements of paragraph (a) does not bar filing a petition under
subdivision 1 any time the county attorney determines pursuant to subdivision 1
that good cause for such a petition exists.
(c) By
February 1 of each year, the commissioner of human services shall annually
report to the respective chairs of the divisions or committees of the senate and
house of representatives that oversee human services finance regarding
compliance with this subdivision.
Subd. 9. Petition
for reduction in custody. (a) This
subdivision applies only to committed persons as defined in paragraph (b). The procedures in section 253B.18,
subdivision 5a, subdivision 10 for victim notification and right to
submit a statement under section 253B.18 apply to petitions filed and
reductions in custody recommended under this subdivision.
(b) As used
in this subdivision:
(1)
"committed person" means an individual committed under this section,
or under this section and under section 253B.18, as mentally ill and
dangerous. It does not include persons
committed only as mentally ill and dangerous under section 253B.18; and
(2)
"reduction in custody" means transfer out of a secure treatment
facility, a provisional discharge, or a discharge from commitment. A reduction in custody is considered to be a
commitment proceeding under section 8.01.
(c) A
petition for a reduction in custody or an appeal of a revocation of provisional
discharge may be filed by either the committed person or by the head of the
treatment facility and must be filed with and considered by a panel of
the special review board authorized under section 253B.18, subdivision 4c. A committed person may not petition the
special review board any sooner than six months following either:
(1) the
entry of judgment in the district court of the order for commitment issued under
section 253B.18, subdivision 3, or upon the exhaustion of all related appeal
rights in state court relating to that order, whichever is later; or
(2) any
recommendation of the special review board or order of the judicial appeal
panel, or upon the exhaustion of all appeal rights in state court, whichever is
later. The medical director head
of the treatment facility may petition at any time. The special review board proceedings are not
contested cases as defined in chapter 14.
(d) The
special review board shall hold a hearing on each petition before issuing a
recommendation under paragraph (f).
Fourteen days before the hearing, the committing court, the county
attorney of the county of commitment, the designated agency, an interested
person, the petitioner and the petitioner's counsel, and the committed person
and the committed person's counsel must be given written notice by the
commissioner of the time and place of the hearing before the special review
board. Only those entitled to statutory
notice of the hearing or those administratively required to attend may be
present at the hearing. The patient may
designate interested persons to receive notice by providing the names and
addresses to the commissioner at least 21 days before the hearing.
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(e) A
person or agency receiving notice that submits documentary evidence to the
special review board before the hearing must also provide copies to the
committed person, the committed person's counsel, the county attorney of the
county of commitment, the case manager, and the commissioner. The special review board must consider any
statements received from victims under section 253B.18, subdivision 5a subdivision
10.
(f) Within
30 days of the hearing, the special review board shall issue written findings
of fact and shall recommend denial or approval of the petition to the judicial
appeal panel established under section 253B.19.
The commissioner shall forward the recommendation of the special review
board to the judicial appeal panel and to every person entitled to statutory
notice. No reduction in custody or
reversal of a revocation of provisional discharge recommended by the special
review board is effective until it has been reviewed by the judicial appeal
panel and until 15 days after an order from the judicial appeal panel
affirming, modifying, or denying the recommendation.
Subd. 10. Victim
notification of petition and release; right to submit statement. (a) As used in this subdivision:
(1)
"crime" has the meaning given to "violent crime" in section
609.1095, and includes criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree and offenses
within the definition of "crime against the person" in section
253B.02, subdivision 4a, and also includes offenses listed in section 253B.02,
subdivision 7a, paragraph (b), regardless of whether they are sexually
motivated;
(2)
"victim" means a person who has incurred loss or harm as a result of
a crime, the behavior for which forms the basis for a commitment under this
section or section 253B.18; and
(3)
"convicted" and "conviction" have the meanings given in
section 609.02, subdivision 5, and also include juvenile court adjudications,
findings under Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure, rule 20.02, that the
elements of a crime have been proved, and findings in commitment cases under
this section or section 253B.18, that an act or acts constituting a crime
occurred.
(b) A
county attorney who files a petition to commit a person under this section
shall make a reasonable effort to provide prompt notice of filing the petition
to any victim of a crime for which the person was convicted. In addition, the county attorney shall make a
reasonable effort to promptly notify the victim of the resolution of the
petition.
(c) Before
provisionally discharging, discharging, granting pass-eligible status,
approving a pass plan, or otherwise permanently or temporarily releasing a
person committed under this section from a treatment facility, the head of the
treatment facility shall make a reasonable effort to notify any victim of a
crime for which the person was convicted that the person may be discharged or
released and that the victim has a right to submit a written statement
regarding decisions of the head of the treatment facility or designee, or
special review board, with respect to the person. To the extent possible, the notice must be
provided at least 14 days before any special review board hearing or before a
determination on a pass plan.
Notwithstanding section 611A.06, subdivision 4, the commissioner shall
provide the judicial appeal panel with victim information in order to comply
with the provisions of this section. The
judicial appeal panel shall ensure that the data on victims remains private as
provided for in section 611A.06, subdivision 4.
(d) This
subdivision applies only to victims who have requested notification by contacting,
in writing, the county attorney in the county where the conviction for the
crime occurred or where the civil commitment was filed or, following
commitment, the head of the treatment facility.
A county attorney who receives a request for notification under this
paragraph shall promptly forward the request to the commissioner of human
services.
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(e) Rights under this
subdivision are in addition to rights available to a victim under chapter
611A. This provision does not give a
victim all the rights of a "notified person" or a person
"entitled to statutory notice" under subdivision 12 or 13 or section
253B.18, subdivision 4a, 4b, or 5.
Subd. 11. Transfer. (a) A patient who is committed as a
sexually dangerous person or sexual psychopathic personality shall not be
transferred out of a secure treatment facility unless it appears to the
satisfaction of the judicial appeal panel, after a hearing and recommendation
by a majority of the special review board, that the transfer is
appropriate. Transfer may be to other
treatment programs under the commissioner's control.
(b) The following factors
must be considered in determining whether a transfer is appropriate:
(1) the person's clinical
progress and present treatment needs;
(2) the need for security to
accomplish continuing treatment;
(3) the need for continued
institutionalization;
(4) which facility can best
meet the person's needs; and
(5) whether transfer can be
accomplished with a reasonable degree of safety for the public.
Subd. 12. Provisional
discharge. A patient who is committed
as a sexual psychopathic personality or sexually dangerous person shall not be
provisionally discharged unless it appears to the satisfaction of the judicial
appeal panel, after a hearing and a recommendation by a majority of the special
review board, that the patient is capable of making an acceptable adjustment to
open society.
The following factors are to
be considered in determining whether a provisional discharge shall be
recommended:
(1) whether the patient's
course of treatment and present mental status indicate there is no longer a
need for treatment and supervision in the patient's current treatment setting;
and
(2) whether the conditions
of the provisional discharge plan will provide a reasonable degree of
protection to the public and will enable the patient to adjust successfully to
the community.
Subd. 13. Provisional
discharge plan. A provisional
discharge plan shall be developed, implemented, and monitored by the head of
the treatment facility or designee in conjunction with the patient and other
appropriate persons. The head of the
treatment facility or designee shall, at least quarterly, review the plan with
the patient and submit a written report to the designated agency concerning the
patient's status and compliance with each term of the plan.
Subd. 14. Provisional
discharge; review. A
provisional discharge pursuant to this section shall not automatically
terminate. A full discharge shall occur
only as provided in subdivision 18. The
commissioner shall notify the patient that the terms of a provisional discharge
continue unless the patient requests and is granted a change in the conditions
of provisional discharge or unless the patient petitions the special review
board for a full discharge and the discharge is granted by the judicial appeal
panel.
Subd. 15. Provisional
discharge; revocation. (a)
The head of the treatment facility may revoke a provisional discharge if either
of the following grounds exist:
(1) the patient has departed
from the conditions of the provisional discharge plan; or
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(2) the patient is
exhibiting behavior which may be dangerous to self or others.
(b) The head of the
treatment facility may revoke the provisional discharge and, either orally or
in writing, order that the patient be immediately returned to the treatment
facility. A report documenting reasons
for revocation shall be issued by the head of the treatment facility within
seven days after the patient is returned to the treatment facility. Advance notice to the patient of the
revocation is not required.
(c) The patient must be
provided a copy of the revocation report and informed, orally and in writing,
of the rights of a patient under this section.
The revocation report shall be served upon the patient, the patient's
counsel, and the designated agency. The
report shall outline the specific reasons for the revocation, including but not
limited to the specific facts upon which the revocation recommendation is
based.
(d) An individual who is
revoked from provisional discharge must successfully re-petition the special
review board and judicial appeal panel prior to being placed back on
provisional discharge.
Subd. 16. Return
of absent patient. If the
patient is absent without authorization, the head of the treatment facility or
designee may request a peace officer to return the patient to the treatment
facility. The head of the treatment
facility shall inform the committing court of the revocation or absence, and
the court shall direct a peace officer in the county where the patient is
located to return the patient to the treatment facility or to another treatment
facility. The expense of returning the
patient to a treatment facility shall be paid by the commissioner unless paid
by the patient or other persons on the patient's behalf.
Subd. 17. Appeal. Any patient aggrieved by a revocation
decision or any interested person may petition the special review board within
seven days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt
of the revocation report for a review of the revocation. The matter shall be scheduled within 30 days. The special review board shall review the
circumstances leading to the revocation and shall recommend to the judicial
appeal panel whether or not the revocation shall be upheld. The special review board may also recommend a
new provisional discharge at the time of the revocation hearing.
Subd. 18. Discharge. A patient who is committed as a sexual
psychopathic personality or sexually dangerous person shall not be discharged
unless it appears to the satisfaction of the judicial appeal panel, after a hearing
and recommendation by a majority of the special review board, that the patient
is capable of making an acceptable adjustment to open society, is no longer
dangerous to the public, and is no longer in need of inpatient treatment and
supervision.
In determining whether a
discharge shall be recommended, the special review board and judicial appeal
panel shall consider whether specific conditions exist to provide a reasonable
degree of protection to the public and to assist the patient in adjusting to the
community. If the desired conditions do
not exist, the discharge shall not be granted.
Subd. 19. Aftercare
services. The Minnesota sex
offender program shall provide the supervision, aftercare, and case management
services for a person under commitment as sexual psychopathic personalities and
sexually dangerous persons discharged after July 1, 1999. The designated agency shall assist with
client eligibility for public welfare benefits and will provide those services
that are currently available exclusively through county government.
Prior to the date of
discharge or provisional discharge of any patient committed as a sexual
psychopathic personality or sexually dangerous person, the head of the
treatment facility or designee shall establish a continuing plan of aftercare
services for the patient, including a plan for medical and behavioral health
services, financial sustainability, housing, social supports, or other
assistance the patient needs. The
Minnesota sex offender program shall provide case management services and shall
assist the patient in finding employment, suitable shelter, and adequate
medical and behavioral health services and otherwise assist in the patient's
readjustment to the community.
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Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 253B.19,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Petition;
hearing. (a) A person committed as
mentally ill and dangerous to the public under section 253B.18, or the county
attorney of the county from which the person was committed or the county of
financial responsibility, may petition the judicial appeal panel for a
rehearing and reconsideration of a decision by the commissioner under section
253B.18, subdivision 5. The judicial
appeal panel must not consider petitions for relief other than those considered
by the commissioner from which the appeal is taken. The petition must be filed with the Supreme
Court within 30 days after the decision of the commissioner is signed. The hearing must be held within 45 days of
the filing of the petition unless an extension is granted for good cause.
(b) A person committed as a
sexual psychopathic personality or as a sexually dangerous person under section
253B.185, or committed as both mentally ill and dangerous to the public under
section 253B.18 and as a sexual psychopathic personality or as a sexually
dangerous person under section 253B.185; the county attorney of the county from
which the person was committed or the county of financial responsibility; or
the commissioner may petition the judicial appeal panel for a rehearing and
reconsideration of a decision of the special review board under section
253B.185, subdivision 9. The petition must
be filed with the Supreme Court within 30 days after the decision is mailed by
the commissioner as required in section 253B.185, subdivision 9, paragraph
(f). The hearing must be held within 180
days of the filing of the petition unless an extension is granted for good
cause. If no party petitions the
judicial appeal panel for a rehearing or reconsideration within 30 days, the
judicial appeal panel shall either issue an order adopting the recommendations
of the special review board or set the matter on for a hearing pursuant to this
paragraph.
(c) For an appeal under
paragraph (a) or (b), the Supreme Court shall refer the petition to the chief
judge of the judicial appeal panel. The
chief judge shall notify the patient, the county attorney of the county of
commitment, the designated agency, the commissioner, the head of the treatment
facility, any interested person, and other persons the chief judge designates,
of the time and place of the hearing on the petition. The notice shall be given at least 14 days
prior to the date of the hearing.
(d) Any person may oppose
the petition. The patient, the patient's
counsel, the county attorney of the committing county or the county of
financial responsibility, and the commissioner shall participate as parties to
the proceeding pending before the judicial appeal panel, except when the
patient is committed solely as mentally ill and dangerous, and shall, no
later than 20 days before the hearing on the petition, inform the judicial
appeal panel and the opposing party in writing whether they support or oppose
the petition and provide a summary of facts in support of their position. The judicial appeal panel may appoint
examiners and may adjourn the hearing from time to time. It shall hear and receive all relevant
testimony and evidence and make a record of all proceedings. The patient, the patient's counsel, and the
county attorney of the committing county or the county of financial
responsibility have the right to be present and may present and cross-examine
all witnesses and offer a factual and legal basis in support of their
positions. The petitioning party seeking
discharge or provisional discharge bears the burden of going forward with
the evidence, which means presenting a prima facie case with competent
evidence to show that the person is entitled to the requested relief. If the petitioning party has met this
burden, the party opposing discharge or provisional discharge bears
the burden of proof by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent is
in need of commitment discharge or provisional discharge should be
denied. A party seeking transfer under
section 253B.18, subdivision 6, or 253B.185, subdivision 11, must establish by
a preponderance of the evidence that the transfer is appropriate."
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying provisions relating to civilly committed
sex offenders, sexually dangerous persons, and sexual psychopathic
personalities; amending provisions relating to judicial holds in commitment
cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 253B.05, subdivision 1;
253B.07, subdivision 2b; 253B.10, subdivision 5; 253B.15, subdivision 1;
253B.18, subdivisions 4a, 5a; 253B.185; 253B.19, subdivision 2;
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Minnesota Statutes 2009
Supplement, sections 246B.01, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 2a, 2d; 246B.02; 246B.03,
subdivisions 2, 3; 246B.04, subdivision 3; 246B.05, subdivision 1; 246B.06,
subdivisions 1, 6, 7, 8; 246B.07, subdivisions 1, 2; 246B.08; 246B.09; 246B.10;
253B.14."
We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the
bill.
Senate Conferees:
Tony Lourey, Linda Berglin
and Steve Dille.
House Conferees:
Terry Morrow, Michael Paymar
and Tim Kelly.
Morrow moved that the report of the
Conference Committee on S. F. No. 2713 be adopted and that the
bill be repassed as amended by the Conference Committee. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 2713,
A bill for an act relating to human services; amending provisions relating to
judicial holds in commitment cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
253B.07, subdivision 2b.
The bill was read for the third time, as
amended by Conference, and placed upon its repassage.
The question was taken on the repassage of
the bill and the roll was called. There
were 115 yeas and 18 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Cornish
Davnie
Demmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Gunther
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Scott
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anderson, B.
Brod
Buesgens
Davids
Dean
Dettmer
Eastlund
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Hackbarth
Kiffmeyer
Peppin
Sanders
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Zellers
The bill was repassed, as amended by
Conference, and its title agreed to.
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of Page 11213
Madam Speaker:
I hereby announce
that the Senate has concurred in and adopted the report of the Conference
Committee on:
S. F. No. 2855.
The Senate has
repassed said bill in accordance with the recommendation and report of the
Conference Committee. Said Senate File
is herewith transmitted to the House.
Colleen J. Pacheco, First
Assistant Secretary of the Senate
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON
S. F. NO. 2855
A bill for an act relating to human services; making changes to
children and family services technical and policy provisions; Minnesota family
investment program and adult supports; early childhood development; child
welfare; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 119B.189, by adding
subdivisions; 119B.19, subdivision 7; 119B.21, as amended; 245A.04, subdivision
11; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256.046, subdivision 1; 256.82,
subdivision 3; 256.98, subdivision 8; 256J.24, subdivisions 3, 5a, 10; 256J.37,
subdivision 3a; 256J.425, subdivision 5; 260C.007, subdivision 4; 260C.193,
subdivision 6; 260C.201, subdivision 10; 260C.451; 626.556, subdivision 10;
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 256D.44, subdivision 3; 256J.24,
subdivision 5; 256J.425, subdivision 2; 256J.521, subdivision 2; 256J.561, subdivision
3; 256J.66, subdivision 1; 256J.95, subdivisions 3, 11; 260.012; 260C.212,
subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.82, subdivision
5; Minnesota Rules, part 9560.0660.
April 19, 2010
The
Honorable James P. Metzen
President of
the Senate
The
Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Speaker of
the House of Representatives
We, the undersigned conferees for
S. F. No. 2855 report that we have agreed upon the items in
dispute and recommend as follows:
That the House recede from its amendments and that
S. F. No. 2855 be further amended as follows:
Page 10, line 34, reinstate the stricken "meet" and
delete "be referred to" and insert "with an"
Page 11, line 1, after "services" insert
"job counselor"
Page 13, line 6, strike "within ten working days
after" and insert "in the month after the month"
Page 13, line 10, reinstate the stricken "must be
tailored to recognize"
Page 13, line 11, reinstate the stricken "the caregiving
needs of the parent"
We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the
bill.
Senate Conferees:
Patricia Torres Ray, Julie Rosen
and Sharon Erickson Ropes.
House Conferees:
Jeff Hayden, Paul Rosenthal
and Tim Kelly.
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of Page 11214
Hayden moved that the report of the
Conference Committee on S. F. No. 2855 be adopted and that the
bill be repassed as amended by the Conference Committee. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 2855, A bill for an act relating to
human services; making changes to children and family services technical and
policy provisions; Minnesota family investment program and adult supports; early
childhood development; child welfare; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 119B.189, by adding subdivisions; 119B.19, subdivision 7; 119B.21, as
amended; 245A.04, subdivision 11; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256.046,
subdivision 1; 256.82, subdivision 3; 256.98, subdivision 8; 256J.24,
subdivisions 3, 5a, 10; 256J.37, subdivision 3a; 256J.425, subdivision 5;
260C.007, subdivision 4; 260C.193, subdivision 6; 260C.201, subdivision 10;
260C.451; 626.556, subdivision 10; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections
256D.44, subdivision 3; 256J.24, subdivision 5; 256J.425, subdivision 2;
256J.521, subdivision 2; 256J.561, subdivision 3; 256J.66, subdivision 1;
256J.95, subdivisions 3, 11; 260.012; 260C.212, subdivision 7; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.82, subdivision 5; Minnesota Rules, part
9560.0660.
The bill was read for the third time, as
amended by Conference, and placed upon its repassage.
The question was taken on the repassage of
the bill and the roll was called. There
were 132 yeas and 1 nay as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Zellers
Spk.
Kelliher
Those who voted in the negative were:
Buesgens
The bill was repassed, as amended by Conference,
and its title agreed to.
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Madam Speaker:
I hereby announce that the Senate refuses to concur in the
House amendments to the following Senate File:
S. F. No. 184, A bill for an act relating to
higher education; authorizing data matching; modifying institution eligibility;
establishing award procedures; establishing scholarship priorities;
establishing powers and duties; modifying security requirements; regulating the
use of certain revenues; providing for refunds; defining terms; making
technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 136A.101,
subdivision 10; 136A.126, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 136A.127,
subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions; 136A.15, subdivision 6; 136A.16,
subdivision 14; 136A.62, subdivision 3; 136A.645; 136A.646; 136A.65, by adding
a subdivision; 136F.581, by adding a subdivision; 141.25, subdivisions 7, 13,
by adding a subdivision; 141.251, subdivision 2; 141.28, subdivision 2;
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 136A.01, subdivision 2; 136A.101,
subdivision 4; 136A.127, subdivisions 2, 4; 299A.45, subdivision 1; 340A.404,
subdivision 4a; Laws 2009, chapter 95, article 2, section 40; Laws 2010,
chapter 215, article 2, sections 4, subdivision 3; 6; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 136A; 137.
The
Senate respectfully requests that a Conference Committee be appointed
thereon. The Senate has appointed as
such committee:
Senators Pappas, Robling and Latz.
Said
Senate File is herewith transmitted to the House with the request that the
House appoint a like committee.
Colleen J. Pacheco, First Assistant Secretary of the Senate
Rukavina moved that the House accede to the request of the
Senate and that the Speaker appoint a Conference Committee of 3 members of the
House to meet with a like committee appointed by the Senate on the disagreeing
votes of the two houses on S. F. No. 184. The motion prevailed.
The following Conference Committee Report was received:
CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. NO. 653
A bill for an act relating
to elections; changing certain municipal precinct and ward boundary procedures
and requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 204B.135,
subdivisions 1, 3; 204B.14, subdivisions 3, 4; 205.84, subdivisions 1, 2.
April 27, 2010
The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Speaker of the House of Representatives
The Honorable James P. Metzen
President of the Senate
We, the undersigned
conferees for H. F. No. 653 report that we have agreed upon the
items in dispute and recommend as follows:
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That the House concur in the Senate amendment and that
H. F. No. 653 be further amended as follows:
Page 3, line 10, strike "May" and insert "June"
We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the
bill.
House Conferees:
Phyllis Kahn, Ryan Winkler
and Mary Liz Holberg.
Senate Conferees:
Sandra Pappas, Katie Sieben
and Chris Gerlach.
Kahn moved that the report of the Conference
Committee on H. F. No. 653 be adopted and that the bill be
repassed as amended by the Conference Committee. The motion prevailed.
H. F. No. 653, A bill for an act relating to
elections; changing certain municipal precinct and ward boundary procedures and
requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 204B.135, subdivisions
1, 3; 204B.14, subdivisions 3, 4; 205.84, subdivisions 1, 2.
The bill was read for the third time, as
amended by Conference, and placed upon its repassage.
The question was taken on the repassage of
the bill and the roll was called. There
were 118 yeas and 15 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, P.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dean
Demmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Zellers
Spk. Kelliher
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anderson, B.
Anderson, S.
Brod
Cornish
Davids
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Torkelson
The bill was repassed, as amended by
Conference, and its title agreed to.
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Speaker pro tempore Bigham called Sertich to the Chair.
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 bills to be
placed on the Supplemental Calendar for the Day for Tuesday, May 4, 2010:
H. F. No. 2614; S. F. Nos. 3027
and 525; H. F. Nos. 2116 and 2037; and
S. F. Nos. 2510 and 2974.
CALENDAR FOR THE DAY
S. F. No. 3027 was reported to the House.
Huntley moved to amend S. F. No. 3027, the first
engrossment, as follows:
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the
following language of H. F. No. 3237, the third engrossment:
"ARTICLE 1
INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION
PLAN SERVICES
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
256B.0625, subdivision 26, is amended to read:
Subd. 26. Special
education services. (a) Medical
assistance covers medical services identified in a recipient's individualized
education plan and covered under the medical assistance state plan. Covered services include occupational
therapy, physical therapy, speech-language therapy, clinical psychological
services, nursing services, school psychological services, school social work
services, personal care assistants serving as management aides, assistive
technology devices, transportation services, health assessments, and other
services covered under the medical assistance state plan. Mental health services eligible for medical
assistance reimbursement must be provided or coordinated through a children's
mental health collaborative where a collaborative exists if the child is
included in the collaborative operational target population. The provision or coordination of services
does not require that the individual education plan be developed by the
collaborative.
The services may be provided
by a Minnesota school district that is enrolled as a medical assistance
provider or its subcontractor, and only if the services meet all the
requirements otherwise applicable if the service had been provided by a
provider other than a school district, in the following areas: medical necessity, physician's orders,
documentation, personnel qualifications, and prior authorization requirements. The nonfederal share of costs for services
provided under this subdivision is the responsibility of the local school
district as provided in section 125A.74.
Services listed in a child's individual education plan are eligible for
medical assistance reimbursement only if those services meet criteria for federal
financial participation under the Medicaid program.
(b) Approval of
health-related services for inclusion in the individual education plan does not
require prior authorization for purposes of reimbursement under this
chapter. The commissioner may require
physician review and approval of the plan not more than once annually or upon
any modification of the individual education plan that reflects a change in
health-related services.
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(c) Services of a speech-language pathologist provided under
this section are covered notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0390, subpart
1, item L, if the person:
(1) holds a masters degree in speech-language pathology;
(2) is licensed by the Minnesota Board of Teaching as an
educational speech-language pathologist; and
(3) either has a certificate of clinical competence from the
American Speech and Hearing Association, has completed the equivalent
educational requirements and work experience necessary for the certificate or
has completed the academic program and is acquiring supervised work experience
to qualify for the certificate.
(d) Medical assistance coverage for medically necessary
services provided under other subdivisions in this section may not be denied
solely on the basis that the same or similar services are covered under this
subdivision.
(e) The commissioner shall develop and implement package
rates, bundled rates, or per diem rates for special education services under
which separately covered services are grouped together and billed as a unit in
order to reduce administrative complexity.
(f) The commissioner shall develop a cost-based payment
structure for payment of these services.
Only costs reported through the designated Minnesota Department of
Education data systems in distinct service categories qualify for inclusion in
the cost-based payment structure. The
commissioner shall reimburse claims submitted based on an interim rate, and
shall settle at a final rate once the department has determined it. The commissioner shall notify the school
district of the final rate. The school
district has 60 days to appeal the final rate.
To appeal the final rate, the school district shall file a written
appeal request to the commissioner within 60 days of the date the final rate
determination was mailed. The appeal
request shall specify (1) the disputed items and (2) the name and address of
the person to contact regarding the appeal.
(g) Effective July 1, 2000, medical assistance services
provided under an individual education plan or an individual family service
plan by local school districts shall not count against medical assistance
authorization thresholds for that child.
(h) Nursing services as defined in section 148.171,
subdivision 15, and provided as an individual education plan health-related
service, are eligible for medical assistance payment if they are otherwise a
covered service under the medical assistance program. Medical assistance covers the administration
of prescription medications by a licensed nurse who is employed by or under
contract with a school district when the administration of medications is
identified in the child's individualized education plan. The simple administration of medications
alone is not covered under medical assistance when administered by a provider
other than a school district or when it is not identified in the child's individualized
education plan.
ARTICLE 2
STATE HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 62Q.80, is amended to read:
62Q.80 COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH
CARE COVERAGE PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1. Scope.
(a) A Any community-based health care initiative may
develop and operate a community-based health care coverage program
programs that offers offer to eligible individuals and their
dependents the option of purchasing through their employer health care coverage
on a fixed prepaid basis without meeting the requirements of chapter 60A, 62A,
62C, 62D, 62M, 62N, 62Q, or 62T, or 62U, or any other law
or rule that applies to entities licensed under these chapters.
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(b) The Each initiative
shall establish health outcomes to be achieved through the program
programs and performance measurements in order to determine whether these
outcomes have been met. The outcomes
must include, but are not limited to:
(1) a reduction in
uncompensated care provided by providers participating in the community-based
health network;
(2) an increase in the
delivery of preventive health care services; and
(3) health improvement for
enrollees with chronic health conditions through the management of these
conditions.
In establishing performance
measurements, the initiative shall use measures that are consistent with
measures published by nonprofit Minnesota or national organizations that
produce and disseminate health care quality measures.
(c) Any program established
under this section shall not constitute a financial liability for the state, in
that any financial risk involved in the operation or termination of the program
shall be borne by the community-based initiative and the participating health
care providers.
Subd. 1a. Demonstration
project. The commissioner of health and
the commissioner of human services shall award a demonstration
project grant grants to a community-based health care initiative
initiatives to develop and operate a community-based health care
coverage program to operate within Carlton, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis
Counties programs in Minnesota.
The demonstration project projects shall extend for five
years and must comply with the requirements of this section.
Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the
following definitions apply:
(a)
"Community-based" means located in or primarily relating to the
community of geographically contiguous political subdivisions, as
determined by the board of a community-based health initiative that is served
by the community-based health care coverage program.
(b) "Community-based
health care coverage program" or "program" means a program
administered by a community-based health initiative that provides health care
services through provider members of a community-based health network or
combination of networks to eligible individuals and their dependents who are
enrolled in the program.
(c) "Community-based
health initiative" or "initiative" means a nonprofit
corporation that is governed by a board that has at least 80 percent of its
members residing in the community and includes representatives of the
participating network providers and employers, or a county-based purchasing
organization as defined in section 256B.692.
(d) "Community-based
health network" means a contract-based network of health care providers
organized by the community-based health initiative to provide or support the
delivery of health care services to enrollees of the community-based health
care coverage program on a risk-sharing or nonrisk-sharing basis.
(e) "Dependent"
means an eligible employee's spouse or unmarried child who is under the age of
19 years.
Subd. 3. Approval. (a) Prior to the operation of a
community-based health care coverage program, a community-based health
initiative, defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (c), and receiving funds
from the Department of Health, shall submit to the commissioner of health
for approval the community-based health care coverage program developed by the
initiative. Each community-based
health initiative as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph
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(c), and receiving State
Health Access Program (SHAP) grant funding shall submit to the commissioner of
human services for approval prior to its operation the community-based health
care coverage programs developed by the initiatives. The commissioner commissioners shall
ensure that the each program meets the federal grant requirements
and any requirements described in this section and is actuarially sound based
on a review of appropriate records and methods utilized by the community-based
health initiative in establishing premium rates for the community-based health
care coverage program programs.
(b) Prior to approval, the commissioner shall also ensure
that:
(1) the benefits offered comply with subdivision 8 and that
there are adequate numbers of health care providers participating in the
community-based health network to deliver the benefits offered under the
program;
(2) the activities of the program are limited to activities
that are exempt under this section or otherwise from regulation by the
commissioner of commerce;
(3) the complaint resolution process meets the requirements
of subdivision 10; and
(4) the data privacy policies and procedures comply with
state and federal law.
Subd. 4. Establishment. The initiative shall establish and
operate upon approval by the commissioner commissioners of health
a and human services community-based health care coverage program
programs. The operational structure
established by the initiative shall include, but is not limited to:
(1) establishing a process for enrolling eligible individuals
and their dependents;
(2) collecting and coordinating premiums from enrollees and
employers of enrollees;
(3) providing payment to participating providers;
(4) establishing a benefit set according to subdivision 8 and
establishing premium rates and cost-sharing requirements;
(5) creating incentives to encourage primary care and
wellness services; and
(6) initiating disease management services, as
appropriate.
Subd. 5. Qualifying employees. To be eligible for the community-based
health care coverage program, an individual must:
(1) reside in or work within the designated community-based
geographic area served by the program;
(2) be employed by a qualifying employer or, be
an employee's dependent, or be self-employed on a full‑time basis;
(3) not be enrolled in or have currently available health
coverage, except for catastrophic health care coverage; and
(4) not be eligible for or enrolled in medical
assistance, or general assistance medical care, and not be
enrolled in MinnesotaCare, or Medicare.
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Subd. 6. Qualifying employers. (a) To qualify for participation in the
community-based health care coverage program, an employer must:
(1) employ at least one but no more than 50 employees at the
time of initial enrollment in the program;
(2) pay its employees a median wage of $12.50 per hour
that equals 350 percent of the federal poverty guidelines or less; and
(3) not have offered employer-subsidized health coverage to
its employees for at least 12 months prior to the initial enrollment in the
program. For purposes of this section,
"employer-subsidized health coverage" means health care coverage for
which the employer pays at least 50 percent of the cost of coverage for the
employee.
(b) To participate in the program, a qualifying employer
agrees to:
(1) offer health care coverage through the program to all
eligible employees and their dependents regardless of health status;
(2) participate in the program for an initial term of at
least one year;
(3) pay a percentage of the premium established by the
initiative for the employee; and
(4) provide the initiative with any employee information
deemed necessary by the initiative to determine eligibility and premium
payments.
Subd. 7. Participating providers. Any health care provider participating in
the community-based health network must accept as payment in full the payment
rate established by the initiative initiatives and may not charge
to or collect from an enrollee any amount in access of this amount for any
service covered under the program.
Subd. 8. Coverage.
(a) The initiative initiatives shall establish the
health care benefits offered through the community-based health care coverage program
programs. The benefits established shall
include, at a minimum:
(1) child health supervision services up to age 18, as
defined under section 62A.047; and
(2) preventive services, including:
(i) health education and wellness services;
(ii) health supervision, evaluation, and follow-up;
(iii) immunizations; and
(iv) early disease detection.
(b) Coverage of health care services offered by the program
may be limited to participating health care providers or health networks. All services covered under the program
programs must be services that are offered within the scope of practice
of the participating health care providers.
(c) The initiative initiatives may establish
cost-sharing requirements. Any
co-payment or deductible provisions established may not discriminate on the
basis of age, sex, race, disability, economic status, or length of enrollment
in the program programs.
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(d) If any of the initiative initiatives
amends or alters the benefits offered through the program from the initial
offering, the that initiative must notify the commissioner
commissioners of health and human services and all enrollees of the
benefit change.
Subd. 9. Enrollee information. (a) The initiative initiatives
must provide an individual or family who enrolls in the program a clear and
concise written statement that includes the following information:
(1) health care services that are provided covered
under the program;
(2) any exclusions or limitations on the health care services
offered covered, including any cost-sharing arrangements or prior
authorization requirements;
(3) a list of where the health care services can be obtained
and that all health care services must be provided by or through a
participating health care provider or community-based health network;
(4) a description of the program's complaint resolution process,
including how to submit a complaint; how to file a complaint with the
commissioner of health; and how to obtain an external review of any adverse
decisions as provided under subdivision 10;
(5) the conditions under which the program or coverage under
the program may be canceled or terminated; and
(6) a precise statement specifying that this program is not
an insurance product and, as such, is exempt from state regulation of insurance
products.
(b) The commissioner commissioners of health and
human services must approve a copy of the written statement prior to the
operation of the program.
Subd. 10. Complaint resolution process. (a) The initiative initiatives
must establish a complaint resolution process.
The process must make reasonable efforts to resolve complaints and to
inform complainants in writing of the initiative's decision within 60 days of
receiving the complaint. Any decision
that is adverse to the enrollee shall include a description of the right to an
external review as provided in paragraph (c) and how to exercise this right.
(b) The initiative initiatives must report any
complaint that is not resolved within 60 days to the commissioner
of health.
(c) The initiative initiatives must include in
the complaint resolution process the ability of an enrollee to pursue the
external review process provided under section 62Q.73 with any decision
rendered under this external review process binding on the initiative
initiatives.
Subd. 11. Data privacy. The initiative initiatives
shall establish data privacy policies and procedures for the program that
comply with state and federal data privacy laws.
Subd. 12. Limitations on enrollment. (a) The initiative initiatives
may limit enrollment in the program. If
enrollment is limited, a waiting list must be established.
(b) The initiative initiatives shall not
restrict or deny enrollment in the program except for nonpayment of premiums,
fraud or misrepresentation, or as otherwise permitted under this section.
(c) The initiative initiatives may require a
certain percentage of participation from eligible employees of a qualifying
employer before coverage can be offered through the program.
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Subd. 13. Report. (a) The Each initiative
shall submit quarterly status reports to the commissioner of health on January
15, April 15, July 15, and October 15 of each year, with the first report due
January 15, 2008. The Each
initiative receiving funding from the Department of Human Services shall submit
status reports to the commissioner of human services as defined in the terms of
contract with the Department of Human Services.
Each status report shall include:
(1) the financial status of
the program, including the premium rates, cost per member per month, claims
paid out, premiums received, and administrative expenses;
(2) a description of the health
care benefits offered and the services utilized;
(3) the number of employers
participating, the number of employees and dependents covered under the
program, and the number of health care providers participating;
(4) a description of the
health outcomes to be achieved by the program and a status report on the
performance measurements to be used and collected; and
(5) any other information
requested by the commissioner commissioners of health, human
services, or commerce or the legislature.
(b) The initiative shall
contract with an independent entity to conduct an evaluation of the program to
be submitted to the commissioners of health and commerce and the legislature by
January 15, 2010. The evaluation shall
include:
(1) an analysis of the health
outcomes established by the initiative and the performance measurements to
determine whether the outcomes are being achieved;
(2) an analysis of the
financial status of the program, including the claims to premiums loss ratio
and utilization and cost experience;
(3) the demographics of the
enrollees, including their age, gender, family income, and the number of
dependents;
(4) the number of employers
and employees who have been denied access to the program and the basis for
the denial;
(5) specific analysis on
enrollees who have aggregate medical claims totaling over $5,000 per year,
including data on the enrollee's main diagnosis and whether all the medical
claims were covered by the program;
(6) number of enrollees
referred to state public assistance programs;
(7) a comparison of
employer-subsidized health coverage provided in a comparable geographic area to
the designated community-based geographic area served by the program,
including, to the extent available:
(i) the difference in the
number of employers with 50 or fewer employees offering employer-subsidized
health coverage;
(ii) the difference in
uncompensated care being provided in each area; and
(iii) a comparison of health
care outcomes and measurements established by the initiative; and
(8) any other information
requested by the commissioner of health or commerce.
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Subd. 14. Sunset. This section expires December 31, 2012
August 31, 2014.
ARTICLE 3
CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE
REAUTHORIZATION ACT (CHIPRA)
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.055,
subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10. Infants. Medical assistance may be paid for an
infant less than one year of age, whose mother was eligible for and receiving
medical assistance at the time of birth and who remains in the mother's
household or who is in a family with countable income that is equal to or
less than the income standard established under section 256B.057, subdivision
1.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.057,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Infants
and pregnant women. (a)(1) An infant
less than one year of age or a pregnant woman who has written verification of a
positive pregnancy test from a physician or licensed registered nurse is
eligible for medical assistance if countable family income is equal to or less
than 275 percent of the federal poverty guideline for the same family
size. For purposes of this subdivision,
"countable family income" means the amount of income considered
available using the methodology of the AFDC program under the state's AFDC plan
as of July 16, 1996, as required by the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104-193, except for
the earned income disregard and employment deductions.
(2) For applications
processed within one calendar month prior to the effective date, eligibility
shall be determined by applying the income standards and methodologies in
effect prior to the effective date for any months in the six-month budget
period before that date and the income standards and methodologies in effect on
the effective date for any months in the six-month budget period on or after
that date. The income standards for each
month shall be added together and compared to the applicant's total countable
income for the six-month budget period to determine eligibility.
(b)(1) [Expired, 1Sp2003 c
14 art 12 s 19]
(2) For applications
processed within one calendar month prior to July 1, 2003, eligibility shall be
determined by applying the income standards and methodologies in effect prior
to July 1, 2003, for any months in the six-month budget period before July 1,
2003, and the income standards and methodologies in effect on the expiration
date for any months in the six-month budget period on or after July 1,
2003. The income standards for each month
shall be added together and compared to the applicant's total countable income
for the six-month budget period to determine eligibility.
(3) An amount equal to the
amount of earned income exceeding 275 percent of the federal poverty guideline,
up to a maximum of the amount by which the combined total of 185 percent of the
federal poverty guideline plus the earned income disregards and deductions
allowed under the state's AFDC plan as of July 16, 1996, as required by the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law
104-193, exceeds 275 percent of the federal poverty guideline will be deducted
for pregnant women and infants less than one year of age.
(c) Dependent care and child
support paid under court order shall be deducted from the countable income of
pregnant women.
(d) An infant born on or
after January 1, 1991, to a woman who was eligible for and receiving
medical assistance on the date of the child's birth shall continue to be
eligible for medical assistance without redetermination until the child's first
birthday, as long as the child remains in the woman's household.
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ARTICLE 4
LONG-TERM CARE PARTNERSHIP
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 62S.24, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8. Exchange for long-term care partnership
policy; addition of policy rider. (a)
If authorized by federal law or a federal waiver is granted With respect
to the long-term care partnership program referenced in section 256B.0571,
issuers of long-term care policies may voluntarily exchange a current long-term
care insurance policy for a long-term care partnership policy that meets the
requirements of Public Law 109-171, section 6021, after the effective date of
the state plan amendment implementing the partnership program in this
state. The exchange may be in the
form of: (1) an amendment or rider; or
(2) a disclosure statement indicating that the coverage is now partnership
qualified.
(b) If authorized by federal law or a federal waiver is
granted With respect to the long-term care partnership program referenced
in section 256B.0571, allowing to allow an existing long-term
care insurance policy to qualify as a partnership policy by addition of: (1) a policy rider, or amendment; or
(2) a disclosure statement, the issuer of the policy is authorized to add
the rider, amendment, or disclosure statement to the policy after the
effective date of the state plan amendment implementing the partnership program
in this state.
(c) The commissioner, in cooperation with the commissioner of
human services, shall pursue any federal law changes or waivers necessary to allow
the implementation of paragraphs (a) and (b).
Sec. 2. [62S.312]
CONSUMER PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR LONG-TERM CARE PARTNERSHIP POLICIES.
To qualify as a long-term care partnership policy under this
chapter, long-term care insurance policies must meet the requirements for being
tax qualified as defined in section 7702B(b) of the Internal Revenue Code and
meet certain consumer protection requirements in Section 6021(a)(1)(B)(5)(A) of
the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171, which are taken from the
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Model Act and Regulation
of 2000. Insurance carriers must certify
for each policy form to be included in the long-term care partnership that the
form complies with the requirements of the NAIC Model Act and Regulation of
2000 as implemented in sections 62S.05 to 62S.11; 62S.13 to 62S.18; 62S.19;
62S.20, subdivisions 1 to 5; 62S.21; 62S.22; 62S.24; 62S.25; 62S.266; 62S.28;
62S.29; 62S.30; and 62S.31.
Sec. 3. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 256B.0571, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Partnership policy. "Partnership policy" means a
long-term care insurance policy that meets the requirements under
subdivision 10 and criteria in sections 62S.23, subdivision 1, paragraph
(b), and 62S.312 and was issued on or after the effective date of the
state plan amendment implementing the partnership program in Minnesota. Policies that are exchanged or that have
riders or endorsements added on or after the effective date of the state plan amendment
as authorized by the commissioner of commerce qualify as a partnership policy
July 1, 2006, or exchanged on or after July 1, 2006, under the
provisions of section 62S.24, subdivision 8.
Sec. 4. Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.0571, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8. Program established. (a) The commissioner, in cooperation with
the commissioner of commerce, shall establish the Minnesota partnership for
long-term care program to provide for the financing of long-term care through a
combination of private insurance and medical assistance.
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(b) An individual becomes eligible to participate in the
partnership program by meeting the requirements of either clause (1) or (2):
(1) the individual may qualify as a beneficiary of a
partnership policy that either (i) is issued on or after the effective date
of the state plan amendment implementing the partnership plan in Minnesota, or
(ii) qualifies as a partnership policy as authorized by the commissioner of
commerce meets the criteria under subdivision 6. To be eligible under this clause, the
individual must be a Minnesota resident at the time coverage first became
effective under the partnership policy; or
(2) the individual may qualify as a beneficiary of a policy
recognized under subdivision 17.
Sec. 5. REPEALER.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0571, subdivision 10, is
repealed.
ARTICLE 5
MODIFICATION TO PROHIBITIONS ON ASSET TRANSFERS
Section 1. REPEALER.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0595, subdivisions 1b,
2b, 3b, 4b, and 5, are repealed.
ARTICLE 6
COMMUNITY CLINICS
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.032, is amended to read:
256B.032 ELIGIBLE VENDORS OF
MEDICAL CARE.
(a) Effective January 1, 2011, the commissioner shall
establish performance thresholds for health care providers included in the
provider peer grouping system developed by the commissioner of health under
section 62U.04. The thresholds shall be
set at the 10th percentile of the combined cost and quality measure used for
provider peer grouping, and separate thresholds shall be set for hospital and
physician services.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2012, any health care provider with
a combined cost and quality score below the threshold set in paragraph (a)
shall be prohibited from enrolling as a vendor of medical care in the medical
assistance, general assistance medical care, or MinnesotaCare programs, and
shall not be eligible for direct payments under those programs or for payments
made by managed care plans under their contracts with the commissioner under
section 256B.69 or 256L.12. A health
care provider that is prohibited from enrolling as a vendor or receiving
payments under this paragraph may reenroll effective January 1 of any
subsequent year if the provider's most recent combined cost and quality score
exceeds the threshold established in paragraph (a).
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a provider may continue to
participate as a vendor or as part of a managed care plan provider network if
the commissioner determines that a contract with the provider is necessary to
ensure adequate access to health care services.
(d) By January 15, 2013, the commissioner shall report to the
legislature on the impact of this section.
The commissioner's report shall include information on:
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(1) the providers falling below the thresholds as of January
1, 2012;
(2) the volume of services and cost of care provided to
enrollees in the medical assistance, general assistance medical care, or
MinnesotaCare programs in the 12 months prior to January 1, 2012, by providers
falling below the thresholds;
(3) providers who fell below the thresholds but continued to
be eligible vendors under paragraph paragraphs (c) and
(e);
(4) the estimated cost savings achieved by not contracting
with providers who do not meet the performance thresholds; and
(5) recommendations for increasing the threshold levels of
performance over time.
(e) Federally qualified health centers and rural health
clinics are exempt from the requirements of paragraph (b).
Sec. 2. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, subdivision 30, is amended to read:
Subd. 30. Other clinic services. (a) Medical assistance covers rural
health clinic services, federally qualified health center services, nonprofit
community health clinic services, public health clinic services, and the
services of a clinic meeting the criteria established in rule by the
commissioner. Rural health clinic
services and federally qualified health center services mean services defined
in United States Code, title 42, section 1396d(a)(2)(B) and (C). Payment for rural health clinic and federally
qualified health center services shall be made according to applicable federal
law and regulation.
(b) A federally qualified health center that is beginning
initial operation shall submit an estimate of budgeted costs and visits for the
initial reporting period in the form and detail required by the
commissioner. A federally qualified
health center that is already in operation shall submit an initial report using
actual costs and visits for the initial reporting period. Within 90 days of the end of its reporting
period, a federally qualified health center shall submit, in the form and
detail required by the commissioner, a report of its operations, including
allowable costs actually incurred for the period and the actual number of
visits for services furnished during the period, and other information required
by the commissioner. Federally qualified
health centers that file Medicare cost reports shall provide the commissioner
with a copy of the most recent Medicare cost report filed with the Medicare
program intermediary for the reporting year which support the costs claimed on
their cost report to the state.
(c) In order to continue cost-based payment under the medical
assistance program according to paragraphs (a) and (b), a federally qualified
health center or rural health clinic must apply for designation as an essential
community provider within six months of final adoption of rules by the
Department of Health according to section 62Q.19, subdivision 7. For those federally qualified health centers
and rural health clinics that have applied for essential community provider
status within the six-month time prescribed, medical assistance payments will
continue to be made according to paragraphs (a) and (b) for the first three
years after application. For federally
qualified health centers and rural health clinics that either do not apply
within the time specified above or who have had essential community provider
status for three years, medical assistance payments for health services
provided by these entities shall be according to the same rates and conditions
applicable to the same service provided by health care providers that are not
federally qualified health centers or rural health clinics.
(d) Effective July 1, 1999, the provisions of paragraph (c)
requiring a federally qualified health center or a rural health clinic to make
application for an essential community provider designation in order to have
cost-based payments made according to paragraphs (a) and (b) no longer apply.
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(e) Effective January 1,
2000, payments made according to paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be limited to the
cost phase-out schedule of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
(f) Effective January 1,
2001, each federally qualified health center and rural health clinic may elect
to be paid either under the prospective payment system established in United
States Code, title 42, section 1396a(aa), or under an alternative payment
methodology consistent with the requirements of United States Code, title 42,
section 1396a(aa), and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services. The alternative payment
methodology shall be 100 percent of cost as determined according to Medicare
cost principles.
(g) For purposes of this
section, "nonprofit community clinic" is a clinic that:
(1) has nonprofit status as
specified in chapter 317A;
(2) has tax exempt status as
provided in Internal Revenue Code, section 501(c)(3);
(3) is established to
provide health services to low-income population groups, uninsured, high-risk
and special needs populations, underserved and other special needs populations;
(4) employs professional
staff at least one-half of which are familiar with the cultural background of
their clients;
(5) charges for services on
a sliding fee scale designed to provide assistance to low-income clients based
on current poverty income guidelines and family size; and
(6) does not restrict access
or services because of a client's financial limitations or public assistance
status and provides no-cost care as needed.
ARTICLE 7
DENTAL BENEFIT SET
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
256B.0625, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9. Dental
services. (a) Medical assistance
covers dental services.
(b) Medical assistance
dental coverage for nonpregnant adults is limited to the following services:
(1) comprehensive exams,
limited to once every five years;
(2) periodic exams, limited
to one per year;
(3) limited exams;
(4) bitewing x-rays, limited
to one per year;
(5) periapical x-rays;
(6) panoramic x-rays,
limited to one every five years, and only if provided in conjunction with a
posterior extraction or scheduled outpatient facility procedure, or as
except (1) when medically necessary for the diagnosis and follow-up of oral
and maxillofacial pathology and trauma.
Panoramic x-rays may be taken or (2) once every two years for
patients who cannot cooperate for intraoral film due to a developmental
disability or medical condition that does not allow for intraoral film
placement;
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(7) prophylaxis, limited to
one per year;
(8) application of fluoride
varnish, limited to one per year;
(9) posterior fillings, all
at the amalgam rate;
(10) anterior fillings;
(11) endodontics, limited to
root canals on the anterior and premolars only;
(12) removable prostheses,
each dental arch limited to one every six years;
(13) oral surgery, limited
to extractions, biopsies, and incision and drainage of abscesses;
(14) palliative treatment
and sedative fillings for relief of pain; and
(15) full-mouth debridement,
limited to one every five years.
(c) In addition to the
services specified in paragraph (b), medical assistance covers the following
services for adults, if provided in an outpatient hospital setting or
freestanding ambulatory surgical center as part of outpatient dental surgery:
(1) periodontics, limited to
periodontal scaling and root planing once every two years;
(2) general anesthesia; and
(3) full-mouth survey once
every five years.
(d) Medical assistance
covers medically necessary dental services for children that are
medically necessary and pregnant women. The following guidelines apply:
(1) posterior fillings are
paid at the amalgam rate;
(2) application of sealants are
covered once every five years per permanent molar for children only;
and
(3) application of fluoride
varnish is covered once every six months.; and
(4) orthodontia is eligible
for coverage for children only.
ARTICLE 8
PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FOR
HEALTH SERVICES
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625,
subdivision 25, is amended to read:
Subd. 25. Prior
authorization required. The
commissioner shall publish in the State Register Minnesota health
care programs provider manual and on the department's Web site a list of
health services that require prior authorization, as well as the criteria and
standards used to select health services on the list. The list and the criteria and standards used
to formulate it are not subject to the requirements of sections 14.001 to
14.69. The commissioner's decision
whether prior authorization is required for a health service is not subject to
administrative appeal.
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ARTICLE 9
DRUG FORMULARY COMMITTEE
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13c, is amended to read:
Subd. 13c. Formulary committee. The commissioner, after receiving recommendations
from professional medical associations and professional pharmacy associations,
and consumer groups shall designate a Formulary Committee to carry out duties
as described in subdivisions 13 to 13g.
The Formulary Committee shall be comprised of four licensed physicians
actively engaged in the practice of medicine in Minnesota one of whom must be
actively engaged in the treatment of persons with mental illness; at least
three licensed pharmacists actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy in
Minnesota; and one consumer representative; the remainder to be made up of
health care professionals who are licensed in their field and have recognized
knowledge in the clinically appropriate prescribing, dispensing, and monitoring
of covered outpatient drugs. Members of
the Formulary Committee shall not be employed by the Department of Human
Services, but the committee shall be staffed by an employee of the department
who shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the committee. The department's medical director shall also
serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member for the committee. Committee members shall serve three-year
terms and may be reappointed by the commissioner. The Formulary Committee shall meet at least quarterly
twice per year. The commissioner may
require more frequent Formulary Committee meetings as needed. An honorarium of $100 per meeting and
reimbursement for mileage shall be paid to each committee member in attendance.
ARTICLE 10
PREFERRED DRUG LIST
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes
2008, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13g, is amended to read:
Subd. 13g. Preferred drug list. (a) The commissioner shall adopt and
implement a preferred drug list by January 1, 2004. The commissioner may enter into a contract with
a vendor for the purpose of participating in a preferred drug list and
supplemental rebate program. The
commissioner shall ensure that any contract meets all federal requirements and
maximizes federal financial participation.
The commissioner shall publish the preferred drug list annually in the
State Register and shall maintain an accurate and up-to-date list on the agency
Web site.
(b) The commissioner may add to, delete from, and otherwise
modify the preferred drug list, after consulting with the Formulary Committee
and appropriate medical specialists and providing public notice and the
opportunity for public comment.
(c) The commissioner shall adopt and administer the preferred
drug list as part of the administration of the supplemental drug rebate
program. Reimbursement for prescription
drugs not on the preferred drug list may be subject to prior authorization,
unless the drug manufacturer signs a supplemental rebate contract.
(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "preferred drug
list" means a list of prescription drugs within designated therapeutic
classes selected by the commissioner, for which prior authorization based on
the identity of the drug or class is not required.
(e) The commissioner shall seek any federal waivers or approvals
necessary to implement this subdivision.
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ARTICLE 11
MULTISOURCE DRUGS
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
256B.0625, subdivision 13e, is amended to read:
Subd. 13e. Payment
rates. (a) The basis for determining
the amount of payment shall be the lower of the actual acquisition costs of the
drugs plus a fixed dispensing fee; the maximum allowable cost set by the
federal government or by the commissioner plus the fixed dispensing fee; or the
usual and customary price charged to the public. The amount of payment basis must be reduced
to reflect all discount amounts applied to the charge by any provider/insurer
agreement or contract for submitted charges to medical assistance programs. The net submitted charge may not be greater
than the patient liability for the service.
The pharmacy dispensing fee shall be $3.65, except that the dispensing
fee for intravenous solutions which must be compounded by the pharmacist shall
be $8 per bag, $14 per bag for cancer chemotherapy products, and $30 per bag
for total parenteral nutritional products dispensed in one liter quantities, or
$44 per bag for total parenteral nutritional products dispensed in quantities
greater than one liter. Actual
acquisition cost includes quantity and other special discounts except time and
cash discounts. Effective July 1, 2009,
the actual acquisition cost of a drug shall be estimated by the commissioner,
at average wholesale price minus 15 percent.
The actual acquisition cost of antihemophilic factor drugs shall be
estimated at the average wholesale price minus 30 percent. The maximum allowable cost of a multisource
drug may be set by the commissioner and it shall be comparable to, but no
higher than, the maximum amount paid by other third-party payors in this state
who have maximum allowable cost programs.
Establishment of the amount of payment for drugs shall not be subject to
the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.
(b) An additional dispensing
fee of $.30 may be added to the dispensing fee paid to pharmacists for legend
drug prescriptions dispensed to residents of long-term care facilities when a
unit dose blister card system, approved by the department, is used. Under this type of dispensing system, the
pharmacist must dispense a 30-day supply of drug. The National Drug Code (NDC) from the drug
container used to fill the blister card must be identified on the claim to the
department. The unit dose blister card
containing the drug must meet the packaging standards set forth in Minnesota
Rules, part 6800.2700, that govern the return of unused drugs to the pharmacy
for reuse. The pharmacy provider will be
required to credit the department for the actual acquisition cost of all unused
drugs that are eligible for reuse.
Over-the-counter medications must be dispensed in the manufacturer's
unopened package. The commissioner may
permit the drug clozapine to be dispensed in a quantity that is less than a
30-day supply.
(c) Whenever a generically
equivalent product is available maximum allowable cost has been set for
a multisource drug, payment shall be on the basis of the actual
acquisition cost of the generic drug, or on the maximum allowable cost
established by the commissioner unless prior authorization for the brand
name product has been granted according to the criteria established by the Drug
Formulary Committee as required by subdivision 13f, paragraph (a), and the
prescriber has indicated "dispense as written" on the prescription in
a manner consistent with section 151.21, subdivision 2.
(d) The basis for
determining the amount of payment for drugs administered in an outpatient
setting shall be the lower of the usual and customary cost submitted by the
provider or the amount established for Medicare by the United States Department
of Health and Human Services pursuant to title XVIII, section 1847a of the
federal Social Security Act.
(e) The commissioner may
negotiate lower reimbursement rates for specialty pharmacy products than the
rates specified in paragraph (a). The
commissioner may require individuals enrolled in the health care programs
administered by the department to obtain specialty pharmacy products from
providers with whom the commissioner has negotiated lower reimbursement
rates. Specialty pharmacy products are
defined as those used by a small number of recipients or recipients with
complex and chronic diseases that require expensive and challenging drug
regimens. Examples of these conditions
include, but are not limited to:
multiple sclerosis, HIV/AIDS,
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transplantation, hepatitis
C, growth hormone deficiency, Crohn's Disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and
certain forms of cancer. Specialty pharmaceutical
products include injectable and infusion therapies, biotechnology drugs,
high-cost therapies, and therapies that require complex care. The commissioner shall consult with the
formulary committee to develop a list of specialty pharmacy products subject to
this paragraph. In consulting with the
formulary committee in developing this list, the commissioner shall take into
consideration the population served by specialty pharmacy products, the current
delivery system and standard of care in the state, and access to care
issues. The commissioner shall have the
discretion to adjust the reimbursement rate to prevent access to care issues.
ARTICLE 12
ADMINISTRATIVE UNIFORMITY
COMMITTEE
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625,
is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 8d. Home
infusion therapy services. Home
infusion therapy services provided by home infusion therapy pharmacies must be
paid the lower of the submitted charge or the combined payment rates for
component services typically provided.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon federal approval.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
256B.0625, subdivision 13e, is amended to read:
Subd. 13e. Payment
rates. (a) The basis for determining
the amount of payment shall be the lower of the actual acquisition costs of the
drugs plus a fixed dispensing fee; the maximum allowable cost set by the
federal government or by the commissioner plus the fixed dispensing fee; or the
usual and customary price charged to the public. The amount of payment basis must be reduced
to reflect all discount amounts applied to the charge by any provider/insurer
agreement or contract for submitted charges to medical assistance programs. The net submitted charge may not be greater
than the patient liability for the service.
The pharmacy dispensing fee shall be $3.65, except that the dispensing
fee for intravenous solutions which must be compounded by the pharmacist shall
be $8 per bag, $14 per bag for cancer chemotherapy products, and $30 per bag
for total parenteral nutritional products dispensed in one liter quantities, or
$44 per bag for total parenteral nutritional products dispensed in quantities
greater than one liter. Actual acquisition
cost includes quantity and other special discounts except time and cash
discounts. Effective July 1, 2009, the
actual acquisition cost of a drug shall be estimated by the commissioner, at
average wholesale price minus 15 percent.
The actual acquisition cost of antihemophilic factor drugs shall be
estimated at the average wholesale price minus 30 percent. The maximum allowable cost of a multisource
drug may be set by the commissioner and it shall be comparable to, but no
higher than, the maximum amount paid by other third-party payors in this state
who have maximum allowable cost programs.
Establishment of the amount of payment for drugs shall not be subject to
the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.
(b) An additional dispensing
fee of $.30 may be added to the dispensing fee paid to pharmacists for legend
drug prescriptions dispensed to residents of long-term care facilities when a
unit dose blister card system, approved by the department, is used. Under this type of dispensing system, the
pharmacist must dispense a 30-day supply of drug. The National Drug Code (NDC) from the drug
container used to fill the blister card must be identified on the claim to the
department. The unit dose blister card
containing the drug must meet the packaging standards set forth in Minnesota
Rules, part 6800.2700, that govern the return of unused drugs to the pharmacy
for reuse. The pharmacy provider will be
required to credit the department for the actual acquisition cost of all unused
drugs that are eligible for reuse.
Over-the-counter medications must be dispensed in the manufacturer's
unopened package. The commissioner may
permit the drug clozapine to be dispensed in a quantity that is less than a
30-day supply.
(c) Whenever a generically
equivalent product is available, payment shall be on the basis of the actual
acquisition cost of the generic drug, or on the maximum allowable cost
established by the commissioner.
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(d) The basis for
determining the amount of payment for drugs administered in an outpatient
setting shall be the lower of the usual and customary cost submitted by the
provider or the amount established for Medicare by the United States Department
of Health and Human Services pursuant to title XVIII, section 1847a of the
federal Social Security Act.
(e) The commissioner may
negotiate lower reimbursement rates for specialty pharmacy products than the
rates specified in paragraph (a). The
commissioner may require individuals enrolled in the health care programs
administered by the department to obtain specialty pharmacy products from
providers with whom the commissioner has negotiated lower reimbursement
rates. Specialty pharmacy products are
defined as those used by a small number of recipients or recipients with
complex and chronic diseases that require expensive and challenging drug
regimens. Examples of these conditions
include, but are not limited to:
multiple sclerosis, HIV/AIDS, transplantation, hepatitis C, growth
hormone deficiency, Crohn's Disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and certain forms of
cancer. Specialty pharmaceutical
products include injectable and infusion therapies, biotechnology drugs,
high-cost therapies, and therapies that require complex care. The commissioner shall consult with the
formulary committee to develop a list of specialty pharmacy products subject to
this paragraph. In consulting with the
formulary committee in developing this list, the commissioner shall take into
consideration the population served by specialty pharmacy products, the current
delivery system and standard of care in the state, and access to care
issues. The commissioner shall have the
discretion to adjust the reimbursement rate to prevent access to care issues.
(f) Home infusion therapy
services provided by home infusion therapy pharmacies must be paid at rates
according to subdivision 8d.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon federal approval.
ARTICLE 13
HEALTH PLANS
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 62A.045, is
amended to read:
62A.045 PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF ENROLLEES IN GOVERNMENT HEALTH
PROGRAMS.
(a) As a condition of doing
business in Minnesota or providing coverage to residents of Minnesota
covered by this section, each health insurer shall comply with the
requirements of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171,
including any federal regulations adopted under that act, to the extent that it
imposes a requirement that applies in this state and that is not also required
by the laws of this state. This section
does not require compliance with any provision of the federal act prior to the
effective date provided for that provision in the federal act. The commissioner shall enforce this section.
For the purpose of this
section, "health insurer" includes self-insured plans, group health
plans (as defined in section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974), service benefit plans, managed care organizations, pharmacy
benefit managers, or other parties that are by contract legally responsible to
pay a claim for a healthcare item or service for an individual receiving
benefits under paragraph (b).
(b) No health plan
offered by a health insurer issued or renewed to provide coverage to a
Minnesota resident shall contain any provision denying or reducing benefits
because services are rendered to a person who is eligible for or receiving
medical benefits pursuant to title XIX of the Social Security Act (Medicaid) in
this or any other state; chapter 256; 256B; or 256D or services pursuant to
section 252.27; 256L.01 to 256L.10; 260B.331, subdivision 2; 260C.331,
subdivision 2; or 393.07, subdivision 1 or 2.
No health carrier insurer providing benefits under plans
covered by this section shall use eligibility for medical programs named in
this section as an underwriting guideline or reason for nonacceptance of the
risk.
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(c) If payment for covered
expenses has been made under state medical programs for health care items or
services provided to an individual, and a third party has a legal liability to
make payments, the rights of payment and appeal of an adverse coverage decision
for the individual, or in the case of a child their responsible relative or
caretaker, will be subrogated to the state agency. The state agency may assert its rights under
this section within three years of the date the service was rendered. For purposes of this section, "state
agency" includes prepaid health plans under contract with the commissioner
according to sections 256B.69, 256D.03, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), and
256L.12; children's mental health collaboratives under section 245.493;
demonstration projects for persons with disabilities under section 256B.77;
nursing homes under the alternative payment demonstration project under section
256B.434; and county-based purchasing entities under section 256B.692.
(d) Notwithstanding any law
to the contrary, when a person covered by a health plan offered by a
health insurer receives medical benefits according to any statute listed in
this section, payment for covered services or notice of denial for services
billed by the provider must be issued directly to the provider. If a person was receiving medical benefits
through the Department of Human Services at the time a service was provided,
the provider must indicate this benefit coverage on any claim forms submitted
by the provider to the health carrier insurer for those
services. If the commissioner of human
services notifies the health carrier insurer that the
commissioner has made payments to the provider, payment for benefits or notices
of denials issued by the health carrier insurer must be issued
directly to the commissioner. Submission
by the department to the health carrier insurer of the claim on a
Department of Human Services claim form is proper notice and shall be
considered proof of payment of the claim to the provider and supersedes any
contract requirements of the health carrier insurer relating to
the form of submission. Liability to the
insured for coverage is satisfied to the extent that payments for those
benefits are made by the health carrier insurer to the provider
or the commissioner as required by this section.
(e) When a state agency has
acquired the rights of an individual eligible for medical programs named in
this section and has health benefits coverage through a health carrier
insurer, the health carrier insurer shall not impose
requirements that are different from requirements applicable to an agent or
assignee of any other individual covered.
(f) For the purpose of this
section, health plan includes coverage offered by community integrated service
networks, any plan governed under the federal Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), United States Code, title 29, sections 1001 to
1461, and coverage offered under the exclusions listed in section 62A.011,
subdivision 3, clauses (2), (6), (9), (10), and (12).
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
256B.69, subdivision 23, is amended to read:
Subd. 23. Alternative
services; elderly and disabled persons. (a)
The commissioner may implement demonstration projects to create alternative
integrated delivery systems for acute and long-term care services to elderly
persons and persons with disabilities as defined in section 256B.77,
subdivision 7a, that provide increased coordination, improve access to quality
services, and mitigate future cost increases.
The commissioner may seek federal authority to combine Medicare and
Medicaid capitation payments for the purpose of such demonstrations and may
contract with Medicare-approved special needs plans that are offered by a
demonstration provider or by an entity that is directly or indirectly wholly
owned or controlled by a demonstration provider to provide Medicaid
services. Medicare funds and services
shall be administered according to the terms and conditions of the federal
contract and demonstration provisions.
For the purpose of administering medical assistance funds,
demonstrations under this subdivision are subject to subdivisions 1 to 22. The provisions of Minnesota Rules, parts
9500.1450 to 9500.1464, apply to these demonstrations, with the exceptions of
parts 9500.1452, subpart 2, item B; and 9500.1457, subpart 1, items B and C,
which do not apply to persons enrolling in demonstrations under this section. All enforcement and rulemaking powers
available under chapters 62D, 62M, and 62Q are hereby granted to the
commissioner of health with respect to Medicare-approved special needs plans
with which the commissioner contracts to provide Medicaid services under this
section. An initial open enrollment
period may be provided. Persons who
disenroll from demonstrations under this subdivision remain subject to
Minnesota Rules, parts 9500.1450 to 9500.1464.
When a person is enrolled in a health plan under these demonstrations
and the health
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plan's participation is
subsequently terminated for any reason, the person shall be provided an opportunity
to select a new health plan and shall have the right to change health plans
within the first 60 days of enrollment in the second health plan. Persons required to participate in health
plans under this section who fail to make a choice of health plan shall not be
randomly assigned to health plans under these demonstrations. Notwithstanding section 256L.12, subdivision
5, and Minnesota Rules, part 9505.5220, subpart 1, item A, if adopted, for the
purpose of demonstrations under this subdivision, the commissioner may contract
with managed care organizations, including counties, to serve only elderly
persons eligible for medical assistance, elderly and disabled persons, or
disabled persons only. For persons with
a primary diagnosis of developmental disability, serious and persistent mental
illness, or serious emotional disturbance, the commissioner must ensure that
the county authority has approved the demonstration and contracting
design. Enrollment in these projects for
persons with disabilities shall be voluntary.
The commissioner shall not implement any demonstration project under
this subdivision for persons with a primary diagnosis of developmental
disabilities, serious and persistent mental illness, or serious emotional
disturbance, without approval of the county board of the county in which the
demonstration is being implemented.
(b) Notwithstanding chapter 245B, sections 252.40 to 252.46,
256B.092, 256B.501 to 256B.5015, and Minnesota Rules, parts 9525.0004 to
9525.0036, 9525.1200 to 9525.1330, 9525.1580, and 9525.1800 to 9525.1930, the
commissioner may implement under this section projects for persons with
developmental disabilities. The
commissioner may capitate payments for ICF/MR services, waivered services for
developmental disabilities, including case management services, day training
and habilitation and alternative active treatment services, and other services
as approved by the state and by the federal government. Case management and active treatment must be
individualized and developed in accordance with a person-centered plan. Costs under these projects may not exceed
costs that would have been incurred under fee-for-service. Beginning July 1, 2003, and until four years
after the pilot project implementation date, subcontractor participation in the
long-term care developmental disability pilot is limited to a nonprofit
long-term care system providing ICF/MR services, home and community-based
waiver services, and in-home services to no more than 120 consumers with
developmental disabilities in Carver, Hennepin, and Scott Counties. The commissioner shall report to the
legislature prior to expansion of the developmental disability pilot
project. This paragraph expires four
years after the implementation date of the pilot project.
(c) Before implementation of a demonstration project for
disabled persons, the commissioner must provide information to appropriate
committees of the house of representatives and senate and must involve
representatives of affected disability groups in the design of the
demonstration projects.
(d) A nursing facility reimbursed under the alternative
reimbursement methodology in section 256B.434 may, in collaboration with a
hospital, clinic, or other health care entity provide services under paragraph
(a). The commissioner shall amend the
state plan and seek any federal waivers necessary to implement this paragraph.
(e) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioners
of commerce and health, may approve and implement programs for all-inclusive
care for the elderly (PACE) according to federal laws and regulations governing
that program and state laws or rules applicable to participating
providers. The process for approval of
these programs shall begin only after the commissioner receives grant money in
an amount sufficient to cover the state share of the administrative and
actuarial costs to implement the programs during state fiscal years 2006 and
2007. Grant amounts for this purpose
shall be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are
appropriated to the commissioner to be used solely for the purpose of PACE
administrative and actuarial costs. A
PACE provider is not required to be licensed or certified as a health plan
company as defined in section 62Q.01, subdivision 4. Persons age 55 and older who have been
screened by the county and found to be eligible for services under the elderly
waiver or community alternatives for disabled individuals or who are already
eligible for Medicaid but meet level of care criteria for receipt of waiver
services may choose to enroll in the PACE program. Medicare and Medicaid services will be
provided according to this subdivision and federal Medicare and Medicaid
requirements governing PACE providers and programs. PACE enrollees will receive Medicaid home and
community-based services through the PACE provider as an alternative to
services for which they would otherwise be eligible through home and
community-based waiver programs and Medicaid State Plan Services. The commissioner shall establish Medicaid
rates for PACE providers that do not exceed costs that would have been incurred
under fee-for-service or other relevant managed care programs operated by the
state.
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(f) The commissioner shall seek federal approval to expand the
Minnesota disability health options (MnDHO) program established under this
subdivision in stages, first to regional population centers outside the
seven-county metro area and then to all areas of the state. Until July 1, 2009, expansion for MnDHO
projects that include home and community-based services is limited to the two
projects and service areas in effect on March 1, 2006. Enrollment in integrated MnDHO programs that
include home and community-based services shall remain voluntary. Costs for home and community-based services
included under MnDHO must not exceed costs that would have been incurred under
the fee-for-service program.
Notwithstanding whether expansion occurs under this paragraph, in
determining MnDHO payment rates and risk adjustment methods for contract years
starting in 2012, the commissioner must consider the methods used to determine
county allocations for home and community-based program participants. If necessary to reduce MnDHO rates to comply
with the provision regarding MnDHO costs for home and community-based services,
the commissioner shall achieve the reduction by maintaining the base rate for
contract years 2010 and 2011 for services provided under the community
alternatives for disabled individuals waiver at the same level as for contract
year 2009. The commissioner may apply
other reductions to MnDHO rates to implement decreases in provider payment
rates required by state law. In
developing program specifications for expansion of integrated programs, the
commissioner shall involve and consult the state-level stakeholder group
established in subdivision 28, paragraph (d), including consultation on whether
and how to include home and community-based waiver programs. Plans for further expansion of MnDHO projects
shall be presented to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate
committees with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and finance
by February 1, 2007.
(g) Notwithstanding section 256B.0261, health plans providing
services under this section are responsible for home care targeted case
management and relocation targeted case management. Services must be provided according to the
terms of the waivers and contracts approved by the federal government.
ARTICLE 14
CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 15C.13, is amended to read:
15C.13 DISTRIBUTION TO
PRIVATE PLAINTIFF IN CERTAIN ACTIONS.
If the prosecuting attorney intervenes at the outset in an
action brought by a person under section 15C.05, the person is entitled to
receive not less than 15 percent or more than 25 percent of any recovery in proportion
to the person's contribution to the conduct of the action. If the prosecuting attorney does not
intervene in the action at any time, the person is entitled to receive not less
than 25 percent or more than 30 percent of any recovery of the civil penalty
and damages, or settlement, as the court determines is reasonable. If the prosecuting attorney does not
intervene in the action at the outset but subsequently intervenes, the person
is entitled to receive not less than 15 percent or more than 30 percent of any
recovery, as the court determines is reasonable based on the person's
participation in the action before the prosecuting attorney intervened. For recoveries whose distribution is
governed by federal code or rule, the basis for calculating the portion of the
recovery the person is entitled to receive shall not include amounts reserved for distribution to the federal government or
designated in their use by federal code or rule.
ARTICLE 15
PREPAID HEALTH PLANS
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.69, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
Subd. 5a. Managed care contracts. (a) Managed care contracts under this
section and sections 256L.12 and 256D.03, shall be entered into or renewed on a
calendar year basis beginning January 1, 1996.
Managed care contracts which were in effect on June 30, 1995, and set to
renew on July 1, 1995, shall be renewed for the period July 1, 1995 through
December 31, 1995 at the same terms that were in effect on June 30, 1995. The commissioner may issue separate contracts
with requirements specific to services to medical assistance recipients age 65
and older.
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(b) A prepaid health plan providing covered health services
for eligible persons pursuant to chapters 256B, 256D, and 256L, is responsible
for complying with the terms of its contract with the commissioner. Requirements applicable to managed care
programs under chapters 256B, 256D, and 256L, established after the effective
date of a contract with the commissioner take effect when the contract is next
issued or renewed.
(c) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1,
2003, the commissioner shall withhold five percent of managed care plan
payments under this section and county-based purchasing plan's payment rate
under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance and general
assistance medical care programs pending completion of performance
targets. Each performance target must be
quantifiable, objective, measurable, and reasonably attainable, except in the
case of a performance target based on a federal or state law or rule. Criteria for assessment of each performance
target must be outlined in writing prior to the contract effective date. The managed care plan must demonstrate, to
the commissioner's satisfaction, that the data submitted regarding attainment
of the performance target is accurate.
The commissioner shall periodically change the administrative measures
used as performance targets in order to improve plan performance across a
broader range of administrative services.
The performance targets must include measurement of plan efforts to
contain spending on health care services and administrative activities. The commissioner may adopt plan-specific
performance targets that take into account factors affecting only one plan,
including characteristics of the plan's enrollee population. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner
than July of the following year if performance targets in the contract are
achieved. The commissioner may exclude
special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.
(d) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1,
2009, through December 31, 2009, the commissioner shall withhold three percent
of managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing
plan payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance and general
assistance medical care programs. The
withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31
of the following year. The commissioner
may exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.
The return of the withhold under this paragraph is not subject
to the requirements of paragraph (c).
(e) Effective for services provided on or after January 1,
2010, the commissioner shall require that managed care plans use the assessment
and authorization processes, forms, timelines, standards, documentation, and
data reporting requirements, protocols, billing processes, and policies
consistent with medical assistance fee-for-service or the Department of Human
Services contract requirements consistent with medical assistance fee-for-service
or the Department of Human Services contract requirements for all personal care
assistance services under section 256B.0659.
(f) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1,
2010, through December 31, 2010, the commissioner shall withhold 3.5 percent of
managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing plan
payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance
program. The withheld funds must be
returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following
year. The commissioner may exclude
special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.
(g) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1,
2011, through December 31, 2011, the commissioner shall withhold four percent
of managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing
plan payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance
program. The withheld funds must be
returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following year. The commissioner may exclude special
demonstration projects under subdivision 23.
(h) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1,
2012, through December 31, 2012, the commissioner shall withhold 4.5 percent of
managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing plan
payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance
program. The withheld funds must be
returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following
year. The commissioner may exclude
special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.
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(i) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1,
2013, through December 31, 2013, the commissioner shall withhold 4.5 percent of
managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing plan
payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance program. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner
than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following year. The commissioner may exclude special
demonstration projects under subdivision 23.
(j) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2014,
the commissioner shall withhold three percent of managed care plan payments
under this section and county-based purchasing plan payments under section
256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance and prepaid general assistance
medical care programs. The withheld
funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the
following year. The commissioner may
exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.
(k) A managed care plan or a county-based purchasing plan
under section 256B.692 may include as admitted assets under section 62D.044 any
amount withheld under this section that is reasonably expected to be returned.
(l) Contracts between the commissioner and a prepaid health
plan are exempt from the set-aside and preference provisions of section 16C.16,
subdivisions 6, paragraph (a), and 7.
(m) The return of the withhold under paragraph (d) and
paragraphs (f) to (j) is not subject to the requirements of paragraph (c).
ARTICLE 16
INCOME STANDARDS FOR ELIGIBILITY
Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.056, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
Subd. 1c. Families with children income
methodology. (a)(1) [Expired,
1Sp2003 c 14 art 12 s 17]
(2) For applications processed within one calendar month prior
to July 1, 2003, eligibility shall be determined by applying the income
standards and methodologies in effect prior to July 1, 2003, for any months in
the six-month budget period before July 1, 2003, and the income standards and
methodologies in effect on July 1, 2003, for any months in the six-month budget
period on or after that date. The income
standards for each month shall be added together and compared to the
applicant's total countable income for the six-month budget period to determine
eligibility.
(3) For children ages one through 18 whose eligibility is
determined under section 256B.057, subdivision 2, the following deductions
shall be applied to income counted toward the child's eligibility as allowed
under the state's AFDC plan in effect as of July 16, 1996: $90 work expense, dependent care, and child
support paid under court order. This
clause is effective October 1, 2003.
(b) For families with children whose eligibility is
determined using the standard specified in section 256B.056, subdivision 4,
paragraph (c), 17 percent of countable earned income shall be disregarded for
up to four months and the following deductions shall be applied to each
individual's income counted toward eligibility as allowed under the state's
AFDC plan in effect as of July 16, 1996:
dependent care and child support paid under court order.
(c) If the four-month disregard in paragraph (b) has been
applied to the wage earner's income for four months, the disregard shall not be
applied again until the wage earner's income has not been considered in
determining medical assistance eligibility for 12 consecutive months.
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(d) The commissioner shall adjust the income standards under
this section each July 1 by the annual update of the federal poverty guidelines
following publication by the United States Department of Health and Human Services
except that the income standards shall not go below those in effect on July 1,
2009.
(e) For children age 18 or under, annual gifts of $2,000 or
less by a tax-exempt organization to or for the benefit of the child with a
life-threatening illness must be disregarded from income.
Sec. 2. Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256D.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. General assistance medical care;
eligibility. (a) General assistance
medical care may be paid for any person who is not eligible for medical
assistance under chapter 256B, including eligibility for medical assistance
based on a spenddown of excess income according to section 256B.056,
subdivision 5, or MinnesotaCare for applicants and recipients defined in
paragraph (c), except as provided in paragraph (d), and:
(1) who is receiving assistance under section 256D.05, except
for families with children who are eligible under Minnesota family investment
program (MFIP), or who is having a payment made on the person's behalf under
sections 256I.01 to 256I.06; or
(2) who is a resident of Minnesota; and
(i) who has gross countable income not in excess of 75
percent of the federal poverty guidelines for the family size, using a
six-month budget period and whose equity in assets is not in excess of $1,000
per assistance unit. General assistance
medical care is not available for applicants or enrollees who are otherwise
eligible for medical assistance but fail to verify their assets. Enrollees who become eligible for medical
assistance shall be terminated and transferred to medical assistance. Exempt assets, the reduction of excess
assets, and the waiver of excess assets must conform to the medical assistance
program in section 256B.056, subdivisions 3 and 3d, with the following exception: the maximum amount of undistributed funds in
a trust that could be distributed to or on behalf of the beneficiary by the
trustee, assuming the full exercise of the trustee's discretion under the terms
of the trust, must be applied toward the asset maximum; or
(ii) who has gross countable income above 75 percent of the
federal poverty guidelines but not in excess of 175 percent of the federal
poverty guidelines for the family size, using a six-month budget period, whose
equity in assets is not in excess of the limits in section 256B.056,
subdivision 3c, and who applies during an inpatient hospitalization.
(b) The commissioner shall adjust the income standards under
this section each July 1 by the annual update of the federal poverty guidelines
following publication by the United States Department of Health and Human
Services except that the income standards shall not go below those in effect
on July 1, 2009.
(c) Effective for applications and renewals processed on or
after September 1, 2006, general assistance medical care may not be paid for
applicants or recipients who are adults with dependent children under 21 whose
gross family income is equal to or less than 275 percent of the federal poverty
guidelines who are not described in paragraph (f).
(d) Effective for applications and renewals processed on or
after September 1, 2006, general assistance medical care may be paid for
applicants and recipients who meet all eligibility requirements of paragraph
(a), clause (2), item (i), for a temporary period beginning the date of
application. Immediately following
approval of general assistance medical care, enrollees shall be enrolled in
MinnesotaCare under section 256L.04, subdivision 7, with covered services as
provided in section 256L.03 for the rest of the six-month general assistance
medical care eligibility period, until their six-month renewal.
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(e) To be eligible for general assistance medical care
following enrollment in MinnesotaCare as required by paragraph (d), an
individual must complete a new application.
(f) Applicants and recipients eligible under paragraph (a),
clause (2), item (i), are exempt from the MinnesotaCare enrollment requirements
in this subdivision if they:
(1) have applied for and are awaiting a determination of
blindness or disability by the state medical review team or a determination of
eligibility for Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability
Insurance by the Social Security Administration;
(2) fail to meet the requirements of section 256L.09,
subdivision 2;
(3) are homeless as defined by United States Code, title 42,
section 11301, et seq.;
(4) are classified as end-stage renal disease beneficiaries
in the Medicare program;
(5) are enrolled in private health care coverage as defined
in section 256B.02, subdivision 9;
(6) are eligible under paragraph (k);
(7) receive treatment funded pursuant to section 254B.02; or
(8) reside in the Minnesota sex offender program defined in
chapter 246B.
(g) For applications received on or after October 1, 2003,
eligibility may begin no earlier than the date of application. For individuals eligible under paragraph (a),
clause (2), item (i), a redetermination of eligibility must occur every 12
months. Individuals are eligible under
paragraph (a), clause (2), item (ii), only during inpatient hospitalization but
may reapply if there is a subsequent period of inpatient hospitalization.
(h) Beginning September 1, 2006, Minnesota health care
program applications and renewals completed by recipients and applicants who
are persons described in paragraph (d) and submitted to the county agency shall
be determined for MinnesotaCare eligibility by the county agency. If all other eligibility requirements of this
subdivision are met, eligibility for general assistance medical care shall be
available in any month during which MinnesotaCare enrollment is pending. Upon notification of eligibility for
MinnesotaCare, notice of termination for eligibility for general assistance
medical care shall be sent to an applicant or recipient. If all other eligibility requirements of this
subdivision are met, eligibility for general assistance medical care shall be
available until enrollment in MinnesotaCare subject to the provisions of
paragraphs (d), (f), and (g).
(i) The date of an initial Minnesota health care program application
necessary to begin a determination of eligibility shall be the date the
applicant has provided a name, address, and Social Security number, signed and
dated, to the county agency or the Department of Human Services. If the applicant is unable to provide a name,
address, Social Security number, and signature when health care is delivered
due to a medical condition or disability, a health care provider may act on an
applicant's behalf to establish the date of an initial Minnesota health care program
application by providing the county agency or Department of Human Services with
provider identification and a temporary unique identifier for the
applicant. The applicant must complete
the remainder of the application and provide necessary verification before
eligibility can be determined. The
applicant must complete the application within the time periods required under
the medical assistance program as specified in Minnesota Rules, parts
9505.0015, subpart 5, and 9505.0090, subpart 2.
The county agency must assist the applicant in obtaining verification if
necessary.
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(j) County agencies are authorized to use all automated
databases containing information regarding recipients' or applicants' income in
order to determine eligibility for general assistance medical care or
MinnesotaCare. Such use shall be
considered sufficient in order to determine eligibility and premium payments by
the county agency.
(k) General assistance medical care is not available for a
person in a correctional facility unless the person is detained by law for less
than one year in a county correctional or detention facility as a person
accused or convicted of a crime, or admitted as an inpatient to a hospital on a
criminal hold order, and the person is a recipient of general assistance
medical care at the time the person is detained by law or admitted on a
criminal hold order and as long as the person continues to meet other
eligibility requirements of this subdivision.
(l) General assistance medical care is not available for
applicants or recipients who do not cooperate with the county agency to meet
the requirements of medical assistance.
(m) In determining the amount of assets of an individual
eligible under paragraph (a), clause (2), item (i), there shall be included any
asset or interest in an asset, including an asset excluded under paragraph (a),
that was given away, sold, or disposed of for less than fair market value
within the 60 months preceding application for general assistance medical care
or during the period of eligibility. Any
transfer described in this paragraph shall be presumed to have been for the
purpose of establishing eligibility for general assistance medical care, unless
the individual furnishes convincing evidence to establish that the transaction
was exclusively for another purpose. For
purposes of this paragraph, the value of the asset or interest shall be the
fair market value at the time it was given away, sold, or disposed of, less the
amount of compensation received. For any
uncompensated transfer, the number of months of ineligibility, including
partial months, shall be calculated by dividing the uncompensated transfer
amount by the average monthly per person payment made by the medical assistance
program to skilled nursing facilities for the previous calendar year. The individual shall remain ineligible until
this fixed period has expired. The period
of ineligibility may exceed 30 months, and a reapplication for benefits after
30 months from the date of the transfer shall not result in eligibility unless
and until the period of ineligibility has expired. The period of ineligibility begins in the month
the transfer was reported to the county agency, or if the transfer was not
reported, the month in which the county agency discovered the transfer,
whichever comes first. For applicants,
the period of ineligibility begins on the date of the first approved
application.
(n) When determining eligibility for any state benefits under
this subdivision, the income and resources of all noncitizens shall be deemed
to include their sponsor's income and resources as defined in the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, title IV,
Public Law 104-193, sections 421 and 422, and subsequently set out in federal
rules.
(o) Undocumented noncitizens and nonimmigrants are ineligible
for general assistance medical care. For
purposes of this subdivision, a nonimmigrant is an individual in one or more of
the classes listed in United States Code, title 8, section 1101, subsection
(a), paragraph (15), and an undocumented noncitizen is an individual who
resides in the United States without the approval or acquiescence of the United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(p) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a noncitizen
who is ineligible for medical assistance due to the deeming of a sponsor's
income and resources, is ineligible for general assistance medical care.
(q) Effective July 1, 2003, general assistance medical care
emergency services end.
Sec. 3. Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 256L.04, subdivision 7b, is amended to read:
Subd. 7b. Annual income limits adjustment. The commissioner shall adjust the income
limits under this section each July 1 by the annual update of the federal
poverty guidelines following publication by the United States Department of
Health and Human Services except that the income standards shall not go
below those in effect on July 1, 2009."
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Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act relating to human services; changing
health care eligibility provisions; making changes to individualized education
plan requirements; state health access program; children's health insurance
reauthorization act; long-term care partnership; asset transfers; community
clinics; dental benefits; prior authorization for health services; drug
formulary committee; preferred drug list; multisource drugs; administrative
uniformity committee; health plans; claims against the state; income standards
for eligibility; prepaid health plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 62A.045; 62Q.80; 62S.24, subdivision 8; 256B.055, subdivision 10;
256B.057, subdivision 1; 256B.0571, subdivision 6; 256B.0625, subdivisions 13c,
13g, 25, 30, by adding a subdivision; 256L.04, subdivision 7b; Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 15C.13; 256B.032; 256B.056, subdivision 1c;
256B.0571, subdivision 8; 256B.0625, subdivisions 9, 13e, 26; 256B.69,
subdivisions 5a, 23; 256D.03, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62S; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections
256B.0571, subdivision 10; 256B.0595, subdivisions 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b, 5."
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Abeler moved to amend S. F. No. 3027, the first engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 6, line 14, after "less" insert "for an
individual"
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
S. F. No. 3027, A bill for an act relating to
human services; changing health care eligibility provisions; making changes to
individualized education plan requirements; state health access program;
children's health insurance reauthorization act; long-term care partnership;
asset transfers; community clinics; dental benefits; prior authorization for
health services; drug formulary committee; preferred drug list; multisource
drugs; administrative uniformity committee; health plans; claims against the
state; income standards for eligibility; prepaid health plans; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 62A.045; 62Q.80; 62S.24, subdivision 8;
256B.055, subdivision 10; 256B.057, subdivision 1; 256B.0571, subdivision 6;
256B.0625, subdivisions 13c, 13g, 25, 30, by adding a subdivision; 256L.04,
subdivision 7b; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 15C.13; 256B.056,
subdivision 1c; 256B.0571, subdivision 8; 256B.0625, subdivisions 9, 13e, 26;
256B.69, subdivisions 5a, 23; 256D.03, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62S; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 256B.0571, subdivision 10; 256B.0595, subdivisions 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b, 5.
The bill was read for the third time, as amended, and placed
upon its final passage.
The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll
was called. There were 123 yeas and 10
nays as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Demmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
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Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Seifert
Sertich
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Zellers
Spk. Kelliher
Those who
voted in the negative were:
Buesgens
Dean
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Garofalo
Hoppe
Kohls
Peppin
Scott
Severson
The bill was passed, as amended, and its title agreed to.
S. F. No. 2974
was reported to the House.
Abeler, Thissen and
Huntley moved to amend
S. F. No. 2974, the third engrossment, as follows:
Page 18, after line 5,
insert:
"Sec. 9. NONSUBMISSION
OF HEALTH CARE CLAIM BY CLEARINGHOUSE; SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION.
A situation shall be
considered a significant disruption to normal operations that materially
affects the provider's or facility's ability to conduct business in a normal
manner and to submit claims on a timely basis under Minnesota Statutes, section
62Q.75, if:
(1) a clearinghouse loses,
or otherwise does not submit, a health care claim as required by Minnesota
Statutes, section 62J.536; and
(2) the provider or facility
can substantiate that it submitted a complete claim to the clearinghouse within
provisions stated in contract or six months of the date of service, whichever
is less.
This section expires January
1, 2012."
Renumber the sections in
sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
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Dean moved to amend
S. F. No. 2974, the third engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 13, line 24, before
"A" insert "(a)"
Page 13, after line 30,
insert:
"(b) No data
obtained from the electronic transmission of patients' medical records may be
used by any government entity to restrict access to medical treatment options
that are currently available to patients, based on age, quality of life, or
category of illness."
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Peppin offered an amendment to S. F. No. 2974,
the third engrossment, as amended.
POINT OF ORDER
Huntley raised a point of order pursuant to rule 3.21 that the
Peppin amendment was not in order. Speaker pro tempore Sertich ruled the point
of order well taken and the Peppin amendment out of order.
Peppin appealed the decision of Speaker pro tempore Sertich.
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The vote
was taken on the question "Shall the decision of Speaker pro tempore
Sertich stand as the judgment of the House?" and the roll was called. There were 73 yeas and 60 nays as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Eken
Falk
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Laine
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Obermueller
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
Those who
voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
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Faust
Fritz
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Haws
Holberg
Hoppe
Hosch
Howes
Juhnke
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Koenen
Kohls
Lanning
Lenczewski
Loon
Mack
Marquart
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Nornes
Olin
Otremba
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Sterner
Torkelson
Urdahl
Ward
Westrom
Zellers
So it was the judgment of the House that
the decision of Speaker pro tempore Sertich should stand.
S. F. No. 2974, A bill for
an act relating to health; amending provisions for electronic health record
technology; providing for administrative penalties; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 62J.495, subdivisions 1a,
3, by adding a subdivision; 62J.497, subdivisions 4, 5; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.
The bill was read for the third time, as
amended, and placed upon its final passage.
The question was taken on the passage of
the bill and the roll was called. There
were 96 yeas and 37 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Doty
Eastlund
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anderson, B.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
Murdock
Nornes
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Urdahl
Westrom
Zellers
The bill was passed, as amended, and its
title agreed to.
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H. F. No. 2614
was reported to the House.
Huntley moved to amend
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as follows:
Page 18, line 19, delete
"7.5" and insert "4.5"
Page 18, line 21, delete
everything after "January 1," and insert "2011,
through December 31, 2012,"
Page 18, after line 22,
insert:
"(j) Payment rates
for fee-for-service medical assistance admissions occurring on or after July 1,
2011, through June 30, 2013, for admissions for the following diagnosis-related
groups: 202 peds bronchitis and asthma
with major condition; 789 neonates, died or transferred to another acute care
facility; 790 extreme immaturity or respiratory distress syndrome; 791
prematurity with major problems; 793 full term neonate with major problems; 794
neonate with other significant problems; 881 depressive neuroses; 885
psychoses; and 886 behavior and developmental disorders, shall be increased for
these diagnosis-related groups at a percentage calculated to cost no more than
a total of $7,200,000 per fiscal year, including state and federal shares. For purposes of this paragraph, medical
assistance does not include general assistance medical care. The commissioner shall adjust rates to a
prepaid health plan under contract with the commissioner on a temporary basis
to reflect payments provided in this paragraph, and prepaid health plans are
required to increase rates to providers under contract on a temporary basis to
reflect payments provided in this paragraph.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011."
Page 18, delete section 5
Page 36, line 4, delete
"1.4" and insert "1.3"
Page 41, delete lines 6 to
23 and insert:
"(f) Effective for
services rendered on or after October 1, 2010, medical assistance payment for
dental services for state-operated dental clinics shall be paid on a cost-based
payment system that is based on the cost-finding methods and allowable costs of
the Medicare program. This paragraph is
effective January 1, 2011, for enrollees in managed care receiving services at
state-operated dental clinics.
(g) Effective beginning with
fiscal year 2011, if the payments to state-operated dental clinics in paragraph
(f), including state and federal shares, are less than $1,800,000 per year, a
supplemental state payment, equal to the difference between the total payments
in paragraph (f) and $1,800,000 shall be made from the general fund to
state-operated services to operate the dental clinics.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2011."
Page 62, after line 22,
insert:
"Sec. 62. Hennepin
and Ramsey Counties Pilot Program. (a)
The commissioner, upon federal approval of a new waiver request or amendment of
an existing demonstration, may establish a pilot program in Hennepin County or
Ramsey County, or both, to test alternative and innovative integrated health
care delivery networks.
(b) Individuals eligible for
the pilot program shall be individuals who are eligible for medical assistance
under section 256B.055, subdivision 15, and who reside in Hennepin County or
Ramsey County.
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(c) Individuals enrolled in
the pilot shall be enrolled in an integrated health care delivery network in
their county of residence. The
integrated health care delivery network in Hennepin County shall be a network,
such as an accountable care organization or a community-based collaborative
care network, created by or including Hennepin County Medical Center. The integrated health care delivery network
in Ramsey County shall be a network, such as an accountable care organization
or community-based collaborative care network, created by or including Regions
Hospital.
(d) The commissioner shall
cap pilot program enrollment at 7,000 enrollees for Hennepin County and 3,500
enrollees for Ramsey County.
(e) In developing a payment
system for the pilot programs, the commissioner shall establish a total cost of
care for the recipients enrolled in the pilot programs that equals the cost of
care that would otherwise be spent for these enrollees in the prepaid medical
assistance program.
(f) Counties may transfer
funds necessary to support the nonfederal share of payments for integrated
health care delivery networks in their county.
Such transfers per county shall not exceed 15 percent of the expected
expenses for county enrollees.
(g) The commissioner shall
apply to the federal government for, or as appropriate, cooperate with
counties, providers, or other entities that are applying for any applicable
grant or demonstration under the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care
Act, Public Law 111-148, or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of
2010, Public Law 111-152, that would further the purposes of or assist in the
creation of an integrated health care delivery network for the purposes of this
subdivision, including, but not limited to, a global payment demonstration or
the community-based collaborative care network grants."
Page 62, delete section 63
Page 75, line 19, delete
"beginning" and insert "for the rate period"
and after "2010" insert ", to June 30, 2011"
Page 78, line 11, delete
"beginning" and insert "for the rate period"
and delete "2009" and insert "2010, to June 30,
2011"
Page 100, after line 6,
insert:
"Sec. 22. AUTISM
PREVALENCE.
A task force of five members
of the house of representatives shall be appointed to study the prevalence of
autism in the Somali community. Four
members shall be appointed by the speaker of the house, and one member shall be
appointed by the minority leader. Members
of the task force shall be paid a per diem as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
sections 3.099 and 3.101. Frequency of
the meetings shall be determined by the members of task force, but in no case
may the task force have less than three meetings. The task force shall issue a report and
legislative proposals to the chairs of the standing committees with
jurisdiction over health and education no later than January 1, 2011."
Page 154, delete lines 14 to
20
Page 155, delete lines 1 to
7
Page 156, delete lines 30 to
34
Page 157, delete lines 1 to
7
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Page 157,
line 14, delete "(4)" and insert "(1)"
Page 157,
line 19, delete "(5)" and insert "(2)"
Page 157,
line 25, delete "(6)" and insert "(3)"
Page 159,
delete lines 9 to 13
Page 159,
line 14, delete "12,854,000" and insert "9,000,000"
Page 159,
after line 14, insert:
"State-Operated Services. Of this appropriation, $8,300,000 in
fiscal year 2011 is for the commissioner to maintain dental clinics, the METO
program, and other residential adult mental health services.
Dental Clinics. $700,000 is
to continue the operation of the dental clinics in Brainerd, Cambridge,
Faribault, Fergus Falls, and Willmar.
The commissioner shall continue to bill for services provided to obtain
medical assistance critical access dental payments and cost-based payment rates
as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.76, subdivision 2. The commissioner shall not close any of the
state-operated dental clinics without specific legislative approval. This appropriation is onetime."
Page 159,
after line 33, insert:
"(1)
Childrens Services Grants -0- (897,000)"
Page 159,
line 34, delete "(1)" and insert "(2)"
Page 160,
line 1, delete "(2)" and insert "(3)"
Page 160,
line 3, delete "(3)" and insert "(4)"
Page 160,
line 5, delete "(4)" and insert "(5)"
Page 160,
line 7, delete "(5)" and insert "(6)"
Page 163,
after line 23, insert:
"Subd. 5. Office of Minority and Multicultural
Health -0- 25,000
$25,000
from the general fund in fiscal year 2011 is for purposes of the Autism
Prevalence Task Force."
Page 176,
line 15, after "$28,000,000" insert "in fiscal year
2011" and after the period, insert "This rider is effective
the day following final enactment."
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Page 194,
line 2, delete "$38,475,000" and insert "$37,860,000"
and delete "$14,758,000" and insert "$15,958,000"
Page 194,
line 3, delete "$35,058,000" and insert "$37,109,000"
Amend the
appropriations by the specified amounts and correct the totals and the
appropriations by fund accordingly
The motion prevailed and the amendment was
adopted.
Clark moved
to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as
follows:
Page 149,
after line 12, insert:
"This
appropriation is for food shelf programs under Minnesota Statutes, section
256E.34."
The motion prevailed and the amendment was
adopted.
Hornstein
moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 33,
after line 8, insert:
"Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.441, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 60. Nursing
facility rate reductions effective July 1, 2010. (a) Effective for the rate period
July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011, the commissioner shall increase
the operating payment rate of each nursing facility reimbursed under this
section or section 256B.434 by 2.0 percent of the operating payment rate in
effect on June 30, 2010.
(b)
Effective July 1, 2011, the commissioner shall increase the operating payment
rate of each nursing facility reimbursed under this section or section 256B.434
by 1.5 percent.
Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.5012,
is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 9. ICF/MR
rate reductions effective July 1, 2010.
Effective for the rate period July 1, 2010, through June 30,
2011, the commissioner shall increase the operating payment rate of each
facility reimbursed under this section by 2.0 percent of the operating payment
rates in effect on June 30, 2010.
Effective July 1, 2011, the commissioner shall increase the operating
payment rate of each facility reimbursed under this section by 1.5 percent."
Page 63,
after line 3, insert:
"Sec. 64. PROVIDER
RATE AND GRANT REDUCTIONS.
(a) The
commissioner of human services, for the rate period July 1, 2010, through June
30, 2011, shall increase grants, allocations, reimbursement rates, or rate
limits, as applicable, by 2.0 percent from the applicable amount in effect on
June 30, 2010. Effective July 1, 2011,
the commissioner of human services shall increase grants, allocations,
reimbursement rates, or rate limits, as applicable, by 1.5 percent.
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(b) The
rate changes described in this section must be provided to:
(1) home
and community-based waivered services for persons with developmental
disabilities or related conditions, including consumer-directed community
supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.501;
(2) home
and community-based waivered services for the elderly, including
consumer-directed community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section
256B.0915;
(3)
waivered services under community alternatives for disabled individuals,
including consumer-directed community supports, under Minnesota Statutes,
section 256B.49;
(4)
community alternative care waivered services, including consumer-directed
community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.49;
(5)
traumatic brain injury waivered services, including consumer-directed community
supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.49;
(6) nursing
services and home health services under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625,
subdivision 6a;
(7)
personal care services and qualified professional supervision of personal care
services under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625, subdivisions 6a and 19a;
(8) private
duty nursing services under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625, subdivision
7;
(9) day
training and habilitation services for adults with developmental disabilities
or related conditions under Minnesota Statutes, sections 252.40 to 252.46,
including the additional cost of rate adjustments on day training and
habilitation services, provided as a social service under Minnesota Statutes,
section 256M.60;
(10)
alternative care services under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0913;
(11)
semi-independent living services (SILS) under Minnesota Statutes, section
252.275, including SILS funding under county social services grants formerly
funded under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256I;
(12)
community support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing adults with mental
illness who use or wish to use sign language as their primary means of
communication under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.01, subdivision 2; and deaf
and hard-of-hearing grants under Minnesota Statutes, sections 256C.233,
256C.25, and 256C.261; Laws 1985, First Special Session chapter 9, article 1;
Laws 1997, chapter 203, article 1, section 2, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws
1997, First Special Session chapter 5, section 20; and Laws 2007, chapter 147,
article 19, section 3, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 317,
section 3;
(13)
consumer support grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.476;
(14) family
support grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 252.32;
(15) aging
grants under Minnesota Statutes, sections 256.975 to 256.977, 256B.0917, and
256B.0928;
(16)
disability linkage line grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.01,
subdivision 24; and
(17)
housing access grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0658."
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Page 98,
after line 36, insert:
"Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
289A.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Corporations. (a) A corporation that is subject to the
state's jurisdiction to tax under section 290.014, subdivision 5, must file a
return, except that a foreign operating corporation as defined in section
290.01, subdivision 6b, is not required to file a return.
(b) Members
of a unitary business that are required to file a combined report on one return
must designate a member of the unitary business to be responsible for tax
matters, including the filing of returns, the payment of taxes, additions to tax,
penalties, interest, or any other payment, and for the receipt of refunds of
taxes or interest paid in excess of taxes lawfully due. The designated member must be a member of the
unitary business that is filing the single combined report and either:
(1) a
corporation that is subject to the taxes imposed by chapter 290; or
(2) a
corporation that is not subject to the taxes imposed by chapter 290:
(i) Such
corporation consents by filing the return as a designated member under this
clause to remit taxes, penalties, interest, or additions to tax due from the
members of the unitary business subject to tax, and receive refunds or other
payments on behalf of other members of the unitary business. The member designated under this clause is a
"taxpayer" for the purposes of this chapter and chapter 270C, and is
liable for any liability imposed on the unitary business under this chapter and
chapter 290.
(ii) If the
state does not otherwise have the jurisdiction to tax the member designated
under this clause, consenting to be the designated member does not create the
jurisdiction to impose tax on the designated member, other than as described in
item (i).
(iii) The
member designated under this clause must apply for a business tax account
identification number.
(c) The
commissioner shall adopt rules for the filing of one return on behalf of the
members of an affiliated group of corporations that are required to file a
combined report. All members of an
affiliated group that are required to file a combined report must file one
return on behalf of the members of the group under rules adopted by the
commissioner.
(d) If a
corporation claims on a return that it has paid tax in excess of the amount of
taxes lawfully due, that corporation must include on that return information
necessary for payment of the tax in excess of the amount lawfully due by
electronic means.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.
Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.01,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Domestic
corporation. The term
"domestic" when applied to a corporation means a corporation:
(1) created
or organized in the United States, or under the laws of the United States or of
any state, the District of Columbia, or any political subdivision of any of the
foregoing but not including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any possession
of the United States;
(2) which
qualifies as a DISC, as defined in section 992(a) of the Internal Revenue Code;
or
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(3) which
qualifies as a FSC, as defined in section 922 of the Internal Revenue Code.;
(4) which
is incorporated in a tax haven;
(5) which
is engaged in activity in a tax haven sufficient for the tax haven to impose a
net income tax under United States constitutional standards and section
290.015, and which reports that 20 percent or more of its income is attributable
to business in the tax haven; or
(6) which
has the average of its property, payroll, and sales factors, as defined under
section 290.191, within the 50 states of the United States and the District of
Columbia of 20 percent or more.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.
Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.01, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 5c. Tax
haven. (a) "Tax
haven" means a foreign jurisdiction designated under this subdivision.
(b) The
commissioner may designate a foreign jurisdiction as a tax haven by
administrative rule if the jurisdiction:
(1) has no
or nominal effective tax on the relevant income; and
(2)(i) has
laws or practices that prevent effective exchange of information for tax
purposes with other governments on taxpayers benefiting from the tax regime;
(ii) has a
tax regime that lacks transparency. A
tax regime lacks transparency if the details of legislative, legal, or administrative
provisions are not open and apparent or are not consistently applied among
similarly situated taxpayers, or if the information needed by tax authorities
to determine a taxpayer's correct tax liability, such as accounting records and
underlying documentation, is not adequately available;
(iii)
facilitates the establishment of foreign-owned entities without the need for a
local substantive presence or prohibits these entities from having any
commercial impact on the local economy;
(iv) explicitly
or implicitly excludes the jurisdiction's resident taxpayers from taking
advantage of the tax regime's benefits or prohibits enterprises that benefit
from the regime from operating in the jurisdiction's domestic markets; or
(v) has
created a tax regime that is favorable for tax avoidance, based upon an overall
assessment of relevant factors, including whether the jurisdiction has a
significant untaxed offshore financial or other services sector relative to its
overall economy.
(c) The
following foreign jurisdictions are deemed to be tax havens, unless the
commissioner, by revenue notice, provides notification that the jurisdiction no
longer satisfies the requirements of paragraph (b) and removes the jurisdiction
from the list:
(1)
Anguilla;
(2) Antigua
and Barbuda;
(3) Aruba;
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(4)
Bahamas;
(5)
Barbados;
(6) Belize;
(7)
Bermuda;
(8) British
Virgin Islands;
(9) Cayman
Islands;
(10) Cook
Islands;
(11)
Dominica;
(12)
Gibraltar;
(13)
Grenada;
(14)
Guernsey-Sark-Alderney;
(15) Isle of
Man;
(16)
Jersey;
(17)
Latvia;
(18) Liechtenstein;
(19) Luxembourg;
(20) Nauru;
(21) Netherlands Antilles;
(22)
Panama;
(23) Samoa;
(24)
St. Kitts and Nevis;
(25)
St. Lucia;
(26)
St. Vincent and Grenadines;
(27) Turks
and Caicos; and
(28) Vanuatu.
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(d) The commissioner shall
revoke a foreign jurisdiction's listing under paragraph (b) or (c), as
applicable, if the United States enters into a tax treaty or other agreement
with the foreign jurisdiction that provides for prompt, obligatory, and
automatic exchange of information with the United States government relevant to
enforcing the provisions of federal tax laws and the treaty or other agreement
was in effect for the taxable year.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2009.
Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
290.01, subdivision 19c, is amended to read:
Subd. 19c. Corporations;
additions to federal taxable income. For
corporations, there shall be added to federal taxable income:
(1) the amount of any
deduction taken for federal income tax purposes for income, excise, or
franchise taxes based on net income or related minimum taxes, including but not
limited to the tax imposed under section 290.0922, paid by the corporation to
Minnesota, another state, a political subdivision of another state, the
District of Columbia, or any foreign country or possession of the United
States;
(2) interest not subject to
federal tax upon obligations of: the
United States, its possessions, its agencies, or its instrumentalities; the
state of Minnesota or any other state, any of its political or governmental
subdivisions, any of its municipalities, or any of its governmental agencies or
instrumentalities; the District of Columbia; or Indian tribal governments;
(3) exempt-interest
dividends received as defined in section 852(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue
Code;
(4) the amount of any net
operating loss deduction taken for federal income tax purposes under section
172 or 832(c)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code or operations loss deduction
under section 810 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(5) the amount of any
special deductions taken for federal income tax purposes under sections 241 to
247 and 965 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(6) losses from the business
of mining, as defined in section 290.05, subdivision 1, clause (a), that are
not subject to Minnesota income tax;
(7) the amount of any
capital losses deducted for federal income tax purposes under sections 1211 and
1212 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(8) the exempt foreign trade
income of a foreign sales corporation under sections 921(a) and 291 of the
Internal Revenue Code;
(9) the amount of percentage
depletion deducted under sections 611 through 614 and 291 of the Internal
Revenue Code;
(10) for certified pollution
control facilities placed in service in a taxable year beginning before
December 31, 1986, and for which amortization deductions were elected under
section 169 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended through December
31, 1985, the amount of the amortization deduction allowed in computing federal
taxable income for those facilities;
(11) for taxable years
beginning before January 1, 2010, the amount of any deemed dividend from a
foreign operating corporation determined pursuant to section 290.17,
subdivision 4, paragraph (g). The deemed
dividend shall be reduced by the amount of the addition to income required by
clauses (20), (21), (22), and (23);
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(12) the
amount of a partner's pro rata share of net income which does not flow through
to the partner because the partnership elected to pay the tax on the income
under section 6242(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(13) the
amount of net income excluded under section 114 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(14) for
taxable years beginning before January 1, 2010, any increase in subpart F
income, as defined in section 952(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the
taxable year when subpart F income is calculated without regard to the
provisions of Division C, title III, section 303(b) of Public Law 110-343;
(15) 80
percent of the depreciation deduction allowed under section 168(k)(1)(A) and
(k)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code.
For purposes of this clause, if the taxpayer has an activity that in the
taxable year generates a deduction for depreciation under section 168(k)(1)(A)
and (k)(4)(A) and the activity generates a loss for the taxable year that the
taxpayer is not allowed to claim for the taxable year, "the depreciation
allowed under section 168(k)(1)(A) and (k)(4)(A)" for the taxable year is
limited to excess of the depreciation claimed by the activity under section
168(k)(1)(A) and (k)(4)(A) over the amount of the loss from the activity that
is not allowed in the taxable year. In
succeeding taxable years when the losses not allowed in the taxable year are
allowed, the depreciation under section 168(k)(1)(A) and (k)(4)(A) is allowed;
(16) 80
percent of the amount by which the deduction allowed by section 179 of the
Internal Revenue Code exceeds the deduction allowable by section 179 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through December 31, 2003;
(17) to the
extent deducted in computing federal taxable income, the amount of the
deduction allowable under section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(18) the
exclusion allowed under section 139A of the Internal Revenue Code for federal
subsidies for prescription drug plans;
(19) the
amount of expenses disallowed under section 290.10, subdivision 2;
(20) for
taxable years beginning before January 1, 2010, an amount equal to the
interest and intangible expenses, losses, and costs paid, accrued, or incurred
by any member of the taxpayer's unitary group to or for the benefit of a
corporation that is a member of the taxpayer's unitary business group that
qualifies as a foreign operating corporation.
For purposes of this clause, intangible expenses and costs include:
(i)
expenses, losses, and costs for, or related to, the direct or indirect
acquisition, use, maintenance or management, ownership, sale, exchange, or any
other disposition of intangible property;
(ii) losses
incurred, directly or indirectly, from factoring transactions or discounting
transactions;
(iii)
royalty, patent, technical, and copyright fees;
(iv)
licensing fees; and
(v) other
similar expenses and costs.
For purposes
of this clause, "intangible property" includes stocks, bonds, patents,
patent applications, trade names, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, mask
works, trade secrets, and similar types of intangible assets.
This clause
does not apply to any item of interest or intangible expenses or costs paid,
accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to a foreign operating
corporation with respect to such item of income to the extent that the income
to the foreign operating corporation is income from sources without the United
States as defined in subtitle A, chapter 1, subchapter N, part 1, of the
Internal Revenue Code;
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(21) for
taxable years beginning before January 1, 2010, except as already included
in the taxpayer's taxable income pursuant to clause (20), any interest income
and income generated from intangible property received or accrued by a foreign
operating corporation that is a member of the taxpayer's unitary group. For purposes of this clause, income generated
from intangible property includes:
(i) income
related to the direct or indirect acquisition, use, maintenance or management,
ownership, sale, exchange, or any other disposition of intangible property;
(ii) income
from factoring transactions or discounting transactions;
(iii)
royalty, patent, technical, and copyright fees;
(iv)
licensing fees; and
(v) other
similar income.
For
purposes of this clause, "intangible property" includes stocks,
bonds, patents, patent applications, trade names, trademarks, service marks,
copyrights, mask works, trade secrets, and similar types of intangible assets.
This clause
does not apply to any item of interest or intangible income received or accrued
by a foreign operating corporation with respect to such item of income to the
extent that the income is income from sources without the United States as
defined in subtitle A, chapter 1, subchapter N, part 1, of the Internal Revenue
Code;
(22) for
taxable years beginning before January 1, 2010, the dividends attributable
to the income of a foreign operating corporation that is a member of the
taxpayer's unitary group in an amount that is equal to the dividends paid
deduction of a real estate investment trust under section 561(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code for amounts paid or accrued by the real estate investment
trust to the foreign operating corporation;
(23) for
taxable years beginning before January 1, 2010, the income of a foreign
operating corporation that is a member of the taxpayer's unitary group in an
amount that is equal to gains derived from the sale of real or personal
property located in the United States;
(24) the
additional amount allowed as a deduction for donation of computer technology
and equipment under section 170(e)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code, to the
extent deducted from taxable income; and
(25)
discharge of indebtedness income resulting from reacquisition of business
indebtedness and deferred under section 108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.
Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
290.01, subdivision 19d, is amended to read:
Subd. 19d. Corporations;
modifications decreasing federal taxable income. For corporations, there shall be
subtracted from federal taxable income after the increases provided in
subdivision 19c:
(1) the
amount of foreign dividend gross-up added to gross income for federal income
tax purposes under section 78 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(2) the
amount of salary expense not allowed for federal income tax purposes due to
claiming the work opportunity credit under section 51 of the Internal Revenue
Code;
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(3) any dividend (not
including any distribution in liquidation) paid within the taxable year by a
national or state bank to the United States, or to any instrumentality of the
United States exempt from federal income taxes, on the preferred stock of the
bank owned by the United States or the instrumentality;
(4) amounts disallowed for
intangible drilling costs due to differences between this chapter and the
Internal Revenue Code in taxable years beginning before January 1, 1987, as
follows:
(i) to the extent the
disallowed costs are represented by physical property, an amount equal to the
allowance for depreciation under Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.09,
subdivision 7, subject to the modifications contained in subdivision 19e; and
(ii) to the extent the
disallowed costs are not represented by physical property, an amount equal to
the allowance for cost depletion under Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.09,
subdivision 8;
(5) the deduction for
capital losses pursuant to sections 1211 and 1212 of the Internal Revenue Code,
except that:
(i) for capital losses
incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986, capital loss
carrybacks shall not be allowed;
(ii) for capital losses
incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986, a capital loss
carryover to each of the 15 taxable years succeeding the loss year shall be
allowed;
(iii) for capital losses
incurred in taxable years beginning before January 1, 1987, a capital loss
carryback to each of the three taxable years preceding the loss year, subject
to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.16, shall be allowed;
and
(iv) for capital losses
incurred in taxable years beginning before January 1, 1987, a capital loss
carryover to each of the five taxable years succeeding the loss year to the
extent such loss was not used in a prior taxable year and subject to the
provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 290.16, shall be allowed;
(6) an amount for interest
and expenses relating to income not taxable for federal income tax purposes, if
(i) the income is taxable under this chapter and (ii) the interest and expenses
were disallowed as deductions under the provisions of section 171(a)(2), 265 or
291 of the Internal Revenue Code in computing federal taxable income;
(7) in the case of mines,
oil and gas wells, other natural deposits, and timber for which percentage
depletion was disallowed pursuant to subdivision 19c, clause (9), a reasonable
allowance for depletion based on actual cost.
In the case of leases the deduction must be apportioned between the
lessor and lessee in accordance with rules prescribed by the commissioner. In the case of property held in trust, the
allowable deduction must be apportioned between the income beneficiaries and
the trustee in accordance with the pertinent provisions of the trust, or if
there is no provision in the instrument, on the basis of the trust's income
allocable to each;
(8) for certified pollution
control facilities placed in service in a taxable year beginning before
December 31, 1986, and for which amortization deductions were elected under section
169 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended through December 31, 1985,
an amount equal to the allowance for depreciation under Minnesota Statutes
1986, section 290.09, subdivision 7;
(9) amounts included in
federal taxable income that are due to refunds of income, excise, or franchise
taxes based on net income or related minimum taxes paid by the corporation to
Minnesota, another state, a political subdivision of another state, the
District of Columbia, or a foreign country or possession of the United States
to the extent that the taxes were added to federal taxable income under section
290.01, subdivision 19c, clause (1), in a prior taxable year;
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(10) 80
percent of royalties, fees, or other like income accrued or received from a
foreign operating corporation or a foreign corporation which is part of the
same unitary business as the receiving corporation, unless the income resulting
from such payments or accruals is income from sources within the United States
as defined in subtitle A, chapter 1, subchapter N, part 1, of the Internal
Revenue Code;
(11) income or
gains from the business of mining as defined in section 290.05, subdivision 1,
clause (a), that are not subject to Minnesota franchise tax;
(12) the
amount of disability access expenditures in the taxable year which are not
allowed to be deducted or capitalized under section 44(d)(7) of the Internal
Revenue Code;
(13) the
amount of qualified research expenses not allowed for federal income tax
purposes under section 280C(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, but only to the
extent that the amount exceeds the amount of the credit allowed under section
290.068;
(14) the
amount of salary expenses not allowed for federal income tax purposes due to
claiming the Indian employment credit under section 45A(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code;
(15) for
taxable years beginning before January 1, 2008, the amount of the federal small
ethanol producer credit allowed under section 40(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code which is included in gross income under section 87 of the Internal Revenue
Code;
(16) for a
corporation whose foreign sales corporation, as defined in section 922 of the
Internal Revenue Code, constituted a foreign operating corporation during any
taxable year ending before January 1, 1995, and a return was filed by August
15, 1996, claiming the deduction under section 290.21, subdivision 4, for
income received from the foreign operating corporation, an amount equal to 1.23
multiplied by the amount of income excluded under section 114 of the Internal
Revenue Code, provided the income is not income of a foreign operating company;
(17) for
taxable years beginning before January 1, 2010, any decrease in subpart F
income, as defined in section 952(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the
taxable year when subpart F income is calculated without regard to the provisions
of Division C, title III, section 303(b) of Public Law 110-343;
(18) in each
of the five tax years immediately following the tax year in which an addition
is required under subdivision 19c, clause (15), an amount equal to one-fifth of
the delayed depreciation. For purposes
of this clause, "delayed depreciation" means the amount of the
addition made by the taxpayer under subdivision 19c, clause (15). The resulting delayed depreciation cannot be
less than zero;
(19) in each
of the five tax years immediately following the tax year in which an addition
is required under subdivision 19c, clause (16), an amount equal to one-fifth of
the amount of the addition; and
(20) to the
extent included in federal taxable income, discharge of indebtedness income
resulting from reacquisition of business indebtedness included in federal
taxable income under section 108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code. This subtraction applies only to the extent
that the income was included in net income in a prior year as a result of the
addition under section 290.01, subdivision 19c, clause (25).
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section
is effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.
Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.17,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Unitary
business principle. (a) If a trade
or business conducted wholly within this state or partly within and partly
without this state is part of a unitary business, the entire income of the
unitary business is subject to apportionment pursuant to section 290.191. Notwithstanding subdivision 2, paragraph (c),
none of the income of
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a unitary
business is considered to be derived from any particular source and none may be
allocated to a particular place except as provided by the applicable
apportionment formula. The provisions of
this subdivision do not apply to business income subject to subdivision 5,
income of an insurance company, or income of an investment company determined
under section 290.36.
(b) The
term "unitary business" means business activities or operations which
result in a flow of value between them.
The term may be applied within a single legal entity or between multiple
entities and without regard to whether each entity is a sole proprietorship, a
corporation, a partnership or a trust.
(c) Unity
is presumed whenever there is unity of ownership, operation, and use, evidenced
by centralized management or executive force, centralized purchasing,
advertising, accounting, or other controlled interaction, but the absence of
these centralized activities will not necessarily evidence a nonunitary
business. Unity is also presumed when
business activities or operations are of mutual benefit, dependent upon or
contributory to one another, either individually or as a group.
(d) Where a
business operation conducted in Minnesota is owned by a business entity that
carries on business activity outside the state different in kind from that
conducted within this state, and the other business is conducted entirely
outside the state, it is presumed that the two business operations are unitary
in nature, interrelated, connected, and interdependent unless it can be shown
to the contrary.
(e) Unity
of ownership is not deemed to exist when a corporation is involved unless that
corporation is a member of a group of two or more business entities and more
than 50 percent of the voting stock of each member of the group is directly or
indirectly owned by a common owner or by common owners, either corporate or
noncorporate, or by one or more of the member corporations of the group. For this purpose, the term "voting
stock" shall include membership interests of mutual insurance holding
companies formed under section 66A.40.
(f) The net
income and apportionment factors under section 290.191 or 290.20 of foreign
corporations and other foreign entities which are part of a unitary business
shall not be included in the net income or the apportionment factors of the
unitary business. A foreign corporation
or other foreign entity which is required to file a return under this chapter
shall file on a separate return basis. The
net income and apportionment factors under section 290.191 or 290.20 of foreign
operating corporations shall not be included in the net income or the
apportionment factors of the unitary business except as provided in paragraph
(g). The legislature intends that
the provisions of this paragraph are not severable from the provisions of
section 290.01, subdivision 5, clauses (4) to (6), and if any of those
provisions are found to be unconstitutional, the provisions of this paragraph
are void for the respective taxable years.
(g) The
adjusted net income of a foreign operating corporation shall be deemed to be
paid as a dividend on the last day of its taxable year to each shareholder
thereof, in proportion to each shareholder's ownership, with which such
corporation is engaged in a unitary business.
Such deemed dividend shall be treated as a dividend under section
290.21, subdivision 4.
Dividends
actually paid by a foreign operating corporation to a corporate shareholder
which is a member of the same unitary business as the foreign operating
corporation shall be eliminated from the net income of the unitary business in
preparing a combined report for the unitary business. The adjusted net income of a foreign
operating corporation shall be its net income adjusted as follows:
(1) any
taxes paid or accrued to a foreign country, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or
a United States possession or political subdivision of any of the foregoing
shall be a deduction; and
(2) the
subtraction from federal taxable income for payments received from foreign
corporations or foreign operating corporations under section 290.01,
subdivision 19d, clause (10), shall not be allowed.
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If a foreign operating
corporation incurs a net loss, neither income nor deduction from that
corporation shall be included in determining the net income of the unitary
business.
(h) For purposes of determining
the net income of a unitary business and the factors to be used in the
apportionment of net income pursuant to section 290.191 or 290.20, there must
be included only the income and apportionment factors of domestic corporations
or other domestic entities other than foreign operating corporations
that are determined to be part of the unitary business pursuant to this
subdivision, notwithstanding that foreign corporations or other foreign
entities might be included in the unitary business.
(i) (h) Deductions for expenses,
interest, or taxes otherwise allowable under this chapter that are connected
with or allocable against dividends, deemed dividends described in paragraph
(g), or royalties, fees, or other like income described in section 290.01,
subdivision 19d, clause (10), shall not be disallowed.
(j) (i) Each corporation or other
entity, except a sole proprietorship, that is part of a unitary business must
file combined reports as the commissioner determines. On the reports, all intercompany transactions
between entities included pursuant to paragraph (h) (g) must be
eliminated and the entire net income of the unitary business determined in
accordance with this subdivision is apportioned among the entities by using
each entity's Minnesota factors for apportionment purposes in the numerators of
the apportionment formula and the total factors for apportionment purposes of
all entities included pursuant to paragraph (h) (g) in the
denominators of the apportionment formula.
(k) (j) If a corporation has been
divested from a unitary business and is included in a combined report for a
fractional part of the common accounting period of the combined report:
(1) its income includable in
the combined report is its income incurred for that part of the year determined
by proration or separate accounting; and
(2) its sales, property, and
payroll included in the apportionment formula must be prorated or accounted for
separately.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2009."
Page 100 , delete section 22
and insert:
"Sec. 22. REPEALER.
(a) Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 254B.02, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; and 254B.09, subdivisions 4, 5, and
7, and Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 7, section 26, subdivision 3, are repealed.
(b) Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 290.01, subdivision 6b; and 290.0921, subdivision 7, are repealed
effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009."
Page 148, delete lines 24 to
31
Page 148, delete line 32
Page 149, delete lines 1 to
7
Page 157, delete lines 14 to
18
Page 157, renumber the
clauses
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Adjust
amounts accordingly
Renumber
the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
POINT OF ORDER
Kohls raised a point of order pursuant to rule
3.21 that the Hornstein amendment was not in order.
Speaker pro tempore Sertich submitted the
following question to the House:
"Is it the judgment of the House that the Kohls point of order is
well taken?"
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
CALL OF THE HOUSE
On the motion of Kohls and on the demand
of 10 members, a call of the House was ordered.
The following members answered to their names:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Zellers
Spk.
Kelliher
Morrow moved that further proceedings of the
roll call be suspended and that the Sergeant at Arms be instructed to bring in
the absentees. The motion prevailed and
it was so ordered.
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The vote recurred on the question "Is
it the judgment of the House that the Kohls point of order is well taken?"
and the roll was called. There were 58
yeas and 75 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Atkins
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Bunn
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dittrich
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Murphy, M.
Nornes
Obermueller
Pelowski
Peppin
Poppe
Rosenthal
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Sterner
Torkelson
Urdahl
Welti
Westrom
Zellers
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Doty
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Persell
Peterson
Reinert
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
So it was the judgment of the House that the
Kohls point of order was not well taken and the Hornstein amendment was in
order.
POINT OF ORDER
Buesgens raised a point of order pursuant
to rule 4.03, relating to Ways and Means Committee; Budget Resolution; Effect
on Expenditure and Revenue Bills that the Hornstein amendment was not in
order. Speaker pro tempore Sertich ruled
the point of order not well taken and the Hornstein amendment in order.
Buesgens appealed the decision of Speaker
pro tempore Sertich.
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The vote was taken on the question
"Shall the decision of Speaker pro tempore Sertich stand as the judgment
of the House?" and the roll was called.
There were 85 yeas and 48 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Doty
Eken
Falk
Faust
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Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
Those who voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Nornes
Peppin
Rosenthal
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Sterner
Torkelson
Urdahl
Westrom
Zellers
So it was the judgment of the House that
the decision of Speaker pro tempore Sertich should stand.
CALL OF THE HOUSE LIFTED
Morrow moved that the call of the House be
lifted. The motion prevailed and it was
so ordered.
Dean moved
to amend the Hornstein amendment to H. F. No. 2614, the second
engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 3,
after line 9, insert:
"Page
80, line 18, delete "110" and insert "100""
Page 3,
delete lines 10 to 36
Page 4,
delete lines 1 to 33
Page 5,
delete lines 1 to 36
Page 6,
delete lines 1 to 35
Page 7,
delete lines 1 to 36
Page 8,
delete lines 1 to 36
Page 9,
delete lines 1 to 34
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Page 10, delete lines 1 to
36
Page 11, delete lines 1 to
36
Page 12, delete lines 1 to
35
Page 13, delete lines 1 to
35
Page 14, delete lines 1 to
36
Page 15, delete lines 1 to
19 and insert:
"Page 129, delete lines
13 and 14
Page 131, after line 26,
insert:
"Sec. 11. EFFECTIVE
DATE.
Sections 1 to 10 are
effective January 1, 2014.""
Page 15, after line 24,
insert:
"Page 160, delete lines
23 to 29, and insert:
"Statewide Health Improvement Program. The funding for the statewide health
improvement program, established under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.986, is
canceled.
Family Planning Grants. The funding for family
planning grants, established under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.925, is
canceled."
Page 194, delete lines 1 to
6 and insert "$27,000,000 is transferred from the health care access
fund to the general fund.""
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The
question was taken on the amendment to the amendment and the roll was
called. There
were 43 yeas and 90 nays as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
McNamara
Murdock
Nornes
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Torkelson
Urdahl
Westrom
Zellers
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Those who
voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the
amendment to the amendment was not adopted.
Brod moved to amend the Hornstein
amendment to H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended,
as follows:
Page 5, line 18, delete ", unless
the"
Page 5, delete line 19
Page 5, line 20, delete everything before
the colon
The motion prevailed and the amendment to
the amendment was adopted.
The question recurred on the Hornstein
amendment, as amended, and the roll was called.
There were 78 yeas and 55 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Doty
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Poppe
Reinert
Rukavina
Sailer
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
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Those who
voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Bunn
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dittrich
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Peppin
Peterson
Rosenthal
Ruud
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Torkelson
Urdahl
Welti
Westrom
Zellers
The motion prevailed and the amendment, as
amended, was adopted.
Dean;
Sanders; Gottwalt; Abeler; Smith; Severson; Murdock; Shimanski; Doepke; Mack;
Buesgens; Hoppe; Emmer; Drazkowski; Scott; Anderson, B.; Zellers and Hackbarth
moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 124,
after line 12, insert:
"Section
1. [62A.645]
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE NOT REQUIRED.
No resident
of this state, regardless of whether the individual has or is eligible for
health insurance coverage under any policy or program provided by or through an
employer, or a plan sponsored by the state or the federal government, shall be
required to obtain or maintain a policy of individual insurance coverage. No provision of state law shall render a
resident of this state liable for any penalty, assessment, fee, or fine as a
result of failure to procure or obtain health insurance coverage. This section shall not apply to individuals
voluntarily applying for coverage under medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, or
general assistance medical care."
Renumber
the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Dean et al
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 46 yeas and 86 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Nornes
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Torkelson
Urdahl
Westrom
Zellers
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Those who
voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Doty
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the
amendment was not adopted.
Huntley
moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 157,
delete lines 8 to 13
Renumber
the clauses in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
The motion prevailed and the amendment was
adopted.
Gardner
moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 100,
after line 6, insert:
"Sec. 22. PRESCRIPTION
DRUG WASTE REDUCTION.
The
commissioner of human services, in cooperation with the commissioners of health,
veterans affairs, and corrections, shall study prescription drug waste
reduction techniques and technologies applicable to long-term care facilities,
veterans nursing homes, and correctional facilities. In conducting the study, the commissioners shall
consult with the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy, the University of Minnesota
College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota's Minnesota Technical Assistance
Project, consumers, long-term care providers, and other interested parties. The commissioners shall evaluate the extent
to which new prescription drug waste reduction techniques and technologies can
reduce the amount of prescription drugs that enter the waste stream and reduce
state prescription drug costs. The techniques
and technologies studied must include, but are not limited to, daily, weekly,
and automated dose dispensing. The study
must provide an estimate of the cost of adopting these and other techniques and
technologies, and an estimate of waste reduction and state prescription drug
savings that would result from
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adoption. The study must also evaluate methods of
encouraging the adoption of effective drug waste reduction techniques and
technologies. The commissioner shall
present recommendations on the adoption of new prescription drug waste
reduction techniques and technologies to the legislature by December 15, 2010."
Renumber the
sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
Juhnke moved
to amend the Gardner amendment to H. F. No. 2614, the second
engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 1, line 8, after "with"
insert "the Minnesota Pharmacists Association,"
The motion prevailed and the amendment to
the amendment was adopted.
POINT OF ORDER
Kohls raised a point of order pursuant to
rule 4.03, relating to Ways and Means Committee; Budget Resolution; Effect on Expenditure
and Revenue Bills that the Gardner amendment, as amended, was not in
order. Speaker pro tempore Sertich ruled
the point of order not well taken and the Gardner amendment, as amended, in
order.
The question recurred on the Gardner
amendment, as amended, to H. F. No. 2614, the second
engrossment, as amended. The motion
prevailed and the amendment, as amended, was adopted.
Scalze,
Dittrich, Bunn, Peterson, Abeler, Peppin and Ruud moved to amend
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 87,
line 20, delete everything after "programs" and insert a
period
Page 87,
delete line 21 and insert "These programs must"
Page 87,
line 22, after the period, insert "The state employee group insurance
plan is not subject to this section until July 1, 2013, but must fully comply
with this section on and after that date."
The motion prevailed and the amendment was
adopted.
Fritz and
Brod moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 83, after
line 31, insert:
"(e)
A health plan company is in compliance with this section if it does not include
orally administered anticancer medication in the fourth tier of its pharmacy
benefit."
Amend the
title accordingly
The motion prevailed and the amendment was
adopted.
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Clark moved
to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as
follows:
Page 131,
after line 28, insert:
"Section
1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
62J.692, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Distribution
of funds. (a) Following the
distribution described under paragraph (b), the commissioner shall annually
distribute the available medical education funds to all qualifying applicants
based on a distribution formula that reflects a summation of two factors:
(1) a
public program volume factor, which is determined by the total volume of public
program revenue received by each training site as a percentage of all public
program revenue received by all training sites in the fund pool; and
(2) a supplemental
public program volume factor, which is determined by providing a supplemental
payment of 20 percent of each training site's grant to training sites whose
public program revenue accounted for at least 0.98 percent of the total public
program revenue received by all eligible training sites. Grants to training sites whose public program
revenue accounted for less than 0.98 percent of the total public program
revenue received by all eligible training sites shall be reduced by an amount
equal to the total value of the supplemental payment.
Public
program revenue for the distribution formula includes revenue from medical
assistance, prepaid medical assistance, general assistance medical care, and
prepaid general assistance medical care.
Training sites that receive no public program revenue are ineligible for
funds available under this subdivision.
For purposes of determining training-site level grants to be distributed
under paragraph (a), total statewide average costs per trainee for medical
residents is based on audited clinical training costs per trainee in primary
care clinical medical education programs for medical residents. Total statewide average costs per trainee for
dental residents is based on audited clinical training costs per trainee in
clinical medical education programs for dental students. Total statewide average costs per trainee for
pharmacy residents is based on audited clinical training costs per trainee in
clinical medical education programs for pharmacy students.
(b)
$5,350,000 of the available medical education funds shall be distributed as
follows:
(1)
$1,475,000 to the University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview;
(2)
$2,075,000 to the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry; and
(3)
$1,800,000 to the Academic Health Center.
$150,000 of the funds distributed to the Academic Health Center under
this paragraph shall be used for a program to assist internationally trained
physicians who are legal residents and who commit to serving underserved
Minnesota communities in a health professional shortage area to successfully
compete for family medicine residency programs at the University of Minnesota.
(c) Funds
distributed shall not be used to displace current funding appropriations from
federal or state sources.
(d) Funds
shall be distributed to the sponsoring institutions indicating the amount to be
distributed to each of the sponsor's clinical medical education programs based
on the criteria in this subdivision and in accordance with the commissioner's
approval letter. Each clinical medical
education program must distribute funds allocated under paragraph (a) to the
training sites as specified in the commissioner's approval letter. Sponsoring institutions, which are accredited
through an organization recognized by the Department of Education or the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, may contract directly with training
sites to provide clinical training. To
ensure the quality of clinical training, those accredited sponsoring
institutions must:
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(1) develop contracts
specifying the terms, expectations, and outcomes of the clinical training
conducted at sites; and
(2) take necessary action if
the contract requirements are not met.
Action may include the withholding of payments under this section or the
removal of students from the site.
(e) Any funds not
distributed in accordance with the commissioner's approval letter must be
returned to the medical education and research fund within 30 days of receiving
notice from the commissioner. The
commissioner shall distribute returned funds to the appropriate training sites
in accordance with the commissioner's approval letter.
(f) A maximum of $150,000 of
the funds dedicated to the commissioner under section 297F.10, subdivision 1, clause (2), may be used by the commissioner for
administrative expenses associated with implementing this section."
Renumber the sections in
sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Loeffler, Huntley, Norton,
Abeler and Ruud moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second
engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 130, after line 2,
insert:
"(c) The
commissioner of health shall apply for federal grants available under the
federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, for
purposes of funding wellness and prevention, and health improvement
programs. To the extent possible under
federal law, the commissioner of health must utilize the state health
improvement program, established under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.986, to implement
grant programs related to wellness and prevention, and health improvement, for
which the state receives funding under the federal Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148."
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The question was taken on the Loeffler et al amendment and the
roll was called. There were 92 yeas and
41 nays as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, P.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Doty
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
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Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anderson, B.
Anderson, S.
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Nornes
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Torkelson
Westrom
Zellers
The motion prevailed and the amendment was
adopted.
Thao and
Juhnke moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 118,
after line 14, insert:
"Sec. 10. [144.059]
VENDOR ACCREDITATION.
A hospital
or clinic that requires a vendor accreditation report prior to a vendor
obtaining access to the facility shall accept a vendor accreditation report
acquired from any generally accepted vendor accreditation service. The hospital or clinic must not require the
vendor to obtain an additional report if the vendor has already received a
report for services provided at another hospital or clinic."
Renumber the
sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
The motion prevailed and the amendment was
adopted.
Abeler and
Huntley moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment,
as amended, as follows:
Page 125,
line 16, delete "five" and insert "four" and
strike "two" and insert "three"
Page 129,
line 23, before the semicolon, insert ", including a demonstration
project for the specific population of childless adults under 75 percent of
federal poverty guidelines that were to be served by the general assistance
medical care program"
Renumber the
sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
The motion prevailed and the amendment was
adopted.
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Murphy, E.;
Brynaert; Jackson; Persell; Hilty; Morrow; Anzelc; Hosch; Murphy, M.; Ward;
Sailer; Huntley; Reinert; Poppe; Juhnke and Lieder moved to amend
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 28,
delete section 20, and insert:
"Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0644,
as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 1, section 6, is amended to read:
256B.0644 REIMBURSEMENT UNDER OTHER STATE HEALTH CARE
PROGRAMS.
(a) A
vendor of medical care, as defined in section 256B.02, subdivision 7, and a
health maintenance organization, as defined in chapter 62D, must participate as
a provider or contractor in the medical assistance program, general assistance
medical care program, and MinnesotaCare as a condition of participating as a
provider in health insurance plans and programs or contractor for state
employees established under section 43A.18, the public employees insurance
program under section 43A.316, for health insurance plans offered to local
statutory or home rule charter city, county, and school district employees, the
workers' compensation system under section 176.135, and insurance plans
provided through the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association under sections
62E.01 to 62E.19. The limitations on
insurance plans offered to local government employees shall not be applicable
in geographic areas where provider participation is limited by managed care
contracts with the Department of Human Services.
(b) For
providers other than health maintenance organizations, participation in the
medical assistance program means that:
(1) the
provider accepts new medical assistance, general assistance medical care, and
MinnesotaCare patients;
(2) for
providers other than dental service providers, at least 20 percent of the
provider's patients are covered by medical assistance, general assistance
medical care, and MinnesotaCare as their primary source of coverage; or
(3) for
dental service providers, at least ten percent of the provider's patients are
covered by medical assistance, general assistance medical care, and
MinnesotaCare as their primary source of coverage, or the provider accepts new
medical assistance and MinnesotaCare patients who are children with special
health care needs. For purposes of this
section, "children with special health care needs" means children up
to age 18 who: (i) require health and
related services beyond that required by children generally; and (ii) have or
are at risk for a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional
condition, including: bleeding and
coagulation disorders; immunodeficiency disorders; cancer; endocrinopathy;
developmental disabilities; epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and other neurological
diseases; visual impairment or deafness; Down syndrome and other genetic
disorders; autism; fetal alcohol syndrome; and other conditions designated by
the commissioner after consultation with representatives of pediatric dental
providers and consumers.
(c)
Patients seen on a volunteer basis by the provider at a location other than the
provider's usual place of practice may be considered in meeting the
participation requirement in this section.
The commissioner shall establish participation requirements for health
maintenance organizations. The commissioner
shall provide lists of participating medical assistance providers on a
quarterly basis to the commissioner of management and budget, the commissioner
of labor and industry, and the commissioner of commerce. Each of the commissioners shall develop and
implement procedures to exclude as participating providers in the program or
programs under their jurisdiction those providers who do not participate in the
medical assistance program. The
commissioner of management and budget shall implement this section through
contracts with participating health and dental carriers.
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(d) Any
hospital or other provider that is participating in a coordinated care delivery
system under section 256D.031, subdivision 6, or receives payments from the
uncompensated care pool under section 256D.031, subdivision 8, shall not refuse
to provide services to any patient enrolled in general assistance medical care
regardless of the availability or the amount of payment.
(e) For
purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b), participation in the general assistance
medical care program applies only to pharmacy providers.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective June 1, 2010, only if the commissioner of human services
determines, on May 15, 2010, that: (1) 80
percent of general assistance medical care enrollees are not enrolled in a
coordinated care delivery system established under Minnesota Statutes, section
256D.031; or (2) the coordinated care delivery system does not provide access
to care in all geographic areas of the state.
If the commissioner does not make this determination, this section is
effective 30 days after federal approval of the amendments in this article to
Minnesota Statutes, sections 256B.055, subdivision 15, and 256B.056,
subdivision 4, or January 1, 2011, whichever is later."
Page 37,
delete lines 1 to 3 and insert:
"EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1,
2010, only if the commissioner of human services determines, on May 15, 2010,
that: (1) 80 percent of general assistance
medical care enrollees are not enrolled in a coordinated care delivery system
established under Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.031; or (2) the coordinated
care delivery system does not provide access to care in all geographic areas of
the state. If the commissioner does not
make this determination, this section is effective 30 days after federal
approval of the amendments in this article to Minnesota Statutes, sections
256B.055, subdivision 15, and 256B.056, subdivision 4, or January 1, 2011,
whichever is later."
Page 45,
line 23, delete "May" and insert "December"
Page 54,
after line 33, insert:
"Sec. 53. Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 1, section
12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Payment
rates and contract modification; April 1, 2010, to May December
31, 2010. (a) For the period April
1, 2010, to May December 31, 2010, general assistance medical
care shall be paid on a fee-for-service basis.
Fee-for-service payment rates for services other than outpatient
prescription drugs shall be set at 37 27 percent of the payment
rate in effect on March 31, 2010.
(b)
Outpatient prescription drugs covered under section 256D.03, subdivision 3,
provided on or after April 1, 2010, to May December 31,
2010, shall be paid on a fee-for-service basis according to section 256B.0625,
subdivisions 13 to 13g.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective June 1, 2010, only if the commissioner of human services
determines, on May 15, 2010, that: (1)
80 percent of general assistance medical care enrollees are not enrolled in a
coordinated care delivery system established under Minnesota Statutes, section
256D.031; or (2) the coordinated care delivery system does not provide access
to care in all geographic areas of the state.
If the commissioner does not make this determination, this section is
effective 30 days after federal approval of the amendments in this article to
Minnesota Statutes, sections 256B.055, subdivision 15, and 256B.056,
subdivision 4, or January 1, 2011, whichever is later."
Page 61,
line 4, strike the existing language and delete the new language and insert
"effective January 1, 2011."
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Page 63, delete section 64,
and insert:
"Sec. 64. REPEALER.
(a) Laws 2010, chapter 200,
article 1, section 12, subdivisions 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, are repealed effective
June 1, 2010, only if the commissioner of human services determines, on May 15,
2010, that: (1) 80 percent of general
assistance medical care enrollees are not enrolled in a coordinated care
delivery system established under Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.031; or (2)
the coordinated care delivery system does not provide access to care in all
geographic areas of the state. If the
commissioner does not make this determination, this paragraph is effective 30
days after federal approval of the amendments in this article to Minnesota
Statutes, sections 256B.055, subdivision 15, and 256B.056, subdivision 4, or
January 1, 2011, whichever is later.
(b) Laws 2010, chapter 200,
article 1, sections 12, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; 18; and 19, are
repealed 30 days after federal approval of the amendments in this article to
Minnesota Statutes, sections 256B.055, subdivision 15, and 256B.056,
subdivision 4, or January 1, 2011, whichever is later.
(c) Minnesota Statutes 2008,
section 256D.03, subdivisions 3a, 3b, 5, 6, 7, and 8, and Minnesota Statutes
2009 Supplement, section 256D.03, subdivision 3, are repealed 30 days after
federal approval of the amendments in this article to Minnesota Statutes,
sections 256B.055, subdivision 15 and 256B.056, subdivision 4, or January 1,
2011, whichever is later.
(d) Upon federal approval of
the amendments to Minnesota Statutes, sections 256B.055, subdivision 15 and
256B.056, subdivision 4, or January 1, 2011, whichever is later, all remaining
unspent appropriations for the program established by Laws 2010, chapter 200
are transferred to the health care access fund."
Renumber the sections in
sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Juhnke, Falk, Thissen,
Rukavina, Morrow, Koenen, Ward, Persell, Obermueller, Lenczewski and Johnson
moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 63, after line 3,
insert:
"Sec. 64. SALARY
REDUCTION; BENEFITS.
(a) The salaries of the
commissioner of human services, the assistant commissioner for chemical and
mental health services, and all managerial employees of state-operated services
who are not subject to a collective bargaining agreement must be reduced by 20
percent until all full-time state-operated services employees who
are subject to a collective bargaining agreement who have been subject to
a 20 percent reduction in hours since May 1, 2009, have been offered the
opportunity to return to full-time employment.
The Department of Human Services and affected employee groups or unions
shall certify when all affected employees have been offered the opportunity to
return to full-time employment.
(b) Cost savings resulting
from the reduction in salaries for the commissioner, assistant commissioner,
and managerial employees shall be expended to restore benefits and wages for
the affected employee groups or unions who have been adversely affected by the
reduction in hours and loss of benefits."
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of Page 11275
Renumber
the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
Speaker pro tempore Sertich called Thissen
to the Chair.
Drazkowski
moved to amend the Juhnke et al amendment to H. F. No. 2614, the
second engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 1,
line 6, delete "who are not subject to a collective bargaining
agreement"
Page 1,
lines 7 to 8, delete "who are subject to a collective bargaining
agreement"
Page 1,
line 10, delete "and affected employee groups or unions"
Page 1,
line 15, delete "employee groups or unions" and insert "employees"
The motion did not prevail and the amendment
to the amendment was not adopted.
The question recurred on the Juhnke et al
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 115 yeas and 18 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Eastlund
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
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Those who
voted in the negative were:
Anderson, B.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Bunn
Dean
Demmer
Drazkowski
Emmer
Gunther
Hackbarth
Lanning
Norton
Peppin
Scott
Shimanski
Torkelson
Zellers
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Fritz moved to amend
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 19, after line 13,
insert:
"Sec. 6. [256B.012]
SALINE ABORTION FUNDING BAN.
Subdivision 1. Funding
restriction. None of the
funds appropriated under this chapter or chapter 256L, nor in any trust fund to
which funds are appropriated under this chapter or chapter 256L, shall be
expended for any saline abortion nor for health benefits coverage that includes
coverage of saline abortion.
"Saline amniocentesis abortion" means a procedure whereby a
saline solution is inserted into the amniotic sac for the purpose of killing
the unborn child and artificially inducing labor.
Subd. 2. Severability. If any one or more provisions,
subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words of this section
or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is found to be
unconstitutional, the same is hereby declared to be severable and the balance
of this section shall remain effective notwithstanding such
unconstitutionality. The legislature
hereby declares that it would have passed this section, and each provision,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word thereof, irrespective
of the fact that any one or more provision, subdivision, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase, or word be declared unconstitutional.
Subd. 3. Supreme
Court jurisdiction. The
Minnesota Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over an action challenging
the constitutionality of this section and shall expedite the resolution of the
action."
Renumber the sections in
sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The question was taken on the Fritz amendment and the roll was
called. There were 66 yeas and 66 nays
as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Faust
Fritz
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Haws
Holberg
Hoppe
Hosch
Howes
Juhnke
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Koenen
Kohls
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lieder
Loon
Mack
Marquart
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Murphy, M.
Nornes
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Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Pelowski
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Sterner
Torkelson
Urdahl
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Zellers
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dittrich
Falk
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Laine
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Paymar
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the
amendment was not adopted.
Hosch, Brod,
Fritz, Scott, Peppin, Dean, Davids, Sanders, Juhnke and Abeler moved to amend
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 25,
after line 31, insert:
"Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625,
is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 16a. Provider
reimbursement. Provider
reimbursement for abortion services under this section or chapter 256L must not
exceed $300 per abortion."
Page 63,
after line 17, insert:
"Sec. 65. APPROPRIATION.
(a) Any fiscal
savings resulting from the cap on abortion services in section 15 are
appropriated to the Department of Human Services for fiscal year 2011 for the
purposes of the Mothers First program.
(b) Any
fiscal savings resulting from the cap on abortion services in section 15 are
appropriated to the Department of Human Services for children and economic
assistance grants for fiscal years 2012 and 2013."
Renumber
the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
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of Page 11278
Hortman,
Simon, Huntley and Ruud moved to amend the Hosch et al amendment to
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 1, line
6, delete everything after "256L" and insert "is
reduced by the amount of the reduction under section 256B.76, subdivision 1,
paragraph (d)."
Amend the
title accordingly
The motion prevailed and the amendment to
the amendment was adopted.
Brod moved
to amend the Hosch et al amendment, as amended, to
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 1, line 4 of the Hortman et al amendment
to the Hosch et al amendment, after "(d)" insert "in
2011 and $300 thereafter"
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Brod
amendment to the Hosch et al amendment, as amended, and the roll was called. There were 62 yeas and 71 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Faust
Fritz
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Haws
Holberg
Hoppe
Hosch
Howes
Juhnke
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Koenen
Kohls
Lanning
Lenczewski
Loon
Mack
Marquart
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Murphy, M.
Nornes
Olin
Pelowski
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Sterner
Torkelson
Urdahl
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Zellers
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Eken
Falk
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Laine
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Obermueller
Otremba
Paymar
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the amendment
to the amendment, as amended, was not adopted.
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of Page 11279
The question recurred on the Hosch et al
amendment, as amended, and the roll was called.
There were 97 yeas and 35 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Haws
Holberg
Hortman
Hosch
Jackson
Juhnke
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lieder
Lillie
Loon
Mack
Marquart
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Murdock
Murphy, M.
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Zellers
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Bigham
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Greiling
Hausman
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hoppe
Hornstein
Howes
Huntley
Johnson
Kahn
Laine
Liebling
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Masin
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Nelson
Newton
Paymar
Reinert
Simon
Thao
Thissen
Wagenius
Winkler
Spk.
Kelliher
The motion prevailed and the amendment, as
amended, was adopted.
Dean offered an amendment to
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended.
POINT OF ORDER
Solberg raised a point of order pursuant
to rule 4.03, relating to Ways and Means Committee; Budget Resolution; Effect
on Expenditure and Revenue Bills that the Dean amendment was not in order. Speaker pro tempore Thissen ruled the point of
order well taken and the Dean amendment out of order.
Speaker pro tempore Thissen called Sertich
to the Chair.
Westrom
moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 20,
line 18, delete everything after "effective" and insert "January
1, 2014."
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of Page 11280
Page 20,
delete line 19
Page 21,
line 6, delete everything after "effective" and insert "January
1, 2014."
Page 21,
delete line 7
Page 63,
after line 3, insert:
"Sec. 64. INSTRUCTION
TO REVISOR.
The revisor
of statutes, when engrossing this amendment, shall make all necessary changes to
section effective dates and repealers of provisions related to general
assistance medical care, to conform with the January 1, 2014, effective date
specified in this amendment for the expansion of medical assistance to include
adults without children."
Page 66,
after line 34, insert:
"Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.9657,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Nursing
home license surcharge. (a)
Effective July 1, 1993, each non-state-operated nursing home licensed under
chapter 144A shall pay to the commissioner an annual surcharge according to the
schedule in subdivision 4. The surcharge
shall be calculated as $620 per licensed bed.
If the number of licensed beds is reduced, the surcharge shall be based
on the number of remaining licensed beds the second month following the receipt
of timely notice by the commissioner of human services that beds have been
delicensed. The nursing home must notify
the commissioner of health in writing when beds are delicensed. The commissioner of health must notify the
commissioner of human services within ten working days after receiving written
notification. If the notification is
received by the commissioner of human services by the 15th of the month, the
invoice for the second following month must be reduced to recognize the
delicensing of beds. Beds on layaway
status continue to be subject to the surcharge.
The commissioner of human services must acknowledge a medical care
surcharge appeal within 30 days of receipt of the written appeal from the
provider.
(b)
Effective July 1, 1994, the surcharge in paragraph (a) shall be increased to
$625.
(c)
Effective August 15, 2002, the surcharge under paragraph (b) shall be increased
to $990.
(d)
Effective July 15, 2003, the surcharge under paragraph (c) shall be increased
to $2,815.
(e) The
commissioner may reduce, and may subsequently restore, the surcharge under
paragraph (d) based on the commissioner's determination of a permissible
surcharge.
(f) Between
April 1, 2002, and August 15, 2004, a facility governed by this subdivision may
elect to assume full participation in the medical assistance program by
agreeing to comply with all of the requirements of the medical assistance
program, including the rate equalization law in section 256B.48, subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), and all other requirements established in law or rule, and to
begin intake of new medical assistance recipients. Rates will be determined under Minnesota
Rules, parts 9549.0010 to 9549.0080.
Notwithstanding section 256B.431, subdivision 27, paragraph (i), rate
calculations will be subject to limits as prescribed in rule and law. Other than the adjustments in sections
256B.431, subdivisions 30 and 32; 256B.437, subdivision 3, paragraph (b),
Minnesota Rules, part 9549.0057, and any other applicable legislation enacted
prior to the finalization of rates, facilities assuming full participation in
medical assistance under this paragraph are not eligible for any rate
adjustments until the July 1 following their settle-up period.
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(g) Effective July 1, 2010,
the commissioner shall adjust the surcharge calculation under this subdivision
by multiplying the per bed surcharge amount by the average occupancy for the
nursing home for the most recent month for which occupancy information is
available."
Page 193, delete section 17
Renumber the sections in
sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The question was taken on the Westrom amendment and the roll
was called. There were 49 yeas and 83
nays as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Fritz
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Nornes
Obermueller
Olin
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Torkelson
Urdahl
Westrom
Zellers
Those who
voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Doty
Eken
Falk
Faust
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
Davids, Demmer, Cornish,
Brod, Torkelson, Gunther, Urdahl, Lanning and Anderson, P., moved to amend
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 1, line 10 of the
Horenstein amendment, adopted earlier today, delete "1.5" and
insert "3.25"
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of Page 11282
Page 80,
line 18, delete "110" and insert "100"
Page 151,
after line 2, insert:
"Transfer. The commissioner of management and
budget shall transfer from the health care access fund to the general fund the
amounts necessary to implement the increase in nursing facility payment rates
under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.441, subdivision 60."
Page 160,
delete lines 23 to 29, and insert:
"Statewide Health Improvement Program. The funding for the statewide health
improvement program, established under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.986, is
canceled.
Family Planning Grants. The funding
for family planning grants, established under Minnesota Statutes, section
145.925, is canceled."
Renumber
the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Correct the
subdivision and section totals and the appropriations by fund accordingly
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Davids et al
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 47 yeas and 84 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Fritz
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Juhnke
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
McNamara
Murdock
Nornes
Olin
Pelowski
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Torkelson
Urdahl
Westrom
Zellers
Those who voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Eken
Falk
Faust
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Kahn
Kalin
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of Page 11283
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Obermueller
Otremba
Paymar
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the
amendment was not adopted.
Thissen
moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 75,
after line 6, insert:
"Sec. 9. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 8, section 81,
is amended to read:
Sec. 81. ESTABLISHING
A SINGLE SET OF STANDARDS.
(a) The
commissioner of human services shall consult with disability service providers,
advocates, counties, and consumer families to develop a single set of standards,
to be referred to as "quality outcome standards," governing
services for people with disabilities receiving services under the home and
community-based waiver services program to replace all or portions of existing
laws and rules including, but not limited to, data practices, licensure of
facilities and providers, background studies, reporting of maltreatment of
minors, reporting of maltreatment of vulnerable adults, and the psychotropic
medication checklist. The standards
must:
(1) enable
optimum consumer choice;
(2) be
consumer driven;
(3) link
services to individual needs and life goals;
(4) be
based on quality assurance and individual outcomes;
(5) utilize
the people closest to the recipient, who may include family, friends, and
health and service providers, in conjunction with the recipient's risk
management plan to assist the recipient or the recipient's guardian in making
decisions that meet the recipient's needs in a cost-effective manner and assure
the recipient's health and safety;
(6) utilize
person-centered planning; and
(7)
maximize federal financial participation.
(b) The commissioner
may consult with existing stakeholder groups convened under the commissioner's
authority, including the home and community-based expert services panel
established by the commissioner in 2008, to meet all or some of the
requirements of this section.
(c) The
commissioner shall provide the reports and plans required by this section to
the legislative committees and budget divisions with jurisdiction over health
and human services policy and finance by January 15, 2012."
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Page 78,
after line 7, insert:
"Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
256D.44, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Special
needs. In addition to the state
standards of assistance established in subdivisions 1 to 4, payments are
allowed for the following special needs of recipients of Minnesota supplemental
aid who are not residents of a nursing home, a regional treatment center, or a
group residential housing facility.
(a) The
county agency shall pay a monthly allowance for medically prescribed diets if
the cost of those additional dietary needs cannot be met through some other
maintenance benefit. The need for
special diets or dietary items must be prescribed by a licensed physician. Costs for special diets shall be determined
as percentages of the allotment for a one-person household under the thrifty
food plan as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture. The types of diets and the percentages of the
thrifty food plan that are covered are as follows:
(1) high
protein diet, at least 80 grams daily, 25 percent of thrifty food plan;
(2)
controlled protein diet, 40 to 60 grams and requires special products, 100
percent of thrifty food plan;
(3)
controlled protein diet, less than 40 grams and requires special products, 125
percent of thrifty food plan;
(4) low
cholesterol diet, 25 percent of thrifty food plan;
(5) high
residue diet, 20 percent of thrifty food plan;
(6) pregnancy
and lactation diet, 35 percent of thrifty food plan;
(7)
gluten-free diet, 25 percent of thrifty food plan;
(8)
lactose-free diet, 25 percent of thrifty food plan;
(9)
antidumping diet, 15 percent of thrifty food plan;
(10)
hypoglycemic diet, 15 percent of thrifty food plan; or
(11)
ketogenic diet, 25 percent of thrifty food plan.
(b) Payment
for nonrecurring special needs must be allowed for necessary home repairs or
necessary repairs or replacement of household furniture and appliances using
the payment standard of the AFDC program in effect on July 16, 1996, for these
expenses, as long as other funding sources are not available.
(c) A fee
for guardian or conservator service is allowed at a reasonable rate negotiated
by the county or approved by the court.
This rate shall not exceed five percent of the assistance unit's gross
monthly income up to a maximum of $100 per month. If the guardian or conservator is a member of
the county agency staff, no fee is allowed.
(d) The
county agency shall continue to pay a monthly allowance of $68 for restaurant
meals for a person who was receiving a restaurant meal allowance on June 1,
1990, and who eats two or more meals in a restaurant daily. The allowance must continue until the person
has not received Minnesota supplemental aid for one full calendar month or
until the person's living arrangement changes and the person no longer meets
the criteria for the restaurant meal allowance, whichever occurs first.
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(e) A fee of
ten percent of the recipient's gross income or $25, whichever is less, is
allowed for representative payee services provided by an agency that meets the
requirements under SSI regulations to charge a fee for representative payee
services. This special need is available
to all recipients of Minnesota supplemental aid regardless of their living
arrangement.
(f)(1)
Notwithstanding the language in this subdivision, an amount equal to the
maximum allotment authorized by the federal Food Stamp Program for a single
individual which is in effect on the first day of July of each year will be
added to the standards of assistance established in subdivisions 1 to 4 for
adults under the age of 65 who qualify as shelter needy and are: (i) relocating from an institution, or an
adult mental health residential treatment program under section 256B.0622; (ii)
eligible for the self-directed supports option as defined under section
256B.0657, subdivision 2; or (iii) home and community-based waiver recipients living
in their own home or rented or leased apartment which is not owned, operated,
or controlled by a provider of service not related by blood or marriage.
(2)
Notwithstanding subdivision 3, paragraph (c), an individual eligible for the
shelter needy benefit under this paragraph is considered a household of
one. An eligible individual who receives
this benefit prior to age 65 may continue to receive the benefit after the age
of 65.
(3)
"Shelter needy" means that the assistance unit incurs monthly shelter
costs that exceed 40 percent of the assistance unit's gross income before the
application of this special needs standard.
"Gross income" for the purposes of this section is the
applicant's or recipient's income as defined in section 256D.35, subdivision
10, or the standard specified in subdivision 3, paragraph (a) or (b), whichever
is greater. A recipient of a federal or
state housing subsidy, that limits shelter costs to a percentage of gross
income, shall not be considered shelter needy for purposes of this paragraph.
(g)
Notwithstanding this subdivision, to access housing and services as provided in
paragraph (f), the recipient may choose housing that may or may not be owned,
operated, or controlled by the recipient's service provider if the housing
is located in a multifamily building of six or more units. In a multiunit building of six or more units,
the maximum number of units that may be used by recipients of this program
shall be 50 percent of the units in a building.
The department shall develop an exception process to the 50 percent
maximum. This paragraph expires on
June 30, 2011 2012."
Page 92,
after line 30, insert:
"Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
245A.11, subdivision 7b, is amended to read:
Subd. 7b. Adult
foster care data privacy and security. (a)
An adult foster care license holder who creates, collects, records, maintains,
stores, or discloses any individually identifiable recipient data, whether in
an electronic or any other format, must comply with the privacy and security
provisions of applicable privacy laws and regulations, including:
(1) the
federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA),
Public Law 104-1; and the HIPAA Privacy Rule, Code of Federal Regulations,
title 45, part 160, and subparts A and E of part 164; and
(2) the
Minnesota Government Data Practices Act as codified in chapter 13.
(b) For
purposes of licensure, the license holder shall be monitored for compliance
with the following data privacy and security provisions:
(1) the
license holder must control access to data on foster care recipients according
to the definitions of public and private data on individuals under section
13.02; classification of the data on individuals as private under section
13.46, subdivision 2; and control over the collection, storage, use, access,
protection, and contracting related to data according to section 13.05, in
which the license holder is assigned the duties of a government entity;
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(2) the
license holder must provide each foster care recipient with a notice that meets
the requirements under section 13.04, in which the license holder is assigned
the duties of the government entity, and that meets the requirements of Code of
Federal Regulations, title 45, part 164.52.
The notice shall describe the purpose for collection of the data, and to
whom and why it may be disclosed pursuant to law. The notice must inform the recipient that the
license holder uses electronic monitoring and, if applicable, that recording
technology is used;
(3) the
license holder must not install monitoring cameras in bathrooms;
(4)
electronic monitoring cameras must not be concealed from the foster care
recipients; and
(5) electronic
video and audio recordings of foster care recipients shall not be stored by the
license holder for more than five days unless the recording is pertinent to
an investigation of a reported incident of abuse or neglect under section
626.556 or 626.557, or if requested by a recipient or the recipient's legal
representative for a specific reported incident of abuse or neglect.
(c) The
commissioner shall develop, and make available to license holders and county
licensing workers, a checklist of the data privacy provisions to be monitored
for purposes of licensure."
Page 98,
after line 36, insert:
"Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.43,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Agreement
with municipality. The commissioner
may enter into an agreement with a municipality, in which the municipality
agrees to perform plan and specification reviews required to be performed by
the commissioner under Minnesota Rules, part 4715.3130, if:
(a) the
municipality has adopted:
(1) the
plumbing code;
(2) an
ordinance that requires plumbing plans and specifications to be submitted to,
reviewed, and approved by the municipality, except as provided in paragraph
(n);
(3) an
ordinance that authorizes the municipality to perform inspections required by
the plumbing code; and
(4) an
ordinance that authorizes the municipality to enforce the plumbing code in its
entirety, except as provided in paragraph (p);
(b) the
municipality agrees to review plumbing plans and specifications for all
construction for which the plumbing code requires the review of plumbing plans
and specifications, except as provided in paragraph (n);
(c) the
municipality agrees that, when it reviews plumbing plans and specifications
under paragraph (b), the review will:
(1) reflect
the degree to which the plans and specifications affect the public health and
conform to the provisions of the plumbing code;
(2) ensure
that there is no physical connection between water supply systems that are safe
for domestic use and those that are unsafe for domestic use; and
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(3) ensure that there is no
apparatus through which unsafe water may be discharged or drawn into a safe
water supply system;
(d) the municipality agrees
to perform all inspections required by the plumbing code in connection with
projects for which the municipality reviews plumbing plans and specifications
under paragraph (b);
(e) the commissioner
determines that the individuals who will conduct the inspections and the
plumbing plan and specification reviews for the municipality do not have any
conflict of interest in conducting the inspections and the plan and specification
reviews;
(f) individuals who will
conduct the plumbing plan and specification reviews for the municipality
are:
(1) licensed master
plumbers;
(2) licensed professional
engineers; or
(3) individuals who are
working under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer or licensed
master plumber and who are licensed master or journeyman plumbers or hold a
postsecondary degree in engineering;
(g) individuals who will
conduct the plumbing plan and specification reviews for the municipality have
passed a competency assessment required by the commissioner to assess the
individual's competency at reviewing plumbing plans and specifications;
(h) individuals who will
conduct the plumbing inspections for the municipality are licensed master or
journeyman plumbers, or inspectors meeting the competency requirements
established in rules adopted under section 326B.135;
(i) the municipality agrees
to enforce in its entirety the plumbing code on all projects, except as
provided in paragraph (p);
(j) the municipality agrees
to keep official records of all documents received, including plans,
specifications, surveys, and plot plans, and of all plan reviews, permits and
certificates issued, reports of inspections, and notices issued in connection with
plumbing inspections and the review of plumbing plans and specifications;
(k) the municipality agrees
to maintain the records described in paragraph (j) in the official records of
the municipality for the period required for the retention of public records
under section 138.17, and shall make these records readily available for review
at the request of the commissioner;
(l) the municipality and the
commissioner agree that if at any time during the agreement the municipality
does not have in effect the plumbing code or any of ordinances described in
paragraph (a), or if the commissioner determines that the municipality is not
properly administering and enforcing the plumbing code or is otherwise not
complying with the agreement:
(1) the commissioner may,
effective 14 days after the municipality's receipt of written notice, terminate
the agreement;
(2) the municipality may
challenge the termination in a contested case before the commissioner pursuant
to the Administrative Procedure Act; and
(3) while any challenge is
pending under clause (2), the commissioner shall perform plan and specification
reviews within the municipality under Minnesota Rules, part 4715.3130;
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(m) the municipality and the
commissioner agree that the municipality may terminate the agreement with or
without cause on 90 days' written notice to the commissioner;
(n) the municipality and the
commissioner agree that the municipality shall forward to the state for review
all plumbing plans and specifications for the following types of projects
within the municipality:
(1) hospitals, nursing
homes, supervised living facilities licensed for eight or more individuals,
and similar health-care-related facilities regulated by the Minnesota
Department of Health;
(2) buildings owned by the
federal or state government; and
(3) projects of a special
nature for which department review is requested by either the municipality or
the state;
(o) where the municipality
forwards to the state for review plumbing plans and specifications, as provided
in paragraph (n), the municipality shall not collect any fee for plan review,
and the commissioner shall collect all applicable fees for plan review; and
(p) no municipality shall
revoke, suspend, or place restrictions on any plumbing license issued by the
state."
Renumber the sections in
sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Loon moved to amend
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 90, after line 22,
insert:
"Sec. 7. [62V.01]
CITATION AND PURPOSE.
This chapter may be cited as
the "Interstate Health Insurance Competition Act."
Sec. 8. [62V.02]
DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in this section apply to this
chapter.
Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the
commissioner of commerce.
Subd. 3. Covered
person. "Covered
person" means an individual, whether a policyholder, subscriber, enrollee,
or member of a health plan who is entitled to health care services provided,
arranged for, paid for, or reimbursed pursuant to a health plan.
Subd. 4. Domestic
health insurer. "Domestic
health insurer" means an insurer licensed to sell, offer, or provide
health plans in Minnesota.
Subd. 5. Hazardous
financial condition. "Hazardous
financial condition" means that, based on its present or reasonably
anticipated financial condition, an out-of-state health insurer is unlikely to
be able to meet obligations to policyholders with respect to known claims or to
any other obligations in the normal course of business.
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Subd. 6. Health
care provider or provider. "Health
care provider" or "provider" means any hospital, physician, or
other person authorized by statute, licensed, or certified to furnish health
care services.
Subd. 7. Health
care services. "Health
care services" means the furnishing of services to any individual for the
purpose of preventing, alleviating, curing, or healing human illness, injury,
or physical disability.
Subd. 8. Health
plan. "Health plan"
means an arrangement for the delivery of health care, on an individual basis,
in which an insurer undertakes to provide, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse
any of the costs of health care services for a covered person that is in
accordance with the laws of any state.
Health plan does not include short-term health coverage, accident only,
limited or specified disease, long-term care or individual conversion policies
or contracts, or policies or contracts designed for issuance to persons
eligible for coverage under title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act,
known as Medicare, or any other similar coverage under state or federal
governmental plans.
Subd. 9. Insurer. "Insurer" means any entity
that is authorized to sell, offer, or provide a health plan, including an
entity providing a plan of health insurance, health benefits, or health
services, an accident and sickness insurance company, a health maintenance
organization, a corporation offering a health plan, a fraternal benefit
society, a community integrated service network, or any other entity that
provides health plans subject to state insurance regulation, or a health carrier
described in section 62A.011, subdivision 2.
Subd. 10. Out-of-state
health plan. "Out-of-state
health plan" means a health plan that was filed for use in any other
state.
Subd. 11. Resident. "Resident" means an
individual whose primary residence is in Minnesota and who is present in
Minnesota for at least six months of the calendar year.
Sec. 9. [62V.03]
OUT-OF-STATE HEALTH PLANS TO MINNESOTA RESIDENTS.
Subdivision
1. Eligibility. (a)
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a health insurer may sell,
offer, or issue an out-of-state health plan to residents in Minnesota, if the
following requirements are met:
(1) the
out-of-state health plan must be in compliance with all applicable Minnesota
laws that apply to the type of health plan offered;
(2) the
out-of-state health plan must not be issued, nor any application, rider, or
endorsement be used in connection with the plan, until the form has received
prior approval in Minnesota;
(3) the offering
insurer must have a certificate of authority to do business in Minnesota
pursuant to section 60A.07; and
(4) the
out-of-state health plan shall participate, on a nondiscriminatory basis, in
the Minnesota Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association created under
chapter 61B.
(b) The
provisions of section 62A.02, subdivision 2, shall not apply to plans issued
under this section.
Subd. 2. Minnesota
laws applicable. An
out-of-state health plan sold, offered, or provided by a health insurer in Minnesota
in accordance with this chapter is subject to laws applicable to the sale,
offering, or provision of accident and sickness insurance or health plans
including, but not limited to, requirements imposed by chapters 62A, 62E, and
62Q.
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Subd. 3. Nature
of out-of-state health insurer. The
out-of-state health insurer may be a for-profit or nonprofit company.
Sec. 10. [62V.04]
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY TO OFFER OUT-OF-STATE HEALTH PLANS.
Subdivision
1. Issuance of certificate. A
health insurer may apply for a certificate that authorizes the health insurer
to offer out-of-state health insurance plans in Minnesota, using a form
prescribed by the commissioner. Upon
application, the commissioner shall issue a certificate to the health insurer
unless the commissioner determines that the out-of-state health insurer:
(1) will not
provide a health plan in compliance with this chapter;
(2) is in a
hazardous financial condition, as determined by an examination by the
commissioner conducted in accordance with the Financial Analysis Handbook of
the National Association of Insurance Commissioners; or
(3) has not adopted
procedures to ensure compliance with all applicable laws governing the
confidentiality of its records with respect to providers and covered persons.
Subd. 2. Validity. A certificate of authority issued pursuant
to this section is valid for three years from the date of issuance by the
commissioner.
Subd. 3. Rulemaking
authority. The commissioner
shall adopt rules that include:
(1)
procedures for an out-of-state health insurer to renew a certificate of
authority, consistent with this chapter; and
(2) a
certificate of authority application and renewal fees, the amount of which must
be no greater than is reasonably necessary to enable the commissioner of
commerce to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Subd. 4. Applicability
of certain statutory requirements. A
health insurer offering health plans pursuant to this chapter shall comply
with:
(1)
protections for covered persons from unfair trade practices applicable to accident
and sickness insurance or health plans pursuant to chapter 72A;
(2) the
capital and surplus requirements for licensure specified in chapter 60A, as
determined applicable to out-of-state health insurers by the commissioner;
(3)
applicable requirements of this chapter and sections 297I.05, subdivision 12,
and 62E.11, pertaining to taxes and assessments imposed on health insurers
selling individual health insurance policies in Minnesota; and
(4)
applicable requirements of chapter 60A regarding the obtaining of authority to
transact business in Minnesota.
Sec. 11. [62V.06]
REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY; MARKETING MATERIALS.
Subdivision
1. Revocation. The
commissioner may deny, revoke, or suspend, after notice and opportunity to be
heard, a certificate of authority issued to a health insurer pursuant to this
chapter for a violation of this chapter, including any finding by the
commissioner that a health insurer is no longer in compliance with any of the
conditions for issuance of a certificate of authority set forth in section
60A.07, or the administrative rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. The commissioner shall provide for an
appropriate and timely right of appeal for the out-of-state health insurer
whose certificate is denied, revoked, or suspended.
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Subd. 2. Fair
marketing standards. The commissioner
shall establish fair marketing standards for marketing materials used by
out-of-state health insurers to market health plans to residents in Minnesota,
which standards must be consistent with those applicable to health plans
offered by a domestic health insurer pursuant to chapter 72A.
Subd. 3. Nondiscrimination. The procedures and standards
established under subdivision 2 must be applied on a nondiscriminatory basis so
as not to place greater responsibilities on out-of-state health insurers than
the responsibilities placed on domestic health insurers doing business in
Minnesota.
Sec. 12. [62V.07]
RULES.
The
commissioner shall adopt rules to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. The rules must not:
(1)
directly or indirectly require an insurer offering out-of-state health plans
to, directly or indirectly, modify coverage or benefit requirements or restrict
underwriting requirements or premium ratings in any way that conflicts with the
insurer's domiciliary state's laws or regulations, except as necessary to
comply with Minnesota law;
(2) provide
for regulatory requirements that are more stringent than those applicable to
carriers providing Minnesota health plans; or
(3) require
any out-of-state health plan issued by the health insurer to be countersigned
by an insurance agent or broker residing in Minnesota."
Renumber
the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Loon
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 94 yeas and 39 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Brod
Brown
Buesgens
Bunn
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Haws
Holberg
Hoppe
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Juhnke
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lillie
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Marquart
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Murdock
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Pelowski
Peppin
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Zellers
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Those who
voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Bly
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Dill
Greiling
Hausman
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Kahn
Laine
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Loeffler
Mariani
Masin
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Paymar
Persell
Rukavina
Sertich
Slawik
Slocum
Thao
Thissen
Wagenius
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Emmer offered an amendment to H. F. No. 2614,
the second engrossment, as amended.
POINT OF ORDER
Huntley raised a point of order pursuant to rule 3.21 that the
Emmer amendment was not in order.
Speaker pro tempore Sertich ruled the point of order well taken and the
Emmer amendment out of order.
Emmer appealed the decision of Speaker pro tempore Sertich.
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The vote
was taken on the question "Shall the decision of Speaker pro tempore
Sertich stand as the judgment of the House?" and the roll was called. There were 80 yeas and 52 nays as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Doty
Falk
Faust
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kelly
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
Those who
voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Benson
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dittrich
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
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Eken
Emmer
Fritz
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kath
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Lenczewski
Loon
Mack
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Nornes
Peppin
Rosenthal
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Torkelson
Urdahl
Westrom
Zellers
So it was the judgment of the House that
the decision of Speaker pro tempore Sertich should stand.
Gunther
moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 122,
line 21, after the comma, insert "one representative of the residential
construction industry,"
Renumber
the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
The motion prevailed and the amendment was
adopted.
Holberg
moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 118,
after line 14, insert:
"Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.05, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 5. Firearms
data. Notwithstanding any law
to the contrary, the commissioner of health is prohibited from collecting data
on individuals regarding lawful firearm ownership in the state or data related
to an individual's right to carry a weapon under section 624.714."
Renumber
the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
The motion prevailed and the amendment was
adopted.
Scott moved
to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as
follows:
Page 129, after
line 14, insert:
"Sec. 7. INSURANCE
AGENTS AND FEDERAL HEALTH REFORM.
No
insurance agent or an employee of the agent shall suffer a job loss, reduction
in profit, or loss of business as a result of state implementation of the
provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law
No. 111-148), and the health care reform provisions in the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law No. 111-152)."
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Renumber the
sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
Sanders moved to amend the Scott amendment
to H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as
follows:
Page 1, line 4, delete ",
reduction"
Page 1, line 5, delete "in profit,"
The motion prevailed and the amendment to
the amendment was adopted.
The question recurred on the Scott
amendment, as amended, and the roll was called.
Pursuant to rule 2.05, Davids and Sterner
were excused from voting on the Scott amendment, as amended, to
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended.
There were 44 yeas and 86 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Demmer
Dettmer
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Nornes
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Torkelson
Urdahl
Westrom
Zellers
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Doty
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the
amendment, as amended, was not adopted.
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Dill was excused between the hours of 6:55 p.m. and 7:40 p.m.
Dean moved to amend
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 194, after line 12,
insert:
"ARTICLE 12
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. [62V.01]
HEALTH PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
In order to keep Minnesotans
healthy and provide the best quality of health care, the Minnesota Health
Plan must:
(1) ensure all Minnesotans
receive quality health care, regardless of their income;
(2) not restrict, delay, or
deny care or reduce the quality of care to hold down costs, but instead reduce
costs through prevention, efficiency, and reduction of bureaucracy;
(3) cover all necessary
care, including all coverage currently required by law, complete mental health
services, chemical dependency treatment, prescription drugs, medical equipment
and supplies, dental care, long-term care, and home care services;
(4) allow patients to choose
their own providers;
(5) be funded through
premiums based on ability to pay and other revenue sources;
(6) focus on preventive care
and early intervention to improve the health of all Minnesota residents and
reduce costs from untreated illnesses and diseases;
(7) ensure an adequate
number of qualified health care professionals and facilities to guarantee
availability of, and timely access to quality care throughout the state;
(8) continue Minnesota's
leadership in medical education, training, research, and technology; and
(9) provide adequate and
timely payments to providers.
Sec. 2. [62V.02]
MINNESOTA HEALTH PLAN GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Subdivision 1. Short
title. This chapter may be
cited as the "Minnesota Health Act."
Subd. 2. Purpose. The Minnesota Health Plan shall
provide all medically necessary health care services for all Minnesota
residents in a manner that meets the requirements in section 62V.01.
Subd. 3. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following
terms have the meanings provided:
(a) "Board" means
the Minnesota Health Board.
(b) "Plan" means
the Minnesota Health Plan.
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(c) "Fund" means
the Minnesota Health Fund.
(d) "Medically
necessary" means a health service that is consistent with the recipient's
diagnosis or condition, is recognized as the prevailing standard or current
practice by the provider's peer group, and is rendered to:
(1) treat an injury,
illness, infection, or pain;
(2) treat a condition that
could result in physical or mental disability;
(3) care for a mother and
child through a maternity period;
(4) achieve a level of
physical or mental function consistent with prevailing community standards for
the diagnosis or condition; or
(5) provide a preventive
health service.
(e) "Institutional
provider" means an inpatient hospital, nursing facility, rehabilitation
facility, and other health care facilities that provide overnight care.
(f) "Noninstitutional
provider" means group practices, clinics, outpatient surgical centers,
imaging centers, other health facilities that do not provide overnight care,
and individual providers.
Subd. 4. Ethics
and conflict of interest. (a)
All provisions of section 43A.38 apply to employees and the executive officer
of the Minnesota Health Plan, the members and directors of the Minnesota Health
Board, the regional health boards, the director of the Office of Health Quality
and Planning, the director of the Minnesota Health Fund, and the
ombudsman. Failure to comply with
section 43A.38 shall be grounds for disciplinary action including termination
of employment or removal from the board.
(b) In order to avoid the
appearance of political bias or impropriety, the Minnesota Health Plan
executive officer shall not:
(1) engage in leadership of,
or employment by, a political party or a political organization;
(2) publicly endorse a
political candidate;
(3) contribute to any
political candidates or political parties and political organizations; or
(4) attempt to avoid
compliance with this subdivision by making contributions through a spouse or
other family member.
(c) In order to avoid a
conflict of interest, individuals specified in paragraph (a) shall not be
currently employed by a medical provider or a pharmaceutical, medical
insurance, or medical supply company.
This paragraph does not apply to the five provider members of the board.
Subd. 5. Data
practice. Notwithstanding
chapter 13, other state agencies shall cooperate with data sharing and provide
all requested information to the board or board designee, the Ombudsman for
Patient Advocacy, the director of the Office of Health Quality and Planning,
and the Inspector General.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 14.03,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Rulemaking
procedures. (a) The definition of a
rule in section 14.02, subdivision 4, does not include:
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(1) rules
concerning only the internal management of the agency or other agencies that do
not directly affect the rights of or procedures available to the public;
(2) an
application deadline on a form; and the remainder of a form and instructions
for use of the form to the extent that they do not impose substantive
requirements other than requirements contained in statute or rule;
(3) the
curriculum adopted by an agency to implement a statute or rule permitting or mandating
minimum educational requirements for persons regulated by an agency, provided
the topic areas to be covered by the minimum educational requirements are
specified in statute or rule;
(4)
procedures for sharing data among government agencies, provided these
procedures are consistent with chapter 13 and other law governing data
practices.
(b) The
definition of a rule in section 14.02, subdivision 4, does not include:
(1) rules
of the commissioner of corrections relating to the release, placement, term,
and supervision of inmates serving a supervised release or conditional release
term, the internal management of institutions under the commissioner's control,
and rules adopted under section 609.105 governing the inmates of those
institutions;
(2) rules
relating to weight limitations on the use of highways when the substance of the
rules is indicated to the public by means of signs;
(3)
opinions of the attorney general;
(4) the
data element dictionary and the annual data acquisition calendar of the
Department of Education to the extent provided by section 125B.07;
(5) the
occupational safety and health standards provided in section 182.655;
(6) revenue
notices and tax information bulletins of the commissioner of revenue;
(7) uniform
conveyancing forms adopted by the commissioner of commerce under section
507.09;
(8) standards adopted by the Electronic Real Estate Recording Commission
established under section 507.0945; or
(9) the
interpretive guidelines developed by the commissioner of human services to the
extent provided in chapter 245A.; or
(10) any
schedules or provisions for payment under section 62V.05.
ARTICLE 13
ELIGIBILITY
Section
1. [62V.03]
ELIGIBILITY.
Subdivision
1. Residency. All
Minnesota residents are eligible for the Minnesota Health Plan. The board shall establish standards to
prevent people from moving to the state for the purpose of obtaining medical
care.
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Subd. 2. Enrollment;
identification. The Minnesota
Health Board shall establish a procedure to enroll residents and provide each
with identification that may be used by health care providers to confirm
eligibility for services. The
application for enrollment shall be no more than two pages.
Subd. 3. Residents
temporarily out of state. (a)
The Minnesota Health Plan shall provide health care coverage to Minnesota residents
who are temporarily out of the state who intend to return and reside in
Minnesota.
(b) Coverage
for emergency care obtained out of state shall be at prevailing local
rates. Coverage for nonemergency care
obtained out of state shall be according to rates and conditions established by
the board. The board may require that a
resident be transported back to Minnesota when prolonged treatment of an
emergency condition is necessary and when that transport will not adversely
affect a patient's care or condition.
Subd. 4. Visitors. Nonresidents visiting Minnesota shall
be billed for all services received under the Minnesota Health Plan. The board may enter into intergovernmental
arrangements or contracts with other states and countries to provide reciprocal
coverage for temporary visitors.
Subd. 5. Nonresident
employed in Minnesota. The
board may extend eligibility to nonresidents employed in Minnesota using a
sliding premium scale.
Subd. 6. Retiree
benefits. (a) All persons who
are eligible for retiree medical benefits under an employer-employee contract
shall remain eligible for those benefits provided the contractually mandated
payments for those benefits are made to the Minnesota Health Fund, which shall
assume financial responsibility for care provided under the terms of the
contract along with additional health benefits covered by the Minnesota Health
Plan. Retirees who elect to reside
outside of Minnesota shall be eligible for benefits under the terms and
conditions of the retiree's employer-employee contract.
(b) The
board may establish financial arrangements with states and foreign countries in
order to facilitate meeting the terms of the contracts described in paragraph
(a). Payments for care provided by
non-Minnesota providers to Minnesota retirees shall be reimbursed at rates
established by the Minnesota Health Board.
Subd. 7. Presumptive
eligibility. (a) An
individual is presumed eligible for coverage under the Minnesota Health Plan if
the individual arrives at a health facility unconscious, comatose, or otherwise
unable, because of the individual's physical or mental condition, to document
eligibility or to act on the individual's own behalf. If the patient is a minor, the patient is presumed
eligible, and the health facility shall provide care as if the patient were
eligible.
(b) Any
individual is presumed eligible when brought to a health facility according to
any provision of section 253B.05.
(c) Any
individual involuntarily committed to an acute psychiatric facility or to a
hospital with psychiatric beds according to any provision of section 253B.05,
providing for involuntary commitment, is presumed eligible.
(d) All
health facilities subject to state and federal provisions governing emergency
medical treatment must comply with those provisions.
ARTICLE 14
BENEFITS
Section
1. [62V.04]
BENEFITS.
Subdivision
1. General provisions. Any
eligible individual may choose to receive services under the Minnesota Health Plan
from any licensed participating provider.
A provider may not refuse to care for a patient on the basis that is
specified in the definition of unfair employment practice in section 363A.08.
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Subd. 2. Covered
benefits. Covered benefits in
this chapter include all medically necessary care subject to the limitations
specified in subdivision 4. Covered benefits
include:
(1)
inpatient and outpatient health facility services;
(2)
inpatient and outpatient professional health care provider services by licensed
health care professionals;
(3)
diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, and other diagnostic and evaluative
services;
(4) medical
equipment, appliances, and assistive technology, including prosthetics,
eyeglasses, and hearing aids and their repair;
(5)
inpatient and outpatient rehabilitative care;
(6)
emergency transportation;
(7)
necessary transportation for health care services for disabled and indigent
persons;
(8)
language interpretation and translation for health care services, including
sign language and Braille or other services needed for individuals with
communication disabilities;
(9) child
and adult immunizations and preventive care;
(10) health
education;
(11)
hospice care;
(12) home
health care;
(13) all
prescription drugs on the Minnesota Health Plan formulary and additional drugs
as specified by the board;
(14) all prescription
drugs as determined by the board if the Minnesota Health Plan does not have a
prescription drug formulary;
(15) mental
health services;
(16) dental
care;
(17)
podiatric care;
(18)
chiropractic care;
(19)
acupuncture;
(20) blood
and blood products;
(21)
emergency care services;
(22) vision
care;
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(23) adult
day care;
(24) case
management and coordination to ensure services necessary to enable a person to
remain safely in the least restrictive setting;
(25)
substance abuse treatment;
(26) care in
a skilled nursing facility; and
(27)
dialysis.
Subd. 3. Benefit
expansion. The Minnesota
Health Board may expand benefits beyond the minimum benefits described in this
section when expansion meets the intent of this chapter and when there are
sufficient funds to cover the expansion.
Subd. 4. Exclusions. The following health care services
shall be excluded from coverage by the Minnesota Health Plan:
(1) health
care services determined to have no medical benefit by the board;
(2) surgery,
dermatology, orthodontia, prescription drugs, and other procedures primarily
for cosmetic purposes, unless required to correct a congenital defect, restore
or correct a part of the body that has been altered as a result of injury,
disease, or surgery, or determined to be medically necessary by a qualified,
licensed health care provider in the Minnesota Health Plan;
(3) private
rooms in inpatient health facilities where appropriate nonprivate rooms are
available, unless determined to be medically necessary by a qualified, licensed
provider in the Minnesota Health Plan; and
(4) services
of a health care provider or facility that is not licensed or accredited by the
state, except for approved services provided to a Minnesota resident who is
temporarily out of the state.
Subd. 5. Prohibition. The Minnesota Health Plan shall not
pay for prescription drugs from pharmaceutical companies that directly market
the drugs to consumers.
Sec. 2. [62V.041]
CARE COORDINATION.
(a) All patients
shall have a primary care provider that may include registered nurses,
physician assistants, or other providers who shall coordinate the care a
patient receives. A specialist may serve
as the care coordinator if the patient and the specialist agree to this
arrangement, and if the specialist agrees to coordinate the patient's care.
(b)
Referrals are not required for a patient to see a health care specialist. If a patient sees a specialist and does not
have a care coordinator, the patient must choose a care coordinator. The Minnesota Health Plan may assist with
choosing a primary care provider to coordinate care.
(c) The
board may establish or ensure the establishment of a computerized referral
registry to facilitate referrals.
ARTICLE 15
FUNDING
Section
1. [62V.19]
MINNESOTA HEALTH FUND.
Subdivision
1. General provisions. (a)
The board shall establish a Minnesota Health Fund to implement the Minnesota
Health Plan and to receive premiums and other sources of revenue. The fund shall be administered by a director
appointed by the Minnesota Health Board.
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(b) All
money collected, received, and transferred according to this chapter shall be
deposited in the Minnesota Health Fund for the purpose of financing the
Minnesota Health Plan.
(c) Money
deposited in the Minnesota Health Fund shall be used exclusively to implement
the purpose of this chapter.
(d) All
claims for health care services rendered shall be made to the Minnesota Health
Fund.
(e) All
payments made for health care services shall be disbursed from the Minnesota
Health Fund.
(f) Premiums
and other revenues collected each year must be sufficient to cover that year's
projected costs.
Subd. 2. Accounts. The Minnesota Health Fund shall have
operating, capital, and reserve accounts to provide for all state expenditures
for health care.
Subd. 3. Budgets
within the operating account. The
operating account in the Minnesota Health Fund shall be comprised of the
accounts and budgets specified in paragraphs (a) to (e).
(a) Medical services budget and account. The medical services budget and account
must be used to provide for all medical services and benefits covered under the
Minnesota Health Plan.
(b) Prevention budget and account. The prevention budget and account must
be used solely to establish and maintain primary community prevention programs,
including preventive screening tests.
(c) Program administration, evaluation,
planning, and assessment budget and account. The program administration,
evaluation, planning, and assessment budget and account must be used to monitor
and improve the plan's effectiveness and operations. The board may establish grant programs
including demonstration projects for this purpose.
(d) Training, development, and continuing
education budget and account. The
training, development, and continuing education budget and account must be used
to support the training, development, and continuing education of health care
providers and the health care workforce needed to meet the health care needs of
the population.
(e) Medical research budget and account. The medical research budget and
account must be used to support research and innovation as determined by the
Minnesota Health Board, and recommended by the Office of Health Quality and
Planning and the Ombudsman for Patient Advocacy.
Subd. 4. Capital
account. The capital account
must be used solely to pay for capital expenditures for institutional providers
and all capital expenditures requiring approval from the Minnesota Health Board
as specified in section 62V.05, subdivision 4.
Subd. 5. Reserve
account. (a) The Minnesota
Health Plan must at all times hold in reserve an amount estimated in the
aggregate to provide for the payment of all losses and claims for which the
Minnesota Health Plan may be liable and to provide for the expense of
adjustment or settlement of losses and claims.
(b) Money
currently held in reserve by state, city, and county health programs must be
transferred to the Minnesota Health Fund when the Minnesota Health Plan
replaces those programs.
(c) The
board shall have provisions in place to insure the Minnesota Health Plan
against unforeseen expenditures or revenue shortfalls not covered by the
reserve account and the board may borrow money to cover temporary shortfalls.
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Sec. 2. [62V.20] REVENUE SOURCES.
Subdivision 1. Minnesota
Health Plan premium. (a) The Minnesota Health Board
shall:
(1)
determine the aggregate costs of providing health care according to this
chapter;
(2) develop
an equitable and affordable premium structure, including unearned income as part
of the premium determination for Minnesota residents, that is progressive and
based on the ability to pay and a business health tax for businesses that
together will generate adequate revenue for the Minnesota Health Fund;
(3) develop
a premium structure for individuals that has an appropriate range based on an
individual's ability to pay and includes a cap on the maximum premium any
individual pays;
(4) in
consultation with the Department of Revenue, develop an efficient means of
collecting premiums and the business health tax; and
(5)
coordinate with existing, ongoing funding sources from federal and state
programs.
(b) On or
before January 15, 2012, the board shall submit to the governor and the
legislature a report on the premium and business health tax structure
established to finance the Minnesota Health Plan.
Subd. 2. Funds
from outside sources. Institutional
providers operating under Minnesota Health Plan operating budgets may raise and
expend funds from sources other than the Minnesota Health Plan including
private or foundation donors.
Contributions to providers in excess of $500,000 must be reported to the
board.
Subd. 3. Governmental
payments. The executive
officer and, if required under federal law, the commissioners of health and human
services shall seek all necessary waivers, exemptions, agreements, or
legislation so that all current federal payments to the state for health care
are paid directly to the Minnesota Health Plan, which shall then assume
responsibility for all benefits and services previously paid for by the federal
government with those funds. In
obtaining the waivers, exemptions, agreements, or legislation, the executive
officer and, if required, commissioners shall seek from the federal government
a contribution for health care services in Minnesota that reflects: medical inflation, the state gross domestic
product, the size and age of the population, the number of residents living
below the poverty level, and the number of Medicare and VA eligible
individuals, and does not decrease in relation to the federal contribution to
other states as a result of the waivers, exemptions, agreements, or savings
from implementation of the Minnesota Health Plan.
Subd. 4. Federal
preemption. (a) The board
shall pursue all reasonable means to secure a repeal or a waiver of any
provision of federal law that preempts any provision of this chapter. The commissioners of health and human
services shall provide all necessary assistance.
(b) In the event
that a repeal or a waiver of law or regulations cannot be secured, the board
shall adopt rules, or seek conforming state legislation, consistent with
federal law, in an effort to best fulfill the purposes of this chapter.
(c) The
Minnesota Health Plan's responsibility for providing care shall be secondary to
existing federal government programs for health care services to the extent
that funding for these programs is not transferred to the Minnesota Health Fund
or that the transfer is delayed beyond the date on which initial benefits are
provided under the Minnesota Health Plan.
Subd. 5. No-cost
sharing. No deductible,
co-payment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing shall be imposed with respect to
covered benefits.
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Sec. 3. [62V.21] SUBROGATION.
Subdivision 1. Collateral
source. (a) When
other payers for health care have been terminated, health care costs shall be
collected from collateral sources whenever medical services provided to an
individual are, or may be, covered services under a policy of insurance, or
other collateral source available to that individual, or when the individual
has a right of action for compensation permitted under law.
(b) As used
in this section, collateral source includes:
(1) health
insurance policies and the medical components of automobile, homeowners, and
other forms of insurance;
(2) medical
components of worker's compensation;
(3) pension
plans;
(4)
employer plans;
(5)
employee benefit contracts;
(6)
government benefit programs;
(7) a
judgment for damages for personal injury; and
(8) any third
party who is or may be liable to an individual for health care services or
costs.
(c)
Collateral source does not include:
(1) a
contract or plan that is subject to federal preemption; or
(2) any
governmental unit, agency, or service, to the extent that subrogation is
prohibited by law. An entity described
in paragraph (b) is not excluded from the obligations imposed by this section
by virtue of a contract or relationship with a government unit, agency, or service.
(d) The
board shall negotiate waivers, seek federal legislation, or make other
arrangements to incorporate collateral sources into the Minnesota Health Plan.
Subd. 2. Collateral
source; negotiation. When an
individual who receives health care services under the Minnesota Health Plan is
entitled to coverage, reimbursement, indemnity, or other compensation from a
collateral source, the individual shall notify the health care provider and
provide information identifying the collateral source, the nature and extent of
coverage or entitlement, and other relevant information. The health care provider shall forward this
information to the board. The individual
entitled to coverage, reimbursement, indemnity, or other compensation from a
collateral source shall provide additional information as requested by the
board.
Subd. 3. Reimbursement. (a) The Minnesota Health Plan shall
seek reimbursement from the collateral source for services provided to the
individual and may institute appropriate action, including legal proceedings,
to recover the reimbursement. Upon
demand, the collateral source shall pay to the Minnesota Health Fund the sums
it would have paid or expended on behalf of the individual for the health care
services provided by the Minnesota Health Plan.
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(b) In
addition to any other right to recovery provided in this section, the board
shall have the same right to recover the reasonable value of benefits from a
collateral source as provided to the commissioner of human services under
section 256B.37.
(c) If a
collateral source is exempt from subrogation or the obligation to reimburse the
Minnesota Health Plan, the board may require that an individual who is entitled
to medical services from the source first seek those services from that source
before seeking those services from the Minnesota Health Plan.
(d) To the
extent permitted by federal law, the board shall have the same right of subrogation
over contractual retiree health benefits provided by employers as other
contracts, allowing the Minnesota Health Plan to recover the cost of services
provided to individuals covered by the retiree benefits, unless arrangements
are made to transfer the revenues of the benefits directly to the Minnesota
Health Plan.
Subd. 4. Defaults,
underpayments, and late payments. (a)
Default, underpayment, or late payment of any tax or other obligation imposed
by this chapter shall result in the remedies and penalties provided by law,
except as provided in this section.
(b)
Eligibility for benefits under section 62V.04 shall not be impaired by any
default, underpayment, or late payment of any premium or other obligation
imposed by this chapter.
ARTICLE 16
PAYMENTS
Section
1. [62V.05]
PROVIDER PAYMENTS.
Subdivision
1. General provisions. (a)
All health care providers licensed to practice in Minnesota may participate in
the Minnesota Health Plan.
(b) A
participating health care provider shall comply with all federal laws and
regulations governing referral fees and fee splitting including, but not
limited to, United States Code, title 42, sections 1320a-7b and 1395nn, whether
reimbursed by federal funds or not.
(c) A fee
schedule or financial incentive may not adversely affect the care a patient
receives or the care a health provider recommends.
Subd. 2. Payments
to noninstitutional providers. (a)
The Minnesota Health Board shall establish and oversee a uniform fee schedule
for noninstitutional providers.
(b) The
board shall pay noninstitutional providers based on rates negotiated with
providers. Rates may factor in
geographic differences to address provider shortages.
(c) The
board shall examine the need for and methods of paying providers for care
coordination for all patients especially those with chronic illness and complex
medical needs.
(d)
Providers may request reimbursement of ancillary health care or social services
that were previously funded by money now received and disbursed by the Minnesota
Health Fund.
(e)
Providers who accept any payment from the Minnesota Health Plan for a covered
service shall not bill the patient for the covered service.
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(f) Providers shall be paid
within 30 business days for claims filed following procedures established by
the board.
Subd. 3. Payments
to institutional providers. (a)
The board shall establish annual budgets for institutional providers. These budgets shall consist of an operating
and a capital budget. An institution's
annual budget shall be negotiated to cover its anticipated services for the
next year based on past performance and projected changes in prices and service
levels.
(b) Providers who accept any
payment from the Minnesota Health Plan for a covered service shall not bill the
patient for the covered service.
Subd. 4. Capital
management plan. (a) The
board shall periodically develop a capital investment plan that will serve as a
guide in determining the annual budgets of institutional providers and in
deciding whether to approve applications for approval of capital expenditures
by noninstitutional providers.
(b) Providers who propose to
make capital purchases in excess of $500,000 must obtain board approval. The board may alter the threshold expenditure
level that triggers the requirement to submit information on capital
expenditures. Institutional providers
shall propose these expenditures and submit the required information as part of
the annual budget they submit to the board.
Noninstitutional providers shall submit applications for approval of
these expenditures to the board.
ARTICLE 17
GOVERNANCE
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 14.03,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Contested
case procedures. The contested case
procedures of the Administrative Procedure Act provided in sections 14.57 to
14.69 do not apply to (a) proceedings under chapter 414, except as specified in
that chapter, (b) the commissioner of corrections, (c) the unemployment
insurance program and the Social Security disability determination program in
the Department of Employment and Economic Development, (d) the commissioner of
mediation services, (e) the Workers' Compensation Division in the Department of
Labor and Industry, (f) the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, or
(g) the Board of Pardons, or (h) the Minnesota Health Plan.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
15A.0815, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Group
I salary limits. The salaries for positions
in this subdivision may not exceed 95 percent of the salary of the
governor:
Commissioner of
administration;
Commissioner of agriculture;
Commissioner of education;
Commissioner of commerce;
Commissioner of corrections;
Commissioner of health;
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Executive
officer of the Minnesota Health Plan;
Executive
director, Minnesota Office of Higher Education;
Commissioner,
Housing Finance Agency;
Commissioner
of human rights;
Commissioner
of human services;
Commissioner
of labor and industry;
Commissioner
of management and budget;
Commissioner
of natural resources;
Director of
Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning;
Commissioner,
Pollution Control Agency;
Executive
director, Public Employees Retirement Association;
Commissioner
of public safety;
Commissioner
of revenue;
Executive
director, State Retirement System;
Executive
director, Teachers Retirement Association;
Commissioner
of employment and economic development;
Commissioner
of transportation; and
Commissioner
of veterans affairs.
Sec. 3. [62V.06]
MINNESOTA HEALTH BOARD.
Subdivision
1. Establishment. The
Minnesota Health Board is established to promote the delivery of high quality,
coordinated health care services that enhance health; prevent illness, disease,
and disability; slow the progression of chronic diseases; and improve personal
health management. The board shall
administer the Minnesota Health Plan.
The board shall oversee:
(1) the
Office of Health Quality and Planning under section 62V.09; and
(2) the
Minnesota Health Fund under section 62V.19.
Subd. 2. Board
composition. The board shall
consist of 15 members, including a representative selected by each of the five
rural regional health planning boards under section 62V.08 and three
representatives selected by the metropolitan regional health planning board
under section 62V.08. These members
shall select the following:
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(1) one
consumer member and one employer member appointed by the board members; and
(2) five
providers appointed by the board members that include one primary care
physician, one registered nurse, one mental health provider, one dentist, and
one facility director.
Subd. 3. Term
and compensation; selection of chair.
Board members shall serve four years. Board members shall set the board's
compensation not to exceed the compensation of Public Utilities Commission
members. The board shall select the
chair from its membership.
Subd. 4. General
duties. The board shall:
(1) ensure
that all of the requirements of section 62V.01 are met;
(2) hire an
executive officer for the Minnesota Health Plan to administer all aspects of
the plan as directed by the board;
(3) hire a director
for the Office of Health Quality and Planning;
(4) hire a
director of the Minnesota Health Fund;
(5) provide
technical assistance to the regional boards established under section 62V.08;
(6) conduct
necessary investigations and inquiries and require the submission of
information, documents, and records the board considers necessary to carry out
the purposes of this chapter;
(7)
establish a process for the board to receive the concerns, opinions, ideas, and
recommendations of the public regarding all aspects of the Minnesota Health
Plan and the means of addressing those concerns;
(8) conduct
other activities the board considers necessary to carry out the purposes of
this chapter;
(9)
collaborate with the agencies that license health facilities to ensure that
facility performance is monitored and that deficient practices are recognized
and corrected in a timely manner;
(10) adopt
rules as necessary to carry out the duties assigned under this chapter;
(11)
establish conflict of interest standards prohibiting providers from any
financial benefit from their medical decisions outside of board reimbursement;
(12)
establish conflict of interest standards related to pharmaceutical marketing to
providers; and
(13) create
a program to provide support and retraining for workers dislocated by the
creation of the Minnesota Health Plan.
The board
shall ensure that workers who may be displaced because of the administrative
efficiencies of the Minnesota Health Plan receive financial help and assistance
in retraining and job placement. Because
there is currently a serious shortage of providers in many health care
professions, from medical technologists to registered nurses, and because many
potentially displaced health administrative workers already have training in
some medical field, the dislocated worker support program should emphasize
retraining and placement into health care related positions. As Minnesota residents, all displaced workers
shall be covered under the Minnesota Health Plan.
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Subd. 5. Conflict
of interest committee. (a) The
board shall establish a conflict of interest committee to develop standards of
practice for individuals or entities doing business with the Minnesota Health
Plan, including but not limited to, board members, providers, and medical
suppliers. The committee shall establish
guidelines on the duty to disclose the existence of a financial interest and
all material facts related to that financial interest to the committee.
(b) In
considering the transaction or arrangement, if the committee determines a conflict
of interest exists, the committee shall investigate alternatives to the
proposed transaction or arrangement.
After exercising due diligence, the committee shall determine whether
the Minnesota Health Plan can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous
transaction or arrangement with a person or entity that would not give rise to
a conflict of interest. If this is not
reasonably possible under the circumstances, the committee shall make a
recommendation to the board on whether the transaction or arrangement is in the
best interest to the operation of the Minnesota Health Plan for the benefit of
the plan, and whether the transaction is fair and reasonable. The committee shall provide the board with
all material information used to make the recommendation. After reviewing all relevant information, the
board shall decide whether to approve the transaction or arrangement.
Subd. 6. Financial
duties. The board shall:
(1)
establish and collect premiums and the business health tax according to section
62V.20, subdivision 1;
(2) approve
statewide and regional budgets that include budgets for the accounts in section
62V.19;
(3)
establish payment rates for providers which may reflect regional differences to
address provider shortages;
(4) monitor
compliance with all budgets and payment rates and take action to achieve
compliance to the extent authorized by law;
(5) pay
claims for medical products or services as negotiated, and may issue requests
for proposals for a contract to process claims submitted by individual
nonprofit providers;
(6)
negotiate fees, prices, and budgets;
(7)
administer the Minnesota Health Fund created under section 62V.19;
(8)
annually determine the appropriate level for the Minnesota Health Plan reserve
account and implement policies needed to establish the appropriate reserve;
(9)
implement fraud prevention measures necessary to protect the operation of the
Minnesota Health Plan; and
(10) work
to ensure appropriate cost control by:
(i) instituting
aggressive public health measures, early intervention and preventive care, and
promotion of personal health improvement;
(ii) making
changes in the delivery of health care services and administration that improve
efficiency and care quality;
(iii)
minimizing administrative costs;
(iv)
ensuring that the delivery system does not contain excess capacity; and
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(v) negotiating the lowest
possible prices for prescription drugs, medical equipment, and medical
services.
If the board determines that
there will be a revenue shortfall despite the cost control measures mentioned
in clause (10), the board shall implement measures to correct the shortfall,
including an increase in premiums. The
board shall report to the legislature on the causes of the shortfall, reasons
for the failure of cost controls, and measures taken to correct the shortfall.
Subd. 7. Minnesota
Health Board management duties. The
board shall:
(1) develop and implement
enrollment procedures for providers and persons eligible for the program and
disseminate, to providers of services and to the public, information concerning
the program and the persons eligible to receive benefits under the program;
(2) implement eligibility
standards for the Minnesota Health Plan, including standards to prevent people
moving to the state for the purpose of obtaining medical care;
(3) make recommendations,
when needed, to the legislature about changes in the geographic boundaries of
the health planning regions;
(4) establish an electronic
claims and payments system for the Minnesota Health Plan;
(5) monitor the operation of
the Minnesota Health Plan through consumer surveys and regular data collection
and evaluation activities, including evaluations of the adequacy and quality of
services furnished under the program, the need for changes in the benefit
package, the cost of each type of service, and the effectiveness of cost
control measures under the program;
(6) establish a health care
Web site that provides information to the public about the Minnesota Health
Plan including access information on providers and facilities, and that informs
the public about state and regional health planning board meetings and activities;
(7) collaborate with public
health agencies, schools, and community clinics;
(8) ensure that Minnesota
Health Plan policies and providers, including public health providers, support
all Minnesota residents in achieving and maintaining maximum physical and
mental health functionality; and
(9) annually report to the
legislature on the performance of the Minnesota Health Plan, fiscal condition
and need for payment adjustments, any needed changes in geographic boundaries
of the health planning regions, recommendations for statutory changes, receipt
of revenue from all sources, whether current year goals and priorities are met,
future goals and priorities, major new technology or prescription drugs, and
other circumstances that may affect the cost of health care.
Subd. 8. Policy
duties. The board shall:
(1) develop and implement
cost control and quality assurance procedures, including a professional peer
review system;
(2) ensure strong public
health services including education and community prevention and clinical
services;
(3) ensure a continuum of
coordinated high-quality primary to tertiary care to all Minnesota residents;
and
(4) implement policies to
ensure that all Minnesotans receive culturally and linguistically competent
care.
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Sec. 4. [62V.07]
HEALTH PLANNING REGIONS.
A metropolitan health
planning region consisting of the seven-county metropolitan area is
established. By October 1, 2011, the
commissioner of health shall designate five rural health planning regions from
the greater Minnesota area composed of geographically contiguous counties
grouped on the basis of the following considerations:
(1) patterns of utilization
of health care services;
(2) health care resources,
including workforce resources;
(3) health needs of the
population, including public health needs;
(4) geography;
(5) population and
demographic characteristics; and
(6) other considerations as
appropriate.
The commissioner of health
shall designate the health planning regions.
Sec. 5. [62V.08]
REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING BOARD.
Subdivision 1. Regional
planning board composition. (a)
Initially, each regional board shall consist of one county commissioner per
county selected by the county board and two county commissioners per county
selected by the county board in the seven-county metropolitan area. A county commissioner may designate a
representative to act as a member of the board in the member's absence. Each board shall select the chair from among
its membership.
(b) Board members shall
serve for four-year terms and may receive per diems for meetings as provided in
section 15.059, subdivision 3.
Subd. 2. Regional
health board duties. Regional
health planning boards shall:
(1) recommend health
standards, goals, priorities, and guidelines for the region;
(2) prepare an operating and
capital budget for the region to recommend to the Minnesota Health Board;
(3) collaborate with local
public health care agencies to educate consumers and providers on public health
programs, goals, and the means of reaching those goals;
(4) hire a regional health
planning director;
(5) collaborate with public
health care agencies to implement public health and wellness initiatives; and
(6) ensure that all parts of
the region have access to a 24-hour nurse hotline and 24-hour urgent care
clinics.
Sec. 6. [62V.09]
OFFICE OF HEALTH QUALITY AND PLANNING.
Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Minnesota Health Board shall
establish an Office of Health Quality and Planning to assess the quality,
access, and funding adequacy of the Minnesota Health Plan.
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Subd. 2. General
duties. (a) The Office of
Health Quality and Planning shall make annual recommendations to the board on
the overall direction on subjects including:
(1) the
overall effectiveness of the Minnesota Health Plan in addressing public health
and wellness;
(2) access
to care;
(3) quality
improvement;
(4)
efficiency of administration;
(5)
adequacy of budget and funding;
(6)
appropriateness of payments for providers;
(7) capital
expenditure needs;
(8)
long-term care;
(9) mental
health and substance abuse services;
(10)
staffing levels and working conditions in health care facilities;
(11) identification
of number and mix of health care facilities and providers required to best meet
the needs of the Minnesota Health Plan;
(12) care
for chronically ill patients;
(13)
research needs; and
(14)
integration of disease management programs into care delivery.
(b) Analyze
shortages in health care workforce required to meet the needs of the population
and develop plans to meet those needs in collaboration with regional planners
and educational institutions.
(c) Assist
in coordination of the Minnesota Health Plan and public health programs.
Subd. 3. Assessment
and evaluation of benefits. The
Office of Health Quality and Planning shall:
(1)
consider benefit additions to the Minnesota Health Plan and evaluate them based
on evidence of clinical efficacy;
(2)
establish a process and criteria by which providers may request authorization
to provide services and treatments that are not included in the Minnesota
Health Plan benefit set, including experimental treatments;
(3) evaluate
proposals to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care
delivery system, and make recommendations to the board based on the
cost-effectiveness of the proposals; and
(4) identify
complementary and alternative modalities that have been shown to be safe and
effective.
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Sec. 7. [62V.10]
OMBUDSMAN OFFICE FOR PATIENT ADVOCACY.
Subdivision 1. Creation
of office; generally. (a) The
Ombudsman Office for Patient Advocacy is created to represent the interests of
the consumers of health care. The
ombudsman shall help residents of the state secure the health care services and
benefits they are entitled to under the laws administered by the Minnesota
Health Board and advocate on behalf of and represent the interests of enrollees
in entities created by this chapter and in other forums.
(b) The ombudsman shall be a
patient advocate appointed by the governor, who serves in the unclassified
service and may be removed only for just cause.
The ombudsman must be selected without regard to political affiliation
and must be knowledgable about and have experience in health care services and
administration.
(c) The ombudsman may gather
information about decisions, acts, and other matters of the Minnesota Health
Board, health care organization, or a health care program. A person may not serve as ombudsman while
holding another public office.
(d) The budget for the
ombudsman's office shall be determined by the legislature and is independent
from the Minnesota Health Board which has no oversight or authority over the
ombudsman for patient advocacy. The
ombudsman shall establish offices to provide convenient access to
residents.
Subd. 2. Ombudsman's
duties. (a) The ombudsman for
patient advocacy shall:
(1) ensure that patient
advocacy services are available to all Minnesota residents;
(2) establish and maintain
the grievance process according to section 62V.11;
(3) receive, evaluate, and
respond to consumer complaints about the Minnesota Health Plan;
(4) establish a process to
receive recommendations from the public about ways to improve the Minnesota
Health Plan;
(5) develop educational and
informational guides according to communication services under section 15.441,
describing consumer rights and responsibilities;
(6) ensure the guides in
clause (5) are widely available to consumers and specifically available in
provider offices and health care facilities; and
(7) report annually to the
public, the board, and the legislature about the consumer perspective on the
performance of the Minnesota Health Plan, including recommendations for needed
improvements.
(b) The patient advocate, in
carrying out assigned duties, shall have unlimited access to all
nonconfidential and all nonprivileged documents in the custody and control of
the Minnesota Health Board.
Sec. 8. [62V.11]
GRIEVANCE SYSTEM.
Subdivision 1. Grievance
system established. The
ombudsman for patient advocacy shall establish a grievance system for all
complaints. The system shall provide
reasonable procedures that shall ensure adequate consideration of Minnesota
Health Plan enrollee grievances and appropriate remedies.
Subd. 2. Referral
of grievances. The ombudsman
for patient advocacy may refer any grievance that does not pertain to
compliance with this chapter to the federal Center for Medicaid or any other
appropriate local, state, and federal government entity for investigation and
resolution.
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Subd. 3. Submittal
by designated agents and providers. A
provider may join with, or otherwise assist, a complainant to submit the
grievance to the ombudsman without fear of retribution.
Subd. 4. Review
of documents. The ombudsman
may require additional information from health care providers or the board.
Subd. 5. Written
notice of disposition. The
ombudsman shall send a written notice of the final disposition of the
grievance, and the reasons for the decision, to the complainant, to any
provider who is assisting the complainant, and to the board, within 30 calendar
days of receipt of the request for review unless the ombudsman determines that
additional time is reasonably necessary to fully and fairly evaluate the
relevant grievance. The ombudsman's
order of corrective action shall be binding on the Minnesota Health Plan. Decisions of the ombudsman may be appealed in
district court.
Sec. 9. [62V.12]
INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MINNESOTA HEALTH PLAN.
Subdivision 1. Establishment. There is within the Office of the
Attorney General an inspector general for the Minnesota Health Plan who is
appointed by the attorney general.
Subd. 2. Duties. The inspector general shall:
(1) investigate, audit, and
review the financial and business records of individuals, public and private
agencies and institutions, and private corporations that provide services or
products to the Minnesota Health Plan, the costs of which are reimbursed by the
Minnesota Health Plan;
(2) investigate allegations
of misconduct on the part of an employee or appointee of the Minnesota Health
Board and on the part of any provider of health care services that is
reimbursed by the Minnesota Health Plan, and report any findings of misconduct
to the attorney general;
(3) investigate patterns of
medical practice that may indicate fraud and abuse related to over or under
utilization or other inappropriate utilization of medical products and
services;
(4) arrange for the
collection and analysis of data needed to investigate the inappropriate
utilization of these products and services; and
(5) annually report
recommendations for improvements to the Minnesota Health Plan to the board.
Sec. 10. [62V.13]
EXAMINATION BY LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR.
The books and all operating
policies and procedures of the Minnesota Health Board shall be subject to
examination by the legislative auditor.
ARTICLE 18
IMPLEMENTATION
Sec. 1. EFFECTIVE
DATE AND TRANSITION.
Subdivision 1. Notice
and effective date. This act
is effective on July 1, 2012. The
commissioner of management and budget shall notify the chairs of the house of
representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over health care when
the Minnesota Health Fund has sufficient revenues to fund the costs of
implementing this act.
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Subd. 2. Timing
to implement. The Minnesota
Health Plan must be operational within two years from the date of final
enactment of this act.
Subd. 3. Prohibition. On and after the day the Minnesota
Health Plan becomes operational, a health plan, as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 62Q.01, subdivision 3, may not be sold in Minnesota for
services provided by the Minnesota Health Plan.
Subd. 4. Transition. (a) The commissioners of health and
human services shall prepare an analysis of the state's capital expenditure needs
for the purpose of assisting the board in adopting the statewide capital budget
for the year following implementation.
The commissioners shall submit this analysis to the board.
(b) The
following timelines shall be implemented:
(1) the
commissioner of health shall designate the health planning regions utilizing
the criteria specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 62V.07, three months
after the date of enactment of this act;
(2) the
regional boards shall be established six months after the date of enactment of
this act; and
(3) the
Minnesota Health Board shall be established nine months on or after July 1,
2011; and
(4) the
commissioner of health, or the commissioner's designee, shall convene the first
meeting of each of the regional boards and the Minnesota Health Board within 30
days after each of the boards has been established."
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
CALL OF THE HOUSE
On the motion of Kohls and on the demand of
10 members, a call of the House was ordered.
The following members answered to their names:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
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Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Zellers
Spk. Kelliher
Morrow moved that further proceedings of
the roll call be suspended and that the Sergeant at Arms be instructed to bring
in the absentees. The motion prevailed
and it was so ordered.
The question recurred on the Dean
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 16 yeas and 116 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Anzelc
Champion
Clark
Greiling
Hausman
Hayden
Hilty
Hornstein
Johnson
Kahn
Laine
Mariani
Murphy, M.
Paymar
Rukavina
Thao
Those who voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Carlson
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Haws
Hilstrom
Holberg
Hoppe
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Juhnke
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Zellers
Spk. Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the
amendment was not adopted.
CALL OF THE HOUSE LIFTED
Morrow moved that the call of the House be
lifted. The motion prevailed and it was
so ordered.
Torkelson; Cornish;
Dettmer; Howes; Shimanski; Nornes; Demmer; Kiffmeyer; Davids; Gottwalt; Urdahl;
Seifert; Severson; Murdock; Peppin; Gunther; Hamilton; Lanning; Kelly;
McNamara; Anderson, P., and Eastlund moved to amend
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 20,
line 18, delete everything after "effective" and insert "January
1, 2014."
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Page 20,
delete line 19
Page 21,
line 6, delete everything after "effective" and insert "January
1, 2014."
Page 21,
delete line 7
Page 63,
after line 3, insert:
"Sec. 64. INSTRUCTION
TO REVISOR.
The revisor of
statutes, when engrossing this amendment, shall make all necessary changes to
section effective dates and repealers of provisions related to general
assistance medical care, to conform with the January 1, 2014, effective date
specified in this amendment for the expansion of medical assistance to include
adults without children."
Page 71,
after line 9, insert:
"Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.441, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 60. Adjustment
for low-payment rate facilities. (a)
For the rate year beginning October 1, 2011, the commissioner shall adjust
operating payment rates for low-payment rate nursing facilities reimbursed
under this section or section 256B.434 and licensed under chapter 144A, in
accordance with this subdivision.
(b) The
commissioner shall determine a value for an operating payment rate with a RUGS
index of 1.00, such that the cost to increase the operating payment rate for
all nursing facilities with operating payment rates less than that value by an
amount equal to 50 percent of the difference between their operating payment
rate with a RUGS index equal to 1.00 and the value determined under this
paragraph not to exceed an increase of six percent of a facility's operating
payment rate with a RUGS index equal to 1.00, does not exceed the amount
appropriated for this purpose.
(c)
Effective September 30, 2011, the commissioner shall identify all nursing
facilities with operating payment rates with a RUGS index equal to 1.00, that
are less than the value determined in paragraph (b).
(d)
Effective September 30, 2011, the commissioner shall provide each nursing
facility identified in paragraph (c) with an increase in their operating
payment rate with a RUGS index of 1.00 that is equal to 50 percent of the
difference between their operating payment rate with a RUGS index equal to
1.00, and the value determined in paragraph (b), but not to exceed an
increase of six percent of the operating payment rate with a RUGS index
equal to 1.00.
(e) The
commissioner shall apportion the amount of the RUGS index equal to 1.00
computed in paragraph (d) between case mix and noncase mix per diems in
proportion to the amounts in effect on September 30, 2011. The commissioner shall multiply the case mix
portion by the RUGS indices and add the noncase mix portion to that product to
determine the other RUGS operating rates.
(f) The rate
adjustment provided in paragraph (d) shall be added after any nursing facility
rate adjustments provided under this section or section 256B.434."
Page 155,
after line 7, insert:
"Adjustment for Low-Rate Facilities. Of this appropriation, $37,860,000 in
fiscal year 2011 and $56,567,000 in the 2012-2013 biennium is to implement
Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.441, subdivision 60."
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Page 193, delete section 17
Amend the appropriations by
the specified amounts and correct the totals and the appropriations by fund
accordingly
Renumber the sections in
sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The question was taken on the Torkelson et al amendment and the
roll was called. There were 57 yeas and
75 nays as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Bly
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Faust
Fritz
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Jackson
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
McFarlane
McNamara
Morrow
Murdock
Nornes
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Torkelson
Urdahl
Ward
Westrom
Zellers
Those who
voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dittrich
Eken
Falk
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Morgan
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
Holberg moved to amend
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 119, after line 3,
insert:
"Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.293, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
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of Page 11318
Subd. 11. Prohibited
release by state agencies. No
state agency may provide to the federal Internal Revenue Service any
patient-specific health insurance information."
Renumber the
sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Holberg
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 110 yeas and 22 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Buesgens
Bunn
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Haws
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Jackson
Juhnke
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lieder
Lillie
Loon
Mack
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, M.
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Zellers
Spk. Kelliher
Those who voted in the negative were:
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Hausman
Hayden
Hornstein
Huntley
Johnson
Kahn
Lesch
Liebling
Loeffler
Mahoney
Murphy, E.
Nelson
Newton
Paymar
Thao
Thissen
Winkler
The motion prevailed and the amendment was
adopted.
Brod moved
to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as
follows:
Page 46,
delete section 39
Renumber the
sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
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of Page 11319
The question was taken on the Brod
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 46 yeas and 86 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Nornes
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Torkelson
Urdahl
Westrom
Zellers
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dittrich
Doty
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the
amendment was not adopted.
Seifert
moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 81,
after line 24, insert:
"Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256J.39, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1b. EBT
cards; photo identification required.
Cashiers at points-of-sale shall request photo identification
when an MFIP electronic benefits transfer card is presented."
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Seifert
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 91 yeas and 41 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dittrich
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of Page 11320
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Faust
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Haws
Hilstrom
Holberg
Hoppe
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Jackson
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lillie
Loon
Mack
Magnus
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Murdock
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Rosenthal
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Smith
Sterner
Swails
Torkelson
Urdahl
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Zellers
Spk.
Kelliher
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Falk
Fritz
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Hayden
Hilty
Hornstein
Huntley
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Paymar
Pelowski
Poppe
Reinert
Rukavina
Sertich
Slocum
Solberg
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Winkler
The motion prevailed and the amendment was
adopted.
Speaker pro tempore Sertich called Hortman
to the Chair.
Gottwalt, Brod,
Kiffmeyer, Seifert, Dean and Bunn moved to amend H. F. No. 2614,
the second engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 49,
after line 26, insert:
"Sec. 43. [256L.031]
HEALTH COVERAGE CONTRIBUTION PROGRAM.
Subdivision
1. Coverage contributions to enrollees. (a) Beginning January 1, 2011, or upon
federal approval, whichever is later, the commissioner shall provide each
MinnesotaCare enrollee eligible under section 256L.04, subdivision 7, with gross
family income that exceeds 133 percent of the federal poverty guidelines with a
monthly coverage contribution to purchase health coverage under a health plan
as defined in section 62A.011, subdivision 3.
(b)
Enrollees eligible under paragraph (a) shall not be charged premiums under
section 256L.15, and are exempt from the managed care enrollment requirement of
section 256L.12.
(c)
Sections 256L.03 and 256L.05, subdivision 3, do not apply to enrollees eligible
under paragraph (a). Covered services, cost-sharing,
and the effective date of coverage for enrollees eligible under paragraph (a)
shall be as provided under the terms of the health plan purchased by the
enrollee.
Subd. 2. Use
of coverage contribution. An
enrollee may use up to the monthly coverage contribution only to pay premiums
for coverage under a health plan as defined in section 62A.011, subdivision 3.
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of Page 11321
Subd. 3. Determination
of coverage contribution amount. (a)
The commissioner shall determine the coverage contribution sliding scale using
the base contribution specified in paragraph (b) for the specified age
ranges. The commissioner shall use a
sliding scale for coverage contributions that provides:
(1) persons
with household incomes greater than 133 percent but not exceeding 134 percent
of the federal poverty guidelines with a coverage contribution of 150 percent
of the base contribution;
(2) persons
with household incomes at 175 percent of the federal poverty guidelines with a
coverage contribution of 100 percent of the base contribution;
(3) persons
with household incomes at 250 percent of the federal poverty guidelines with a
coverage contribution of 80 percent of the base contribution; and
(4) persons
with household incomes in evenly spaced increments between the percentages of
the federal poverty guideline specified in clauses (1) to (3) with a base
contribution that is a percentage interpolated from the coverage contribution
percentages specified in clauses (1) to (3).
Age Monthly
Per-Person Base Contribution
21-29 122.79
30-31 129.19
32-33 132.38
34-35 134.31
36-37 136.06
38-39 141.02
40-41 151.25
42-43 159.89
44-45 175.08
46-47 191.71
48-49 213.13
50-51 239.51
52-53 266.69
54-55 293.88
56-57 323.77
58-59 341.20
60+ 357.19
(b) The commissioner shall multiply the coverage contribution
amounts developed under paragraph (a) by 1.20 for enrollees who are denied
coverage under an individual health plan by a health plan company, who do not
have access to an employer-sponsored group plan, and who purchase coverage
through the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association.
Subd. 4.
Administration by
commissioner. The
commissioner shall administer the coverage contributions. The commissioner shall:
(1) calculate and process coverage contributions for
enrollees; and
(2) pay the coverage contribution amount to health
plan companies or the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, as
applicable, for enrollee health plan coverage.
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Subd. 5. Assistance
to enrollees. The
commissioner of human services, in consultation with the commissioner of
commerce, shall develop an efficient and cost-effective method of referring
eligible applicants to professional insurance agent associations.
Subd. 6. MCHA. Beginning January 1, 2011, or upon
federal approval, whichever is later, MinnesotaCare enrollees who are denied
coverage under an individual health plan by a health plan company, and who do not
have access to an employer-sponsored group plan, are eligible for coverage
through a health plan offered by the Minnesota Comprehensive Health
Association. Any difference between the
revenue and covered losses to the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association
related to implementation of this act shall be paid to the Minnesota
Comprehensive Health Association from the health care access fund."
Page 63, after line 3,
insert:
"Sec. 64. REDUCTION
BY COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE.
The commissioner of revenue
must reduce the lowest income tax bracket to reflect savings in fiscal year
2012 of $48,724,000 and in fiscal year 2013 of $61,813,000."
Page 153, line 23, delete
"1,234,000" and insert "1,449,000"
Renumber the sections in
sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The question was taken on the Gottwalt et al amendment and the
roll was called. There were 55 yeas and
79 nays as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Bunn
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dittrich
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Haws
Holberg
Hoppe
Hosch
Howes
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
Magnus
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Nornes
Obermueller
Peppin
Rosenthal
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Sterner
Torkelson
Urdahl
Westrom
Zellers
Those who
voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Doty
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
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of Page 11323
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the
amendment was not adopted.
Speaker pro tempore Hortman called Sertich
to the Chair.
Dean moved
to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as
follows:
Page 20, after
line 19, insert:
"Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.056,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Asset
limitations for individuals and families.
To be eligible for medical assistance, a person must not individually
own more than $3,000 in assets, or if a member of a household with two family
members, husband and wife, or parent and child, the household must not own more
than $6,000 in assets, plus $200 for each additional legal dependent. In addition to these maximum amounts, an
eligible individual or family may accrue interest on these amounts, but they
must be reduced to the maximum at the time of an eligibility
redetermination. The accumulation of the
clothing and personal needs allowance according to section 256B.35 must also be
reduced to the maximum at the time of the eligibility redetermination. The value of assets that are not considered
in determining eligibility for medical assistance is the value of those assets
excluded under the supplemental security income program for aged, blind, and
disabled persons, with the following exceptions:
(1)
household goods and personal effects are not considered;
(2) capital
and operating assets of a trade or business that the local agency determines are
necessary to the person's ability to earn an income are not considered;
(3) motor
vehicles are excluded to the same extent excluded by the supplemental security
income program, except that the entire value of a motor vehicle valued at
more than $50,000 shall be treated as a nonexempt asset, regardless of the use
of the motor vehicle, to the extent allowable under federal law and regulations;
(4) assets
designated as burial expenses are excluded to the same extent excluded by the
supplemental security income program.
Burial expenses funded by annuity contracts or life insurance policies
must irrevocably designate the individual's estate as contingent beneficiary to
the extent proceeds are not used for payment of selected burial expenses; and
(5) effective
upon federal approval, for a person who no longer qualifies as an employed
person with a disability due to loss of earnings, assets allowed while eligible
for medical assistance under section 256B.057, subdivision 9, are not
considered for 12 months, beginning with the first month of ineligibility as an
employed person with a disability, to the extent that the person's total assets
remain within the allowed limits of section 256B.057, subdivision 9, paragraph
(c).
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of Page 11324
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
256B.056, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:
Subd. 3c. Asset
limitations for families and children. A
household of two or more persons must not own more than $20,000 in total net
assets, and a household of one person must not own more than $10,000 in total
net assets. In addition to these maximum
amounts, an eligible individual or family may accrue interest on these amounts,
but they must be reduced to the maximum at the time of an eligibility
redetermination. The value of assets
that are not considered in determining eligibility for medical assistance for
families and children is the value of those assets excluded under the AFDC
state plan as of July 16, 1996, as required by the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104-193, with
the following exceptions:
(1)
household goods and personal effects are not considered;
(2) capital
and operating assets of a trade or business up to $200,000 are not considered,
except that a bank account that contains personal income or assets, or is used
to pay personal expenses, is not considered a capital or operating asset of a
trade or business;
(3) one
motor vehicle is excluded for each person of legal driving age who is employed
or seeking employment, except that the entire value of a motor vehicle
valued at more than $50,000 shall be treated as a nonexempt asset, regardless
of the use of the motor vehicle, to the extent allowable under federal law and
reguations;
(4) assets
designated as burial expenses are excluded to the same extent they are excluded
by the Supplemental Security Income program;
(5) court-ordered
settlements up to $10,000 are not considered;
(6)
individual retirement accounts and funds are not considered; and
(7) assets
owned by children are not considered.
The assets specified
in clause (2) must be disclosed to the local agency at the time of application
and at the time of an eligibility redetermination, and must be verified upon
request of the local agency."
Page 78,
line 2, reinstate the stricken colon
Page 78,
line 3, reinstate the stricken "(1)"
Page 78,
line 5, delete the period and insert a semicolon
Page 78,
line 6, reinstate the stricken "(2)" and after the stricken period,
insert "to the extent allowable under federal law and regulations, they
have a vehicle valued at less than $50,000, regardless of the use of the
vehicle."
Page 78,
after line 7, insert:
"Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256D.425,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Resource
standards. The resource standards
and restrictions for supplemental aid under this section shall be those used to
determine eligibility for disabled individuals in the supplemental security
income program, except that to the extent allowable under federal law and
regulations, vehicles must be valued at less than $50,000, regardless of the
use of the vehicle."
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Renumber the sections in
sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Scott moved to amend
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 92, after line 13,
insert:
"Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 246B.04,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Ban on
obscene material or, pornographic work, or certain drugs. The commissioner shall prohibit persons
civilly committed as sexual psychopathic personalities or sexually dangerous
persons under section 253B.185 from having or receiving material that is
obscene as defined under section 617.241, subdivision 1, material that depicts
sexual conduct as defined under section 617.241, subdivision 1, or
pornographic work as defined under section 617.246, subdivision 1, or drug
used for the treatment of impotence or erectile dysfunction while receiving
services in any secure treatment facilities operated by the Minnesota sex
offender program or any other facilities operated by the commissioner.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
246B.06, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Wages. (a) Notwithstanding section 177.24
or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner of human services has the
discretion to set the pay rate for clients participating in the vocational work
program. The commissioner has the
authority to retain up to 50 percent of any payments made to a client
participating in the vocational work program for the purpose of reducing state costs
associated with operating the Minnesota sex offender program.
(b) A client who receives
payments is prohibited from spending any of the funds received on drugs used
for the treatment of impotence or erectile dysfunction while receiving services
in any treatment facilities operated by the Minnesota sex offender program or
any other facilities operated by the commissioner."
Renumber the sections in
sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The
question was taken on the Scott amendment and the roll was called. There were 130 yeas and 0 nays as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
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of Page 11326
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Magnus
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Ruud
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Zellers
Spk. Kelliher
The motion prevailed and the amendment was
adopted.
Davids
moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 36,
after line 14, insert:
"Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.69, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 5m. Limits
on net income and administrative costs; enabling expansion of prepaid medical
assistance. (a)
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the total monthly net income
received by a managed care plan for providing covered services under the public
programs must not exceed six percent of the total monthly revenues the managed
care plan receives from the program. For
purposes of this paragraph, "net income" means total revenues
received by the managed care plan under the program minus expenses and other
adjustments, all as required to be defined for purposes of the managed care
plan's annual Statement of Revenue, Expenses, and Net Income, prepared using
the appropriate National Association of Insurance Commissioners Blank and
related instructions for health maintenance organizations, as required and
amended by Minnesota Rules, part 4685.1940.
The managed care plan shall refund any amounts of net monthly income in
excess of six percent to the commissioner, no later than 30 days after the end
of each month.
(b) For
services rendered under paragraph (a), allowable administrative costs for a
managed care plan are the per-enrollee dollar amount allowed in 2009.
(c) The
commissioner shall use 60 percent of savings in costs to the state achieved
under this subdivision to provide equal percentage increases in operating
payment rates for nursing facilities under section 256B.441 and 40 percent
savings in costs to the state achieved under this subdivision to compensate
victims of violations of the provisions of article 7, section 7, of this act. Insurance agency owners who suffer a total
loss of health insurance business shall be compensated by a payment of 1.25
times the agency owner's commissions in the preceding 12 months. No members of the legislature shall be
eligible for a payment.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment."
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of Page 11327
Page 129,
after line 14, insert:
"Sec. 7. INSURANCE
AGENTS AND FEDERAL HEALTH REFORM.
No insurance
agent or an employee of the agent shall suffer a job loss, reduction in profit,
or loss of business as a result of state implementation of the provisions in
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law No. 111-148),
and the health care reform provisions in the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law No. 111-152)."
Renumber the
sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
Liebling
moved to amend the Davids amendment to H. F. No. 2614, the
second engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 2, delete lines 2 to 8
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the amendment to
the amendment and the roll was called.
There were 87 yeas and 47 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Doty
Drazkowski
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
Those who voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Doepke
Downey
Eastlund
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
Magnus
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Nornes
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Sterner
Torkelson
Urdahl
Westrom
Zellers
The motion prevailed and the amendment to
the amendment was adopted.
Journal of the House - 96th
Day - Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - Top of Page 11328
Thissen moved to amend the
Davids amendment, as amended, to H. F. No. 2614, the second
engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 1, line 20, delete "60" and insert "100"
Page 1, line 22, delete everything after "256B.441"
and insert a period
Page 1, delete lines 23 to 27
The motion prevailed and the amendment to the amendment, as
amended, was adopted.
The question recurred on the Davids amendment, as amended, to
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended. The motion prevailed and the amendment, as
amended, was adopted.
Seifert, Gottwalt and
Otremba moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment,
as amended, as follows:
Page 123, after line 1,
insert:
"Sec. 17. [145.9251]
USE OF FAMILY PLANNING GRANT FUNDS.
Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section,
"abortion" means the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine,
drug, or any other substance or device to intentionally terminate the pregnancy
of a female known to be pregnant, with an intention other than to prevent the
death of the female, increase the probability of a live birth, preserve the
life or health of the child after live birth, or remove a dead fetus.
Subd. 2. Uses
of family planning grant funds. No
family planning grant funds received under this chapter may be:
(1) expended to directly or
indirectly subsidize abortion services or administrative expenses;
(2) paid or granted to an
organization or an affiliate of an organization that provides abortion services;
or
(3) paid or granted to an
organization that has adopted or maintains a policy in writing or through oral
public statements that abortion is considered part of a continuum of family
planning services, or both.
Subd. 3. Organizations
receiving family planning grant funds.
An organization that receives family planning grant funds:
(1) may provide nondirective
counseling relating to pregnancy but may not directly refer patients who seek
abortion services to any organization that provides abortion services,
including an independent affiliate of the organization receiving family
planning grant funds;
(2) may not display or
distribute marketing materials about abortion services to patients;
(3) may not engage in public
advocacy promoting the legality or accessibility of abortion; and
(4) must be separately
incorporated from any affiliated organization that provides abortion services."
Journal of the House - 96th
Day - Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - Top of Page 11329
Renumber the sections in
sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The question was taken on the Seifert et al amendment and the
roll was called. There were 62 yeas and
72 nays as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dill
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Faust
Fritz
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Haws
Holberg
Hoppe
Hosch
Howes
Juhnke
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Koenen
Kohls
Lanning
Loon
Mack
Magnus
Marquart
McNamara
Murdock
Murphy, M.
Nornes
Olin
Otremba
Pelowski
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Sterner
Torkelson
Urdahl
Ward
Westrom
Zellers
Those who
voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dittrich
Falk
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Knuth
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Masin
McFarlane
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Obermueller
Paymar
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
Gottwalt, Severson,
Kiffmeyer and Mack moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second
engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 77, after line 10,
insert:
"Section 1. [62A.0412]
ABORTION COVERAGE LIMITED; HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES.
(a) No abortion coverage may
be provided by a qualified health plan offered through a health insurance
exchange created under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act within
the state of Minnesota.
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of Page 11330
(b) This
limitation shall not apply to an abortion performed when the life of the mother
is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury,
including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the
pregnancy itself, or when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest."
Renumber
the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Gottwalt et
al amendment and the roll was called. There
were 65 yeas and 68 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Fritz
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Haws
Holberg
Hoppe
Hosch
Howes
Juhnke
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Koenen
Kohls
Lanning
Lenczewski
Loon
Mack
Magnus
Marquart
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Murphy, M.
Nornes
Olin
Otremba
Pelowski
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Torkelson
Urdahl
Ward
Westrom
Zellers
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Falk
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Laine
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Obermueller
Paymar
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the
amendment was not adopted.
Brod and
Buesgens moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment,
as amended, as follows:
Page 123,
after line 1, insert:
"Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 145.416, is
amended to read:
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of Page 11331
145.416 LICENSING AND REGULATION OF FACILITIES.
The state
commissioner of health shall license and promulgate rules for facilities as
defined in section 145.411, subdivision 4, which are organized for purposes of
delivering abortion services which provide 100 or more abortions
annually."
Renumber
the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Brod and
Buesgens amendment and the roll was called.
There were 64 yeas and 68 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Faust
Fritz
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Haws
Holberg
Hoppe
Hosch
Howes
Juhnke
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Koenen
Kohls
Lanning
Lenczewski
Loon
Mack
Magnus
Marquart
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Murphy, M.
Nornes
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Pelowski
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Shimanski
Smith
Sterner
Torkelson
Urdahl
Ward
Westrom
Zellers
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Falk
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Laine
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Paymar
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the
amendment was not adopted.
Dean moved
to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended, as
follows:
Page 89,
after line 15, insert:
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of Page 11332
"Sec. 4. [62Q.521]
ABORTION COVERAGE; OPT-OUT PERMITTED.
For each health
plan that a health plan company offers in this state, the health plan company
must permit each female enrollee to choose not to have coverage for abortion
procedures. The health plan company
shall inform each female enrollee of this option at the time of initial
enrollment and at each renewal. The
health plan company must provide a premium reduction for female enrollees who
choose not to have abortion coverage, based upon the expected cost of coverage
of abortion procedures. For enrollees
under the age of 18, the option must be provided to the enrollee's parent or
guardian."
Renumber
the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Dean
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 66 yeas and 68 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Faust
Fritz
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Haws
Holberg
Hoppe
Hosch
Howes
Juhnke
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Koenen
Kohls
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lieder
Loon
Mack
Magnus
Marquart
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Murphy, M.
Nornes
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Pelowski
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Sterner
Torkelson
Urdahl
Ward
Westrom
Zellers
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Falk
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Laine
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Paymar
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the
amendment was not adopted.
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of Page 11333
Gottwalt
moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 19,
after line 13, insert:
"Sec. 6. [256B.012]
SEX-SELECTION ABORTION FUNDING BAN.
Subdivision
1. Funding restriction. None
of the funds appropriated under this chapter or chapter 256L, nor in any trust
fund to which funds are appropriated under this chapter or chapter 256L, shall
be expended for any sex-selection abortion nor for health benefits coverage
that includes coverage of sex-selection abortion.
Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section,
"sex-selection abortion" means an abortion performed when the
provider has knowledge that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion based
solely on the sex of the unborn child.
(b) For the
purposes of this section, "health benefits coverage" means the
package of services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant
to a contract or other arrangement.
Subd. 3. Severability. If any one or more provisions,
subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words of this section
or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is found to be
unconstitutional, the same is hereby declared to be severable and the balance
of this section shall remain effective notwithstanding such
unconstitutionality. The legislature
hereby declares that it would have passed this section, and each provision,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word thereof, irrespective
of the fact that any one or more provision, subdivision, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase, or word be declared unconstitutional.
Subd. 4. Supreme
Court jurisdiction. The
Minnesota Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over an action challenging
the constitutionality of this section and shall expedite the resolution of the
action."
Renumber the
sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Gottwalt
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 79 yeas and 54 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Atkins
Beard
Bly
Brod
Buesgens
Bunn
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Haws
Holberg
Hoppe
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Juhnke
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Koenen
Kohls
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lieder
Lillie
Loon
Mack
Magnus
Mariani
Marquart
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Nornes
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Pelowski
Peppin
Peterson
Rosenthal
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Torkelson
Urdahl
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Zellers
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Day - Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - Top of Page 11334
Those who
voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Benson
Bigham
Brown
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Laine
Lesch
Liebling
Loeffler
Mahoney
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Paymar
Persell
Poppe
Reinert
Rukavina
Ruud
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Seifert moved to amend
H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended.
Fritz requested a division
of the Seifert amendment to H. F. No. 2614, the second
engrossment, as amended.
The first portion of the
Seifert amendment to H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended,
reads as follows:
Page 81, after line 24,
insert:
"Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256J.39, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1a. EBT
cards; prohibited activities. (a)
MFIP recipients are prohibited from using MFIP monthly cash assistance payments
issued in the form of an electronic benefits transfer to purchase tobacco
products, alcoholic beverages, as defined in section 340A.101, subdivision 2,
or lottery tickets."
Renumber the sections in
sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The question was taken on the first portion of the Seifert
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 105 yeas and 27 nays as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Carlson
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Haws
Hilstrom
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of Page 11335
Holberg
Hoppe
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Juhnke
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loon
Mack
Magnus
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Murdock
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Zellers
Those who voted in the negative were:
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Greiling
Hausman
Hayden
Hilty
Hornstein
Johnson
Kahn
Kalin
Lesch
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Rukavina
Sertich
Slocum
Thao
Thissen
Wagenius
Winkler
The motion prevailed and the first portion
of the Seifert amendment was adopted.
CALL OF THE HOUSE
On the motion of Seifert and on the demand
of 10 members, a call of the House was ordered.
The following members answered to their names:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Magnus
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Zellers
Spk. Kelliher
Morow moved that further proceedings of the
roll call be suspended and that the Sergeant at Arms be instructed to bring in
the absentees. The motion prevailed and
it was so ordered.
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of Page 11336
The second portion of the Seifert
amendment to H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as amended,
reads as follows:
Page 81, after line 24, insert:
"Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256J.39, is amended
by adding a subdivision to read:
(b) MFIP
recipients are prohibited from using MFIP monthly cash assistance payments
issued in the form of an electronic benefits transfer at vendors located
outside of Minnesota."
Renumber
the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the second
portion of the Seifert amendment and the roll was called. There were 85 yeas and 49 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Bigham
Brod
Brown
Buesgens
Bunn
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hilstrom
Holberg
Hoppe
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Jackson
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Koenen
Kohls
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lieder
Lillie
Loon
Mack
Magnus
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Murdock
Nornes
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Rosenthal
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Torkelson
Urdahl
Welti
Westrom
Zellers
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bly
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilty
Hornstein
Huntley
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Laine
Lesch
Liebling
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Paymar
Pelowski
Reinert
Rukavina
Sertich
Slocum
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
The motion prevailed and the second portion
of the Seifert amendment was adopted.
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Westrom
moved to amend H. F. No. 2614, the second engrossment, as
amended, as follows:
Page 163,
delete lines 16 to 20
Correct the
section totals and the appropriation summary
Renumber
the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the
title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Westrom
amendment and the roll was called.
Morrow moved that those not voting be
excused from voting. The motion
prevailed.
There were 31 yeas and 102 nays as
follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Anderson, B.
Buesgens
Cornish
Dean
Dettmer
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Mack
Masin
Murdock
Obermueller
Peppin
Sanders
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Sterner
Westrom
Those who voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davids
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Doty
Eken
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Magnus
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Zellers
Spk.
Kelliher
The motion did not prevail and the
amendment was not adopted.
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H. F. No. 2614, A bill for
an act relating to state government; licensing; state health care programs; continuing
care; children and family services; health reform; Department of Health; public
health; health plans; assessing administrative penalties; modifying foreign
operating corporation taxes; requiring reports; making supplemental and
contingent appropriations and reductions for the Departments of Health and
Human Services and other health-related boards and councils; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, sections 62D.08, by adding a subdivision; 62J.07, subdivision 2,
by adding a subdivision; 62J.38; 62J.692, subdivision 4; 62Q.19, subdivision 1;
62Q.76, subdivision 1; 62U.05; 119B.025, subdivision 1; 119B.09, subdivision 4;
119B.11, subdivision 1; 144.05, by adding a subdivision; 144.226, subdivision
3; 144.291, subdivision 2; 144.293, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision;
144.651, subdivision 2; 144.9504, by adding a subdivision; 144A.51, subdivision
5; 144E.37; 214.40, subdivision 7; 245C.27, subdivision 2; 245C.28, subdivision
3; 246B.04, subdivision 2; 254B.01, subdivision 2; 254B.02, subdivisions 1, 5; 254B.03,
subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 254B.05, subdivision 4; 254B.06,
subdivision 2; 254B.09, subdivision 8; 256.01, by adding a subdivision;
256.9657, subdivision 3; 256B.04, subdivision 14; 256B.055, by adding a
subdivision; 256B.056, subdivisions 3, 4; 256B.057, subdivision 9; 256B.0625,
subdivisions 8, 8a, 8b, 18a, 22, 31, by adding subdivisions; 256B.0631,
subdivisions 1, 3; 256B.0644, as amended; 256B.0754, by adding a subdivision;
256B.0915, subdivision 3b; 256B.19, subdivision 1c; 256B.441, by adding a
subdivision; 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision; 256B.69, subdivisions 20, as
amended, 27, by adding subdivisions; 256B.692, subdivision 1; 256B.75; 256B.76,
subdivisions 2, 4, by adding a subdivision; 256D.03, subdivision 3b; 256D.0515;
256D.425, subdivision 2; 256I.05, by adding a subdivision; 256J.20, subdivision
3; 256J.24, subdivision 10; 256J.37, subdivision 3a; 256J.39, by adding
subdivisions; 256L.02, subdivision 3; 256L.03, subdivision 3, by adding a
subdivision; 256L.04, subdivision 7; 256L.05, by adding a subdivision; 256L.07,
subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 256L.12, subdivisions 5, 6, 9; 256L.15,
subdivision 1; 290.01, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 290.17,
subdivision 4; 326B.43, subdivision 2; 626.556, subdivision 10i; 626.557,
subdivision 9d; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 62J.495,
subdivisions 1a, 3, by adding a subdivision; 157.16, subdivision 3; 245A.11,
subdivision 7b; 245C.27, subdivision 1; 246B.06, subdivision 6; 252.025,
subdivision 7; 252.27, subdivision 2a; 256.045, subdivision 3; 256.969,
subdivision 3a; 256B.056, subdivision 3c; 256B.0625, subdivisions 9, 13e;
256B.0653, subdivision 5; 256B.0911, subdivision 1a; 256B.0915, subdivision 3a;
256B.69, subdivisions 5a, 23; 256B.76, subdivision 1; 256B.766; 256D.03,
subdivision 3, as amended; 256D.44, subdivision 5; 256J.425, subdivision 3;
256L.03, subdivision 5; 256L.11, subdivision 1; 289A.08, subdivision 3; 290.01,
subdivisions 19c, 19d; 327.15, subdivision 3; Laws 2005, First Special Session
chapter 4, article 8, section 66, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 3,
section 18; article 5, sections 17; 18; 22; 75, subdivision 1; 78, subdivision
5; article 8, sections 2; 51; 81; article 13, sections 3, subdivisions 1, as
amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 8, as amended; 5, subdivision 8, as
amended; Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 1, section 17; Laws 2010, chapter 200,
article 1, sections 12, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 8; 13, subdivision 1b; 16; 21;
article 2, section 2, subdivisions 1, 8; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62A; 62D; 62E; 62J; 62Q; 144; 245; 254B; 256;
256B; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62V;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 254B.02, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 254B.09,
subdivisions 4, 5, 7; 256D.03, subdivisions 3a, 3b, 5, 6, 7, 8; 290.01,
subdivision 6b; 290.0921, subdivision 7; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement,
section 256D.03, subdivision 3; Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 7, section 26,
subdivision 3; Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 1, sections 12, subdivisions 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 18; 19.
The bill was read for the third time, as
amended, and placed upon its final passage.
The question was taken on the passage of
the bill and the roll was called.
Morrow moved that those not voting be
excused from voting. The motion
prevailed.
There were 79 yeas and 54 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Doty
Eken
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jackson
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of Page 11339
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Pelowski
Persell
Poppe
Reinert
Rukavina
Sailer
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Brod
Buesgens
Bunn
Cornish
Davids
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dittrich
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Falk
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Holberg
Hoppe
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Kohls
Lanning
Lenczewski
Loon
Mack
Magnus
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Paymar
Peppin
Peterson
Rosenthal
Ruud
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Smith
Sterner
Torkelson
Urdahl
Westrom
Zellers
The bill was passed, as amended, and its
title agreed to.
Hortman moved that the remaining bills on
the Calendar for the Day be continued.
The motion prevailed.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Davids moved that his name be stricken as
an author on H. F. No. 3702.
The motion prevailed.
Eken moved that the name of Kelliher be
added as an author on H. F. No. 3795. The motion prevailed.
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER
The Speaker announced the appointment of
the following members of the House to a Conference Committee on
S. F. No. 184:
Rukavina, Brynaert and McFarlane.
FISCAL
CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT
Pursuant to rule 1.22, Solberg announced
his intention to place S. F. Nos. 2540, 3325, 1761, 2505 and
3055; H. F. Nos. 3571 and 3660; and
S. F. No. 345 on the Fiscal Calendar for Wednesday, May 5, 2010.
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ADJOURNMENT
Hortman moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn
until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, May 5, 2010.
The motion prevailed.
Hortman moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and Speaker pro tempore
Sertich declared the House stands adjourned until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, May 5,
2010.
Albin
A. Mathiowetz, Chief
Clerk, House of Representatives