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STATE OF MINNESOTA

 

 

NINETIETH SESSION - 2018

 

_____________________

 

SEVENTY-NINTH DAY

 

Saint Paul, Minnesota, Monday, April 9, 2018

 

 

      The House of Representatives convened at 3:30 p.m. and was called to order by Kurt Daudt, Speaker of the House.

 

      Prayer was offered by the Reverend Kevin Schill, Director of Outreach Opportunities, New Brighton, Minnesota.

 

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

 

      The roll was called and the following members were present:

 


Albright

Allen

Anderson, P.

Anderson, S.

Anselmo

Backer

Bahr, C.

Baker

Barr, R.

Becker-Finn

Bennett

Bernardy

Bliss

Bly

Carlson, A.

Carlson, L.

Christensen

Clark

Considine

Daniels

Davids

Davnie

Dean, M.

Dehn, R.

Dettmer

Drazkowski

Ecklund

Erickson

Fabian

Fenton

Fischer

Flanagan

Franke

Franson

Freiberg

Garofalo

Green

Grossell

Gruenhagen

Gunther

Hamilton

Hansen

Hausman

Heintzeman

Hertaus

Hilstrom

Hoppe

Hornstein

Hortman

Howe

Jessup

Johnson, B.

Johnson, C.

Jurgens

Kiel

Knoblach

Koegel

Koznick

Kresha

Kunesh-Podein

Layman

Lee

Lesch

Liebling

Lien

Lillie

Loeffler

Loon

Loonan

Lucero

Lueck

Mahoney

Mariani

Marquart

Masin

Maye Quade

McDonald

Metsa

Miller

Moran

Munson

Murphy, E.

Murphy, M.

Nash

Nelson

Neu

Newberger

Nornes

O'Driscoll

Olson

Omar

O'Neill

Peppin

Petersburg

Peterson

Pierson

Pinto

Poppe

Poston

Pryor

Pugh

Quam

Rarick

Rosenthal

Runbeck

Sandstede

Sauke

Schomacker

Schultz

Scott

Slocum

Smith

Sundin

Swedzinski

Theis

Thissen

Torkelson

Uglem

Urdahl

Vogel

Wagenius

Ward

West

Whelan

Wills

Youakim

Zerwas

Spk. Daudt


 

      A quorum was present.

 

      Applebaum; Haley; Halverson; Johnson, S.; Lohmer and Pelowski were excused.

 

      The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day.  There being no objection, further reading of the Journal was dispensed with and the Journal was approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk.


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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

 

 

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 1609, A bill for an act relating to notaries public; enacting the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, as amended, approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 5.15; 325K.23, subdivision 1; 358.50; 359.01, subdivisions 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 359.04; 507.24, subdivision 2; 508.48; 508A.48; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 358.116; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 358; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 358.41; 358.42; 358.43; 358.44; 358.45; 358.46; 358.47; 358.48; 358.49; 359.12.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 11, line 18, after "act" insert ", if the act occurs prior to January 1, 2023"

 

 

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Runbeck from the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 1722, A bill for an act relating to mass transit; requiring initiation of negotiations to extend and modify Northstar commuter rail passenger service.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Runbeck from the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 2751, A bill for an act relating to transportation; regulating electric vehicle charging station parking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 169.011, by adding a subdivision; 169.34, subdivision 1.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

 

"Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

 

Subd. 26b.  Electric vehicle parking space.  "Electric vehicle parking space" means a public or private parking space, including at an off-street parking facility, that is identified for electric vehicles.

 

Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

 

Subd. 26c.  Electric vehicle station.  "Electric vehicle station" means an electric vehicle parking space that is equipped to recharge an electric vehicle or other electric vehicle energy storage device.


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Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.34, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 2.  Violation; penalty for owner or lessee.  (a) If a motor vehicle is stopped, standing, or parked in violation of subdivision 1 or section 169.348, subdivision 2, the owner of the vehicle, or for a leased motor vehicle the lessee of the vehicle, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

 

(b) The owner or lessee may not be fined under paragraph (a) if (1) another person is convicted for, or pleads guilty to, that violation, or (2) the motor vehicle was stolen at the time of the violation.

 

(c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a lessor of a motor vehicle if the lessor keeps a record of the name and address of the lessee.

 

(d) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit or limit the prosecution of a motor vehicle operator for violating subdivision 1.

 

(e) A violation under paragraph (a) does not constitute grounds for revocation or suspension of the owner's or lessee's driver's license.

 

Sec. 4.  [169.348] ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARKING AREAS.

 

Subdivision 1.  Electric vehicle parking space signs.  (a) An electric vehicle parking space is designated under this section if a posted sign meets the requirements under paragraph (b) and identifies the parking space as an electric vehicle station.

 

(b) A posted sign for an electric vehicle parking space must meet applicable design standards adopted by the commissioner under section 169.06, subdivision 1, and must be visible from inside a motor vehicle parked within the space, clear of snow or other obstructions that block its visibility, and nonmovable.

 

Subd. 2.  Parking prohibitions, exceptions.  (a) Except for an electric vehicle, a person must not stop or park a vehicle in a designated electric vehicle parking space, whether on public or private property.

 

(b) A person must not obstruct access to a designated electric vehicle parking space or associated access aisle, whether on public or private property.

 

(c) A person may stop or park a vehicle in a designated electric vehicle parking space if:

 

(1) it is at a time outside any restricted parking hours identified by the parking space sign, and no other restrictions identified by the sign apply;

 

(2) the owner or manager of the property where the parking space is located authorizes the vehicle to stop or park; or

 

(3) it is in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device.

 

Subd. 3.  Violation; penalty.  The provisions of section 169.34, subdivision 2, apply for a violation under subdivision 2."

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.

 

      The report was adopted.


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Garofalo from the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 2829, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating real estate appraisals; creating an advisory board; prescribing its duties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13D.08, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 82B.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 2926, A bill for an act relating to public employment; specifying conditions of legislative ratification of proposed collective bargaining agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.855, subdivision 1a.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Runbeck from the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 2930, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring certain noise analysis and noise barrier program activities for a segment of marked Interstate Highway 494.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Dean, M., from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3024, A bill for an act relating to health care; prohibiting a health plan company from contractually preventing a pharmacist from informing a patient of a price differential; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 151.214, subdivision 2.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 1, after line 16, insert:

 

"Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 151.71, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

 

Subd. 3.  Lowest cost to consumers.  (a) A health plan company or pharmacy benefits manager shall not require an individual to make a payment at the point of sale for a covered prescription medication in an amount greater than the allowable cost to consumers, as defined in paragraph (b).


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(b) For purposes of paragraph (a), "allowable cost to consumers" means the lowest of:  (1) the applicable co‑payment for the prescription medication; or (2) the amount an individual would pay for the prescription medication if the individual purchased the prescription medication without using a health plan benefit."

 

Amend the title as follows:

 

Page 1, line 3, after the semicolon, insert "establishing a standard for prescription cost to consumers;"

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

O'Driscoll from the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3153, A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying matching funds requirement for local recycling programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.8441, subdivision 4.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Dean, M., from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3195, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; requiring the Council of Health Boards to study and make recommendations on increasing access to clinical experiences through the use of technology; appropriating money.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3196, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; establishing a step therapy protocol and override for prescription drug coverage; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.


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Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3204, A bill for an act relating to health care; requiring coverage for certain breast cancer screening procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62A.30, by adding a subdivision.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

 

"Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62A.30, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

 

Subd. 4.  Mammograms.  (a) For purposes of subdivision 2, coverage for a preventive mammogram screening shall include digital breast tomosynthesis for enrollees at risk for breast cancer, and shall be covered as a preventive item or service, as described under section 62Q.46.

 

(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "digital breast tomosynthesis" means a radiologic procedure that involves the acquisition of projection images over the stationary breast to produce cross-sectional digital three-dimensional images of the breast.  "At risk for breast cancer" means:

 

(1) having a family history with one or more first or second degree relatives with breast cancer;

 

(2) testing positive for BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations;

 

(3) having heterogeneously dense breasts or extremely dense breasts based on the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System established by the American College of Radiology; or

 

(4) having a previous diagnosis of breast cancer.

 

(c) This subdivision does not apply to coverage provided through a public health care program under chapter 256B or 256L.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective January 1, 2019, and applies to health plans issued, sold, or renewed on or after that date."

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

O'Driscoll from the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3210, A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying county authorization for storm and sanitary sewer systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 444.075, subdivision 1a.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.


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

 

H. F. No. 3261, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying certain eligibility requirements for specific service signs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.295, subdivision 5.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Dean, M., from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3265, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying child foster care training requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245A.175.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 1, after line 20, insert:

 

"Sec. 2.  [260C.008] FOSTER CARE SIBLING BILL OF RIGHTS.

 

Subdivision 1.  Statement of rights.  (a) A child placed in foster care who has a sibling has the right to:

 

(1) be placed in foster care homes with their siblings, when possible and when it is in the best interest of each sibling, in order to sustain family relationships;

 

(2) be placed in close geographical distance to their siblings, if placement together is not possible, to facilitate frequent and meaningful contact;

 

(3) have frequent contact with their siblings in foster care and, whenever possible, with their siblings who are not in foster care, unless the responsible social services agency has documented that contact is not in the best interest of any sibling.  Contact includes, but is not limited to, telephone calls, text messaging, social media and other Internet use, and video calls;

 

(4) annually receive a telephone number, address, and e­mail address for all siblings in foster care, and receive updated photographs of siblings regularly, by regular mail or e­mail;

 

(5) participate in regular face-to-face visits with their siblings in foster care and, whenever possible, with their siblings who are not in foster care.  Participation in these visits shall not be withheld or restricted as a consequence for behavior, and shall only be restricted if the responsible social services agency documents that the visits are contrary to the safety or well-being of any sibling.  Social workers, parents, foster care providers, and older children must cooperate to ensure regular visits and must coordinate dates, times, transportation, and other accommodations as necessary.  The timing and regularity of visits shall be outlined in each sibling's service plan, based on the individual circumstances and needs of each child.  A social worker need not give explicit permission for each visit or possible overnight visit, but foster care providers shall communicate with social workers about these visits;

 

(6) be actively involved in each other's lives and share celebrations, if they choose to do so, including but not limited to birthdays, holidays, graduations, school and extracurricular activities, cultural customs in the siblings' native language, and other milestones;


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(7) be promptly informed about changes in sibling placements or circumstances, including but not limited to new placements, discharge from placements, significant life events, and discharge from foster care;

 

(8) be included in permanency planning decisions for siblings, if appropriate; and

 

(9) be informed of the expectations for and possibility of continued contact with a sibling after an adoption or transfer of permanent physical and legal custody to a relative.

 

(b) Adult siblings of children in foster care shall have the right to be considered as foster care providers, adoptive parents, and relative custodians for their siblings, if they choose to do so.

 

Subd. 2.  Interpretation.  The rights under this section are established for the benefit of siblings in foster care.  This statement of rights does not replace or diminish other rights, liberties, and responsibilities that may exist relative to children in foster care, adult siblings of children in foster care, foster care providers, parents, relatives, or responsible social services agencies.

 

Subd. 3.  Disclosure.  Child welfare agency staff shall provide a copy of these rights to a child who has a sibling at the time the child enters foster care, to any adult siblings of a child entering foster care, if known, and to the foster care provider, in a format specified by the commissioner of human services.  The copy shall contain the address and telephone number of the Office of Ombudsman for Families and a brief statement describing how to file a complaint with the office.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective for children entering foster care on or after August 1, 2018.  Subdivision 3 is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to all children in foster care on that date, regardless of when the child entered foster care."

 

Amend the title as follows:

 

Page 1, line 2, after the second semicolon, insert "establishing a foster care sibling bill of rights;"

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3273, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; modifying governance of the Metropolitan Council; eliminating the Transportation Advisory Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 3.8841, subdivision 9; 473.123; 473.146, subdivisions 3, 4; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 15A.0815, subdivision 3; repealing Laws 1994, chapter 628, article 1, section 8.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 4, line 14, delete "Compensation" and insert "Expense reimbursement" and strike "(a)"


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Page 4, line 17, delete the new language and insert "In addition to any compensation as a local elected official, the council may reimburse each member of the council for actual and necessary expenses, as approved by the council."

 

Page 4, delete lines 18 to 23

 

Page 4, line 24, strike "(b)"

 

Page 4, delete lines 30 to 32

 

 

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3282, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying tariff requirements for certain motor carriers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 174.66; 221.036, subdivisions 1, 3; 221.122, subdivision 1; 221.161, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 221.171, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.161, subdivisions 2, 3, 4.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3284, A bill for an act relating to housing; clarifying certain requirements relating to modular homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327.31, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 327.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3285, A bill for an act relating to manufactured housing; modifying provisions related to home park closings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327C.095, subdivisions 4, 6, 12, 13, by adding a subdivision.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

 

      The report was adopted.


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Dean, M., from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3287, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring employees of lodging facilities to be trained to recognize sex trafficking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 157.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

 

"Section 1.  [157.177] SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION TRAINING.

 

Subdivision 1.  Definition.  "Sex trafficking" has the meaning given in section 609.321, subdivision 7a.

 

Subd. 2.  Prevention training required.  (a) Every person, firm, or corporation operating a hotel or motel within this state shall ensure that each employee who works on site, including but not limited to any owner, operator, or manager, receive the training described in paragraph (c) within the later of 90 days of the time of hire or 120 days of the effective date of this section, and annually thereafter.  The operator of each hotel or motel shall annually certify, in an employee roster or in each employee's personnel file, that each employee has received the training approved by the commissioner.

 

(b) The operators shall conduct ongoing awareness campaigns for employees that address the components described in paragraph (c).

 

(c) The commissioner shall, in consultation with the state hotel and lodging association, approve an educational training that focuses on sex trafficking.  Training should include, at a minimum, instruction on:

 

(1) what sex trafficking is in order to raise awareness of it;

 

(2) how to recognize potential victims of trafficking;

 

(3) how to identify activities commonly associated with trafficking; and

 

(4) effective responses to trafficking situations including, but not limited to, how to report suspected trafficking to proper law enforcement officials.

 

(d) Each operator must post and maintain a poster, written or approved by the commissioner and containing information described in paragraph (c), in a place readily accessible to each employee who works on site.

 

(e) Any cost incurred for the training program shall be the responsibility of the licensee.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective August 1, 2018."

 

 

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.


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

 

H. F. No. 3301, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for an educational campaign regarding stopping for school buses.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

O'Driscoll from the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3338, A bill for an act relating to health; adding security screening systems to ionizing radiation‑producing equipment; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144.121, subdivision 1a, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3339, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; exempting sewage septic tank trucks from certain vehicle-weight limitations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 169.829, by adding a subdivision; 169.87, subdivision 6.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 1, line 8, after "169.823" insert "and 169.826"

 

Page 1, delete lines 10 to 12 and insert:

 

"(b) The weight limitations under section 169.824 are increased by ten percent for a single-unit vehicle transporting sewage from the point of service to (1) another point of service, or (2) the point of unloading.

 

(c) Notwithstanding sections 169.824, subdivision 1, paragraph (d); 169.826, subdivision 3; or any other law to the contrary, a permit is not required to operate a vehicle under this subdivision.

 

(d) The seasonal weight increases under section 169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply to a vehicle operated under this subdivision.

 

(e) A vehicle operated under this subdivision is subject to bridge load limits posted under section 169.84.

 

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


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Page 2, after line 15, insert:

 

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

 

 

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3355, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying various provisions governing or administered by the Department of Transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 117.075, subdivisions 2, 3; 161.115, subdivision 111; 161.32, subdivision 2; 169.81, by adding a subdivision; 169.8261, subdivision 2; 574.26, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 169.829, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Scott from the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3366, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to tribal vital record keeping; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144.225, subdivisions 2, 2a, 7.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Scott from the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3367, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying practice of advanced practice registered nurses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 13.83, subdivision 2; 144.651, subdivision 21; 144A.4791, subdivision 13; 256.975, subdivision 7b; 256B.0575, subdivision 1; 256B.0595, subdivision 3; 256B.0625, subdivision 2; 259.24, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 245G.22, subdivision 2; 260C.007, subdivision 6.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Scott from the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3398, A bill for an act relating to health; removing the date restriction for the commissioner of health to use all-payer claims data to analyze health care costs, quality, utilization, and illness burdens; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62U.04, subdivision 11.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:


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Page 1, after line 6, insert:

 

"Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62U.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

 

Subd. 10a.  Self-insurer.  "Self-insurer" has the meaning given in section 62E.02, subdivision 21.

 

Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62U.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

 

Subd. 5a.  Self-insurers.  The commissioner shall not require a self-insurer governed by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to comply with this section."

 

Page 2, lines 17 and 18, reinstate the stricken language

 

Page 2, line 19, after the stricken "2019" insert "2023" and reinstate the stricken period

 

Page 2, line 20, reinstate the stricken language and delete the new language

 

Renumber the sections in sequence

 

Amend the title as follows:

 

Page 1, line 2, delete "removing" and insert "adding certain definitions; changing"

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Fabian from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3424, A bill for an act relating to state lands; providing for lease security; modifying requirements of public land sales; adding to and deleting from state parks and forests; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 92.50, by adding a subdivision; 94.10, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 89.17; repealing Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 21, subdivision 2.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 2, after line 9, insert:

 

"Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 92.502, is amended to read:

 

92.502 LEASE OF TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS.

 

(a) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.

 

(b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered by the commissioner for a wind energy project.


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(c) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered by the commissioner for recreational trails and facilities.

 

(d) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, Lake and St. Louis Counties may enter 30-year leases of tax-forfeited land for recreational trails and facilities."

 

Page 3, after line 3, insert:

 

"Sec. 5.  [103F.35] WELCH; GOODHUE COUNTY.

 

Within the unincorporated area of Welch in Section 28, Township 113 North, Range 16 West, Goodhue County, in areas identified by Goodhue County as having mixed uses, mixed uses may be allowed with a conditional use permit if all other requirements of Goodhue County's scenic river ordinance are met.

 

Sec. 6.  Laws 2015, chapter 25, section 7, is amended to read:

 

Sec. 7.  CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; CITY OF PILLAGER, CASS COUNTY.

 

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Cass County shall convey to the city of Pillager for no consideration the tax forfeited lands that are described in paragraph (c).

 

(b) The conveyance will occur on application from the city of Pillager.  The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general.  The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

 

(c) The lands to be conveyed are described as:

 

Parcels 93-217-2402; 93-352-0010; 93-352-0105; 93-352-0110; 93-352-0115; 93-352-0120; 93-352-0205; 93‑352-0210; 93-352-0225; 93-352-0230; 93-352-0235; 93-352-0305; 93-352-0310; 93-352-0320; 93-352-0340; 93-352-0345; 93-352-0440; 93-352-0445; 93-352-0450; 93-352-0455; 93-352-0460; 93-352-0505; 93-352-0510; 93-352-0515; 93-352-0520; 93-352-0525; 93-352-0610; 93-352-0740; and 93-352-0745.

 

Sec. 7.  Laws 2017, chapter 93, article 2, section 155, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 4.  Township road.  If the commissioner of natural resources finds that any portion of 233rd Avenue within the Sand Dunes State Forest is not owned by the township, the commissioner must convey an easement over and across state-owned lands administered by the commissioner to the township under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.63, for the width of 233rd Avenue.  Notwithstanding the fee and market value payment requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.63, the commissioner shall convey easements to the township at no cost, for existing roads currently maintained by the township across state-owned land administered by the commissioner, located in Township 34N, Range 27W, Sections 15, 17, 20, 29, and 35 of Sherburne County, if the township lacks easements for the roads.  In addition, notwithstanding the fee and market value payment requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.63, the commissioner shall convey an easement to the township at no cost for the existing road maintained by the township legally described as the North 33 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 36, Township 34N, Range 27W, Sherburne County, if the township lacks an easement for such road.  The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy."

 

Page 7, line 23, delete the first "Southwest" and insert "South"

 

Page 7, line 28, delete the second "Northeast" and insert "Northwest"


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Page 7, after line 30, insert:

 

"Sec. 11.  PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; CHISAGO COUNTY.

 

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).

 

(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

 

(c) The land that may be sold is located in Chisago County and is described as:  That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 35 North, Range 19 West, described as follows:  Beginning at the southeast corner of said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence West 19 rods; thence Northeasterly in a straight line 23 rods to the East line of said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 17 rods to the place of beginning.

 

(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land were returned to private ownership.

 

Sec. 12.  PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; MAHNOMEN COUNTY.

 

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).

 

(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

 

(c) The land that may be sold is located in Mahnomen County and is described as:  the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NE1/4, NE1/4), Section 19, Township 143 North, Range 39 West, Mahnomen County, Minnesota.  Subject to existing road easements, containing 40 acres, more or less.

 

(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land were to be conveyed to a federally recognized Indian tribe for land consolidation purposes.  A federally recognized Indian tribe acquiring land under this section must pay the property taxes for the lands acquired.

 

Sec. 13.  GRANT OF EASEMENT TO TOWNSHIP; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.

 

(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall convey to the township under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.63, an easement over and across the state-owned lands administered by the commissioner described in paragraph (c).  Notwithstanding the fee and market value payment requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.63, the commissioner shall convey the easement to the township at no cost.

 

(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

 

(c) The land over which the easement shall be granted is located in Otter Tail County and is described as:

 

A strip of land lying in Government Lot 1, Section 1, Township 136 North, Range 43 West, said strip of land being 66 feet in width, lying 33 feet on each side of the centerline described as follows:


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Commencing at the Southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 136 North, Range 43 West, of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Otter Tail County, Minnesota; thence on a bearing based on the 1983 Otter Tail County Coordinate System (1996 Adjustment), of North 00 degrees 43 minutes 06 seconds West, a distance of 1319.32 feet to the Southeast corner of Government Lot 1 of said Section 1 and the point of beginning of the centerline to be described; thence North 00 degrees 42 minutes 22 seconds West, a distance of 43.08 feet; thence northerly and northwesterly a distance of 801.02 feet along a tangential curve concave to the Southwest, said curve having a radius of 734.24 feet and a central angle of 62 degrees 30 minutes 25 seconds; thence North 63 degrees 12 minutes 47 seconds West, tangent to last described curve, a distance of 610.21 feet; thence northwesterly and northerly a distance of 441.31 feet along a tangential curve concave to the Northeast, said curve having a radius of 400.00 feet and a central angle of 63 degrees 12 minutes 47 seconds; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, tangent to last described curve, a distance of 110.93 feet, more or less, to the intersection with the north line of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 1, distant 1428.38 feet, more or less, easterly of the North Quarter corner of said Section 1 and said centerline there terminating.

 

(d) The easement is needed by the township because an existing township road must be vacated in order for the Department of Natural Resources to construct a new public water access on Lake Lizzie.

 

Sec. 14.  PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; RICE COUNTY.

 

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).

 

(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

 

(c) The land that may be sold is located in Rice County and is described as:

 

That Part of Government Lot 4 of Section Thirty-six (36), Township One Hundred Ten (110) North, Range Twenty‑two (22) West, lying southerly of the following described line:

 

Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 4; thence on an assumed bearing of North 03 degrees 11 minutes 56 seconds East along the east line of said Government Lot 4 a distance of 66.09 feet to the southeast corner of WHITNEY SHORES, according to the plat on file and of record in the Rice County Recorder's Office, and the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence North 89 degrees 50 minutes 56 seconds West along the south line of said plat 541.16 feet; thence continuing North 89 degrees 50 minutes 56 seconds West 535.96 feet; thence North 66 degrees 49 minutes 48 seconds West 255 feet, more or less, to the water's edge of Cedar Lake and there terminating.

 

Subject to the following:

 

(1) Ingress and egress to the property shall be limited to Geneva Avenue only.

 

(2) The public road as shown on the plat of Whitney Shores shall not be extended to cross the property.

 

(d) The land borders Cedar Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands.  The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land were returned to private ownership.


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Sec. 15.  PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

 

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale to a political subdivision the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).

 

(b) The commissioner may sell the land at no cost.  The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

 

(c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:

 

That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 62, Range 15, St. Louis County, Minnesota, that lies southwesterly of McKinley Park Road.

 

And

 

That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 62, Range 15, St. Louis County, Minnesota, that lies northwesterly of Miettunen Plat Road.

 

(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.

 

Sec. 16.  PRIVATE SALE OF TOWNSHIP LANDS TO THE STATE; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

 

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, Breitung Township in St. Louis County may transfer to the State of Minnesota at no cost lands in St. Louis County described as follows:

 

That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 62, Range 15, St. Louis County, Minnesota, that lies southeasterly of Miettunen Plat Road and northeasterly of McKinley Park Road.

 

And

 

That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 28, Township 62, Range 15, St. Louis County, Minnesota, that lies easterly of McKinley Park Road.

 

(b) Breitung Township may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

 

Sec. 17.  PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

 

(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands described in paragraph (c).

 

(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general.  The attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

 

(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:

 

(1) that part of the following described parcel lying westerly of the centerline of 1st Avenue North, Kelly Lake, said parcel in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, assuming the west line of said Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter to be North and South.  Beginning at a point on said west line 720 feet North of the southwest


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corner of said Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence due East 250 feet, more or less, to the west shore of Snowshoe Lake; thence northerly along the shore of said lake to a due East and West line through a point on the west line of said Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter 100 feet northerly from the point of beginning; thence due West to the west line of said Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence due South along said west line to the point of beginning, Section 15, Township 57, Range 21 (parcel identification 141-0050-02201);

 

(2) the South 50 feet of the North 660 feet of the unplatted part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter West of the highway, except the West 33 feet for a road, Section 21, Township 57, Range 21 (parcel identification 141-0050-03460);

 

(3) part of the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the South 52 28/100 feet of the North 276 29/100 feet of that certain triangular strip of land lying between the public highways directly East of Kelly Lake, First Addition, Section 21, Township 57, Range 21 (parcel identification 141-0050-03570);

 

(4) part of Lot 5, Section 11, Township 64, Range 18 (part of parcel identification 250-0030-01720);

 

(5) part of Lot 3, Section 23, Township 58, Range 16 (part of parcel identification 260-0014-00230);

 

(6) part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 27, Township 53, Range 14 (part of parcel identification 375-0020-04240);

 

(7) part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 24, Township 52, Range 16 (part of parcel identification 380-0020-03900);

 

(8) the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Lot 2, Section 1, Township 60, Range 20 (parcel identification 734-0010-00025); and

 

(9) part of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 21, Township 62, Range 16 (part of parcel identification 387-0010-02290).

 

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership."

 

Renumber the sections in sequence

 

Amend the title as follows:

 

Page 1, line 2, delete "providing for lease security;" and insert "modifying lease provisions;"

 

Page 1, line 3, after the second semicolon, insert "authorizing certain mixed uses; providing for sales and conveyances of interests in state lands;"

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.


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Dean, M., from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3451, A bill for an act relating to human services; directing the commissioner of human services to allow brain injury and community access for disability inclusion waivers customized living services provider to transfer capacity to up to three other housing with services settings located in Hennepin County.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3454, A bill for an act relating to children; establishing pilot projects on relative foster care licensing and child protection; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 626.556, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3463, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; modifying various provisions governing motor vehicle titling and registration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 80E.13; 168.013, subdivision 6; 168.27, by adding subdivisions; 168.301, subdivision 3; 168.33, subdivision 8a; 168.346, subdivision 1; 168A.05, by adding a subdivision; 168A.12, subdivision 2; 168A.17, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 168.013, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168A.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 5, line 34, delete "any"

 

Page 6, line 1, delete "requested"

 

Page 6, line 3, delete "directly" and delete "2020" and insert "2021"

 

Page 8, line 9, delete everything after "licensee" and insert "that is not authorized by the manufacturer to sell that make of new vehicles."

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.


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Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3518, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring pay increases for state personnel be tied to performance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 43A.20.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 1, line 19, delete "(d)" and insert "(c)"

 

Page 2, delete lines 1 and 2

 

Page 2, line 3, delete "(d)" and insert "(c)"

 

 

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3528, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; modifying the class of vehicles requiring a salvage certificate of title; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.151, subdivision 1.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3593, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a deputy registrar and driver's license agent reimbursement program; amending allocation of certain motor vehicle fees; making technical and clarifying changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 168.12, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2g, 5; 168.121, subdivision 1; 168.123, subdivision 1; 168.1235, subdivision 1; 168.1255, subdivision 1; 168.128, subdivision 2; 168.129, subdivision 1; 168.1296, subdivision 1; 168.1297, subdivision 1; 168.1298, subdivision 1; 168.1299, subdivision 1; 168.27, subdivision 11; 168.326; 168.33, subdivision 7; 168.54, subdivision 5; 168A.31, subdivision 1; 299A.705, subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 168.1256, subdivision 1; 168.1282, subdivision 1; 168.1294, subdivision 1; 168.1295, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 168.1291, subdivision 4; 168A.31, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.


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Dean, M., from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3612, A bill for an act relating to human services; directing the commissioners of human services and employment and economic development to review certain data related to federal SNAP waivers.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3627, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner to update the 2007 legislative report on runaway and homeless youth.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 1, after line 4, insert:

 

"Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256K.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 2.  Homeless youth report.  The commissioner shall prepare a biennial report, beginning in February 2015, which provides meaningful information to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over the issue of homeless youth, that includes, but is not limited to:  (1) a list of the areas of the state with the greatest need for services and housing for homeless youth, and the level and nature of the needs identified; (2) details about grants made; (3) the distribution of funds throughout the state based on population need; (4) follow-up information, if available, on the status of homeless youth and whether they have stable housing two years after services are provided; and (5) any other outcomes for populations served to determine the effectiveness of the programs and use of funding.  The commissioner is exempt from preparing this report in 2019 and must instead update the 2007 report on homeless youth under section 2."

 

Page 1, line 5, delete "RUNAWAY AND"

 

Page 1, line 7, before "The" insert "In lieu of the biennial homeless youth report under Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.45, subdivision 2,"

 

Page 1, line 9, delete "must" and insert "may"

 

Page 1, line 10, after "including" insert ", but not limited to"

 

Page 1, line 16, delete everything after "(4)" and insert "data collected through the Department of Human Services Homeless Youth Act grant program;"

 

Page 2, line 17, delete "and incorporate the expertise"

 

Page 2, line 18, delete the first "of"

 

Page 2, line 21, delete "December 15, 2018" and insert "February 15, 2019"


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Renumber the sections in sequence

 

Amend the title as follows:

 

Page 1, line 3, delete "runaway and"

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3674, A bill for an act relating to state personnel; requiring certain information about collective bargaining agreements and compensation plans be submitted to the Legislative Coordinating Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.855, by adding a subdivision.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Garofalo from the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3688, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying the energy improvements program; providing consumer protections for residential property assessed clean energy (PACE) loans; providing remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 45.011, subdivision 1; 46.04, subdivision 1; 46.131, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 216C.435, subdivisions 1, 2, 3a, 6, 8, by adding subdivisions; 216C.436, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, by adding a subdivision; 290B.03, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 46.131, subdivision 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216C.435, subdivision 5.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Scott from the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3689, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to birth defect information system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 144.2215, subdivision 1; 144.2216, subdivision 4.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:


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Page 2, line 1, after "benefit" insert "and privacy implications"

 

 

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3703, A bill for an act relating to transportation; directing revision of the statewide highway investment plan to prioritize certain mobility investments.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 1, after line 15, insert:

 

"(b) The allocation of funds under paragraph (a), clause (2), must use funding currently identified for the Department of Transportation's metropolitan district, and must not result in a reduction of funds distributed to other districts."

 

Page 1, line 16, delete "(b)" and insert "(c)"

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Dean, M., from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3722, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring commissioner of human services to seek a federal waiver to establish a work and community engagement requirement for certain medical assistance enrollees.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 2, line 22, after "if" insert "a county human services agency, in accordance with criteria established by the commissioner, determines that"

 

Page 3, line 4, delete "determined to be" and after "employment" insert ", as determined"

 

Page 3, line 7, after "Program" insert "or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program"

 

Page 3, delete line 8 and insert:

 

"(10) receiving treatment for a substance abuse disorder in a residential or inpatient setting, or receiving treatment for a substance use disorder for at least ten hours per week in an outpatient setting.


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(d) The commissioner shall develop standard exemption forms that health care professionals must complete, in order for a person to apply for an exemption from the work and community engagement requirement on the basis of being medically frail or physically or mentally unfit for employment.  A person seeking these exemptions must submit a completed form to the county human services agency.

 

(e) Enrollees who are exempt from the work and community engagement requirement due to receiving an exemption under this subdivision shall report any changes related to their exemption status within ten days of the change to the county human services agency.  The agency must redetermine eligibility for the exemption when a change in exemption status is reported, and at the time of the enrollee's annual renewal."

 

Page 3, line 11, delete "after the first" and delete "of program" and insert "after medical assistance" and after "eligibility" insert "is approved"

 

Page 3, line 11, after the period, insert "The commissioner may provide one or more 30-day extensions from the requirement that an individual must meet the work and community engagement requirement beginning three months after medical assistance eligibility is approved, if the commissioner determines that the individual is making a good faith effort to establish an exemption."

 

Page 3, line 13, after "and" insert "engages in any one, or a combination of, the following activities for at least 80 hours per month"

 

Page 3, line 15, delete ", for at least 80 hours per month"

 

Page 3, line 17, delete everything after "of" and insert "these activities"

 

Page 3, line 18, delete "hours per month"

 

Page 4, line 25, delete "30-day period." and insert "calendar month.  Medical assistance benefits shall be reinstated the first day of the month following the month for which the individual has satisfied the work and community engagement requirement."

 

Page 4, line 27, delete everything after "effective" and insert "January 1, 2020, or upon federal approval of the waiver requested under subdivision 1, whichever is later."

 

Page 4, line 28, delete "subdivision 1."

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3723, A bill for an act relating to state government; prohibiting exclusive representatives from requiring political contributions; prohibiting the state from facilitating payroll deductions for political purposes; requiring corporations to report to shareholders on political contributions or expenditures; requiring the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board to audit shareholder notification reporting; requiring a shareholder vote for certain political contributions or expenditures; imposing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 16A.133; 179A.06, subdivisions 3, 6; 181.06, by adding a subdivision; 181.063; 211B.15, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 10A; 179A; 211B.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:


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Page 1, delete section 1

 

Page 4, line 6, after "fees" insert ", or any other amount, to be"

 

Page 4, line 9, after "fees" insert ", or any other amount, to be"

 

Page 4, delete section 8

 

Page 5, delete section 9

 

Renumber the sections in sequence

 

Amend the title as follows:

 

Page 1, line 2, delete "state government" and insert "public employment"

 

Page 1, line 4, delete everything after the semicolon

 

Page 1, delete lines 5 to 7

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Runbeck from the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3789, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; modifying certain color requirements for school bus body standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.4503, subdivision 5.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 1, line 8, before the second period, insert "or yellow"

 

Page 1, line 11, delete the new language

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

      Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9, H. F. No. 3789 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.


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Dean, M., from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3795, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing data sharing between the Department of Human Services and the Metropolitan Council for special transportation purposes; extending the Metro Mobility service area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 13.72, subdivision 10; 473.386, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 13.46, subdivision 2.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 1, delete section 1 and insert:

 

"Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.461, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

 

Subd. 33.  Metropolitan Council special transportation service.  Data sharing between the commissioner of human services and the Metropolitan Council for purposes of administering and coordinating transportation services for disabled and elderly individuals is governed by section 473.386, subdivision 9.

 

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."

 

Page 7, line 5, delete "Department" and insert "commissioner"

 

Page 7, line 9, after "enactment" insert "and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington"

 

Page 8, delete lines 22 to 26 and insert:

 

"(b) The commissioner of human services and the Metropolitan Council must provide notice regarding data sharing to each individual applying for or renewing eligibility to use special transportation services.  The notice must seek consent to engage in data sharing under paragraph (a), and must state how and for what purposes the individual's private data will be shared between the commissioner of human services and the Metropolitan Council.  A consent to engage in data sharing is effective until the individual's eligibility expires, but may be renewed if the individual applies to renew eligibility."

 

Page 8, line 28, after the period, insert "Within 60 days of this section's effective date, the commissioner of human services and the Metropolitan Council must provide notice regarding data sharing to each individual who is currently receiving special transportation services under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.386.  The notice must provide an opportunity to opt out of data sharing under paragraph (a) of this section, and must state how and for what purposes the individual's private data will be shared between the commissioner of human services and the Metropolitan Council.  An individual who is currently receiving special transportation services on this section's effective date is presumed to have consented to data sharing under paragraph (a) unless, within 60 days of the dissemination of the notice, the individual appropriately informs the commissioner of human services or the Metropolitan Council that the individual opts out of data sharing."

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.


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Scott from the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3822, A bill for an act relating to health licensing; making technical changes; expanding duty to warn and reciprocity for certain mental health professionals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 148B.56; 148B.593; 148F.03.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3823, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Minnesota Health Policy Commission; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Dean, M., from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3824, A bill for an act relating to health; changing provisions for wells and borings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103I.301, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 103I.005, subdivisions 2, 17a; 103I.205, subdivisions 1, 4; 103I.208, subdivision 1; 103I.235, subdivision 3.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 4, line 14, after the semicolon, insert "or"

 

Page 4, line 18, strike "; or" and insert a period

 

Page 4, strike lines 19 to 22

 

Page 4, after line 22, insert:

 

"Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103I.205, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 9.  Report of work.  Within 30 90 days after completion or sealing of a well or boring, the person doing the work must submit a verified report to the commissioner containing the information specified by rules adopted under this chapter.

 

Within 30 days after receiving the report, the commissioner shall send or otherwise provide access to a copy of the report to the commissioner of natural resources, to the local soil and water conservation district where the well is located, and to the director of the Minnesota Geological Survey."


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Page 5, after line 19, insert:

 

"Sec. 9.  RULEMAKING; WELL AND BORING RECORDS.

 

(a) The commissioner of health shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 4725.1851, subpart 1, to require the licensee, registrant, or property owner or lessee to submit the record of well or boring construction or sealing within 90 days after completion of the work, rather than within 30 days after completion of the work.

 

(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply, except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388."

 

Renumber the sections in sequence

 

Amend the title as follows:

 

Page 1, line 2, after the second semicolon, insert "requiring rulemaking;"

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Dean, M., from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3825, A bill for an act relating to health licensing; converting allied health professions to a birth month renewal cycle; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 147.012; 147.02, by adding a subdivision; 147A.06; 147A.07; 147B.02, subdivision 9, by adding a subdivision; 147C.15, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 147D.17, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 147D.27, by adding a subdivision; 147E.15, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 147E.40, subdivision 1; 147F.07, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions; 147F.17, subdivision 1; 148.7815, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 147.01, subdivision 7; 147A.28; 147B.08; 147C.40; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 147A; 147B; 147C; 147D; 147E; 147F; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 5600.0605, subparts 5, 8.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

O'Driscoll from the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3851, A bill for an act relating to human services; extending the American Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 260.835, subdivision 2.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.


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Garofalo from the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3873, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; adopting recommendations of the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council; modifying quorum requirements for the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals; increasing salaries of workers' compensation judges; modifying use of reports filed; coordinating Office of Administrative Hearings and Department of Labor and Industry interim filing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 175A.05; 176.231, subdivision 9; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 15A.083, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 176.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3893, A bill for an act relating to health care; adding provisions to the price disclosure requirements for providers and health plan companies; requiring a provider to maintain a list of services and the provider's charge for each service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62J.81; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Runbeck from the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3982, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing registration and use of certain decommissioned military vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.10, subdivision 1h.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 2, line 26, before "civilian" insert "comparable"

 

Page 2, line 28, after "paragraph" insert "is eligible for a motor vehicle title under chapter 168A and"

 

Page 2, after line 29, insert:

 

"Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

 

Subdivision 1.  Application for certificate of title.  (a) Except as provided in section 168A.03, every owner of a vehicle which is in this state and for which no currently effective certificate of title has been issued in this state shall make application to the department for a certificate of title of the vehicle, pursuant to rules adopted by the department under section 168A.24, subdivision 2, clause 3.


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(b) A decommissioned military vehicle that (1) was also manufactured and sold as a comparable civilian vehicle, and (2) has the same size dimensions and vehicle weight as the comparable civilian vehicle, is eligible for a certificate of title under this chapter."

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Runbeck from the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3997, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying motorcycle operating requirements for individuals possessing a two-wheeled vehicle instruction permit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.974, subdivision 2.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 4032, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; establishing a greater Minnesota child care facility capital grant program; appropriating money for grants; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4084, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a track at the Minnesota State Academies; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.


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Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4087, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for renovations of dormitories at the Minnesota State Academies; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4088, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a security corridor at the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf campus; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Garofalo from the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4139, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying definition of taconite assistance area; clarifying use of taconite economic development fund; providing for transfer of 2018 distribution; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 273.1341; 298.28, subdivision 9a; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 298.227.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

 

"Section 1.  TRANSFER 2018 DISTRIBUTION ONLY.

 

For the 2018 distribution only, the fund established under Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28, subdivision 7, shall receive ....... cents per ton of any excess of the balance remaining after distribution of amounts required under Minnesota Statutes, section 298.28, subdivision 6."

 

Delete the title and insert:

 

"A bill for an act relating to taxation; minerals; providing for transfer of 2018 distribution of production tax proceeds."

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.


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Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4146, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for asset preservation at the Minnesota State Academies; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 4158, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a grant program to finance railroad grade separation projects on trunk highways; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Runbeck from the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4164, A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating the bridge over U.S. Highway 53 in the city of Eveleth as Specialist Noah Pierce Bridge; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Runbeck from the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4174, A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating a segment of marked Trunk Highway 210 in Cass County as State Trooper Ray Krueger Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.


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Dean, M., from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4192, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; increasing certain Board of Social Work fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 148E.180.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Dean, M., from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4193, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; modifying and establishing new Board of Optometry fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 148.59.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

      O'Driscoll from the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4211, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; allowing all-terrain vehicles in certain state campgrounds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

      Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9, H. F. No. 4211 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

 

 

Dean, M., from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4249, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying background study provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 245C.02, subdivisions 4a, 15, by adding subdivisions; 245C.05, by adding a subdivision; 245C.051; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 245C.02, subdivision 6a; 245C.03, subdivision 1; 245C.05, subdivision 5; 245C.08, subdivision 1; 245C.15, subdivision 1.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

 

"Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 245C.02, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 6a.  Child care staff person.  "Child care staff person" means an individual other than an individual who is related to all children for whom child care services are provided and:


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(1) who is employed by a child care provider for compensation;

 

(2) whose activities involve the care or supervision of a child for a child care provider or unsupervised access to a child who is cared for or supervised by a child care provider; or

 

(3) an individual 13 18 years of age or older residing in a licensed family child care home or legal nonlicensed child care program.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective upon the implementation of enhanced child care background studies under NETStudy 2.0.

 

Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 245C.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

 

Subdivision 1.  Licensed programs; other child care programs.  (a) The commissioner shall conduct a background study of an individual required to be studied under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, at least upon application for initial license for all license types.

 

(b) The commissioner shall conduct a background study of an individual required to be studied under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, including a child care staff person as defined in section 245C.02, subdivision 6a, in a family child care program, licensed child care center, certified license-exempt child care center, or legal nonlicensed child care provider, on a schedule determined by the commissioner.  The A child care background study, except for a study on a subject who is 17 years of age or younger residing in a licensed family child care home or legal nonlicensed child care program, who is not a child care staff person as defined in section 245C.02, subdivision 6a, must include submission of fingerprints for a national criminal history record check and a review of the information under section 245C.08.  The commissioner may require a subject who is 17 years of age or younger residing in a licensed family child care home or legal nonlicensed child care program to submit fingerprints and a photograph if the commissioner has reasonable cause to require a national criminal history record check.  A background study for a child care program must be repeated within five years from the most recent study conducted under this paragraph.

 

(c) At reapplication for a family child care license:

 

(1) except as provided in paragraph (b), for a background study affiliated with a licensed family child care center or legal nonlicensed child care provider, the individual shall provide information required under section 245C.05, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a), (b), and (d), to the county agency, and be fingerprinted and photographed under section 245C.05, subdivision 5;

 

(2) the county agency shall verify the information received under clause (1) and forward the information to the commissioner to complete the background study; and

 

(3) the background study conducted by the commissioner under this paragraph must include a review of the information required under section 245C.08.

 

(d) The commissioner is not required to conduct a study of an individual at the time of reapplication for a license if the individual's background study was completed by the commissioner of human services and the following conditions are met:

 

(1) a study of the individual was conducted either at the time of initial licensure or when the individual became affiliated with the license holder;

 

(2) the individual has been continuously affiliated with the license holder since the last study was conducted; and


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(3) the last study of the individual was conducted on or after October 1, 1995.

 

(e) The commissioner of human services shall conduct a background study of an individual specified under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (6), who is newly affiliated with a child foster care license holder:

 

(1) the county or private agency shall collect and forward to the commissioner the information required under section 245C.05, subdivisions 1 and 5, when the child foster care applicant or license holder resides in the home where child foster care services are provided;

 

(2) the child foster care license holder or applicant shall collect and forward to the commissioner the information required under section 245C.05, subdivisions 1 and 5, when the applicant or license holder does not reside in the home where child foster care services are provided; and

 

(3) the background study conducted by the commissioner of human services under this paragraph must include a review of the information required under section 245C.08, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4.

 

(f) The commissioner shall conduct a background study of an individual specified under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (6), who is newly affiliated with an adult foster care or family adult day services and with a family child care license holder or a legal nonlicensed child care provider authorized under chapter 119B:  (1) the county shall collect and forward to the commissioner the information required under section 245C.05, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a) and (b), and subdivision 5, paragraphs (a), (b), and (d), for background studies conducted by the commissioner for all family adult day services, for adult foster care when the adult foster care license holder resides in the adult foster care residence, and for family child care and legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B; (2) the license holder shall collect and forward to the commissioner the information required under section 245C.05, subdivisions 1, paragraphs (a) and (b); and 5, paragraphs (a) and (b), for background studies conducted by the commissioner for adult foster care when the license holder does not reside in the adult foster care residence; and (3) the background study conducted by the commissioner under this paragraph must include a review of the information required under section 245C.08, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), and subdivisions 3 and 4.

 

(g) Applicants for licensure, license holders, and other entities as provided in this chapter must submit completed background study requests to the commissioner using the electronic system known as NETStudy before individuals specified in section 245C.03, subdivision 1, begin positions allowing direct contact in any licensed program.

 

(h) For an individual who is not on the entity's active roster, the entity must initiate a new background study through NETStudy when:

 

(1) an individual returns to a position requiring a background study following an absence of 120 or more consecutive days; or

 

(2) a program that discontinued providing licensed direct contact services for 120 or more consecutive days begins to provide direct contact licensed services again.

 

The license holder shall maintain a copy of the notification provided to the commissioner under this paragraph in the program's files.  If the individual's disqualification was previously set aside for the license holder's program and the new background study results in no new information that indicates the individual may pose a risk of harm to persons receiving services from the license holder, the previous set-aside shall remain in effect.


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(i) For purposes of this section, a physician licensed under chapter 147 is considered to be continuously affiliated upon the license holder's receipt from the commissioner of health or human services of the physician's background study results.

 

(j) For purposes of family child care, a substitute caregiver must receive repeat background studies at the time of each license renewal.

 

(k) A repeat background study at the time of license renewal is not required if the family child care substitute caregiver's background study was completed by the commissioner on or after October 1, 2017, and the substitute caregiver is on the license holder's active roster in NETStudy 2.0.

 

(l) Before and after school programs authorized under chapter 119B, are exempt from the background study requirements under section 123B.03, for an employee for whom a background study under this chapter has been completed.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective upon the implementation of enhanced child care background studies under NETStudy 2.0.

 

Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 245C.05, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 2b.  County agency to collect and forward information to commissioner.  (a) For background studies related to all family adult day services and to adult foster care when the adult foster care license holder resides in the adult foster care residence, the county agency must collect the information required under subdivision 1 and forward it to the commissioner.

 

(b) Upon implementation of NETStudy 2.0, for background studies related to family child care and legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B, the county agency must collect the information required under subdivision 1 and provide the information to the commissioner.  For a background study on a subject who is 17 years of age or younger residing in a licensed family child care home or legal nonlicensed child care program, who is not a child care staff person as defined in section 245C.02, subdivision 6a, the subject shall submit the information required under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), and shall not be required to be fingerprinted and photographed, unless the commissioner has reasonable cause to require a national criminal history record check.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective upon the implementation of enhanced child care background studies under NETStudy 2.0.

 

Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 245C.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 5.  Fingerprints and photograph.  (a) Before the implementation of NETStudy 2.0, except as provided in paragraph (c), for any background study completed under this chapter, when the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that further pertinent information may exist on the subject of the background study, the subject shall provide the commissioner with a set of classifiable fingerprints obtained from an authorized agency.

 

(b) Before the implementation of NETStudy 2.0, for purposes of requiring fingerprints, the commissioner has reasonable cause when, but not limited to, the:

 

(1) information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension indicates that the subject is a multistate offender;

 

(2) information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension indicates that multistate offender status is undetermined; or


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(3) commissioner has received a report from the subject or a third party indicating that the subject has a criminal history in a jurisdiction other than Minnesota.; or

 

(4) information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension indicates that the subject has a criminal history, for a state-based name and date of birth background study on a subject who is a minor.

 

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), for background studies conducted by the commissioner for child foster care, adoptions, or a transfer of permanent legal and physical custody of a child, the subject of the background study, who is 18 years of age or older, shall provide the commissioner with a set of classifiable fingerprints obtained from an authorized agency for a national criminal history record check.

 

(d) For background studies initiated on or after the implementation of NETStudy 2.0, every subject of a background study must provide the commissioner with a set of the background study subject's classifiable fingerprints and photograph.  The photograph and fingerprints must be recorded at the same time by the commissioner's authorized fingerprint collection vendor and sent to the commissioner through the commissioner's secure data system described in section 245C.32, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b).  The fingerprints shall not be retained by the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, or the commissioner, but will be retained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  The commissioner's authorized fingerprint collection vendor shall, for purposes of verifying the identity of the background study subject, be able to view the identifying information entered into NETStudy 2.0 by the entity that initiated the background study, but shall not retain the subject's fingerprints, photograph, or information from NETStudy 2.0.  The authorized fingerprint collection vendor shall retain no more than the name and date and time the subject's fingerprints were recorded and sent, only as necessary for auditing and billing activities.  A background study subject who is 17 years of age or younger residing in a licensed family child care home or legal nonlicensed child care program, who is not a child care staff person as defined in section 245C.02, subdivision 6a, shall not be required to submit fingerprints and a photograph, unless the commissioner has reasonable cause to require a national criminal history record check.

 

(e) When specifically required by law, fingerprints collected under this section must be submitted for a national criminal history record check.

 

Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 245C.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

 

Subdivision 1.  Permanent disqualification.  (a) An individual is disqualified under section 245C.14 if:  (1) regardless of how much time has passed since the discharge of the sentence imposed, if any, for the offense; and (2) unless otherwise specified, regardless of the level of the offense, the individual has committed any of the following offenses:  sections 243.166 (violation of predatory offender registration law); 609.185 (murder in the first degree); 609.19 (murder in the second degree); 609.195 (murder in the third degree); 609.20 (manslaughter in the first degree); 609.205 (manslaughter in the second degree); a felony offense under 609.221 or 609.222 (assault in the first or second degree); a felony offense under sections 609.2242 and 609.2243 (domestic assault), spousal abuse, child abuse or neglect, or a crime against children; 609.2247 (domestic assault by strangulation); 609.228 (great bodily harm caused by distribution of drugs); 609.245 (aggravated robbery); 609.25 (kidnapping); 609.2661 (murder of an unborn child in the first degree); 609.2662 (murder of an unborn child in the second degree); 609.2663 (murder of an unborn child in the third degree); 609.322 (solicitation, inducement, and promotion of prostitution); 609.324, subdivision 1 (other prohibited acts); 609.342 (criminal sexual conduct in the first degree); 609.343 (criminal sexual conduct in the second degree); 609.344 (criminal sexual conduct in the third degree); 609.345 (criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree); 609.3451 (criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree); 609.3453 (criminal sexual predatory conduct); 609.352 (solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct); 609.365 (incest); a felony offense under 609.377 (malicious punishment of a child); a felony offense under 609.378 (neglect or endangerment of a child); 609.561 (arson in the first degree); 609.66, subdivision 1e (drive-by shooting); 609.749, subdivision 3, 4, or 5 (felony-level stalking); 609.855, subdivision 5 (shooting at or in a public transit vehicle or facility); 617.23, subdivision 2, clause (1), or subdivision 3, clause (1) (indecent exposure involving a minor); 617.246 (use of minors


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in sexual performance prohibited); 617.247 (possession of pictorial representations of minors); or, for a child care staff person or an individual 13 years of age or older residing in a licensed family child care home or legal nonlicensed child care program, conviction of a crime that would make the individual ineligible for employment under United States Code, title 42, section 9858f, regardless of whether a period of disqualification under subdivisions 2 to 4, would apply if the individual were not a child care staff person or an individual living in a licensed family child care home or legal nonlicensed child care program.

 

(b) An individual's aiding and abetting, attempt, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses listed in paragraph (a), as each of these offenses is defined in Minnesota Statutes, permanently disqualifies the individual under section 245C.14.

 

(c) An individual's offense in any other state or country, where the elements of the offense are substantially similar to any of the offenses listed in paragraph (a), permanently disqualifies the individual under section 245C.14.

 

(d) When a disqualification is based on a judicial determination other than a conviction, the disqualification period begins from the date of the court order.  When a disqualification is based on an admission, the disqualification period begins from the date of an admission in court.  When a disqualification is based on an Alford Plea, the disqualification period begins from the date the Alford Plea is entered in court.  When a disqualification is based on a preponderance of evidence of a disqualifying act, the disqualification date begins from the date of the dismissal, the date of discharge of the sentence imposed for a conviction for a disqualifying crime of similar elements, or the date of the incident, whichever occurs last.

 

(e) If the individual studied commits one of the offenses listed in paragraph (a) that is specified as a felony-level only offense, but the sentence or level of offense is a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor, the individual is disqualified, but the disqualification look-back period for the offense is the period applicable to gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor offenses.

 

(f) A child care staff person or an individual 13 years of age or older residing in a licensed family child care home or legal nonlicensed child care program shall be disqualified as long as the individual is registered, or required to be registered, on a state sex offender registry or repository or the National Sex Offender Registry.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective upon the implementation of enhanced child care background studies under NETStudy 2.0.

 

Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 245C.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

 

Subdivision 1.  Determining immediate risk of harm.  (a) If the commissioner determines that the individual studied has a disqualifying characteristic, the commissioner shall review the information immediately available and make a determination as to the subject's immediate risk of harm to persons served by the program where the individual studied will have direct contact with, or access to, people receiving services.

 

(b) The commissioner shall consider all relevant information available, including the following factors in determining the immediate risk of harm:

 

(1) the recency of the disqualifying characteristic;

 

(2) the recency of discharge from probation for the crimes;

 

(3) the number of disqualifying characteristics;

 

(4) the intrusiveness or violence of the disqualifying characteristic;


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(5) the vulnerability of the victim involved in the disqualifying characteristic;

 

(6) the similarity of the victim to the persons served by the program where the individual studied will have direct contact;

 

(7) whether the individual has a disqualification from a previous background study that has not been set aside; and

 

(8) if the individual has a disqualification which may not be set aside because it is a permanent bar under section 245C.24, subdivision 1, or the individual is a child care staff person or is 13 years of age or older residing in a licensed family child care home or legal nonlicensed child care program who has a felony-level conviction for a drug-related offense in the last five years, the commissioner may order the immediate removal of the individual from any position allowing direct contact with, or access to, persons receiving services from the program.

 

(c) This section does not apply when the subject of a background study is regulated by a health-related licensing board as defined in chapter 214, and the subject is determined to be responsible for substantiated maltreatment under section 626.556 or 626.557.

 

(d) This section does not apply to a background study related to an initial application for a child foster care license.

 

(e) Except for paragraph (f), this section does not apply to a background study that is also subject to the requirements under section 256B.0659, subdivisions 11 and 13, for a personal care assistant or a qualified professional as defined in section 256B.0659, subdivision 1.

 

(f) If the commissioner has reason to believe, based on arrest information or an active maltreatment investigation, that an individual poses an imminent risk of harm to persons receiving services, the commissioner may order that the person be continuously supervised or immediately removed pending the conclusion of the maltreatment investigation or criminal proceedings.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective upon the implementation of enhanced child care background studies under NETStudy 2.0."

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Garofalo from the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4252, A bill for an act relating to the State Fire Code; requiring inspections by the state fire marshal of places of public accommodation; creating a dedicated account in the special revenue fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299F.391, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299F.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:


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Page 2, line 14, delete "$0.014" and insert "$0.14"

 

Page 2, line 18, delete "$0.005" and insert "$0.05"

 

 

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Garofalo from the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4254, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; adopting recommendations of the Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 268.035, subdivisions 4, 12; 268.044, subdivisions 2, 3; 268.047, subdivision 3; 268.051, subdivisions 2a, 3; 268.053, subdivision 1; 268.057, subdivision 5; 268.059; 268.066; 268.067; 268.069, subdivision 1; 268.085, subdivisions 3, 3a; 268.095, subdivision 6a; 268.105, subdivision 6; 268.145, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 268.035, subdivisions 15, 20; 268.046, subdivision 1; 268.07, subdivision 1; 268.085, subdivision 13a; 268.095, subdivision 6; 268.18, subdivisions 2b, 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 268.053, subdivisions 4, 5.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Anderson, S., from the Committee on State Government Finance to which was referred:

 

S. F. No. 1694, A bill for an act relating to the military; designating June 29 as General John Vessey Day; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

 

 

      H. F. Nos. 1609, 2926, 3024, 3153, 3210, 3265, 3273, 3282, 3287, 3339, 3355, 3366, 3398, 3451, 3518, 3674, 3689, 3723, 3825, 3851, 3893, 3997, 4249 and 4254 were read for the second time.

 

 

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS

 

 

      S. F. No. 1694 was read for the second time.


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INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

 

 

      The following House Files were introduced:

 

 

Poston introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4324, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; removing prohibition on guides for turkey hunting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97B.721; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97B.725.

 

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

 

 

Poston introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4325, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for identification of students eligible for free meals under the Community Eligibility Provision; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

 

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

 

 

Hansen introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4326, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding eligibility for continued health insurance coverage for public safety employees disabled or killed in the line of duty to include correctional officers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 299A.42; 299A.465, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.

 

 

Mariani introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4327, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; reattaching land constituting an intermediate airport to the city and school district; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 473.625; 473F.02, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

 

Loon introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4328, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing funding for prekindergarten through grade 12 education, including general education, education excellence, special education, facilities and technology, libraries, early childhood and family support, self-sufficiency and lifelong learning, and state agencies; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 120B.30, subdivision 1a; 122A.63, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 123B.595, by adding a subdivision; 123B.61; 124D.151, subdivision 2; 125A.76, subdivisions 1, 2a; 125A.79, subdivision 5; 126C.10, subdivisions 2d, 2e, 24; 126C.126; 126C.17, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 7a; 126C.44; 134.355, subdivision 10; 245C.02, by adding a subdivision; 245C.12; Minnesota Statutes 2017


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Supplement, sections 120B.30, subdivision 1; 122A.415, subdivision 4; 124D.151, subdivisions 5, 6; 124D.165, subdivisions 2, 3; 124D.55; 124D.83, subdivision 2; 126C.05, subdivision 1; 126C.10, subdivision 13a; 245C.08, subdivision 1; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 2; article 2, section 57, subdivisions 25, 26; article 4, section 12, subdivision 2, as amended; article 8, section 9, subdivisions 2, 5, 6; article 10, section 6, subdivision 3; article 11, sections 9, subdivision 2; 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 124D; 245C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 122A.63, subdivisions 7, 8; 126C.17, subdivision 9a; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 8.

 

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

 

 

Bernardy; Hansen; Bly; Olson; Schultz; Koegel; Murphy, E.; Pinto; Slocum; Sandstede; Thissen; Becker-Finn; Masin; Fischer; Carlson, L.; Lillie; Carlson, A.; Maye Quade and Hortman introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4329, A bill for an act relating to education finance; making funding for voluntary prekindergarten permanent; codifying school readiness plus; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 124D.151, subdivision 2; 126C.10, subdivision 2d; 126C.126; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 124D.151, subdivisions 5, 6; 126C.05, subdivision 1; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 9, subdivisions 2, 5, 6; repealing Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 8.

 

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

 

 

Peterson introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4330, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing the Help Me Grow program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

 

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

 

 

Dean, M.; Green; Runbeck; Pugh; Albright; Miller; Franke; Munson; Jurgens; McDonald and Dettmer introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4331, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring a credit in government and citizenship for high school graduation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.024, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 120B.36, subdivision 1.

 

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

 

 

Fabian introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4332, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for energy efficient facilities and a solar energy system for Warren's recreation facility; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.


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Hilstrom introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4333, A bill for an act relating to judiciary finance; appropriating money to the Guardian Ad Litem Board.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.

 

 

Dehn, R., and Davnie introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4334, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Water Works project in the Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park in the city of Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Gunther introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4335, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for utility reconstruction along County State-Aid Highway 14 in Jackson; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

 

 

Rarick; Johnson, C., and Jurgens introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4336, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for funding for soil and water conservation districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 103C.331, subdivision 16, by adding a subdivision; 275.066; 444.075, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103C.

 

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

 

 

Knoblach introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4337, A bill for an act relating to state finances; eliminating an obsolete transfer and expiration clause; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 16A.152, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

 

Knoblach and Theis introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4338, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to construct an additional lane on marked Interstate Highway 94 between Clearwater and Monticello.

 

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


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Knoblach introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4339, A bill for an act relating to state finances; increasing the budget reserve cap for purposes of allocating additional general fund revenue; eliminating an obsolete transfer and expiration clause; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 16A.152, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

 

Bahr, C., introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4340, A bill for an act relating to energy; reducing the number of cooperative electric associations and municipal electric utilities subject to the conservation improvement program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 216B.241, subdivision 1b.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

 

 

Pierson and Davids introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4341, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to the commissioner of health for a grant to a nonprofit dental clinic serving the southeastern area of the state.

 

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

 

 

Knoblach, Theis, O'Driscoll and Newberger introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4342, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the dislocated worker program.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

 

 

Kiel and Schultz introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4343, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for systemwide academic and student experience investments on University of Minnesota campuses; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Drazkowski introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4344, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying requirements for operation of a municipal liquor store; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 340A.601, subdivision 2; 340A.602.

 

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


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Davnie introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4345, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating payday lending; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 47.59, subdivisions 1, 2; 47.60, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 47.601, subdivision 2; 53.04, subdivision 3a.

 

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

 

 

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

 

 

      Hornstein moved that the name of Masin be added as an author on H. F. No. 313.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Kiel moved that the name of Youakim be added as an author on H. F. No. 481.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Fenton moved that the names of Dettmer and Newberger be added as authors on H. F. No. 501.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bennett moved that the name of Bernardy be added as an author on H. F. No. 1924.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Anselmo moved that the name of Johnson, C., be added as an author on H. F. No. 2150.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Anderson, S., moved that the name of Pugh be added as an author on H. F. No. 2669.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Allen moved that the name of Jurgens be added as an author on H. F. No. 2705.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Jurgens moved that the name of Fenton be added as an author on H. F. No. 2724.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Wills moved that the name of Scott be added as an author on H. F. No. 2766.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Considine moved that the name of Ecklund be added as an author on H. F. No. 2781.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Baker moved that the names of Dettmer and Poppe be added as authors on H. F. No. 2835.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Nash moved that the name of Pugh be added as an author on H. F. No. 2868.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Grossell moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 2904.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Grossell moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 2905.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Grossell moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 2906.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Grossell moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 2943.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Grossell moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 2944.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Wills moved that the name of Poston be added as an author on H. F. No. 2955.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Thissen moved that the name of Murphy, E., be added as an author on H. F. No. 2966.  The motion prevailed.


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           Lohmer moved that the name of Wills be added as an author on H. F. No. 2967.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Vogel moved that the name of Pugh be added as an author on H. F. No. 3044.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Lillie moved that the names of Ward, Franke, Youakim, Nelson and Mahoney be added as authors on H. F. No. 3187.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Schomacker moved that the names of Dettmer, Freiberg, Youakim and Gruenhagen be added as authors on H. F. No. 3191.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Peterson moved that the name of Pugh be added as an author on H. F. No. 3204.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Kunesh-Podein moved that the name of Masin be added as an author on H. F. No. 3257.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Kresha moved that the name of Bennett be added as an author on H. F. No. 3265.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Albright moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3273.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Lueck moved that the name of Ward be added as an author on H. F. No. 3280.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Whelan moved that the name of Pugh be added as an author on H. F. No. 3287.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Kiel moved that the names of Theis and Scott be added as authors on H. F. No. 3308.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Zerwas moved that the names of Kunesh-Podein and Dettmer be added as authors on H. F. No. 3356.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Zerwas moved that the name of Kunesh-Podein be added as an author on H. F. No. 3357.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Maye Quade moved that the name of Freiberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 3362.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Loeffler moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 3438.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Davids moved that the name of Wills be added as an author on H. F. No. 3464.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Barr, R., moved that the name of Pugh be added as an author on H. F. No. 3480.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Zerwas moved that the name of Poppe be added as an author on H. F. No. 3542.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Omar moved that the name of Johnson, S., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3580.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Johnson, B., moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3610.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bliss moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 3623.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Jessup moved that the name of Newberger be added as an author on H. F. No. 3676.  The motion prevailed.

 

      O'Neill moved that the name of Theis be added as an author on H. F. No. 3708.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Fenton moved that the names of Loonan and Christensen be added as authors on H. F. No. 3722.  The motion prevailed.


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           Erickson moved that the name of Pugh be added as an author on H. F. No. 3739.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Drazkowski moved that the name of Loonan be added as an author on H. F. No. 3779.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Loon moved that the name of Pugh be added as an author on H. F. No. 3796.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Koznick moved that the name of Pugh be added as an author on H. F. No. 3895.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Koznick moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 4047.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Anderson, S., moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 4072.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Franke moved that the name of Layman be added as an author on H. F. No. 4116.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Zerwas moved that the names of Fabian and Ward be added as authors on H. F. No. 4159.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Zerwas moved that the name of Youakim be added as an author on H. F. No. 4172.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Sandstede moved that the name of Youakim be added as an author on H. F. No. 4229.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Knoblach moved that the name of Zerwas be added as an author on H. F. No. 4272.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Sandstede moved that the name of Johnson, C., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4282.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Drazkowski moved that the name of Pugh be added as an author on H. F. No. 4296.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Franke moved that the names of Scott and Lohmer be added as authors on H. F. No. 4299.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Dettmer moved that the name of Runbeck be added as an author on H. F. No. 4309.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Davids moved that the name of Pugh be added as an author on H. F. No. 4321.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Pinto moved that the name of Lee be added as an author on H. F. No. 4322.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Pinto moved that the name of Ecklund be added as an author on H. F. No. 4323.  The motion prevailed.

 

 

IN MEMORIAM

 

      The members of the House of Representatives paused for a moment of silence in memory of former Representative Geri Evans of New Brighton, Minnesota who served from 1993 to 1994, 1997 to 1998, and 2001 to 2002.  She passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018.


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ADJOURNMENT

 

      Peppin moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 12, 2018.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Peppin moved that the House adjourn.  The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 12, 2018.

 

 

Patrick D. Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives