1.1    .................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1812, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 24, line 20, after "to" insert ": (i)"
1.3Page 24, line 22, after "state" insert "; or (ii) enrollment transfers between Minnesota
1.4and a school district in an adjoining state under a board agreement initiated in fiscal year
1.52009 to serve students in grade levels discontinued by the resident district"
1.6Page 234, delete "Subd. 3." and insert "Sec. 3."
1.7Page 272, after line 23, insert:

1.8    "Sec. 5. [144.058] INTERPRETER SERVICES QUALITY INITIATIVE.
1.9    (a) The commissioner of health shall establish a voluntary statewide roster, and
1.10develop a plan for a registry and certification process for interpreters who provide
1.11high quality, spoken language health care interpreter services. The roster, registry, and
1.12certification process shall be based on the findings and recommendations set forth by the
1.13Interpreter Services Work Group required under Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 12,
1.14section 13. By January 1, 2009, the commissioner shall do the following:
1.15    (1) establish a roster of all available interpreters to address access concerns,
1.16particularly in rural areas;
1.17    (2) develop a plan for a registry of spoken language health care interpreters,
1.18including:
1.19    (i) development of standards for registration that set forth educational requirements,
1.20training requirements, demonstration of language proficiency and interpreting skills,
1.21agreement to abide by a code of ethics, and a criminal background check;
1.22    (ii) recommendations for appropriate alternate requirements in languages for which
1.23testing and training programs do not exist;
1.24    (iii) recommendations for appropriate fees; and
1.25    (iv) recommendations for establishing and maintaining the standards for inclusion
1.26in the registry; and
2.1    (3) develop a plan for implementing a certification process based on national
2.2testing and certification processes for spoken language interpreters 12 months after the
2.3establishment of a national certification process.
2.4    (b) The commissioner shall consult with the Interpreter Stakeholder Group of the
2.5Upper Midwest Translators and Interpreters Association for advice on the standards
2.6required to plan for the development of a registry and certification process.
2.7    (c) The commissioner shall charge an annual fee of $50 to include an interpreter in
2.8the roster.
2.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
2.10Page 315, delete section 2
2.11Page 349, line 12, delete "(56,265,000)" and insert "(50,284,000)"
2.12Page 349, line 15, delete "(80,296,000)" and insert "(80,069,000)"
2.13Page 349, line 17, delete "27,323,000" and insert "33,077,000"
2.14Page 349, line 27, delete "25,000,000" and insert "0" and delete "27,039,000" and
2.15insert "5,754,000"
2.16Page 350, line 15, delete "(25,947,000)" and insert "(29,959,000)"
2.17Page 350, delete line 20
2.18Page 350, line 21, delete "and" and insert "shall be" and delete "year" and insert
2.19"years 2010 and"
2.20Page 350, after line 32, insert:

2.21

"(d) Children and Community Services Grants

0

(5,754,000)

2.22Base level adjustment. This reduction is
2.23one-time.

2.24

(e) Minnesota Supplemental Aid Grants

0

201,000"

2.25Page 352, line 17, delete "(2,254,000)" and insert "(2,292,000)"
2.26Page 353, line 22, delete "100,000" and insert "350,000"
2.27Page 353, after line 22, insert:
2.28"Base level adjustment. The general fund
2.29base shall be reduced by $210,000 in fiscal
2.30years 2010 and 2011 for this activity."
2.31Page 353, line 26, delete "(2,291,000)" and insert "3,463,000"
2.32Page 354, line 16, delete "(4,555,000)" and insert "(4,540,000)"
2.33Page 354, after line 16, insert:
3.1"Base level adjustment. This reduction is
3.2one-time."
3.3Page 354, after line 27, insert:
3.4"Funding Usage. Up to 75 percent of the
3.5fiscal year 2010 appropriation for adult
3.6mental health screening grants may be used
3.7to fund calendar year 2009 allocations for
3.8these programs, with the resulting calendar
3.9year funding pattern continuing into the
3.10future."
3.11Page 355, line 32, delete "$7,633,000" and insert "$7,275,000"
3.12Page 355, line 33, delete "$5,332,000" and insert "$4,881,000"
3.13Page 357, line 5, delete "180" and insert "90"
3.14Page 357, line 9, after the period insert "The process for withholding funds is
3.15governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 256.017."
3.16Renumber the sections in sequence