1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2323, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 4, line 3, after the period insert "This paragraph does not apply to an employer
1.3subject to paragraph (g), or to a contractor required to withhold under section 290.92,
1.4subdivision 31."
1.5Page 10, line 7, delete "and"
1.6Page 10, line 9, after the semicolon insert "and"
1.7Page 10, line 11, delete "; and" and insert "."
1.8Page 10, delete lines 12 and 13
1.9Page 21, delete lines 23 and 24, and insert "commissioner of finance elects to issue
1.10the obligations exempt from taxation under sections 290.06, subdivision 2c, and 290.091.
1.11The commissioner shall make the election only if, in the commissioner's opinion, doing so
1.12is in the best interest of the state because it will reduce the state's net borrowing costs.
1.13Prior to making the election, the commissioner shall estimate whether (i) the present
1.14value of the reduction in state"
1.15Page 21, line 27, after the period insert "In making the estimate, the commissioner
1.16may rely on data from past issuances of obligations by the state and other states without
1.17income taxes or that impose their state income taxes on their bonds, judgments about
1.18current market conditions, and any other relevant information and the commissioner
1.19shall use a reasonable methodology for preparing the estimate after seeking advice and
1.20comments from the state economist or another qualified professional economist."
1.21Page 21, after line 34, insert:
1.22    "(c) The authority to issue tax exempt obligations under paragraph (a), clause (2),
1.23expires on July 1, 2011."
1.24Page 22, line 2, after the period insert "If the commissioner of finance elects to issue
1.25tax exempt bonds under this section during calendar years 2009 or 2010, the commissioner
1.26shall prepare a report for the 2011 Legislature evaluating whether the issuance resulted in a
1.27net reduction in state borrowing costs, taking into account the effects of the tax exemption,
2.1and shall file the report by January 31, 2011, under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
2.2section 3.195."
2.3Page 24, line 15, delete "(16), and (17)" and insert "and (16)"
2.4Page 24, line 22, delete "(16), and"
2.5Page 24, line 23, delete "(17)" and insert "and (16)"
2.6Page 30, line 27 delete "(16), and (17)" and insert "and (16)"
2.7Page 42, delete section 33
2.8Page 47, line 14, after the period insert ""Situs of taxable gifts" means, with respect
2.9to real property, the state or country in which it is located; with respect to tangible personal
2.10property, the state or country in which it was normally kept or located at the time of
2.11making the gift; and with respect to intangible personal property, the state or country in
2.12which the individual was domiciled at the time of making the gift. For a nonresident
2.13individual making a gift of an ownership interest in a pass-through entity with assets that
2.14include real or tangible personal property, situs of the real or tangible personal property is
2.15determined as if the pass-through entity does not exist and the real or tangible personal
2.16property is personally owned by the individual making the gift. If the pass-through entity
2.17is owned by a person or persons in addition to the individual making the gift, ownership
2.18of the property is attributed to the individual in proportion to the individual's capital
2.19ownership share of the pass-through entity."
2.20Page 58, line 10, reinstate the stricken "(a)" and the stricken "2009" and delete
2.21"2010"
2.22Page 58, line 32, reinstate the stricken "(b) For aids payable in 2009"
2.23Page 59, after line 7, insert:
2.24    "The total aid is the amount certified to be paid in 2009 under this subdivision,
2.25subject to the reduction in section 477A.0133, subdivision 2."
2.26Page 59, line 9, delete "2010" and insert "2009"
2.27Page 66, after line 11, insert

2.28    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 245.4932, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.29    Subdivision 1. Collaborative responsibilities. The children's mental health
2.30collaborative shall have the following authority and responsibilities regarding federal
2.31revenue enhancement:
2.32    (1) the collaborative must establish an integrated fund;
2.33    (2) the collaborative shall designate a lead county or other qualified entity as the
2.34fiscal agency for reporting, claiming, and receiving payments;
2.35    (3) the collaborative or lead county may enter into subcontracts with other counties,
2.36school districts, special education cooperatives, municipalities, and other public and
3.1nonprofit entities for purposes of identifying and claiming eligible expenditures to enhance
3.2federal reimbursement;
3.3    (4) the collaborative shall use any enhanced revenue attributable to the activities of
3.4the collaborative, including administrative and service revenue, solely to provide mental
3.5health services or to expand the operational target population. The lead county or other
3.6qualified entity may not use enhanced federal revenue for any other purpose;
3.7    (5) the members of the collaborative must continue the base level of expenditures,
3.8as defined in section 245.492, subdivision 2, for services for children with emotional or
3.9behavioral disturbances and their families from any state, county, federal, or other public
3.10or private funding source which, in the absence of the new federal reimbursement earned
3.11under sections 245.491 to 245.495, would have been available for those services. The
3.12base year for purposes of this subdivision shall be the accounting period closest to state
3.13fiscal year 1993;
3.14    (6) (5) the collaborative or lead county must develop and maintain an accounting and
3.15financial management system adequate to support all claims for federal reimbursement,
3.16including a clear audit trail and any provisions specified in the contract with the
3.17commissioner of human services;
3.18    (7) (6) the collaborative or its members may elect to pay the nonfederal share of the
3.19medical assistance costs for services designated by the collaborative; and
3.20    (8) (7) the lead county or other qualified entity may not use federal funds or local
3.21funds designated as matching for other federal funds to provide the nonfederal share of
3.22medical assistance.
3.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning January 1, 2012.

3.24    Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 253B.045, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.25    Subd. 2. Facilities. Each county or a group of counties shall maintain or provide
3.26by contract a facility for confinement of persons held temporarily for observation,
3.27evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and care. When the temporary confinement is provided
3.28at a regional treatment center, the commissioner shall charge the county of financial
3.29responsibility for the costs of confinement of persons hospitalized under section 253B.05,
3.30subdivisions 1 and 2 , and section 253B.07, subdivision 2b, except that the commissioner
3.31shall bill the responsible health plan first. If the person has health plan coverage, but the
3.32hospitalization does not meet the criteria in subdivision 6 or section 62M.07, 62Q.53,
3.33or 62Q.535, the county is responsible. When a person is temporarily confined in a
3.34Department of Corrections facility solely under subdivision 1a, and not based on any
3.35separate correctional authority:
4.1    (1) the commissioner of corrections may charge the county of financial responsibility
4.2for the costs of confinement; and
4.3    (2) the Department of Human Services shall use existing appropriations to fund
4.4all remaining nonconfinement costs. The funds received by the commissioner for the
4.5confinement and nonconfinement costs are appropriated to the department for these
4.6purposes.
4.7"County of financial responsibility" means the county in which the person resides at the
4.8time of confinement or, if the person has no residence in this state, the county which
4.9initiated the confinement. The charge for confinement in a facility operated by the
4.10commissioner of human services shall be based on the commissioner's determination of
4.11the cost of care pursuant to section 246.50, subdivision 5. When there is a dispute as to
4.12which county is the county of financial responsibility, the county charged for the costs of
4.13confinement shall pay for them pending final determination of the dispute over financial
4.14responsibility. Disputes about the county of financial responsibility shall be submitted to
4.15the commissioner to be settled in the manner prescribed in section 256G.09.
4.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning January 1, 2012.

4.17    Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 254B.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.18    Subdivision 1. Eligibility. (a) Persons eligible for benefits under Code of Federal
4.19Regulations, title 25, part 20, persons eligible for medical assistance benefits under
4.20sections 256B.055, 256B.056, and 256B.057, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, and 6, or who meet
4.21the income standards of section 256B.056, subdivision 4, and persons eligible for general
4.22assistance medical care under section 256D.03, subdivision 3, are entitled to chemical
4.23dependency fund services. State money appropriated for this paragraph must be placed in
4.24a separate account established for this purpose.
4.25    Persons with dependent children who are determined to be in need of chemical
4.26dependency treatment pursuant to an assessment under section 626.556, subdivision 10, or
4.27a case plan under section 260C.201, subdivision 6, or 260C.212, shall be assisted by the
4.28local agency to access needed treatment services. Treatment services must be appropriate
4.29for the individual or family, which may include long-term care treatment or treatment in a
4.30facility that allows the dependent children to stay in the treatment facility. The county
4.31shall pay for out-of-home placement costs, if applicable.
4.32    (b) A person not entitled to services under paragraph (a), but with family income
4.33that is less than 215 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for the applicable family
4.34size, shall be eligible to receive chemical dependency fund services within the limit
4.35of funds appropriated for this group for the fiscal year. If notified by the state agency
5.1of limited funds, a county must give preferential treatment to persons with dependent
5.2children who are in need of chemical dependency treatment pursuant to an assessment
5.3under section 626.556, subdivision 10, or a case plan under section 260C.201, subdivision
5.46 , or 260C.212. A county may spend money from its own sources to serve persons under
5.5this paragraph. State money appropriated for this paragraph must be placed in a separate
5.6account established for this purpose.
5.7    (c) Persons whose income is between 215 percent and 412 percent of the federal
5.8poverty guidelines for the applicable family size shall be eligible for chemical dependency
5.9services on a sliding fee basis, within the limit of funds appropriated for this group for the
5.10fiscal year. Persons eligible under this paragraph must contribute to the cost of services
5.11according to the sliding fee scale established under subdivision 3. A county may spend
5.12money from its own sources to provide services to persons under this paragraph. State
5.13money appropriated for this paragraph must be placed in a separate account established
5.14for this purpose.
5.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective beginning January 1, 2012."
5.16Page 72, line 2, delete "245.4932, subdivision 1;" and insert "245.714"
5.17Page 72, delete line 3
5.18Page 72, line 5, delete everything before "256B.19" and insert "256B.02, subdivision
5.193"
5.20Page 72, line 6 delete "256D.03; 256D.053, subdivision 3; 256E.12, subdivision 3;"
5.21Page 72, line 7 delete "256F.13, subdivision 1; 256I.04;" and delete "256J.09,
5.22subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; and 256L.14,"
5.23Page 72, line 8, delete "subdivision 4"
5.24Page 152, delete lines 16 to 20 and insert "(2) for moist snuff, 91 cents per ounce
5.25and a proportionate tax at that rate on all fractional parts of an ounce. The tax must be
5.26computed based on the net weight as listed by manufacturer and rounded up to the nearest
5.27one-tenth of an ounce, provided that any product listed by the manufacturer as having a
5.28net weight of less than 1.2 ounces must be taxed as if the product has a net a weight
5.29of 1.2 ounces."
5.30Page 153, delete lines 6 to 10 and insert "(2) for moist snuff, 91 cents per ounce and a
5.31proportionate tax at that rate on all fractional parts of an ounce. The tax must be computed
5.32based on the net weight as listed by manufacturer and rounded up to the nearest one-tenth
5.33of an ounce, provided that any product listed by the manufacturer as having a net weight
5.34of less than 1.2 ounces must be taxed as if the product has a net a weight of 1.2 ounces."
5.35Page 167, line 26, delete "not" and delete "simply because" and insert "if"
5.36Page 167, line 27, before the period insert "online"
6.1Page 213, delete section 8
6.2Page 216, line 9, after "to" insert "(i)"
6.3Page 216, line 10, after "less" insert "(ii)"
6.4Page 216, line 12, delete ". The amount of difference" and insert a comma
6.5Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
6.6Amend the title accordingly