1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1184 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3"ARTICLE 1
1.4STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

1.5
 Section 1. STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
1.6    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.7agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.8general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
1.9for each purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the
1.10appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or
1.11June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal
1.12year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015.
1.13
 APPROPRIATIONS
1.14
 Available for the Year
1.15
 Ending June 30
1.16
 2014
 2015

1.17
 Sec. 2. LEGISLATURE
1.18
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 67,708,000
 $
 67,710,000
1.19
 Appropriations by Fund
1.20
 2014
 2015
1.21
 General
 67,580,000
 67,582,000
1.22
 Health Care Access
 128,000
 128,000
1.23The amounts that may be spent for each
1.24purpose are specified in the following
1.25subdivisions.
1.26
 Subd. 2.Senate
 22,212,000
 22,212,000
2.1
 Subd. 3.House of Representatives
 29,862,000
 29,863,000
2.2During the biennium ending June 30, 2015,
2.3any revenues received by the house of
2.4representatives from voluntary donations
2.5to support broadcast or print media are
2.6appropriated to the house of representatives.
2.7
 Subd. 4.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 15,634,000
 15,635,000
2.8
 Appropriations by Fund
2.9
 General
 15,506,000
 15,507,000
2.10
 Health Care Access
128,000
 128,000

2.11
2.12
 Sec. 3. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR
 $
 3,217,000
 $
 3,240,000
2.13(a) This appropriation is to fund the Office of
2.14the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
2.15(b) $19,000 the first year and $19,000 the
2.16second year are for necessary expenses in
2.17the normal performance of the governor's
2.18and lieutenant governor's duties for which no
2.19other reimbursement is provided.
2.20(c) By September 1 of each year, the
2.21commissioner of management and budget
2.22shall report to the chairs and ranking
2.23minority members of the senate State
2.24Government Innovation and Veterans Affairs
2.25Committee and the house of representatives
2.26State Government Finance Committee any
2.27personnel costs incurred by the Offices of the
2.28Governor and Lieutenant Governor that were
2.29supported by appropriations to other agencies
2.30during the previous fiscal year. The Office
2.31of the Governor shall inform the chairs and
2.32ranking minority members of the committees
2.33before initiating any interagency agreements.
3.1(d) During the biennium ending June 30,
3.22015, the Office of the Governor may not
3.3receive payments of more than $720,000
3.4each fiscal year from other executive
3.5agencies under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.615.53, to support office costs, not including
3.7the residence groundskeeper, incurred by
3.8the office. Payments received under this
3.9paragraph must be deposited in a special
3.10revenue account. Money in the account is
3.11appropriated to the Office of the Governor.
3.12The authority in this paragraph supersedes
3.13other law enacted in 2013 that limits the
3.14ability of the office to enter into agreements
3.15relating to office costs with other executive
3.16branch agencies or prevents the use of
3.17appropriations made to other agencies for
3.18agreements with the office under Minnesota
3.19Statutes, section 15.53.

3.20
 Sec. 4. STATE AUDITOR
 $
 1,980,000
 $
 2,100,000

3.21
 Sec. 5. ATTORNEY GENERAL
 $
 23,446,000
 $
 23,606,000
3.22
 Appropriations by Fund
3.23
 2014
 2015
3.24
 General
 21,229,000
 21,389,000
3.25
3.26
 State Government
Special Revenue
 1,822,000
 1,822,000
3.27
 Environmental
 145,000
 145,000
3.28
 Remediation
 250,000
 250,000

3.29
 Sec. 6. SECRETARY OF STATE
 $
 5,707,000
 $
 6,393,000
3.30Any funds available in the account
3.31established in Minnesota Statutes, section
3.325.30, pursuant to the Help America Vote Act,
3.33are appropriated for the purposes and uses
3.34authorized by federal law.
4.1Redistricting Case. $355,000 the first year
4.2is appropriated to the secretary of state to
4.3be used to pay attorney fees as ordered by
4.4the court in the legislative and congressional
4.5redistricting case Hippert et al v. Ritchie
4.6et al, A11-152, and interest thereon. This
4.7appropriation is available for expenditure the
4.8day following final enactment.

4.9
4.10
 Sec. 7. CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE BOARD
 $
 1,006,000
 $
 1,013,000

4.11
 Sec. 8. INVESTMENT BOARD
 $
 139,000
 $
 139,000

4.12
 Sec. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
 $
 7,731,000
 $
 7,507,000
4.13
 Appropriations by Fund
4.14
 2014
 2015
4.15
 General
 481,000
 257,000
4.16
4.17
 Workers'
Compensation
 7,250,000
 7,250,000
4.18$130,000 in the first year is for the cost
4.19of considering complaints filed under
4.20Minnesota Statutes, section 211B.32. Any
4.21amount of this appropriation that remains
4.22unspent at the end of the biennium must be
4.23canceled to the general account of the state
4.24elections campaign fund. The base for fiscal
4.25year 2016 is $130,000 to be available for the
4.26biennium, under the same terms.
4.27Data practices hearings. $36,000 the first
4.28year is to cover the fiscal year 2013 costs for
4.29data practices hearings.
4.30Campaign violations hearings. $60,000 the
4.31first year is to cover the costs of campaign
4.32violations hearings. This is a onetime
4.33appropriation.

5.1
5.2
 Sec. 10. OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE
TECHNOLOGY
 $
 2,467,000
 $
 2,505,000
5.3During the biennium ending June 30, 2013,
5.4the Office of Enterprise Technology must
5.5not charge fees to a public noncommercial
5.6educational television broadcast station
5.7eligible for funding under Minnesota
5.8Statutes, chapter 129D, for access to the
5.9state broadcast infrastructure. If the access
5.10fees not charged to public noncommercial
5.11educational television broadcast stations total
5.12more than $400,000 for the biennium, the
5.13office may charge for access fees in excess
5.14of these amounts.

5.15
 Sec. 11. ADMINISTRATION
5.16
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 20,498,000
 $
 20,535,000
5.17The amounts that may be spent for each
5.18purpose are specified in the following
5.19subdivisions.
5.20
 Subd. 2.Government and Citizen Services
 7,698,000
 7,668,000
5.21$74,000 the first year and $74,000 the second
5.22year are for the Council on Developmental
5.23Disabilities.
5.24Nellie Stone Johnson bust or statue.
5.25 $30,000 is to place a bust or statue of Nellie
5.26Stone Johnson in the State Capitol Building.
5.27This appropriation is contingent on receipt of
5.28an equal nonstate match. The commissioner
5.29must follow the process in Minnesota
5.30Statutes, sections 138.67 to 138.70, in the
5.31acquisition and placement of the bust or
5.32statue. This appropriation is available until
5.33expended.
6.1
 Subd. 3.Administrative Management Support
 1,823,000
 1,890,000
6.2
 Subd. 4.Fiscal Agent
 10,977,000
 10,977,000
6.3The appropriations under this section are to
6.4the commissioner of administration for the
6.5purposes specified.
6.6
 In Lieu of Rent
6.7$8,158,000 the first year and $8,158,000
6.8the second year are for office space costs of
6.9the legislature and veterans organizations,
6.10ceremonial space, and statutorily free space.
6.11
 Public Broadcasting
6.12(a) $1,685,000 the first year and $1,685,000
6.13the second year are for matching grants for
6.14public television.
6.15(b) $315,000 the first year and $315,000
6.16the second year are for public television
6.17equipment grants. Equipment or matching
6.18grant allocations shall be made after
6.19considering the recommendations of the
6.20Minnesota Public Television Association.
6.21(c) $392,000 the first year and $392,000 the
6.22second year are for community service grants
6.23to public educational radio stations. This
6.24appropriation may be used to disseminate
6.25emergency information in foreign languages.
6.26(d) $117,000 the first year and $117,000
6.27the second year are for equipment grants
6.28to public educational radio stations. This
6.29appropriation may be used for the repair,
6.30rental, and purchase of equipment including
6.31equipment under $500.
6.32(e) The grants in paragraphs (c) and (d)
6.33must be allocated after considering the
7.1recommendations of the Association of
7.2Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations
7.3under Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14.
7.4(f) $310,000 the first year and $310,000
7.5the second year are for equipment grants
7.6to Minnesota Public Radio, Inc., including
7.7upgrades to Minnesota's Emergency Alert
7.8and AMBER Alert Systems.
7.9(g) Any unencumbered balance remaining
7.10the first year for grants to public television or
7.11radio stations does not cancel and is available
7.12for the second year.

7.13
7.14
7.15
 Sec. 12. CAPITOL AREA
ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING
BOARD
 $
 328,000
 $
 330,000

7.16
7.17
 Sec. 13. MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
 $
 24,172,000
 $
 20,627,000
7.18Statewide Budget System. $4,500,000 for
7.19the biennium is to continue development
7.20of the new statewide budget system and to
7.21develop new capabilities including, but not
7.22limited to, capital budget and fiscal notes.

7.23
 Sec. 14. REVENUE
7.24
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 141,701,000
 $
 142,203,000
7.25
 Appropriations by Fund
7.26
 2014
 2015
7.27
 General
 137,466,000
 137,968,000
7.28
 Health Care Access
 1,749,000
 1,749,000
7.29
7.30
 Highway User Tax
Distribution
 2,183,000
 2,183,000
7.31
 Environmental
 303,000
 303,000
7.32
 Subd. 2.Tax System Management
 112,879,000
 113,174,000
7.33
 Appropriations by Fund
7.34
 General
 108,644,000
 108,939,000
8.1
 Health Care Access
 1,749,000
 1,749,000
8.2
8.3
 Highway User Tax
Distribution
 2,183,000
 2,183,000
8.4
 Environmental
 303,000
 303,000
8.5County Technical Assistance Grants. (a)
8.6The commissioner of revenue may make
8.7technical assistance grants to counties to
8.8fund development, implementation, or
8.9maintenance of data collection and data
8.10processing systems that will facilitate
8.11improved reporting of property tax data
8.12on parcels and portions of parcels to
8.13the commissioner for analytical and
8.14administrative use. The grants may be made
8.15in the order they are requested, or on some
8.16other basis determined by the commissioner.
8.17The commissioner shall determine whether to
8.18require an application or recipient agreement
8.19and shall determine the form and content of
8.20the application or agreement.
8.21(b) $300,000 is appropriated to the
8.22commissioner from the general fund in fiscal
8.23year 2014 to make grants to counties as
8.24provided in this section. This appropriation
8.25is available for fiscal years 2014 and 2015
8.26only, and does not become part of the base.
8.27Appropriation; taxpayer assistance. (a)
8.28$200,000 in fiscal year 2014, and $200,000
8.29in fiscal year 2015, are appropriated from the
8.30general fund to the commissioner of revenue
8.31to make grants to one or more nonprofit
8.32organizations, qualifying under section
8.33501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
8.341986, to coordinate, facilitate, encourage, and
8.35aid in the provision of taxpayer assistance
8.36services. The unencumbered balance in the
9.1first year does not cancel but is available for
9.2the second year.
9.3(b) For purposes of this section, "taxpayer
9.4assistance services" means accounting
9.5and tax preparation services provided by
9.6volunteers to low-income, elderly, and
9.7disadvantaged Minnesota residents to help
9.8them file federal and state income tax returns
9.9and Minnesota property tax refund claims
9.10and to provide personal representation before
9.11the Department of Revenue and Internal
9.12Revenue Service.
9.13
 Subd. 3.Debt Collection Management
 28,822,000
 29,029,000

9.14
 Sec. 15. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
 $
 250,000
 $
 253,000

9.15
9.16
 Sec. 16. COUNCIL ON BLACK
MINNESOTANS
 $
 294,000
 $
 297,000

9.17
9.18
 Sec. 17. COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC
MINNESOTANS
 $
 256,000
 $
 258,000

9.19
9.20
 Sec. 18. COUNCIL ON AFFAIRS OF
CHICANO/LATINO PEOPLE
 $
 277,000
 $
 280,000

9.21
 Sec. 19. INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
 $
 466,000
 $
 469,000

9.22
9.23
 Sec. 20. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
9.24
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 21,939,000
 $
 21,884,000
9.25The amounts that may be spent for each
9.26purpose are specified in the following
9.27subdivisions.
9.28
 Subd. 2.Operations and Programs
 21,533,000
 21,662,000
9.29Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
9.30138.668, the Minnesota Historical Society
9.31may not charge a fee for its general tours at
10.1the Capitol, but may charge fees for special
10.2programs other than general tours.
10.3
 Subd. 3.Fiscal Agent
10.4
 (a) Minnesota International Center
 39,000
 39,000
10.5
 (b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum
 14,000
 -0-
10.6
 (c) Minnesota Military Museum
 170,000
 -0-
10.7
 (d) Farmamerica
 115,000
 115,000
10.8
 (e) Hockey Hall of Fame
 68,000
 68,000
10.9Balances Forward. Any unencumbered
10.10balance remaining in this subdivision the first
10.11year does not cancel but is available for the
10.12second year of the biennium.

10.13
 Sec. 21. BOARD OF THE ARTS
10.14
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 7,508,000
 $
 7,510,000
10.15The amounts that may be spent for each
10.16purpose are specified in the following
10.17subdivisions.
10.18
 Subd. 2.Operations and Services
 569,000
 571,000
10.19
 Subd. 3.Grants Program
 4,800,000
 4,800,000
10.20
 Subd. 4.Regional Arts Councils
 2,139,000
 2,139,000
10.21Unencumbered balance available. Any
10.22unencumbered balance remaining in this
10.23section the first year does not cancel, but is
10.24available for the second year of the biennium.

10.25
10.26
 Sec. 22. MINNESOTA HUMANITIES
CENTER
 $
 251,000
 $
 251,000

10.27
10.28
 Sec. 23. SCIENCE MUSEUM OF
MINNESOTA
 $
 1,079,000
 $
 1,079,000

10.29
10.30
 Sec. 24. GENERAL CONTINGENT
ACCOUNTS
 $
 883,000
 $
 500,000
11.1
 Appropriations by Fund
11.2
 2014
 2015
11.3
 General
 383,000
 -0-
11.4
11.5
 State Government
Special Revenue
 400,000
 400,000
11.6
11.7
 Workers'
Compensation
 100,000
 100,000
11.8(a) The appropriations in this section
11.9may only be spent with the approval of
11.10the governor after consultation with the
11.11Legislative Advisory Commission pursuant
11.12to Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30.
11.13(b) If an appropriation in this section for
11.14either year is insufficient, the appropriation
11.15for the other year is available for it.
11.16(c) If a contingent account appropriation
11.17is made in one fiscal year, it should be
11.18considered a biennial appropriation.

11.19
 Sec. 25. TORT CLAIMS
 $
 161,000
 $
 161,000
11.20These appropriations are to be spent by the
11.21commissioner of management and budget
11.22according to Minnesota Statutes, section
11.233.736, subdivision 7. If the appropriation for
11.24either year is insufficient, the appropriation
11.25for the other year is available for it.

11.26
11.27
 Sec. 26. MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT
SYSTEM
11.28
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 3,891,000
 $
 3,964,000
11.29The amounts that may be spent for each
11.30purpose are specified in the following
11.31subdivisions.
11.32
 Subd. 2.Legislators
 3,406,000
 3,475,000
12.1Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3A.03,
12.2subdivision 2; 3A.04, subdivisions 3 and 4;
12.3and 3A.115.
12.4
 Subd. 3. Constitutional Officers
 485,000
 489,000
12.5Under Minnesota Statutes, section 352C.001,
12.6if an appropriation in this section for either
12.7year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
12.8other year is available for it.

12.9
12.10
 Sec. 27. MINNEAPOLIS EMPLOYEES
RETIREMENT FUND DIVISION ACCOUNT
 $
 24,000,000
 $
 24,000,000
12.11These amounts are estimated to be needed
12.12under Minnesota Statutes, section 353.505.

12.13
12.14
 Sec. 28. TEACHERS RETIREMENT
ASSOCIATION
 $
 15,454,000
 $
 15,454,000
12.15The amounts estimated to be needed are as
12.16follows:
12.17(a) Special direct state aid. $12,954,000 the
12.18first year and $12,954,000 the second year
12.19are for special direct state aid authorized
12.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 354A.12,
12.21subdivisions 3a and 3c.
12.22(b) Special direct state matching aid.
12.23 $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000
12.24the second year are for special direct state
12.25matching aid authorized under Minnesota
12.26Statutes, section 354.435.

12.27
12.28
 Sec. 29. ST. PAUL TEACHERS
RETIREMENT FUND
 $
 2,827,000
 $
 2,827,000
12.29The amounts estimated to be needed for
12.30special direct state aid to first class city
12.31teachers retirement funds authorized under
12.32Minnesota Statutes, section 354A.12,
12.33subdivisions 3a and 3c.

13.1
13.2
 Sec. 30. DULUTH TEACHERS
RETIREMENT FUND
 $
 346,000
 $
 346,000
13.3The amounts estimated to be needed for
13.4special direct state aid to first class city
13.5teachers retirement funds authorized under
13.6Minnesota Statutes, section 354A.12,
13.7subdivisions 3a and 3c.

13.8    Sec. 31. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS MINNESOTA FUND;
13.9APPROPRIATIONS.
13.10In addition to the appropriation authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 237.52, the
13.11following amounts are appropriated from the telecommunications access Minnesota fund:
13.12(1) $290,000 each year is appropriated to the chief information officer for the
13.13purpose of coordinating technology accessibility and usability; and
13.14(2) $150,000 each year is appropriated to the Legislative Coordinating Commission
13.15for the purpose of providing captioning of legislative activity on the commission's Web
13.16site and for a consolidated access fund for other state agencies.
13.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

13.18ARTICLE 2
13.19MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

13.20
 Section 1. MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS.
13.21The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
13.22agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
13.23general fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures
13.24"2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are
13.25available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. "The
13.26first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. "The biennium" is
13.27fiscal years 2014 and 2015.
13.28
 APPROPRIATIONS
13.29
 Available for the Year
13.30
 Ending June 30
13.31
 2014
 2015

13.32
 Sec. 2. MILITARY AFFAIRS
13.33
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 19,417,000
 $
 19,468,000
14.1The amounts that may be spent for each
14.2purpose are specified in the following
14.3subdivisions.
14.4
 Subd. 2.Maintenance of Training Facilities
 6,710,000
 6,761,000
14.5
 Subd. 3.General Support
 2,359,000
 2,359,000
14.6
 Subd. 4.Enlistment Incentives
 10,348,000
 10,348,000
14.7If appropriations for either year of the
14.8biennium are insufficient, the appropriation
14.9from the other year is available. The
14.10appropriations for enlistment incentives are
14.11available until expended.

14.12
 Sec. 3. VETERANS AFFAIRS
14.13
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 63,133,000
 $
 62,854,000
14.14The amounts that may be spent for each
14.15purpose are specified in the following
14.16subdivisions.
14.17
 Subd. 2.Veterans Services
 16,101,000
 16,341,000
14.18IT Upgrades. $618,000 in fiscal year 2014
14.19and $382,000 in fiscal year 2015 are to
14.20improve and modernize the department's
14.21information technology systems. These
14.22funds shall be transferred to the Office of
14.23Enterprise Technology. This is a onetime
14.24transfer and is available until spent.
14.25Veterans Cemetery in Fillmore County.
14.26 $425,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for operation
14.27of the new veterans cemetery in Fillmore
14.28County. This amount is added to the
14.29program's base funding.
14.30Honor Guards. $200,000 each year is
14.31for compensation for honor guards at
14.32the funerals of veterans under Minnesota
15.1Statutes, section 197.231. This amount is
15.2added to the program's base funding.
15.3Minnesota GI Bill. $200,000 each year is for
15.4the costs of administering the Minnesota GI
15.5Bill on-the-job training and apprenticeship
15.6program under Minnesota Statutes, section
15.7197.791.
15.8Gold Star Program. $100,000 each year
15.9is for administering the Gold Star Program
15.10for surviving family members of deceased
15.11veterans. This amount is added to the
15.12program's base funding.
15.13County Veterans Service Office.
15.14 $1,100,000 each year is for funding the
15.15County Veterans Service Office grant
15.16program under Minnesota Statutes, section
15.17197.608.
15.18Veterans Service Organizations. $353,000
15.19each year is for grants to the following
15.20congressionally chartered veterans service
15.21organizations, as designated by the
15.22commissioner: Disabled American Veterans,
15.23Military Order of the Purple Heart, American
15.24Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Vietnam
15.25Veterans of America, AMVETS, and
15.26Paralyzed Veterans of America. This funding
15.27must be allocated in direct proportion to
15.28the funding currently being provided by the
15.29commissioner to these organizations.
15.30Veterans Paramedic Apprenticeship
15.31Program. All unspent funds, estimated to
15.32be $110,000, from the Veterans Paramedic
15.33Apprenticeship Program, from the onetime
15.34appropriation under Laws 2009, chapter 79,
16.1article 13, section 7, are canceled to the
16.2general fund on July 1, 2013.
16.3
 Subd. 3.Veterans Homes
 47,032,000
 46,513,000
16.4Veterans Homes Special Revenue Account.
16.5 The general fund appropriations made to the
16.6department may be transferred to a veterans
16.7homes special revenue account in the special
16.8revenue fund in the same manner as other
16.9receipts are deposited according to Minnesota
16.10Statutes, section 198.34, and are appropriated
16.11to the department for the operation of
16.12veterans homes facilities and programs.
16.13IT Upgrades. $2,047,000 in fiscal year 2014
16.14and $1,528,000 in fiscal year 2015 are to
16.15improve and modernize the department's
16.16information technology systems. These
16.17funds shall be transferred to the Office of
16.18Enterprise Technology. This is a onetime
16.19transfer and is available until spent.
16.20Maximize Federal Reimbursements.
16.21 The department will seek opportunities
16.22to maximize federal reimbursements of
16.23Medicare-eligible expenses and will provide
16.24annual reports to the commissioner of
16.25management and budget on the federal
16.26Medicare reimbursements received.
16.27Contingent upon future federal Medicare
16.28receipts, reductions to the homes' general
16.29fund appropriation may be made.

16.30ARTICLE 3
16.31MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVISIONS

16.32    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 192.26, is amended to read:
16.33192.26 STATE AND MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES NOT TO
16.34LOSE PAY WHILE ON MILITARY DUTY.
17.1    Subdivision 1. Authorized leave. Subject to the conditions hereinafter prescribed,
17.2any officer or employee of the state or of any political subdivision, municipal corporation,
17.3or other public agency of the state who shall be a member of the National Guard, or any
17.4other component of the militia of the state now or hereafter organized or constituted
17.5under state or federal law, or who shall be a member of the officers' reserve corps, the
17.6enlisted reserve corps, the Naval Reserve, the Marine Corps reserve, or any other reserve
17.7component of the military or naval forces of the United States now or hereafter organized
17.8or constituted under federal law, shall be entitled to leave of absence from the public
17.9office or employment without loss of pay, seniority status, efficiency rating, vacation,
17.10sick leave, or other benefits for all the time when engaged with such organization or
17.11component in training or active service ordered or authorized by proper authority pursuant
17.12to law, whether for state or federal purposes, but not exceeding a total of 15 days in any
17.13calendar year. The state or political subdivision, municipal corporation, or other public
17.14agency shall allow the officer or employee to choose when during the calendar year to
17.15take the 15 days of paid military leave. The officer or employee may choose to use all of
17.16the 15 days of paid military leave at one time or, in the alternative, the 15 days of paid
17.17military leave may be divided and taken throughout the calendar year at the discretion of
17.18the officer or employee. Such leave shall be allowed only in case the required military or
17.19naval service is satisfactorily performed, which shall be presumed unless the contrary is
17.20established. Such leave shall not be allowed unless the officer or employee (1) returns to
17.21the public position immediately on being relieved from such military or naval service and
17.22not later than the expiration of the time herein limited for such leave, or (2) is prevented
17.23from so returning by physical or mental disability or other cause not due to the officer's or
17.24employee's own fault, or (3) is required by proper authority to continue in such military or
17.25naval service beyond the time herein limited for such leave.

17.26    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.608, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.27    Subd. 3. Eligibility. (a) To be eligible for a grant under this program subdivision 6,
17.28a county must employ a county veterans service officer as authorized by sections 197.60
17.29and 197.606, who is certified to serve in this position by the commissioner.
17.30(b) A county that employs a newly hired county veterans service officer who is
17.31serving an initial probationary period and who has not been certified by the commissioner
17.32is eligible to receive a grant under subdivision 2a 6 for one year from the date the county
17.33veterans service officer is appointed.
17.34(c) Except for the situation described in paragraph (b), A county whose county
17.35veterans service officer does not receive certification during any year of the three-year
18.1cycle is not eligible to receive a grant during the remainder of that cycle or the next
18.2three-year cycle by the end of the first year of the county veterans service officer's
18.3appointment is ineligible for the grant under subdivision 6 until the county veterans
18.4service officer receives certification.

18.5    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.608, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
18.6    Subd. 4. Grant process. (a) The commissioner shall determine the process for
18.7awarding grants. A grant may be used only for the purpose of enhancing the operations of
18.8the County Veterans Service Office.
18.9(b) The commissioner shall provide a list of qualifying uses for grant expenditures
18.10as developed in subdivision 5 and shall approve a grant under subdivision 6 only for a
18.11qualifying use and if there are sufficient funds remaining in the grant program to cover the
18.12full amount of the grant.
18.13(c) The commissioner is authorized to use any unexpended funding for this program
18.14to provide training and education for county veterans service officers.

18.15    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.608, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
18.16    Subd. 5. Qualifying uses. The commissioner shall consult with the Minnesota
18.17Association of County Veterans Service Officers in developing a list of qualifying uses for
18.18grants awarded under this program subdivision 6.
18.19The commissioner is authorized to use any unexpended funding for this program to
18.20provide training and education for county veterans service officers.

18.21    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.608, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
18.22    Subd. 6. Grant amount. (a) Each county is eligible to receive an annual grant of
18.23$7,500 for the following purposes:
18.24(1) to provide outreach to the county's veterans;
18.25(2) to assist in the reintegration of combat veterans into society;
18.26(3) to collaborate with other social service agencies, educational institutions, and
18.27other community organizations for the purposes of enhancing services offered to veterans;
18.28(4) to reduce homelessness among veterans; and
18.29(5) to enhance the operations of the county veterans service office.
18.30(b) In addition to the grant amount in paragraph (a), each county is eligible to receive
18.31an additional annual grant under this paragraph. The amount of each additional annual
18.32grant must be determined by the commissioner and may not exceed:
18.33(1) $1,400 $0, if the county's veteran population is less than 1,000;
19.1(2) $2,800 $2,500, if the county's veteran population is 1,000 or more but less than
19.23,000;
19.3(3) $4,200 $5,000, if the county's veteran population is 3,000 or more but less then
19.410,000 than 4,999; or
19.5(4) $5,600 $7,500, if the county's veteran population is 10,000 5,000 or more. but
19.6less than 9,999;
19.7(5) $10,000, if the county's veteran population is 10,000 or more but less than 19,999;
19.8(6) $15,000, if the county's veteran population is 20,000 or more but less than
19.929,999; or
19.10(7) $20,000, if the county's veteran population is 30,000 or more.
19.11(c) The Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers is eligible to
19.12receive an annual grant of $50,000. The grant shall be used for administrative costs of
19.13the association, certification of mandated county veterans service officer training and
19.14accreditation, and costs associated with reintegration services.
19.15The veteran population of each county shall be determined by the figure supplied by
19.16the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, as adopted by the commissioner.

19.17    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.791, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.18    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this
19.19section.
19.20    (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of veterans affairs, unless otherwise
19.21specified.
19.22    (c) "Cost of attendance" for undergraduate students has the meaning given in section
19.23136A.121, subdivision 6 , multiplied by a factor of 1.2. Cost of attendance for graduate
19.24students has the meaning given in section 136A.121, subdivision 6, multiplied by a factor
19.25of 1.2, using the tuition and fee maximum established by law for four-year programs. For
19.26purposes of calculating the cost of attendance for graduate students, full time is eight
19.27credits or more per term or the equivalent.
19.28    (d) "Child" means a natural or adopted child of a person described in subdivision 4,
19.29paragraph (a), clause (1), item (i) or (ii).
19.30    (e) "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary institution under section 136A.101,
19.31subdivision 4, or a graduate school licensed or registered with the state of Minnesota
19.32serving only graduate students.
19.33    (f) "Program" means the Minnesota GI Bill program established in this section,
19.34unless otherwise specified.
20.1    (g) "Time of hostilities" means any action by the armed forces of the United States
20.2that is recognized by the issuance of a presidential proclamation or a presidential executive
20.3order in which the armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service medals
20.4are awarded according to presidential executive order, and any additional period or place
20.5that the commissioner determines and designates, after consultation with the United States
20.6Department of Defense, to be a period or place where the United States is in a conflict that
20.7places persons at such a risk that service in a foreign country during that period or in that
20.8place should be considered to be included.
20.9    (h) "Veteran" has the meaning given in section 197.447. Veteran also includes
20.10a service member who has received an honorable discharge after leaving each period of
20.11federal active duty service and has:
20.12    (1) served 90 days or more of federal active duty in a foreign country during a time
20.13of hostilities in that country; or
20.14    (2) been awarded any of the following medals:
20.15    (i) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal;
20.16    (ii) Kosovo Campaign Medal;
20.17    (iii) Afghanistan Campaign Medal;
20.18    (iv) Iraq Campaign Medal;
20.19    (v) Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; or
20.20    (vi) any other campaign medal authorized for service after September 11, 2001; or
20.21    (3) received a service-related medical discharge from any period of service in a
20.22foreign country during a time of hostilities in that country.
20.23A service member who has fulfilled the requirements for being a veteran under this
20.24paragraph but is still serving actively in the United States armed forces is also a veteran
20.25for the purposes of this section.

20.26    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.791, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
20.27    Subd. 4. Eligibility. (a) A person is eligible for educational assistance under this
20.28section if:
20.29    (1) the person is:
20.30    (i) a veteran who is serving or has served honorably in any branch or unit of the
20.31United States armed forces at any time on or after September 11, 2001;
20.32    (ii) a nonveteran who has served honorably for a total of five years or more
20.33cumulatively as a member of the Minnesota National Guard or any other active or reserve
20.34component of the United States armed forces, and any part of that service occurred on or
20.35after September 11, 2001;
21.1    (iii) the surviving spouse or child of a person who has served in the military at any
21.2time on or after September 11, 2001, and who has died as a direct result of that military
21.3service, only if the surviving spouse or child is eligible to receive federal education
21.4benefits under United States Code, title 38, chapter 33, as amended, or United States
21.5Code, title 38, chapter 35, as amended; or
21.6    (iv) the spouse or child of a person who has served in the military at any time on or
21.7after September 11, 2001, and who has a total and permanent service-connected disability
21.8as rated by the United States Veterans Administration, only if the spouse or child is
21.9eligible to receive federal education benefits under United States Code, title 38, chapter
21.1033, as amended, or United States Code, title 38, chapter 35, as amended; and
21.11    (2) the person receiving the educational assistance is a Minnesota resident, as
21.12defined in section 136A.101, subdivision 8; and
21.13    (3) the person receiving the educational assistance:
21.14    (i) is an undergraduate or graduate student at an eligible institution;
21.15    (ii) is maintaining satisfactory academic progress as defined by the institution for
21.16students participating in federal Title IV programs;
21.17    (iii) is enrolled in an education program leading to a certificate, diploma, or degree
21.18at an eligible institution;
21.19    (iv) has applied for educational assistance under this section prior to the end of the
21.20academic term for which the assistance is being requested;
21.21    (v) is in compliance with child support payment requirements under section
21.22136A.121, subdivision 2 , clause (5); and
21.23    (vi) has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
21.24    (b) A person's eligibility terminates when the person becomes eligible for benefits
21.25under section 135A.52.
21.26    (c) To determine eligibility, the commissioner may require official documentation,
21.27including the person's federal form DD-214 or other official military discharge papers;
21.28correspondence from the United States Veterans Administration; birth certificate; marriage
21.29certificate; proof of enrollment at an eligible institution; signed affidavits; proof of
21.30residency; proof of identity; or any other official documentation the commissioner
21.31considers necessary to determine eligibility.
21.32    (d) The commissioner may deny eligibility or terminate benefits under this section
21.33to any person who has not provided sufficient documentation to determine eligibility for
21.34the program. An applicant may appeal the commissioner's eligibility determination or
21.35termination of benefits in writing to the commissioner at any time. The commissioner
21.36must rule on any application or appeal within 30 days of receipt of all documentation that
22.1the commissioner requires. The decision of the commissioner regarding an appeal is final.
22.2However, an applicant whose appeal of an eligibility determination has been rejected by
22.3the commissioner may submit an additional appeal of that determination in writing to the
22.4commissioner at any time that the applicant is able to provide substantively significant
22.5additional information regarding the applicant's eligibility for the program. An approval
22.6of an applicant's eligibility by the commissioner following an appeal by the applicant is
22.7not retroactively effective for more than one year or the semester of the person's original
22.8application, whichever is later.
22.9    (e) Upon receiving an application with insufficient documentation to determine
22.10eligibility, the commissioner must notify the applicant within 30 days of receipt of the
22.11application that the application is being suspended pending receipt by the commissioner of
22.12sufficient documentation from the applicant to determine eligibility.

22.13    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.791, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
22.14    Subd. 5. Benefit amount. (a) On approval by the commissioner of eligibility for
22.15the program, the applicant shall be awarded, on a funds-available basis, the educational
22.16assistance under the program for use at any time according to program rules at any
22.17eligible institution.
22.18    (b) The amount of educational assistance in any semester or term for an eligible
22.19person must be determined by subtracting from the eligible person's cost of attendance the
22.20amount the person received or was eligible to receive in that semester or term from:
22.21    (1) the federal Pell Grant;
22.22    (2) the state grant program under section 136A.121; and
22.23    (3) any federal military or veterans educational benefits including but not limited
22.24to the Montgomery GI Bill, GI Bill Kicker, the federal tuition assistance program,
22.25vocational rehabilitation benefits, and any other federal benefits associated with the
22.26person's status as a veteran, except veterans disability payments from the United States
22.27Veterans Administration and payments made under the Veterans Retraining Assistance
22.28Program (VRAP).
22.29    (c) The amount of educational assistance for any eligible person who is a full-time
22.30student must not exceed the following:
22.31    (1) $1,000 per semester or term of enrollment;
22.32    (2) $3,000 per state fiscal year; and
22.33    (3) $10,000 in a lifetime.
22.34    For a part-time student, the amount of educational assistance must not exceed
22.35$500 per semester or term of enrollment. For the purpose of this paragraph, a part-time
23.1undergraduate student is a student taking fewer than 12 credits or the equivalent for a
23.2semester or term of enrollment and a part-time graduate student is a student considered
23.3part time by the eligible institution the graduate student is attending. The minimum award
23.4for undergraduate and graduate students is $50 per term.

23.5    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 364.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
23.6    Subd. 3. Evidence of rehabilitation. (a) A person who has been convicted of a
23.7crime or crimes which directly relate to the public employment sought or to the occupation
23.8for which a license is sought shall not be disqualified from the employment or occupation
23.9if the person can show competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to
23.10perform the duties of the public employment sought or the occupation for which the license
23.11is sought. Sufficient Competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation may be established by
23.12the production of the person's most recent certified copy of a United States Department
23.13of Defense form DD-214 showing the person's honorable discharge, or separation under
23.14honorable conditions, from the United States armed forces for military service rendered
23.15following conviction for any crime that would otherwise disqualify the person from the
23.16public employment sought or the occupation for which the license is sought, or:
23.17(1) a copy of the local, state, or federal release order; and
23.18(2) evidence showing that at least one year has elapsed since release from any local,
23.19state, or federal correctional institution without subsequent conviction of a crime; and
23.20evidence showing compliance with all terms and conditions of probation or parole; or
23.21(3) a copy of the relevant Department of Corrections discharge order or other
23.22documents showing completion of probation or parole supervision.
23.23(b) In addition to the documentary evidence presented, the licensing or hiring
23.24authority shall consider any evidence presented by the applicant regarding:
23.25(1) the nature and seriousness of the crime or crimes for which convicted;
23.26(2) all circumstances relative to the crime or crimes, including mitigating
23.27circumstances or social conditions surrounding the commission of the crime or crimes;
23.28(3) the age of the person at the time the crime or crimes were committed;
23.29(4) the length of time elapsed since the crime or crimes were committed; and
23.30(5) all other competent evidence of rehabilitation and present fitness presented,
23.31including, but not limited to, letters of reference by persons who have been in contact with
23.32the applicant since the applicant's release from any local, state, or federal correctional
23.33institution.
23.34(c) The certified copy of a person's United States Department of Defense form
23.35DD-214 showing the person's honorable discharge or separation under honorable
24.1conditions from the United States armed forces ceases to qualify as competent evidence of
24.2sufficient rehabilitation for purposes of this section upon the person's conviction for any
24.3gross misdemeanor or felony committed by the person subsequent to the effective date of
24.4that honorable discharge or separation from military service.

24.5    Sec. 10. [471.3457] VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS.
24.6    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
24.7(1) "local government" means a town or home rule charter or statutory city; and
24.8(2) "governing body" means the town board of supervisors or city council.
24.9    Subd. 2. Authority. The governing body of a local government may implement a
24.10program within its jurisdiction to provide a bid preference in awarding contracts as defined
24.11in section 471.345, and in awarding contracts for services, to designated veteran-owned
24.12small businesses, as provided in section 375.771.

24.13    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 626.8517, is amended to read:
24.14626.8517 ELIGIBILITY FOR RECIPROCITY EXAMINATION BASED ON
24.15RELEVANT MILITARY EXPERIENCE.
24.16(a) For purposes of this section:
24.17(1) "active service" has the meaning given in section 190.05, subdivision 5; and
24.18(2) "relevant military experience" means:
24.19(i) five years' active service experience in a military law enforcement occupational
24.20specialty;
24.21(ii) three years' active service experience in a military law enforcement occupational
24.22specialty, and completion of a two-year or more degree from a regionally accredited
24.23postsecondary education institution; or
24.24(iii) five years' cumulative experience as a full-time peace officer in another state
24.25combined with active service experience in a military law enforcement occupational
24.26specialty.
24.27(b) A person who has relevant military experience and who is eligible to take the
24.28reciprocity examination if the person has relevant military experience and:
24.29(1) has been honorably discharged from military active service as evidenced by a the
24.30most recent form DD-214 is eligible to take the reciprocity examination.; or
24.31(2) is currently in active service as evidenced by:
24.32(i) active duty orders providing service time in military police specialty;
24.33(ii) a United States Department of Defense Manpower Data Center status report
24.34pursuant to Service Members Civil Relief Act, active duty status report; or
25.1(iii) Military Personnel Center assignment information.
25.2(c) A person who passed the examination under paragraph (b), clause (2), shall
25.3not be eligible to be licensed as a peace officer until honorably discharged as evidenced
25.4by the most recent form DD-214.

25.5    Sec. 12. REPEALER.
25.6Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.608, subdivision 2a, is repealed.

25.7ARTICLE 4
25.8STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

25.9    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.10    Subd. 2. Members; duties. (a) The majority leader of the senate or a designee, the
25.11chair of the senate Committee on Finance, and the chair of the senate Division of Finance
25.12responsible for overseeing the items being considered by the commission, the speaker of
25.13the house or a designee, the chair of the house of representatives Committee on Ways and
25.14Means, and the chair of the appropriate finance committee, or division of the house of
25.15representatives committee responsible for overseeing the items being considered by the
25.16commissioner, constitute the Legislative Advisory Commission. The division chair of the
25.17Finance Committee in the senate and the division chair of the appropriate finance committee
25.18or division in the house of representatives shall rotate according to the items being
25.19considered by the commission. If any of the members elect not to serve on the commission,
25.20the house of which they are members, if in session, shall select some other member for
25.21the vacancy. If the legislature is not in session, vacancies in the house of representatives
25.22membership of the commission shall be filled by the last speaker of the house or, if the
25.23speaker is not available, by the last chair of the house of representatives Rules Committee,
25.24and by the last senate Committee on Committees or other appointing authority designated
25.25by the senate rules in case of a senate vacancy. The commissioner of management and
25.26budget shall be secretary of the commission and keep a permanent record and minutes of
25.27its proceedings, which are public records. The commissioner of management and budget
25.28shall transmit, under section 3.195, a report to the next legislature of all actions of the
25.29commission. Members shall receive traveling and subsistence expenses incurred attending
25.30meetings of the commission. The commission shall meet from time to time upon the call of
25.31the governor or upon the call of the secretary at the request of two or more of its members.
25.32A recommendation of the commission must be made at a meeting of the commission
25.33unless a written recommendation is signed by all the members entitled to vote on the item.
26.1(b) The chair alternates between a member of the senate and a member of the house
26.2of representatives in January of each odd-numbered year.

26.3    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.303, is amended by adding a subdivision to
26.4read:
26.5    Subd. 11. Acceptance of grants and gifts. The commission may accept gifts
26.6and grants for purposes related to the duties of the commission. Money received by the
26.7commission from gifts and grants is appropriated to the commission for purposes specified
26.8in the gift or grant.

26.9    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.85, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
26.10    Subd. 8. Expenses, reimbursement. The members of the commission and its
26.11assistants staff shall be reimbursed for all expenses actually and necessarily incurred in
26.12the performance of their duties. Reimbursement for expenses incurred shall be made
26.13under the rules governing state employees in accordance with policies adopted by the
26.14Legislative Coordinating Commission.

26.15    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.85, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
26.16    Subd. 9. Expenses and reports. Expenses of the commission shall be approved
26.17by the chair or another member as the rules of the commission provide. The expenses
26.18shall then be paid like other state expenses. A general summary or statement of expenses
26.19incurred by the commission and paid shall be made to the legislature by November 15 of
26.20each even-numbered year.

26.21    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.971, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
26.22    Subd. 6. Financial audits. The legislative auditor shall audit the financial statements
26.23of the state of Minnesota required by section 16A.50 and, as resources permit, shall audit
26.24 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, state agencies,
26.25departments, boards, commissions, offices, courts, and other state organizations subject
26.26to audit by the legislative auditor, including, but not limited to, the State Agricultural
26.27Society, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., Minnesota
26.28Historical Society, Labor Interpretive Center, Minnesota Partnership for Action Against
26.29Tobacco, Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission ClearWay Minnesota, Minnesota
26.30Sports Facilities Authority, Metropolitan Airports Commission, and Metropolitan
26.31Mosquito Control District. The legislative auditor shall also audit, as resources permit,
26.32the financial statements of the state of Minnesota required by section 16A.50. Financial
27.1audits must be conducted according to generally accepted government auditing standards.
27.2The legislative auditor shall see that all provisions of law respecting the appropriate and
27.3economic use of public funds and other public resources are complied with and may, as
27.4part of a financial audit or separately, investigate allegations of noncompliance.
27.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

27.6    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.971, is amended by adding a subdivision to
27.7read:
27.8    Subd. 6a. Data security audits. The legislative auditor shall audit, as resources
27.9permit, information and data systems supported with public funds and operated by an
27.10organization listed in subdivision 6. The audits shall include an assessment of controls
27.11designed to protect government data, particularly government data classified as not
27.12public by chapter 13, from unauthorized access and use. The audits shall also include an
27.13assessment of organizations' compliance with other applicable legal requirements related
27.14to the operation of information and data systems and proper classification and protection
27.15of the data contained in the systems.
27.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

27.17    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.971, is amended by adding a subdivision to
27.18read:
27.19    Subd. 9. Obligation to notify the legislative auditor. The chief executive,
27.20financial, or information officers of an organization subject to audit under this section,
27.21must promptly notify the legislative auditor when the officer obtains information
27.22indicating that public money or other public resources may have been used for an unlawful
27.23purpose, or when the officer obtains information indicating that government data classified
27.24by chapter 13 as not public may have been accessed or used unlawfully. As necessary,
27.25the legislative auditor shall coordinate an investigation of the allegation with appropriate
27.26law enforcement officials.
27.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

27.28    Sec. 8. [5.38] AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT FUNDS.
27.29The secretary of state may solicit and accept funds from local governmental units to
27.30be used for technological projects to enhance the state's election system. In addition, the
27.31secretary of state may accept federal funds for election purposes. If the secretary of state
27.32accepts federal funds and the terms of the grant do not require the state to maintain its
28.1effort, section 3.3005 does not apply. If the secretary of state accepts federal funds and the
28.2terms of the grant do require the state to maintain its effort, section 3.3005 applies. The
28.3funds accepted under this section must be deposited in accounts in the special revenue fund
28.4and are appropriated to the secretary of state for the uses authorized by this section. The
28.5secretary of state shall report by January 15 each year to the chair and ranking minority
28.6members of the finance committees of the house of representatives and the senate with
28.7jurisdiction over the secretary of state the total amounts received in the preceding calendar
28.8year, the sources of those funds, and the uses to which those funds were or will be put.
28.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

28.10    Sec. 9. [5B.12] AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT FUNDS.
28.11Notwithstanding sections 16A.013 to 16A.016, the secretary of state may accept
28.12funds contributed by individuals and may apply for grants from charitable foundations, to
28.13be used for the address confidentiality program established in section 5B.03. In addition,
28.14the secretary of state may apply for grants from the federal government for purposes of the
28.15address confidentiality program. If the secretary of state accepts federal funds and the terms
28.16of the grant do not require the state to maintain its effort, section 3.3005 does not apply. If
28.17the secretary of state accepts federal funds and the terms of the grant do require the state to
28.18maintain its effort, section 3.3005 applies. The funds accepted under this section must be
28.19deposited in accounts in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the secretary of
28.20state for use in the address confidentiality program. The secretary of state shall report by
28.21January 15 each year to the chair and ranking minority members of the finance committees
28.22of the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over the secretary of state the
28.23total amounts received in the preceding calendar year, the sources of those funds, and the
28.24uses to which those funds were or will be put. Any contributions from program participants
28.25must be aggregated, and the names of program participants must not be reported.
28.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

28.27    Sec. 10. [6.475] CITY AND TOWN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM SOFTWARE.
28.28(a) The state auditor in consultation with the Minnesota Association of Townships,
28.29the League of Minnesota Cities, and the Minnesota Association of Small Cities, may charge
28.30a onetime user fee to cities, towns, and other government entities for the development,
28.31maintenance, and distribution of the small city and town accounting system software.
28.32(b) A city and town accounting systems (CTAS) account is established in the special
28.33revenue fund.
29.1(c) Amounts received under paragraph (a) shall be credited to the CTAS account in
29.2the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the state auditor for all costs associated
29.3with the development, maintenance, and distribution of the small city and town accounting
29.4system software. If at any time the small city and town accounting system software ceases
29.5to be offered by the state auditor, any amount remaining in the CTAS account shall be
29.6equitably refunded to users in consultation with the Minnesota Association of Townships,
29.7the League of Minnesota Cities, and the Minnesota Association of Small Cities, and the
29.8account shall be closed.

29.9    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 6.48, is amended to read:
29.106.48 EXAMINATION OF COUNTIES; COST, FEES.
29.11All the powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the state auditor shall be
29.12exercised and performed by the state auditor in respect to the offices, institutions, public
29.13property, and improvements of several counties of the state. At least once in each year,
29.14if funds and personnel permit, the state auditor may visit, without previous notice, each
29.15county and make a thorough examination of all accounts and records relating to the
29.16receipt and disbursement of the public funds and the custody of the public funds and
29.17other property. If the audit is performed by a private certified public accountant, the state
29.18auditor may require additional information from the private certified public accountant as
29.19the state auditor deems in the public interest. The state auditor may accept the audit or
29.20make additional examinations as the state auditor deems to be in the public interest. The
29.21state auditor shall prescribe and install systems of accounts and financial reports that shall
29.22be uniform, so far as practicable, for the same class of offices. A copy of the report of
29.23such examination shall be filed and be subject to public inspection in the office of the state
29.24auditor and another copy in the office of the auditor of the county thus examined. The state
29.25auditor may accept the records and audit, or any part thereof, of the Department of Human
29.26Services in lieu of examination of the county social welfare funds, if such audit has been
29.27made within any period covered by the state auditor's audit of the other records of the
29.28county. If any such examination shall disclose malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance
29.29in any office of such county, such report shall be filed with the county attorney of the
29.30county, and the county attorney shall institute such civil and criminal proceedings as the
29.31law and the protection of the public interests shall require.
29.32The county receiving any examination shall pay to the state general fund,
29.33notwithstanding the provisions of section 16A.125, state auditor enterprise fund the total
29.34cost and expenses of such examinations, including the salaries paid to the examiners
29.35while actually engaged in making such examination. The state auditor on deeming it
30.1advisable may bill counties, having a population of 200,000 or over, monthly periodically
30.2 for services rendered and the officials responsible for approving and paying claims shall
30.3cause said bill to be promptly paid. The general state auditor enterprise fund shall be
30.4credited with all collections made for any such examinations.

30.5    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 6.56, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
30.6    Subd. 2. Billings by state auditor. Upon the examination of the books, records,
30.7accounts, and affairs of any political subdivision, as provided by law, such political
30.8subdivision shall be liable to the state for the total cost and expenses of such examination,
30.9including the salaries paid to the examiners while actually engaged in making such
30.10examination. The state auditor may bill such political subdivision monthly periodically
30.11 for service rendered and the officials responsible for approving and paying claims are
30.12authorized to pay said bill promptly. Said payments shall be without prejudice to any
30.13defense against said claims that may exist or be asserted. The general state auditor
30.14enterprise fund shall be credited with all collections made for any such examinations,
30.15including interest payments made pursuant to subdivision 3.

30.16    Sec. 13. [6.581] STATE AUDITOR ENTERPRISE FUND.
30.17    Subdivision 1. State auditor enterprise fund. A state auditor enterprise fund
30.18is established in the state treasury. All amounts received for the costs and expenses of
30.19examinations performed under this chapter shall be credited to the fund. Amounts credited
30.20to the fund are annually appropriated to the state auditor to pay the costs and expenses
30.21related to the examinations performed, including, but not limited to, salaries, office
30.22overhead, equipment, authorized contracts, and other expenses.
30.23    Subd. 2. Contract with private parties; equipment acquisition. When full-time
30.24personnel are not available, the state auditor may contract with a private entity for
30.25accounting and other technical services. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the
30.26acquisition of equipment may include duplicating equipment to be used in producing the
30.27reports issued by the Office of the State Auditor.
30.28    Subd. 3. Schedule of charges. The state auditor may adjust the schedule of charges
30.29for the examinations performed so that the charges are sufficient to cover all costs of the
30.30examinations performed and that the aggregate charges collected are sufficient to pay all
30.31salaries and other expenses, including the charges for the use of the equipment used in
30.32connection with the reimbursable examinations performed, and the cost of contracting for
30.33accounting and other technical services. The schedule of charges shall be based on an
30.34estimate of the cost of performing reimbursable examinations including, but not limited
31.1to, salaries, office overhead, equipment, authorized contracts, and other expenses. The
31.2state auditor may allocate a proportionate part of the total costs to an hourly or daily
31.3charge for each person or class of persons engaged in the performance of an examination.
31.4The schedule of charges shall reflect an equitable charge for the expenses incurred in the
31.5performance of any given examination. The state auditor shall review and adjust the
31.6schedule of charges for the examinations performed at least annually. All schedules of
31.7charges must be approved by the commissioner of management and budget before the
31.8charges are adopted to ensure that the amount collected is sufficient to pay all the costs
31.9connected with the examinations performed during the fiscal year.
31.10    Subd. 4. Reports to legislature. At least 30 days before implementing increased
31.11charges for examinations, the state auditor must report the proposed increases to the chairs
31.12and ranking minority members of the committees in the house of representatives and
31.13the senate with jurisdiction over the budget of the state auditor. By January 15 of each
31.14odd-numbered year, the state auditor must report to these chairs and ranking minority
31.15members a summary of anticipated expenditures from the state auditor enterprise fund and
31.16rates charged to support the fund for the biennium ending June 30 of that year, and an
31.17estimate of expenditures from the fund and rates to be charged for the biennium beginning
31.18July 1 of that year. The summary must separately report amounts for salaries, office
31.19overhead, equipment, authorized contracts, and other expenses.

31.20    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15A.082, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
31.21    Subdivision 1. Creation. A Compensation Council is created each even-numbered
31.22 odd-numbered year to assist the legislature in establishing the compensation of
31.23constitutional officers, members of the legislature, justices of the Supreme Court, judges
31.24of the Court of Appeals and district court, and the heads of state and metropolitan agencies
31.25included in section 15A.0815.

31.26    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15A.082, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
31.27    Subd. 2. Membership. The Compensation Council consists of 16 members: two
31.28members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house; two
31.29members of the senate, appointed by the majority leader of the senate; one member of the
31.30house of representatives, appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;
31.31one member of the senate, appointed by the minority leader of the senate; two nonjudges
31.32appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court; and one member from each
31.33congressional district appointed by the governor, of whom no more than four may belong
31.34to the same political party. Appointments must be made by October 1 after the first
32.1Monday in January and before January 15. The compensation and removal of members
32.2appointed by the governor or the chief justice shall be as provided in section 15.059,
32.3subdivisions 3 and 4. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall provide the council
32.4with administrative and support services.

32.5    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15A.082, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
32.6    Subd. 3. Submission of recommendations. (a) By May 1 March 15 in each
32.7odd-numbered year, the Compensation Council shall submit to the speaker of the house
32.8and the president of the senate salary recommendations for constitutional officers,
32.9legislators, justices of the Supreme Court, and judges of the Court of Appeals and district
32.10court. The recommended salary for each office must take effect on the first Monday in
32.11January of the next odd-numbered year, with no more than one adjustment, to take effect
32.12on January 1 of the year after that. The salary recommendations for legislators, judges, and
32.13constitutional officers take effect if an appropriation of money to pay the recommended
32.14salaries is enacted after the recommendations are submitted and before their effective date.
32.15Recommendations may be expressly modified or rejected. The salary recommendations
32.16for legislators are subject to additional terms that may be adopted according to section
32.173.099 , subdivisions 1 and 3.
32.18(b) The council shall also submit to the speaker of the house and the president of
32.19the senate recommendations for the salary ranges of the heads of state and metropolitan
32.20agencies, to be effective retroactively from January 1 of that year if enacted into law. The
32.21recommendations shall include the appropriate group in section 15A.0815 to which each
32.22agency head should be assigned and the appropriate limitation on the maximum range of
32.23the salaries of the agency heads in each group, expressed as a percentage of the salary of
32.24the governor.

32.25    Sec. 17. [16.0466] STATE AGENCY TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.
32.26Every state agency with an information or telecommunications project must consult
32.27with the Office of Enterprise Technology to determine what the IT cost of the project
32.28is, and transfer the IT cost portion to the Office of Enterprise Technology, unless the
32.29commissioner of the Office of Enterprise Technology determines that a transfer is not
32.30required. A transfer is not required under this section to the extent the transfer is prohibited
32.31by federal law or would cause a loss of federal funds.

32.32    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.10, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
33.1    Subd. 1c. Performance measures for change items. For each change item in the
33.2budget proposal requesting new or increased funding, the budget document must present
33.3proposed performance measures that can be used to determine if the new or increased
33.4funding is accomplishing its goals. To the extent possible, each budget change item
33.5must identify relevant Minnesota Milestones and other statewide goals and indicators
33.6related to the proposed initiative. The commissioner must report to the Subcommittee on
33.7Government Accountability established under section 3.885, subdivision 10, regarding the
33.8format to be used for the presentation and selection of Minnesota Milestones and other
33.9statewide goals and indicators.

33.10    Sec. 19. [16A.117] CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS.
33.11    Subdivision 1. Appropriations continue for one year. If a major appropriation bill
33.12is not enacted before July 1 of an odd-numbered year, the existing appropriation amounts
33.13pertaining to that bill for the fiscal year ending that June 30 are in effect again at the base
33.14level through the fiscal year beginning July 1 of that odd-numbered year. The base level
33.15is the amount appropriated for the fiscal year ending that June 30, except as otherwise
33.16provided by subdivision 2 or by other law. The amounts needed to implement this section
33.17are appropriated from each fund covered by this section. The house of representatives
33.18and the senate may adopt joint resolutions designating the major appropriations bills and
33.19specifying which appropriations pertain to each major appropriations bill for purposes
33.20of this section.
33.21    Subd. 2. Exceptions and adjustments. (a) An appropriation remaining in effect
33.22under authority of subdivision 1 must be adjusted or discontinued as required by other
33.23law and according to paragraphs (b) to (d).
33.24    (b) An appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30 of the odd-numbered year
33.25does not remain in effect for the fiscal year starting on July 1 if the legislature specifically
33.26designated the appropriation as a onetime appropriation, if the commissioner of
33.27management and budget determines that the legislature clearly intended the appropriation
33.28to be onetime, or if the program for which the appropriation was made expires on or
33.29before July 1.
33.30    (c) If an appropriation remains in effect under authority of subdivision 1, but the
33.31program or activity that is the subject of the appropriation is scheduled to expire during a
33.32fiscal year, the commissioner of management and budget must prorate the appropriation.
33.33    (d) The commissioner of management and budget may make technical adjustments
33.34to the amount of an appropriation to the extent the commissioner determines the technical
33.35adjustments are needed to accurately reflect the amount that constitutes the annual
34.1base level of the appropriation. The commissioner may make an adjustment under this
34.2paragraph only if one or more of the following conditions is met:
34.3    (1) the legislature previously appropriated money for a biennium, with the entire
34.4appropriation being allocated to one year of the biennium, and the commissioner
34.5determines an adjustment is necessary to accurately reflect the annual amount needed to
34.6maintain program operations at the same level;
34.7    (2) laws or policies under which revenues and expenditures are accounted for have
34.8changed to eliminate or consolidate certain funds or accounts or to create new funds or
34.9accounts, and adjustments in appropriations are necessary to implement these changes;
34.10    (3) duties have been transferred between agency programs, or between agencies, and
34.11adjustments in appropriations are necessary to reflect these transfers; or
34.12    (4) a program, or changes to a program, were not fully operational in one fiscal year,
34.13but will be fully operational in the following year, and an adjustment to the appropriation
34.14is needed to accurately reflect the annual cost of the new or changed program.
34.15    The commissioner of management and budget must give the chairs and lead
34.16minority caucus members of the senate finance and house ways and means committees
34.17written notice of any adjustments made under this subdivision.
34.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2013.

34.19    Sec. 20. [16A.503] FEDERAL CONTINGENCY PLANNING.
34.20Each executive branch state agency that receives federal funds must notify the
34.21budget committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over the agency by October 1
34.22of each even-numbered year if the agency believes there is potential for a significant
34.23reduction in the amount of federal funds the agency will receive in the biennium beginning
34.24the following July 1. Each notice must include:
34.25(1) the reasons for the potential reduction in federal funds, and the likelihood the
34.26reduction will occur;
34.27(2) the impact to the agency's operations and to other state and local government
34.28services related to the potential reduction in federal funds; and
34.29(3) any steps the agency is taking to adjust to and minimize the impact of a potential
34.30loss of federal funds.

34.31    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16E.07, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
34.32    Subd. 6. Fees. The office shall establish fees for technical and transaction services
34.33for government units through North Star. Fees must be credited to the North Star account.
34.34Except for the convenience fee under subdivision 12, the office may not charge a fee for
35.1viewing or inspecting data made available through North Star or linked facilities, unless
35.2specifically authorized by law.
35.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2013.

35.4    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16E.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
35.5to read:
35.6    Subd. 12. Private entity services; fee authority; council established. (a) The
35.7office may enter into a contract with a private entity to manage, maintain, support, and
35.8expand North Star and online government information services to citizens and businesses.
35.9(b) A contract established under paragraph (a) may provide for compensation of the
35.10private entity through a fee established under paragraph (c).
35.11(c) Upon authorization by the E-Government Advisory Council as created in
35.12paragraph (e), a private entity that enters into a contract under paragraph (a) or the
35.13office may establish a convenience fee for users of North Star and online government
35.14information services up to a total of $2 per transaction. A fee established under this
35.15paragraph is in addition to any fees or surcharges authorized under other law.
35.16(d) Receipts from the convenience fee shall be deposited in the North Star account
35.17established in subdivision 7. Notwithstanding section 16A.1285, subdivision 2, receipts
35.18credited to the account are appropriated to the office for payment to the contracted private
35.19entity under paragraph (a). In lieu of depositing the receipts in the North Star account, the
35.20office can directly transfer the receipts to the private entity or allow the private entity to
35.21retain the receipts pursuant to a contract established under this subdivision.
35.22(e) The E-Government Advisory Council is established for the purpose of improving
35.23online government information services to citizens and businesses. The council shall
35.24recommend to the office the priority of North Star projects and online government
35.25information services to be developed and supported by convenience fee receipts. The
35.26council shall provide oversight on the convenience fee and its receipts in the North Star
35.27account. The council shall by majority quorum vote approve or disapprove establishing
35.28the convenience fee on particular types of transactions, the fee amount, and any changes in
35.29the fee amount. If the convenience fee receipts are retained by or transferred to the private
35.30entity in lieu of deposit in the North Star account, the council may audit the private entity's
35.31convenience fee receipts, expenses paid by the receipts, and associated financial statements.
35.32(1) The council shall consist of the state chief information officer or the chief
35.33information officer's designee, one member appointed by the speaker of the house, one
35.34member appointed by the senate majority leader, and six members appointed by the
36.1governor representing state executive branch agencies that are actively involved with
36.2private businesses, the private business community, or the public.
36.3(2) Membership terms, removal of member, and filling of vacancies are as provided
36.4in section 15.059. Members do not receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses.
36.5(3) The council shall select a chair from its members. The office shall provide
36.6administrative support to the council.
36.7(f) The office shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house
36.8of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over state government finance
36.9by January 15 of each odd-numbered year regarding the convenience fee receipts and
36.10the status of North Star projects and online government information services developed
36.11and supported by convenience fee receipts.

36.12    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 32C.04, is amended to read:
36.1332C.04 ACCOUNTS; AUDITS.
36.14    The authority may establish funds and accounts that it determines to be reasonable
36.15and necessary to conduct the business of the authority. The board shall provide for and
36.16pay the cost of an independent annual audit of its official books and records by the state
36.17 legislative auditor. A copy of this audit must be filed with the secretary of state.

36.18    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
36.19    Subd. 2. Definitions. As used in this section, the terms defined in this subdivision
36.20have the meanings given them.
36.21(a) "Corporation for Public Broadcasting" or "CPB" means the nonprofit organization
36.22established pursuant to United States Code, title 47, section 396.
36.23(b) "Federal Communications Commission" or "FCC" means the federal agency
36.24established pursuant to United States Code, title 47, section 151.
36.25(c) "Licensee" means the individual or business an entity to whom which the Federal
36.26Communications Commission has issued the a license to operate a noncommercial radio
36.27station as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 47, subpart D, section 73.503.
36.28(d) "Noncommercial radio station" means a station operated by a licensee of the FCC
36.29as a noncommercial educational radio station under a license or program test authority from
36.30the Federal Communications Commission as a noncommercial educational radio station as
36.31defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 47, subpart D, section 73.503, licensed to a
36.32community within the state and serving a segment of the population of the state.
36.33(e) "Operating income" may include:
36.34(1) individual and other community contributions;
37.1(2) all grants received from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting;
37.2(3) grants received from foundations, corporations, or federal, state, or local agencies
37.3or other sources for the purpose of programming or general operating support;
37.4(4) interest income;
37.5(5) earned income;
37.6(6) employee salaries paid through the federal Comprehensive Employment and
37.7Training Act, or other similar public employment programs, provided that only salary
37.8expended for employee duties directly relating to radio station operations shall be counted;
37.9(7) employee salaries paid through supporting educational institutions, provided that
37.10only salary expended for employee duties directly relating to radio station operations
37.11shall be counted;
37.12(8) direct operating costs provided by supporting educational institutions; and
37.13(9) no more than $15,000 in volunteer time calculated at the federal minimum wage.
37.14The following are specifically excluded in determining a station's operating income:
37.15(1) dollar representations in in-kind assistance from any source except as stipulated
37.16in clauses (8) and (9) above;
37.17(2) grants or contributions from any source for the purpose of purchasing capital
37.18improvements or equipment; and
37.19(3) noncommercial radio station grants received in the previous fiscal year pursuant
37.20to this section.
37.21(f) "Local" means the area designated by the FCC's 60 dBu contour map.

37.22    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.14, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
37.23    Subd. 3. Eligibility. (a) To qualify for a grant under this section, the licensee shall
37.24 must:
37.25(a) (1) hold a valid noncommercial educational radio station license or program test
37.26authority from the Federal Communications Commission; FCC that is a Class "A" or "C"
37.27FM, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 47, subpart B, sections 73.210 and
37.2873.211 or Class "C" or "D" AM, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 47,
37.29subpart A, section 73.21. Stations with a Class "L1" and "LP100" are not eligible for this
37.30funding. The station must be licensed to a community in the state of Minnesota and must
37.31be operated as a noncommercial educational station.
37.32(b) (2) have facilities adequate to provide local program production and origination;
37.33(c) (3) employ a minimum of two full-time professional radio staff persons or the
37.34equivalent in part-time staff and agree to employ a minimum of two full-time professional
37.35radio staff persons or the equivalent in part-time staff throughout the fiscal year of the grant;
38.1(d) (4) maintain a minimum daily broadcasting schedule of (1) the maximum
38.2allowed by its Federal Communications Commission license or (2) 12 hours a day during
38.3the first year of eligibility for state assistance, 15 hours a day during the second year of
38.4eligibility and 18 hours a day during the third and following years of eligibility;
38.5(e) (5) broadcast 365 days a year or the maximum number of days allowed by its
38.6Federal Communications Commission license with an exception for power outages and
38.7natural disasters;
38.8(f) (6) have a daily broadcast schedule devoted primarily to programming that serves
38.9ascertained community needs of an educational, informational or cultural nature within
38.10its primary signal area; however, a program schedule of a main channel carrier designed
38.11to further the principles of one or more particular religious philosophies or including 25
38.12percent or more religious programming on a broadcast day does not meet this criterion,
38.13nor does a program schedule of a main channel carrier designed primarily for in-school or
38.14professional in-service audiences;
38.15(g) (7) originate significant, locally produced programming designed to serve its
38.16community of license;
38.17(h) (8) have a total annual operating income and budget of at least $50,000;
38.18(i) (9) have either a board of directors representing the community or a community
38.19advisory board that conducts advisory board meetings that are open to the public;
38.20(j) (10) have a board of directors that: (1) (i) holds the portion of any meeting
38.21relating to the management or operation of the radio station open to the public and (2)
38.22 (ii) permits any person to attend any meeting of the board without requiring a person,
38.23as a condition to attendance at the meeting, to register the person's name or to provide
38.24any other information; and
38.25(k) (11) have met the criteria in clauses (a) (1) to (j) (10) for six months before it is
38.26eligible for state assistance under this section.
38.27(b) The commissioner shall accept the judgment of Corporation for Public
38.28Broadcasting accepted audit when it is available on a station's eligibility for assistance
38.29under the criteria of this subdivision. If the station is not qualified for assistance or is
38.30qualified for but not receiving funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, an
38.31independent audit is required to verify eligibility under paragraph (a), clause (8). If neither
38.32is available, the commissioner may accept a written declaration of eligibility signed by
38.33an independent auditor, a certified public accountant, or the chief executive officer of the
38.34station's parent organization if it is an institution of education.

38.35    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129D.155, is amended to read:
39.1129D.155 REPAYMENT OF FUNDS.
39.2State funds distributed to public television or noncommercial radio stations and used
39.3to purchase equipment assets must be repaid to the state, without interest, if the assets
39.4purchased with these funds are sold within five years or otherwise converted to a person
39.5other than a nonprofit or municipal corporation. The amount due to the state shall be the
39.6net amount realized from the sale of the assets, but shall not exceed the amount of state
39.7funds advanced for the purchase of the asset. The commissioner of administration may
39.8approve the use of funds derived from the sale of such assets for the purchase of new
39.9equipment for similar purposes.

39.10    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.1419, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
39.11    Subd. 3. Investigatory powers; Chair, vice-chair, and secretary. The commission
39.12may hold meetings and hearings at such time and places as it may designate to accomplish
39.13the purposes set forth in this section and may subpoena witnesses and records. It shall select
39.14a chair, a vice-chair, and such other officers from its membership as it deems necessary.
39.15The commission shall appoint a secretary who shall also serve as a commission member.

39.16    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 469.3201, is amended to read:
39.17469.3201 STATE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR; AUDITS OF JOB
39.18OPPORTUNITY BUILDING ZONES AND BUSINESS SUBSIDY AGREEMENTS.
39.19    As resources allow, the Office of the State Auditor legislative auditor must annually
39.20 audit the creation and operation of all job opportunity building zones and business
39.21subsidy agreements entered into under Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.310 to 469.320.
39.22To the extent necessary to perform this audit, the state auditor may request from the
39.23commissioner of revenue tax return information of taxpayers who are eligible to receive
39.24tax benefits authorized under section 469.315. To the extent necessary to perform this
39.25audit, the state auditor may request from the commissioner of employment and economic
39.26development wage detail report information required under section 268.044 of taxpayers
39.27eligible to receive tax benefits authorized under section 469.315 All public officials and
39.28parties to the agreements shall provide the legislative auditor with all documents and
39.29data the legislative auditor deems necessary and in all other respects comply with the
39.30requirements of section 3.978, subdivision 2.

39.31    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 471.699, is amended to read:
39.32471.699 ENFORCEMENT OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
40.1Failure of a city to timely file a statement or report under section 471.697 or 471.698
40.2shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, authorize the state auditor to send
40.3full-time personnel to the city or to contract with private persons, firms, or corporations
40.4pursuant to section 6.58 6.581, in order to complete and file the financial statement or
40.5report. The expenses related to the completion and filing of the financial statement or
40.6report shall be charged to the city. Upon failure by the city to pay the charge within 30
40.7days of billing, the state auditor shall so certify to the commissioner of management and
40.8budget who shall forward the amount certified to the general fund and deduct the amount
40.9from any state funds due to the city under any shared taxes or aids. The state auditor's
40.10annual report on cities shall include a listing of all cities failing to file a statement or report.

40.11    Sec. 30. LEGISLATIVE ADVISORY COMMISSION CHAIR; 2013.
40.12Under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30, subdivision 2, the chair of the Legislative
40.13Advisory Commission must be a member of the senate in 2013.

40.14    Sec. 31. REPEALER.
40.15Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3.304, subdivisions 1 and 5; 3.885, subdivision
40.1610; and 6.58, are repealed.

40.17ARTICLE 5
40.18REVENUE PROVISIONS

40.19    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 65B.84, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
40.20    Subdivision 1. Program described; commissioner's duties; appropriation. (a)
40.21The commissioner of commerce shall:
40.22(1) develop and sponsor the implementation of statewide plans, programs, and
40.23strategies to combat automobile theft, improve the administration of the automobile theft
40.24laws, and provide a forum for identification of critical problems for those persons dealing
40.25with automobile theft;
40.26(2) coordinate the development, adoption, and implementation of plans, programs,
40.27and strategies relating to interagency and intergovernmental cooperation with respect
40.28to automobile theft enforcement;
40.29(3) annually audit the plans and programs that have been funded in whole or in part
40.30to evaluate the effectiveness of the plans and programs and withdraw funding should the
40.31commissioner determine that a plan or program is ineffective or is no longer in need
40.32of further financial support from the fund;
40.33(4) develop a plan of operation including:
41.1(i) an assessment of the scope of the problem of automobile theft, including areas
41.2of the state where the problem is greatest;
41.3(ii) an analysis of various methods of combating the problem of automobile theft;
41.4(iii) a plan for providing financial support to combat automobile theft;
41.5(iv) a plan for eliminating car hijacking; and
41.6(v) an estimate of the funds required to implement the plan; and
41.7(5) distribute money, in consultation with the commissioner of public safety,
41.8pursuant to subdivision 3 from the automobile theft prevention special revenue account
41.9for automobile theft prevention activities, including:
41.10(i) paying the administrative costs of the program;
41.11(ii) providing financial support to the State Patrol and local law enforcement
41.12agencies for automobile theft enforcement teams;
41.13(iii) providing financial support to state or local law enforcement agencies for
41.14programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile theft and for improved
41.15equipment and techniques for responding to automobile thefts;
41.16(iv) providing financial support to local prosecutors for programs designed to reduce
41.17the incidence of automobile theft;
41.18(v) providing financial support to judicial agencies for programs designed to reduce
41.19the incidence of automobile theft;
41.20(vi) providing financial support for neighborhood or community organizations or
41.21business organizations for programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile
41.22theft and to educate people about the common methods of automobile theft, the models
41.23of automobiles most likely to be stolen, and the times and places automobile theft is
41.24most likely to occur; and
41.25(vii) providing financial support for automobile theft educational and training
41.26programs for state and local law enforcement officials, driver and vehicle services exam
41.27and inspections staff, and members of the judiciary.
41.28(b) The commissioner may not spend in any fiscal year more than ten percent of the
41.29money in the fund for the program's administrative and operating costs. The commissioner
41.30is annually appropriated and must distribute the amount of the proceeds credited to
41.31the automobile theft prevention special revenue account each year, less the transfer
41.32of $1,300,000 each year to the general fund described in section 168A.40, subdivision
41.334 297I.11, subdivision 2.
41.34EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for premiums collected after June
41.3530, 2013.

42.1    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 270C.69, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
42.2    Subdivision 1. Notice and procedures. (a) The commissioner may, within five years
42.3after the date of assessment of the tax, or if a lien has been filed under section 270C.63,
42.4within the statutory period for enforcement of the lien, give notice to any employer
42.5deriving income which has a taxable situs in this state regardless of whether the income is
42.6exempt from taxation, that an employee of that employer is delinquent in a certain amount
42.7with respect to any taxes, including penalties, interest, and costs. The commissioner can
42.8proceed under this section only if the tax is uncontested or if the time for appeal of the tax
42.9has expired. The commissioner shall not proceed under this section until the expiration of
42.1030 days after mailing to the taxpayer, at the taxpayer's last known address, a written notice
42.11of (1) the amount of taxes, interest, and penalties due from the taxpayer and demand for
42.12their payment, and (2) the commissioner's intention to require additional withholding by
42.13the taxpayer's employer pursuant to this section. The effect of the notice shall expire one
42.14year after it has been mailed to the taxpayer provided that the notice may be renewed by
42.15mailing a new notice which is in accordance with this section. The renewed notice shall
42.16have the effect of reinstating the priority of the original claim. The notice to the taxpayer
42.17shall be in substantially the same form as that provided in section 571.72. The notice
42.18shall further inform the taxpayer of the wage exemptions contained in section 550.37,
42.19subdivision 14 . If no statement of exemption is received by the commissioner within 30
42.20days from the mailing of the notice, the commissioner may proceed under this section.
42.21The notice to the taxpayer's employer may be served by mail or by delivery by an agent of
42.22the department and shall be in substantially the same form as provided in section 571.75.
42.23Upon receipt of notice, the employer shall withhold from compensation due or to become
42.24due to the employee, the total amount shown by the notice, subject to the provisions of
42.25section 571.922. The employer shall continue to withhold each pay period until the notice
42.26is released by the commissioner under section 270C.7109. Upon receipt of notice by the
42.27employer, the claim of the state of Minnesota shall have priority over any subsequent
42.28garnishments or wage assignments. The commissioner may arrange between the employer
42.29and the employee for withholding a portion of the total amount due the employee each pay
42.30period, until the total amount shown by the notice plus accrued interest has been withheld.
42.31(b) The "compensation due" any employee is defined in accordance with the
42.32provisions of section 571.921. The maximum withholding allowed under this section for
42.33any one pay period shall be decreased by any amounts payable pursuant to a garnishment
42.34action with respect to which the employer was served prior to being served with the notice
42.35of delinquency and any amounts covered by any irrevocable and previously effective
42.36assignment of wages; the employer shall give notice to the commissioner of the amounts
43.1and the facts relating to such assignments within ten days after the service of the notice of
43.2delinquency on the form provided by the commissioner as noted in this section.
43.3(c) Within ten days after the expiration of such pay period, the employer shall remit
43.4to the commissioner, on a form and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner, the
43.5amount withheld during each pay period under this section. The employer must file all
43.6wage levy disclosure forms and remit all wage levy payments by electronic means.
43.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for wage levy disclosures or wage
43.8levy payments filed or made after December 31, 2013.

43.9    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 289A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
43.10    Subd. 2. Withholding from wages, entertainer withholding, withholding
43.11from payments to out-of-state contractors, and withholding by partnerships, small
43.12business corporations, trusts. (a) A tax required to be deducted and withheld during the
43.13quarterly period must be paid on or before the last day of the month following the close of
43.14the quarterly period, unless an earlier time for payment is provided. A tax required to be
43.15deducted and withheld from compensation of an entertainer and from a payment to an
43.16out-of-state contractor must be paid on or before the date the return for such tax must be
43.17filed under section 289A.18, subdivision 2. Taxes required to be deducted and withheld
43.18by partnerships, S corporations, and trusts must be paid on a quarterly basis as estimated
43.19taxes under section 289A.25 for partnerships and trusts and under section 289A.26 for S
43.20corporations.
43.21(b) An employer who, during the previous quarter, withheld more than $1,500 of
43.22tax under section 290.92, subdivision 2a or 3, or 290.923, subdivision 2, must deposit tax
43.23withheld under those sections with the commissioner within the time allowed to deposit
43.24the employer's federal withheld employment taxes under Code of Federal Regulations,
43.25title 26, section 31.6302-1, as amended through December 31, 2001, without regard to the
43.26safe harbor or de minimis rules in paragraph (f) or the one-day rule in paragraph (c)(3).
43.27Taxpayers must submit a copy of their federal notice of deposit status to the commissioner
43.28upon request by the commissioner.
43.29(c) The commissioner may prescribe by rule other return periods or deposit
43.30requirements. In prescribing the reporting period, the commissioner may classify payors
43.31according to the amount of their tax liability and may adopt an appropriate reporting
43.32period for the class that the commissioner judges to be consistent with efficient tax
43.33collection. In no event will the duration of the reporting period be more than one year.
43.34(d) If less than the correct amount of tax is paid to the commissioner, proper
43.35adjustments with respect to both the tax and the amount to be deducted must be made,
44.1without interest, in the manner and at the times the commissioner prescribes. If the
44.2underpayment cannot be adjusted, the amount of the underpayment will be assessed and
44.3collected in the manner and at the times the commissioner prescribes.
44.4(e) If the aggregate amount of the tax withheld is:
44.5(1) $20,000 or more in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005; or
44.6(2) $10,000 or more in the a fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and fiscal years
44.7thereafter,
44.8the employer must remit each required deposit for wages paid in the all subsequent
44.9calendar year years by electronic means.
44.10(f) A third-party bulk filer as defined in section 290.92, subdivision 30, paragraph
44.11(a), clause (2), who remits withholding deposits must remit all deposits by electronic
44.12means as provided in paragraph (e), regardless of the aggregate amount of tax withheld
44.13during a fiscal year for all of the employers.
44.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30,
44.152013, and all fiscal years thereafter.

44.16    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 289A.20, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
44.17    Subd. 4. Sales and use tax. (a) The taxes imposed by chapter 297A are due and
44.18payable to the commissioner monthly on or before the 20th day of the month following
44.19the month in which the taxable event occurred, or following another reporting period
44.20as the commissioner prescribes or as allowed under section 289A.18, subdivision 4,
44.21paragraph (f) or (g), except that:
44.22(1) use taxes due on an annual use tax return as provided under section 289A.11,
44.23subdivision 1 , are payable by April 15 following the close of the calendar year; and
44.24(2) except as provided in paragraph (f), for a vendor having a liability of $120,000
44.25or more during a fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and fiscal years thereafter, the taxes
44.26imposed by chapter 297A, except as provided in paragraph (b), are due and payable to the
44.27commissioner monthly in the following manner:
44.28(i) On or before the 14th day of the month following the month in which the taxable
44.29event occurred, the vendor must remit to the commissioner 90 percent of the estimated
44.30liability for the month in which the taxable event occurred.
44.31(ii) On or before the 20th day of the month in which the taxable event occurs, the
44.32vendor must remit to the commissioner a prepayment for the month in which the taxable
44.33event occurs equal to 67 percent of the liability for the previous month.
44.34(iii) On or before the 20th day of the month following the month in which the taxable
44.35event occurred, the vendor must pay any additional amount of tax not previously remitted
45.1under either item (i) or (ii ) or, if the payment made under item (i) or (ii) was greater than
45.2the vendor's liability for the month in which the taxable event occurred, the vendor may
45.3take a credit against the next month's liability in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.
45.4(iv) Once the vendor first pays under either item (i) or (ii), the vendor is required to
45.5continue to make payments in the same manner, as long as the vendor continues having a
45.6liability of $120,000 or more during the most recent fiscal year ending June 30.
45.7(v) Notwithstanding items (i), (ii), and (iv), if a vendor fails to make the required
45.8payment in the first month that the vendor is required to make a payment under either item
45.9(i) or (ii), then the vendor is deemed to have elected to pay under item (ii) and must make
45.10subsequent monthly payments in the manner provided in item (ii).
45.11(vi) For vendors making an accelerated payment under item (ii), for the first month
45.12that the vendor is required to make the accelerated payment, on the 20th of that month, the
45.13vendor will pay 100 percent of the liability for the previous month and a prepayment for
45.14the first month equal to 67 percent of the liability for the previous month.
45.15    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a vendor having a liability of $120,000 or more
45.16during a fiscal year ending June 30 must remit the June liability for the next year in the
45.17following manner:
45.18    (1) Two business days before June 30 of the year, the vendor must remit 90 percent
45.19of the estimated June liability to the commissioner.
45.20    (2) On or before August 20 of the year, the vendor must pay any additional amount
45.21of tax not remitted in June.
45.22    (c) A vendor having a liability of:
45.23    (1) $10,000 or more, but less than $120,000 during a fiscal year ending June 30,
45.242009 2013, and fiscal years thereafter, must remit by electronic means all liabilities on
45.25returns due for periods beginning in the all subsequent calendar year years on or before
45.26the 20th day of the month following the month in which the taxable event occurred, or
45.27on or before the 20th day of the month following the month in which the sale is reported
45.28under section 289A.18, subdivision 4; or
45.29(2) $120,000 or more, during a fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and fiscal years
45.30thereafter, must remit by electronic means all liabilities in the manner provided in
45.31paragraph (a), clause (2), on returns due for periods beginning in the subsequent calendar
45.32year, except for 90 percent of the estimated June liability, which is due two business days
45.33before June 30. The remaining amount of the June liability is due on August 20.
45.34(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) or (c), a person prohibited by the person's
45.35religious beliefs from paying electronically shall be allowed to remit the payment by mail.
45.36The filer must notify the commissioner of revenue of the intent to pay by mail before
46.1doing so on a form prescribed by the commissioner. No extra fee may be charged to a
46.2person making payment by mail under this paragraph. The payment must be postmarked
46.3at least two business days before the due date for making the payment in order to be
46.4considered paid on a timely basis.
46.5(e) Whenever the liability is $120,000 or more separately for: (1) the tax imposed
46.6under chapter 297A; (2) a fee that is to be reported on the same return as and paid with the
46.7chapter 297A taxes; or (3) any other tax that is to be reported on the same return as and
46.8paid with the chapter 297A taxes, then the payment of all the liabilities on the return must
46.9be accelerated as provided in this subdivision.
46.10(f) At the start of the first calendar quarter at least 90 days after the cash flow account
46.11established in section 16A.152, subdivision 1, and the budget reserve account established in
46.12section 16A.152, subdivision 1a, reach the amounts listed in section 16A.152, subdivision
46.132 , paragraph (a), the remittance of the accelerated payments required under paragraph (a),
46.14clause (2), must be suspended. The commissioner of management and budget shall notify
46.15the commissioner of revenue when the accounts have reached the required amounts.
46.16Beginning with the suspension of paragraph (a), clause (2), for a vendor with a liability of
46.17$120,000 or more during a fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and fiscal years thereafter, the
46.18taxes imposed by chapter 297A are due and payable to the commissioner on the 20th day
46.19of the month following the month in which the taxable event occurred. Payments of tax
46.20liabilities for taxable events occurring in June under paragraph (b) are not changed.
46.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30,
46.222013, and all fiscal years thereafter.

46.23    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 289A.26, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
46.24    Subd. 2a. Electronic payments. If the aggregate amount of estimated tax payments
46.25made is:
46.26(1) $20,000 or more in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005; or
46.27(2) $10,000 or more in the a fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and fiscal years
46.28thereafter,
46.29all estimated tax payments in the all subsequent calendar year years must be paid by
46.30electronic means.
46.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30,
46.322013, and all fiscal years thereafter.

46.33    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 295.55, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
47.1    Subd. 4. Electronic payments. A taxpayer with an aggregate tax liability of:
47.2(1) $20,000 or more in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005; or
47.3(2) $10,000 or more in the a fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, and fiscal years
47.4thereafter,
47.5must remit all liabilities by electronic means in the all subsequent calendar year years.
47.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30,
47.72013, and all fiscal years thereafter.

47.8    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297F.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
47.9    Subd. 7. Electronic payment. A cigarette or tobacco products distributor having a
47.10liability of $10,000 or more during a fiscal year ending June 30 must remit all liabilities in
47.11the all subsequent calendar year years by electronic means.
47.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30,
47.132013, and all fiscal years thereafter.

47.14    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297G.09, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
47.15    Subd. 6. Electronic payments. A licensed brewer, importer, or wholesaler having
47.16an excise tax liability of $10,000 or more during a fiscal year ending June 30 must remit
47.17all excise tax liabilities in the all subsequent calendar year years by electronic means.
47.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30,
47.192013, and all fiscal years thereafter.

47.20    Sec. 9. [297I.11] AUTOMOBILE THEFT PREVENTION SURCHARGE.
47.21    Subdivision 1. Surcharge. Each insurer engaged in the writing of policies of
47.22automobile insurance shall collect a surcharge, at the rate of 50 cents per vehicle
47.23for every six months of coverage, on each policy of automobile insurance providing
47.24comprehensive insurance coverage issued or renewed in this state. The surcharge may not
47.25be considered premium for any purpose, including the computation of premium tax or
47.26agents' commissions. The amount of the surcharge must be separately stated on either a
47.27billing or policy declaration sent to an insured. Insurers shall remit the revenue derived
47.28from this surcharge to the commissioner of revenue for purposes of the automobile theft
47.29prevention program described in section 65B.84. For purposes of this subdivision, "policy
47.30of automobile insurance" has the meaning given it in section 65B.14, covering only the
47.31following types of vehicles as defined in section 168.002:
47.32(1) a passenger automobile;
48.1(2) a pickup truck;
48.2(3) a van but not commuter vans as defined in section 168.126; or
48.3(4) a motorcycle,
48.4except that no vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 pounds is included
48.5within this definition.
48.6    Subd. 2. Automobile theft prevention account. A special revenue account in
48.7the state treasury shall be credited with the proceeds of the surcharge imposed under
48.8subdivision 1. Of the revenue in the account, $1,300,000 each year must be transferred to
48.9the general fund. Revenues in excess of $1,300,000 each year may be used only for the
48.10automobile theft prevention program described in section 65B.84.
48.11    Subd. 3. Collection and administration. The commissioner shall collect and
48.12administer the surcharge imposed by this section in the same manner as the taxes imposed
48.13by this chapter.
48.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for premiums collected after June
48.1530, 2013.

48.16    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297I.30, is amended by adding a subdivision
48.17to read:
48.18    Subd. 10. Automobile theft prevention surcharge. On or before May 1, August
48.191, November 1, and February 1 of each year, every insurer required to pay the surcharge
48.20under section 297I.11 shall file a return with the commissioner for the preceding
48.21three-month period ending March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, in the
48.22form prescribed by the commissioner.
48.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for premiums collected after June
48.2430, 2013.

48.25    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297I.35, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
48.26    Subd. 2. Electronic payments. If the aggregate amount of tax and surcharges due
48.27under this chapter during a fiscal year ending June 30 is equal to or exceeds $10,000, or
48.28if the taxpayer is required to make payment of any other tax to the commissioner by
48.29electronic means, then all tax and surcharge payments in the all subsequent calendar year
48.30 years must be paid by electronic means.
48.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30,
48.322013, and all fiscal years thereafter.

49.1    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 473.843, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
49.2    Subd. 3. Payment of fee. On or before the 20th day of each month each operator
49.3shall pay the fee due under this section for the previous month, using a form provided
49.4by the commissioner of revenue.
49.5An operator having a fee of $10,000 or more during a fiscal year ending June 30
49.6must pay all fees in the all subsequent calendar year years by electronic means.
49.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the fiscal year ending June 30,
49.82013, and all fiscal years thereafter.

49.9    Sec. 13. REPEALER.
49.10(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168A.40, subdivisions 3 and 4, are repealed
49.11effective for premiums collected after June 30, 2013.
49.12(b) Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 270C.145, is repealed the day following final
49.13enactment.

49.14ARTICLE 6
49.15CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

49.16    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.82, is amended to read:
49.1716A.82 TECHNOLOGY LEASE-PURCHASE APPROPRIATION.
49.18The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
49.19to make payments under a lease-purchase agreement as defined in section 16A.81 for
49.20replacement of the state's accounting and procurement systems, provided that the state
49.21is not obligated to continue such appropriation of funds or to make lease payments
49.22in any future fiscal year.
49.23
 Fiscal year 2010
 $2,828,038
49.24
 Fiscal year 2011
 $3,063,950
49.25
 Fiscal year 2012
 $8,967,850
49.26
 Fiscal year 2013
 $8,968,950
49.27
 Fiscal year 2014
 $8,970,850
49.28
 Fiscal year 2015
 $8,971,150
49.29
 Fiscal year 2016
 $8,966,450
49.30
 Fiscal year 2017
 $8,967,500
49.31
 Fiscal year 2018
 $8,970,750
49.32
 Fiscal year 2019
 $8,968,500
49.33Of these appropriations, up to $2,000 per year may be used to pay the annual trustee
49.34fees for the lease-purchase agreements authorized in this section and section 270C.145.
50.1Any unexpended portions of this appropriation cancel to the general fund at the close of
50.2each biennium. This section expires June 30, 2019.

50.3    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 65B.84, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
50.4    Subdivision 1. Program described; commissioner's duties; appropriation. (a)
50.5The commissioner of commerce shall:
50.6(1) develop and sponsor the implementation of statewide plans, programs, and
50.7strategies to combat automobile theft, improve the administration of the automobile theft
50.8laws, and provide a forum for identification of critical problems for those persons dealing
50.9with automobile theft;
50.10(2) coordinate the development, adoption, and implementation of plans, programs,
50.11and strategies relating to interagency and intergovernmental cooperation with respect
50.12to automobile theft enforcement;
50.13(3) annually audit the plans and programs that have been funded in whole or in part
50.14to evaluate the effectiveness of the plans and programs and withdraw funding should the
50.15commissioner determine that a plan or program is ineffective or is no longer in need
50.16of further financial support from the fund;
50.17(4) develop a plan of operation including:
50.18(i) an assessment of the scope of the problem of automobile theft, including areas
50.19of the state where the problem is greatest;
50.20(ii) an analysis of various methods of combating the problem of automobile theft;
50.21(iii) a plan for providing financial support to combat automobile theft;
50.22(iv) a plan for eliminating car hijacking; and
50.23(v) an estimate of the funds required to implement the plan; and
50.24(5) distribute money, in consultation with the commissioner of public safety,
50.25pursuant to subdivision 3 from the automobile theft prevention special revenue account
50.26for automobile theft prevention activities, including:
50.27(i) paying the administrative costs of the program;
50.28(ii) providing financial support to the State Patrol and local law enforcement
50.29agencies for automobile theft enforcement teams;
50.30(iii) providing financial support to state or local law enforcement agencies for
50.31programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile theft and for improved
50.32equipment and techniques for responding to automobile thefts;
50.33(iv) providing financial support to local prosecutors for programs designed to reduce
50.34the incidence of automobile theft;
51.1(v) providing financial support to judicial agencies for programs designed to reduce
51.2the incidence of automobile theft;
51.3(vi) providing financial support for neighborhood or community organizations or
51.4business organizations for programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile
51.5theft and to educate people about the common methods of automobile theft, the models
51.6of automobiles most likely to be stolen, and the times and places automobile theft is
51.7most likely to occur; and
51.8(vii) providing financial support for automobile theft educational and training
51.9programs for state and local law enforcement officials, driver and vehicle services exam
51.10and inspections staff, and members of the judiciary.
51.11(b) The commissioner may not spend in any fiscal year more than ten percent of the
51.12money in the fund for the program's administrative and operating costs. The commissioner
51.13is annually appropriated and must distribute the amount of the proceeds credited to
51.14the automobile theft prevention special revenue account each year, less the transfer of
51.15$1,300,000 each year to the general fund described in section 168A.40, subdivision 4.

51.16ARTICLE 7
51.17SUNSET REPEAL

51.18    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 254A.035, subdivision 2, is amended to
51.19read:
51.20    Subd. 2. Membership terms, compensation, removal and expiration. The
51.21membership of this council shall be composed of 17 persons who are American Indians
51.22and who are appointed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall appoint one
51.23representative from each of the following groups: Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians;
51.24Fond du Lac Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Grand Portage Band, Minnesota
51.25Chippewa Tribe; Leech Lake Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Mille Lacs Band,
51.26Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Bois Forte Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; White Earth
51.27Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Lower Sioux Indian Reservation; Prairie Island Sioux
51.28Indian Reservation; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Indian Reservation; Upper Sioux
51.29Indian Reservation; International Falls Northern Range; Duluth Urban Indian Community;
51.30and two representatives from the Minneapolis Urban Indian Community and two from the
51.31St. Paul Urban Indian Community. The terms, compensation, and removal of American
51.32Indian Advisory Council members shall be as provided in section 15.059. The council
51.33expires June 30, 2014, or in accordance with section 3D.21, whichever is later.

51.34    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 254A.04, is amended to read:
52.1254A.04 CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
52.2There is hereby created an Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Advisory Council to
52.3advise the Department of Human Services concerning the problems of alcohol and
52.4other drug dependency and abuse, composed of ten members. Five members shall be
52.5individuals whose interests or training are in the field of alcohol dependency and abuse;
52.6and five members whose interests or training are in the field of dependency and abuse of
52.7drugs other than alcohol. The terms, compensation and removal of members shall be as
52.8provided in section 15.059. The council expires June 30, 2014, or in accordance with
52.9section 3D.21, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall appoint
52.10members whose terms end in even-numbered years. The commissioner of health shall
52.11appoint members whose terms end in odd-numbered years.

52.12    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.093, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
52.13    Subdivision 1. State traumatic brain injury program. The commissioner of
52.14human services shall:
52.15    (1) maintain a statewide traumatic brain injury program;
52.16    (2) supervise and coordinate services and policies for persons with traumatic brain
52.17injuries;
52.18    (3) contract with qualified agencies or employ staff to provide statewide
52.19administrative case management and consultation;
52.20    (4) maintain an advisory committee to provide recommendations in reports to the
52.21commissioner regarding program and service needs of persons with brain injuries;
52.22    (5) investigate the need for the development of rules or statutes for the brain injury
52.23home and community-based services waiver;
52.24    (6) investigate present and potential models of service coordination which can be
52.25delivered at the local level; and
52.26    (7) the advisory committee required by clause (4) must consist of no fewer than ten
52.27members and no more than 30 members. The commissioner shall appoint all advisory
52.28committee members to one- or two-year terms and appoint one member as chair.
52.29Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the advisory committee does not terminate
52.30until June 30, 2014, or in accordance with section 3D.21, whichever is later.

52.31    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260.835, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
52.32    Subd. 2. Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the American
52.33Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council expires June 30, 2014, or in accordance with
52.34section 3D.21, whichever is later.

53.1    Sec. 5. Laws 2012, chapter 278, article 1, section 5, is amended to read:
53.2    Sec. 5. COUNCIL ON BLACK MINNESOTANS.
53.3The Office of the Legislative Auditor should conduct a financial audit of the
53.4Council on Black Minnesotans by December 1, 2013. In its next report to the Sunset
53.5Advisory Commission governor and legislature under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.9225,
53.6subdivision 7, the Council on Black Minnesotans must respond to any issues raised in this
53.7audit and to issues raised in previous audits.

53.8    Sec. 6. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
53.9The revisor of statutes shall delete all references to "the Sunset Advisory
53.10Commission" wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes, and shall make other changes
53.11as necessary in Minnesota Statutes as a result of the enactment of this article.

53.12    Sec. 7. REPEALER.
53.13(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3D.01; 3D.02; 3D.03; 3D.04; 3D.045; 3D.05;
53.143D.06; 3D.065; 3D.07; 3D.08; 3D.09; 3D.10; 3D.11; 3D.12; 3D.13; 3D.14; 3D.15; 3D.16;
53.153D.17; 3D.18; 3D.19; 3D.20; and 3D.21, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, are repealed.
53.16(b) Laws 2012, chapter 278, article 1, section 6, is repealed.

53.17    Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
53.18Sections 1 to 7 are effective the day following final enactment."
53.19Delete the title and insert:
53.20"A bill for an act
53.21relating to operation of state government finance; changing a paid military leave
53.22provision; modifying provisions in the Veterans Service Office Grant Program;
53.23changing the definition of "veteran"; changing provisions in the Minnesota GI Bill
53.24program; establishing presumption of rehabilitation by an honorable discharge
53.25status from military service following a prior offense; providing for a bid
53.26preference for contracts for veteran-owned small businesses; allowing active duty
53.27service members to take a peace officer reciprocity exam; changing provisions
53.28for the Legislative Advisory Commission, Legislative Coordinating Commission,
53.29Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement, and the Legislative Audit
53.30Commission; granting authority for the secretary of state to accept funds from
53.31local government units; allowing the secretary of state to receive certain funds
53.32for the address confidentiality program; allowing the state auditor to charge a
53.33onetime user fee for a small city and town accounting system software; changing
53.34certain provisions pertaining to the state auditor; changing compensation council
53.35provisions; requiring determination of IT costs for certain projects; modifying
53.36performance measures for change items in the state budget proposal; providing for
53.37continuing appropriations under certain circumstances and federal contingency
53.38planning; changing certain Office of Enterprise Technology provisions; changing
53.39certain audit provisions from the state auditor to the legislative auditor; modifying
53.40provisions for general noncommercial radio station grants; making Department
53.41of Revenue changes; making conforming amendments; repealing the Minnesota
53.42Sunset Act; appropriating money:amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections
54.13.30, subdivision 2; 3.303, by adding a subdivision; 3.85, subdivisions 8, 9;
54.23.971, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions; 6.48; 6.56, subdivision 2; 15A.082,
54.3subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 16A.10, subdivision 1c; 16A.82; 16E.07, subdivision 6, by
54.4adding a subdivision; 32C.04; 65B.84, subdivision 1; 129D.14, subdivisions 2,
54.53; 129D.155; 161.1419, subdivision 3; 192.26; 197.608, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6;
54.6197.791, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 254A.035, subdivision 2; 254A.04; 256B.093,
54.7subdivision 1; 260.835, subdivision 2; 270C.69, subdivision 1; 289A.20,
54.8subdivisions 2, 4; 289A.26, subdivision 2a; 295.55, subdivision 4; 297F.09,
54.9subdivision 7; 297G.09, subdivision 6; 297I.30, by adding a subdivision; 297I.35,
54.10subdivision 2; 364.03, subdivision 3; 469.3201; 471.699; 473.843, subdivision
54.113; 626.8517; Laws 2012, chapter 278, article 1, section 5; proposing coding for
54.12new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 5; 5B; 6; 16; 16A; 297I; 471; repealing
54.13Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3.304, subdivisions 1, 5; 3.885, subdivision
54.1410; 3D.01; 3D.02; 3D.03; 3D.04; 3D.045; 3D.05; 3D.06; 3D.065; 3D.07; 3D.08;
54.153D.09; 3D.10; 3D.11; 3D.12; 3D.13; 3D.14; 3D.15; 3D.16; 3D.17; 3D.18; 3D.19;
54.163D.20; 3D.21, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 6.58; 168A.40, subdivisions 3, 4;
54.17197.608, subdivision 2a; 270C.145; Laws 2012, chapter 278, article 1, section 6."