1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the board of government innovation and 
  1.3             cooperation; extending an exemption from enforcement 
  1.4             of law granted by the board during calendar year 1996; 
  1.5             amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 465.797, 
  1.6             subdivision 5a. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 465.797, 
  1.9   subdivision 5a, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 5a.  [EXEMPTIONS GRANTED IN 1995.] Notwithstanding 
  1.11  subdivision 5, exemptions from enforcement of law granted by the 
  1.12  board during calendar year 1995 remain in effect until June 30, 
  1.13  1999.  An exemption granted by the board for Itasca county 
  1.14  during calendar year 1996 allowing the county to implement a 
  1.15  demonstration project to determine the feasibility of using a 
  1.16  managed care model for financing chemical dependency treatment 
  1.17  services remains in effect until June 30, 1999.  This 
  1.18  subdivision expires June 30, 1999. 
  1.19     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.20     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.