1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to government; eliminating certain 
  1.3             maintenance of effort requirements for counties; 
  1.4             amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 134.195, 
  1.5             subdivision 8; 134.201, subdivision 6; 134.34, 
  1.6             subdivision 1; 254B.02, subdivision 3; and 256H.09, 
  1.7             subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, 
  1.8             sections 134.34, subdivision 4; 245.48; and 256H.12, 
  1.9             subdivision 3. 
  1.10  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.11                             ARTICLE 1
  1.12                             LIBRARIES
  1.13     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 134.195, 
  1.14  subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
  1.15     Subd. 8.  [FUNDING.] The ordinance or resolution 
  1.16  establishing the library shall provide for joint financing of 
  1.17  the library by the school district and the city.  The city shall 
  1.18  provide at least the minimum dollar amount established in 
  1.19  section 134.34, subdivision 1.  The school district shall 
  1.20  provide money for staff and materials for the library at least 
  1.21  in proportion to the use related to curriculum, as determined by 
  1.22  the circulation statistics of the library.  Neither the city nor 
  1.23  the school district shall reduce the financial support provided 
  1.24  for operation of library or media services below the level of 
  1.25  support provided in the preceding year. 
  1.26     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 134.201, 
  1.27  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
  2.1      Subd. 6.  [BASIC SYSTEM SUPPORT GRANT.] A regional public 
  2.2   library district that meets federal and state requirements for a 
  2.3   regional library basic system support grant is eligible to 
  2.4   receive a grant.  A regional library basic system support grant 
  2.5   shall not be made to a regional public library district if the 
  2.6   district board reduces its levy for operation of public library 
  2.7   service below the amount of the levy in the preceding year. 
  2.8      Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 134.34, 
  2.9   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  2.10     Subdivision 1.  [LOCAL SUPPORT LEVELS.] A regional library 
  2.11  basic system support grant shall be made to any regional public 
  2.12  library system where there are at least three participating 
  2.13  counties and where each participating city and county is 
  2.14  providing for public library service support the lesser of (a) 
  2.15  an amount equivalent to .82 percent of the adjusted net tax 
  2.16  capacity of the taxable property of that city or county, as 
  2.17  determined by the commissioner of revenue for the second year 
  2.18  preceding that calendar year in 1991 and later years or (b) a 
  2.19  per capita amount calculated under the provisions of this 
  2.20  subdivision.  The per capita amount is established for calendar 
  2.21  year 1993 as $7.62.  In succeeding calendar years through 
  2.22  calendar year 1995, the per capita amount shall be increased by 
  2.23  a percentage equal to one-half of the percentage by which the 
  2.24  total state adjusted net tax capacity of property as determined 
  2.25  by the commissioner of revenue for the second year preceding 
  2.26  that calendar year increases over that total adjusted net tax 
  2.27  capacity for the third year preceding that calendar year.  In 
  2.28  calendar year 1996 and succeeding calendar years, the per capita 
  2.29  amount is the same as that calculated for calendar year 1995.  
  2.30  The minimum level of support shall be certified annually to the 
  2.31  participating cities and counties by the department of 
  2.32  education.  A city which is a part of a regional public library 
  2.33  system shall not be required to provide this level of support if 
  2.34  the property of that city is already taxable by the county for 
  2.35  the support of that regional public library system.  In no event 
  2.36  shall the department of education require any city or county to 
  3.1   provide a higher level of support than the level of support 
  3.2   specified in this section in order for a system to qualify for a 
  3.3   regional library basic system support grant.  This section shall 
  3.4   not be construed to prohibit a city or county from providing a 
  3.5   higher level of support for public libraries than the level of 
  3.6   support specified in this section.  
  3.7      Sec. 4.  [REPEALER.] 
  3.8      Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 134.34, subdivision 4, is 
  3.9   repealed. 
  3.10     Sec. 5.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  3.11     This article is effective July 1, 1995. 
  3.12                             ARTICLE 2
  3.13                  HUMAN SERVICE RELATED ACTIVITIES
  3.14     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 254B.02, 
  3.15  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  3.16     Subd. 3.  [RESERVE ACCOUNT.] The commissioner shall 
  3.17  allocate money from the reserve account to counties that, during 
  3.18  the current fiscal year, have met or exceeded the base level of 
  3.19  expenditures for eligible chemical dependency services from 
  3.20  local money.  The commissioner shall establish the base level 
  3.21  for fiscal year 1988 as the amount of local money used for 
  3.22  eligible services in calendar year 1986.  In later years, the 
  3.23  base level must be increased in the same proportion as state 
  3.24  appropriations to implement Laws 1986, chapter 394, sections 8 
  3.25  to 20, are increased.  The base level must be decreased if the 
  3.26  fund balance from which allocations are made under section 
  3.27  254B.02, subdivision 1, is decreased in later years.  The base 
  3.28  level of expenditures for each county is defined as 15 percent 
  3.29  of the funds allocated to the county under subdivisions 1 and 
  3.30  2.  The local match rate for the reserve account is the same 
  3.31  rate as applied to the initial allocation.  Reserve account 
  3.32  payments must not be included when calculating the county 
  3.33  adjustments made according to subdivision 2. 
  3.34     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 256H.09, 
  3.35  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  3.36     Subd. 3.  [CHILD CARE FUND PLAN.] Effective January 1, 
  4.1   1992, the county will include the plan required under this 
  4.2   subdivision in its biennial community social services plan 
  4.3   required in this section, for the group described in section 
  4.4   256E.03, subdivision 2, paragraph (h).  For the period July 1, 
  4.5   1989, to December 31, 1991, the county shall submit separate 
  4.6   child care fund plans required under this subdivision for the 
  4.7   periods July 1, 1989, to June 30, 1990; and July 1, 1990, to 
  4.8   December 31, 1991.  The commissioner shall establish the dates 
  4.9   by which the county must submit these plans.  The county and 
  4.10  designated administering agency shall submit to the commissioner 
  4.11  an annual child care fund allocation plan.  The plan shall 
  4.12  include: 
  4.13     (1) a narrative of the total program for child care 
  4.14  services, including all policies and procedures that affect 
  4.15  eligible families and are used to administer the child care 
  4.16  funds; 
  4.17     (2) the number of families that requested a child care 
  4.18  subsidy in the previous year, the number of families receiving 
  4.19  child care assistance, the number of families on a waiting list, 
  4.20  and the number of families projected to be served during the 
  4.21  fiscal year; 
  4.22     (3) the methods used by the county to inform eligible 
  4.23  groups of the availability of child care assistance and related 
  4.24  services; 
  4.25     (4) the provider rates paid for all children by provider 
  4.26  type; 
  4.27     (5) the county prioritization policy for all eligible 
  4.28  groups under the basic sliding fee program and AFDC child care 
  4.29  program; 
  4.30     (6) a report of all funds available to be used for child 
  4.31  care assistance, including demonstration of compliance with the 
  4.32  maintenance of funding effort required under section 256H.12; 
  4.33  and 
  4.34     (7) other information as requested by the department to 
  4.35  ensure compliance with the child care fund statutes and rules 
  4.36  promulgated by the commissioner. 
  5.1      The commissioner shall notify counties within 60 days of 
  5.2   the date the plan is submitted whether the plan is approved or 
  5.3   the corrections or information needed to approve the plan.  The 
  5.4   commissioner shall withhold a county's allocation until it has 
  5.5   an approved plan.  Plans not approved by the end of the second 
  5.6   quarter after the plan is due may result in a 25 percent 
  5.7   reduction in allocation.  Plans not approved by the end of the 
  5.8   third quarter after the plan is due may result in a 100 percent 
  5.9   reduction in the allocation to the county.  Counties are to 
  5.10  maintain services despite any reduction in their allocation due 
  5.11  to plans not being approved. 
  5.12     Sec. 3.  [REPEALER.] 
  5.13     Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 245.48 and 256H.12, 
  5.14  subdivision 3, are repealed. 
  5.15     Sec. 4.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  5.16     This article is effective July 1, 1995.